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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1916
Page
4
A fragmented 19th century church notice describes a Newark pastor criticized parishioners from the pulpit and references church leaders and local clergy. The brittle text mentions Rev. Green Johnston and other unnamed officials, with scattered details of ceremonies and roles, amid disorderly OCR.
Fragmentary OCR reveals a report about glass sand discovery near Alva and involvement in a tannery operation. It mentions iron ore, craftwork, and local industry figures amid puzzling garbled text.
A garbled OCR text mixture lists carnival terms and scattered proper nouns across many unreadable fragments. Names, places, and events are unclear, producing a chaotic assortment with no verifiable incident or coherent narrative to summarize.
The readable lines describe a power facility near a river and a theater gate, with unclear names and dates. It mentions Patel and Vartan and suggests a public or official setting. Details are garbled but imply an event at a power station and related local activity.
A local pastor faces controversy in the Be hate UL area as residents debate his role and stance on Sands Taig. The dispute prompts questions about weekend events, value to the community, and the pastor’s influence amid the ongoing public discourse.
An aged farmer faced a mixed reception as a younger rival claimed victory at the rally in Manor Lente. The crowd gave an ovation though the elder farmer could not attend the final stage. Blanket, $139. BRAND'S.
The Marine Corps recruiting office in the Porters building draws youth interest as many join the Marines. Several service members are stationed at Port Royal South Carolina and aboard battleships while others work at Navy Yards. numerous names appear in the reader’s list of current Marines and awaiting orders. The week is described as busy.
The OCR shows a long, garbled draft of a state budget proposal and constitutional amendments. It references government appropriation lines for General Assembly, Executive, and Judiciary, debt service, and constitutional provisions. The fragmentary language suggests a split budget approach and proposed governance allocations with procedural notes.
The document records Governor Thomas W. Hammond issuing orders under Maryland Constitution Article 14 to publish a German language version of Chapter 168 of the 1916 laws. It notes proposed constitutional amendments, the legislature’s limits on appropriations, and directs elections for November with voter qualifications and procedures. The text is dated March 28, 1940, and signed by Governor Hampson and Secretary of State Thomas W. Ellemons.
Governor Harrington proclaims the Maryland 1916 act requires a statewide vote on prohibition in Baltimore City and counties, detailing units, ballot wording for for and against prohibition, publication rules, and succession for county boards of supervisors and the secretary of state to certify results by the first Monday in November. The act takes effect March 1, 1918, with ballots printed in German where required.
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