Mewers Head for Dry Law Pledge Sparks Pa. Brewers
Harrisburg January reports a dramatic pledge from the Pennsylvania State Brewers' Association to obey dry law during Governor-elect Pinchot's administration. Leader Ridall announced the commitment after meetings warning against high alcohol content, signaling a broad wave of aridity across the commonwealth. Pinchot welcomed the pledge as a landmark alignment with prohibition goals and urged continued compliance by brewers.
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Harrisburg
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Ladall
Pennsylvania State Brewers’ Association
Michall
Philadelphia
Ridall
Tidal
Thes
Rich
Nee
Pinchot Selects Door for Walk In Sign in Harrisburg
Governor elect Pinchot chose the spot on a door near the Private Secretary’s desk in the Harrisburg capitol for the long promised walk in invitation placard. He and secretary P B Stahl Mecker visited the governor’s office to pinpoint the exact location. Pinchot will sit at that desk from ten A.M. to noon daily so visitors can walk right in.
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Pinchot
Harrisburg
Piichot
Mr. Pinchot
Stahlmecker
Banished in Chicago for alleged improper act with woman
Claude Wrant, alias Feats old, was banished from Chicago onJanuary 13 after a court saw fit to remove him for attempting to with a young woman. He showed many business cards claiming roles as lawyer electrical producer and correspondent for New York papers. He testified he had practiced law in Ohio and Canton. He agreed to leave Chicago by October. A separate notice mentions the burial of Normal Spang in an Omster cemetery Paris with his heart to be interred beside his parents in France.
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Mashar
Chicago
Claude Wrant
Lawyer
A &Trical
A Correspond
New York
Court
Ohio
Canton
Onin
Wrant
Pitts
Spans
Paris
France
Argh
Charters F. Spang
Pioneer Stee
Resolutions Adopted By Farmers In Frederick Meeting
Resolutions adopted at the Maryland Agricultural Society annual meeting in Frederick January 10 11 12 1923 express gratitude to the Frederick Chamber of Commerce for hospitality to affiliated groups and praise the Francis Scott Key Hotel and Hood College. It covers support for farm bureaus co operative marketing the Maryland Agricultural Corporation and opposition to daylight saving laws while endorsing Towne land title registration and state agriculture fairs.
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Maryland Agricultural Society
Fis
Frederick
Maryland Agricultural
BR. Sager
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Col
D. Aplin Markey
Frederick Chamber of Commerce
Hood College
Rand
Frederick County Farm Bureau
Albert C. Ritchie
Maryland
Farm Bureau
Agricultural Corporation of Maryland
Agricultural Corporation
General Assembly
State Board of Agriculture
Tos
Department of Agriculture
d@hersea
County Agriculture Faith Association
Barde
Senate
United States
Thie
Congress
Representa
Maryland Agriculture Society Urges Freight Rate Cut
Members urge reduction of freight rates for time sensitive agricultural supplies amid high costs. They commend retiring officers and stress society unity with allied farm groups to boost Maryland agriculture to historical heights.
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Maryland Agriculture
Rockville Fire Company Elects Officers At Annual Meeting
At the Rockville volunteer fire department annual meeting officers were chosen for the main company and each unit. The list includes President Otis M. Linthicum, fire chief Joseph W. Howes, secretary William D. Clark, treasurer F. Bache Albert, and other captains and lieutenants for Companies 1 through 4. The fire board members were re-elected and the "He Night" event was announced for February to help clear the department’s indebtedness.
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Rockville
Lee S. Hutchinson
W. D. Gartner
Clarence & Andera
Heutenant
Paul Brunett
William D Clstk
A. Freeburger
William Burrows
Preston Ricketts
Ernest L. Bullard
Montgomery County Fair elects new board and reviews finances
The Montgomery County Agricultural Society held its annual meeting in Rockville electing 14 directors led by Clarence L Gilpin and James D King, with Luther Hoellman new to the board. The treasurer reported last fall receipts of 17403.45 and detailed sources and expenditures. Bills due total 4160 with liabilities including a 7000 mortgage and 15325 total indebtedness. A special meeting considered charter changes increasing directors to 16, adding life memberships, and revising voting and meeting rules before state sanction.
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Montgomery County Agricultural Society
Rockville
Clarence L. Gilpin
Lewis ¥. Barnsley
Frank Thomas
Harry J. Hant
Charles G. Holand
Perrie E. Waters
James R. King
James C. Christopher
John B. Diamond, Jr
James D. King
Thomas J. Falks
Luther A. Hoellman
Mr. Hoellman
A. Dawson Trundle
Midway
Maryland Racing Association
Maryland Association of Fairs
Virginia Association of Fairs
National Trotting Association
Society
Board of Directors
Life
Montgomery County
District of Columbia
Rosfac Br
Permittunc
Aly
Tarze
Sahetion
Taneytown Notes and Local Visits in January
County items list residents visiting Littlestown Lancaster and Baltimore. Postmaster Harvey L Fuser took over duties assisted by former postmaster W E Burke and son Harvey E with plans to move to town April 1. Visitors include Agnes Arnold William Gallery Harry Miller Estelle Burgoon and Mrs John Byers and others.
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Chas
Fuss
Olive Wolfe
Baltimore
Estelle Burgoon
Littlestown
David Baughman
Harvey L. Fuser
W. E. Burke
W. E. Burke, and Son, Mr. Fuser's Son, Harvey E
John H. Marker
M. C. Fuas
John Byers
Bertha Haines
Hanover
John Freyman
William
Charles Byers
Westminster
Community Notes From Woodsboro and Surrounding Areas
In Woodsboro on January 12 various locals were visiting relatives and lengthy family gatherings noted. Ralph H Grinder of Washington returned home after time with his sisters Mrs Charles Stitely and Mrs William H Davis. Mildred Smith visited Miss Rosaline Hoffman of Frederick as a guest. Mrs Romeo Wagner and her Virginia-based son spent several days with relatives. Baxter Dougherty slaughtered five hogs totaling 2116 pounds and canned fifteen fifty-pound tins of lard. Attendees included the Dougherty family, Hunmer, Snook, Otto, and others. Mrs Douglass Johnson and children from York Pennsylvania visited her parents Harry and ??? Anders. Mrs Harry Kling of Walkersville called on Maynard Ordear family.
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Woodsboro
Ralph H. Grinder
Washington
Charles Stitely
William H. Davis
Mildred Smith
Rosaline Hoffman
Frederick
Romeo Wagner
Virginia
Baxter Dougherty
J. E. Dougherty
C. F. Dougherty
N. C. Hunmer
Snook
Kathryn Otto
Mollie Dougherty
Miller Whitmore
Mary Otto
Mary Dougherty
John Dougherty
Harry Carroll
Kenneth
Charles Dougherty
Clayton
Earl Snock
Lee Hummer
Charles Hummer
Douglass Johnson
York
Harry Anders
Harry Kling
Walkersville
Maynard Ordrear
New Dormitory Planned for State Normal School Towson
State Superintendent Albert 8 Cook announced a spring contract for a new $150000 dormitory at Towson State Normal School behind the current building to house 142 more students. Named Richmond Hall after Miss Sarah Richmond, the facility will ease overcrowding at Newall Hall and possibly lift enrollment toward 600 next year. The Board of Public Works will award the contract, with conference meetings set for January 18 and 19 at Annapolis, attended by county superintendents and board members. Dr Henry M Fitzhugh will preside and speak on Public Education from citizen and state viewpoints.
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Albert 8. Cook
State Superintendent of Education
State Normal School
Towson
Newall Hall
Board of Public Works
Cook
Richmond Hall
Sarah Richmond
Baltimore
Carrollton
Lafayette Avenues
County Boards of Eduction
Annapolis
Henry M. Fitzhugh
State Board of Education
Island of Saint Lucia Description and Population
The Windward island Saint Lucia is twenty four miles long and twelve miles wide at its broadest point. It covers 238 square miles with mountains reaching 3,145 feet. The land is wooded with Waples and Castries as a growing vegetation hub, and the capital is Castries. In 1921 Saint Lucia’s population stood at 52,503.
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T. Lucia
Waples
Castries
Bas Gre
St. Lucia
Allies debate reparations future as talks progress
In early 1921 Germany reparations rose from 26 billion to 182 billion gold marks, with Britain aiming for final settlement in 1954 and France insisting on immediate productive guarantees or Ruhr occupation. Britain proposes penalties only after default, while France pushes sanctions to secure German compliance. Rudolph Breitscheid cited Kaiser's terms as reference in the Reichstag.
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France
England
Ruhr
Wedding Reception at Klipp Home Honors New Bride
A social wedding reception was hosted at the Klipp residence near Braddock Heights to honor Simon Klipp after his marriage in Hagerstown to Katherine Bales of Martinsburg. The event featured an elaborate dinner and music by Katherine Klipp and Alice Klipp, with nearly 150 guests including the Klipp family and friends. The Klipps will host guests at the Easterbrook farm in Shookstown after January 15.
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John Klipp
Braddock Heights
Simon
Hagerstown
Katherine Bales
Martinsburg
Katherine Klipp
Alice Klipp
Easterbrook
Shookstown
Simon Kipp
William Bear
David Klipe
Paul Kipp
Alice
Margaret Klipp
Blanche Main
Kathleen Kipp
Dorothy Bear
Elizabeth
Frances
Alma Kipp
David Klipp
Oscar
Roy Kline
Charles Masser
Homer Bear
Yoseph
Franklin
James Kipp
Messrs
Harvey Blavnt
Oscar Kline
Raymond Biile
Richardson Camp Laughs At Mojave Letter
In the Friends of Richardson guberna torial camp they recall a letter from a Mojave resident asking what Richardson stood for before voting. The exchange centers on state reads, a campaign issue, and a Mojave gentleman’s quip about good intentions and roads to hell, quoted from the Los Angeles Times.
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Richardson
Mojave
Los Angeles Times
Dr Cook named in Texas oil swind
Allandc City N J Jan 13 Frederick A Cook once linked to polar exploration is named head of a Texas oil promoting group. He allegedly led stock sales netting about 30000 from the public over years as Texas bankers push a wider probe with two weeks for prosecution.
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Allandc
Fort Worth
Dr. Cook
Proleum Producers Association of
Worth
Texas
Schwab
Cook
E. J. Cox
Am of
Toney
Enterprise Tower
Cox
Compion
Spectacles for Horses Ignite English Thoroughbred Fandom
A brief item notes spectacles for horses as a unique invention. It suggests that mares or horses trained with such spectacles gain a high stepping habit. The piece remarks popularity largely in England among lovers of thoroughbred horses.
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England
Washington
Making a Home With Irving in Detroit
A Detroit author quotes Irving in a piece on home making. The text stresses common sense in choosing furniture to fit American scale and centers on sentiment about furnishing homes and treating furniture well.
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Irving
Guest
Detroit
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