Maryland Congress Biographies Show Modest Beginnings
A new Congressional directory for the Sixty-second Congress details Maryland members in both House and Senate. It notes modest self-descriptions, with new member George Konig highlighting his Baltimore manufacturing leadership and labor affiliations. Linthicum and Parran offer briefer self-notes, while dates of birth for eight Marylanders are listed.
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Representatives
Senate
Congress
Maryland
House
Rayner
Smith
Covington
George Konig
Naw
Baltimore Tulverizing Company
Baltimore
Knights of Labor
Federation of Labor
Charles Linthicum
Crothers
David J. Lewis
Parran
Thomas Varran
House of Representatives
Isidor Rayner
John Walter Smith
J. Harry Corrington
Joshua W. FP Oc Talbots
Bese
John Charles Linthhuim
Thomas Perran
Use of Homing Pigeons in War Messengers
A historical overview traces the use of carrier pigeons from ancient times through modern conflicts. It highlights early naval lofts at Portsmouth and Marl a, national guard posts, and international adoption by France Germany Russia and Denmark. Notable feats include pigeons delivering news during Paris siege and Ladysmith, with one English mill pigeon making over 2000 trips and 29000 miles in a decade. The piece notes high speed records of 1375 yards per minute and debates whether pigeons navigate by sight or instinct.
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Tnly
Cyptian
London Globe
Joby Leon
Royal Navy
Malta
Kiak Island
Portsmouth
Intelligence Department
Oun
Pipean Coles
Devonport
Sheerness
Jenguss
Italy
France
Germany
Russia
Denmark
Paris
Ladysmith
George White
Durban
Manchester
Idward
King George
Lerwick
National Flying Club
Automatic Lifeboat Launcher by Charles I lfant
Charles I lfant of New York perfects a mechanical lifeboat launcher for ships. The device lowers a lifeboat from davits, equalizes speed via a shaft, and allows one operator to launch the craft in two minutes after passengers board.
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Charles I Lfant
New York
Chinese Farmers in Need Amid Devastating Floods and Famine
A地区 in northern Kingse and Ahwet provinces suffers record rainfall and river floods. Millions face starvation as villages abandon homes. carts carry wheat while children walk beside rope and muddy paths. Relief arrives from Shanghai and aid officials, with refugees seeking shelter in nearby towns.
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Kingse
Ahwet
Yangtsemner
Ching
United States
Texas
Tanine-Aiered
Tost
Tamiis
Soat
Shanghai
Ching Ang
Wlc. Longden
New York Cay
Tonsil removal linked to rheumatism cure found
Dr H E Peterman, head physician in Baltimore, asserts that uric acid is not the main cause of rheumatism and that eliminating diseased tonsils cures most cases. He warns against removing tonsils in children under six and explains the germ pathway through tonsils as the disease’s trigger.
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H. E. Peterman
South Baltimore Eye
Mar, Nose and Throat Hospital
Baltimore Medical College
Osler Hall
Weterman
Wong
Baltinore
Peterman
Peter ‘Hun
Oise
Peter- Kan
State News Snippets From Across Maryland
Williamsport cuts tax rate to 16 cents. Navy plans at Hookville and Henry Bradley wishes. Carvel Hall hotel closure. Charles S Lave elected president of Washington County Water Co. Fourteen Westminster Theological Seminary graduates. Talbot County Y M C A organizes county executive. Aviation meet planned near Baltimore in June. Maryland Week festival set for December in Baltimore. Knights of Columbus favor Frostburg as 1923 national convention site. Daughters of the Revolution delegates from 22 states meet in Baltimore. Maryland Surety and Trust elects Harry J. Crosset as director. Charles County Supervisors voting rights case to be argued in U S Court. Har pers towns fire companies prepa re reel teams for Lonaconing races. Baltimore mayor-elect to purge Republicans in City Hall. Governor Crothers seeks $5 million loan for city streets. Western Maryland Railway to build $50,000 Cumberland passenger station.
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Willamsport
Mey Waulagndar
Naval Academy
Hookville
Henry Bradley
Carvel Hgl
Aun Ol
Charles S Lave
Washington County Water Company
Westminster Theological Seminary
Talbot County
Easton
Baltimore
Maryland
Knights of Columbus
Frostburg
the Daughters of the Revolution
Belvedere
Maryland Surety and Trust Company
Hagerstown
Harry J. Crosset
J. Irving Bitner
Charles County
United States
Lonaconing
State Firemen’s Association
Preston
Crothers
Alexander Robertson
The
Western Maryland Railway
Cumberland
Star Spangled Banner Declared English Glee Tune
Sir Ernest Clarke of the Folk-Song Society says the Star Spangled Banner music derives from the English glee To Anacreon in Heaven. He cites Ralph Tomlinson John Stafford Smith and Francis Scott Key with dates around 1788 and 1814 as evidence.
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Sir Ernest Clarke
Folk-Song Society
London
Incorporated Society of Musicians
Ralph Tomlinson
Anacreontic Club
Crown and Anchor
Anacreon
John Howard Payne
Sir Harry Bishop
Glass Curtain for Theatre in Mexico City Exhibition in New York Studio
A unique 2500 square foot stained glass curtain weighing 27 tons and built from nearly one million glass pieces forms the first stage curtain for the National Theatre of Mexico in Mexico City. Designed by Senor Adamo Boari, the work is showcased in a New York studio, drawing attention from theatre men for its size, materials, and hydraulic operation.
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Playhouse
City of Mexico
New York
National Theatre of Mexico
City of
Mexico
Senor Adamo Boari
Advertisement offers help to reach thousands of buyers
The notice urges readers to try small advertisements in The News to buy, sell, hire, or seek positions, noting the completion cost exceeds eight million dollars and a five acre complex with seating for 3000, ramps, fountains and gardens. It invites use of the newspaper’s reach for advertisements and concludes with a stray fragment about eccat wa small.
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Eccat
For Sale: $3,000 Gold 5 Percent Bonds Due 1935
Frederick and Middletown R. RB. Go. 1st Mortgage Gold 5 per cent bonds with accrued interest. Buyer to arrange payment at any National Bank in Frederick. Subject to prior sale. Marshall Winchester & Co., Baltimore, Md. Mar 10.
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Frederick and
Middletown R
Frederick
Marshall Winchester: & Co
Baltimore
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International U. S. Association
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