Absent Misses Tears in Safety Harbor Mystery
In Safety Harbor Mrs. Semple, a quiet wealthy widow, hides a sad past as her son Dick, long missing after a ship collision, returns by recognizing his mother through the haunting cello piece Absent. The emotional reunion unfolds at a hospital charity gathering aboard the Seamen’s Bethel by the harbor.
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Safety Harbor
Mrs. Semple
Bill Crosby
Semple
Jim DeCosta
South America
Httle
Mariners’ Hospital
Seamen's
Mrs. Sempie
Martha Greene
May Alden
May
the Bethel
Mr. Ward
Mrs. Mandal
Rose Preston
Firat
Celia
Mira
Ata. Semple
Bethel
Faith
Cut Air Friction on Trains
The Washington Star notes that reducing air resistance on locomotives can cut coal use. Inclined planes at the engine front create a prow shape, yielding about 5 to 12 percent fuel savings. Some trials combine foreword planes with spoke- wheel gaps to further reduce drag.
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Rairoads
Washington Star
Happiest Moment Reveals a Wedding Tale
A seventh anniversary scene unfolds as a couple recalls Archie’s happiest moment. He boasts of age and memory while his partner gently asks when it occurred. The twist comes when he reveals it was last month’s news of the mother’s shortened visit, and the couple ends with a note of lasting happiness.
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Archie
Methuselah
Speeding Up the Case With a Lawyer’s 500 Checks
A lawyer sought to speed a case by introducing 500 checks one by one. The judge suggested batching them to save time. The attorney replied he was adding coal to the fire, and the judge countered that a shovel was needed, not a teaspoon.
Quick Thinking Help in a Patagonian Plea
A witty exchange unfolds as a young woman asks a business man to aid the Patagonians. He recalls a prior request to aid the Babylonians, noting they vanished 2000 years ago, then tells her to assist the Patagonians while possible, with a playful retort.
Bringing the Mountain to Mohammed by Radio and Telephone
The article explains how long-distance telephone lines and high powered radio stations now bring performances from major cities into distant homes. It cites concerts by the Marine Band and jazz orchestras broadcast from Washington and New York, using pickup setups at ringsides and studios to overcome static. The piece notes growing public demand for regular broadcasts and describes the technical shift from outdoor to studio and wire transmissions.
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Mohammed
Polo Grounds
New York City
Florida
Verdun
New Jersey
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
New York
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Washington
United States Marine Band
Tmidffines
Marine Barracks
WCAP
Chesapeake and Foreman Telephone Company
WEAB
Myer Davis
le Paradis
Marine Band
San Francisco
Bell System
Red Cross Aids War Sufferers Five Years After Armistice
Washington reports the Red Cross opened its annual canvass with aid to about 200,000 ex servicemen or families in the past year. About 765,000 veterans were admitted to 130 hospitals. 63,296 received specialized service. Government hospitals reported nearly 27,000 disabled veterans. The year saw $5,866,258 spent by chapters and headquarters on individual attention to veterans, with total Red Cross support approaching $164,000,000 since 1917.
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Washington
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Army
United States
The
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United States Veterans' Bureau
Veterans’ Bureau
Red Cross War Service Praised By Veterans Groups
The Red Cross locates men for their families and continues its war service for veterans and enlisted men. Over five years the Red Cross has built a strong bond with those who sacrificed, earning praise from veterans organizations. Its duty remains to soften war’s blows with its best work and liberal service.
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Red Cross
American Red Cross
The
Holat by His Own Petard and a Lesson in Pay
English journalist H. D. Trojil wrote a series on women’s property law for a prominent Indianapolis newspaper editor famed for women’s rights. After publication the payment was never made and Trojil sued. The editor invoked the very law Trojil attacked, defeating the claim.
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H. D. Trojil
Trais
Hunter and golfer argue over hunting versus shopping
A hunter and a golfer clash in a wry exchange about buying meat ready made in a butcher shop. The golfer boasts of buying meat and questions if certain game can be bought, while the hunter challenges with a quip about hunting for pork sausage.
Proclamation on Maryland Amendment 1922 Publication
Governor Albert C. Ritchie orders publication of the full text of Chapter 281 Acts of 1922. Proclamation directs newspapers across Maryland to publish the amendment text weekly for three months ahead of the November 6 1928 election for voter adoption or rejection.
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General Assembly of
Maryland
State of
Baltimore
Supreme Bench
General Assembly
Albert C. Ritchie
Baltora
Great Sea of Maryland
Annapolis
Albert C. Ritchir
Philip B. Perlman
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Denton Journal
Benj. H. Johnson
Dorothy R. Scoville
McClure
Hyndicate
Jenkins
Waterans Bureau
Navy
Marine Corps
Oscar Clark
Samuel Carey
Circuit Court
Caroline County
Tee Keating
Ne ‘Deakyne
Nisi
Charles Shultias
Harold Sylvester
J. Owen Knotts
Geo. A. Dreakyne
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Pluwral Director
W. A. Smith
Mariner
Denton, MD
Ritchie
Democratic Party
Democratic Legislative
Agricultural Department
University of Maryland
Ritchie Haa
Cumberland
Thomas H. Robinson
William S. Gordy, Jr
James A. Young
Enos Ray, Tre
Kerr Farm
Denton
Henry R. Lewis
Standard Oil Company
M. HW. Downes
Calvert. C. Merriken
Atorney-at- Law
Republican
Alexander Armstrong
Hagerstown
William C. Coleman
J. Monroe Holland
House of Delegates
Clayton
Kauffman
Harold K. Siults
Levi Vositell
Orphans Court
Fred L. Bowdle
Alexander SE. Miller
Norman Vanscoy
J. Irwin Harwood
Leonard F. Covey
Fred R. Owens
Clarence E. Rice
J. Walter Noble
Farm Bureau
Harold K. Shults
Preston, Md
Iowa
Levi Voshell
Orphans’ Court
Norman M. Vanscoy
Clayton S. Kauffman
State Road
W. G. Wooters
John A. Jester
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Federslsburg
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