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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1902
Page
2
Roward Melvin and Johnson Melvin operate as publishers, with Johnson and Roward listed as key figures in the firm. The note records the names and their roles within the publishing partnership.
Denton shows large yearlong building activity with about one hundred thousand dollars spent on improvements. The town’s steady five year growth is likely to continue aided by three new enterprises including a booming canning sector providing steady work. Venezuela, Britain, and Germany face off with war talk over seizures and blockades. Local politics will pick several offices next year. The Free Trade Almanac for 1903 is advertised by Hazard Stevens. The Schley Triumphal Arch Association plans a Baltimore memorial to Admiral Sims. Centreville faces disaster, likely rebuilds follow. Dorchester Era notes political fences need repair. Railways averaged $3,100 earnings per mile. Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant dies in Washington. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
The December 13 issue of Scientific American Transportation highlights the vast scale of the United States railroad network. It notes nearly 200000 miles of track, more than the combined total of Germany France Russia Great Britain and British India, and recalls the rise from under 5000 miles in 1845 to a nationwide system with immense track, rolling stock, and capital invested.
Maryland educators visited Secretary Wilson in Washington advocating early and continuous agricultural education from childhood through secondary school. They pressed integrating plant science and practical farming skills in schools and highlighted nitrogen-fixation work with leguminous plants. The exchange covered university training gaps and funding, plus a demonstration at the Wallach School Building on cooking and sewing.
The Ninth Representative district Kent county Delaware holds a special election December 30. Tickets filed include Democrat Solomon L Sapp Regular Republican Frank L Smith Union Republican James Wilbur Powell Prohibitionist James Wilbur Powell Prohibitionists back Addicks candidate. Sapp tied Powell in regular election. Democrats expect victory if purchased votes do not outweigh. One registration day. nine registers serve. Addicks has 20 votes. needs six more to reach 27 to elect a U S Senator on joint ballot.
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