Williamsport Votes On $100000 Water Bond Proposition
Citizens of Williamsport vote on a water bond proposal amid heated debate. A Knights of Pythias Hall crowd of about 200 hears J W Caspar and engineers A F Walden and A M Quick defend the plan for a $70 000 system with Unger’s Spring as the supply source. The discussion addresses health oversight, cost, and metallurgy questions.
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Williamsport
Knights of Pythian
Boaid
A. FR. Walden
Ballimore City
A. M. Quick
Baltimore
Caupari
Quick
Westminter
Board of Health
Hatals
Whhamsport
Rain Damages Strawberries Market Hobbles Output
Heavy rain damaged the county strawberry crop reducing yield and lowering prices. Growers estimate large losses though berries still sell for about 15 to 20 cents a box. Other listed prices include potatoes at $1.50 per bushel and onions, chicken, and eggs with varied small-item quotes.
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Dus
Railroad orders bulk rolling stock upbeat note
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad announced a major expansion of rolling stock with a $6 000 000 order for 5000 freight cars and related equipment. Contracts split among Prozded Steel Car Standard Steel Car Cambria Steel and Curtis Bay plant work will create hundreds of jobs and boost shop activity, as the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce urged air facilities to close.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Toad
Railroad Administration
Prssenger
Prozded Steel Car Company
Standard Steel Car Company
Cambria Steel Company
Curtis Bay
Mount Cisre
Deaths: Brively former resident dies in New York
A Brinely Brively, longtime resident of Hyedeupgiat, died Sunday in Brectiyn New York at 92. He was married to Canfun Saattic of its city and was connected with local organizations. Survived by a sister and other relatives. Funeral and burial plans in progress.
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Dobn
Hyedeupgiat
Brectiyn
N.Y
Infor
Saludty
Canfun Saattic
Nien Mote Suvi
A. i Hyete
Safety First at Railroad Crossings Campaign 1907 Outlook
A historical note on a safety drive titled Careful Crossing Campaign run June 1 to September 30. Rail and auto groups promote public education to reduce crossing fatalities, citing rising accident figures and costs of eliminating all crossings, with emphasis on driver habit of shifting to low speed at crossings.
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NEA Service
New York
American Railway’ Association
United States Automobile Chamber of Commerce
National Highway Trafic Association
National Safety Council
American Railway Association
United States Bureau of Standards
Crossainga
Ceeek
Bott
Association
Plerges
Martinsburg Water Superintendent Resigns Over Pay Cut
Shaffer, longtime head of Martinsburg water works, resigns after city council reduces salary from 3250 to 2000. He had succeeded his father in the post, and the mayor says the action was not directly communicated to him until yesterday.
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Martinsburg
Specimen No 51 and the Love Laboratory Mystery
Marie Posey Bowl, calling herself Specimen No 51, confronts F Werrel Anderson in a Dayton love experiment that ends in a double shooting. Anderson is dead. Miss Berl, once a nurse, lies wounded, with trial looming for murder if she recovers. The case portrays Anderson as a wooing fadder using alchemy like formulas to bend hearts.
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Kansas City
Marie Posey Bowl
F. Werrel Anderson
Anderton
Mise Berl
Misa eBal Waa
Anderson
New Jersey
Dayton
Shugaya Anderson
Japanese Cabinet Resigns, Stateside Cabinet Shakeup
The Japanese cabinet has resigned, official word from the American embassy in Tokyo confirms a government shakeup. Washington reports the move comes despite mounting wartime pressures as Tokyo begins political realignment.
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United Seas
Washington
State Department
Tokio
Singing Of Wife Gets Divorce For Husband
In Kansas City Missouri a divorce was granted after Mrs Garmithy Hyskall aged twenty five claimed her husband could sing and dance but that was not enough. The court noted his singing and dancing as the sole work while she preferred other talents. The judge approved the divorce.
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Kanses City
Garmithy Hyskall
Rer Hyskall
Major Westover Wins 450 Mile Balloon Race
Major Oscar Westover and Lieutenant Carson Bond won the Milwaukee balloon race begun May 31. Their craft landed in Quebec Province after about 450 miles in 17 hours 1 minute, in an official Aero Club of America announcement.
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Westover
New York
Jase J
Oscar Westover
Carson F. Bond
Aero Club of America
Quabec
Ford Willing To Run For President In Theory
Village notes recount Henry Ford might run if the people demand it but would not spend money to pursue nomination. William Ironberger, Dearborn editor, recalls the Henry Ford for President era and says Ford would refrain from funding a campaign. Also mentions household tips and local business notices.
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Ford
Destroit
Henry Ward Hag
William T. Ironberger
Dearborn
Henry Ford
Era
New Telephone Ringing Device to Reach Hagerstown Users
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company plans to install a new audible ringing feature within three days. Local manager Mr. Munter explains central offices will adopt equipment so subscribers hear a continuous hum when calling until the recipient answers. The public can expect operators to ring, removing the wait for confirmation.
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Hagerstown Talaphonie
Orour
Munter
Chesapeake and
Lonz
Tal’ Walt
Hunter
Avery Telephone
Shea
Local Visitors Anticipate Week With Relatives
EVA Stine de Lea Rivar and Mr Stina arrive Saturday to attend a funeral and visit relatives nearby for a week. Stina farms in the West and notes similar conditions of low prices and high costs in agricultural regions. The note is filed by Harry J. Tankhouser at Washington and Locust Streets.
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Eva-Stine
deLéa
Rivar
Stina
Free Library Hours Announced for Washington County
Beginning June and continuing until further notice the Washington County Free Library will follow new hours. The library opens weekdays from 10 AM to 6 PM and on Tuesday and Friday from 7 PM to 9 PM. The Children's Room runs daily from 1 to 6 PM. Mary L. Titcomb, Librarian.
Masons Begin 2.5 Million Dollar Washington Temple
In Alexandria Virginia earth was broken amid rain for a $2.6 million Masonic temple honoring George Washington at Shooters Hill George Washington Park. Cornerstone laid in October. The temple costs include $2 million for construction and $600000 for landscaping with about $800000 already raised or pledged. The project has a 12 year history and draws on Blue beads as luck tokens in the Far East.
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Alexandria
Jane ¢R
United States
George ‘Washington
Shooters HI
George Washington Park
Far East
Markets Hagerstown Prices and Grain Report
Market notes from Hagerstown on June 5 show grain prices including flour at 9.95, shelled corn per bushel, oats and other feeds listed with various per unit rates. The page also includes an advertisement on kidney health praising Foley Kidney Pills with user testimonial.
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Hageratown
Fragmentary Yard Scene In Lost Ledger Style
Partial notebook style report recounts a rear yard episode with a hanging clothes scene and a potential accident near Antietam Creek. Mentions Dr P L Russell and a public notice about hospital parlors closing Thursday afternoons in June July and August.
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M. Mothirk
Kasdynvilte
Antietam
P. L. Russell
Bidgy
Pick Bal Makes No. 15 South Pytamac Bt Debut
Fragmentary OCR reads Kattiong's own make of Pick Bal with unclear names and address fragments. The readable text hints at a product or brand debut in a listed location but offers no verifiable details or outcomes.
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Kattiong
South Pytamac Bt
Wrotherhood Meeting at Trippty Toutharem Brotherhood
A Brotherhood meeting is set for Wednesday evening June ith at 7 40 p m. Refreshments will be provided. The notice mentions a dullness vanishing with a golden glint and references an ad for shampoo and a farm smell by month.
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Triptty Toutharem Brotherhood
Avery
Kate
Monthe Apes
Franklin St
Hagerstown
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