President and party escape Island Queen disaster on river trip
A deck on the steamer Island Queen collapsed near New Richmond while the presidential flotilla sailed the Ohio River. Only three people injured as 3000 passengers watched, bands played, and the Cayuga led the party to safety. President Harding and Mrs. Harding were not aboard.
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Harding
Ohio River
General Grant
Narroway
Queen
Cincinnati
Island
New Richmond
Point Pleasant
Manchester
Wien
Loverboard
Feck
Eleventh Division
Jim
Buried Treasure Found Beneath Barn in Moore’s Prairie
Vernon April 28 A farmer Marlon Newton of Moore’s Prairie Township unearthed a wooden box hidden in a barn containing 11 80 in gold silver and currency. The find follows a prior disappearance and a family mystery tied to Newton’s father William who died years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monet Vernon
Marlon Newton
Moore's Prairie Township
Newton
William
Local social notes from Labertytown April weekend
Ed ward Apple of Baltimore visited friends in Labertytown on Sunday. Miss Simmons of Owings Mills visited Miss M Regina Diller. Numerous relatives from Frederick Woodsboro Georgetown and Baltimore were seen visiting in Labertytown, with many trips to Frederick and Washington noted. Ex Judge Whitmore improving after indisposition.
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B.C. Grabill
Union Bridge
W. R. Beall
Ada
Frederick
Chas. Eyler
Woodsboro
Justice
J. J. Hitselberger
Nusbaum
Mamie
D. Harry Etzler
Margaret Albaugh
George H. Whitmore
Rocky Ridge Community Notices and Family Visits
Rocky Ridge April 26 reports show Mr and Mrs Harry Hope and children of Walkersville visiting Mr and Mrs Clarence R Moser. Mr and Mrs Harvey M Pittenger and children visited Mr and Mrs E H Hahn of Woodsboro. Mrs Mary Troxell and children of Motter s, Mr and Mrs Harvey M Pittenger and Elwood visited Mr and Mrs Horace A Smith Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Ridge
Harry Hope
Walkersville
Clarence R. Moser
Harvey M. Pittenger
E. H. Hahn
Woodsboro
Mary Troxell
Motter’s
Elwood
Horace A. Smith
Edward Graham
George Whitmore
Jesse Marshall
Local families share visits across towns
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Shriner spent Sunday with friends here. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence R. Moser spent Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Harvey M. Pittenger and family of Rocky Ridge. Mrs. Carrie M. Pittenger spent Saturday with Mrs. Emma J Pain of Woodsboro. Mr. H. M. Pittenger spent Saturday with friends near Walkersville. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer J. Pittenger and family of Loys spent Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence R. Moser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Shriner
Clarence R. Moser
Harvey M. Pittenger
Rocky Ridge
Carrie M. Pittenger
Emma J Pain
Woodsboro
H. M. Pittenger
Walkersville
Elmer J. Pittenger
Loys
Broker Found Guilty In Embezzlement Case In Philadelphia
Edwin E. Kohn, a bankrupt broker, convicted of embezzlement and fraudulent conversion by a jury before Judge Davis in quarter sessions court No 1 at city hall. The one bill covers four counts tied to the collapse of EF E Kohn Co at 1522 Walnut Street on January 21 with an estimated $500000 loss. Maximum sentence is sixteen years, but sentencing was deferred while motions for a new trial and for trying him on 15 other indictments are considered.
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Philadelphia
Edwin E. Kohn
Davis
City Hall
Kohn
EF. E. Kohn & Co
Walnut Street
Charles A. Kelley
Lum
Baseball Scores From Washington Games and Standings
Base ball scores show Washington and Athletics 9 to 3, Batterlea Zachary Charity Moore Perkins Cleveland Chicago 6, Chave land 6 in six innings called to catch train. Batteries Hodge Schalk Able Nanamaker. Other clubs not scheduled. Standings list Washington and St Louis and New York with wins and losses and percentages for six clubs including Athletes Cleveland Chicago Detroit Boston.
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Washington
Athletics
Batterlea—Zachary
Charrity Moore
Perkins
Cleveland
Hicago
Chaveland
Hodge
Schalk
Able
Nanamaker
National League Scores and Standings Report
In Philadelphia New York beat Philadelphia 10 to 5 with pitchers Ryan Snyder Winters Betts Hentine. Boston defeated Brooklyn 12 to 5 with Smith Hongling Marquard ONeill. Pittsburgh topped Cincinnati 8 to 5 with Lugue Wingo Morrison ch. Chicago defeated St Louis 6 to 4 with Jones O Farrell North Ainsmith Standing. New York 69 Brooklyn 8 Chicago 10 Philadelphia 5 Pittsburgh 6 Boston 3 St Louis 6 Cincinnati 3 and pennant figures 482 760 500 500 272 231.
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Philadelphia
New York
Ryan
Snyder
Winters
Betts
Hentine
Boston
Brooklyn
Smith
Hongling
Marquard
O'Neill
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Lugue
Wingo
Morrison
Chicago
St. Louis
Jones
O'Farrell
North
Ainsmith
E Cc. W
N.york
Brookin
Philada
St.Louis
Warning Oily to bed And Oily to rise is the fate of a man
A brief satirical note warns that owning a motor leads to a man’s oily sleep and oily rising, reflecting midstory amusement at early automotive life. It suggests mechanical trouble and messiness as a fate for new car owners.
Firemen Fined For Lending Aid
Norristown council fines Fairmount Fire Company $100 after it lent its apparatus to fight a fire at Harvey Plumfeer’s farmhouse in Fairview Village. Plummer offered to pay the fine after learning of the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norristown
Fairmount Fire Company
Harvey Plumfeer
Fairvitw Village
Fire and Water Committee
Norristown Council
Plummer
Beauty and tone promises from skin care to digestion
An old advertisement extols facial beauty as skin deep while claiming cosmetics cannot restore health. It promotes Tanlac and Tanlac liver and stomach aid as fixes for digestion, complexion, and vitality, touting thousands of successes in the United States and Canada and urging a trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tan
United States
Canada
Frederick
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Libertytown
Paul Etzler
Chas. Lochner
George Etzler
O. F. Buehne
Washington, D. C
Edith Carter
Baltimore
Regina Dilier
Clara Poole
Boonsboro
James and
Joseph Hitselberger
Fe Bar
W. Lpc
Washin
Detroit
National League
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Co-Operative Drug Co
Bey
East Patrick Street
Maryland
Helfenstein & Urner, Insurance
North Market Street
Fahrney
Flo.b
Ford
Fordson
Frederick Motor Go. A
Warfield, Pres
Mor
Wes
Patrick ST
Continental
DOW
Seeger & Company
South Market St
Frederick, Md
BABY
Purina
C. S. Schermerhorn & Son
North Market St
A. E. Fisher
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