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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1913
Page
5
Fragmented OCR notes excerpt a rustic humor column with spoof lines on marriage, suffragists, hoaxes, a church festival, and a motorcycle purchase. Includes names like Geo. Crombinker and B. F. Blue with odd phrasing suggesting satirical sketches and local anecdotes.
Debauchery raids announced for Pen Mar and nearby towns with upcoming trials for soda water violations and drug use. Police plan to monitor suspect drug dealers as violations threaten to widen into city limits. League standings mention Materont and Northenders with unclear scores and teams.
Dates July 26 and 3k Saturday and Monday. Sale includes silk wear and crafts with prizes and a car as top draw. A J Andardon of Missitowny owned by Deing the event. Rev Cb Ciannen arranging. Hotel closed. Total Garver in Clearapring deteriorating, cared for by his daughter.
The weekly report ends July 25 with a high of 8 degrees at the 21st and Bath and a low of 62 on July 22. Rainfall totals four tenths of an inch. Tournament Bay hosts the Claprolog Tournament Association celebration on Saturday August 9 with planned events.
A failed hold up near Mountain with shots fired left Fred Calloa unhurt after men chased him from Lakeside cottage toward Waynesboro. Witnesses say pockets were picked on a trolley car, with $6.80 missing near Waynesboro, while a youth fled.
Readers report fluctuating gasoline costs with a marginal rise from 18 to 22 cents a gallon in the region. Motorists celebrate a reduced rate, while local dealers and residents react to changes and the potential impact on daily travel costs.
Kalhina retires from a bid to Halimera and enlists Montes Cohen in a notable effort to erect a monument to Thomas Kens dy at Rone FAN cemetery, signaling a prominent Jewish community initiative amid memorial movements.
The Public Service Board upholds the Western Maryland Railway, as contended by a Williamsport landowner who holds part of a small farm split by the railway tracks. He states a trestle passage gives access but remains blocked by cross braces. the company says temporary work has been done and a culvert will open a proper passage to and from the land.
A binding contract for a marriage ceremony was arranged in Youngstown with a $700 farm and cash bond. The fathers of groom and bride drafted conditions restricting behavior and promising a model wife, while the couple vowed eternal love. The agreement imposes a $700 penalty for violating the promises.
A breezy Sunday picnic at Wor Mitr drew families for a weather friendly afternoon. Fun athletic events energized the crowd with prize awards and multiple races for boys and girls including relay contests and novelty races.
A young man at Thiront sustained a live wire shock while guarding at a railroad yard. He died days later in Washington City Hospital. The accident involved several workers and a taxi crash near Leitersburg. A separate incident killed a supervisor and injured others on a Shenandoah yard shift. Survivors include a wife and children, with services planned.
A garbled court report describes a string of alleged razor thefts and related charges. Individuals named include Albert, Mr. Hickey, and Mrs. Brown, with references to a Grand Jury, November court dates, and a vagrancy case. The article notes uncertain accountability and mentions a probation or recognizance option amid ongoing investigations.
The will of Mr Unger probated Friday in Leltereburg leaves his entire estate to his wife Susan Unger for life with the remainder to be divided among the children after her death. Executors named are Lewitt Ty, Marry Bo and Max Goore.
Fragmented OCR notes list doctors named McPherdan and others, references to the State Board of derdigal Eyam Wwrs, and events at St Pauls Reformed Sunday schools Clearspring. Also mentions track changes, pardons, and a troubling incident in a garage with vague personal details.
Reported fishing on the Potomac near Shepherdstown details multiple locals with notable catches. W. Vickery led with a 31 pound bass, part of a larger outing including others who landed strings of smaller bass and a party traveling to Potomac above Shepherdstown.
Reports describe two men who held up Mir Watson on a mountain as the search by the sheriff and deputies continues near Yen Mar. No new developments from the scene. Police believe the suspects were professional outsiders. Watson’s condition is improving but uncertain, and his friends seek his recovery. A man identified as Walkon was robbed and, after being wounded, handed over money before the assailants escaped. Police deny involvement of the hospital crowd. officers urged patience while searches continue.
In Mercersburg representatives from Buy Merchants gather to revive trade interest as engineers plan a rapid timetable. The meeting features Abe Anta and Vieehaal discussing next steps while new silo plans surface in New Silo and Eagerstown with a crew from Kabiatown to erect facilities for Atos Brostari.
A raid at the edge of army maneuver grounds netted two white women and several Tenth Cavalry troopers, with only a corporal captured. Sheriff Pannett and officers recovered letters, a photograph, whiskey, and valuables from Franklin’s tent while escaping troopers fled amid a chaotic exit. The incident involved attempts to arrest suspects and a chase across fields near Winchester, with women claiming to be married and visiting soldiers.
The court grants Ida May Malone a divorce from Frank Malong on desertion and related grounds and assigns custody of an infant to Shawan. Petitions by Joseph J. Harp and others seek trust and real estate actions, including partition of the late John H. Harp estate and a property at Benes yoln previously owned by Jacob Mage sifis. Public notices warn Shooters and landholders to post lands and protect farm property amid upcoming events and regulatory actions.
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