Officers raid Despeaux store and seize liquor loot
Internal Revenue officers and Sheriff Jones raided George Despeaux’s cigar shop on South Market Street and found moonshine, Jamaica ginger, and other alcohol. Despeaux and clerk Charles Miller were summoned to Baltimore for Commissioner Supplie’s review after confiscating four quarts of moonshine, eight half pints, and dozens of Jamaica ginger bottles.
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Internal Revenue
Ford
Baltimore
James A. Jones
Charles W. Smith
George Despeaux
South Market Street
Internal Revenue Officer
Despeaux
Charles Miller
Supplie
Jones
Paper Clips and Secret Signs Stir Fraternal Hype
An account details the Shifters secret recognition signals and paper clip insignia, showing how a curiosity led to a growing, sometimes publicized, kissing fraternity in New York and Frederick. It notes widespread use of clips on hats and lapels and warns of mischief from uninitiated adherents. A London news vendor touts a world record Evening Star sale of 113 million copies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
New York
Rickys
London
Evening Star
Star
Bids Rise for Montevue Supplies At County Meeting
Lower prices and more bids were reported at yesterdays Board of County Commissioners session for Montevue supplies including grain bread beef cattle and groceries. Bids averaged lower than usual with awards to several bidders for flour feed groceries and tobacco while coal contracts remained unsettled. Two carloads of coal were ordered from George S Rodock and Son and Merle Dixon for the Montevue jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montevue
Fail
Board of County Commissioners
Newton TI
Horace
Dner
H. J. CD Feet Ny
Monteyue
George S Rodock and Son
Merle Dixon
Two Distinct Sorts of Shifters In A Local Society
A cautious report outlines two kinds of Shifters, charter members who created the group for mischief and potential gain and new members who joined from other cities attracted by dubious benefits. It recounts a Baltimore fin de siecle chain starting with a fashionable New York finishing school girl and a spreading flirtatious network.
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Rickrs
Mach Martland
New York
Baltimore
Mensien
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Herbert F. Bishop
Hancock
Frederick N. Zihlman
Herbert F. Oshop
1. H. Bandholtz
Fort Mrer
Virginia
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Bandholtz
Camp Meade
Burgard
Leutenant
Heutenant
Walter Reed Hospital
Board of Review
General Headquarters
General Advocate General
Army
Zlhiman
Steiger
Adam and Eve
Garden of Eden
Solomon
Cleopatra
Puddine
Fruit Puddine Co
Maryland and Virginia Producers Association
Maryland and
W. A. Simpson
J. L. ML
ROYAL
Royal Baking Powder Co
William St
MIRRO
Seeger & Company
South Market St
Frederick, Md
East Patrick Street
Maryland
Malone's Jewelry Store
H. S. Landis
Nlewspa Pep Hk
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