Water Flood Submerges 29 Point of Rocks Properties
Potomac River flood rises six feet in Point of Rocks and floods the B and O tunnel and tracks. Twenty nine homes and businesses, including post office and two stores, are partially submerged as residents flee. Train service on main line and Metropolitan branch halted. canal traffic disrupted. Water may recede by midafternoon though arrivals remain stalled.
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Point of Rocks
Baltimore and Ohio
Frederick County
Moon
Washington Junction
Metropolitan
Maryland
Potomac
George W. Lilly
Joseph Lock
Drolenberg
Charles Stunkle
J. W. Stocks
Wright and Company
Edward Heffner
John Dean
John Scally
Edward Blessing
Harry Sterling
John Wright
William Hammond
Harry Hardy
Walter Spittle
Stanley Spalding
Mr. Davis
Thomas Magaha
Lester Orrison
Mr. Money
Catholic Church
Frank Stauffer
Harry Elliott
Virginia
Heater
Tve
Hagerstown
Washington
Frederick Junction
Straw Hats To Debut May Fifteenth In Frederick
Straw hats to debut May fifteen as latest headgear shown in Frederick. Racing weather and flood conditions cause limited damage with water levels rising slowly near Point of Rocks and receding. Brunswick reports no major damage and traffic supported.
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Frederick County
Potomac
Brunswick
Washington Junction
Munnel
Point of Rocks
Sun Yat Sen Ill With Brain Fever Reported
Associated Press reports Dr Sun Yat Sen president of the southern government of China is seriously ill with brain fever though no death is confirmed. Also noted are registrations of Moses Elizabeth R Thompson and Ruth Fo Martztain at the Grice Dodge Inn in Washington.
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Sun Yat Sen
Associated Press
Hongkong
Southern Government of
China
Mosaes
Elizabeth R. Thompson
Ruth Fo Martz
Tain Cits
Grice Dodge Ffntel Washington
Father of Charles Schwab Sr. Dies at Pennsylvania Home
John A. Sehirab father of Charles M. Schwab died at his home in Larello Pennsylvania the Bethlehem Steel Corp announced He was in ill health for some time The Society of Friends broke a 244 year old precedent at the annual Philadelphia meeting with men and women meeting together.
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Chas. M. Schwab
Pennsylvania
Associated Press
New York
John A. Sehirab
Charles M. Schwab
Larello
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Mr. Sehwab
Society of Friends
Philadelphia
Potomac Flood Drenches Towns Along Rivers
Flood conditions devastate Williamsport Harper's Ferry Hagerstown and Martinsburg with Potomac and Shenandoah rivers cresting. Bridges washed out roads blocked and rail service halted while property damage runs high and travel impossible in several towns across Maryland Virginia and West Virginia.
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Williamsport
Hagerstown
Wil Hamsport
Potomac
Western Maryland Railway
Harper's Ferry
Potomac Edison Company
Whlliamsport
Maryland
Hancock
Cumberland
Harpers’ Ferry
Martinsburg
Harpers Ferry
Shenandoah
Shepherdstown
W. Va
Lumber Foreman Drowns Crossing Stream Near Winchester
Cletus Funkhouser, foreman at a Winchester lumber yard, drowned while crossing a small stream near Winchester Virginia. The rowboat reportedly capsized when caught in the current as he attempted the crossing.
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Winchester
Cletus Funkhouser
Langley Conspiracy Case Taken Up By House Panel
Rep Langley of Kentucky, found guilty yesterday in a whiskey conspiracy case, faces review by the House committee on charges, as Burton notes Langley’s appeal must run before final court actions. A formal report on Rep Zihman’s case will follow.
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Associated Pros
Washington
Langley
Kentucky
House Committee
Burton
Zihiman
Maryland
S House
Zthiman
Sixth District delegates to convention discussed in Maryland article
The Sixth Congressional District debates delegate selection for the national Republican convention in Cleveland. District rivals consider district and at large delegates from Allegany, Frederick, Garrett, Montgomery, and Washington counties with strategies from Zihlman and anti-Zihlman factions, aiming for a majority at the Baltimore state convention. Boys' Week marks opening with church services on Bove Day, conflicting with Mothers Day observances.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Baltimores
Baltimore
Zlhiman
Ienry Holzapfel
Washington County
Charles McC. Mathias
Frederick County
Garrett County
Holzapfel
Mathias
Zihlman
Alexander Armstrong
Hagerstown
Brainard H Warner
Montgomery County
Charles F. Goode l
Ttig
Zthiman
Allegany County
Washipgton County
Montgomery
Armstrong
Holaapfel
Weller
Man of 77 Found Dead in Bed at Daughter's Home
George W. Mohler a long time West Virginia resident died in bed Sunday morning at his daughter Mrs. W B Watson’s Brunswick home while visiting. He had been ill weeks but showed signs of recovery and planned to visit his son in Adamstown. He leaves six children and a widow Misa Henrietta Harwood. funeral Wednesday at ten with services at the late home and interment in Shepherdstown cemetery.
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George W. Mohler
West Virginia
Harper's Ferry
Shepherdstown
Sun Returns Amid Rain Then More Showers Forecast
Old Sal makes his first appearance yesterday afternoon for almost a week and is slated for the dark cell again tonight or Wednesday as showers are forecast. After five days of rain the sun briefly shone this morning bringing relief to Fredericktonians. May rainfall totals exceed 344 millimeters, with a low of 62 overnight and summer heat expected to rise.
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Sal
Award Street Paying Contract On Thursday
The State Road Commission will award the Market Street repayment contract Thursday. Mayor Threso C Culler told the Board of Aldermen the city aims to push the project with minimal delay and expects award results soon.
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Market Street
Randa Commission
Threso C Culler
Board of Aldermen
Culler
John M. Mackall
Roads Commission
Stia
Cullen
Appointment of Judge Urner as Successor Urged
A Frederick and Montgomery County bar delegation will petition Governor Ritchie at 11 a m Thursday to appoint Honorable Hammond Urner as Chief Judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit to serve until the next general election. The petition, signed by every member of the Frederick Bar, cites Urner’s fair, impartial and capable service over fifteen years and urges his immediate appointment to fill the December 1 term expiration.
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Ritchie
Frederick
Montgomery County
Hammond Urner
Sixth Judicial Circuit
Montgomery
Judge Urner
Frederick County
Maryland
Bencn
Uraar
Clayton O. Keedy
David CO. Winebrenner
H Dorsey Etchison
Holden &. Felt
Albert S Brown
Harry C. Hull
Jacob Rohrback
Samuel A. Lewis
Austin James Guy
Frank I. Stoner
Edgar W. McBride
P .F. Pampel
Leo Weinberg
Edward S. Delaplaine
Nathan Lehmayer
IT. W
Clinton McSherry
Charles C. Waters
George R. Dennis, Jr
Sherman TP. Bowers
J. FP. A. Heagey
Richard P Ross
Coolidge Veto of Bursum Pension Bill Upheld in Senate
President Coolidge’s veto of the Bursum pension bill was sustained today by the Senate. The decision confirms the executive rejection of the bill, affecting pension arrangements and policy debate in Washington.
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Coolidge
Senate
Associated Press
Washington
Bank Opening Planned After Improvements at Thurmont
Thurmont Bank will hold a building opening on Thursday May 15 from six to ten pm. Invitations have been sent by the bank’s president and directors announcing the event. Also noted are local items on workers, a woman ironworker in England and a multi birth in New York.
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Thurmont Bank
New York
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