Maryland to oil 289 miles of highways this year
The State Roads Commission plans to oil 289 miles of Maryland highways this year, using about 576000 gallons of material. Chairman John N. Mackall expects completion around July 1, with half of each road section oiled at a time to keep traffic moving. Roads on the list include the Annapolis boulevard and Belair road, and limited Eastern Shore work is planned.
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State Roads Commission
John N. Mackall
Roads Commission
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Maitland
Annapolis boulevard
Belair road
Belair
Havre de Grace
Washington
Rockville
Westminster
Fire destroys wing at Allegheny county workhouse
A blaze at the Allegheny county workhouse in Hoboken near Pittsburgh destroyed a brush factory section and spread through parts of the building housing more than 2,000 prisoners. Deputies and volunteer fire units restored order after initial chaos. cause yet undetermined.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
brush
Allegheny county
Hoboken
RSS
Month Late In Demands For Sugar Price Probe
Secretary Hoover said demands for a sugar price probe are about a month behind. He noted the government began an inquiry on March 4, with the Commerce Department and other agencies probing Cuba related conditions under a law empowering investigations into foreign producers of import commodities.
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Associated Press
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Hoover
Department of Commerce
DLS
Cuba
Congress
Frederick Eyes Undertakers Convention Invite
Col John Markey and Harry E Carty urged the Maryland State Undertakers Association to meet in Frederick for the September convention. About 75 members from across the state attended the Baltimore briefing, with Frederick projected as venue and hotel accommodations highlighted. The Frederick Chamber of Commerce aims to secure 1924 conventions including national gatherings.
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State Undertakers' Association
Col
D. John Markey
Harry E. Carty
Baltimore
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Undertakers Association
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Mrs Weeks III on Board Private Yacht
Mrs John W Weeks wife of the Secretary of War is very ill aboard the private yacht Everglades hurried into Brunswick to seek medical aid. The party was returning to Washington from Florida waters where they vacationed with President Harding.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Benjamin Purnell
I sraelite
House of David
Benton Harbor
Shiloh
John
Margaret Hansell
Hazel Wuerth
Benjamin
Purnell
Brunswick
John W. Weeks
Secretary of War
American Water Works expands holdings across Maryland and nearby states
American Water Works steadily adds property in Maryland and neighboring states. The Cumberland Edison Power Company acquisition consolidates control of west Maryland utilities, with the group extending from Pittsburgh to Meakkir, and east into Pennsylvania, south into Virginia and West Virginia. The deal includes 2450,000 in bonds and 36,990 shares, with $30 per share for common stock.
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American Water Works
Maryland
Mt. Aime
American Water Works group
gart
Pittsburg
Meakirr
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Potomac Public Service Company
Monon
Cumberland Electric Mailw Company
Public Service Commission of Maryland
Cumberland utilities
Cumberland Company
Monongahela Power and Rail Way Company
Parkersburg
Fairmont
Clarksburg
West Penn Traction and Water Power Company
Cumberland
Hagerstown
Frederick
Warnesboro
Chambersburg
Ines
Welfare Tea Set for Frederick County League Meeting
Frederick County League of Women Voters executive committee plans a spring meeting for April 3 at 2 30 in the auditorium. Tea will follow and speakers include Mrs G Abram Moss of Annapolis and state league officials to discuss child welfare and upcoming legislation.
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Frederick County League of Women Voters
Teague
league
G Abram Moss
Annapolis
Frederick county
Charles E. Elliott
Maryland League of Women Voters
Lavinia Engte
State League
WY. OM. CLA
Frederick
Aaron Rosenstock
Mary Maulsby
Ira Biser
Webb Nicode- Buckeystown
Harry EL
Three Mt Pleasant Ladies Try a 12 Mile Hike to Frederick
Three of Mt Pleasant’s notable women, famed for beauty, planned a 12 mile round trip hike to Frederick on a sunny Sunday. Their ambitious walk faced fatigue and mockery from friends, but they completed the journey back to Mt Pleasant by flivver, prompting playful commentary on walking.
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Mt Pleasant
Frederick
city
sher
Frederik
Mr. Pisagant
Mt. Pleasant
Mr. Pleasant
Ross
Stores in Annex at Francis Ott Key Hotel Near Completion
Work on the annex storerooms at the Francis Ott Key Hotel progresses with two of the three planned rooms nearly done and occupancy for Ward & Spears Haberdashery set to open soon. Garbers Modern Bakery hopes to move in by next Wednesday as renovations continue.
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Ward & Spears
West Patrick and
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Schmoval
Patick street
Hira Bleck
bel
Francesco Tisbo Held on Board Ship in Naples Detention
Francesco Tisbo, NY Steamship ticket agent and banker, under indictment with his brothers for grand larceny, arrived in Naples aboard the Taormina from New York and was detained with his wife on the ship. Found in his baggage were 60,609 francs.
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Associated Press
Naples
Francesco Tico
New York
Taormina
Ford Purchases More Kentucky Coal Lands
Lexington reports Henry Ford bought 125,006 acres of coal lands in Clay and Leslie counties Kentucky along the Kentucky River at prices cited between 12 and 26 million dollars. Westminster Rotary Club organized with 29 charter members and 130 Rotarians present for a dinner at Firemen's Hall. Speakers included George F. Lamb and W. Frank Thomas among others. Germany boosts paper production with 12 paper mills and 33 printing plants producing 45.9 billion marks daily news noted.
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Lexington
Henry Ford
Kentucky riv
Clayazgi Leslie counties
Rotary Club
Westminster Rotary Club
George F. Lamb
W. Frank Thomas
Fire- Tan's Hall
H. Apple
Hood College
Frederick
Indze
William H. Thomas
John Musser
Harrisbure
Fire damages White truck on North Market Street
The large White truck owned by Charles L. H. Fox on North Market Street caught fire this morning while he attempted to draw water from a gasoline tank. Gasoline splashed and ignited, three fire companies responded and extinguished the blaze after the truck was badly damaged.
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Market street
Market
Seventh
Eighth streets
Fox
Tuck
Market's Early Advances Are Lost
Early stock advances faded as short-covering and general sentiment waned. Free offerings persisted in the market with call money opening at 3 percent, signaling cautious trader activity in New York.
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Associated Press
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stork
demann
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L. R. Steel Dies Suddenly on Train Near Toledo
Leonard R. Steel 43 of Buffalo founder of the R. Steel Corporations died on a New York Central train near Toledo. He was found in his berth by his chauffeur and died before reaching Toledo. Heart disease is suspected. His death comes on the eve of state and county investigations into his stock selling methods.
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New York
Steel
Bredst Mettey
Mettey
Toledo
Mr. Steel
Cleveland
Chicago
Mail late again for 4th time in two weeks
The Western Maryland mail train again failed to meet the 6:10 Thurmont trolley, delaying Frederick city mail. The 6:16 deadline for the Thurmont car requires timely connections, but the train arrived after the car departed, disrupting workers bound for Frederick businesses.
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Western Maryland
Thurmont
Baltimore
Frederick
Chamber of Commerce
Maryland
Official Statement On Sleeping Sickness
The U S Public Health Service reports no reliable record of the prevalence of sleeping sickness across the nation. Data are sparse and often misattributed to other illnesses, with comparisons to the 1915 19 era and scattered monthly peaks noted in New York and California. The disease appears slow to develop with variable relapses and uncertain seasonality.
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U. S
Public Health Service
Surgeon General
FLOOF. Smith
br Smith
New Yorkiv
Janurr omula
Le Texas
Cal- Nownia
Rain forecast for Frederick with lingering showers Friday
Weather prophets predicted a period of heavy rain for Frederick with rain likely tonight and Friday. Projections say play of warm air will continue if rain ends but temperatures will fall with clearing skies. Overnight lows ranged from 4 to 26 degrees during the recent cold spell as spring flowers push through the ground.
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Rush work on plant at Williamsport powers future expansion
A 1.5 million dollar electric power plant rising on the Potomac at Williamsport uses brick on north and west walls and tiling on east and south for easy expansion. Steel work progresses rapidly and, with good weather, should finish in two to three weeks. Completion and operation are planned for June. A site dam will be built across the Potomac.
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Williamsport
Potomac Public Service Company
coma
Encephalitis Epidemics Linked to Influenza Trends
The article notes encephalitis epidemics are usually preceded by influenza outbreaks, with one Austrian exception. It cites Dr Smith's cases showing high influenza association and questions whether the two diseases share a causal link. It also mentions U.S. letters sent abroad in 1922 and an estimated postage cost.
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Austria
Smith
United States
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