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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1919

Page

13

Fire explodes at Richmond Virginian plant area

A chemical explosion at the Richmond Virginian plant near Seventh and Franklin floods cellars and damages nearby property. The loss runs in the thousands and is insured. Washingtonians marry in Rockville as Eva Alsop and Clifford Smith wed. Lucy Creamer and Edward Clement also marry, while Sara Beisinger and Samuel Smith cannot license due to age. Nannie Leland and John Biller obtain a license in Washington.

Richmond Richmond Virginian Daily Seventh and Franklin Atreats Washington Post Rockville Eva Amanda Alsop Clifford Charles Smith Washington J. W. Duffey Lucy Virginia , Creamer Edward Lewis Clementson Samuel D. ‘Smith Sara B Beisinger Nannie E. Leland John E. Biller

Annual Hyattsville home and garden show planned

Plans near completion for the Hyattaville Horticultural Society’s big annual home and garden exhibition set for October 3 and 4 in Masonic Hall Hyattsville Md Exhibits must be grown made or gathered by the exhibitor Judges will be experts from the State College of Agriculture and the U S Department of Agriculture

Washington Post Hyattsville Hyattaville Horticultural Society Masonic Hall State College of Agriculture United States Department of Agriculture

Verdict for Pence Hits $10,000 in Shenandoah Case

In Page county court, a jury awarded Peter Pence $10,000 against the N and W railroad via Railway Administrator W D Hines for the death of Leo B Pence after an engine backed into a building where he stood. The suit sought $59,000. Also notes Maryland State College assembly opening its sixtieth year with attendance of women up 200 percent.

Washington Post Luray Page Peter Pence N. and W. Railroad W. D. Hines Pence Leo B. Pence Shenandoah College Park Maryland State College Woods

Cavetown hosts home coming with baby show and exhibit

Hagerstown report notes Cavetown community club held a home coming celebration for former residents featuring a baby show and a community exhibit. Addresses were delivered by Rev. Dr. Charles A. Santee and Rev. James M. Mullan, with remarks from former Hagerstown mayors Mish and Holzapfel. In Winchester a separate item reports Pauline Wynkoop in critical condition after being accidentally shot in the hip by a shotgun at the Wynkoop home.

Washington Post Hagerstown Cavetown Winchester Pauline Wynkoop Chas, Wynkoop Clarke County Memorial Hospital Stickles Lwyskoop Mies Wynkoop

Paroled German brewer Herrmann amid county jail release

In Hagerstown Maryland Phillip Herrmann aged German brewer was paroled today after a February sentence of one year in Washington county jail for violating the county option law. Herrmann was president of the Wagerstown Brewing Company which went into receivers hands as he fell ill. Separately typhoid fever cases in September reached 55 with a fatality, Mrs Estella Reed, and influenza cases rose in Hancock. In Cumberland a woman died of presumed seafood poisoning, and a local marriage was performed at Woodmont. A Richmond case saw Joseph Williams released on bond from murder charges. Rockville influenza reports note mild cases, while Mrs Betzold dies of apoplexy in Cumberland. London Times cable notes anti German Austrian sentiment with door notices reading No German or Austrian admitted.

Washington Post Hagerstown Phillip Herrmann Washington County Harrington Hermann Wagerstown Brewing Company Washington Poat Estella Reed W. Edward Reed Haleven Hancock

Bomb wounds two generals in Transcaucasia attack

A bomb exploded in Tiflis on Sept. 18 injuring Gen Buratoff, the Cen. Denekine representative in Georgia, and several others aboard a voiture. The blast targeted the Slav command entourage, leaving two generals wounded and others injured.

Tiflis Transcaucasia Associated Press Buratoff Georgia Cen Denekine Antbolachevik Russia Ian Several Odesledize Buratots Gutomobile

Plan homage to heroes in Upper Marlboro event

Hyattsville Md Sept 27 On Tuesday October 7 in Upper Marlboro residents will honor World War I heroes and formally welcome home soldiers sailors and marines from the county The 11 oclock parade forms at Marlboro high school and returns to the courthouse for the monument cornerstone ceremony Judge Beall will receive the welcome address Senator Blair Lee will speak and each service branch will give a reply A Hyattsville district drive for 500 to fund memorials has raised over 250

Hyattsville Upper Marlboro Marlboro High School Judge Beall United States Blair Lee

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