Memorial to William R. Barry Stands Before Maryland School for the Deaf
The Barry Memorial, seven feet high on a Quincy granite pedestal, stands before the main building of the Maryland School for the Deaf. Created by Ernest W. Keyser, it honors William R. Barry, longtime Baltimore businessman and president of the school’s Board of Visitors. The memorial was inaugurated by the Maryland State Association of the Deaf in 1901 and unveiled June 16, 1904, with local figures photographed nearby.
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Rome
Salvator Murch
International Hospital of Maryland
Ernesteyser
Frederick
Barry
Maersland School For the Deaf
William Bear
Keyser
Board of Visitors
The
Maryland School
Maryland State Association of the Deaf
Albert C. Baton
Baltimore
Ida ‘May McMichael
Pocomoke City
Maryland
Jhhat
House of Delegates
State House
Annapoli
Marsh School
William R. Barry
Dea
Gazette
I Baltimore
Maryland Fire Insurance Company
Longtime Baltimore official and civic leader dies
The obituary recalls 31 years of service on a city committee with roles as vice president in 1883 and president in 1897. He led the Frederick School for the Deaf and headed the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and other Maryland charities.
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Enoch ‘Pratt
S School For the Deaf
Frederick
Barry
Baltimore
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Children
Maryland School For Colored Blind and Deaf
Henry Watson Aid Society
Birthdays and historical notes from Today in History
Admiral Alan C. Kirk age 71 born Philadelphia. Neil H. McEllory 35. Bonaro W. Overstreet Va author lecturer. Paul St. Gerot Pillsbury Co. Minneap born Riverside Iowa 1? years. George E. Clark American Express president born St. Paul 54. James M Hood American Short Line Railroad Assn president born Ohio 68. W. Richards professor Nobel prize in medicine born J 64. Today in History 1768 Embury dedicates first Methodist Church on John Street New York. Alfred Vail Morse telegraphy co worker. Captain George W. Long Arctic expedition dies near Siberia. 34-minute flight around Orange.
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Alan C. Kirk
Mereast Corp
New York
Philadelphia
Neil H. McEllory
Secretary of Defense
Berea
Bonaro W. Overstreet
Fa Church
Paul St. Gerot
Pillsbury «Muls Co
Minneapol
Raverside
Iowa
John Street
Alfred Vail
Morse
George W. Long
Siberian
Orange
Outstanding donor aids Cross Lamed Appeal campaign
Richard F. Kime Inc. presented a notable contribution to the Community Chess Cross Laned Appeal fund. T Ed Russell accepted, praising civic generosity. Other items include obituaries, a list of notable births and deaths, and a horoscope. a local contest winner receives an electric steam iron from A E Staley Manufacturing Co.
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Richard F. Kime
Richard
Kime Inc
T. Ed. Russell
A. E. Staley Manufacturing Co
Decatur
Studebaker
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Dorothy Mooring
Lloyd Ambrosen
Randi Smiley
Bowie
Steve Pyles
Pasadena
Mildred Mellen
Bethesda
Sheron Hartscex
Zenith
Motorola
Philco
Melvin M. Engle
Carroll Street
Know
America
Orson Welles
Pisteria
Gabeth L. Comstock
England
Andrew J. Downing
Fratk J
Newburgh
N. Y
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Yale
Paterson
N. J
William F. Halsey
Elizabeth City
Zoe Akins
Humansiille
Los Angeles
WELS
Barbara L. Seeger
Magnolia Avenue
Aid
Francis L
LEWIS
N. Market St
Roney Motor Co
Valley View
Ned S. Zeiler
North Court St
FBI
Sat
Sun
Aay
Goodrich
Silvertown
Crown Service Center
West South ST
Porter's
Circle 8 Drive-In
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