Democratic primary calls and election aims in Caroline county
A lengthy Democratic slate for County Treasurer Sheriff House of Delegates State Central Committee and delegates to the State Convention is presented. The piece urges fair primary processes under the Lee direct primary law, stressing people’s right to aspirants, and predicts harmony on November 4 with September 8 as a friendly division day.
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House of Delegates
State Central Committee
United States Senate
Blair Lee
Caroline County
Maryland
Editorial notes on Baltimore politics and Father’s Day proposal
The piece cites Congressman Covington denying specific Baltimore remarks and discusses general urban congestion affecting citizenship. It notes Senator J Hamilton Lewis proposing July 29 as Father’s Day and Luther Burbank urging youth to pursue agriculture after higher education. The fragment ends with garbled text.
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Covington
Baltimore City
Baltimore
J. Hamilton Lewis
Primary contest heats up in Howard county showdown
The excerpt notes a sharp clash between supporters of former Governor Warfield and former State Senator Gorman in Howard county. Primaries promise to be lively as factions vie for influence, with comments on the Democratic stance, government efficiency, and the liquor question.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Warfield
Gorman
Howard County
Colored Labor at Seaford warns of job exclusion
The Wilmington Evening notes Seaford packers bar colored workers from employment and fears serious social and financial fallout. It argues denial of winter and year round work would push negroes into public charges, stoking indifference and encouraging foreign labor dependence, potentially closing Delaware negroes from paying labor opportunities.
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Seaford
Wilmington
Tal
Remarkable primary contest signals progressives gain
The Baltimore Sun notes state wide progressive surge against the machine in Democratic primaries across Allegany Anne Arundel Baltimore Caroline Cecil Carroll Frederick Harford Howard Kent Montgomery St Marys Somerset Washington and Wicomico counties. Blair Lee lone nominee for short term Senate amid machine distrust. Publication by The Progressive Democratic Campaign Committee of Caroline County. W Brewster Deen, treasure Adv.
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Sun
Allegany
Anne Arundel
Baltimore
Caroline
Cecil
Carrell
Frederick
Harford
Howard
Kent
Montgomery
St. Mary’s
Somerset
Washington
Wicomico
The
Progressive Democratic Campaign Committee of
Caroline County
W. Brewster Deen
Treasure Adv
W. Brewster Dosen
For Sale Household Goods Ad
For Sale. I have various household goods including furniture carpets and stoves for sale. Call Maplehurst for inspection of the items. F. J. Reeve.
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Maplehurst
F. J. Reeve
State Central Committee Seen as Real Governing Body
The State Central Committee is described as the real governing body of the party and its personnel is deemed vital to both the people and party bosses. Mentioned figures include Dr. H. F. Silver, Henry R. Lewis, Burton Proctor, Edward C. Carter, Robert Jarrell Sr., Phares G. Crouse, and W. Thomas Hignatt of E.
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H. F. Silver
Henry R. Lewis
Burton Proctor
Edward C. Carter
Robert Jarrell, SR
Phares G. Crouse
W. Thomas Hignatt
Progressive Democratic Campaign Appeal for Caroline County
A Caroline County election appeal urges Democratic voters to back Progressive candidates for State Central Committee and State Convention Delegates in the September primary. It accuses Baltimore ring influence of corrupting the party and calls for loyalty to Woodrow Wilson Bryan and Blair Lee, presenting a contrast with Mahon Kelly Vandiver figures.
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Woodrow Wilson
Blair Lee
United States
Maryland
Murray Vandiver
Democratic Organization
Wilson
Baltimore
William Jennings Bryan
Murphy, Taggart, Mahon-Kelly-Padgett
Willian Jennings Bryan
Woodrow Wilsoff
Congress
Washington
Grover Cleveland
United States Senate
Cleveland
Princeton
Maryland United States
Slonny
Mahon
State Central Committee
Mahons
Kellys
Kelly
Vandiver
Withdraw my name from Progressive Democrat petition
W T Jarman of Goldsboro Maryland writes to correct a misimpression about signatures on a Progressive Democrat petition. He states he remains a Democrat by principle, loyal to Jeffersonian, Bryan and Wilson eras, progressive but not aggressive, and asks his name be withdrawn.
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Messrs
Wilson
W. T. Jarman
Goldsboro, Md
Political Card by Sohn Pf Shevensen for House of Delegates
At the solicitation of Democratic friends, Sohn Pf Shevenion announces candidacy for the House of Delegates in the coming primaries. He pledges to perform duties to the best of his ability if elected and respectfully seeks party support.
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Luther Burbank
House of Delegates
Sohn PF Shevenson
Delaware Peach Decline Spurs Apple Packing Plan
The Philadelphia Press notes Delaware’s peach industry has faded due to diseases like yellows. Prof Harry Waywood leads experiments at the Newark Agricultural Experiment Station to revive peaches, while southern Delaware and Maryland farmers shift to apples. The State Board of Agriculture plans a low cost apple packing school to boost market prices and compete with Western practices.
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Peninsula
Delaware
Philadelphia
Harry Waywood
Agricultural Experiment Station
Newark
Del
Diamond
Maryland
State Board of Agriculture
State Band of Agriculture
New York
Delaware Farmers Profit From Improved Methods In State Aid
Delaware farmers embrace new agricultural methods under the State Department of Agriculture. Apple packing, fruit and other farm income are contrasted with urban wages. The piece notes corrupt practices laws around primaries and outlines how farm earnings are typically calculated versus city wages.
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Delaware
State Department of Agriculture
The Farmers' Income Debate in the Agriculture Bulletin
The Department of Agriculture reports the average American farmer earns 640 dollars annually. The Baltimore American cautions this figure may mislead, suggesting farming seems less lucrative even amid high prices and without capital to invest.
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Department of Agriculture
Baltimore
Sweet old girls and a simpler age in verse
A nostalgic poem recalling older beauties and virtue to restore decency in modern days. Interwoven prose notes recount railroad accidents and Delaware fruit packing efforts, plus a quip on wealth from a child with a rat dime. Names include Baltimore Sun and Philadelphia reports.
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Giele
Lenny
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
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T. A. Smith
G. Edgar Williamson
William P. Manlove
Thomas L. Day
M. Carroll Pastorfield
Joseph H. Spence
John F. Stevenson, Howard Melvin
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J. TH. Nichols & CO
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Schloss Bros, & CO
Fins Clothes
BACO
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Peron
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Baltimore Sun
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Western Maryland College
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