Storm Damage Delays Frederick County Utilities
After a severe storm Monday night and Tuesday morning Frederick county slowly recovers as Potomac Edison works to restore power and telephone lines. Railway service is halted to Middletown and Jefferson, with bus transfers to keep connections. Officials warn permanent repairs will take days to a week as tangled wires and broken poles crimp regional communications and long distance lines to Baltimore.
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Potomac Edison Company
Middletown
Jefferson
Wagerstown
Hagerstown
Frederick
Thurmont
W. C. Humm
Buckeystown
Adamstown
Point of Rocks
Harmont
Woodsboro
Walkersville
Mt. Airy
Humm
Waynesboro
Chesapeake and Potomac
Baltimore
Paul I. Payne
Washington
Philadelphia
New York
Fredriik County
Baltimore-Frederick
Tw Pike
California
Payne
Telephone Company
Ridgeville
Postal Telegraph Company
W. F. Childs
Ringeville
Roons~a
Emmitsburg
Mt. Pleasant
Brunswick
Harper's Ferry
Childs
Carroll
Montgomery
Buckeystown Pike
Baltimore and Ohio and
Pennsylvania
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Whitint
Fauxville
Wollsville
Salntiasville
Emimiearg
Deerhekt
Eli
Wrina
Hyatttown
Dickerson
Montgomery County
Frederick County
Nes
Tate
Pharmont
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Thurmount
Union Bridge
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Potomac
Edison Company
Aytry Junction
Joel
Western Union
Messanger
Frecderick Storm Knocks Out Wires Delays Dispatches
A severe snowstorm cripples telegraph and telephone service from Frederick to Baltimore and Washington. Poles snapped, wires tangled, roads blocked, trains slowed, and bus lines rerouted as crews race to restore lines and reopen routes across the region.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Washington
Lipstick blamed in Atlantic City girl death
Miss Florence Emily Thekerson, 16, died after blood poisoning in Atlantic City linked to lipstick. She was hospitalized with facial swelling and chapped lips days earlier, with infection thought to come from lipstick contacting an abrasion. Sunday School class details follow.
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Atlantic
Florence Emily Thekerson
Atlantic City Hospital
Suburban Home Sold on North Market Street
Cramer and Son real estate loan and insurance agents sold for Cannon and Crum a two story frame adobe dwelling on the west side of North Market street. The buyers Mr and Mrs Anson E. Boller of Woodsboro will occupy it as their home. Ember days observed with church fasts and prayers and weather lore noted.
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Oah . Cramer and Son
Cannon and Crum
Atucco
North Market Street
Anson EE. Boller
Woodsboro
Spring Signals Arrival and Weather Hints
Almanac notes indicate spring’s approach with Groundhog Day ending Saturday. Monday brings St Patrick’s Day coinciding with possible unsettled weather as spring arrives next week.
Income tax cuts wait, TAIT declares
Galen L. Tait, Collector of Internal Revenue, says taxpayers may deduct only after full payment of the first three quarters. Congress is expected to act before the last quarterly due date. if not, the payment remains due. Returns show deductions already made for the past quarter, likely from misinterpretation of prior guidance. Collections up to last Saturday totaled 782,141 with 7 to 9 million still due.
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Galen L. Tait
Internal Revenue
Tait
Congress
All
Mine Surrenders Corpse of Lon g Lossed Miner in 1921
In Carmel Pennsylvania on March 12 a mine mystery ended as the body of Stanley Zelinski, buried by a coal rush at Locust Spring mine on September 21, 1921, was found. Zelinski and night shift partner Andrew Darrup had driven a chute up a heavy pitch when the accident trapped them. rescue efforts had failed for weeks at great cost before a new chute breakthrough revealed the body.
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Carmel
Anthra-Cette
Stanley Zelinski
Locust Spring
Zelinski
Andrew Darrup
Tteading
Zolinski
Thomas Flahan
President Coolidge refusals pardon for Edward Rumely editor
Washington reports that President Coolidge refused pardon for Edward A. Rumely former editor of the New York Market convicted of espionage act violations. The president noted Rumely had not yet begun serving his sentence and left open the possibility of considering an appeal for commutation.
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N. Y
Washington
Edward A. Rumely
New York Mark
Coolidge
Tramler
Supreme Court
Free State Minister Quits Amid Army Troubles
Dublin March 12 Joseph McGrath minister of Industry and commerce announced his resignation in the nil elream because of muddling over army troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free State Minster
Dublin
Joseph McGrath
Industry
Unusual Defense in School Attenance Case Ends In Guilty Verum
Adam Price and Edward Barton of Pleasant View were found not guilty of disobeying the compulsory school attendance law but ordered to send their children to school. Justice J Grahame Johnson noted unusual circumstances from a Christmas program where a teacher entered the adjoining room briefly. The case arose from rumors and involved instructor James Whiten who briefly entered to obtain a program.
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Adam Price
Edward Barton
Pleasant View
J. Grahame Johnson
Vince
Malifacion
James Whiten
Irs
Justice Johnson
Price
Barton
Whiten
Fraud Charges Leveled in Camp Meade Construction Suit
Amog W. W. Wood stock, U S district attorney for Maryland, filed suit in federal court against Smith trauser and Messaac Inc New York to recover 37 900 100 alleged excess spent in Camp Meade cantonment construction. The case accuses fraud graft misuse of government funds and wartime duty violations with claims of padding payroll and inefficient labor.
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Talthvere
Amog W. W. Woodstock
United States
Maryland
United States District Court
Smith, Trauser and Messaac, Inc
New York
Camp Meade
Camp Alcade
Washington
Baltimore
Trotzky Shot Twice In Leg
Berlin reports an assassination attempt on February 20 aimed at Leon Trotsky head of the Russian army in German Caucasia. The attacker fired but Trotsky reportedly escaped serious injury. Also noted is Dorothy Jewson, MP for Norwich, who once worked as a domestic to study why women avoid domestic service.
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Trotzky
Berlin
Leon Trotaky
Oat Tgirchen
Caucasia
Protoky
Dorothy Jewson
Norwich
Jewson
Carton
Special Evangelistic Services Continue At First Baptist
Special evangelistic meetings led by Rev. W. C. Royal at the First Baptist Church run all week. Sunday saw one profession of faith, one lettered addition, and two baptisms. Dr. A. M. Wharton delivered a stirring sermon on the Hope in You citing three sources the Bible personal experience and spiritual witness. He visited the High School today addressing the student body and will speak before the Lions Club Wednesday and again preach tonight at the church.
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First Baptist Church
W. ¢ Royal
A. M. Wharton
God
Christ Jason
Jesus Christ
More Pay Sought for Montgomery County Officials
A bill to raise the Montgomery County Police Court clerk salary from 1200 to 1500 and the State’s Attorney salary to 2000 is introduced. Both salaries are deemed inadequate and likely to pass. The clerk must work daily at Rockville court house and supervise police clerical duties while collecting dog taxes. Taneytown elects Rev Wouter Van Garrett as Trinity Lutheran pastor succeeding Rev L B Hater.
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Montgomery County
Rockville
Taneytown
Wouter van Garrett
Middleburgh
Trinity Lutheran Church
L. LB. Hater
Mr. Garrett
Jlanover
Gettysburg Theological Seminary
Clara Byerly Garrett Wis
Chester County
Wilson College
Chambersburg
Robert Lavere
Garrett
Mountain Glen Hotel Sold on Hoonsboro Public Square
The Mountain Glen Hotel, a three story building with 20 bedrooms on Hoonsboro’s public square, was sold by 1. 8. Gallaher to Geo H. Young. Formerly the Commercial Hotel and earlier the Eagle, it has been run by tenant Y. M. Snavely for 12 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mountain Glen Hotel
Hoonsboro
Mountain Glen
Public Square
Gallaher
Geo. H. Young
Commercial
Eagle. Y. M. Snavely
Tolstein cow at Fulmer's gives birth to twins
Twin Calves report the Tolstein cow owned by T. J. L. Wiles at Fulmer's delivered two healthy calves on Monday. Both offspring are in fine condition.
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T. J. L. Wiles
Fulmer's
Tolstein
Sensations in $20 000 damage suit court hearing
In a high profile suit for alienation of affections Arnold seeks $20,000 against John W Uutter. Forty nine witnesses were called as the trial before Judge Worthington advanced with cross examination of Arnold and alleged improper relations at his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell W. Arnold
Arnold
John W. Uutter
Worthington
William M. Storm
Robert L. Ogle
Richard Coughlin
James M. Saylor
Howard EH. Dixon
David I. Hoke
John H. Etzler
John E. Harshman
Isaac M. Fogle
Charles B. Groff
Richard N. Cromwel
Grayson H. Staley
John T. Clabaugh
Baltimore
Huffer
Stuffer
Sugar price swings and volatility report filed
Earl J. Babst president of the American Sugar Refining Company presents the annual sugar report showing a $2,500,000 single day inventory fluctuation and a 3.575 cent per pound price swing in 1923. He notes post war prices remained more volatile than wheat and cotton with high deltas surpassing many staples. A stray Dayton item mentions a dog named Mike preferring airplanes and set to race in October with owner A L Johnson.
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New York
Earl JD. Babst
American Sugar Refining Company
Dayton
Mike
A. L. Johnson
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Balto
Potomac Edison Co
Roy I. Hyndman
Jefferson Road
Virginia
West Virginia
Calvary M. E. Sunday School
Louise Schaeffer
West Third Street
Spencer Stull
Ethel Smith
Helen Beattry
Viola Wiles
Iemma
Lease
Hattie Wachter
Miss Smith
Mberdays
Europe
Harry
Italy
Belgium
Nicholay
Romania
Maflada
Victor Emmanuel
Marie
Wumbert
Giovana
Maria
Leopold
Alvert
U. S
H. M. Wharton
Baptist Church
Russell Arnold
Annual Sugar Report
Babat
Nwepa Perfactive
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