Minister to head prison at Roxbury in Washington County
Rev Hal T Kearns of Baltimore appointed as superintendent of new state penal institution to be built near Roxbury. He will also serve as chaplain and pastor at the University Church of Our Father. Ground work will begin soon and the old Baltimore penitentiary will remain in use as a clearing house for the Western Maryland institution. The Roxbury prison, on a colony plan, aims to reform through discipline and industry with staff March planning and initial inmate transfer to the site. The project includes seven buildings and 175 acres of wheat land with a temporary structure to house early inmates working on the farm.
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Hal T. Kearns
Baltimore
Marrianés
Roxbury
Washington County
Stuart S
Srais
the Universalis
Church of Our Father
Groun
Maryland
Nary
Ction
St. Law Canton
Revival at St Pauls U B Church Ends After Two Weeks
A two week revival at St Pauls U B Church concluded with a packed audience in the auditorium and Sunday school room. Rev Dr F Berry Plummer delivered the closing sermon as guest ministers assisted on four evenings. Higgins Sisters Quartet from Guilford College, New York, led singing and bid farewell with a final song.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's U. B
F. Berry Plummer
Frank G. Coleman
First Brethren Church
City
J. Stewart Gienn
U. B
Chambersburg
H. A. Fesperman
Christ Reformed Church
This City
Ira Sankey Ernst
Carlisle
Higgins Sisters
Guilford College
N. Y
Singers Tour Two Week Meeting Circuit
A fragment notes a quartet moving from York Pennsylvania to a First B church and then to Hastown Pa for a United brethren meeting. From York the group travels to Hastown for a church gathering, part of a regional singing itinerary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
aHastown
U. B
Drought Evident At Spring In City Park Hagerstown
Protracted drought shows in a diminished stream from the central City Park spring. Walks and drives are being improved for summer crowds, with washes filled and paths leveled. The Singer Museum of Fine Arts, an additional park attraction, is nearing opening with fine walks planned for visitors.
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Hagerstown
Singer Museum of Fine Arts
Heath Parasol designer killed in ship crash near Morton Grove
Edward Heath, designer and manufacturer of the Heath Parasol airplane, was killed when a plane he piloted crashed about 200 feet above Fred Stolting's farm near Morton Grove a suburb of Chicago. Stolting heard the engine sputter before the crash, which investigators attributed to engine trouble. Heath's high wing monoplane used rebuilt motorcycle engines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dward Heath
Morton Grove
Heath
Fred Stolling
Fier
Stolting
Unclear snippet on catarrhal deafness relief
Fragmentary OCR text mentions relieving catarrhal deafness and head noises with nonsensical strings. No clear events, people, or places identified.
Huge alcohol plant raid shocks New York scene
A major alcohol operation in New York was raided, with two 20,000 gallon stills and extensive equipment seized. Agents removed thousands of gallons of alcohol, chemicals, and vats, targeting a plant previously known as Briggs Brewery before Prohibition. Suspects named include Frank Wilson and Lawrence Blackman among others from New York City. operation opposed by federal agents from Washington years earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal T. Kearns
Baltimore
Maryland
Roxbury
Stuart S. Janney
State Board of Welfare
Kearns
State Penitentiary
the Universalis
Church of Our Father
Frank Wilson
Brooklyn
Lawrence Blackman
Alias Harris
Buffalo
N. Y
Sam Kirsch
Chicago
George Adams
Troy
Benny Goldberg
Seeing Gold
Charles Bennett
Louis Schneider
Jacob Fried
Jack Friedman
Mike Jacobs
New York City
Briggs Brewery
Washington
Girl Slightly Hurt In Auto Collision At Washington Elizabeth
One girl sustained minor cuts and bruises after two cars collided at the Washington and Elizabeth streets intersection Saturday at midnight. Ellen Bowers, a passenger in Samuel Welch’s car of Welsh Run, received treatment at a hospital. Carl Jones and Welch were unhurt. The Welch vehicle struck Pete Travinger’s car, with John Travinger and Harry Gordon as passengers. The Travinger car overturned and State Officer Louis Bloom investigated the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington and
Elizabeth Streets
Ellen Bowers
Samuel Welch
Welsh Run
Carl Jones
Welch
Pete Travinger
John Travinger
Harry Gordon
Travinger
Louis Bloom
Swedish Prince Lenart Considers Commoner Engagement
A royal council weighs the engagement of Prince Lenart to Karin, a commoner sister of a wealthy broker. If wed he would lose his royal title and throne rights, prompting debate over an ancient law and public sentiment. The king convened discussions but offered no final decision.
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Stockholn
Palicc
Len 2
Karin
Ile
G Gustave
Lennar
Willian
Lennart
Riviera Oh
Ki Ile
Stockhoha
Vorce
Marie
Russia
Prince William
New York
Olive Tablets Claim Youthful Look Through Liver Health
An old advertisement touts Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle, effective liver and bowels remedy. It argues lingering signs of aging stem from an inactive liver, promising natural buoyancy and a clearer complexion with regular use. The copy promotes a vegetable compound as a calomel substitute for liver care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwards
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Head Prison
Cauffman
H. P. Mid
H. R. Rudy Pharmacy
McFaddin’s Sport Shop
Jonathan Street
Dr. Gale
Coast
O. K
Owe Kay
W. Wash. &T
Coast Guard
145
Josephine K
New York Bay
St. Paul’s
Peskin’s
AAA
Asa
W. Washington St
Peoples Drug Store
Rudy
Budweiser
Reliable Products Co
E. Franklin St
R. A. Hishbarger
W. Wash
Roessners
Roessner Coal
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Phoenix
Ariz
Mussolini
Smedley Butler
Sweden
Commoner
Martin Bros
Ulnaeerstown
Penna. Ave
Chicago Market Co
N. Potomac St
Boston
Providence
Pennsylvania Railroad
Brown’s
Brown
Bayon Indies
Coats
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