Collision Near Gibson Island Involves Tanker and Mail Liner
A collision around 6:30 last night off Gibson Island damaged the mail liner and the 10,888 ton tanker. Passengers were rescued within an hour by the ferry Philadelphia. the liner was towed to shallower water to avoid sinking. Authorities offered no definite cause and Coast Guard units rushed to the scene from Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Paul H. Tyler
Steamship Inspection Office
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Gibson Island
Hhis
Coast Guard
Beltimore
Norfolk
Francia
Gross
Back to Baltimore and Newport News Journey Returns
Readable fragment notes travelers are to be transferred from Baltimore to Newport News tomorrow to resume their interrupted journey. The event details remain unclear due to fragmentary text.
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Baltimore
Newport News
Physician William Latane Lewis Dies in Kensington
Dr. William Latane Lewis, 72, longtime physician and former president of the Maryland Virginia District of Columbia Medical Society, died at his Kensington home. He served as president of the Montgomery County Medical Society and was a master of the Kensington Lodge of Masons. A Virginia native, his career spanned decades in the area.
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William Latane Lewis
Maryland-Virginia District of Columbia Medical Society
Montgomery County Medical Society
Kensington Lodge of Masons
Virginia
Blairs Valley Box Social Promises Community Fun
Blairs Valley Church of God hosts a box social on Saturday July 16 at the home of Mr and Mrs Samuel Shenebeck. Refreshments will be served. Miss Dorothea Poole, a nursing student at Washington County Hospital, vacationed with her parents. Frances Clopper visits the Nalley home in Hagerstown. Lola Repp, a patient at Maryland State Sanatorium Children's Hospital, received birthday congratulations from her parents after a recent birthday.
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Blairs Valley
Maryland
Mining firm announces wage hikes for Powhatan workers
Powhatan Mining Company officials said July 12 that wage increases affect about 80 workers with an average raise of roughly 12 percent. The boosts take effect July 16 and the statement did not specify whether prior cuts were restored.
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Powhatan Mining Company
Atate
Governor names new West Virginia road commissioner
Governor Kump announced the appointment of Ernest L. Bailey, chief of the mines department, as West Virginia's new road commissioner in Charleston. Bailey succeeds in a reforming post amid state efforts to improve transportation and infrastructure.
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W. Va
Kump
Ernest L. Bailey
Mines Department
West Virginia
Takoma Park Beer License Fees Declared Prohibitive
Judge Charles W. Woodward of the circuit court ruled Takoma Park’s $1000 municipal beer license fee unconstitutional. The decision voids the city’s license collection for establishments selling beer, deeming the fee unreasonable and excessive under state law. Nick Bougadesg, Takoma Park restaurant owner, sought a restraining order to halt the fee, and the court suggested the legislature repealed the town’s license authority.
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Charles W. Woodward
Circuit Court
Takoma Park
Woodward
Nick Bougadesg
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