Frederick County Fair Premiums Boosted for 1923 Run
The 1923 Frederick County Fair will run October 16 to 19 with a revised premium list aligned to Maryland standards and University of Maryland recommendations. Corn will be shown on Chicago style trays to aid judging while cattle prizes total 2520 dollars, and new features include boys and girls clubs as well as updated horse, sheep, swine, and dairy classifications.
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Frederick County
University of Maryland
Maryland
Frederick County Fair
Chicago
The
Fair Association
Association of Agricultural Teachers of Maryland
Each
John McGill, Jr
Poland
China
Duroc Jersey
China Promotion Committee
Duroc Jersey Breeders’ Association
Explosion Shakes Town as Oil Tank Bursts
A large underground oil tank owned by General Petroleum exploded at 9 43 this morning in San Pedro causing a massive blaze. About 500000 barrels burned with fears for adjacent tanks and nearby homes as the hillside oil boils over. Firefighting units from the harbor district responded to the scene.
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Associated Presa
San Pedro
California
General Petroleum Company
Harbor District
Black man killed by mob in front yard in Wellston
Macon, Ga August 17 The Associated Press reports Lee Green a Black man wanted for an incident with a prominent white woman in Wellston was captured by plainclothes officers and fatally shot in the gate of the home. The body was hung from a tree and riddled with bullets. Green reportedly confessed.
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Associated Press
Macon
Lee Green
Prra
Wellston
Lutheran Walkersville Church to Lay Cornerstone Sunday
Plans for completing the Lutheran church improvements at Walkersville include a cornerstone laying ceremony Sunday at 2 30 pm Rev J A Shilke pastor. The project adds a Sunday School room vestry organ room enlarged chancel new tower and belfry with total cost about 12000 dollars. The church traces back to 1732 and was rebuilt after growth and fundraising since 1891 with architect J A Dempwolf York Pa. Preparations were made for a large crowd.
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Walkersville
J. A. Shilke
Patterson
Woodsboro
John Weidley
Washington, D. C
Maryland Synod
Keener
R. 8. Poffenbarger
Merril Smith
Frederick
C. Walter ‘ Kleist
Weidler
Muhlenburg
Diehl
Zerger
Adam Dilehl
Augustus Clem
Mr. Patterson
7. A. Dempwolf
York
Coal Parley To Be Resumed On Next Monday
Miners and anthracite operators agreed to renew wage contract negotiations at Atlantic City next Monday to avert a suspension of operations. The United States Coal Commission arranged the joint conference and demanded clear pledges from both sides to prevent a coal shortfall.
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Associated Press
New York
United States Coal Commission
Atlantic City
John L. Tewi
United Mine Workers of America
One Thousand Ku Klux Klan Meet Outside Steubenville
In Steubenville Ohio on August 17 Mayor Hawkins barred a Klan gathering after a riot left four men wounded in a gun battle. About 1,400 Klansmen assembled at Richmond near Steubenville, with eight members of an armed party posted on $1,000 bonds. Police expected no public demonstrations today.
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Associated Press
Steubenville
Ohio
Hawkins
Richmond
Wawkins
Memorial fund launched to honor President Harding in San Francisco
San Francisco residents pursue a $500000 memorial by popular subscription as the Harding memorial committee, appointed by Major Rolph, seeks to erect a lasting monument to the late president. A Baltimore and Ohio freight train derailment near Garretts Mills disrupts traffic for over two hours.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Harding
Rolph J
Baltimore and Ohio
Brunswick
Hagerstown
Garrett's Mills
Naval Treaty And Four-Power Pact Take Effect Today
Washington August 17 representatives of all signatories exchanged ratifications and the naval limitation treaty and the four power pact became effective. Scrapping of first line ships under the naval treaty will begin immediately and the Anglo Japanese alliance ends automatically by today’s ratification deposit.
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Associated Press
Washington
Woman and Daughter Die in Twin Suicides Pact
Mrs A M Stern aged 60 and her daughter aged 35 leapt from a sixth floor West Seventy eighth street apartment in New York. A note asked that their bodies be taken to apartment 52 and the key left on the mother. Police say the pair planned the death by own action pact.
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Associated Press
New York
A. M. Stern
West Seventy-eighth Street
Tulsa mob violence probe widens under martial law
In Tulsa Oklahoma authorities under Adjutant General Markham dig into a spate of mob violence with martial law pending. Two men are detained by the military over a flogging as occupation forces show no immediate withdrawal. Amarillo Texas Rangers head to investigate flogging and tar and feathering of B. E. McDonald who remains hospitalized.
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Associated Press
Tulsa
Okla
Markham
Texas
Amarillo
Texas Rangers
B. E. McDonald
McDonald
Upward Trend Drives Brisk Stock Price Advances
Outside speculators, convinced the market was rising, bid against shorts in a brisk morning rally. Motors and oils led gains with Baldwin, American I nn and independent steels in strong demand. Call money opened at 45 percent.
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Associated Press
New York
Baldwin
American I Nn
Independent Steels
Call
Ryan's Granddaughter Weds Philip A Carroll in Mass
Miss Nina M. Ryan granddaughter of financier Thomas F. Ryan married Col. Philip A. Carroll of Baltimore yesterday at St. Joseph's church Stockbridge Mass They plan a trip to Europe in a few days Nurses Reward London reports Mary Granger nurse to receive 5000 yearly and a flat under Lord Latymer will details reveal her long service during his illness.
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Associated Press
Stockbridge
Mass
Nina M. Ryan
Thomas F. Ryan
Col
Philip A. Carroll
Baltimore
John Lee Carroll
Maryland
St. Joseph's
Europe
London
Mary Granger
Lord Latymer
Wide demand for vegetables raised here in Frederick
The Frederick market shows strong demand for locally grown produce with plentiful Lima beans and corn. Prices fall as supply rises with good quality tomatoes, string beans, and beets. merchants order fresh corn direct from farmers to meet this brisk summer trade.
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Frederick
Antktayoa
Fredericktonian
Pittsburgh
Frederick County
Femand
Three Car Loads of Klansmen Cheer Governor Parker
Governor John M. Parker who vowed to tear the Ku Klux Klan masks interacted with three Klansmen in full regalia at Gloster Mississippi. After a brief chat the group gave Parker a lusty cheer, according to the New Orleans Item.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
John M. Parker
Morehouse Parish
Gloster
Miss
Opening Of Elementary And High Schools In City And County Set For Sept. 5
Frederick county will reopen schools on September 5 after a special Board of Education meeting. Teachers' meetings are set for September 2 and 4. Harmony requests for an eight grade and new building were denied. portable schools will be built at Harmony and Foxville. Myersville and New Market high schools will move to third group due to budget limits.
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New Harmony
Frederick County
Board of Education
G. Lloyd Palmer
Harmony
Jacob Rohrbach
Foxville
Myersville
New Market
Lions Club to Tour Williamsport Power Plant With Local Delegation
The Frederick Lions Club agrees to join Rotary and Kiwanis in a tour of the new power plant near Williamsport as part of a Wednesday excursion arranged by Potomac Public Service Co. Transportation will be provided by the company, adding to the regular luncheon the following Thursday. The Taneytown meeting at Sauble's Inn drew about 44 attendees who enjoyed a social evening and a light indoor baseball game won by the theatre manager’s team 12 to 6 amid numerous errors.
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Frederick
Sauble's Inn
Taneytown
Lions Club
Mtn
Ware
Walter Decker
J. Harry Kennedy
Markwood D. Harp
Lloyd C. Culler
Ernest C. Webb
Decker
D. E. Zimmerman
H. N. Haller
D. D. Kolb
L. C. Culler
C. Hoover
C. A. Opel
J. Ed. Schell
J. H. Brandenburg
BH. M. Zentz
A.T. Brust
Harp
Kepner Faces $10000 Cost From Lifesaving Trial
B Evard Kepner’s murder trial acquittal leaves him about $10,000 in expenses for expert testimony and legal fees. Attorney Leo Weinberg weighs possible malice prosecution and conspiracy suits for damages. Weinberg notes fees were among the largest in the region for a criminal defense.
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B. Evard Kepner
Urner, Worthington
Peter
Leo Weinberg
Kepner
Mr. Weinberg
Harrisburg
Weinberg
Frederick
Guy K. Motter
Delegates Named for Democratic State Convention in Baltimore
Delegates appointed to attend the Democratic State convention in Baltimore include Mrs. C. Will Fout, Mrs. M. R. Etchison, Miss Mary S. Maulsby, Dr. Charles H. Conley, Emory L Cohlentz, PD, C. Winebren, L. C. Barrick, Pat J. Payne, R. Frank Sappington, J. Harry Kennedy, J. H. Jamison, Vincent Sebold.
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Baltimore
C. Will Fout
M. R. Etchison
Mary S. Maulsby
Charles H. Conley
Emory L Cohlentz
C. Winebren
Freight Train Delays At Ridgeville Crossings At Issue
The Frederic Chamber of Commerce complains about hour long hold ups at railroad crossings on the state highway near Ridgeville. It asks Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to limit blocking to five minutes and may push state laws at the next session to regulate this traffic disruption.
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Ridgeville
Frederick Chamber of Commerce
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Ca
Chamber of Commerce
Baltimore and Ohio
Medway
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Class Outing for Evangelical Lutheran Sunday School
Mr and Mrs John 5 Renn hosted Class No 58 at their home with a late evening baseball game won 18 to 14 by Louis Richelberger’s team. The event featured a double play by Claggett Ramsburg and Frank Cole, croquet, and remarks by Horace C Zacharias. Many guests, including Rev Charles A Shuke and Helen Michael, attended and a closing song ended the gathering.
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John 5
Renn
Evangelical Lutheran Sunday School
Louis Richelberger
John Wills
Claggett Ramsburg
Frank Cole
Charles A. Shilke
Walkeraville
Horace C. Zacharias
John 8. Renn
Jesse H. Michael
Ernest D. Michael
Benjamin FR. Bleh
Ralph Black
Glenn R. Crum
Carl Jonerx
Samuel Waters
Christian Schade
C. Edward Steele
Charles T. Butcher
Claggett
FE. Ramsburg
Ingomar W. Albaugh
Jacob
Lewis Abrecht
William Y. Anderson
J. Allen Grumbine
Charles H. King
Lewis Fichelberger
Fire destroys four buildings in Hancock center
A Thursday blaze at Hancock swept through four buildings in the town center. The loss is estimated at 29 000 dollars. The fire began in the floating mill of RL Daniello and spread to the barn of Mrs. Alice Grove the garage of Austin Peck and the blacksmith shop of William Hoke.
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Hancock
Daniele
Alice Grove
Austin Peck
William Hoke
Milk price rise boosts Frederick county farmers shipments
Frederick County farmers who ship about 8 000 gallons of milk daily to Baltimore see higher prices after a Wednesday rate increase. Producers receive 86 cents per gallon while Baltimore retailers raise quart milk to 14 cents. The Maryland Dairymen's Association and Bottlers Exchange set monthly prices, with a planned Maryland Virginia Milk Producers Association station to open near Frederick by spring.
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Frederick County
Baltimore
Maryland Dairymen’s Association
Exchange of
Bo ‘ Te
Marland Cairpirmen’s Association
Maryland-Virginia Milk Producers’ Association
Washington
Frederick
No Change in U S Reparations Attitude Despite Death
London dispatches report that the United States will maintain its reparations stance as stated before President Harding’s death and in Secretary Hughes’s New Haven speech. Officials sought to correct misinterpretations that the Coolidge administration shifted policy. A separate real estate sale notes Noah E. Cramer and Son selling Mrs. L Kate Camwell’s property at 112 West Third Street to William Getaendannes.
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Associated Press
London
Hughes
Foreign Office
United States
Harding
New Haven
Coolidge
Washington
Noah E. Cramer
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British Dentists’ Hospital
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Ryan
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Sweden
Columbus
America
Lions
Potomac Public Service Co
Sauble’s Inn
All of Commerce Claims
Ridgeville Crossing
S. S
John
Renn Entertain Lutheran Organization
U.S
State Department
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