South Street Improvements Resume as Pipelines Build
City plans resumed work on West South Street trolley tracks led by Potomac Edison and the Pennsylvania Railroad to regrade the street for a smoother crown. A cofferdam will enable the under river pipe while ground work for a filtration plant and pumping station proceeds.
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Carroll Creek
Maxtwell
Ita
Monocacy River
Arcaca
Linganore Creek
Maxwell
South Street
West South Street
Potomac Edison Company
Munshower
Potomac Edison
Jefferson Street
East Street
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Peninsylvania Railroad
Annapolis mayor sues Capital over alleged libel
Mayor Walter E. Quensted filed a $50,000 libel and slander suit in circuit court against The Evening Capital the only daily in Annapolis Maryland. He claims a news paragraph stated he spoke at a meeting in the Negro quarter for re election help and damaged his reputation.
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Annapolis
Walter E. Quensted
Alander
Armour
Weather totals and a denatured alcohol tragedy in Brockton
Weather data shows precipitation totals for 1991 and earlier periods with references to normal values and rainfall records. The Brockton Massachusetts news reports that four people died and two were seriously ill after consuming denatured alcohol, with authorities noting a brief interval between deaths and a pattern of poisoning.
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Norma
Jac
Bcioa
Brockton
Mass
Alimony Claim Not Sustained in Brunswick Case
Judges rule that a $110 monthly payment and a $6,500 sum set by a divorce decree were not alimony and cannot be terminated by the wife’s death. The Brunswick court upheld a demurrer in May P. Cummings vs James E. Cummings, noting payments were to a third party under a lien and not alimony.
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Urner and
Willard
May P. Cummings
James E. Cummings
Bruns Wick
Cummings
Dorothy Cummings Bennett
Leo Weinberg
H. Riefler DeLauter
Bronewick
Perton
Jacob Rohrdack
Frederick City Bond Debt and 1860s Ransom Not Paid
An article recounts Frederick City's large bonded debt and a disputed 3.9 million dollar levy levied by General Early. The sum was supposedly due tomorrow but would not be paid, with references to a ransom negotiated on North Market Street and support from local banks. Efforts across Congressmen and local business groups to obtain reimbursement failed.
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Frederick City
Frederick
Ordnance
Cole
North Market Street
Patrick
Church Streets
Adrian C. McCardell
Tats
Sixth
Barly
Wilam C. Birely
Will of Tate Jacob Rowe Exposes Estate Plans
The will directs the Emmi a oe Mrs Annie R olde estate to be divided among daughters Rosannt Ohier Fuss and Helen fist with a one quarter share to them. The remainder goes to Helen fist and to four grandchildren under stipulations that mature funds be paid at ages 25 and 23 with contingencies for potential early death. Proceeds from the sale of the home and stock in the Central Trust Company are also noted.
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Tate
Jacob Rowe
Emmia
Annie R.olde
Furni
Cental Trust Company
Rosannt Ohier Fuss
Helen Fist
Sheai
M. Vai- Ste
el Gren
Fragmentary obituary fragment about Bowie widow and heirs
Fragmentary text notes a widow named Bowie tied to William D. Bowie and Chien Bowie with unclear relations. The passage lacks full context to identify dates, locations, or additional facts.
Anniversary of the Battle of Monocacy Highlighted
The 67th anniversary of the Monocacy battle commemorates its Civil War role delaying Confederate forces toward Washington. Local efforts seek a $5,000 federal appropriation to mark the battlefield. only $4,000 has been allotted so far. Four monuments exist with recent Rotary planting projects and minor markers.
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Lew Wallace
Jubal Early
Prederick
US General Hospital
Wallace
Frederick
Hagerstown
Eut
Stotes
Early
Virginia
Maryland
Poolesville
Harpers Ferry
Congress
Prederick Rotary Club
Public Library Institute Ends With CertificatesAt Hood College
The Public Library Institute at Hood College June 29 to July 3 concludes Thursday at 5 pm with certifi cates awarded to 22 librarians from Maryland. Dr Joseph H Apple presides and Miss Charlotte Newell of Baltimore attends as a state library figure. The closing program marks the first Maryland institute of its kind and follows an address by Miss Ethel Pair on library budgeting and reader service.
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Public Library Institute
Hood College
Vari
Dous
Maryland
Joseph H. Apple
Maryland Public Library Commission
Charlotte Newel
Baltimore
State Library Commission
Ethel Pair
New Jersey State College For Women
Tater
Adelene Pratt
Government criticized for jailing youths under federal system
A report by the Wickersham Commission notes harsh treatment of juveniles in federal custody. It cites 939 boys under 18 held during six months ending December 31, 1929, for violations of the federal prohibition act, with 218 from the eastern Kentucky district.
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Celera
Hearst
Chillicou
Kentucky
Red Cross Refuses Aid for Miners' Children
Chairman Payne of the Red Cross said the organization cannot extend relief to children of striking Western Pennsylvania coal miners. He noted the relief role is limited to declared emergencies due to acts of God, and cited ongoing industry hardship with other agencies available locally.
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RED Cross
Ashington
Payne
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Lamont
Food For
Paine
Ooal
County
Deacons Club Members Observe Planets At Hood County Observatory
The Deacons Club of the Evangelical Reformed church gathered at Williams Observatory Hood County on August's Tuesday evening. Ex deacons Emory Henry Ramsburg and Arthur Marsh joined Charles Tat and others to view Saturn Vega Deneb Altair Lyrae and the star cluster Messier 13 through the observatory equipment.
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Evangelical Re
T. Erust F. Marsh
Wiliams’ Observatory
Hood Co
Deneb
Alzair
Messier 13
Emory
Henry B. Ramsburg
Guy FB Marsh
Charies Tat
Cio i
Court mans and the Baiu was ane omy omaze.
Court records show a case involving the Baiu estate and a related dispute. Details remain unclear due to fragmented text but reference to a court handling and property or financial matters is evident. Further context not available from the snippet.
Brady training camp notes and guard expected
July five report from Camp Britt notes a large guard contingent and 696 officers occupying the camp for two weeks as National Guard units prepare for summer training. Separate briefs cover Vatican editorials, stock market activity, a heat wave forecast for Maryland, and an invitation to christen the Navy dirigible Akron with Herbert Heaver set to attend.
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Bitchie
Cascade
Maryland
Will Christen Dirigisle
Washington
Herbert Heaver
Cimate i
Akren
Obie
New Wheat Price Quoted by Frederick Co operative
New wheat was priced at 50 cents today by the Frederick Farm Bureau Cooperative Association, based on Baltimore market quotes. It notes a low level in years with no‑old wheat quotation at about 75 cents and hints at possible export demand from moratorium talks, while Frederick county wheat awaits threshing amid harvest in the Middletown valley.
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Frederick Farm Bureau Cooperative Aesociation
Baltimore
Farmera
Air tour contestant injured in plane crash at Yorkville stop
Charles Sugg, a contestant in the national air tour, was seriously injured when his ship crashed near a hillbordering gunport during an overnight stop in Yorkville. Twelve planes in the tour moved on. Sugg was taken to a Wheeling hospital for treatment while another crew member, Z. D. Granville of Springfield, Mass, was diagnosed with appendicitis and sent to Wheeling for care.
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Yorkville
Charles Sugg
Art Tremigir
Toup
Z. D. Granvile
Springfield
Mass
Wheeling
Wheeling. W. Va
Ohio
Plane Crash Smashes Hagerstown Aviator In Garden City Visit
Alen B Hart a5, former manager of Patchid Aviation Corp of Hagerstown, Maryland, crashed near Ches tertown after a landing gear failure. His home was Garden City, Long Island, and he arrived to visit his father Alan Harris, a cashier at a local firm. Hart escaped serious injury as his wings tore off the monopane during the accident.
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Artuma
Capy
Alen B. Harta5
Paitchid Aviation Corporation
Magerstown
Hagtraown
Gay
Harts
Garden City
L. L
Chestertown
Alan A. Larris
Aiemati
Leid
Two Americans start nonstop Tokyo flight refueling over Alaska
Robins and Mantor1o begin a Pacific nonstop Seattle to Tokyo attempt aided by a mother ship refueling over Fairbanks Alaska and Siberia. The Bowing Fort Worth monoplane carries 390 gallons of gasoline as the pair aim for Friday morning arrival at the capital of Nippon.
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Seattle
Wash
Tokyo
Pacific Standard
L. Robins
M. Tm
Fort Worth
Patrbanks
Alaska
Siberia
Bering Sea
Pacific
North Bend
B. C
Pactte P. T
Lytton
B.C
ISSUE FISHING LICENSES Open in July Week
The first week of July saw a rise in fishing licenses issued as optimistic anglers faced muddy streams. About one hundred licenses were issued this week, with Deputy Clerk of Court Joan H. Martz noting the count. Non resident applicants declined due to Maryland laws urging compliance with home state rules, deterring Pennsylvanians from Maryland streams. Typically 1,200 to 1,350 licenses are issued yearly in this county, with summer days averaging about six permits daily, and over thirty granted on the last day of June.
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Joan H. Martz
Maryland
Falls Dead Along Road near New Market
Sheridan Snowden, colored, about 60, was found dead around 6:38 am on the Monrovia pike south of New Market. He rode part of the way from Motroria with Clayton Walking, then walked to the house of George Spriggs before collapsing likely from a lung hemorrhage. An eight year old boy alerted others, Dr Roop and Frederick authorities were notified, a verdict of death by natural causes was issued, Snowden leaves a widow and children.
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Sheridan Snowden
Monrovia
New Market
Motroria
Clayton
Watkins
George Spriggs
Preton Byrd
EP. Roop
Roop
Frederick
Justice Bowers
Linn
Pere~ Man
Snowden
Has & Son
Reginald Snowden
Higher standard for milk in Baltimore campaign begins
Baltimore July 8 The State Health Department begins distributing new sanitary milk requirements to 4000 producers serving the city and suburbs. About 40 000 gallons of milk are affected as the measure aims to boost quality. The document titled Essential Requirements for Sanitary Milk Production was prepared by the Bureau of Chemistry and Food of the Department of Health.
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New York
Stecks
United States Steel
Call Taney
Baltimore
Maryland
Maryland Couiter
Bureau of Chemistry and Food of
Bena Depertment
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