Winter of 1862-63 a very severe one
From Jacob Engelbrecht diary via William Mahoney and Edward Gittinger, the 1862-63 winter in the city was extreme with heavy snow and rain and continued cold. Entries note St Patrick’s Day cold, a fire at Black Horse Tavern stable, a March 31 snow event, a March 18 aldermen appointments, and a March 23 Ebberts tobacco store robbery, plus a general funeral and a drowning in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Engelbrecht
Jacob Schmidt
Black Horse Tavern
St. Patrick's Day
Board of Aldermen and Common Council
Register
William {Ahony
Edward Gittinger
John George Simp
William Chambers
Abraham Kemp
John Poole
John Brubaker
Frederick Kehler
Washington
Marmon
John C Hardt
Hiram Nusz
Horatio W Bentz
Smith
Cole
Maryland Union
Willam E Salter
H. Rockwell
Balthaser Hisenhhauer
Our Town
Frederick
Germany
Achael Ebberts
Market
Fourth Streets
James Cooper
U.S. Army
Columbus
Mt. Olivet
General Cooper
City
William Koehler
William H Koehler
Wellintock Young's
Tax Revision Work Underway by State Tax Commission
The Maryland State Tax Commission appointed by Governor Goldsborough met in Baltimore to refine a tentative report on tax methods for state revenues. J H Gambrill Jr. represented the local commission member with Henry Baker serving as chairman. A June Baltimore meeting discussed details, with Ocean City next for Governor Goldsborough conference and a September session planned to complete the draft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Tax Commission
Goldsborough
Maryland
Garrett
Baltimore
J H Gambrill, Jr
Ocean City
Henry Baker
Parcel Post for Books Proposed to Lower Rates
Congressman David J. Lewis of Maryland yesterday offered a House resolution directing Congress to ask Postmaster General Burleson to extend parcel post classification to include books. The measure was referred to the Post Offices committee with broad support, as Lewis presses for books to be carried at cheap parcel post rates rather than the 1 cent for two ounces postage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David J. Lewis
Maryland
House
Congress
Burleson
House Committee On Postoffices
Lewis
Senate
Progressive party names Baldwin National Committeeman from Maryland
State Chairman J Stuart MacDonald announces Col Joseph R Baldwin has been elected National Committeeman from Maryland succeeding Col Edward Carrington Jr who was recalled by Maryland Progressives and later confirmed by the National Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
Carrington
J. Stuart MacDonald
Progressive Party
Progressive National Committee
Joseph R Baldwin
Maryland
Edward Co. Carrington, Jr
Progressives of
National Committee
Cumberland official files complaint against telephone service
Dr. Theodore A. K. Hummelshine former Police and Fire Commissioner filed a complaint with the Public Services Commission against Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company in Cumberland. The company has been notified to answer in writing within 15 days.
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C.and P
Theodore A. K. Hummelshine
Police and Fire
Cumberland
Public Services Commisson
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Constipation Woes Healed By Chamberlains Tablets
C H Hines of Whitlow Arkansas spent hundreds on medicine after constipation and indigestion. He visited St Louis and New Orleans hospitals with no relief. Returning home he began using Chamberlains Tablets and soon felt better. Advertised by dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T Wes
C. H. Hines
Whitlow
Ark
St. Louis
New Orleans
Eugenic Marriage Law in Maryland debated
C C Rohr, secretary of the Social Hygiene Society in Baltimore, urged a Maryland legislature to pass a eugenic marriage law. He proposed pre marriage health certificates and stricter rules than Pennsylvania. The talk at the YMCA included cautions about venereal disease, calls for public school social hygiene, and notes on education as the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
C .C. Rohr
Social Hygiens Aese
Baltimore
YMC
Rohr
Pennsylvania
F Goodell
J. H. Day
First Baptist Church
Anti-Saloon Victory Foreseen at Montgomery League Meeting
The Montgomery County Anti-Saloon League held its annual meeting in Washington Grove. President Dr John L Lewis of Bethesda presided. Principal speaker Willan W Anderson urged state wide local option legislation and predicted passage by the next Legislature. New officers included D John L Lewis as president and Laytonsville Rev John S Wort as district vice president with a slate listing members from Bethesda to Damascus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Wilson
Bethesda
Alfred C. Warthen
Kensington
Laytonsville
John 5. Wort
Clarksburg
John W. Boyar
Poolesville
J. T. Williams
Rockiilie Williams Ward
Colesville
Reuben
Darnestown
Newton
Rice
Albert
Olney
Mordechai Fussell
Gaithersburg
Wilson Walker
Potomac
Jesse Walker
Barnesville
William W. Ilodges
Damascus
Columbus
W. Day
Wheaton
Charles G Wilson
Vote For Women Talking Picture at City Opera House
The city hosts a suffrage themed Edison Talking Pictures program on August 13 at the Opera House. Notable figures include Mrs James Lees Laidlaw Miss Harriet May Mills and Mayor Gaynor with cabinet records showcased for Historic Society reference. The display highlights the suffrage movement alongside newer postal guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Bdégon
City Opera House
Edison
James Lees Laidlaw
Harriet May Mills
Eleanor Burns
Ida M Craft
Cyrus W. Field
Mary Ware Bennett
New York Historical Society
Gaynor
Mre. Opera House
Rionday
St Charles College Moves to Acquire Old Site
Trustees seek interest in the old college site near Ellicott City opposite Doughoregan Manor and have recorded a deed acquiring the undivided interest of Rev. Thomas S. Les for $1. The Washington County School Funds report shows year end balance of 9568.64 with repairs underway costing over 9.00. total receipts 156,51.79 and expenditures 157,483.15.
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Old College
Ellicott City
Frederick Pike
Doughoregan Manor
St. Charles College
Thomas S. Les
Washington, D. C
Washington County School Funds
Harry Keller
Robert H. McCauley
Washington County School Board
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William Mahoney
City Register
Ebbert
J. H. Wetzel
View Green
North Market ST
Mullinix
Social Hygiene Society
C. C. Rohr
Harry J. Patterson
Maryland Agricultural College
State Experiment Station
N. T. Sloan
State
Fannie F. Clement
Red Cross Nursing Service
Empire Theater
Charles E Scharf
Sp. m
Y. Mlc. A
Washington Grove
Social Service Avorkers
Monttomers County
S. Fort
Dr. Fort
Fort
Fredenck
W. H. Anderson
Montgomery County
Postoffice
Dayton
Ohio
Old St. Charles
Greenawalt’s
Patrick Street
THE
Frederick Trust Company
Frederick, MD
Capital Stock
Reno 5
Uarp. Ia
David Cramer
Walkersville
Trust Company
Reno
Harp
Claggett Beramsburg
Walter
Leatherman
Harry F. Shipley
D. Chester Kemp
Frederick City
Albert W. Ecker
William B. Catshall
Woodsboro
J. Stewart Annan
Emmitsburg
George W. Fawley
Jefferson
Walkersville, Maryland
Rags
Powers
Harry Pollard
Violet Horner
Gulch Hollow
Frontier
Cee S
Higher Justice
Forest Halsey
D’lespin
Irving Gummings
Empire
Warren Kerrigan
Griffin & Griffin
West Patrick St
Lafrance Shoes
H. R. Flautt
City Hall Shoe Store
Batata
Sefauver
Scometrist Amd Jeweler
Sal Market St. Wick
Public
A. Ramsburg
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