Street Turned Into a River in Cumberland Md
A cloudburst in Cumberland Maryland on August 5 broke the drought with heavy rain and large hail. A Plate glass window at J Grose & Co shattered, window dresser Philip Jolley was splintered with glass but uninjured. Baltimore Street became two feet deep flood water washing over Waverly terraces and homes of Howard Oglebay and Edward Weible causing extensive damage.
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Cumberland
J. Grose & Co
Philip Jolley
Baltimore Street
Waverly Terraces
Howard
Oglebay
Edward Weible
Death of David Campbell Thomas in Abingdon
David Campbell Thomas aged 45 treasurer in the collector of internal revenue office and assistant secretary of the Republican State committee died last night of acute indigestion. He is survived by his wife and a little daughter.
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Abingdon
David Campbell Thomas
Collector of Internal Revenue
Republican State Committee
Marriages in Petersburg and Sussex Co. 1909 events
Mrs Lottie Marye of Petersburg and William Whith of Suffolk wed on Wednesday August 4 at 53 Perry Street Petersburg with Rev J W Brown officiating. Floyd W Jackson and Corine M Baugh, a young couple, married at Rev Keiser's home on July 27 1909. The bride, visiting friends in Sussex County, will be at home next week.
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Lottie Marye
Petersburg
William Whith
Suffolk
J. W. Brown
Byrne Street
Zion Baptist Church
Richard Smith
Perry St
Floyd W. Jackson
Corine M. Baugh
Sussex Co
Obituary Notice for Mrs Fannig J Smith of Norfolk Virginia
Mrs Fannig J Smith widow of William Hartwell Smith formerly of Petersburg Virginia died in Norfolk on August 5. Burial at Blandford Cemetery tomorrow morning at 11 30 o clock. Friends invited to attend.
Pittsburg Kissing Opened Up by Police Chief McQuaide
Pittsburg embraces open kissing after Superintendent Thomas A McQuaide declares parks safe for couples. He praises public affection, urges more benches and lights, and vows to defend kissing as a civic right. He taunts critics and says he will back kissers in elections.
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Pittsburg
Thomas A. McQluaide
McQuaide
Thomas A. Meide
Naide
Sect of the Crimson God Hallmark in Perm Russia
Police in Perm region investigate a sect accused of human sacrifices and other horrific practices. A secret grave with a mutilated body was found as disappearances raise suspicion. The sect worships a red dot colored symbol amid refugees and pagans in the area.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Perm
Perm Ts
Asia
Petrified headcheese found in old well turns stone
Leo J. Wentz, who ran a meat stand at Union Market for St. Louis, found a hardened rock in an old well that resembled petrified headcheese. The stone, likely years in the well, split open to reveal natural color outlines and now decorates his lunch counter as customers repeatedly attempt to “slice” it.
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Leo J. Wentz
Leo
Union Market
St. Louis
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Petersborg Academy
Lawrence Starrington & Lacy
Sysonby Gardens, Inc
Ferndale Park
Petersburg Builders Supply Co
O. Strailman
Gality
Chasm
Walsh
W. J. Burleigh
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A&p
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Smithfield
Golden Key
Stratton & Brage Company
Police of
Crimson God
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S. A
Paducah
Perkins Creek
Arthur Hugh Thomas T. de Witt
Talmage Hardin Eddy Lane
Arland Linnie
Marion Branch
Sam Jones Pigg
Reuben Walker Chiles
R. C. Chiles
Rescue Mission
Sycamore St
James E. Cuthbert
Pres
Mgr
Cor
Sye
Table Sis
E. H. Titmus
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Waltham
Louis M. Baxter & CO
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Kent
Department Stores
Agate
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