Baltimore Fire Rages Through Read Plant Killing Three Firemen
A massive blaze in Baltimore began at the E. B. Read & Son printing plant on East Saratoga Street around midnight and spread to seven buildings including Regester & Sons foundry. Three firemen died and Chief Horton was injured as flames and collapsing walls decimated a wide area.
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Baltimore
E. B. Read & Son
East Saratoga Street
Read
Regester & Sons’ Foundry
Holliday Street
Regester
Emen
Frederick W. Harmon
Engine Company No
William B. Dugh
Charles Freiman, Hostler
Engine Company
Aged Mrs. McGuire Dies in Clarke County
Virginia death notice reports Nancy McGuire died at home in Berryville Clarke County at 9 30 this morning in her 89th year. Widow of Dr. William McGuire she leaves son Dr Edward McGuire of Richmond and daughters Nannie and Evelyn of Berryville. Funeral set for Berryville tomorrow.
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Winchester
Nancy McGuire
Berryville
Clarke County
William P. McGuire
Presbyterian pastor shifts Sunday service location
Rev. Dr. D. H. Scanlon announces that services will be held at the Presbyterian Church in Clearbrook at 7 30 o clock next Sunday night instead of the previously announced Sunday afternoon at Berryville. The change directs attendees to the Clearbrook church for the evening service.
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D. H. Scanlon
Presbyterian Church
Berryville
Clearbrook
Preaching At Burnt Church by Rev W D Smith
Rev W D Smith of this city will preach at Burnt Church near Albin at 3 o clock on Sunday afternoon the 26th instant. Mr and Mrs Alexander M Baker returned last night from a several days visit to Baltimore.
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Burnt Church
W. D. Smith
Albin
Alexander M. Baker
Baltimore
Funeral Draws Record Crowds for Mrs Newcome in Frederick
The funeral for Mrs. Emma Newcome drew a vast procession nearly a mile long in Frederick County. Services were at Greenspring United Brethren Church led by Rev. Dr. A E Funkhouser and Rev. A J Secrist. Interment followed at Old Stone Church. Pallbearers were William Bailey Cecil Bailey Clarence Bailey Dealy Ashby Perry Kern. Floral pillow from neighborhood Sunday schools marked one of many lavish designs.
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Emma Newcome
Howard P. Kerns
White Hall
The
Star
Frederick County
Old Stone Church
William
Cecil
Clarence Bailey
Dealy Ashby
Perry Kern
Newcome
Civil War Scene Showcases Combat and Soldier Life
A vivid account of wartime action and hard ship life is presented with the only footage outside New York. The notice extends admission to Friday events and Saturday afternoon and evening sessions, inviting all readers.
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New York
Ipit
Oldest Woman in Clarke County Dies Near White Post
Mrs. Ann Crismore widow of J. F. Crismore dies at home near White Post Clarke County at age about 99. Known as Aunt Ann she remained healthy and mentally sharp to the end. Survived by daughter Mrs. EB R Shenk of Boyce two sons J E B Crismore of White Post and J F P Crismore of Washington DC, plus many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral set for Saturday morning at Macedonia Church with burial in nearby cemetery.
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White Post
Clarke County
Ann Crismore
J. F. Crismore
EB. R. Shenk
Boyce
J. EB. Crismore
J. FP. _ Crismore
Washington
Macedonia Church
Young Lady Falls and Breaks Arm at Ice Rink
Miss Mary Hillyard an 18 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs James W Hillyard suffered a bad fracture of the left arm after falling while skating with a partner at the rink. Doctors W A Bell and R Mc Glass set the bone and she rests at home. The accident is not blamed on a knockdown by another skater.
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Mary Hillyard
James W. Hillyard
Telegraphers To Get Less Money Under Eight Hour Law
Telegraphers on the Cumberland Valley Railroad face salary cuts after the eight hour law reduces hours. Operators previously earning 60 dollars will now receive 50 dollars. Affected workers resent the reduction and may protest to management.
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Cumberland Valley Railroad
Miss McFadden Improves At Home
Miss Annie McFadden ill with pneumonia on South Washington street showed improvement today. Her sister Miss Mamie McFadden, a trained nurse from Garfield Hospital Washington, has returned home to care for her.
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Annie McFadden
South Washington Street
Mamie McFadden
Garfield Hospital
Washington
Tug of War at the Skating Rink Tomorrow Night
Local event notice notes a tug of war at the skating rink scheduled for Saturday night January 25. Admission is 40 cents and skates are 15 cents.
Petition for Wet or Dry Election Sought in Shenandoah County
Voters in Madison and Stonewall districts petition Shenandoah County Circuit Court for local option votes to decide if Madison district shall be wet or dry for two years and to determine Stonewall district’s whiskey status. Judge J W Harrison has trimmed signatures for poll tax and qualifications, leaving 141 in Madison and 144 in Stonewall, just above the required one fourth thresholds.
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Shenandoah County
Madison
Holinburg
W. Harrison
Burt
Woodstock
Harrison
Stonewall
Nearby Cousins Have Never Met in Page County
In Rileyville, Page County, two first cousins both about 35 years old have never met. Mrs. A. J. Bailey and H. H. Lraze live within two miles of each other and have spent their lives in the same area without ever crossing paths. No ill feeling exists. busy social calendars kept them apart.
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Rileyvile
Page County
A. J. Bailey
H. H. Lraze
Railroad Victims Reunite in Inevitable Bonds at Marriage
Clarence Kibler son of Jeremiah Kibler of Jadwyn and Cora Didawick 18 daughter of Wade Didawick married after meeting in the aftermath of Hoover crossing wreck. They had survived the Southern Railway freight collision on September 15 and were injured when their buggy was struck, flung 80 feet, and its horses cast aside. The couple rode the afternoon train from Woodstock to Hagerstown to wed.
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Clarence. Kibler
Jeremiah Kinler
Jadwyn
Cora Didawick
Wao. Didawick
Woodstock
Hagerstown
Kibler
Hoover's Crossing
Southern Railway
Wanted 500 live rabbits for sale
Advert indicates T. H. Sprint & Son seeks 500 live rabbits at 15 cents each with payment offered. text appears as a classifieds notice from a historical newspaper page segment.
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T. H.sprint & Son
Missing Alexandria Pair Sparks Elopement Theory
Miss Delilah Elizabeth Watkins and Alexander Powell Brookes both vanished Monday night from Alexandria and Washington. Police seek clues as families fear an elopement or planned disappearance, with Brookes connected to a local brokerage and Watkins employed as a stenographer.
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Alex. Powell Brookes
Miss Watkins
Alexandria
Young Brookes
Delilah Elizabeth Watkins
Alexander Powell Brookes
Central Bank
Seventh Street
Pennslyvania Avenue
Washington
Brookes
Prince Street
Mitekins
Ane
William F. Brookes
Watkins
Miss Eleanorkins
Elizabeth
Mr. Brookes
Entertained At Mr. Shull's Home
Marlboro Virginia January 24 Mr B C Shull hosted Thomas Cover and his brother during a country visit. Shull rode a horse for the first time since his September injury. The warm spell brought illness. the current cold snap is welcomed. Mrs L Calahan visited Mrs R F Sowers. Frank Long hunted Cedar Creek Cluff and found a snake over two feet long. Jim Pangie of Winchester visited local friends. Ernest Shull surprised former classmates at Long's Grove school on Tuesday. Mrs James Dixon visited her parents at McGayesville. James Fisher is building a tenement house and expects completion soon.
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Marlboro
B. Cc. Shull
Thomas Cover
Jim Pangie
Winchester
Ernest Shull
Long’s Grove School
James Dixon
McGayesville
James Fisher
Tenini House
Weather Report for Virginia
Virginia forecast shows fair conditions with continued cold tonight. Saturday is expected to be fair and dry with light winds and cool daytime highs.
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Virginia
Officially Thanked for Her Exhibit at Virginia Exhibit
Mrs. L. C. Bromley of Winchester Frederick Va is officially thanked for her display of domestic preserved fruit in the Virginia Exhibit. The citation notes the exhibit has materially aided the exhibit and is signed by Claude A. Swanson chairman of the Virginia State mission.
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L. C. Bromley
Bromley
Virginia
Cate
Hello Bill at the Winchester Tonight
George L. Hall and the camp present Hello Bill arriving in Winchester at noon to stage the play at the Auditorium this evening. The production recalls a favorable impression from years ago and aims to entertain local audiences.
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George L. Hall
Winchester
Auidito
Tug of War Married V8 on Saturday Night
A fragment notes a men at travel freight scene involving Joe, Mr. W., Ruth and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in town for business on a Saturday night.
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Joe
W. Ruth
Cebu
Baltimore
Ohio Railroad
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Saratoga Streets
Flynn & Bhmrich
Leonhardt Wagon Company
Old City Hall
Zion Lutheran Church
William L. Hollingsworth Machine Shops
North Holliday Street
Clarke
Ann” Crismore Dis
Young Lady
Miss McFadden
Shim
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