Will of Rev Dr Eccleston Names Emanuel Church as Legatee
The late Rev Dr Eccleston named Emanuel Protestant Episcopal Church in Baltimore as residuary legatee in his will filed yesterday in Orphan's Court. He left $25,0000 in trust for Septhina Woomer Holmes and $50,000 in trust for Samuel M Shoemaker for his sister Miriam E B Harper. Bequests to relatives include $5,000 to Phillip A Tillard and $7,000 to Thomas A Tilard. Ethel Knight receives $20,000 and his godson Thomas Whitridge $20,000. The vestry of St. Andrew's Church is left $8,000 for church improvements. The will was dated June 14, 1907 with a 1910 codicil altering several bequests.
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Pilate
Eilbbes
Henehatan
Emanuel Protestant Episcopal Church
Baltimore
Joseph Packard
Samuel M. Showmaker
Emanuel Church
Becleston
Houghston
Augusta C. HE. ‘Shoe
John C.,eccleston
Shoemaker
Phillip A. Tillard
Thomas A. Tilard
Ethel Knight
Thomas Whitridge
St. Andrew's Church
Preston
Chester Streets
Dr. Eccleston
Tt&r
Record speeds in steel mills spark rising output
In Carnegie Steel Company plants a drive for higher output uses peer comparisons, rapid shifts, and incentives to push workers. Each gang must match the pace of the lead crew. mills and superintendents compete, turning record after record into the new norm. March 1 and October mark record months as machinery pushes to the limit. A veteran worker earns a cigar as a reward for meeting the goal. Advertising is praised as a driver of success.
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Jsigarra Qaurinicent Ray
Shin A
Amer
Carnegie Steel Company
Poems For April Selected For Use In Public Schools
Poems chosen by Miss Etta V. Kreig for April in county public schools. The Plant by Emelie Poulsson celebrates spring growth from seed to flower. The bluebird and nature themes recur with Emily G Arnold and Lydia Muna Child verses, urging hope, love, and awakening. Helen Hunt Jackson imagery appears as well.
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Miss Kreig
Etta V. Kreig
Battleship Texas sacrificed for naval science by shells
The old battleship Texas, renamed San Marcos, endured two days of bombardment in Chesapeake Bay with forty two broadsides to practice spotting and fall of shot. The New Hampshire destroyer and many officers observed as the skeleton target was studied after firing. Built at Norfolk in 1889 and completed in 1905, she achieved about thirteen knots instead of the designed fifteen.
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Texas
Chesapeake Bay
Santiago
Norfolk Navy Yard
Whimsical verse from Lucy Larcom about self chosen cheer
The fragment presents a playful exchange with Robin and Lucy Larcom characters. It hints at enjoying life and choosing one’s own good cheer. The lines drift between songlike rhythm and exhortation to savor morsels and moments in a lighthearted tone.
City of Boys-Jus t Boys Boyville starts in Kansas City
The Independence Boulevard Christian Church will host Boyville a boys city run by 14 year old delegates. Charles B Hahn leads the effort to organize a boy focused political scheme with wards elections tickets and a self governing council. The project aims to give boys real activities including sports camps printing a small paper and a youth oriented civic program through 1907.
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Boyville
Kansas City
Independence Boulevard
Str
Hahn
Salt Lake City
Bassiileom Anderson and Heanurond
Ind
Winona Lake
Charlevoix
Mich
St. Louis
Seling Papers
Ransis City Herald
Ste Hy
Maryland 1910 Deaths and Morbidity by Disease Counts
Table of mortality and morbidity for Maryland excluding Baltimore City for 1910. Totals include 10 256 deaths with 2489 from infectious diseases. Diseases listed include tuberculosis diphtheria measles whooping cough scarlet fever typhoid influenza malaria and others. The record notes infectious disease totals across counties and references various remedies and trial details.
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Maryland
Baltimore City
Marsland
Baltimore
Aftermath of Frostburg vote and statewide notes
Notes from Maryland events covering Frostburgs sweeping Republican mayoral win and weathered turnout, Allegany County tax base increase by 8 million, and road concerns from Harford County. Also memorials for judges Schmucker and Fowler, Anne von Kapf of Baltimore dies, Cardinal Gibbons remarks on monopolists, and a new reeI team for Maryland State Firemen’s Association.
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Allegany County
Anne von Kapf
Colonial Dames of America
Park Avenue
Baltimore
Court of Appeals
Annapoli
Samuel D. Schmucker
David Fowler
Harford County
State Roads Commission
Cardinal Gibbons
Mahool
Preston
Frostburg
Western Enterprise Fire Company
Hagerstown
Maryland State Firemen’s Association
Apolinary Jagnin
Kitzmiller
Garrett County
Pittsburg
J. K. Cramer
Charlies J. Cramer
Ofagerstown
Yale University
Maryland
Hancock
Burgess
John Stigers
C. W. Spangler
Oy Dawson
George Hughes
John Udgon
Schley
Baltimore City
Bowling for the News Cup Shakeup at Braddocks Alley
The Combinations edged Braddocks in a close game at M. C. bowling alleys, winning the last frame to claim possession of The News trophy. The opening rolls were tight, but the Combinations pulled away late.
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Braddocks
M. C
Sunny Monday Laundry Soap Promotes Purity and Ease
Sunny Monday Laundry Soap is white and rosin free. It uses high grade materials like choice fats and vegetable oils. The soap is gentle on hands and clothes and can be aged in any water.
Minnesota Farms Grow Larger While Numbers Hold Steady
Census data from 1910 shows Minnesota farms increasing in size and tenant farming rising 22 percent while total farm numbers edge up less than one percent. Improvements in land value and buildings accompany higher profits fueling farm expansion amid ongoing prosperity.
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United States
Minnesota
Meyer
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Emanuel
Dr. Ecclesten
Hafanos
Frederick
Roport
Emelie Poulsson
Earth
Emily G. Arnold
Lydia Muna
Arbutus
Claytonia
April
Helen Hunt Jackson
Lie Robin
Robin
American Press Association
Lucy Larcom
Christian
Washington Herald
Intersting Statistics
The
Ozarks
Oman
Seqhal
Learie’s
News Cup
Combena Lions Storm
Herbert
Duvall
Braddock
Fairbank Company
Chicago
Best
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Chamberlain
T. B. Kentrick
Ragaca
Louis Otte
Frederick Gas & Electric Co
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