Rockville Opens 63rd Fair With 11 Harness 8 Running Events
The Rockville Fair begins the seventieth year’s season with eleven harness and eight running events and total purses around 5000 dollars. Montgomery County Agricultural Society conducts the event Tuesday through Friday with eighty entries including Frederick County horses. Highlights include a 500 dollar three year old trotting stake, 100 dollar six furlong runs, and several 400 dollar purses across Thursday program. Society officers include President Lee Offutt and Secretary James T. Bagley.
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Rockville
Montgomery County Agricultural Society
The
Agricultural Society
Rockville Fair
Frederick County
Montgomery County
Lee Offutt
Charles F. Kirk
James T. Bagley
John J. Higgins
Lee Offatt
Chas. FP. Kirk
Josiah W. Jones
Charles Weirs
Charles W. Fields
David H. Warfield
William K. Jones
William H. Pawcett
William B. Trundle
Pertie R. Waters
John B. Diamond, Jr
N. J. Ward
Towns News and Local Happenings In Brief
Thomas and Co commence a 28 by 60 warehouse foundation at the Farmers' Exchange Co grounds with plans for an east end elevator. Boy Scouts led by Charles Gray camped at Taneytown then moved to the Fair grounds joining others. Union Bridge Bakery sold to Farmers' Exchange Co for 2600 dollars. David Winters dies at 73 years. Frank Wood and family visit relatives in the area.
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Thomas & Co
Farmers’ Exchange Co
Frank Wood
Chas. Gray
Taneytown
Fair Grounds
Union Bridge
John N. Hymiller
Westminster
David Winters
James Melown
John Smith
Hagerstown
Mr. Winters
Bark Hill
Margaret
Louise
Baltimore
Wm. Wood
Hon. Bond
Beach Garb Robe Pongee Hooded Coat in Emerald Trim
The passage highlights new summer wear including a natural toned pongee robe with emerald taffeta trim and monk’s hood. It notes heatweight coats for warm weather and a fashion shift from railroad stripe outfits with decorative rosettes on frocks and gowns. चिन
Dry Forces Rally Planned at Brook Hill Church
Yellow Springs notices a Dry Forces meeting at Brook Hill Church tomorrow at 8 pm led by R G Harley and George L Twenty. Residents report cemetery and yard cleanup with a hearty church dinner and plans for Rally Day on September 10 including committees for Publicity Literature Decoration and Music.
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Yellow Springs
Brook Hill
R. G. Harley
Tuscarora
Lewistown
Creagerstown
George L. Twenty
Geo. Moss
Wade Harley
Gasper Moore
Guy Nusz
Edgar Summers
Nellie Twenty
Buhl Simpson
Lorraine Harley
Esta Stone
Mary Staley
Clayton Cannon
Sylvester Moss
Esta
Cannon
Chas, Stull
Norman Harley
Burton Cannon
Byron Harley
Mattie Cannon
Bertha Palmer
Geo. Twenty
Roy Harris
John Twenty
Arthur Baker
Mary Higdon
Baltimore
Casper Moore
Albert Brown
Mildred
Frederick
D. J. Young
Ruth Shaffer
Burkittsville
Samuel Tyler
Philadelphia
DUPONT WINS IN PRIMARY ORGANIZATION SETS CONTROL
In Wilmington Delaware Aug 21 Republican organization forces led by Senator Henry A Dupont and General T Coleman Dupont won a sweeping primary victory securing control of the state convention in Dover. The organization is expected to renominate Senator Dupont and command a safe majority with 100 to 107 votes versus 53 to 60 for opponents as plans for renomination proceed.
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WII
Delaware
Wilmington
Del
Henry A. Dupont
T. Coleman Dupont
Dover
United States
Dupont
Printers for Arbitration Union Ratifies Agreement
Baltimore August 21 at the closing session of the sixty second annual Typographical Union convention an arbitration agreement with the American Publishers association was ratified. The five year pact begins May 1 1917 and requires all differences between union members and their employers to be settled by arbitration along fixed lines.
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Baltimore
International Typographical Union
American Publishers’ Association
Boy Drowned After Sea Puss Incident At Ocean Grove
Reginald Voight of New York drowned after being caught in a mass of jellyfish off Ocean Grove Asbury Park N J on August 21. Guards and volunteers, including Frank Halbert of Newark age 22, tried to rescue him. Halbert did not return home and is believed drowned though not witnessed.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Ocean Grove
Reginald Voight
New York
Frank Halbert
Newark
Conductor Killed Between Cars on Reading Line
Charles R. Dick, conductor on the Reading railway, was crushed to death between cars in Bethlehem. He suffered a neck fracture after the incident. An unrelated testimonial ad mentions a 25 cent package of Chamberlain's Tablets claiming cure for indigestion, attributed to Jul Groblen of Houston, Texas.
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Bethlehem
Charles R. Dick
Fountain HM
Reading Railway
Jul Groblen
Ieory
Funeral attendees from distant towns listed in Liberty town
Names of visitors to a funeral include Mrs. Fannie Dudrear Richard Johnson Miss Donna Rissler of Charlestown W V George Rissler and son of Missouri Frank Rieff wife and son of York Pa Irving Dudtear unable to attend due to illness Also notes 88th birthday of Mrs Clementine Swadener and several local visits from Bayard Nethkins Miss Etta Sneadner Jennie Gittings Elsie Gittings Emms Kling and Miss Rose Riordan along with local bear sighting and bob cat hunt reports from Berks and York counties.
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Fannie Dudrear
Richard Johnson
Donna Rissler
Charlestown
W. Va
George Rissler
Missouri
Frank Rieff
York
Irving Dud- Tear
Clementine Swadener
Swadener
Bayard Nethkins
Baltimore
Etta Sneadner
Washington
Jennie Gittings
Elsie Gittings
George H. Whitmore
Henry Kitng
Walkersville
Emms Kling
Woodsboro
Milton Carter
Rose Riordan
Richmond, Va
C. W. Riordan
Autos Drop Into Canal Two Drown Near Easton Pa
Easton Aug 21 two men drowned when autos fell into the Delaware canal six miles below Easton. Charles Ludwig of Easton drove a milk truck near the roadside, a wheel struck a post, sending the car 40 feet into the canal. he was trapped under the steering wheel. Minutes later Martin L Kobler, a Jenkintown broker, swerved through a guard rail into the canal with his daughter Mrs Frederick L Bates aboard. she was rescued badly injured but expected to recover.
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Easton
Delaware Canal
Charles Ludwig
Ludwig
Martin L. Kobler
Jenkintown
Philadelphia
Frederick L. Bates
No Drowning At Atlantic As City Sees Safe Surf
Atlantic City reports a remarkable run without drownings as millions of bathers enjoyed the surf through July and most of August. Beach guards under Chief Beach Surgeon Dr. Charles Bossert are credited with the strong safety record and high efficiency this season.
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Atlantic City
Charles Bosserrt
Minera Vote to Remain Idle in Shamokin District
In Shamokin Pennsylvania August 21 a United Mine Workers general committee meeting across Trevorton Shamokin Mt Carmel and Locust Gap Kulmont failed to end a sixteen thousand men and boys stoppage and locals agreed to remain idle rather than resume work. Also an unrelated medical advertisement promotes Halts Catarrh Cure claiming a one hundred dollar reward for cures.
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Minera
Shamokin
United Mine Workers
Trevorton
Mt. Carmel
Locust Gap
Kulmont
F. J. Cheney & CO
Russians in Volhynia advance after breaking Stokbod line
Petrograd reports that after breaking the Stokhod line in Volhynia Russian forces captured several positions and reported heavy enemy losses in repulsed attacks near Lake Nobel. They claimed gains on the Stokhod and Bialy-Cheremosh rivers with six officers and over 600 men captured and multiple weapons.
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Petrograd
Stokbod
Volhynia
Was
Carpathians
Wesr
Nobel
Stokhod
Rubkachervische
Tcherische Farm
Tobol
Koroamero
Hungary
Jablonites
Voronka
Bialy-Cheremosh
Dolgopol
Fereskul
Kirtibaba
Bulgars Seize Greek Forts In Halken Front Action
Paris dispatch reports British French and Serbian forces engaging on the Halken front as Bulgarians advance into Greek territory. Bulgarian patrols push toward Kavala with forts at Lise and Starelsta seized on the Struma right bank. Fighting also near Florina and Monastir with shelling around Majadar and Dodgell.
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Paris
Sorrail
Halken
Kavala
Struma
Florina
Catches 8-Pound Salmon in Susquehanna River
Samuel F. Seal of Mountain Spring Hotel Mt Patrick fished an 8%2 pound salmon measuring two feet four inches from the Susquehanna near Mt Patrick after a one hour and a quarter struggle in a small rowboat several miles below Liverpool Marysville Aug 21.
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Susquehanna
Marysville
Samuel F. Seal
Mountain Spring Hotel
Mt. Patrick
Seal
Liverpool
Two Die in Auto Wreck Near Lebanon Pa
Two men were killed and four injured when a touring car lost control on the Frederickburg road three miles from Lebanon. John Neldig Palmyra hotel owner and Frank Stolly died. Injured were Lee Michael Charles Youtz Michael’s bartender Warren Smith Bert Walmer. The car skidded into a gutter, rolled, and crushed Neldig and choked Steffy beneath the hubless wheel.
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Lebanon
Frederickburg
Lee Michael
Charles Youtz
Michael
Warren Smith
Bert Walmer
Swatara Creek
Nefdig
Steffy
Two Killed as Auto Overturns in Indiana Field Incident
In Lafayette Indiana on August 21 Postmaster Robert Robbins of Walcott and his wife died when their car overturned into a ditch after colliding with a wagon. The crash details describe a fatal roadside accident involving the couple and a wagon.
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Lafayette
Ind
Robert Robbins
Walcott
Woman Dead Husband Held In Coatesville Auto Crash
Laura Bader aged 37 died after an automobile incident near East Fallowfield Township. Husband Chartex K. Bader, 17-year real estate owner, held without bail as a material witness. The fatal scene occurred near Harry McCurdy Jr.’s home. Mrs. McCurdy provided bloodstained apron as key clue and confesed familiarity with Bader.
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Coatesville
Laura Bader
East Fallow- Held
Chartex KE
Bader
Corohors
Harry McCurdy, Jr
Dead Man Her Husband Belief He Safe In City
In Lewes Delaware Mrs Rosa Morris believed her husband was traveling to Philadelphia. She learned a stranger’s body found near Slaughter Beach had been buried. Exhumation revealed it was her husband who likely fell from a steamer and drowned in the Delaware Bay. The body was brought to Lewes for burial.
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City
Lewes
Del
Philadelphia
Rosa Morris
Slaughter Beach
Delaware Bay
ReliefOfficial Baylis Pleads Not Guilty on Indictments
In New York on August 21 Rev Charles T Baylis director general of the Al Hea Hospital Relief commission pleaded not guilty to three indictments charging misappropriation. He was released on $2600 bail as investigators traced donations totaling about $7000. In San Francisco telephone workers receive $90 monthly.
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Dentes
New York
Charles T. Baylis
al- Hea Hospital
Eight Die in Drummondville Munitions Plant Blast
Eight people are dead and more than a score injured in a Drummondville munitions plant explosion in Montreal dated August 21. The cause remains undetermined as investigators begin inquiries. The report also notes unrelated science facts about seeds germination under violet and blue light.
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Montreal
Drummondville
Woman Tells of Cure by Lydia E Pinkham Product
Taunton Massachusetts woman describes monthly pain and fatigue coming from irregular periods. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she regained health and encourages others to seek the remedy and medical advice.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Taunton
Mass
Claking Moni
Russell Street
Masa
Varnish Stain Ad Promises Color Choices and Low Prices
An old advertisement touts varnish stain in Cherry Mahogany Walnut Dark Oak and Light Oak with 12 pint cans priced at 12 cents. Pint cans go for 20 cents and quart cans for 35 cents, claiming none better.
Floor finish sale with colors and can sizes
Floor stain offered in Cherry, Mahogany, Walnut, Dark Oak, and Light Oak. Gallon cans priced at 125 dollars, 12 gallon cans at 65 cents. Kalkomo and Muresco cold water paint sold in 5 lb packages at 35 cents each. Floor varnish Wanine floor oil available at competitive prices.
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