Public school exam on early US history prompts lively misunderstandings
District of Columbia Congress ordered probe features six Washington high schools students answering on nations involved in discovery and settlement, Puritans, Pilgrims, and government branches. Responses mix facts and errors, with pilots about Hudson River and Plymouth Rock and duties of Congress, Senate, and House. The City of Magnificent Distances notes the timely school investigation.
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District of Columbia
Congress
City of
Washington
Plymouth
Massachusetts
America
Hudson River
Bay
Henry Hudson
Bury
Fupniss
England
Plymouth Rock
United States
Ruth
Senate
House of Representers
Government of
Judiciary Department
Judiciary
Judicial
U.S
House of Representatives
House
Magnificent
Editorial notes on Quay vote and political fealty
A Baltimore era editorial notes the Senate vote denying M S Quay admission and lauds Senator West for steadfast constitutional fidelity. It contrasts Mark Hanna's shifting stance with Quay’s outsider status and cites contemporary political opinions from Lloyd Wilkinson and ex-Governor Pattison. The piece hints at imperial tendencies under McKinley and features a Caroline county plank denouncing monopolies.
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United States Senate
Matthew Stanley Quay
West
Senate
Quay
Mark Hanna
John Wanamaker
Democratic Committees Schedule State and Congressional Conventions
The Democratic State Central Committee met in Baltimore and set the state convention for June 6. Congressional districts plan Sept 5 to Sept 20 in multiple cities. Ex Governor Lowndes and Senator Wellington claim bragging rights. Shryock predicts a weak outlook for Republicans. Baltimore hosts the Elks Exposition starting in June with extensive exhibits, foreign dancers, moving pictures, Irish and German villages, and a push to attract figures like McKinley, Dewey, and Cleveland.
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Democratic State Central Committee
Baltimore
Ocean City
Hiavre de Grace
Baltmore
Cheasapeake Beach
Rockwaille
Frank C. Wachter
McKinley
Admiral Dewey
Cleveland
Manila
Maryland
Frank C. Bostock
Spion Kop
Cronje
Jon
Lert
Sewing machine agents and tramp gangs in Caroline
A veteran sewing machine dealer laments low respect for his trade caused by floating gangs in Caroline and neighboring counties. He cites cases of deceit, where a buyer gets an underpriced old machine, overcharged on a new one, or is forced into high notes and painful terms.
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Maine
Caroline
Queen Anne’s
Isaac Mitchell
Fraudulent note grace claims spark Texas ambiguity
J. W. Clairs, Denton sewing machine agent, denounces neighbor Ringgold and rival Mr Blackiston for deceitful five year grace notes. He asserts his own honesty, offers machines on time without deception, and cautions that notes obtained by fraud are not collectable in casting blame for market dishonor.
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Texas
Ringgold
Caroline
Remarkable Rheumatism Cure Mentioned in West Virginia
A Mrs wife suffered severe rheumatism for over a month until S Maddox recommended Chamberlains Pain Balm. After a fifty cent bottle used per directions she could walk to breakfast without help and has had no similar attack since. R J Colston Denton Hugh Duffey Hillsboro sell. To Cure a Cold In One Day take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund money if it fails to cure. E W Groves signature on each box 25c.
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Jackson Co
W. Va
A. B. Parsons
R. J. Colston
Denton
Hugh Duffey
Hillsboro
E. W. Grove
New Chinese and Japanese Mattings Arrive in Philadelphia
A Philadelphia store promotes direct import of mattings from China and Japan for summer usage. Prices range from $3 to $45 a roll, with 27 price points and 329 patterns. emphasis on durability and authenticity, steering customers away from general importers. The ad touts years of pattern updates since 1899 and highlights brands like Palace Klang Luan Whang with multiple styles and weights.
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China
Japan
Philadelphia
Klang
Bargain prices on matting and fibre rugs listed
The advertisement catalogs heavy Japanese matting at $6 a roll from 504 rolls, and fibre rugs made of twisted paper in various patterns. Prices range from 7c for small mats to $13 for large rugs, with multiple sizes and styles offered.
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John Wanamaker
Spring stock guide from Fisher and Nichols
A local ad lists extensive sections for men and boys suits prices from 4.75 to 12.00 and 1.25 to 3.50 respectively, plus trousers at 2.75. It highlights spring hats shirts ladies waists 39c to 1.00 and ongoing shoe stock plus dress goods fabrics broadcloth serge and crepon and a large hosiery and accessory range.
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Fisher & Nichols
Easton
United States
P. N
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Denton Journal
Melvin
Steele & Johnson
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Washington Schools
Frank A. Richardson
White House
M.S. Quay
Lloyd Wilkinson
House of Delegates
F. Albert Kurtz
Wilkinson
Eastern Shore
Pattison
Baltimore American
Gorman
Ohio
Caroline County
Shwspa Pelran
Lowndes
Wellington
Cecil
Thomas J. Shryock
Republican State Committee
Queenstown
Queen Anne’s County
Hill
Bryan
Kansas City
Elks
Hew Downes
Fife
V. S.A
Ulligan Mfg. Go
Rosemont
Girard
Nuttle Hardware
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John E. Nichols
Orphans’ Court
John L. Nichols
N. A. Hutson
John «A. Sigler
Thomas L. Day
Robert J. Jump
Register of Wills
J.D. Eastman
William M. Wiley
J. D. Enstman
Preston
Barrow
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Hamilton Corn Planters
Bickford & Huffman
J. H. Barrow
Preston, Maryland
James H. Nichols
Denton Bridge
Ira L. Butler
Stewart Building
Enton, Md
Saler
Best & Most
N & Sons, Sixth and Market
Wilmington
P. H. Wright
Livery & Exchange Stable
Peninsula
PH. Wright
R. J. Carlisle & CO
Charles St
Baltimore, MD
Federalsburg
Mr. E. Church
Emma B. Lane
Federaleburg
Hamilton Corn
Jonathan Evitts
Hamilton
Jonathan Avitts
West Denton Bakery
Alex. Hutson
Denton, Maryland
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Countrie
T Cc. Griffith
Mar
Frank P. Covey
Federalsbury MD
James Tt, Coophre
Undertaker
Denton, JaAa
T. W. Smith
Ridgely
J.C. Godwin CO
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Main St. Denton
J. L. Everngam
Denton Grain and Flour Exchange
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T. Fred. Garey
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