Water Experts Debate in Frederick on Storage Reservoir Need
A Frederick resident argues water engineering advice should guide the city’s future, urging a storage reservoir to capture mountain runoff. He notes wasted water during high consumption and low stream flow and calls for bonds, site selection, and material planning this year. Alderman Phobus counters, asserting existing mountain-sourced lines suffice, as reservoirs only hold a fraction of daily use.
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Frederick
Boardman
Buig
Fishing Creek
Phobus
Phebug
Silver Spring
Engineer Bourdman Advises Pipe Pressure Regulation
A discussion notes that pressure can be regulated from a half pound upward and rejects bursting pipes as a solution. The speaker endorses following Engineer Bourdman's advice to address the issue.
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Bourdman
News Press Sets Christmas Page Printing Record
The News printed twenty four pages in six hours today, the last of three special Christmas issues. Sixteen pages are in this edition, eight belong to the Brunswick Times, with the Times printed a day early and the Semi-Weekly News issued tomorrow due to Christmas. The paper notes pride in meeting the tight rush and high standard for a city of Frederick's size.
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Brunswick Times
the Times
Frederick
Frances Hetzler W C T U Young People Meet Plans Charity Bid
The Frances Hetzler Young People Branch of the W C T U held its regular meeting on Monday night. After devotions the group voted to donate $1 to the Quick Charity fund and to participate in the W C T U Spelling Bee on the second Friday in January. They also planned a New Year Special and welcomed two new members. Master Guy Stone of the Maryland School for the Blind visited The News Office, expects Christmas fun, and returns to Baltimore January 2 to resume work January 4. he is nearly twelve and partly sighted in the right eye. Banks stock new money for Christmas, saving deposits slump as patrons seek notes and coins. the year’s end rush begins.
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Frances Hetzler
Quick
Jesus
Guy Stone
Maryland School For the Blind
Oversea
Guy
Baltimore
Frederick
Leaves hospital of Hagan hopes to spend Christmas
Lieutenant Harry L. Hagan of Company B Hagerstown formerly of this city, gravely hurt in the Simon building fire at Hagerstown, has left the hospital for his brother in law Samuel E. Lewis. He is much improved but still suffers, and hopes to visit this city for Christmas.
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Harry L. Hagan
Hagerstown
Simon
Samuel E. Lewis
Christmas Weather Through The Years
The record shows varying Christmas weather from 1909 to 1913 with temperatures ranging from below freezing to above freezing. Snow fell heavily in some years while others were clear or rainy with notable lows of 12 to 32 degrees and highs up to 41 degrees.
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Frederick
Christmas Weather, Shopping Sweep Through Frederick
Weather outlook calls for clear skies tomorrow with little temp change, and a white Christmas is welcomed by children. Shoppers packed stores today as Frederick braces for a busy holiday season with Santa, wrapped gifts, and heavy parcel post flows challenging post office wagons.
Wheat price jumps to new seasonal high at Frederick
Farmers cheer as Wheat rises two cents today surpassing fall highs. Mountain City Mills offers 1.19 a bushel, best bid previously 1.18. Most growers hold out for higher prices, hoping the peak has not yet arrived. Also noted is a palm leaf Bible bound volume at Gottingen University.
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Frederick
Mountain City Mills
PARDONS FOR 2 LOCAL MEN AND PAROLES
Governor Goldaborough announced Christmas pardons and paroles for fourteen prisoners, including two Frederick County locals. James W. Lowe, convicted of larceny in 1902, received a pardon restoring citizenship, while Jonas Robert Kanode, convicted of forgery in 1912, was paroled and has returned to Frederick.
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Frederick County
Christimas
Goldaborough
State Advisory Board of Pardons and Paroles
James W. Lowe
Pardopy
Jonas Robert Kanode
Frederick
Kanode
Oyster Roast for Hagerstown and Frederick Railway Employees
The Hagerstown and Frederick Railway Co plans an oyster roast at its headquarters in the city and in Hagers town on New Year’s Day. The Hagerstown event will be in the trainmen’s room at Public Square and Frederick’s in the Terminal Building. The company hopes all employees from track to treizumen and even top officials attend. The road will close its freight house on Christmas Day and aims to give employees a holiday, with regular cars operating. Two Pay-as-You-Enter cars have been received and are being fitted in Frederick, targets to be in Hagerstown by January 1.
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Hagerstown
Possble
Frederick Road
Frederick
William Garwood
Vivian Rich
Thanhouser
Pauline
Door Locked At Police HQ After Lodging Applicants
Desk Sergeant John eingelbrecht said Alderman Phobus did not gain entry during a 2 AM inspection because the door was locked to keep out people who sought lodging for the night. He noted winter complaints by this group and that a man bringing a very dirty person was turned away. the latter was jailed. When Phobus knocked, it was presumed to be a lodging applicant and the knock was ignored.
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John Eingelbrecht
Alderman Phobus
Police
Phe Bus
Amusing street mishap at bank scene and local life events
A man walking past the Frederick County National Bank dropped his freestanding basket of booze after a sudden crash, then walked on with only the handle amid curious onlookers. In Hagerstown, 1,295 marriages and 162 divorces were recorded since January, with 1,235 licenses issued and a divorce rate of one per 27 marriages. County commissioners awarded three month supply contracts for rail and Montevue needs including coal, hides, flour, cattle, meat for jail, groceries, clothing, and dry goods. Slaughter of cattle due to foot and mouth disease will cost the State $21,313.91, with equal Federal funding and half borne by slaughtered animals.
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Frederick County National Bank
Hagerstown
Montevue
W. S. Haller
John Baumgardner
N. M. Zentz
Peter S. Hemp
Jacob Notnagie
Frank Staub
Rosenour & Sons
Thomas H. Haller
Drills Suspended During Holidays for Company A
Brigade Headquarters orders halt to drills through the holiday season and the next drill night for Company A M G dit city with the Tuesday January 5. Mrs Huber Dixon died after a cook stove exploded in her kitchen near Hancock while baking tuck wheat cakes.
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Company A
M. G
Wit
Huber Dixon
Hancock
Pin Stunt Draws Crowd At Harner’s Drug Store
William Slemmer Demonstrates driving a pin into his leg with pliers, laughing through the hurt as onlookers watch. The stunt, claimed harmless beyond initial sting, draws interest of Frederick residents. The W C T U Sewing School closes for Christmas, resumes January 9, and plans a Montevue visit with gifts.
Nicodemus to Sign City Employee Checks in Hospital
Nicodemus will sign the checks for city employees in St. Agnes Hospital Baltimore where he is confined after a recent operation. The check book was brought to him this morning by his son A A Nicodemus to ensure employees receive their Christmas pay. His return to the city is uncertain.
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City Remswr Praaiey
Nicodemus
St. Agnes Hospital
Baltimore
Ma Son
A. A. Nicodemus
Mount Clare Shops to Reopen by January Fourth
The Mount Clare shops of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, closed a couple of weeks ago, will reopen around January 4 as a Christmas gift to about 2,000 employees who were recently laid off. The reopening announcement will likely be sent today or tomorrow.
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Mount Clare
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
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