Harris County Notes and Local Happenings
Letters from residents describe a Hamstike Athletic Club tour to Washington Grove in a large touring car with many rooters. Clarksburg teams lost to Washington Grove at Gaithersburg Forrest. Nearby festival plans unfold on the public school grounds hosted by Lutheran and Reformed Sunday Schools, with strong attendance and hoped for funds. The Catocin Furnace Sunday School festival at the home of Mr. Lipscomb in New York returns home after events. Creagerstown reports Stevens is slow.
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Hamstike Athletic Club
Washington Grove
Clarksburg
Sto
Gaithersburg
the Forrest
Rélatives
Catoétin Furnace
Or Lipscomb
New - York
Eee
Yellow
Notable Incident Attracts Attention In Rural Parish
An unusual event near the hitching post disrupted a Friday journey when a vehicle misaligned its harness breaking a shot. The craftsman then repaired the apparatus at a shop before returning home. Mrs Percy Vi Patman and Mrs Patman attended church at thetica on Sunday.
Guests of Mr and Mrs Henry Fulton in Westminster
The text lists several visitors and guests including Mrs J D Nicodemus from Walkersville and Miss Miller from Westminster. It notes Mr and Mrs Henry Fulton hosting guests Harriet and Louise Miller and Miss Jeanette Burk, with visits extending to Mrs C A Mus. The fragment suggests a social gathering at the Fulton residence in Westminster.
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Stauffer
Walker
oMr
Washington, —D
J. D. Nicodemus
Walkersville
Fred. Miller
Miller
Harriet and
Louise. Miller
Westminster
Henry Fulton
Jeanette Burkmore
C. A.mus
Cornerstone Service Boosts Local Church Construction
The congregation expresses gratitude that the building progresses well and that future generations will honor the developers. A firm resolve emerges to dedicate the edifice with credit to all helpers, while those out of harmony are remembered with compassion. After services, the Christian Endeavor Society holds an open air service.
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Christian Endeavor Saciety
New Bridge Across Potomac Contract Awarded
The Cumberland Valley Railroad Company awarded contractor Thomas Sheahan of Richmond Virginia the job to build a Potomac River bridge near Williamsport. The structure will have 12 piers and two abutments with one span of 1 400 feet, 60 feet above the river bed, ten feet higher than the present bridge. Piers are concrete and the superstructure will be steel.
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Potomac
Cumberland Valley Railroad Company
Thomas Sheahan
Richmond
Potomac River
Williamsport
Antis Invoke Police Over Treatment of Protesters
Rioting antis denounce police handling as racist and heavy handed. The Minute Bjork Rheba Childe Dorr of New York accuses authorities of mistreatment during demonstrations and calls for investigation.
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Minute
Bjork Rheba Childe Dorr
New ‘York
Film set tragedy as powder barrel explodes
Fernleigh Katz a former Army lieutenant and film company manager was severely burned when a barrel of gunpowder exploded prematurely during a moving picture scene in Pottstown Pennsylvania. Katz was hurled about ten feet, his clothing catching fire, and he was taken to hospital in serious condition though expected to recover. Actors Oliver Roscoe and Bert Williams nearby were badly burned as well.
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Pottstown
Fernleigh Katz
United States Army
Charles 4
Katz
Oliver’ Roscoe
Bert Williams
BOAT CUT IN TWO NEAR CAPE LOOKOUT CAUSES DROWNINGS
The tender of the government starship off Cape Lookout North Carolina was cut in two by the steamship City of Atlants. Three of its five occupants drowned two were rescued and saved. The accident occurred in clear weather and calm seas. The liner crossed the tender’s bow while delivering mail and papers on the leeward side, misjudging distance.
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New York
Government Starship
Cape Lookout
North Carolina
City of Atlants
National League Standings and Scores Summary
Fragmented line data from league draw shows team scores and standings. Philadelphia leads with 6 runs over Pittsburgh’s 22 in a muted lineup. Cincinnati, Brooklyn, Chicago and St Louis follow with varying tallies. standings list W L and percentages for New York, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, St Louis, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati.
Tri-State League standings and results at multiple sites
In Marrisburg Harrisburg games Wilming beat ? at York York beat Trenton and Atlantic City defeated Allentown. Batteries noted as Milliman Philbin Horsey Koepman Scott Monroe Brazle Bovizle. Standings show Wilming 51 27 65. Trenton 39 39 500. Harrisburg 42 27 511. York 29 41 487. Allentown 40 28 SiMAUlan.Cy 27 5¢ 324.
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Tristate League
Marrisburg
Harrisburg
Wil
Pinston
Chabek
Theritter
Kerr
York
Trenton
Milliman
Philbin
Horsey
Koepman
Atlantic City
Aleatown
Scott
Mon‘roe
Brazle
Bovizle
WL. PC
W.L. PC
Wilming
Allenta
Girl Slain at Her Desk in Pallas Texas
Miss Florence T. Brown a stenographer was murdered at her desk in Pallas Texas on July 29. Her throat was cut and her left arm mangled, injuries indicating a struggle with a man. None of the real estate firm staff were present in the office at the time. Bruises on her body show she fought hard for her life.
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Pallas
Tex
Florence T. Brown
Fatal mistake in center field ends life of farmer
In St James Minnesota on July 29 Richard Bloomquist a young farmer ran under a high fly ball in center field and collided with a hay bucker. He was pierced through the chest by an iron prong and died shortly afterward.
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St. James
Minn
Richard Bloomquist
Wholesome Dishes For Family Meals From Old Cookery
Instructional table and kitchen notes describe wholesome breakfast and dinner dishes, with recipes and measurements. It covers creamed beef, baked potatoes, tomato dishes, peach filling, barley bread, apple cider marmalade, and orange marmalade, including steps, ingredients, and oven times for practical home cooking.
Fragmentary Food Note On Preserving Peaches And Marmalade
The readable text hints at making marmalade or preserves with peaches and yellow varieties. It mentions alternate layers of fruit and sugar and hints at quantities and preservation steps, though the OCR is garbled and some phrases are unclear.
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