Salvation Army dedicates new Hagerstown home
Crowds attend as the Salvation Army dedicates the former Hond Hotel on West Washington Street. Col Byron presents the home to the Army, Commissioner McIntyre accepts, and Mrs McIntyre offers the dedicatory prayer amid a parade by the Washington Division Band. The 21 room building will host religious meetings after September 1.
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West Washington Street
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Joseph & Byron
Army
William McIntyre
Southern Territory
Byron
Albert Bailie
Maryland
Frostburg
Havre de Grace
Cambridge
Salisbury
Frederick
Bailie
Scott R. Wagner
Walter Byron Steh
Frederick W. Seiler
von Caiio
Riga
Russia
United States
Captain Cook
Reuben A. Musey
Wagner
H. K. Hanhba
George B Harvey dies of heart attack at 64 in New Hampshire
George B. Harvey publicist diplomat and maker of presidents died suddenly at his summer home in Dublin New Hampshire from a heart attack. He sought relief from asthma a month earlier in high altitude NH. He will be buried at Peacham Virginia, his birthplace.
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George Harvey
Dublin
N. H
Geo. B. Harvey
New Hampshire
Peacham
Biever Granted Bond In Fatal Gettysburg Crash
Donald Biever, held on a five thousand dollar bond, faces a preliminary hearing in Gettysburg on September 12 for involuntary manslaughter linked to the death of William A. Corbett of Gettysburg. Corbett died after an automobile driven by Brewer wrecked in Gettysburg early Saturday. Four witnesses testified at the coroner’s inquest, noting liquor odor on Brewer and verdict that Corbett died from injuries caused by driving recklessly and under liquor influence.
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Donald Biever
William A. Corbett
Gettysburg
Hagerstown
Corbett
Brewer
Fred Hummelbaugh
Harl Reinecker
C. W. Achenbach
Paul Shearer
Hummelbaugh
Officer Achenbach
Donald Brewer
Potomac Edison to Hold Annual Outing
Potomac Edison plans its fourth annual company outing at Braddock Heights today and Wednesday. Employees and families from Hagerstown Frederick Martinsburg Winchester Union Bridge Waynesboro Berkeley Springs will attend. A band concert stunts filming a comedy dancing each night and a mystery man and woman with a $2.50 gold prize daily.
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Potomac Edison Company
Braddock Heights
Hagerstown
Frederick
Martinsburg
Winchester
Union Bridge
Waynesboro
Berkeley Springs
Cat tle test permits revoked and tests refused
A prior agreement to perform testing on the cat tle was revoked with permits canceled and authorities indicating refusals to conduct further testing. The decision halts any pending veterinary or regulatory testing actions for the animal.
Officers Hold 13 In Whiskey Cases
Thirteen men were arrested for violating prohibition laws and five cars were confiscated on state and federal prohibition. Officers and Morgan county authorities near the Potomac river bridge linking Hancock with Brosius halted several cars after drivers failed to stop. One man drove a car down an embankment with a gallon of alleged liquor. None carried more than two gallons. All suspects jailed in Morgan county for a hearing.
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West Virginia
Morgan County
Potomac River
Hancock
Brosius
McClung
Moran County
Tuberculin Testing Discussed At Meet
At a Farmers Protective Association meeting held at the Western Reserve school house last night, speakers opposed tuberculin testing of cattle. E. L. Martin, chairman, and D. Webster Gron led the discussion. The gathering noted that some farmers remained unconvinced by the testing program.
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Farmers’ Protective Association
Western Reserve School House
E. L. Martin
D. Webster Gron
Store Is Entered at Wayside Avenue Shop
Lohr's Sweet Shop on Wayside avenue was entered Saturday night through a window. About 4 or 5 dollars in money was taken, according to available information.
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Lohr’s Sweet Shop
Wayside Avenue
Department of Labor
Washington
Frigidaire
Potomac-Edison Electric
Three Fined Four Held for Assault in Franklin County
Edgar Myers a 21 year old railroad worker from Greencastle was held for the October term of the Franklin County Court on assault and battery charges. His three partners paid fines or served jail time for aiding his escape in a car after the assault on Constable John Carbaugh of Mercersburg Sunday night. Myers was arrested on a disorderly charge and reportedly struck the constable after grabbing a handout from Carbaugh and beating him.
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Edgar Myers
Greencastle
Franklin
Myers
John
Carbaugh
Mercersburg
Fight leaves tooth knocked out and escape by car
After a bout with the con stable, Myers fled in Roy B. R. Tosten's car from Greencastle with Tosten Roy Mowen and William Binkley. Word reached Chambersburg and patrolmen Stine and Corporal McCormick halted them near Upton. They spent Sunday night in custody.
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Myers
Roy BR. Tosten
Greencastle
RK. R. 4
Tosten
Roy Mowen
Arraignments in Mercersburg Court Room Result Fines
Yesterday at Mercersburg before Justice J B Foust Tos and Mowen were fined ten dollars each and Bink Jey was fined forty four dollars and twenty cents in the Chambersburg jail case proceedings.
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Chambersburg
J. B. Foust
Mercersburg
Tosten
Mowen
Bink Jey
Viscount Haldane Dies at 72 in Scotland
Viscount Haldane once Britain's war minister from 1905 to 1912 died in Cloan Scotland at age 72. He served during critical prewar and wartime years and was a leading figure in defense policy.
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Cloan
Scotland
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