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Newspaper

Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Feb 03, 1912

Page

2

Denton Journal Page Two News Briefs

Page two of the Denton Journal details local notices and brief items from Saturday morning, February 3, 1912, including community happenings and small updates across Denton.

Editorial notes and political updates from Maryland and beyond

The column notes cordial ties between Col. Harvey and Dr. Wilson, urges farmers’ roads parcels post and telephone as rural boons, praises Maryland Democrats for restraint, mocks gold fever, and outlines a Maryland dog licensing bill, juries power shift, rising property values, Eastern Shore surveys, Baltimore House contests ending, Roosevelt’s possible run, and support for direct presidential primaries.

Textile Strike Appeal to Woolen Trust Leader

An appeal from 15 000 striking workers at Lawrence Massachusetts to William M Wood president of the American Woolen Company urges a square deal and a meeting to resolve grievances. The workers insist machinery advances have reduced pay while costs rise and note dividends were still paid despite hardship.

Lawrence Massachusetts William M. Wood The Woolen Trust Nimanaa American Woolen Company American Woollen Company

Taft tariff rhetoric and railroad tolls debate

The piece critiques tariff policy and corporate control, contrasting American trusts with foreign competition. It cites exports of iron and steel products and agricultural implements reaching nearly 270 million dollars, notes rising exports despite cheap European labor, and argues rail safety and presidential influence reflect broader political power of special interests.

Gpink Europe England Belgium Germany France Steel Trust Isd Taft New York South Arizona Congress Fatt J. T. Harahan Illinois Central Kimmandy Ilinois Igto Totn Journal Washington William Howard Taft Aldrich Penrose Smoot Lodge Crane Guggenheim J. Pierpont Morgan John D. Rockefeller Andrew Carnegie Tariff Trusts

For Sale 1911 Model Gasoline Engine

For sale one 3 hp International Gasoline Engine latest 1911 model. Equipped with friction clutch auto sparker steel trucks speed adapter cooling tank. Weighs 2400 pounds in very good order. Terms: $25 in 20 payments. Call or write Emmett Lord P O Hobbs Md Concord Md.

Emmett Lord P. O. Hobbs Concord

Why Compulsory Education Sparks Debate in Maryland

In a letter to the Journal Eveanor L. Lor argues against strict school attendance laws. She cautions that forcing education mirrors coercion, questions parental judgment, cites illiteracy and crime links, and urges careful reform rather than rapid legislation as Maryland considers compulsory attendance.

Rex Bolmans Iberty Maryland Iife Legion Eveanor L. Lor

Too Much Politics From the Baltimore Sun

A business and industrial community complains of excessive politics in state and city matters. The speaker urges focus on intelligent tax, corporate, factory, labor, health legislation, and proper city charter administration to unlock undeveloped oyster and agricultural resources worth billions for prosperity.

The Baltimore Sun

Magnet Powers Men Work With Invisible Magnetic Fingers

George E. Wahirsh explains in the Chicago Record-Herald how giant and small magnets uplift tons of scrap, separate tiny metal fragments, and aid surgery by extracting foreign metal. Magnets are shown lifting five and a half tons, cleaning ores, and aiding medical cures from iron cinders to needle removal and ulcer treatment.

George E. Wahirsh Chicago Record-Herald

Silent Wallenstein the Most Dramatic of All

Silent Wallenstein dominated Thirty Years War strategy with a lifelong habit of strict silence. He forbade conversation, kept officers in check, and even ordered guards to suppress any noise around him. His temperament bred caution, secrecy, and an austere presence that shaped his command.

Duke of Wellington Napoleon Wallenstein Washington Willam Netherlands Gustavus Adolphus

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