Rare 1806 Maryland Herald copy in Hagerstown owned by Julia Summers
A faded four page issue dated Friday November 14 1806 is held by Mrs Julia Summers in Moller Apartments. The paper notes Marquis Cornwallis death from a London letter. Advertisements offer rewards for escaped slaves and a sheriff calls for release or sale for jail fees. Notable locals include N Rochester and business figures Alexander Neill William Heyser and others.
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Maryland Herald
Hager’s Town Weekly
Thomas Grieves
Court House
Julia Summers
Moller
London
Marquis Cornwallis
N. Rochester
Nathaniel Rochester
Rochester, N. Y
Isaac
Tobias E. Stansbury
House of Delegates
Robert Powie
John Johnson
J. T. Mason
Senate of
Maryland
Savannah
Washington County
Hagerstown
Alexander Neill
William Heyser
G. M. Conradt
John Armstrong
Frederick Mills
Downsville St James W C T U August meeting
The Downsville St James W C T U met at Miss Susan Kershner's home for August. Mrs. William Eyler led the program on Child Welfare with Rev Rowland Reichard comparing seed planting to child nurture. Business notes included Atlantic City convention dates and the five point program for educational fundraising. The hostess toured a historical room built in 1808 by Otho Holland Williams, founder of Williamsport.
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Downsville-St. James W
Reichard
Myron Bloom
Atlantic City
Otho Holland Williams
Williamsport
Steps Taken To Combat Disease In Maryland Horses
COLLEGE PARK Md Aug 19 Encephalomyelitis known as horse disease may appear soon in Southern Maryland and the Eastern Shore according to Dr Mark Welsh state veterinarian Records show the illness appeared in Maryland in the past two to three years but is not new He notes early Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station records indicate a similar infection 35 years ago It has also been reported in California Nevada and neighboring states Officials of the livestock sanitary service are taking steps to protect Maryland horses from the highly fatal disease.
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College Park
Maryland
Mark Welsh
Welsh
Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station
Baltimore Police Resolve Most of Six Months Murders
Baltimore police solved 15 of 16 murders in the first half of this year, according to the Baltimore Criminal Justice Commission. Serious crime fell slightly from 1934, with 2,207 felonies reported and 1,138 solved, compared with 2,211 felonies and 651 percent solved a year earlier.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Criminal Justice Commission
R Turner Slightly Injured In Mulberry Street Crash
18 year old R G Turner in the 200 block South Mulberry street suffered cuts and bruises when his car left the street and struck the porch of Mrs. Fannie Martz at 200 block Frederick street. Turner was taken to the hospital. Patrolman Luther Broom investigated.
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R. G. Turner
Mulberry Street
Fannie Martz
Frederick Street
Turner
Luther Broom
Hennesy Is Easy Winner Of Tourney
Welby Hennesy of Tilghmanton swept the annual Woodley Grove tournament winning both amateur and professional classes before a crowd of over 1,000. He defeated his father for the first time in the pro class, and forged a streak of 18 straight rings in each division. Speakers included State Senator Ernest W. Miller and Attorney Harvey M. Miller as the platform partially collapsed but caused no injuries. Winners crowned their queens in a formal ceremony with Miss Vivian Miller and Miss Catherine Webber among the top honorees.
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Welby Hennesy
Tilghmanton
Woodley Grove
Ernest W. Miller
Harvey M. Miller
Miller
Harry Hennesy
Washington County
Hennesy
Paul V. Miller
Knights
Knights of Old
Maryland
Senator Miller
Chevalier Bayard
Richard Coer ‘de Lion
Richard
England
Vivian Miller
John Long
Thurmont
Mrs. Fights
L. R. Potts
Williamsport
Phyllis Hoffman
H. W. Burter
Keedysville
Catherine Webber
Lizzie Hennesy
Frank Herbert
Jane Harsh
Gardner Miller
Hagerstown
Oil Shortage Predicted By Experts In U S
San Francisco reports experts warn a serious petroleum and gasoline shortage could hit the United States within five to eight years. Dr. Benjamin T. Brooks and L. O. Snider say higher prices and more imports are likely, with a shift to smaller cars.
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San Francisco
United States
American Chemical Society
Benjamin T. Brooks
New York
L. O. Snider
Henry L. Doherty and Company
Dr. Brooks
The
Chemical Society
Brooks
Engineer predicts oil future with imports and substitutes
An engineer outlines a probable oil path over five years regardless of proved reserves. The forecast includes a rise in imports and prices, followed by the arrival of substitutes such as shale oil and coal hydrogenation derived fuels.
Freckle Contest Awards Cup to John McCann in Philadelphia
Judges in Philadelphia award a silver cup to John McCann for the most freckles per square inch, after tiring of counting freckles in the contest held August 17.
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Philadelphia
John McCann
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Newton
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Big Bill Tilden
Tiprop
Lester Stocfen
George Lott
Bruce Barnes
Tlier
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
imston-Salem, North Carolina
R. J. Reynolds Toby Ome
J. B. Feeley
C. A. Petersen
Wkittr
Eileen Tigke
Tilden
Sarazen
Gehrig
Dick Hungerford
Chipso
Camay
White House
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Naptha
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