Daily History Notes From 1851 To 1914 In Brief
Summary of brief historical milestones from 1851 to 1914 including Louis Kossuth’s Washington visit by invitation of Congress, wartime bank suspensions in New York Philadelphia and Boston, and German air raids on Dunkirk. Astronomical events list evening stars including Jupiter Mars Venus Mercury and Saturn with Andromeda’s feet described. Various local notices and advertisements appear, including rentals, lost items, municipal notices, and businesses in Frederick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louie Kossuth
Washington
United States Congress
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Dunkirk
France
Jupiter
Mars
Venus
Mercury
Saturn
Andromeda
LeGore price stance sparks county bridge debate
Frederick County debates LeGore roads and bridge sale as Jacob Rohrback attacks the price. James W. LeGore defends his position, calls for fair valuation with an impartial engineering estimate under oath, and urges transparent dealings. Edward S. Delaplaine opposes mandatory county purchase and urges disclosure of LeGore’s stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Rohrback
Frederick County
LeGore
James W. LeGore
Rohrback
Rohrbach
Board of Engineers
Iask
LeGore Bridge
D. Princeton Buckey
General Assembly
George L. Kaufman
Delaplaine
Edward S. Delaplaine
House
George R. Dennis, Jr
NEWS CALENDAR READY FOR SUBSCRIBERS IN 1916
The first of the 1916 calendars finished for The News subscribers follows the familiar design with white dates on a black background for easy distant reading. Readers unable to visit The News Office may send a two cent stamp to cover postage and wrapping costs.
Scouts Plan Indoor Meet Campaign For January
A joint city scouts meeting will be held at the YMCA tomorrow night to organize an indoor athletic meet in the Armory during January. County troops will participate and Scout Commissioner Page aims to recruit more scouts next month with five prizes totaling 15 dollars for the top recruits. He hopes to organize a Presbyterian church troop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page
Presbyterian Church
Among the Sick In City Report
Patients listed as improving or recovering include Mrs Wallace Mulien at City Hospital Mrs Wilson N Martz of South Market Street slightly improved Mrs Joseph Riddlemoser West Patrick Street confined at home with grip Miss Clara Staley West Patrick Street ill at sister Mrs Henry Abbotts home South Market Street David Garver Mt Airy who spent three weeks semi conscious after an automobile accident has recovered enough to be up and about
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Mulien
City Hospital
Wilson N. Martz
South Market Street
Joseph Riddlemoser
West Patrick Street
Clara Staley
Henry Abbott
David Garver
Mt. Airy
The Work of Death Scarlet Fever Claims Two Cannon Children
The three year old Melvin Cannon son of Mr and Mrs Clayton L Cannon died at Yellow Springs at 3 am from scarlet fever. His sister Elizabeth Cannon died of the same disease on December 14. Funeral held today at 3 pm with services at the grave by Rev C T Glessner and burial in Pleasant Hill cemetery. Thomas P Rice funeral director. Also Mrs J B Shumaker of Luther Shumaker Arlington died after brief illness leaving seven children and a brother Thomas Kieffer and sister Mrs OL Iver Kieffer of Frederick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Cannon
Clayton L. Cannon
Yellow Springs
Elizabeth Cannon
C. T. Glessner
Pleasant Hill
Thomas P. Rice
J. 8. Shumaker
Jennie & Shumaker
Luther Shunmaker
Arlington
Thomas Kieffer
OL. Iver Kieffer
Frederick
Funeral for William N Engle Held at Home
The funeral for William N. Engle, crushed between cars at Frederick Junction, will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. from his home 421 South Market Street with services there and interment at Mt. Olivet cemetery. Fredonia Council No. 46 C USA M will officiate, pallbearers from the organization. C E Cline in charge. Also notes county meat contract awarded to Harry J Baumgardner for the jail quarter, replacing Jacob Notnagie. Grain prices for wheat and corn remain at 1.20 and 2.10 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William N. Engle
Frederick Junction
South Market Street
Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Fredonia Council
C. US A. M
C. E. Cline
Harry J. Baumgardner
Jacob Notnagie
Laird Named Speaker Choice in Maryland Assembly
Philip P. Laird of Montgomery county was agreed upon for Speaker of the House at a Smith Harrington conference and is expected to be the party caucus choice. State Senator Peter J. Campbell of Baltimore city is likely to be chosen President of the State Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laird
Philip P. Laird
Montgomery County
House of Delegates
Smith-Harrington
Peter J. Campbell
Baltimore City
State Senate
Wrenches Ankle Delays Liberty-Frederick Bus Line
Frank E. Beard of Libertytown, proprietor of the Liberty-Frederick bus line, slipped on ice in Thurmont and sprained his ankle. The injury paused service briefly, but he expected to resume operations the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank E. Beard
Libertytown
Dronpriptor
Liberty-Frederick
Thurmont
Beand
Special Meeting Tonight by City Officials
A special meeting of the Mayor and Aldermen will be held tonight to consider the sewer project at Derr's alley and South Street. The session will cover only this matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derr’s Alley
South Street
Frederick City Hospital Guild Meeting Tonight
The Frederick City Hospital Guild will meet this evening for the last session of the year. The annual meeting is scheduled for the last Thursday in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick City
Program Announced For Tonights Entertainment
Tonight at 8 15 in the Y M C A auditorium an entertainment program is planned featuring Mrs Thamzine Cox of York soprano Miss Jeanett Webnbere violin Miss Mazie Schmidt reader and Miss Ruth Coblentz Middletown piano The show includes a variety of solos readings and a violin piece with Cox and Schmidt Also Masqueraders caused property mischief around Frederick with blockaded storefronts moved trash and signs displaced across several streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. Mlc
AL Lycemn
Thamzine Cox
York
Jeanett Webnbere
Mazie Schmidt
Ruth Coblentz
Middletown
Columbia Phonograph Company
Frederick
Miss Schmidt
Leland Powers School
Miss Weinberg
Boston Conservatory of Music
Miss Coblentz
Emory L. Coblentz
Hood College
Peabody Institute
Herodiade Massanet
Kamennd Ostrow
Rubenstein
Mrs. Cox
Herre Kate
Jeno Hubay
Thompson Named County Clerk and Fields Appointed Assistant
William H. Thompson of Cedar Grove was appointed by the Montgomery county commissioners as county treasurer’s clerk to succeed the resigning Octavia B. Wood. George Fields was named assistant to the supervisor of assessments to replace Albert Marlowe, who resigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Thompson
Montgomery County
Cedar Grove
Octavia B. Wood
George Fields
Albert Marlowe
Hood College Alumnae Form Local Society
At a Hood College alumnae luncheon at Hotel Dagmar in Hagerstown, twenty four attendees organized an alumnae association. Officers include President Miss Mary Hoffheins Martinsburg, VP Mrs. D A Watkins Hagerstown, Secretary Miss Anna Book Shippensburg, Treasurer Miss Elizabeth Clever Hagerstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rlood
New Year Oyster and Ice Cream Specials at Supply Co
Local ad notes oysters at 23 cents per quart and ice cream at 18 cents per quart on New Year’s Day and Sunday. Gets packed in boxes, 8 cents per gallon, at 179 West Patrick Street. Phone 330-R. Grand Annual Fireman’s Ball on New Year’s Eve, Friday, December Rist, US15. Under Junior Fire Company No. 2 in their hall on North Market Street. Braddock Heights Orchestra plays, dancing at 9 pm, admission 5 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supply Co
West Patrick Street
Junior Fire Company
North Market Street
Braddock Heights
Frederick City Hospital Gand December Monthly Meeting Notice
Frederick city hospital Gand announces a monthly meeting to be held Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in UDC rooms with A Kate Gittinger listed among organizers. The notice also references party ice cream orders by Harry L. Ebert at 644 Fifth and Market Streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick City Hospital
Gand
Kate Gittinger
Negro who cut self believed murderer John Williams at Montevue
Sheriff and deputies believe John Williams, colored, who tried to kill himself in his jail cell, matches the description of the Lancaster cotton mill superintendent killer. A $200 reward stands, and Williams may be arrested if corroborating information arrives from South Carolina authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Williams
Montevue
William °. Roderick
Charles H. Klipp
Willian O. Wertenbaker
John Wiliams
Lancaster
8. C
Werlenbaker
Klipp
Williama
Wertenbaker
Williams
Cumberland
Rockville
South Carolina
Adams
Lewis
J. F. Kreh
Notice of meetings and business items in Frederick area
A scanned notice list includes travel disruptions for Frederick and Brunswick bus lines, local lodge and council meetings, funeral arrangements, a New Year basketball event at Alsatia Club, a pianola dance, Monon Laundry collections, and a Dairymen's Association meeting in Frederick Maryland with election of officers and a board of directors. The items mention Frederick Lodge 371 L C O M, Fredonia Council 460 U A M, and officials H Witter and John W Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landis
W. Patrick St
Monon Laundry
Fredonia Council
Leo Weinberg
Dic
Fred
Bruns
Stauffer & Dixon
Citizens National Bank Frederick Directors Election Notice
Citizens National Bank Frederick Maryland announces an election for bank directors to serve the ensuing year. The meeting will be held at the banking house on the second Tuesday after the eleventh day of January 1916 between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. at which officials including WM G Zimmerman and Samuel G Duvall will oversee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dairymen’s Association of
Frederick County
Maryland
Grand Jury Room
Court House
Frederick City
Frederick
Citizens National Bank
WM. G. Zimmerman
Real Estate Listings and Miscellaneous Notices in Maryland
Real estate and business notices list farms for sale near Lewistown and other local areas, property on West Patrick street, and notes on insurance, loans, and bonds. Auctions and market notices appear alongside civic items, lodge communications, and tax reminders from Crisfield and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson H. Mercer
Lewistown
Charlesville
Monrovia
Clifton
McKaig
Woodsboro
Creageratown
Troutville
Mt. Zion
Pythian Castle
Frederick, MD
Marewood D. Harp
Scattered Maryland Acreage Listings Near Frederick and Towns
A sequence of parcel descriptions lists various land plots with acreages ranging from 4 to 284 acres. Locations include Frederick, Bethel, Feagaville, Adamstown, Johnaville, Woodsboro, Lewistown, Walkersville, Woods, Woods, McKaig, Johnsville, Unionrike, Creagerstown, Monrovia, and New Midway, with several entries noting distances from nearby towns. The fragmentary OCR presents inconsistent place names and some garbled terms, but the core data conveys multiple land tracts offered across central Maryland counties.
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Frederick
Bethel
Feagaville
Adamstown
Johnaville
Woodsboro
Lewistown
Walkersville
Woods
McKaig
Johnsville
Unionrike
New Midway
Creagerstown
Monrovia
Walkers In
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Daily News
United States Weather Bureau
Jennifer
E. C. Crum
W. Lecore
E. S. Delaplaine
Mr. LeCore
Boy Scoute
Tonight’s
Mra. Cox
Misses Weinberg
Schmidt
Coblentz
Y. MC. A
William A. Miller
Court Street
Kline
Court and
Patrick Streets
Murray Lambert
Ezra D. Hoff
Adelaide Rosenstock
J. Heisley Keller
Herbert Barrick
Hagerstown
B. & O. Railroad
F. Side
Grayson H. Staley
Laura E. Beachley
John J. Shank
Bolivar
Harry L. Ebert
Fifth & Market Sts
Claims
Brunswick
Frederick & Brunswick Bus Line
Gosnell Bros
East Pat. St
J. D. Sponseller
Frederick Lodge
Llo Weinberg
C. W. Miller
Secreary
C. U. A. Mt. Fredonia Council
U. AM
William NX. Engle
Company A. Armory
Chas
Heffner
Market St
Harry B. Witter
John W. Grove
Citizens’ Nat. Bank
Citizens’ National Bank
John D. Hendrickson
Capital
J. D. Baker
WM. G. Baker
H. D. Baker
Soececes
J. D. Hendrickson
Cashier
Samuel G. Duvall
Joseph McDivit
John 3. Ramaburg
Daniel Baker
C. H. Conley
M. D
C. M. Thomas
P. L. Hargett
D. E. Kefauver
John 8. Newman
J. H. Gambrill, Jr
Thos. H. Haller
H.D. Baker
GEO. L. Cramer & Sons
E. Church
Neidig & Miller
Potts & Griffin
West Third S1
Aide
Council Five
John H. Bennett
William W. Osburn
At & O'Clock
Henry Schmidt
A. A. Nicodemus
City Register
Crisfield Oysters
Blue Ribbon Grocery
Cramer & Gtauffer
Thomas Prior
Thomas P. Rich
Mt. Pleasant
Freder
Liberty
Braddock
Middletonn
Bloomfield
Walkereville
Bartholows
Mt Pleasant
Detour
Fear Hamevilla
Lis
Patersville
Mt. Iice
Graygon HB. Staley
Markwood D. Harp
Lang
Fred- ES Flaed
Utica
Hansonville
Pythian Castle Building
Marrlesé
Albaugh & & Harrington
En Albaugh & Harrington
Kara's
Middleeburg
Taltimera
Graceham
Mddarcain
Woodshora
Wold
Remington
Monarch
Sinan
Sen
North Market
Newr Gowrs
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