Prisoner from the Appam seeks work in Frederick after release
Joseph Holmes, an English prisoner from the British steamer Appam, arrived in Frederick destitute after malaria fever in the Canary Islands and recent wartime captivity. He traveled to Wilmington with a letter of introduction to a DuPont superintendent, hoping for work, and recalled his Boer War service and recent escort duty for gold on the Appam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Holmes
Appam
Norfolk
Frederick
Holmes
Wilmington
DuPont
E. H. Lamer
Canary Islands
England
J. G. Crawford
Ox Fibre Brush, Works
London
South Africa
Probing Mine Explosion Ends In Mourning at Plymouth
Wilkes-Barre Pa February 10 miners died in a gas explosion at Lance No 11 mine of Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal Company Plymouth officials debate blame while four investigations begin One miner Peter Jameski says three explosions occurred in succession and the blast page reports claim the gas pocket was released by a miner shooting into the roof. Peace resolution fails in Washington as Republicans block Clarke Florida from calling a peace congress for neutral nations under President Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes-Barre
Whethe Coal Company
Lehigh and
Wilkes-Barre Coa Company
Plymouth
Faul
Peter Jameski
Doarbor
Washington
James Mann
House
Representative Clarke
Florida
Neutral Nations
Wilson
Pinex cough remedy advertises pine extract syrup mix
An old advertisement touts a home cough remedy using a pinex syrup preparation. It claims a pint bottle of plain sugar mixture plus Pinex cures cough within 24 hours and offers a 21 2 ounce size with a money back guarantee from The Pinex Co of Fort Wayne Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wei
The
Pinex Co
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Birth of a Nation shown at City Opera House
The Birth of a Nation will debut tonight at 8 in the City Opera House with advance ticket sales signaling a crowded house. Equipment from York arrived today and manager John P. Daly directed setup of a 25 foot screen and stage effects to improve clarity for front rows. An orchestra of twenty musicians accompanies the performance. it travels with the touring company for Harrisburg shows next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
Pennsylvania Railroad
York
John P. Daly
Daly
Frederick
Harrisburg
German Losses 2 700 000 Times Expert Estimate
The Times' military expert estimates German losses in the war at about 2 700 000 men over eighteen months. Germany is said to have 3 660 000 in the field and about 9 000 000 at the war start, leaving a fighting reserve of 2 700 000. He urges Allied focus against Germany and avoiding distant petty campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
London
The
Times
Lesses
Germany
Million Injuries Reported Daily in Pennsylvania Mills
Harrisburg February 10 reports from the state department of labor and industry show a daily injury rate in Pennsylvania mills. The latest figures indicate 1190 employee injuries with seven fatalities reported, while Tuesday's data showed 1010 injuries with twenty one deaths. Dr. John Price Jackson stated that the year’s average reaches about 1000 injuries per day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Mills
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State Department of Labor and Industry
John Price Jackson
Villa Reported In Flight From Canon Del El Nido
Official report from El Paso states Francisco Villa and his band have been driven from Canon del el Nido in Western Chihuahua. The rebels are reported moving toward Laguna where Colonel Samuel Gonzales commands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canon
el Paso
Texas
Francisco Villa
Canon del el Nido
Chihuahua
Gavira
Juarez
Laguna
Samuel Gonzales
Cutter Loaks Men Adrift
The coast guard cutter Onondaga was ordered from Norfolk to rescue two men adrift in a skiff off Five Fathom bank Delaware. The men have been missing since Monday and are believed to be without food or water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Coast Guard
Onondaga
Norfolk
Five Fathom Bank
Delaware
Switch 25 Million Road Bill Faces Senate Stymie
Washington reports opponents of the 25.41.4 good roads bill pushed it from the house to the senate post office committee, blocking sponsors from action and sending it to the agricultural committee for possible action. In Salonika, German planes raided the Allied camp near Zeilinik. bombs fell but caused little damage as crews fled the area. The fireless cooker, first shown publicly in Paris, traces origins to Norway in 1867.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Post Ofice Committee
Agricultural Committee
Salonika
Athens
Zeilinik
Norway
Paris
Weather Summary From United States Observatories
Observations at 8 p m yesterday show varied conditions across cities with temperatures from 32 to 40 degrees and descriptions including cloudy and clear. The forecast calls for fair weather with slightly colder conditions today, followed by fair conditions tomorrow and moderate northwest winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Weather
Temp
Atlantic Res
Philadelphia
St.Louis
Washington
Thompson enters plea in Uniontown bank case in Pittsburgh
Josa. Thompson, indicted by the federal grand jury over the closing of the First National Bank of Uniontown, appeared in court in Pittsburgh and posted bail of 10,059 dollars. Trial is set for May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jd. V
Public sale of Frederick City property and furnishings
Public sale on Friday March 10 1916 at 11 a m will offer a 219 East Second street Frederick Maryland property fronting 30 feet with 190 feet depth and alley passage. Improvements include a three story brick house and two story brick back building heated by hot air furnace gas and electric light with extensive rooms and baths. Terms cash immediate possession and purchaser bears conveyance costs. On same day at 10 o'clock a m household property sale cash. Examination after March 1 via F B Sappington 225 East Second Street. Alberta I McSherry William E Darner Auctioneers D C Brish Clerk. Feb 15 23
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Second Street
Frederick City
Maryland
J. Roger McSherry
Frederick County
F. B. Sappington
Alberta I. McSherry
William E. Darner
Frank I. Stoner
New Midway
R. Walter Boone
Daily News
John L. Dutrow
Willl
Clarence C. Holtz
Harriet V. Holtz
Frederick
Albert W. Crummitt
Keel's Mills Station
Charles Buscard
M. Feaga
J. Albert Castle
Abram F. Castle
Jefferson State Road
Fengaville
Francis Baughman
John S. Newman
Court House
J. Wm. Baughman
L. Mc Bready
John Francis Smith
George S Alinot
Smith and Smith
Adamstown
Daily News Jan. 25, 24, Feb. 1, 815. Sem!Sey
Oclork A. Mo
John J
Cato B
Oelock A.m
Dawid WY Stup
Emanuel
Stuy
Lrbata
Urboun
AM. Breaty
John W. Null
Park Mills
Delta
John J. Dutrow
Joseph FH. Hunsara
Edw
M. Dodd
Anne M. Dodd
Mehalg
Mchalg
Prederick
McKatg
John L. Durrow
J. K. Stauffer
John Eccard
Mary L. Nash
Dayavile
Water Street Road
Liberty
I. M. Bready
EB. W. Chiswell
Alberta C. Breckenridge
L. W. Breckenridge
Dickerson
Lickeville
John Dutrow
J. H. Bussard
Wm. Smith
Geo
Joseph A. Hassard
Clifford ‘A
Frazier
Charles Wertheimer
Mt. O'Donnell Farm
Peteraville
Sea Daily News
Luther M. Bready
H. L. Willard
Jacob Bodmer
Poolesville
Rock~ville
Billa
Edw. E. Adams
Geo. W. Heinlein
Luther _M. Bready
H. L Willard
HH. M. Williams
Annie L., Bosley
Dawsonville
H. RK
Bussard
H. Dorsey Etchison
Roy B
Mt. Pleasant
Mt. Pleasant School House
McKalg Road
Daily
Lewis
Clingan
Ann C. Kunkel
John W. Weber
Fair Grounds
Public Sale of Real Estate at 206 West South Street
Public sale of real estate to be held at 11 o’clock a.m. at the Court House door for the property known as 206 West South Street a two story brick house with seven rooms and modern amenities. Possession April 1, 1916. Terms require $296 cash on sale day and balance on or before April 7 1916. deed provided. Auctioneers notes indicate conveyance at purchaser expense. Mrs Charles G Ridgely owner. Lease and dates listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West South Street
Charles G. Ridgely
Hans Schmidt to Die in Electric Chair in Sing Sing
Albany dispatch reports Hans Schmidt, condemned for the 1913 murder of Anna Aumuller in New York, will be executed in Sing Sing during the week of February 13. Governor Whitman refused to intervene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans Schmidt
Albany
N. Y
Anna Aumuller
New York
Sing Sing
Whitman
Public sale of Boone property in Frederick County Maryland
By power of sale in a 1903 mortgage R Walter Boone and Lottie Boone pledge a tract of 21 acres 2 roods 29 perches near New Midway Frederick County. The sale on February 12 1916 at 2 30 pm will offer a two story dwelling frame barn and fruit trees. A $100 deposit is required and conveyancing is at purchaser expense. Frank L Stoner assignee of mortgage conducts sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Walter Boone
Lottie
Boone
D. H. Wo
Frederick County
New Midway
Maryland
Susan Lippy
John Lippy
H. Walter Boone
Jonas Grim
Frank L, Stoner
William E. Darner
Sale Notices From The News: Multiple Auctions
Several auctions and real estate sales listed for Frederick area. Notices show buyers, heirs, and trustees selling farms, real estate, and livestock on varied dates in February 1916 at court house doors and premises under multiple auctioneers including Darner Dutrow Crummitt Buscard Feaga and Schlidknecht.
Auction notices from The Weekly News regestered
Auctioneer Lawrence presides over multiple sales on Urbana Walkersville and Frederick area premises. Listings show farms livestock farming implements and real estate to be sold on various February and March 1916 dates, with bidders directed to Bills and Semi Weekly News for details.
March 7 1916 Auction Listings at Urbana Frederick Area
Auction notices list multiple sales on March 7 1916 at 10 o'clock a m in Urbana and surrounding areas. Names include Norwood, Jos Ruesard Clark, E A Lawrence, H Lease, Wm Darner, and many clerks and auctioneers. Lot descriptions reference valuable livestock farming implements on premises near Linganore Urbana Woodsboro Lewistown and Frederick with roads from Urbana to Thurston and other local routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Norwood
David
Chas
Emanuel Stuy
Urbana
Amd
Dilla
Ay Lawrence
Will Weil
Walkersville
Biber
Liberty
Bakur T. Mercer
BK Ulaching
Howes
Michison
Richard Cromwell
Meleville Cromwell
Buckeystown
Billa
L. Eutaly
Jeong
Neith
Geo. X. Derr
Frank Mort
New Midway
Nan Hridge
Bille
Wm. B. Darner
A. W. Nicodemus, Jr
Wim
Doubs
Miller’s Bridge
HL Louse
H. Mduguard
Morningstar
Frederick
W. O. Glaze
Emmitsburg Pike
Bree Hemi
Edgar ‘Tt
Mercer
Nathan Dorgey
Spencer Stull
Faralien
C. A. Bank
Ridgeville
Win
J. Darner
A. G. Cramer
Chas. & Snook
Paul R. Leatherman
Levi C. Leatherman
Lewintown
Seminecety News
Ma Ie M. Bready
Charles B. Brachey
Premiaus
Mt. Pleasant
Liberty Pike
Chestnut Grove
Hemant
Seo
A. Harvey
R. Lessa
JH. Stautter
D. ¢ Brishe Glerk
Warrenfelts
Hansonville
Burg Pike
Nowa Karen
H. “Sitter
Jesse L. Haines
Fulmers Station
John L. Dutrow
Jos
H. Busnard
Co. Ls Putman
Lewistown
Fic Nicej
D. Padgettemus
John
W. Null
Thomas
Thomas Thomas Farm
Seo Daily
oWaem
Bila Mazen 22, 1916, At 3 Shock Am
K. Darner
John 5
Bowlus
James C. Darner
Jefferson
Burkitteville
Bilis
John L Dutrow
Ia H H Busserd
Vm. W. Wolfe
Hambure Pike
Ernest L. Miss
Braddock
Laconte
State Road
March
Aes
Holle Hue
Honeers
Jose Lyere
Afon Ua Trolley Finevon
Michael
Teafie Nowa
Magar
Meyers Auctionees
For & B
Parrsville Wat
Hey
J. B. Stauffer
Geil
Hier
Rushard
Kenry Lightner
Thurston
Historic Maryland farm auction notices from 1916 era
A long list of farm sale advertisements details multiple auctions in Maryland. Items include valuable live stock, farming implements, and farmland on various farms near Monrovia Buckeystown Woodsboro Jefferson Lewistown and Frederick. Auctions feature named auctioneers and clerks with dates in March 1916 and references to local weekly papers for notices.
Also Mentioned on This Page
du Pont
Villa
the News Sale Register
Harvey FR. Lease
H. Bussard
John R. Ulrich
Pearl
Baltimore Pike
M. A. G. Hooper
W. Rameburg
Nathaniel T. Wachter
Charlesville
Brill
L. M. Bready
Webb Nicodemus
D. Z. Padgett
William FE. Barner
Harry B. Witter
Charles H. Klipp
City Reservoir
Wm E. Darner
AucUoneer
C. A. Rice
G. Ernest Magaha
E.H. Willard
C. F. Willard
KR Lowe
J. Stauffer
Sterley
Cram
Pike
M. i
Norwood
AM. Ruesard
Clark
Philip I Lew
Killa
A. Lawrences
Lore Rine Bimpee
Lerile
Ropp
Clerks
Will
Joneph J. Lind
Come
I Ladigasburg
Lotoaf
San Samus
Anal
Eds Yard
Augdonner
Harry Wilaga
Carnie Z. Aldridge
Linganore
Mu Afry
Woodville
Seathn
Ron. Cromwell
Maggie le Grinder
Darner
Vince Beachley
C. Hidridge
Martin J. Killover
Middletown
Old Power House
Fe. L. Stitely
A. Cramer
Hoyllankey
Cloris
Wm. A. Watkins
Gustavius Shafer Fort
Bile
Turvey RK
Leise
Joseph Ti
Joseph H. Bussard
M. Calvin Kefauver
Shockdtown
Ernest A. Lawrence
Lord Simpson
Marcellus All
J. Joseph Wasner
Lawrence Bros
Unionville
M. M. Bready
J. Padget
EB. L. Stitely
W. B. Catshall
Chas. M. Stitely
Woodsboro
Pleasant Hill School House
E. Darner
D. C. Brish
B. L. Sutely
R. Weybright
Catshall
Wm. H. Harbaugh
Charles Dorcus
Wm. E. Er
A. W. Nicodemus
C._E. Nichola
Buckeyastown
Licksville
J. H. Alinutt
Sea Baty News
HL R. Lease
J. HL Stanner
Samuel M. Strine
Newton A. Fulton
Walkeracile
Joan L. Dutrow
Fie Peeca
the News Gale
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