Ansroad Mileage Hikes October First Hits Local Riders
The Interstate mileage rate increases on October 1 raising prices for all Western Maryland Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio mileage books. Interchangeable books will cost 25 with a 2.50 refund and non interchangeable books rise from 20 to 22.50 with no refund. Local agents report heavy September sales as travelers rush to save the new cost. Martinsburg WV sees a buyer purchase 26 books at once.
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Bose
Frederick
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Baltimore and Ohio
Trundle
Atation
Ind ‘Ic
Martinsburg
W. Va
Passenger Agent Trundle Downplays Sales Of Mileage Books
Passenger Agent Trundle stated he does not expect many buyers for mileage books, noting they are usable for only one year from the sale date and are unlikely to attract extensive purchases.
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Trundle
Western Maryland Railway makes personnel changes in Hagerstown
General Superintendent 8 Ennis announces Edward H. Koons will be chief train dispatcher, succeeding W. A. Clark who resumes dispatcher duties. K. E. Hamlin becomes chief clerk replacing Co. F. Dilfer. Koons once led Baltimore dispatching and has done railway work in Hagerstown. Hamilton’s status unsettled amid seek for him by sheriff. Secretary MacGill asks state commission on Frederick County express rates and Buckeystown road upgrade. Elizabeth Painter and daughter jailed on common scold charge. Clara Boone granted divorce and infant custody with attorney details noted.
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Western Maryland Railway
Hagerstown
8. Ennis
Edward H. Koons
W. A. Clark
Koons
Baltimore
Hageretown
F. Dilfer
K. E. Hamlin
Dilfer
Hamiln
Enonia
Great Northern
Superior
Wisconsin
Baltimore visitors tour New Market
Mr and Mrs R E Lewis and Mr and Mrs Smith of Baltimore motored to New Market on Monday and were entertained by Rev and Mrs B F Ruley. Mr Smith is chief engineer of the electric power plant on Pratt Street Baltimore.
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R. E. Lewis
Smith
Baltimore
New Market
B. F. Ruley
Pratt Street
Heat wave breaks as fall comes to Frederick weather
Frederick ushers in fall with a drop in temperature from near 98 to 70 by 6 pm and 75 by 7 pm. Rain arrives as drought ends with a modest overall month total. last night’s shower improves pastures but fails to ease water shortages significantly. Barn fire near Emmitsburg destroys a bank barn housing wheat and rye, with $1,500 loss and insurance partial coverage. Wind and rain helped spark-near by properties. Damage from storms includes downed fences and a toppled tree at Rocky Springs farms.
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Frederick
Edward Linn
Emmitsburg
Fitzgerald
Oller
Charles Reeder
Charles Lanner
Rocky Springs
Washington County
Returns From Conference On Gas Standards In Maryland
Mr James H Enright manager of the Hagerstown and Frederick Railroad is back from a Baltimore conference with the Public Service Commission and gas and electric firms. He notes Maryland may set standards around 600 BTU averages with lower bounds near 570, and reports Frederick pressure above 70. The blight devastates Pen Mar chestnuts and nearby trees, with oaks locusts and fruit trees also dying as many trees are killed.
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Enright
James H. Enright
Baltimore
Public Service Commission
Frederick
Uns and Electric Department
Hagerstown
Frederick Rat
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
Maryland
Commission
Pen Mar
Chariian
Edgemont
Ohera
George Ladt
Mount Royal Inn
Hymeneal Suaf er Alaip Shafer and Edith Alsip wed
Burt Taylor Shafer and Miss Edith Alsip of Hagerstown were married in the city on Monday by Rev Ulysses S. G. Rupp. Dorsey Currence of Elkins West Virginia and Maude Sanner of Cumberland were married in Middletown on Saturday by Rev A Hedges. Catoctin finished fifth in the 2.25 trotting race at the Allentown Fair Tuesday, with 20 starters in two divisions. Catoctin ran in the first division.
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Suafer—Alaip
Burt Taylor Shafer
Edith. Alsip
Hagerstown
Ulysses S. G. Rupp
Coreevor—Sayner Dorsey Currence
Elkins
W. Va
Maude Sanner
Cumberland
Middletown
A. Hedges
RV. Smith
Allentown Fair
Tax Commission to Confer with County Officials at Towson
The State Tax Commission will visit every Maryland county to confer with county commissioners and the supervisor of assessments to learn assessment methods and tax records. The Towson meeting included Baltimore county officials and the county supervisor of assessments. A state card system to list property for taxation is being compiled, with variances and curiosities in property values noted. Rumors say Ford Motor Company may bid on Montross Casket Company in Hagerstown, seeking an Eastern distribution site. A bicycle accident on Market and Second streets left a rider bruised with a sprained wrist after a collision with a car driven by J Gaffney.
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Towson
State Tax Commission
Allan C. Girdwood
Ilice
Baltimore
Ford Motor Car Company
Detroit
Mich
Montross Casket Company
Hagerstown
Ford Company
Eastern Distributing
J. C. Roulette
John Gaffney
Sixth Street
Market
Second Streets
Gaffney
Dr Kings New Life Pillas Cure The Dizzy Feeling
An advertisement touts Dr Kings New Life Pills claiming they cure dizziness constipation and general stomach and liver issues by stimulating a healthy flow and removing waste. The copy refers to a first dose and urges readers to obtain the remedy from druggists.
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Dr. Kings New Life Pilla
Important To All Women Readers Of This Paper
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder trouble often without realizing it. Swamp Root by Dr Kilmer and Co promises to restore kidney health, easing back pain nervousness and despondency. Send ten cents for a sample bottle or buy the fifty cent size at drug stores as advertised.
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Dr. Kilioer & Co
Binghamton, N
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REXO
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Pittsburgh
Hitle
Lloyd T. MacGill
Elizabeth Painter
C. W . King
D. W. Doub
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Paceenazel
Walkersville
Buckeystown
Mountaine
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Catoctin
TAX Commission
Uck
Greenawalt’s
West Patrick Street
Aluminum
Commercial State Bank
Frederick, Md
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the News
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Helen Holmes
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Victoria Ford
Rex
Robert Leonard
816
Ford Sterling Slippery Slim
Essanay
the Empire
Keystone
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TS & Griffin Real Estate
Court Street
Epte Ieee
Feeter’s Dye Works
Ndb
A. Kate Gittinger
SM East Patrick Street
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