President backs government life and indemnity plan for soldiers
President Wilson approves Secretary McAdoo's life and indemnity insurance plan for U S armed forces. Congress considers legislation to fund administration, with eight dollars per thousand as a normal rate in peace and ten thousand dollar maximum. Coverage includes disabled veterans, rehabilitation, and family allowances funded by wages, not a government gift.
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Wilson
McAdoo
United States
Congress
Torrens System of Land Title Registration Discussed
The Maryland State College of Agriculture reports on the Torrens system as a reform for land title registration. It explains how the state guarantees title, speeds transfers, and reduces cost and complexity versus the current chain of title searches, noting public interest and limited feasibility in counties.
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Maryland State College of Agriculture
Annapolis
Maryland
Bomberger
Eastern Shore Garden of Eden Reports Strong Food Shipments
Eastern Shore Peninsula shows abundant resources as daily shipments of food from land and water roll in. Last week marked a banner period for the area’s supply, underscoring growth in regional agriculture and commerce.
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Eastern Shore
Garden of Eden
Eastern Shore Delicacies Bring Food From Sea to Tables
The Wicomico News sings of a bountiful week with 4000 barrels of fish plus 300 barrels of oysters and 1000 boxes of soft crabs from Chincoteague Island. Ocean City and Crisfield ship large carloads of fish and crabs, while 250 cars of cantaloupes depart Wicomico County toward markets. From Deal's Island to Cambridge and Easton Point, Talbot County also ships products to northern centers like New York and Boston. The piece extols the Chesapeake region as a garden of plenty feeding millions beyond the Eastern Shore.
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Chincoteague Island
Ocean City
Crisfield
Wicomico County
Cambridge
Easton Point
St. Michaels
Talbot County
Deal's Island
New York
Boston
Chesapeake
United States
Wicomico News
Red Cross to Deploy Five Laboratory Cars for Epidemic Aid
The medical advisory committee of the Red Cross War Council decided to equip five laboratory railroad cars for emergency work against possible outbreaks of epidemics in cantonment camps. Each car will carry a staff of five or more experts and be stationed at cities so any cantonment can be reached within twenty four hours after a request from federal or State authorities.
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Red Cross War Council
Baltimore City Limits Extension Plan for 1918 Bill
The Non-Partisan Greater Baltimore Extension League committee reports a proposed bill to extend Baltimore City limits by 30.0 square miles from Baltimore and Anne Arundel counties. It outlines a sliding tax scale, public hearings, and a goal of making Baltimore a major shipping and manufacturing center with state legislative action in 1918.
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Greater
Baltimore
Elon
John FP. Mudd
Charles Coun
Alexander R. Hagner
Hagerstown
Benjamin A. Richmond
Cumberland
George R. Gaither
William L. Marbury
Field
W. Calvin Chestnut
John I. Richardson
Curtis Bay
Brooklyn
Pearce
W. Lair Henry
Cambridge
Court of Appeals
James P. McGovern
Henry D. Harlan
Senate
League
Up. m
Anne Arundel
Citizens’ Committee
Baltimore County
Baltimore City
Anne Arundel County
City Plan Commission
Topopeentives Survey Commission
Arbor Board
Frederick
Anne Arurdel County
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Melvin & Johnson
Democratic
Hugh A. McMullen
Allegany County
STATE
Benjamin H. Johnson
House OF Delegates
S. Elbert Douglas Thomas H. Everngam
J. Frank Lane
Joseph H. Carroll
Thomas S. Holt
Charles E. Carroll
Red Cross Laboratory
Nellie E. Price
Choptank, Md
Hickey-Freeman
Mullins
Wilmington
Auditor’s Order
Nist
Murray Lloyd Goldsborough
Benjamin C. Redman
Caroline County
Lawrence B. Towers
Lawrence B
Lyman Brown
Murray SL
New York City
Greater Baltimore Extension League
James H. Preston
Heart of
Liberty and
Saratoga Streets
Vre
F. O. B. Denton
S. F. Jopp
Market Street
Chester, Pa
Frareeltfinsweel Pins J. H. Nichols & CO
J. H. Nichols & CO
Schloss Bros. & Co
Jess
J.H. Nichols & CO
Denton, MD
Proms
Burrsville
John Cahall
Della
Harry
McCormick
Thornhill
Dearborn
Hudson
Peoples National Bank of
Denton
James W. Lord
F. P. Covey
S. G. Nuttle
Orphans’ Court
Mary Fearns
John M. Wooters
Church of the Brethren In
S. Longnecker
The
Johns Hopkins University
Bquntrance Examinations
College of Arts and Sciences
Gilman Hall
Department of Engineering
Caroline
Somerset
Act of Assembly
Cty
Loyola College
St. John’s Ee Washington College
Western Maryland College
Maryland Agricultural College
Mt. St. Mary’s College
Rock Hill College
Denton National Bank
T. C. West
the Peoples National Bank
T. F. Johnson
Goldshoro Bank
Goldsboro
Robert Jarrell, JR
Casier
the Provident State Bank
Preston
G. R. Hill
Dentonational Bank
Harvey L. Cooper
Prest. Co
W. Hobbs
J. A. Trazzare
Asst
Ee Ence Foral de Retiaien
Wm. Pepper
Maryland Trust Building
Baltimore, Maryland
Elkton, Maryland
Bliss
Franklin St
Journal Office
William J. Moore
Harry H. Moore
Dee
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