Hood College push leads to early completion of improvements
Hood College advances construction on a new dining and residence hall and a north wing extension to Brodbeck Hall. The three story plus fourth dormer structure will house 70 dorm rooms for 130 students and 104 teachers. Fire towers, kitchen moves, new social rooms, and expanded music and art facilities are planned with completion urged before the next scholastic year. Enrollment this summer is running ahead of last year.
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Hood College
Brodbeck Hall
Shriner Hall
kchers
uilding
Harrison, Metz and Emlem
Philadelphia
Frederick
Brodbeck
Hood
Liquor in Milk Bottles Busted in Montgomery County
Montgomery County bootleggers distributed corn liquor labeled cream milk in pint and quart bottles. Sheriff Moxley and Chief Cooley led an investigation on a Bethesda milk route, arresting Lester Polen and Fred Keith with Foster Oden later named. All charged with violating the local option law and selling intoxicating liquor. bail posted for Rockville Police Court trial. Wisconsin tests use mine tailings as fertilizer. four to five tons per acre boost clover and alfalfa.
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Montgomery county
Bethesda
Alvie A. Moxley
Charles T. Cooley
Lester Polen
Fred Keith
Foster Oden
Rockville
Manor Concil O U A M Picnic At Smiths Grove
Manor Council 185 Jr O U A M will host an all day patriotic celebration in Smiths Grove Doubs on Saturday. Events begin 9 30 a m with a Taylors town Doubs baseball game in Renns Park followed by a band concert at 11 30 a m. At 2 p m solos dialogues and recitations with addresses by I W Hocking and M Moore. Athletic contests include foot bag potato races running bread jumps watermelon and cracker races with prizes and Washington Junction band providing music.
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Manor Council
Smith’s Grove
Doubs
Taylorstown
Renn’s Park
I. W. Hocking
Baltimore
M. Moore
Hagerstown
Washington Junction band
Creagerstown Sunday School Holds July 29 Picnic
The Creagerstown Reformed Sunday school plans its annual picnic in the John M. Fisher grove on July 29 with music by the Yellow Springs Band. David J. Lewis will deliver the address as part of community events from Rocky Ridge to September featuring prominent preachers and a 25-voice community choir.
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David J. Lewis
Creagerstown Reformed Sunday school
John M. Fisher grove
Yellow Springs
David J.Lewis
Rocky Ridge
Rockville Break‑in Suspect Arrested After Overnight Looting
George L. Campbell, a Washington man, rifled the Nicholson home on Rockville pike while the family was away at Ocean City. He fried ham, drank wine, slept in a guest room, and attempted a getaway before Rockville officers arrested him on a statutory breaking charge. Campbell claimed the Holy Ghost directed the entry. minor property damage reported.
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Leonard L. Nicholson, Jr
Rockville pike
Rockville
Ocean City
George L. Campbell
Washington
Clarence Anders
William F. Disney
Campbell
Nicholson
Cumberland
Purely Personal News From Various Local Residents
A jumble of social notes lists visits and travels by local residents and visitors. Mrs. Joseph Caldwell stays with her mother in Blue Ridge Summit, Pa, while others head to Atlantic City, Swan’s Island, Maine, and points along the Eastern Seaboard. Gypsies organize against jazz, issuing a manifesto and prompting bans in seven Hungarian towns.
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Joseph Caldwell
8. C. Gaver
Blue Ridge Summit
Mollie Harrington
North Market street
E. G. Haugh
Haugh
Atlantic City
N. J
Eldridge Mullinix
Virginia Mullinix
Pittsburgh
Eli G. Haugh
Oliver Prie
Mary Effen Prie
Oxlahomg City
Lan lsdale
Thomas A. Chapline, Jr
Robert D. Osharn
Carroll Ashaugh
Westminster
Reissler
Walbrook
F. L Stoner
Second
Accident at Feagaville Bridge injures no one
A horse and buggy driven by Azel Painter with his daughter encountered a fast ice cream truck at the Feagaville one way bridge. The buggy toppled into the embankment after the left front wheel broke, but Painter and his daughter were uninjured. the truck skidded but sustained no damage.
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Feagaville
Azel Painter
Jefferson
Frederick
Hagerstown
Painter
Stock Market Active Despite Conditions
The morning session saw higher activity on firmer money conditions and mixed demand. Steel and equipment stocks led gains in Crucible, Gulf State, Midvale, Lackawanna, American Car, New York Air Brake, and Railway Steel Spring. Mexican, American Petroleum, and Colden Oil rose steadily while some domestic oils lagged. Call money opened at 4 percent. overall sales reached about 750000 shares.
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Associated Press
New York
Crucible
Gulf State
Midvale
Lacka- Wanna
American Car
Dr. Goucher Dies Founder of Goucher College
Rev. Dr. John F. Goucher founder of Goucher College Baltimore and leader of the Methodist Episcopal church died at his country home near Baltimore aged 79 after long illness Surviving are his widow and three daughters Day Schools Threatened Omaha Neb July 19 Lutheran day schools face threat says Prof F W C Jesse at Seward in speech before Walther League convention warning of opposition
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Associated Press
Baltimore
John F. Goucher
Goucher College
Methodist Episcopal church
here
Omaha
Nebr
F. W. C. Jesse
Seward
Neb
Walther League
Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference
Hearing in Motor Machine Company Case Is Resumed
The petition by Maryland Motor Machine Co. stockholders seeks receivers. testimony shows four bank accounts under Kehne and the company. Counsel for the defense contends money deposited to Kehne’s credit was used to pay debts the company was not legally obligated to cover.
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Kehne
Maryland Motor Machine Co., Inc
Hammond Urner
Glenn H. Worthington
Clary
Commercial State Bank
Eugene O'Dunne
Maryland Motor Machine Co
Charles H. Kehne
Patrick street
D. ¥. Davis
O'Dunne
Rain On Twelve July Days And Weather Notes
July precipitation totals 5.07 inches across 19 days with 12 rainy days. Temperature highs reached 90, lows near 68, and a 79 reading at 6 pm. A weather prophesy warns of evening thunderstorms while Prof Jesse defends schools against opposition and vows to uphold law and patriotism.
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sharp
ehine
Improvements at Frederick City Hospital Completed
Improvements at Frederick City Hospital completed add space and beauty. Hahn and Betson, B. E., Kepner were the architects. The middle building height was raised to match wings, creating three extra patient rooms. A brick porch replaces the old wooden entrance, adding porches on the second and third floors for patient use.
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Frederick City Hospital
Hahn and
Betson
B. E
Kepner
Weeden Maintains Shooting Accidentally Police say
Arthur Weeden, colored, who shot and killed Samuel Jenkins, also colored, of Flint Hill, near Buckeystown, still asserts the shooting was accidental and that he meant no harm. He is confined in the county jail with no preliminary trial yet. a September grand jury action is anticipated. Funeral services for Jenkins were held Monday at Hope Hill church, led by Rev. Booze with Revs. Lee and Imbert assisting, pallbearers Urban Lee, Frank Scott, Clyde Weeden, Curtis Lee, Walter Diggs and N. Barnes. interment followed at Hope Hill cemetery. Geo W. Peters funeral director.
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Arthur Weeden
Samuel Jenkins
Flint Hill
Buckeystown
Jenkins
Hope Hill church
J. H. Booze
J. F. Lee
A. Imbert
Urban Lee
Frank Scott
Clyde Weeden
Curtis Lee
Walter Diggs
N. Barnes
Hope Hill cemetery
Geo W. Peters
Tigert Selects Library for One Room Country School
Dr John J Tigert United States Commissioner of Education selects a library of 26 books for a one room country school The list is his ballot in a voting contest among librarians and teachers The contest aims to encourage schools without books to establish libraries and aid book choices The list covers Grades One through Eight with titles by Rackham Lindsay Stevenson Carroll Kipling Twain Needham and others
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Associate? Press
Chicago
John J. Tigert
United States Commissioner of Education
Tigert
American Library Association
National Education Association
Maud Lindsay
Arthur Rackham
E. Boyd Smith
Josephine D. Peary
Katherine Depp
Horace Scudder
Robert Louis Stevenson
Lewis Carroll
H. B. Boston
Kipling
Rogers
Robinson Crusps
Uncle Remus
J. C. Harris
Allen
Hans Brinker
Dodge
Alcott
George Washington
Scudder
Tom Sawyer
Mark Twain
Scott
J. G. Needham
Kipne
Cooley
Property Deeded and Divorce Petitions Filed in Court
Charles H. Kehne transfers property to Grayson H. Mercer for ten dollars. Equity cases include Olive F. Mariz versus Benjamin Martz seeking absolute divorce. Reno S. Harp represents wlaiitia. Charles M. Rice versus Virginia Rice files for absolute divorce with Harp as attorney for the plaintiff.
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Charles H. Kehne
Grayson H. Mercer
Olive F. Mariz
Benjamin Martz
Reno S. Harp
wlaiitia
Charles M. Rice
Virginia Rice
Reno S. Harp attemer
plaintig
The Tattooed Arm serial by Isabel Os iander
The third installment of The Tattooed Arm a gripping serial appears in The News today following the first two installments published Monday and Tuesday Back copies may be obtained at The News Post office Daily installments will continue until completion
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Isabel Os iander
News today
News Post
Labor Federation Appeals to Back Railroad Strike Nationwide
The American Federation of Labor urges all workers to support railroad clerks and maintainers in their strike. The West Frankford coal report notes Franklin county’s large production remains halted under President Harding’s plan. John L. Lewis signals cautious optimism amid government safety guarantees for strikebreakers as miners push for interstate agreement on April wage scales.
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Labor Federation
Associated Preas
West Frankford
Franklin county
Harding
United States
Washington
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Federation
Organized labor
Lewis
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Ritchie Receives Harding Telegram
Governor Ritchie will study the Maryland coal situation before replying after Harding addressed telegrams to state governors urging protection of operators reopening coal mines if needed. He pledged cooperation with the President to resume coal mining while noting Maryland actions have remained lawful and orderly.
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Maryland
Associated Press
Baltimore
Ritchie
Harding
Masked Men Drive 50 Out Of Concord
Seven masked heavily armed men overpowered guards at the Boston and Maine Rail road shops in Concord New Hampshire late last night. They entered a dormitory where 50 shop workers slept, drove them outside and ordered the town be left. There was shooting and hand to hand fighting with several workers beaten one needing hospital care according to officials.
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Associated Press
Boston
Boston and Maine Railroad
Concord
N. H
Maina
Governors Pledge Aid To Policy Of Harding
Governors of coal producing states reply to President Harding support federal policy to protect mines as operations resume. Responses indicate willingness to cooperate and outline plans to assist if emergencies arise.
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Harding
Associated Frese
Washington
Staten
White House
Pittsburg Mines To Open On Wages Paid in Nov 1917
The Pittsburgh Coal Producers Association announced that coal mines in the Pittsburgh district will reopen "to the greatest possible extent" with November 1917 wage scales after a strike ended. The announcement followed a meeting in Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburg
Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Coal Producers’ Association
Denby Survives Plane Crash Over Great Wall
Secretary Edwin Denby of the American Navy narrowly escaped death after his plane malfunctioned at about four thousand feet over the Great Wall. The craft was wrecked on landing, but Denby was uninjured.
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Associated Press
Peking
Edwin Denby
Towly
great wall
Dendy
Bruce OKs Sale Of Potomac Public Service Unit
William Cabell Bruce, general counsel to the Public Service Commission, says American Water Works and Electric Company qualifies as an electrical company under the Public Utilities act and may acquire Potomac Public Service Company. Most Potomac holders accept $30 a share. order expected today.
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American Waterworks
Potomac Public Service
William Cabell Bruce
Public Service Commission
Commission
American Water Works and Electric Company
Potomac Pub- Nec Service Company
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FEAGAVILLE BRIDGE
Dr. Goucher
MOTOR MACHINE COMPANY
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George J. Gould
Vere Sinclair
Europe
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WEEDEN
Fitzgerald
Union
re Railroad Labor Board
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Chesapeake and Ohio
G. A. Worrell
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Frank Walters
Denby
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