Trade life improves as Dun & Co reports steadier business
Dun and Company notes improving general trade and stronger basic conditions despite contraction in many sectors. Iron and steel show little decline, dry goods tone improves with buyers eager to operate within limits. Shoe manufacturing contracts ease, schools reopen boosting retail demand. woolens, worsteds cautious with producers seeking to avoid stockpiles. Footnotes on leather, hides and quarterly failure counts follow.
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Fal River
Far East
China
Sga Busvera
New England
Bradstreet
United States
Hostess 10 Bride-To-Be In Cumberland Luncheon
Special to The Washington Post Cumberland Maryland August 19 Miss Elizabeth Lloyd Lowndes hosted a luncheon in honor of Mrs Mar Randall daughter of former State Senator Wirt Randall of Annapolis and stepson of Mrs WW Bladen Lowndes of Mount Savage The luncheon featured cupida theme and guests included Mrs Lloyd Lowndes Miss Bladen Lowndes Mrs John Edwards Mrs Arthur Japythburn Miss Benjamin H Blaya Miss Madaline Geare Miss Priscilla Annan Miss Aimee Sheridan Miss Ruth Cochran and Miss Margaret Sloan.
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Washington Post
Cumberland
Elizabeth Lloynd Lowndes
Mtag Mar Raundall
Lloyd Lowndes
Bladen Lowndes
Jom Edwards
Arthur Japythepburn
Mia Benjamin H Blaya
Madaline Geare
Priscila Annan
Aimee Sheridan
Ruth Cochrane
Margaret Sloan
New Sinking At Staunton Virginia
Staunton Virginia August 19 Interest revived in the cave activity today as a renewed appearance in the postoffice yard drew attention to a second cave. Postmaster Allen sounded the low mood and the cave has already cut six feet into soft earth. Houses on Fewie street behind the third cave are safe while the only threatened building has been braced from solid rock. Under geologists and engineers direction holes are boring to learn ground character and cave courses. Borings reveal solid rock at depths from 1 to about 30 feet.
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Staunton Va
Postoffice
Allen Ig
Baldwin Street
Fewi
Citizens oppose filtration plan in Hancock council clash
Hancock citizens urged rejection of water works bids for filtration sewage and water mains totaling about 33000 at a noisy meeting. Despite March votes in favor of water works some council members favor completion at any cost, creating division and potential shift in sentiment.
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Washington Post
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Cials
Citigena
Laurel hosts second tour nament and picnic at Laurelgrove
Laurel Maryland August 19 the Academy Orchisere sponsored tournament and picnic in Laurelgrove featured two classes professionals and amateurs with Whitbey Aitcheson and Eugene Waters winning top prizes. Judges included Postmaster Limanus Altcheson and Howes Fisher. Tomorrow Guilford park will host Guilford day with a Highland club versus Laurel club baseball contest and a $25 purse to the winning team.
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Washington Post
Laurel
Academy Orchisere
Laurelgrove
James G. Boss, Jr
Gbh
Limanus
Robert Altcheson
Howes Fisher
Stewart Altcheson
Clarence White
Whitbey Aitcheson
Birmingham Manor
William Aitcheson
Berwyn
Blandford
District of Columbia
Marvin Phelps
Eugene Waters
Howard
Lieter Aitcheson
Limber Losa
Nelson Fisher
Washington Avenue
Guilford Park
Highland Club
Laurel Club
Kidnapped Bride-To-Be Disappears On Eve Of Wedding
Chester West Virginia August 19 Special to The Washington Pose. Josaphine Polombo 17, queen of the Hallan colony, vanished the night before her planned marriage to Italian businessman John Ross. Private detectives hired by her distraught family found no trace of her locally. A rival suitor described as a bandit in his homeland reportedly swore vengeance when the wedding was announced. The Italian community had long admired Polombo who left home to visit a friend the evening prior and has not been seen since.
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Washington
Chester
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Hallan
Josephine
John Ross
Mies Potombe
Aince
TO TEACH RELIGIOUS TRAINING Heads of Departments of Southern School
Durham C August 1 Announcement by President James Shepard after the National Religious Training School and Chautauqua ends this week that the regular term opens in October with department heads including C G O Keller for religious training John Henry Moors for theology Miss Florence Jackson for academics T P Smith for commercial work and Prof A Clark for music from Fisk Winston Salem Shaw University and Fisk University noted for the religious and academic programs
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National Religious Training School
Chatauqua
James ©. Shepard
C. G. O’kelley
Slated Industrial School
Winston Salem
John Henry Moors
Shaw University
Florence Jackson
Col Willie M Ross Dead In Seaford Delaware
Col Willie M Ross aged 69 prominent Democrat died at his home in Seaford Delaware after a period of illness. He served as state treasurer from 1897 to 1889, spent a term in the state senate, was a director of the Delaware Railroad Company and a breeder of blooded livestock. He was the son of former Governor William Perry Harrison Ross and was a wealthy farmer with wide influence.
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Seaford
Del
Willie "M. Ross
Delaware
Ross
State Senate
Delaware Rail-road Company
William Perry Harrison Ross
Shot in Dispute Over Man in Danville
Lizale Joyce died after being fatally shot by Cora Pride in Danville Virginia on August 19 a quarrel over a man sparked the violence. Joyce was wounded in the neck and fled through the tobacco district with her clothes ignited, as Pride escaped through a cheering crowd.
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Weahington
Danville
Lizale Joyce
Cora Pride
Tobacco District
Lynch talk at Annapolis ends in three year sentence
Charles Chibart, colored, was convicted of attempted assault on Mrs. Albert Monday before Justice John N. Davis in Annapolis Maryland and sentenced to three years in the house of correction. There was excitement and lynch talk as he was taken away to begin his term. The attack occurred on a public road near Annapolis on Wednesday.
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Washington Post
Annapolis
Charles Chibart
Albert
John N. Davis
House of Correction
Bride killed on rails in Keyser district tragedy
In Keyser West Virginia Mrs Walter Cole a 16 year old bride was struck by a Baltimore and Ohio locomotive at Beryl after stepping from one track to avoid a fast freight approaching on the other track. She died at Hoffman Hospital without regaining consciousness. Married last July.
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Walter Cole
Beryl
Hoffman Hospital
Virginia Briefs: Real Estate Dealer Killed by Freight Cars
In Roanoke H. H. Garland Brown, a real estate dealer, was struck by freight cars on Norfolk and Western tracks, crushing his right arm at the elbow. Virginians received patents for filing cabinets, row locks, tall supports, hose couplings, and baling presses.
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H. H. Garland Brown
Norfolk and Western
Tramp Shoots Woman and Fatally Wounds Man
In Wheeling West Virginia on August 18 Joe Golub aged 40 shot and fatally wounded Mrs James Long wife of a mill owner after she refused to feed him. He fled but, surrounded by an armed posse in the mountains east of the city, shot himself twice and was wounded, from which he is believed to die.
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Wheeling
W. Va
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James Long
West Virginia News In Briefs and Appointments
Gov Glasscock names Senator F. Bailey of Grafton as delegate to the national irrigation congress to meet in Pueblo Colorado next month. Grafton selected as headquarters for Second district Democratic committees with Fred T Martin as chair. WV Fraternal Association to meet Sept 22 to push for a State tuberculosIs sanatorium. Volcano Society elects A J Worley president D W Fouge vice president J L Clark secretary and T M Silcott treasurer. Secret service men say Huntington counterfeiting ring broken up with arrests near Cincinnati. Labor Commissioner Barton says child labor largely ended in West Virginia fewer than 200 boys under 16 employed statewide.
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38. F. Bailey
Grafton
National Irrigation Congress
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West Virginia
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Barton
Roanoke shuts Petersburg to win 8 to 9 no-hit game
Roanoke defeated Petersburg 9 to 8 with Doane throwing a four inning no hit spell. Petersburg’s fielding and Roanoke’s timely hits produced the scoring in the fourth, fifth, and seventh frames.
Community notes from Western Maryland events and elections
Western Maryland items cover Blue Mountain Summit gymkhana and children pageant at Monterey Country Club for crippled children hospital aid. Frederick letter carriers form local branch with John Brock and P. A. Richardson as leaders. Frederick film committees seek censored resumés from theater lessees. Church of the Brethren ministerial convention elects Barnhart Bowlus Zuck officers. Washington County WCTU annual convention adjourns with Coffman Grimm Thomas Coffman Susie Clopper as medal winner. Sixth district Socialists plan congressional nominating convention in Hagerstown with Marquette and Young mentioned as potential candidates. Delegates include Baker Grove Lindsay Oden Young.
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Moneterey Country Club
Hospital For Crippled Children
Frederick County
Maryland Rurel
John Bnock
Rocky Ridge
Pp. A. Richardson
Legores
Church of the Brethren
Middle Maryland
Brownsville
Abraham B. Barnhart
Hageratown
Elmer John Bowlus
Burkittsville
D. M. Zuck
Mercersburg
Washington
Hagersttown
John Marquette
Weverton
Sylvester L. V. Young
Hagerstown
John Baker
W. W. Grove
James E. Lindsay
Eugene Oden
Obituary notices from Hagerstown area recall four local deaths
Maryland obituary notices from Hagerstown dated Aug 19 report the deaths of Martin Hammond Avey aged 80 once of Washington County who died at Leet River Illinois and left three children including Mrs Nannie Spedden and Mrs Lu He Showe. Harry M Alsip aged 42 a prominent Cavetown fruit grower died of general debility leaving wife and five children. Dr Charles B West aged 52 Upper Strasburg physician died of heart disease leaving wife and six children. Mrs Bertha Burger aged 32 wife of Edward Burger died at her brother J T Shank’s near Hagerstown of paralysis leaving husband and one daughter.
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Martin Hammond Avey
Washington County
Leet River
Sallis Downs
Downsville
Nannie Spedden
Shepherdstown
Lu- He Showe
Sharpsburg
Harry M. Alsip
Cavetown
John Alsip
Reformed Church
Charles B. West
Upper Strasburg
Lutheran Church
Mra
Bertha Burger
Edward Burger
J. T. Shank
District of Columbia Adds Vehicle Lighting and Noise Rules
Acting Commissioners Rudolph and Markham announce amendments to Police Regulations in Washington. New rules require horse drawn vehicles to display bright lights at night and show large serial tags. a fee is charged for the permit and tag. Provisions cover visibility distances, tag dimensions, and noise restrictions for motor vehicles, with enforcement by the Permit Clerk and penalties for noncompliance.
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Columbia
Cuno H Rudolph
ER. M. Markham
D. C
W Tindagl
Proposals for DC Businest High School Physica Laboratory
Sealed proposals due August 29 1916 at 2 pm for electrical apparatus switch boards wiring piping and carpenter work in the Physica Laboratory of the Businest High School Rhode Island avenue between Eighth and Ninth streets northwest Washington DC Form of proposal applications and information available from the Property Clerk Room 3? District Building Office John Johnston Marcus Acting Commissioners DC CG anl T
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Businest High School
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Washington, D. C
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