Jacob Tome financier and philanthropist born in York County
Jacob Tome born August 1810 near Hanover in York County Pennsylvania rose from poverty to lumber and finance in Maryland. He moved to Port Deposit, built wealth as a lumber trader and canal boat operator, served as Maryland state senator, and funded public education and Dickinson College. He founded the Jacob Tome Institute and left funds for Port Deposit public schools in his will.
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Jacah Tome
Hanover
York County
Penmsylvan
Jacob
Chanceford Township
Rovert Gratin
Young Tome
Baltimore
Washington
Nleatsa
Colonel Gratium
Susquehanna River
Chesapeake Bay
Alt. Tomé
Port Deposit
Maryland
Port Mepasit
Baltimoore
Beame
State Senate
Senate Finance Committee
U. S. Grant
Jon A. I. Breswell
Tome
Dickinson College
Carlisle
Jacob Tome
Tome Institute Endowed Amid Noted Endowment and Growth
The Tome Institute a coeducational classical land grant style school opened in 1994 includes kindergarten junior and high sections plus a boys boarding program on a 160 acre campus. Endowment exceeds two million with grounds and buildings valued over one million. Mr Tome died at Port Deposit Maryland March 26 1893.
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Tome Institute
Amon
Tome School
Tome
Port Deposit
Maryland
Four Thousand Cattle To Be Destroyed In Eradication Drive
Houston report details a government funded culling of four thousand cattle. Owners receive 120000 dollars reimbursement from state and federal governments as the animals are rounded up for execution. Carcasses will be oiled burned and buried as part of hoof and mouth disease eradication efforts by the Bureau of Animal Industry and state officials.
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International News
Houston
Tex
Bureau of Animal Industry
Officers Elected At Firemen's Meeting
The Western Pennsylvania firemen's Association met in New Brighton and elected John F Lowers of Swissvale as president David Simon of Swissvale as first vice president Elmer Barnes of Newington as second vice president G N Cook of Sharpsburg as third vice president and W H Sherah re elected secretary The 1926 convention was awarded to New Kensington while Irwin withdrew
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Cinternational News Service
New Brighton
Western Pennsylvania Firemen's Association
John F. Lowers
Swissvale
David Simon
Teme
Elmer Barnes
Newensington
G. N Cook
Sharpsburg
W. H. Sherah
New Kensington
Irwin
Face Affected By Pimples Healed After Treatment
A Chester woman Tess Florence Cantwell reports facial pimples large and red that festered and kept her awake. After trying Cuticura Soap and Ointment she saw improvement and claims she is healed. Advertises Cuticura products for toilet and bath use.
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Geome
Florence Cantwell
Chester
One Killed, Gre Hurt When Hit By Truck
International News Service reports two traffic deaths in Pennsylvania. Thomas Hazard, 4, a Nanticoke street department employee, died after a truck owned by FP N. Zelnar failed to stop at Nil Hill. Louis Windt, another employee, was seriously injured. A second fatality, Hiram Curtis, 57, of West Pittston, was struck by a motorist who fled. the driver remains at large.
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International News Service
Widess
Immigration Head To Be Disciplined Immigration Head To Be Disciplined
Aug 23 report says Henry H Curran immigration commissioner at Ellis Island faces discipline for publicly criticising labor department policy on immigration. Dept specials will ask Curran if he made statements reflecting on labor officials as Washington reports.
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Henry H. Qurran
Ellis Islend
Department of Labor Iin
Curran
Labor Department
Washington
Radio fans note gaps in early broadcasts and firings
The writer praises WCAE band concert and KDKA logs by George Ray, a fireman radio enthusiast. He notes variable air quality from station to station, mentions distant reports from Texas to Canada, and laments lack of a wider broadcasting outlet for candidates.
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WCAE
George Ray
Radionphan
Texas
Louisiana
Cuba
Canada
Radio schedule chaos blanketing Cleveland and beyond
A garbled OCR listing across radio stations WEAH WCAE KDEA and more outlines August 14 1925 programming from 8 p m to late night. It mentions children hour dances talk by prominent Cleveland figures dinner concerts from hotel venues and station feeds from New York and Chicago with bands orchestras and weather forecasts. The fragment preserves station names times and general program types with many OCR errors.
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WEAH
Cleveland
Guiet
Rian
Radio Features Today in Pittsburgh and Beyond
Radio listings show WIAS Pittsburgh 7:05 p.m. feature by blind pianist Anthony Jawelak. WGY Schenectady 7:30 p.m. United States Marine Band. Stations WCAE WEAR Pittsburgh and New York 8 p.m. air broad selections by Kent Radio Artists. Miscellaneous mentions include Valleyville Headliners and Munson with speaking times noted. many unreadable fragments.
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WIAS
Pittsburgh
Anthony Jawelak
Wgy-Wrc
Schenectady
Washington
Valieyville
Ruth
Nnson
Munson
Plan To Reindict Securities Pair In Columbus
In Columbus on August 18 the plan is to re indict W. G. Benham and Dwight Harrison former president and general manager of the defunct Dollings company dealers in securities. They were sentenced to 21 years and fined 5 thousand dollars each after convictions for misusing the mails. The appellate court set the convictions aside on a technicality involving indictment wording. Buyers are said to have lost millions.
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Columbus
W. G. Benham
andDwight Harrison
Fortly
R. L. Dallings Company
Ohio
Secudas
United States Attorney Mail
Salar
Genham and Harrison
Federal
Dollings
Sixteeners Hold Annual Reunion in Mercer
The Sixteeners annual reunion opened the thirtieth gathering at Hotel Humes in Mercer on August 11. M M Simons conveyed welcome with James Barton responding. Rev C La Male gave the invocation as the two day event featured papers by Margaret Woods Heath and Fred Nollis and readings by Mame M Long and others.
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Mercer
Orginal Institution
Sixteeners
Humes
M. M. Simons
Fell From Bed In Hotel Room Injures Man In Greensburg
Daniel Dailey of Boston, a traveling salesman, fell from an open window while sleeping in his hotel room on the sixth floor of the Hotel Rappa. He sustained a fractured right arm and was treated at Westmoreland Hospital. In Youngstown, John Chandler 45, died after contacting an electric rail at Republic Tron and Steel coke works. death was instantaneous.
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Daniel Dailey
Boston
Rappa
Dailey
Westmoreland Hospital
UATIL
Youngstown
John Chandler
Republic Tron and Steel Company
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