Robbery confession tied to court-office burglaries
George Smith, an ex convict, testified before Justice Fabian Posey that in a drunken state he entered the offices of Col. J E R Wood, George Arre Jr, and Henry Hanson Maulsby and stole numerous items. He said he sold some articles in a saloon and gave others to a dark mustached man near Bartonsville. The cost of stolen goods nears $26 and he was jailed in default on $200 bond awaiting grand jury action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Roberts
Goith
Wex
Catte
Kratin
East Phirick Street
Bartonsville
North Market Street
Pearce
Wood
Mr. Maulsby
Dudge Christian Eckstein
Justice Pora
Manine Beard
Smith
Muth
Courts Records Of Deeds And Final Accounts
Involving conveyances between Frank T Barnes and Pearl M Barnes and others return notices show transfers of real estate in the county for $10 and other estates. Orphans Court filings list first and final accounts of administrators and executors including P Lainne Jaine John Haine Margate Finenhauer Levi A Barnes Lewis E Barnes Ellen Lipps and David M Barrick with inventories and distributions. Marriage licenses issued include Raymond H Thomas Maud L Karn Kittsville Webster Huffer Quartney Edgar L Hargett and Dessie Kefouver nearby couples in Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Franck, Theenbater
Margate Finenhauer
Levi A
Lewis E. Barnes
John
T. Barnes
Ellen Lipps
David M Barrick
Ellen Lippy
Raymond H. Thomas
Neaver
Maud L. Karn
Kittsville
C. Webster Huffer
Marquart Courtney
Burkitt We
Edgar L. Hargett
Sear Free ‘K
Dessie M_ Kefouver
Middietown
Chicago Wheat Market and Woman Suffrage Brief
Chicago wheat quotations drifted about one cent below western figures with high bid around £1.37% and $1,251. A clerk to the mayor and alderman Mrs Jacob H Schmidt on South Street receives congratulations for the birth of a daughter as discussion of woman suffrage continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Smith Lockhart and Company
Jacob H. Schmidt
South Street
Will of Mrs Shriver Leaves Estate to Granddaughters
The will filed in the Orphans Court of Baltimore leaves all jewelry and wearing apparel to son John B Shriver, books to son Joseph Alexis Shriver, with the residue held in trust by Safe Deposit and Trust Company. Three trusts for the three sons for life with their issue, and a fourth for granddaughters Alice and Violet Clendinen, then for their children at 21. No provision for daughter-in-law Martha N Shriver due to a prior payment. Also notes a fast freight train run between Cumberland and Brunswick covering 102 miles in 2 hours 42 minutes under Engineer W B True.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olivia Brengte Shriver
Frederick
Orphans Court
Baltimore
Joan
Clarence
Joseph Alexis Shriver
John
Shriver
Safe Deposit and Trust Company
Alice
Violet Clendinen
Alice Shriver Clendinen
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Cumberland
Brunewick
W. EB. True
Diehl
Barger
McCormick
Rij
What Kind of a Prophet Are You?
A playful 1915 quiz asks readers to answer foreseen questions about future events. It invites tearing out the article, tucking it away, and returning in 1915 to see how many were correct, touching on dates, politics, infrastructure, and social matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
December Health Report shows limited infectious case
The December report records 20 births, 16 deaths, and only one infectious disease case. It notes 3 tuberculosis reports, with births by race and sex and deaths by race, age, and cause, including lobar pneumonia and accounts of child birth and other conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver
Ira, McCurdy
County Commissioner Slaughters Hampshire Hogs on New Year’s Day
County Commissioner Frank M. Stevens slaughtered six Hampshire hogs on New Year’s Day, each averaging 321 pounds, for a local farm or county project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank M. Stevens
Hampshire
Central Trust Company of Maryland Annual Meeting Notice
Frederick M. Jan 6 1915 annual meeting notice for the stockholders of Central Trust Company of Maryland to elect directors and conduct year end business. includes figures on bills payable and reserves for taxes and CDs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Trust Company OF Maryland
Frederick
Maryland
State of Maryland
Holters
Lil Wilck
Ancient toothpicks and doors in Chinese lore in old times
A collage of antiquarian notes traces toothpick use from ancient Greece to Roman times, then shifts to Chinese door design and symbolic numerals. It mentions silver toothpicks, the term picktooth, and witty court figures, then pivots to yawa disease names, lake colors, and old price quirks in a whimsical Inquirer feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grote
Greece
Agathocles
Martial
Italy
France
Thomas Overbury
Bishop Earle
Picktooth
London Telegraph
C A To Reopen Tomorrow After Diphtheria Closure
City Health Officer ordered the Y M C A and Public Library closed for one day due to a diphtheria case. After fumigation both buildings will reopen tomorrow morning. Rosco Murray of Carroll county, a roomer at the building, contracted the disease and was moved to Miss Theresa Bell's home. None of Murray's entrants had been in the library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Library
Rosco Murray
Carroll County
Theresa B. Bell
West Second Street
Murray
All Stars Triumph Over Diamonds by 63 Pins
The All Stars defeated the Diamonds on the Diamond bowling alleys by 63 pins for their fourth straight win. O Miller led with 326 pins across three games as the team prepares to play Thurmont on Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
All Stars
the Diamonds
Thurmont
O. Miller
Short Life of Big Guns
Scientific American explains how rifle bores and rifling wear with each shot, reducing accuracy. It contrasts small shoulder rifles with large artillery, noting bore wear is slower in smaller arms but accelerates in big guns and coastal batteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientific American
Mayor Suggests Safer Playground Route for Children
Mayor Fraley said he asked children roasting on West Patrick Street to use Battletown Hill instead of Bentztown Hill because Bentztown’s car tracks made it more dangerous. He noted kids need a place to play but cited traffic risk as a factor in his recommendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fraley
West Patrick Street
Battletown Hill
Benttown Hill
Bentztown
Wiles Granted Absolute Divorce in Local Case
Mary Ellen Wiles has been granted an absolute divorce from L. J. Wiles. Samuel A. Lewis served as her attorney in the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ellen Wiles
L. J. Wiles
Samuel A. Lewis
Digestive Aid Seeks Quick Relief from Stomach Ailments
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a fast remedy for indigestion, gas, and sour stomach. It claims rapid relief, urging readers to keep the product at home and try it if meals upset their stomachs. The copy warns against drastic drugs and notes side effects from unsuitable remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pape
Auction sale of Mary A. C. Fhammer properties
John L. Dutrow auctioned real estate at the courthouse in the morning. Florence V. Castle bought a Jefferson street lot with a brick dwelling for 747 dollars. William H. Summers purchased a West Patrick street lot with a two-story brick home for 880 dollars. Hagerstown reports a globetrotting newsboy named Pitsie Ryan, once in Frederick, is now in Hagerstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Dutrow
Court House
Albert 3. Brown
Jacob Rohrback
Mary A. C. Fhammer
Jefferson Street
Florence V. Castle
Jacob Gibbons
West Patrick Street
William H. Summers
Hagerstown
Pitsie” Ryan
Frederick
Walkersville
Sohneville
Gale, Cramer & Stauffer
Court Street
Law’s Grip: Moran Held After Charities Building Incident
James Moran, a stranger with a severed hand, was arrested on a begging and frightening a woman charge at the Federated Charities building on South Market street. He was sentenced to six months in the House of Correction by Justice Dennis. In a separate report, Robert Thomas, colored, was arrested near the Northern Central area for disturbing the peace and using obscene language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Moran
Federated Charities
South Market Street
Moran
House of Correction
Justier Dennis
Robert ‘Thomas
Decter
Fraiey
Optimism Theme Echoes in Brief Jail Term
A fragmentary note recalls Justice Dennis sentencing a man to fifteen days in jail, while a Somerville Journal advertisement urges readers to adopt optimism and savor small pleasures. The piece counsels cheerful living and gratitude, contrasting worldly troubles with simple joys.
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JO Het Eam Fice
Poordi Ginith
THE
Beye
Gireult and Orphaned Court
Frank T. Barnes
Pearl Ms. Barnes
Pearly M. Barnes
Orphans” Court
P. Law
Iine
John Haine
Medane Djuntributicr
Toa
Ise
Mrs. Shriver
Coral Baseball League
Brunswick
United States
Bs Force of
Uria
Mexico
Wil Frederick
London
White House
Wille
Postoffice
Admiral Schley
Montevue Hospital
Progressive Party
Frederick County
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Commissioner Butchers
TOLAY
Bone
Vie City
Geeraiyte
U.S
Gene Ie
Maerate Banka
Depoalt
Robert A, Kempe
Gnina
Leaven
Africa
Fiji Islands
Geneva
Lake of Constance
Lake of
Lucerpe
Rrienz
Lake Thun
T C. A
Stemech
Tear
Cate Aromana
Vanisi
Odn Avenue
Praohliningza Tank
Market Street
Market St
East Fourth Street
Harry W. Bowers
Commercial Bank
Square Corner
KR Lal Bennet
New Central Trust Company
Apriaat
East Fifth Street
Jas C. Rows
West Fourth
Frederick County National Bank
North Market
Wem Patrick Streets
Bank
Park Aveanse
North Market Rt
Mayssae
George L. Cramer
Bons
Wadia
Rhonm
UB. Church
Stauffer
XR. & PD
Mantz
the Law
Tral Railroad
Jall
Justice Dennis
Eiurope
Japan
Somerville Journal
Arlington Hotel
Frederick, Md
E. D. Mooze
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