Illinois Leads Nation In Home Lighting By Electricity
Illinois tops the nation with the most homes lit by electricity, California second, New York third, per a National Electric Light Association survey. For 1921 residential electric customers reached 8,407,600. total electric lighting and power customers 10,875,200. Maryland had 47,600 customers on Jan 1, 1922, up 10,400. Real estate sale reports 512 West South Street, six rooms, to James F. Kemp. possession April 1.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ilinois
United States
California
New York
National Electric Light Association
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Wisconsin
National Association
Maryland
South Street
Real Estate Mortgage and Investment Co
Thos. H. Myers
West South Street
James F. C. Kemp
Burkitt Robbery Seen Near Charles Town Gate
John W. Burkitt from near Charles Town W Va was waylaid late Saturday night on the Harpers Ferry turnpike near the Charles Town horse show gate and struck on the head. Two unknown robbers fled with money checks and his watch toward Charles Town then vanished in a dark lawn at Stephenson Seminary ground after a pursuit.
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John W. Burkitt
Charles Town
W. Va
Charles Town Horse Show
Harpers Ferry
Stephenson Seminary
Millville Methodist Church Dedicated in West Virginia
The new Millville Methodist church in Millville West Virginia was formally dedicated on Sunday afternoon. Blue Ridge Lodge Knights of Pythias of Charles Town assisted in the ceremonies. Several prominent ministers from the Methodist Conference of the Baltimore district attended.
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Millville
New Methodist
W. Va
Blue Ridge Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Charles Town
Methodist Conference
Baltimore District
Prices rise at four Frederick and Carroll farm sales
Four public farm sales in Frederick and Carroll counties drew heavy attendance with high prices. Lewis A. Abler sale near Frederick topped $3,200 with cattle selling to $260 and $101. Machinery sold well, with a wagon at $10, disc barrow $45, and pipeless furnace $114. The Charlotte Miller house near Jefferson brought $2,575. Rain halted Westminster Power Co sale in Carrot County after machinery sales reached $4,000–$5,000. Auctioneers included Clarvey R. Lense, Gerald Drilg, William J. Darner, and Edgar T. Mercer.
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Frederick
Carroll
Lewis A. Ablers
Clarvey R. Lense
Joseph H. Buxsard
Charlotte Miller
Jefferson
Staley Heffner
William J. Darner
George Dinterman
Middletown
Westminster Power Company
Carrot
Gerald Drilg
Edgar T. Mercer
Mt. Airy
Anna M. Whipp
Doubs
Frederick Man Invents Switchboard Repair Knife
J M Holdcraft of Cleveland Ohio a switchboard foreman and Bell Telephonia veteran has invented a two part cast bronze handled cord repair knife. The tool shortens cord cutting from thirty to forty seconds to about five with a safety design preventing finger injuries. The invention includes rapid blade change and compatibility with standard repair stands. Holdcraft 31 lives in East Church street Cleveland. Deaths and population notes follow in the February roll with city and county tallies and burial sites listed. Argentina’s population noted as over eight million larger than Germany.
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J. M. Holdcraft
Cleveland
Ohio
J. H. Holdcraft
East Church Street
Holdcraft
Telephone Company
Bell Telephonia Company
A. BE. F
Record Year for U S Road Building in 1921
Government data show 28 000 miles of good roads built in 1921 with 14 000 miles funded by State and Federal cooperation and another 14 000 miles built independently. Costs fell below 1914 levels, freight rates eased, and a $75 000 000 Congressional appropriation plus state efforts promise a strong 1922. The shift to coordinated state road systems and nationwide connectivity aims to ease transport, aid farmers, and boost automobile activity.
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United States
Congress
Health bill recommitted after senate objections
Senator Goodell pushed a health officers measure back to committee as county objections arose in the State Senate. The proposal, from the State Board of Health, would let counties hire a physician as full time county health officer. Goodell favored uniform laws and hoped for a broadly acceptable framing after recommitment.
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Goodell
State Senate
State Board of Health
Myersville Savings Bank Elects Officers Directors
The Myersville Savings Bank in Myeraville has elected directors for the year including Tilghman F. Grossnickle and Charles N. Frushour. Officers named are Grossnickle as president and Frushour as vice president, with Young as secretary and Harp as attorney. The bank, organized January 2, 1899, shows $256,707 in interest and dividends paid, $72,297.62 in surplus, and paid a franchise tax of $301.76 to Myersville last year.
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Myersville Savings Bank of
Myeraville
Tilghman F. Grossnickle
Charles N. Frushour
Elmer A. Young
Renoe S. Harp
George W. Bittle
John T. Gaver
George W. Wachtel
William M. Bittle
Charles F. Ausherman
Albert W. Bartgs
Ralph Browning
J. Thomas Bittle
Harvey I. Leatherman
William L. Waters
Claude A. Stottlemyer
Reno
Myersville
Treas
Coal strike could halt major mines in key states
The Associated Press reports a nationwide coal strike starting April 1 would likely shut many large mines in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, Alabama, Kansas, Indiana, and Illinois, with Indiana and Illinois most affected. Historical data from 1919 show 71.6 percent of mines under strike impact, and operators claim new unorganized mines could reach 3.5 to 4 million tons weekly.
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Chicago
Associated Press
United Mines Workers of America
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Kentucky
Alabama
Kansas
Indiana
Illinois
United States Geological Survey
Pittsburgh
Milit
Two men fined and forfeit collateral after talking too much
Clarence Murphy and Sam Thompson, both Black men, faced penalties after a hearing at Police Headquarters. Murphy paid $3.50 in fines and costs for talking aloud. Thompson forfeited $5 collateral for failing to appear at trial. Thompson boasted as a dirt shovel expert, drawing a crowd and prompting police intervention.
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Clarence Murphy
Sam Thompson
Thompson
West Patrick Street
City Hotel
New City Hotel
Myers
Drunken Disorderly Arrests Hearings Recorded by Justice Johnson
The report notes two individuals, one arrested after continued talking and released on $3 bail following a hearing, and Clarence Murphy jailed after creating a disturbance on a porch. Murphy was found guilty of drunk and disorderly conduct with a $2.50 fine and costs totaling $53.50. Justice J Grahame Johnson presided.
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Clarence Murphy
Winpigler
J. Grahame Johnson
Frederick Brick Works switches to electric drive
Frederick Citys brick plant, one of its largest industries, now operates under electric drive after a lengthy conversion. Two 100 hp motors and a 50 hp motor power the line with advanced electrical machinery. A Canadian regulation added a clause forbids acrobatic stunts involving entering or leaving an airplane in flight.
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Frederick City
Frederick Brick Works
Hagerstown and Frederick Railway
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