Fair Opening Successful at County Fair
The fair opening drew crowded booths from McCardell and Harner’s drug store to piano and organ displays by Cramer's Palace of Music and Rufus E. Baker. The Franklin Sugar Co and Hood College booth were busy, with lunch and ice cream served. A separate note reports William Thomas being found not guilty of shooting craps on the fair grounds.
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McCardell’s Booth
Harner's Drug Store
McCardell, Inc
McCardell's Inc
Charles K. Shenk
Lynn Stephens
The
Bowser Company
Ned Sentinel
New Kennington
George P. Buckey
Union Bridge
Harry Heppeland Booth
Cramer's Palace of Music
Rufus E. Baker
Kemptown
Thia County
C. D. Kenny Company
Franklin Sugar Co
Hood College
G. O. Paxson and Co
George A. Everhart
Lewis' Cocoanut Dlps
Baltimore Roofing and Asbestos Company
Adams Express Company
American Seeding Machine Co
Coling and Grossnickie
C. J. Leftover
Dairy Seeds
Emerson Brantingham Implement Company
United States Army Recruiting Station
William Thomas
Roderick
Henry Hanson Maulsby
Frederick dry goods merchants plan half day fair closure
Frederick dry goods stores will close at 1 30 tomorrow afternoon to allow clerks to attend the fair exhibition. Merchants say the civic pride motivates the holiday with no sales loss since most purchases occur in the morning. The plan aims to keep city streets quiet in the afternoon while buyers visit the grounds. Hagerstown fair receipts totaled 26235 45 for four days, $80 75 more than last year, with 1913 and 1915 figures noted by the treasurer.
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Hagerstown
Frederick Fair to Draw County Friends on Special Train
A Frederick County colony in Baltimore and its friends plan an annual pilgrimage to the Frederick fair Thursday by special Baltimore and Ohio train, departing Camden Station at 7 am and returning at 5 45 pm. West Md buys 20 Mallet locomotives at about 50 000 each, delivery in nine months, to haul heavy freight and reduce engine costs. Lewistown Prohibitionists organize with Sherman P. Bowers as chairman and other officers named.
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Frederick
Frederick County
Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio
Camden Station
West Md
Western Maryland Railway Company
Boastful Ignorance About Health in Little Talks
Commissioner Dixon argues that boastful ignorance on hygiene harms others and disease is caused by germs. He cites typhoid, diphtheria, yellow fever, tuberculosis, anthrax, malaria, and pneumonia as proven germ causes. The piece ends with an ad for Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey.
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Samuel G. Dixon
M. D
Pennsylvania
Dr. Bell
Gill to Battle Sheeler in Ten Round York Armory Card
Johnny Gill of York faces Kid Sheeler of Frederick in a ten round bout at the Armory tomorrow night. Sheeler, praised as one of the citys fastest fighters, battled to a draw with Gill in York recently. Alberts of Frederick meets Knockout Samson of York in another ten round bout, before the main event. Two more matches at six and four rounds are scheduled. Promoter J A Kidwiler reports strong advance ticket sales and guarantees all bouts.
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Johnny Gill
Kid Sheeler
Frederick
Armory
York
Sheeler
Squared Arena
Gill
Kid Alberts
Samson
Sheeler-Gill
J. A. Kidwiler
Auto Accidents Increase Prompt High Level Conference
Automobile Commissioner Caugh tan will meet President Rigs of the Halti more Police Board and other officials to discuss reducing motor vehicle accidents. From January 1 to September 30 there were 27 deaths and 646 injuries from all vehicle classes, per Mr Baughman, highlighting reckless driving concerns. A line notes a genealogical fact: in 20 generations every person has 131,076 direct ancestors.
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Caughtan
Rigs
Haltimore Police
F. Highland Burns
Safety First Federal
Hlm. Lurius
Automobile Club of Maryland
Baughman
Ren
Kicked vase off mantel sparks court row in Baltimore
Maurice S. Kirsch of 411 North Bond Street faced a Northeastern police court charge of desertion and non support after his wife Mrs Freda Seigel Kirsch testified he vanished for weeks and then telephoned a planned surprise that ended with him removing furniture. Justice Clift ordered him to pay $4.50 weekly and return some furniture.
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Baltimore
Maurice S. Kirsch
North
Bond Street
Freda Seigel Kirsch
Beaten by State Policeman at Wilkes-Barre City Hall
Former County Coroner James E. Markley was knocked unconscious by State Policeman John Gallagher near Wilkes-Barre City Hall as he approached a hearing on defying a mayoral order after an alleged insult. Charges have been filed with the governor against Gallagher. Also reported, Wilkes-Barre milk dealers announce a general price rise for milk and cream effective November 1, citing higher farmer costs.
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J. F. Markley
Wilkes-Barre
James E. Markley
John Gallagher
Theodore Roosevelt
Markley
Gallagher
Publc
Held for wife murder in Lancaster incident
Lancaster Pennsylvania October 17 A murder charge was filed against Harry G Smith twenty two for shooting and killing his wife thirty one after she refused to live with him following failed reconciliation efforts They had recently lived in York and she visited Lancaster where he fatally opened fire before shooting himself but only grazed his hat.
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Lancaster
Harry G. Smith
York
Smith
Greek Rebels in Crete Recognized by Entente
London reports the Entente has formally recognized the provisional Greek government in Crete, established by former Prime Minister Venizelos. The move signals support for Crete's leadership amid the island's political turmoil.
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Crete
London
Entente
Greece
Venizelos
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