Clarke Resigns as Denver Rio Grande Official
The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad announces the resignation of Horace W Clarke as second vice president and general manager due to ill health. A successor is to be named at the October 16 board meeting in Denver. Clarke will spend winter at Clarke Place with the Ross family. Charles H Schinacks is in Denver for a few days, awaiting the new appointment.
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Horace W Clarke
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
Denver
Clarke
Denver Post
Richard P. Ross
Clarke Place
Charles H. Schinacks
Rio Grande and Western Pacific
Oklahoma man seeks Maryland wife in backwoods life plan
Bert Meeks of Winita Oklahoma writes Cumberland Mayor George G Young seeking a Maryland girl for a wife. He desires a single or widowed woman under 30 willing to live a simple backwoods life for a time or until he earns his stake. Mayor Young has also received Cumberland women’s letters requesting recommendations.
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Maryland
Bert Meeks
Winita
Oklo
George G. Young
Cumberland
Young
Officers to Meet Tomorrow Night for Fall Plans
Officers and non-commissioned officers of Company A will meet in the Armory tomorrow night. They will outline plans for the fall work and hear reports from the Canteen committee.
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Company A
The Decline of Exercise in Modern Recreation
In a Medical Journal view, past ten years show a shift from traditional outdoor activities to motorized and spectator leisure. Rowing walking and swimming remain ideal, yet modern amusements like motoring and motor-boat racing dominate. The author urges larger playgrounds adjacent to libraries to counter laziness across classes.
Fire Chief pushes motorized fire apparatus plan
Fire Chief Wagner of Washington advocates gradual removal of horse drawn rigs and urges the council to provide about 34,000 for motor propelled equipment in the next city estimates. The last auto engine was purchased for the Camisl and the committee tested apparatus before choosing. Wagner travels to Milwaukee for the International Association of Fire Engineers meeting and will inspect motorized apparatus during his absence, reporting findings to the Commissioners.
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Wagner
Washington
Aisliiet
United Fire Company
Milwaukee
International Association of Fire Engineers
Association
Fountain of Opinion Echoes in Train Tunnel Analogy
A New York Sun quotation frames opportunity as a freight train passing through a tunnel. The exchange features Stella questioning waste and Bella offering a stark comparison to convey urgency and perspective.
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Stella
Bella
New York Sun
Indians Battle Disease to Save Their Racial Lineage
The Indian Office under Commissioner Valentine launches a rigorous health program to prevent the extinction of American Indian groups. It includes moving picture demonstrations, house to house physician canvasses, and travel by Dr Ferdinand Shoemaker to reservations, aiming to reduce tuberculosis and other infections that keep higher death rates than whites. The White Earth campaign shows improved sanitary conditions as Indians increasingly seek medical care, countering a shift to less adaptable frame and log housing from traditional tepees.
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Indian Office
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Valentine
Indhan
Ferdinand Shoemaker
Indian Bureau
White Earth
Minnesota
Aviator Falls Into Creek Near Harrisburg
Paul Peck, a Washington aviator, fell eighty feet into a creek during an exhibition near Harrisburg. He clipped trees, damaged his machine, and sustained a slight back injury while planned to fly over the city from a park.
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Paul Peck
Harrisburg
Washington
Peck
Films and Boy Crimes in Trenton Reflect On Screen Influence
In Trenton on September 20 moving pictures were blamed for a rise in juvenile crimes by corrections commissioner Dr. G B Wight. The exchange includes a Caswell's Saturday Journal quip about a youth named Smithson and a daughter’s retort about his seven evenings calling.
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Trenton
N. J
Moving Picture Shows
G. B. Wight
Smithson
Caswell
Saturday Journal
Notes of News From Across Maryland State
Presbytery of Maryland meets at Leonardtown with pastors and lay leaders. John Doe shot a man who accosted him near Dodson, victim Hallans perished. Rev Ar G M Tombaugh of Haverstown to resign next Sunday. Miss Priscilla McKnight, 18, missing from Lay Hill Montgomery county. Sisters of Notre Dame open new school in Hagerstown on Tuesday. Willard Mitchell reports $3300 harvest from two acres of cantaloupe. Charles L Snyder of Clear Spring admitted to St Ames Hospital in Baltimore for treatment. Grand jury reviews votes in Eighth precinct Twenty third ward. Ridgely Coon Club to debut night dogs on October 4. Gov Crothers appoints four more members to See America First committee in Baltimore next spring. Chief Engineer Hendrick says Baltimore sewer plant to be modern by late 1914. State Senator Arthur D Gorman notified of Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Public Services Commission calls for abolishing long distance rate and unlimited service. Cardinal Gibsons anniversary events begin October 1 to be arranged at Catholic Club. Rev Robert Lea Wright called to bedside of his 85 year old father in Reisterstown. Charles Calvert vows support for Galds borough, Republican candidate for governor. Eight year old William Gildea badly burned by tank explosion near Baltimore. Consolidated Gas Electric Light and Power of Baltimore to implement pension system per annual report.
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Larry McBade
Dodson
Lin
Ar G. M. Tombaugh
First Brethren
Willard Mitchell
Greenshore
Charles L. Snyder
Clear Spring
St Ames’ Hospital
Baltimore
Thomas P. VeNatty
Ridgely Coon Club
Townsend
Crothery
Maryland
Uendrick
Seweraga Commission
Arthur D. Gorman
Howard County
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Cardinal Gibbons
Catholic Club
Robert Lea Wright
St Paul’s Methodist Episcopal Church
Tingerstown
Wig
Reisterstown
Charles Ti
Calvert
Prince Georges County
Lee
Galdsborough
William Gildea
Consolidated Gas Electric Light and Power Company
Aldred
Lawyer Files Bail Petition For Alleged Slayer Archie Thompson
Alexander Kilgewr, attorney for Archie R. Thompson, jailed at Rockville on the charge of killing Joseph M. Pope near Laytonsville last Saturday, has filed a habeas corpus petition in the Circuit Court seeking bail. Hearing set before Judge Edward C. Peter next Saturday. Funeral services for Mr. Pope were held yesterday at the Southern Methodist church in Goshen with Rev. W. I. Gover officiating.
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Alexander Kilgewr
Archie R. Thompson
Rockville
Joseph M. Pope
Laytonsville
Circuit Court
Young Thompson
Edward C Peter
Mr. Pope
Southern Methodist Church
Goshen
W. I. Gover
Aviator Killed In Dewitt Flight Crash
In Dewitt Iowa on September 20 Allfred Rosenbaum of Chicago died when his aeroplane fell from about fifty feet. He had flown only twenty minutes and lost control during the brief flight. President Taft grants clemency to first woman applicant of his Administration. Margaret Dievins of Rich Stone Gap Virginia had evaded internal revenue taxes and was sentenced. clemency commuted to a fine due to age and feebleness. Two Iowa university students injured in class rush at Iowa City. Adolph Burgfried fractured rib and Clyde Chitty broken collarbone. about a dozen others hurt less seriously.
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Dewitt
Allfred Rosenbaum
Chicago
Rosenbau
Taft
Washington
Margaret Dievins
Rix Stone Gap
Gary Dae
Itowa Chy
Iiowa University
Adolph KK
Uurgfried
Fort Dodge
Clyde Chitty
Nevada
Prize Wall Paper Sale Promises Deep Discounts This Fall
A local wallpaper dealer announces a fall sale to clear about ten thousand rolls of up to date wallpaper. The plan includes 20 to 7 percent reductions from September 6 to December 6, daily fresh stock, and a prize envelope drawing with a sealed number to be revealed after a morning drawing. The ad emphasizes quality, no patent papers, and invites customers to visit and inspect goods.
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Wal
Ouniwgard
Fruit Trees and Vines Offered by J A Ramsburg
A Frederick Maryland seed and nursery ad offers Apple Peach Pear Plum Cherry Quince and Plum Trees, Grape Vines Currant Gooseberry and Raspberry Blackberry Bushes plus Asparagus and Rhubarb Roots. Highlights York Imperial Stayman Winesap Mammoth Black Twig Grimes Golden Jonathan Black Ben Davis. Contact J A Ramsburg telephone 366. SeptlidéwTly
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Grimes Golden
Jonathan
Ben Davis
J. A. Ramsburg
Telephone
Frederick
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