Civic club meetings spark push for school repairs and electricity
A local civic group urged the formation of regular club meetings in the clubhouse on Wied Street and sought electrical installation in the Girls High School building due to windowless rooms and reading difficulties on dark days. The group also pressed for better lighting in Bregett and announced the Presbyterian annual social with tickets sold and refreshments planned.
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Wied Stiles
Church Strest
Reading
Présbyterian Church
Brégett
Ystem
Walkersville church anniversary service features leaders
Anniversary observances at Walkersville Methodist Episcopal Church drew Rev Edward NFGParrish and Rev W C era of Lewistown to deliver addresses on the church’s history. A public reception followed, marking the centennial of the original church amid war delays. The evening program included Clarence True Wilson, a prohibition speaker, and Epworth League youth rallies.
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Urner
Episcopal Burch
Walkersville
Edward Nfgparrish
Ola Ts' Creek
Charles A. Eh
Luthéran. Church
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W. C
Lewistown
Gr. Wis W. McDowell
Church Beiohe
Methodist Church
Er Froin
Epworth Leamie Sill
Young
Oe Ander
Loyal
League
Ritchie to Prepare Platform Legislation in Maryland
Governor elect Albert C. Ritchie is expected to draft platform bills pledged by the Democratic State ticket. The platform calls for the fewest laws and a statewide civil service system with centralized purchasing for all state boards and offices, aimed at reducing waste and expense.
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Albert C. Ritchie
General Assembly
Johnson May Lose Eye After Demonstration Injury
London reports William E. Johnson, organizer for the Americas Anti-Saloon League, sustained a head wound during student demonstrations. A second specialist was consulted, an operation performed, and feared loss of sight may be permanent. Hing George regrets the injuries and condemns the attack.
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King Eyes
London
Willam E
Pussyfoot
Johnson
Americas
George
The
Daily, News
World Prohibition Drive Launched In Montgomery
Representatives of the Anti Saloon League of America met in Montgomery to organize a world wide no prohibition campaign. Officials from across the country attended as they plan to raise 30 million dollars to fund the effort.
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Montgomery
Ala
Anti-Saloon League of America
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Explosion Kills Two at Wayne New Jersey Plant
An explosion at the E I Dupont NeMours plant in Wayne New Jersey killed two men and damaged scores of nearby homes and employes. Several workers, many of them girls, were injured. The blast also damaged surrounding houses and utilities. The report notes the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River in Arizona as longer than Switzerland by nine miles.
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Wayne
N. J. Wayne
Dupont-NeMours
Grand Canyon
Colorado River
Arizona
Switzerland
Lost watch mystery in Williamsport crowds claim rake
In Williamsport Pennsylvania a store on Market street advertised a gold watch found in a cellar window. About one hundred residents claimed the watch but could not identify it. The finder handed it to the merchant who reported the discovery and the police later received more inquiries.
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Clatta
Williamsport
Market Street
Bull Fight Returns in Mexico City Ring After Ban
In Mexico City 17 000 attendees watched the first bull fight since President Carranza banned the sport in the federal district almost three years ago. No bulls were killed but the event resembled previous years and there is growing agitation for a return of the fights.
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Mexico City
Federal District
Carranza
President Wilson Reemerges Outdoors at White House
President Wilson was wheeled to the White House lawn on the south side and rested in the sun for a brief period. This marked one of his first outings since returning from a western tour during which he was ill.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Transgressor's Path Mentioned by Pastor and Convict
A Cincinnati Enquirer note quotes a visiting pastor and a convict discussing punishment in a prison. The convicts face compulsory church attendance, reflecting the era's discipline and religious control within the facility.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
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