Notable Maryland jurist Cornelius Comegys Praised
Board of Trade Journal praises Cornelius Comegys born in Maryland who became a Scranton lawyer and writer. It lauds his high place in law and notes his prominence in the Board of Trade while the county spreads news of local civic matters and political chatter from Maryland and Baltimore papers.
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Board of Trade Journal
Scranton
Caroline County
Cornelius Comegys
Maryland
Lackawanna County
Board of Trade
Ex Senator Wellington comments on Maryland Republicans
Former Senator Wellington tells Baltimore era staff that Maryland Republicans need more workers and fewer leaders. He criticizes current leaders and doubts any can naturally lead the party, opposes the suffrage limiting amendment, and suggests western Maryland could swing big majorities for Poe if the party campaigns effectively before election day.
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Wellington
Baltimore
Maryland
Iave
Republican Party
Rand Ficy
Republican Committee
Booker Washington Dining with Wanamaker at United States Hotel
A Saratoga dispatch reports Booker T. Washington dining in the United States Hotel dining room as host John Wanamaker escorts Mrs. Barclay Warburton while Wanamaker walks with J. R. E. Roberts. The sight drew attention from diners and prompted comment.
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Booker T. Washinton
United States
Washington
John Wanamaker
Saratoga Dispatch
Wanamaker
Booker Washington as exemplar for colored citizens in Maryland
The text argues that a former Postmaster General, who appointed colored postmasters against white wishes, cannot heal racial divides in Maryland. It urges presenting Booker T. Washington as a model of industry frugality and temperance to improve outcomes for all, especially with Maryland's large colored population.
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Republican Party
Oflice
Maryland
Booker Washington
Shrinking Tomato Crop Threatens Canneries
Baltimore experts warn the 1901 to 1904 era may see the smallest tomato harvest in a decade with only 50 percent of last season’s acreage. Canners predict sharply higher prices as demand outpaces supply across the United States and Canada, with Harford County in Maryland hit hard by reduced acreage and 16 canneries operating at just 10 percent of prior levels.
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Baltimore
Canada
Thomas J. Meehan
Peninsula
Harford
Peach Harvest Crowned by Peninsula Horticultural King
James S. Harris president of the Peninsula Horticultural Society grows seven thousand peach baskets on his Still Pond Maryland farm and has sold all for ninety cents per basket at Betterton wharf. Other growers Gilder D. Jackson James Keith and Alexander Bacon also ship peaches with Bacon moving one hundred baskets to Bucek Neck wharf selling at one dollar and thirty cents while buyers resell at a dollar thirty per basket. Nearby New York peaches recently fetch three dollars per basket.
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Jamess. Harris
Peninsula Horticultural Society
Still Pond
Betterton
Gilder D. Jackson
James Keith
Dover
Alexander Bacon
Neir Meliteta
The Football Game Across the World in 1905
A poem imagines football spreading from Klondike peaks to Patagonia and beyond. It envisions every nation and people joining in, from Russia to Spain and across Asia and Africa, with all embracing the sport as a joyful universal pastime. The piece celebrates football as a unifying, global delight.
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Klondike
Patagonia
Pantina
Europe
Russia
Spain
Ottoman Empire
Mediterranean
Tilcard
Expressions and maps in a Maryland survey and moral reflections
An excerpt contrasts moral maxims with a Geological Survey update on Maryland’s Denton quadrangle. It notes 1904 fieldwork, names survey personnel, and describes the area as fertile farming land with canning factories. The passage ends by urging readers to consider their habitual expressions and their impact on others.
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Geological Survey
Denton Quadrangle
Talbot
Queen Anne’s
Caroline Counties
Maryland
Messrs
Robert Coe
T. G. Basinger
L. 8. Leopold
G. T. Hawkins
W. Carvel Hall
E. S. Ela
Caldwell
R.L. Harrison
United States
School Board Seeks Sealed Wood Proposals
Sealed proposals for merchantable wood to complete five cards per room will be received until noon September 12, 1905. Bidders must specify wood type and cord four foot lengths on school grounds by October 2. Wood inspection and certification to be done by a school trustee, with bills on uniform blanks. The Board may reject all bids. Fuel bills payable in October. By order E M Noble Secretary.
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E. M. Noble
Swallow Shooting Teaches Tough Lessons in Maryland
The article notes youths often know birds better than insects, focusing on swallows and the swift. It points out Maryland assigns a value of one to five dollars per insectivorous bird killed, warning that practical lessons in such sport can be costly and perilous.
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State of
Maryland
Aston Cazette
Local remedy on sale at two Hillsboro stores
A health ad notes that keeping Chamberlain's Coke Cholera and Diarrhan Remedy handy prevents trouble. The product is advertised for sale by Douglass Drug Store and A I Duffy in Hillsboro.
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Chamberlain
Douglass Drug Store
A. I. Duffy
Hillsboro
Caroline County Tax Notice for 1905 Levy
The County Commissioners of Caroline County announce the annual levy on taxable property for 1905 under the Maryland act of 1892. Taxes for state and county purposes are due to the Treasurer. The Treasurer will sit in principal towns across election districts to receive state and county taxes on the specified schedule.
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Caroline County
Orphans’ Court
Maryland
Thomas G. Ross
Lydia A. Ross
William T. Todd
General Assembly of
Normal Department offers state teaching diploma and low rates
The Normal Department is recognized by the State as part of public education. A diploma qualifies the holder to teach in any county without examination. Students receive good board and furnished quarters in a healthy, moral community under supervision, at very low rates. For catalogue address Jas. W. Cain, LL. D., President.
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Jas. W. Cain
Denton Town Notice on Tax Discount and Lot Maintenance
Denton taxpayers are informed a five percent discount will apply to town law bills paid in August. C Leslie Walls treasurer. Also, residents with vacant lots must cut and remove weeds or burn them, per C Leslie Walls clerk.
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Charles H. Whitby
Caroline County
Denton
C. Leslie Walls
Lost gold watch with GE initials on Talbot county road
A medium size gold watch with no stem ring engraved G. E. E. is missing from along the road from Mrs. Todd's property toward the George Raughley farm in Talbot county over Tuckahoe bridge past Goose Pond Church. Reward offered to Mrs F J Gadow in Preston Maryland.
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Howard Melvin Renj FI
Jonson Melvin & Johnson, Publishers
Turday
W. Winder Goldsborough
House OF Delegates
Edward E. Gossein
Jehu T. Blades
Harry W. Temple
William T. Hignutt Oe
Isaac T. Fleetwood
C. Clarence Deen
Society For the Prevention of
Aston
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Blades
Democracy
Swain
Scientific American
Liberia
East
Persia
Japan
Uryant
Love
Uni
the Doctor
Rcrcach
Market Street
Denton, Maryland
Mullin
Carter Block
Windsor Percale
Lancaster
S&e le
Porto Rico
R.wright
Hotel
Kinnamon
Main Street
Beniah Kinnamon
Denton, Md
Daniel Zeigler
A. Detwiler
Ridgely
the Board of School Commissioners
America
Rocky Mountains
Rockies
Cincinnati
Morse School of Telegraphy
Cincinmnati
Ohio
Atlanta
Texarkana
Vex
Thiffalo
N. Y
LaGrosse
Wis
Sin Hranchco
Cal
Charles E. Todd
Wim
T. Todd
Dee
Harry N. Hackett
Easton
Ten
Caroline
Talbot County
A. Hughes
Airey'’s
Concord
Williston
Zeb Horsey
J. E. Nichols
Bucknell University
John Howard Harris
Corrie
Wm . Gretzinger
Lewisbury
S. E. Startt
Journal OF Tice
Elmer W. Deen
Denton, Ma
J. W. Payne
Preston, Md
Maryland, Delaware & Virginia
R. R. Co
Henderson
Greensboro
Federalsburg
Preston
A. Mjp
MIP
Liv
Baltimore Pier 7
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Love Point
Stevens Wil Chester Narrows Wincheste Walley
Queenstown
Bloomingdal
WYE Mills
Willoughby Queen Anne Downes
Tuckaho
Denton Hosts
Hickman Adamsvilli
Blanchard Greenwool Owens Oakley Ellendale
Milton Whitesboro
Overbrook Lewis Rehoboth
P.M
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T. Munpocn
Gen. Pass. Avent
O. Ud
Washington College
Chestertown, NC
the Normal Department
Wirrougke
Noweliz12
Mr. Nowell
THE
Wilmington Business School
Wilmington
W. H. Beacom
East Eighth Street
Del
Ingleside
Marydel
Irwin Coleman
Calvin Taylor
Long Marsh
Queen Anne's County
J. BL
Baughley
M. Blv
Heather
Thomas HH. Butler
Maryland School For the Deaf
Chas
W. Ely
Frederick
Chapel Mill
Queen Anne
G. C. Moore
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