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Herbert C. Forrester Jr., CSX official
Herbert Christian Forrester Jr., a retired railroad vice president, died of coronary artery disease Thursday at Mays Chapel Ridge Assisted Living. The former Cockeysville resident was 88.
Born in Baltimore and raised in Windsor Hills, he was the son of...Tags: St. Joseph Medical Center, Christianity, World War II (1939-1945), Hunt Valley, University of Baltimore
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Concord Point Lighthouse seeking volunteers for the season
Change your clocks, dear readers! Sunday is Daylight Savings Time – set your clocks forward one hour, or you will be like the white rabbit in "Alice in Wonderland," late for a very important date. Grace Place Serving Center will serve a free,...Tags: Barbie (fictional character), Mattel Inc., St. Patrick's Day, Havre de Grace, Anglicanism
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James G. Thompson, banker
James Gabriel Thompson, a retired savings and loan association president, died of cerebral vascular disease Jan. 29 at Oak Crest Village. The former Guilford resident was 84.
Born in Baltimore and raised in Gwynn Oak, he was the son of Stephen Thompson,...Tags: Odenton, Loyola University Maryland, Guilford (Baltimore, Maryland), Banking, Highlandtown
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Clara Mae Boender, teacher
Clara Mae Boender, a retired reading specialist and elementary school teacher who taught for 54 years, died of multisystem organ failure Jan. 12 at Howard County General Hospital. The Ellicott City resident was 86.
Born Clara Mae Crouch in Baltimore...Tags: Catonsville, Colleges and Universities, Loyola University Maryland, Howard County General Hospital, Towson University
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B&O had storied passenger service
Joseph J. Snyder has more than a passing interest in railroading and especially the venerable Baltimore & Ohio, whose storied passenger service is the subject of his recently published book. The B&O invented the passenger train. On Jan. 7, 1830, a...
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Grover Cleveland, Carrollton, Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln
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Laurel Speedway's wooden track hosted auto racing in the 1920s
Long before there was a Patuxent Greens Golf Course or Stewart Towers high rise building, a mammoth oval race track occupied that area of land off Route 197, near Route 198. Horse racing at Laurel Park racetrack had been ongoing since 1911, but in 1924 an...
Tags: Cycling, Highway Transportation, Track Cycling, Indianapolis 500, Jimmy Gleason
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New biography of legendary railroader John Work Garrett
The optimistic incorporators and builders of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, the nation's first common carrier railroad, which was founded in Baltimore in 1827 and began building westward the next year, envisioned it would take 10 years and $10 million...Tags: Ohio River, New Year's Day, Brunswick (Frederick, Maryland), Abraham Lincoln, Biography (genre)
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Pages from the Past: Unknown disease killing canines in Catonsville in 1912
An article in the Oct. 12, 1912, edition of The Argus reported on a deadly epidemic that seems to be striking local canines. There is a peculiar disease among dogs in Catonsville and a number of residents have reported the loss of valuable animals from...Tags: Patapsco, Catonsville, Fashion Shows, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Theft
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7 surprising facts about Howard County
Did You Know? Howard County is known nationwide for its schools, parks, sports programs, libraries and affluence. But tucked away in faded, aging documents and longtime residents’ minds, there are plenty of little-known facts that might just...
Tags: James Rouse, Libraries, Horse and Harness Racing, Memorial Stadium, Vehicles
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Editorial: Artworks at Maryland House should be put back in place when renovations are done
Art has an uneasy relationship with the world of commercial enterprise. Commercial artists aren't necessarily held in high regard as they're often charged with tasks like devising nondescript images to hang in the food consumption areas of fast food...
Tags: Fine Arts, U.S. Supreme Court, New York City, Music Industry, Artists
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Dr. William Allan Dear Jr., head of nuclear medicine at Mercy
Dr. William Allan Dear Jr., an internist and former head of the division of nuclear medicine at Mercy Medical Center who also was a practicing magician, died July 20 of heart disease at Union Memorial Hospital.
The longtime Guilford resident was 80.
"He...Tags: Mercy Medical Center (Baltimore, Maryland), Saint Agnes Hospital, University of Maryland Medical Center, Home Improvement, Union Memorial Hospital
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Richard L. Lelonek Sr., Belair-Edison activist
Richard Lelonek Sr., a retired railroad office worker and veteran Belair-Edison community activist, died July 21 at Maryland Shock Trauma Center of internal injuries related to an auto accident. He was 86 and lived in Northeast Baltimore.
Born in...Tags: White Marsh, Belair-Edison, Martin O'Malley, University of Baltimore, William Donald Schaefer
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