Maryland County Returns Show Blair Warner Result
Complete returns from Allegany county place Blair ahead with a 528 vote lead over Warner and Hagner, Lewis, and Etchison trailing. The county显示 turnout around one fourth of county voters with party splits suggesting limited cross-over support and strong organization backing Blair. In Garrett and Washington counties further counts show Warner strong in Oakland and Blair leading overall.
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Blair Warner Wagner
Gaithersburg
Potomay
Rarneatilie
Damascus
Wheaton
Cumberland
Allegany County
Blair
Warner
Hagner
Lewis
Etchison
United States
Wellington
Baltimore
Washington
Asa
Black Eye
Bhatt
George A. Pearce
Minesas
Garrett
Garett County
Bow
Trig
Hai
Warity
Oakland
Robert A. Ravenscroft
Tageryown
Washington County
Tollows Flagner
Magner
Ald
Frederick Warner
Tichisen
Mederich
Frederickrennet
Congress
Federick City
Johnston Wins Free-for-All Hill Climb At Randle Highlands
Ted Johnston drove a 1918 Buick to victory in the free-for-all hill climb on Naylors Hill Randle Highlands under the Automobile Club of Washington. He finished in 491-5 seconds over a 0.7 mile course at a 12 percent grade, beating Henry Lansen in a Big 4 Matheson by 34-3 seconds. W B McBurney placed third in a Matheson. The day featured multiple Buick wins, near-ditch saves, and close finishes in events for small and big cars, with spectators filling the course and cheering all efforts.
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Ted” Johnston
Automobile Club of Washington
Naylor's Hill
Randle Highlands
Henry Lansen
Matheson
W.B. McBurney
Buick
Willis Cronkhite
Howard Bauesz
Oakland
W. B. McBurney
Mathison
F. L. Leucault
Palmer Singer
Johnston
Banjen
Lansen
McBurner
T. W. Cadick
H.C. Hamilton
Tom Berger
Ward Angle
I C. Barber
Wills Cronkhite
Howard Bauer
Washington
McBurney
Columbia
Lescault
Norcycle
EK. M. Mangold
Charles Osborn
Mangold
A. B. Spence
Elliott Hough
R. B. Caverly
Samuel Luttrell
F. C. Sibbard
John Larcomber
Frank Boyd
E. H. Johansen
Harry Ward
Res
Ime
Cadick
Hupmobiy H.C. Ham
Grittenden
Maxwell
Bert Rob
Io Hupmoblie
Brown
Bell
Ford
EJ. Drake
Modern
Parry
J. C. Barber
Warren
Bnick
Howard Hauer
Aryl G. G. Hamner
Etson
J. Ormé
Beick
Qrima Halates
Apperson
J. J. Heat Apperson
Care
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R. A. Klock
W. B. McBurt Palmer-Singer
F. L. Lescault
A. D
Ted Johnston
Henry Lansen McBurney
Berrymi Dor
Merkel
White
Throodaire
Haverfora
Moerk
P. White
Yale
W. Denter
Hibernians in Convention Elect Two Year Officers
The Ancient Order of Hibernians district biennial convention met at the Magles' clubhouse. Committee reports showed membership up 200 and finances up 32 percent. Officers for two years elected: Patrick F. Carr president, Joseph D. Sullivan vice president, William J. Mevoy secretary, Thomas McGrath treasurer, Rev. George A. Dougherty vice vicar chaplain, Thomas O'Dey alternate at large. Alternates named: N. J. Sheehan, John D. O'Connor, Joseph P. Greeley, John McMahon, Frank Raftery, Rev. Ignatius Fealy.
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Ancient
Order of Hibernians
Magles
Committee On
Patrick F. Carr
Joseph D. Sullivan
Wiliam J. Mevoy
Thomas McGrath
George A. Dougherty
Catholic Univerisity
Thomas O’dey
N. J. Sheehan
John D. O'Connor
Joseph P. Greeley
John McMahon
Frank Raftery
Ignatius Fealy
Winners in Auto Run Citizens Up in Arms
The Munsey tour produced imperfect scores with 13 machines earning perfect road scores but facing strict technical exams. Harry E Walls led the winning Manwell entry from Maxwell-Briscoe, while W D Arrison and A G Carter in Washington cars topped divisions with high point tallies. Indignation meetings attacked city lights cuts affecting Congress Heights, while Ford Model T entries showed strong showings.
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Harry E. Walls
Ford
Washington
Manwell
Maxwell-Briscoe Company
Harry Walls
Philadelphia
Walls
W. D. Arrigon
A. Gary Carter
Carter] Motor Car Corporation
Charles Miller
Columbia
G. M. Wagner
A. G Carter
W. D. Arrison
Charles E. Miller
Corbin
A. T. Halley
Brush
D. E. McCoy
Enger
Harry Frisch
Cino
Walter Donnelly
Dayton
L. H. Shaab
Maxwell
Harry T. Walls
C. C. Fairman
Matheson
D. A. Hall
James Cherry
Two Year Old Hero Saves Sister from Fire
Tommy Hanlon aged two warned his mother after his baby sister Annie, 18 months, lit a match and flames spread on her clothes. Mrs Hanlon smothered the blaze with a woolen blanket, saving Annie who is in Providence Hospital recovering from burns to body face and arms. Doctors say the injuries may not be fatal and Annie’s condition is improving.
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Tommy Hanlon
Annie
Pennsttana Avenue
Tommy
Timothy Hanlon
Provihao Hospital
John F. Moran
Providence Hospital
Hanlon
Washington Aims to Host National Conservation Congress
Granville M. Hunt, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce conventions committee, will recommend an appropriation to send a representative to the national conservation congress in St. Paul next month to push for a future city convention. District commissioners named eight delegates to the congress and others will be chosen by chambers boards in coming days. Wayne MacVeagh I W McReynolds Edwin A Stuart Otto Luebkert Charles F Nesb t John Barrett John Joy Edgan Henry 8 Graves comprise the district delegation.
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Washington
National Conservation Congress
Granville M. Hunt
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
Congress
St. Paul
Chamber
Board of Trade and the
Commercial Club
Wayne MacVeagh
I. W. McReynolds
Edwin A. Stuart
Otto Luebkert
Charles F. Nesb{t
John Barrett
John Joy Edgan
Henry 8. Graves
Emiy Randolph Wins Wildfield Farm Pony Race at Narragansett Pier
The first paper pheasant of the season featured a long course over Wildfield farm terrain. Miss Emiy Randolph, daughter of Philip Randolph of Philadelphia, won easily after a five mile dash through rough country. Riders included Mrs. Robert Strawbridge, C Rathborne, Joseph Thomas Jr, Marguerite Prescott, and Philip Randolph Jr. Earl Hopping started early and spread the field over the eight mile route.
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Washington Post
Narragansett Pier
R. 1
Wildfield Farm
Emiy Randolph
Philip
P Randolph
Philadelphia
Robert E. Strawbridge
C. Rathborne
Missouri
Joseph B. Thomas, Jr
New York
Marguerite Prescott
Washington
Henry W. Harrison
Philip Randolph, Jr
Philadelpha
Earl Hopping
Randolph
Gaynor Walks Long Distance as Recovery Progresses
New York Aug 30 Mayor Gaynor walked for the first time since his injury in the assassination attempt. He inspected his farm then walked to the village and post office at St James Long Island, ending with a long automobile ride. Charles D Norton Tafts secretary visited to offer congratulations on the recovery.
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Taft
New York
Gaynor
James J. Gallagher
St. James
Long Island
Charles D. Norton
Waterways Boomers Gather in Providence
Delegates to the Atlantic sleeper waterways convention arrive by train and car in Providence Rhode Island for an informal reception at the Narragansett Hotel the city lit with electric arches and welcome signs. A party of about 100 is due on the steamer Harvard from Norfolk Virginia ahead of formal sessions tomorrow.
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Providence
Atlantic
Narragansett Hotel
Harvard
Norfolk
Jewelers seek return of $500 in property from police
Morris Robinson indicted for forgery and David Simon alias Cohen were arrested July 16 after a Washington bank check theft. Replevin suit claims police withhold jewelry valued at $500, asserting it is crime proceeds. Bail set at $2,500. habeas corpus petition earlier challenged detention. Attorney slams police for high handed conduct, noting proceeds exceed $150. Bond due in three days. property to be returned if bond not furnished.
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Morris Robinson
Robinson
David Simon
Cohen
Washington
Chicago
David Cohen
Simon
O'Shea
Needham resigns as George Washington University president
Dr Needham ends his term as president of George Washington University today after more than thirteen years of service. He joined in 1897 with ties to Columbian University and helped organize the school of comparative jurisprudence and diplomacy before being elected president five years later.
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Charles Willis Neadham
George Washington University
Needham
George Washington
Columbian University
National University
Gasoline leak found and explosion injures foreman
Joseph Humpherson, foreman for Fuller Construction, located a gasoline leak in a tank at a building site at Sixteenth street and Columbia road using a sighted match. The gas exploded, injuring his left arm though a wall shelter saved him from greater harm. He was treated at a nearby drug store and later sent home.
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Joseph Humpherson
Fuller Construction Company
Sixteenth Street
Columbia Road
Umpherson
Weather forecast and river bulletin report
Weather conditions from the U S Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau describe heavy rains off the Atlantic coast, storms near the Rio Grande, and cooler temperatures in the central plains with warmth in the West. Showers expected into Wednesday, with fair conditions elsewhere. winds vary by coast and region. Potomac River near Harpers Ferry shows slight cloudiness and a workplace accident at Washington Electric and Railway Co leaves a 17 year old injured by live wire.
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Dept. of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Washington
South Atlantic
Virginia
Caro
Mana
Georgia
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Rio Grande
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Brownsville
Lake Superior
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Mississippi
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California
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Ohio Valley
Atlantic States
Tower Lakes
St. Lawrence Valley
New England
Southwest
Middle Atlantic States
Northwest
Upper Mississippi
Middle Atlantic
Gulf
Upper Lakes
Eachere
Grand Banks
John Bennett
Mc Lean Avenue
Washington Electric and Railway Company
Casualty Hospital
SAVED BY JUMPING AFTER COLLISION ON CONNECTICUT AVENUE
Claude Livingston real estate man and George Acorn contractor escaped serious harm when their auto was struck by a Chevy Chase car on Connecticut avenue at McKinley street. The vehicle, owned by Livingston, was damaged about 500 dollars. Both men jumped to safety as the car and auto toppled. they were shaken but not injured. Livingston lives in Takoma Park and was returning to the city. In a separate police court matter, Carl H Owens and Eugene Beott, Fort Myer medical corps enlisted men, pleaded guilty to assaulting Frank Tibbetts, with fines of 0 or six days workhouse. a third soldier remained at large.
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Claude Livingston
George Acorn
Chevy Chase
Connecticut Avenue
McKinley Street
Livingston
Saunders & Co
F Street
Mr. Livingston
Takoma Park
Acorn
Carl H. Owens
Eugene Beott
Midical Corps
Fort Myer
Frank J. Tibbetts
Owans
Scott
Government Sues St. Louis Terminal Company Over Bridge Transport
The government filed a case in the Supreme Court against the St. Louis Terminal Company and four other defendants alleging unreasonable passenger and freight charges for transport over the Eads bridge. The Eastern Missouri circuit court was evenly split on the matter.
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St. Louis
Double hoax of tower death scare near Potomac River
A supposed double death by self extinction in a tower near the Potomac River was exposed as a hoax. A bottle found ashore at Windmill Point near Colonial Beach contained notes by John Meyers and John J. McDonough claiming life fatigue. Investigations traced Meyers and McDonough to Colonial Beach with families, while postal and home reports pointed to their safety and imminent return.
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Potomac River
Windmill Point
Colonial Beach
John Mertys
John Meyers
John J. McDonough
Flather
Preciner
Boardman
H. A. Meyers
Twenty-ninth Street
McDonough
Meyers
Mc Donough
Chile Invites Bids for Two 24000-Ton Battleships
American shipbuilders have been frozen out as Chile issues a tender due by September 16 for two battleships of 24000 tons each. The design plans by Sir Philip Watts require English-made guns and machinery. Chile’s recent Rothschilds-backed loan is seen as aiding Britain, while Turkey bought two German ships and the Admiralty offers Canopus as nearer obsolete.
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London
Chile
Twe
Philip ‘Watts
Rothschilds
Turkey
Exmouth
Russell
Admiralty
Neutralize Canal Urged by Peace Delegates at Brussels
The interparliamentary peace conference unanimously backed keeping all straits and oceanic canals open to world commerce in war and peace. Mr Keiffer of the United States urged neutralization of the Panama Canal as a peaceful example, forecasting wider neutralization of high seas and war prevention.
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Brussels
Washington
Herr Pachnicke
Germany
Keiffer
United States
Panama Canal
High Seas
Bear Terror Strikes Greenwich Summer Estate Scene
In Greenwich Connecticut on August 90 a bear terrorized Rock Ridge the summer home of Percy Rockefeller William H Rockefeller and other prominent residents. Reported sightings traced the animal’s movements to several locations beginning with George Cronk who mistook it for a man before the beast sprang away. A following day gypsies claimed the bear had escaped from them and fled.
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Washington Post
Greenwich
Conn
Rock Ridge
Percy Rockefeller
William H. Rockefeller
George Cronk
Bowlders
C. W. Post
Lincoln's Aide Rathbone Near Death in German Asylum
Maj Henry Reoa Rathbone, aide to President Lincoln who fought to save the chief, lies near death in the Hildesheim insane asylum where he has resided as a long time inmate. He killed his wife after the assassination and, judged insane, remains confined awaiting death as doctors say his end is near.
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Hanover
Aug. C
Henry Reoa Rathbone
Lincoln
Hildesheim
Rathbone
Pope Closes Seminary in Perugia Over Royal Ovation
Pope Pius has ordered the historic Perugia seminary closed describing it as a liberal Catholicism stronghold. The move follows an ovation by students for King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena during their visit to Perugia.
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Perugia
Italy
Pius
Victor Emmanuel
Helena
Peruglas
Alexandria Scare As Glass Door Is Shattered
A glass door at R N Rolands Grocery in Alexandria was smashed about 11:20 PM Monday. Neighbors suspected thieves but a dog locked inside the store may have caused the disturbance. Police Knight and Schoeni investigated. nothing missing.
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Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
R. N. Roland
Lee and Welfs
Knight
Schoeni
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