B and O Celebrates Hundredth Birthday With Festivities
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad marks its centennial with planned Christmas trees and illuminated displays along major trains. Train workers, including Limited secretaries, will role Santa for youngsters on Christmas Eve and Day. Rosebys Rock near Roseby Carr commemorates the 1852 completion from Baltimore to Wheeling.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Spenes
Capitol and National Limited
Santa Claus
Baltimore and Ohio
Baltimore
Ohio River
Wheeling
W. Va
Roseby’s Station
Mistletoe Hangs From Chandelier At White House
Washington postwar holiday scene at the White House shows greens and mistletoe in place. President Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge receive gifts from across the country including turkeys, fruit, and nuts destined for hospitals and orphan asylums. Governor Gore presents a 22 pound cured ham. Mrs. Coolidge and her son John do late shopping.
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Washington
White House
City Gas Plant Profits Rise Despite Low Gas Rates
Richmond reports gas collections in 1926 about 56000 ahead of 1925 despite a lower price. City officials note the sliding rate boosted consumption and profits, with the year’s profit likely exceeding last year once billed amounts become collectible in 1927.
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Richmond
George H. Whitfield
University of Virginia Enrolls 2112 First Term Students
The University of Virginia reports an enrollment of 2,112 students at the end of the first term. Students come from 44 states and 14 foreign countries, with 85 counties in Virginia represented among the matriculates. Virginia leads with 1,132 students, followed by New York, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Tennessee. Frederick county has 12 students, Clarke four, Warren three, Shenandoah two, and Rockingham 24.
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University of Virginia
Virginia
New York State
Maryland
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Tennessee
Frederick County
Clarke
Warren
Shenandoah
Rockingham
Col Elijah B White Honored by Horse Society
Col Elijah B White who died recently at his estate near Leesburg Virginia was reelected president of the Percheron Society of the United States for the fourteenth time in as many years according to W J Carter writing in the Richmond News Leader The convention was held in Chicago during the inter
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Elijah B. White
Selma
Leesburg
Loudoun County
Percheron Society of the
United States
Draft Horse Organization of America
W. J. Carter
Richmond News-Leader
Chicago
Colonel White Honored For Percheron Breeding At Selma Farms
Illness kept Colonel White from attending the meeting but he was re elected head of the national livestock exposition in recognition of his work at Selma Farms. His Jerome won reserve championships in 1921 and 1922 and the 1924 title. Selma’s stock included native and imported sires such as Cronstadt and Dragon, cementing White’s role in advancing Percheron breeding nationally.
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Colonel White
Selma Farms
America
Jerome
Selma
Cronstadt
Dragon
Virginia
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