Thurmont Re-Dedication Hosts Notables and Fund Drive
The Thurmont United Brethren church re dedication featured Rev W H Washinger and Rev Hummelbaugh among others. The event raised 2721 dollars of a 3500 cost, with trustees pledging the balance. Sunday services included morning sermon on The All-Sufficient Christ and an evening sermon by Rev E H Hummelbaugh. The piece notes Thurmont’s history and growth under Rev Holdcraft with a 230 Sunday school enrollment and 192 church members.
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United Brethren Church
Thurmont
Paul E. Holdcraft
Jacob Weller
Welter
Walkersville
Daysville
Christian Endeavor
Washinger
Hummelbaugh
E. H. Hummelbaugh
Frederick
H. ©. Harner
Taneytown
E. Rose
F. P. Byler
The
Reformed Church In
Pennsylvania
W. L. Martin
P. E. Holdcraft
J. W. Mackley
C. F. Kelbaugh
W. C. Wertenbaker
E. F. Stottlemyer
Weller’s
America
Mechanicstown
Weilers
New York City
Holdcraft
Rev
Maryland Fruits Excel at Maryland Week Show
Maryland showcases its famed apples and fruit quality during Maryland Week at the Fifth Regiment Armory in Baltimore from November 16 to 20. Prof. T B Symons leads the event with large apple gifts for visitors, joint floral displays promise vivid chrysanthemums, and premiums tempt attendees with attractive prizes, signaling a standout East Coast exhibit.
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Maryland
State Horticultural Society
Whch
Fifth Regiment
Baltimore
T. B. Symons
Maryland Agricultural College
State Forester Announces Limited Time For Stock Orders
The Maryland State Board of Forestry urged landowners to apply soon for forest planting stock from State Forester F. W. Besley. Awide selection of conifers and hardwoods including white pine and black walnut is available at 3 to 30 dollars per thousand, with most prices between 3 and 6 dollars. Applications and price lists should be sent to the State Forester at Johns Hopkins University.
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Maryland State Board of Forestry
F. W. Besley
Johns Hopkins University
Cumberland’s Gains in Manufacturing Capacity 1909 to 1914
Cumberland’s industrial census shows wages up 60 percent and wage earners 45 percent as capital rose to 5.135 million in 1914 from 4.095 million in 1909. Value of products climbed to 6.367 million and materials costs rose to 3.355 million. Salaries reached 1.809 million with 288 salaried employees. total manufactures workers stood at 716 in 1914 versus 2,220 in 1909.
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Cumberland
Maryland
Mr King’s New Life Pills Ad Teaser
An old advertisement promises relief from poisons and accumulated waste with Dr King’s New Life Pills. It claims laxative action will remove toxins, improve conditions like spots before the eyes, and leave the user feeling better by morning.
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Mr King
Herman Ridder Diector Editor Noted German Editor
Herman Ridder, longtime German American editor and publisher, died in New York City. He led the German paper scene, shaping immigrant press. His death marks a milestone in New York journalism history.
County farmers finish wheat sowing in Frederick county
Frederick county farmers report near completion of seeding with most wheat already in the ground and looking healthy. Wet spells delayed planting earlier but favorable weather last week allowed progress. Washington county farmers also behind. High summer wheat prices encouraged sale then, with potential for higher prices if European war ends poorly. Acres sown may exceed usual. Corn husking has been ongoing with most done and stored in barns.
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Frederick County
Washington County
Europe
Wilson wedding in December announced at White House
Washington November 2 President Wilson and Mrs Norman Galt formally announce their marriage to occur near the close of December in a private ceremony at Mrs Galt's home. no invitations will be issued and only family members are expected as guests. Secretary Tumulty stated the plan to quiet speculation.
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Whitedove
Mrs. Galt
Washington
White House
Wilson
Norman Galt
German Drive Resumes Toward Riga As Hindenburg Advances
Berlin reports the German war office says von Hindenburg’s forces pressing from the west have gained ground near Riga. Russian counterattacks in the Dvinsk area failed, incurring heavy losses.
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War Office
von Hindenburg
Riga
Dvinsk
Demoralized In Riga District Soon
British submarines in the Baltic have completely demoralized German plans in the Riga district and Russia has closed the Gulf of Riga with mine fields, according to a Petrograd correspondent.
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Riga
Germany
Summarines
Baltic Sea
Gulf of Riga
Petrograd
JAIL 6TH MAN IN BOMB PLANT FACED WITH A CONSPIRACY CHARGE
New York November 2 The sixth defendant Engelbert Bronkorst was arrested by secret service agents under Chief William J Flynn on charges of conspiracy in a case tied to arms smuggling. Bronkorst allegedly worked on a road project in Butler New Jersey and used explosives there meeting Dr Herbert Kienzle to supply him with detonators.
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Fay
New York
Robert Fay
Secret Service
William J. Flynn
Engelbert Bronkorst
Flynn
Browhorst
Butler
N. J
Herbert Kienzle
Der
Benedict Lust
Kienzte
Editing A Newspaper Says What The Town Deserves
An editorial explains that newspapers serve the public by printing news true to life and resisting external pressure. It notes subscriber complaints and advertiser influence, stressing duty to report as it is, even if readers dislike it. The piece closes by arguing misprints invite subsidies from corporate interests.
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Lettior
Negro Runs A muck one killed and one hurt
At Mill City near here John Jackson a Canton Ohio colored man ran amuck after being refused lodging. He attacked on the street wounding J M Sickler a retired farmer who is dead and Associate Judge Robert Westlake of Wyoming County who is injured. Jackson was overcome and jailed at Tunkhannock. Several others escaped injury.
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Barre
J. M. Sickler
Robert Westlake
Wyoing County
John Jackson
Canton
Ohio
Mill City
Jackson
Tunkhannock
General Dimitrief Vil Command Russian Forces Sent Against Bulgaria
General Dimitrief reports that Russian troops have been dispatched to engage Bulgarian positions amid rising tensions. The move signals a sharp escalation in regional hostilities as allied commands coordinate operations and suppress Bulgarian resistance.
Herman Ridder Dies at Home in New York
Herman Ridder, president and principal owner of Staats Zeitung, a key German propaganda leader in the United States, died at home after a long illness. His death followed a recent decline in health with family and close aides present, including his wife, three sons Victor, Bernard, and Joseph Ridder, his brother Henry, and clergymen Father Thomas Myhian and Dr. A B Stuart Chambers.
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Herman Ridder
Staats Zeitung
United States
Hix
Watertas
Ridder
Eidde
Victor BK
Bernard UW
Joseph BH. Stidder
Henry
Supreme Court annuls Arizona alien labor law
The Arizona alien labor law aimed to require employers with over five workers to hire at least eighty percent qualified electors or citizens. The court ruled the measure violated the Fourteenth Amendment equal protection clause with Justice Hughes upholding, and injunctions blocked enforcement. The decision aligns with earlier federal rulings and distinguishes private enterprise from public funds cases.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Mike Raich
Supreme Cour
Hughes
McReynold
Ratch
Federal District Court of
Arizona
New York
Hunter's Hand Blown to Bits in Lehigh Gun Range Accident
In Allentown Pennsylvania on November 2, Wilarti hrist of Ritterasille was injured when a gun exploded in a Lehigh county gunning HeaBon. He lost four fingers from his right hand as he held it over the muzzle. Doctors at Allentown hospital treated him amid a busy scene with many onlookers.
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Hunter
Allentown
Wilarti *Hrist
Ritterasille
Allentown Hospital
Lehigh County
Nose for News and the Reporter’s Instinct
A New York Sun letter argues no exam can grant a journalist’s nose for news. The instinct blends proportion, value judgment, and a sense of what will engage readers. It visualizes the key facts a story needs and judges what to highlight or minimize for impact.
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New York Sun
Pinex cough syrup home remedy promise
An old advertisement touts making a pint of cough syrup from 24 hours of Pinex and plain sugar syrup. It claims a 44 cent cost for a full pint, with rapid relief for dry hoarse and tight coughs and bronchial irritation. Ends with a money back guarantee from The Pinex Co Ft Wayne Ind.
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Pinex Co
Ft. Wayne
Ind
King George in London Improves After Fall
King George in London shows gradual improvement after a fall from a horse in France. Bulletin notes the monarch had a better night and is progressing, with doctors stating condition improved and he continues to respond to treatment.
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Forse
London
Kine Crarge
France
Weather observations across Atlantic City to Washington
Weather bureau notes show clear skies and 64 degree readings from Atlantic City Boston New York Philadelphia St Louis and Washington with calm conditions continuing into the next day. Data reflects consistent clear weather across major eastern cities with similar temperatures.
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United States
Temp
Atlantic City
Boston
New York
Paladelphia
St. Louis
Washington
The Letter E Has Aiding Life And Peace
A discussion jokes that the letter ee is unlucky for cash debt danger yet notes e is never in war and brings peace existence ease and life. It is center of honesty love editors and heaven, with no editors or pews without it.
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Detiis
Four Thousand Belgians Arrested Over Registration
Amsterdam Nov 2 Four thousand former Belgian soldiers who reported to Pris sels for registration under a German order have been arrested and sent to a military school pending transfer to Germany. Brussels population reportedly excited by the registration interpretation.
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Amsterdam
Prissels
Echo Belge
Germany
Brussels
Emperor William’s Western Front Troop Moves Noted
An 1914 style report notes Kaiser William’s influence in Belgium and Austerdam area with orders to Ghent, Veurne, and Marines. mentions concentration of troops on the western front. It references England’s era prices for sheep at four pence and cites a twelfth century linkage.
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Kaiser
Belgium
Wiliam
Gheot
Thick
Atlanta arrest in chain gang witness case
Atanta Georgia November 2 James Can Jey the negro principal witness against Ice M Frank who served a term in the chain gang was arrested last night charged with disorderly and immoral conduct Eleven other men and women arrested with Conles charged with indulging in a general drainen de banc School lunches served at a nominal cost to elementary school children in 41 American cities 204 English 150 German and 1200 French communities
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Atanta
James Can Jey
Ice M. Frank
Deine
Omer Neato
Conles
Drainen Debanc
Scratched 40 Years Scratched 40 Years
An advertisement sample promotes an eczema cure promising instant relief from skin patches and pimples. It claims a mild wash cleanses the skin and provides a smoother, healthier look, urging readers to obtain the product for home use and referencing a local contact at 40 N. Market St.
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Arne Croran
Santa Rosa
Eriel
DD. D
A. Williamson
N. Market St
House of Delegates Election Appeal Remnant Text
A fragmented plea for votes in the House of Delegates race featuring names like J Walter Jane and Eli G Haugh. The message urges support for a candidate claimed as a capable clerk and asks friends and supporters to vote on election day amid general campaign rhetoric.
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Yor Hoube
J. Walter Jane
Ujanveryl
Havin Been
Iloa
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