Native Of County Prisoner In Same Tent With Atzerodt
Native of this county, George C. Thomas, celebrated his 81st birthday January 10 and was briefly jailed in Berryville Va. He was held with George A. Atzerodt in Frederick Junction tent after lacking a pass. Thomas later learned his tentmate was Atzerodt, executed for Lincoln murder. A Civil War memory recalls generals and Lincoln. Thomas, born January 10, 1841, lived in several towns, married Eliza Jane Smith, and settled in Berryville in 1866. He helped start Berryville water works, served as mayor eight years, and remains active at age. He has ten children, nine living.
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George C. Thomas
George A. Atzerodt
Abraham Lincoln
Mr. Thomas
Berryville
W O. Glaze
East Church Street
Frederick Junction
Aang
George Layman
George A Atzerodt
Atzerodt
Thomas
Stonewall” Jackson
Longstreet
Baker's Valley
E. Thomas
Baltimore
Tha City
Taneytown
Woodsboro
Staub
Rahter
Eliza Jane Smith
Benjamin Smith
Jacob Adama
Barryville
Tie
Virginia
Green Hill
Berryvile
Condemned Harvey Church Breaks Silence Five Hours Before Execution
Harvey Church, 21, condemned for the killings of two automobile salesmen in Adams Wisconsin, speaks to his mother and sister five hours before his scheduled hanging in Chicago. Judges refused clemency as his attorneys sought stays. prison officials report he had remained unresponsive for days, only murmuring once to acknowledge his parents.
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Chicago
Harvey Church
Scanton Ard David
Bernard Daugherty
Philadelphia
Earl Austus
Adams
Wis
Mothe
Church
Harvey
Westbrook
Smatl
Atomerxssis
Bennison F. Bartel
Frank J. Tsvell
Transformation Striking Worker Thought Mental Collapse
A vocational report argues that weeks of a drastic strike warped the worker’s mind and body, claiming complete loss of control and that his mental function may have ceased. The text notes severe impairment and possible permanent damage from the prolonged cessation of work.
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Opin
Harding Protests Reductions of Army Size and Medical Staff
Washington reports administration opposes cutting the army below 130000 enlisted men and rejects a 115000 figure as unjustified amid world conditions. Surgeon General Ireland argues the medical corps must not be cut by percentage, citing duties from citizen training camps to reserve officers. House backs a $6 million navy fuel allotment in the deficiency bill.
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Washington
Anthony
House
Fardley
Pershing
Army Medical Corps
Senate Military Committee
Ireland
Killed in Bandit Chase In Dublin Son-in-Law of Redmond
Max S and S Green, son in law of the late John Redmond, was shot and killed in Dublin during a chase after a robbery at the ministry of pensions office. A robber fled with 600 pounds. a pursuing guard was killed and another wounded in the exchange.
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Max Green
Jona Redmond
Dublin
Belfast
Max S&s. Green
Irish Prison Board
John Redmond
Ministry of Pensions
Green
News-Post Birthday Reflections and Spring Hopes
Mary Jane salutes The News-Post milestone and Frederick County growth. She recalls editors and colleagues, notes library talks, local clubs, and upcoming spring season events. She mentions Easter preparations, shops brimming with novelties, new garages, flats, and plans for the Memorial and Braddock Marker.
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Schley Park
Old Town
Rosenour
Frederick
McCaffrey
Kline
Court Street
City
Braddock
Stab Woman to Death Near Rockefeller Estate in Tarrytown
In North Tarrytown near John P. Rockefeller’s estate a young woman was found murdered with the jugular vein severed and the left throat deeply gashed. Police theorize she was killed and the body discarded in the street, possibly from an automobile, as late hours prevented lifting. Separately, fossil elephant remains were found in Texas, suggesting these animals roamed the region about 600,000 years ago.
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Tarrytown
N.Y
North Tarrytown
John P. Rockefeller
Texas
Catholic Priest Named U S Diplomatic Representative
Joseph A. Denny, a Cathar priest from Mari2 O, has been appointed by President Hardieg as general to Mentocen. This is the first time a Catholic priest is named to an American diplomatic post.
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Ieeph M. Penny
Mari2. O
Hardieg An Ce
Mentocen
Hours Of Service In Sunday Schools And Churches Of This City Announced For Tomorrow
City churches announce Sunday activities with morning worship and evening sermons. Rev. Morgan Rodedick at Presbyterian leads Sunday school for all ages, with a communion service and reception of members, plus a consecration meeting led by Frankin Witter. Trinity and other parishes plan baptisms, sermons, and midweek prayers.
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Presbyterian
David Morgan Rodedick
Partor
Christian Endeavor
Frankin Witter
Jesus
Trinity M. E. Cc
Leo Barret
A. W
Adudes of
Infante
Poan
Epworth League
Ray Burgee
Flint Hill
Evangelical Reformed
Llenri L. G. Kieffer
Miller
Dorothy Robb
Grace Church
First Baptist
W. C. Royal
Bible School
A. G. Rupp
Servicws
Luna
Jamo
St. John’s Catholic
W. J. Kane
Loncuran
Methodist Episcopal
J. O. Wrightson
Jesse FL Michael
Epworth
Miss Mary War
Tag P. Or
Church of the Brethren
Errix Miller
Sanctity School
Jon O
Rocky Springs Chapel
Quinn A
S. R. Drummond
A. C. Bh
Tearuc
Leaders Bible
Jesse H. Michael
Caruso Throat Described as Extraordinary Vocal Power
Rome reports from March 4 state Enrico Caruso’s throat, left to Naples Museum, shows extraordinary vocal development. Doctors say his vocal cords are twice normal length, epiglottis thick, and lung power immense, making his singing voice superbly powerful.
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Rome
Enrico Caruso
Naples Museum
Caruso
Hen Shows Appreciation by Laying Three Eggs in One Day
William Fritts of Frenchtown New Jersey kept a freezing hen in a warm shed after a cold morning. The bird laid an egg at nine o clock, another by three pm and a third after an electric light thawed the hen. The owner noted the temperature and kept the bird awake to protect its health.
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Frenchtown
N. J
William Fritts
His
Bridge Sunday
Frittscher
Jazz Analyzed As It Sets Moral Tone, Cleric Argues
Syracuse March 4 Rev Dr A W Heaven of Hirochester declares in a Lenten sermon that jazz is a mix of nervousness lawlessness primitive animalism and lasciviousness. He says it has become an attitude toward life and reflects a moral spiritual anemia the church alone can cure.
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Syracuse
A. W. Heaven
Hirochaster
Reaping the Tares in Washington March 4
The tax law and its draftsmen are understood by lawmakers who receive treasury experts to aid in filing returns. A curious note mentions plywood bumpers for automobiles being as strong as steel yet lighter and cheaper.
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Washington
Treasury Department
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John Thomas Davis
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Nelisa
Eyster
Artz
Frederick County Historical Society
Winchester Hall
American Legion
Epiaconatians
St. Patrick's Day
News-Post
Mary Jane
Joseph
A. Denny
All Saints
Douglass Hooff
Opeck
Barnabas
St. Timothy's Chapel
W. BR. B. Turner
Hureday
Evangelical Lutheran
Church of God
L. F. Murray
Jefferson
W. T. Johson
M. EB
Utica
Robert Lee Bair
St. Paul's Reformed Church
Low Reformed Church
Charlesville
Banner_Lye
Pean Chemical Works
Philadelphia U3
Lars
Clarks
Ta Mediterranean
Hen
Preagnens
Methodist Episcopal Church
J. 0. Wrightson
Mary Wagner
the Lord
Coal Man
Coal-man
Markell & Ford Phone
Grand Temperance Rally
Frederick City
City Opera House
Edward Dunford
The
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the First Baptist Church
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