Eastern Shore State idea sparks regional debate
The Washington Star notes a proposal to create a new state from Maryland's Eastern Shore counties plus parts of Delaware and Virginia. The Denton Journal peers at population figures, potential electoral votes, and the political hurdles, speculating on a Chesapeake state and its implications for regional identity and power.
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Washington Star
Maryland
Delaware
Kent
Queen Anne
Caroline
Talbot
Dorchester
Wicomico
Somerset
Worcester
Accomac
Northamption
Virginia
Delaware Peninsula
Chesapeake
Virginia Coun
Utah
Rhode Island
South
North Dakota
Vermont
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
Wyoming
Washington
Oregon
Peninsula
Prospect of Home Rule in Maryland Tax System Debated
Annapolis reports doubt a satisfactory assessment bill can pass the legislature. The Senate works on Herring and Bankard Hayes lineage measures, while the House faces a hard task under constitutional limits. Advocates push home rule in taxation via Applegarth and Lee bills to empower local reassessment and set rules since 1848.
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Annapolis
Senate
Herring
Bankard
Herting
Hayes
Brown
Republican House of Delegates
House of Delegates
Mr. Applegarth
Lee
Harford
Johnson
Thomas Donaldson
Merit System Seen In Flawed Governor Appointment
The piece objects to Governor Lowndes using civil service for political ends in naming B. G. Stevens Fish Commissioner. It argues many Democrats supported Lowndes expecting a business style administration yet warns the merit system was overridden by partisan favoritism and party loyalty. It cites Stevens as clearly superior among applicants and notes potential overreach in hiring for Republican interests.
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Lioyd Lowndes
Lowndes
B. G. Stevens
Towndes
Stevens
Republican Party
Sugeesa
Dshermen
German Descent Senator-Elect Aims for U S Senate Seat
The Maryland Senate elected Republican Senator-elect of German descent, the only German in the U S Senate, with three Englishmen one Irishman two Canadians and one Norwegian previously noted in contrast. Other news covers state appointments by Governor Lowndes, bills on free coinage defeat, weathered lumber camp illnesses, and local business and service advertisements.
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Maryland
United States
Senate
Sewell
New Jersey
Nelson
Minnesota
Wellington
Ohio
New York
Washington
Wisconsin
House of Representatives
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Press
Philadelphia
Wanamaker's Dress Stuffs Promise Early Ripe Fabrics
Wanamaker's Philadelphia on February 17 1808 advertises new dress stuffs and plaid fabrics. Highlights include shepherd checks at various prices many all wool and cotton wool blends, Mohair and silk accents, and a range of widths and finishes from solid colors to checks and plaids. Names of fabric types and prices appear with an emphasis on early arrivals and variety for the season.
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Philadelphia
Custom House
Greensboro
Cambridge
Peter Henderson & CO
Cortlandt &T
New York
Stiller linens and damask tab le nre table wares adver tise
A Philadelphia store touts Stiller linens and damask table linens with wide selections and low prices. It promotes napkins from 18 to 26 inches, damask patterns, and heavy bleached fabrics. The piece notes imitation by rivals, refunds for unworn garments, and compares Mackintosh coats for men priced 6 to 22.50 dollars.
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Stiller
Bn. Square
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Jas. C. Tawes
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Garrett County
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Montgomery County
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Worcester County
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State Live Stock Sanitary Board
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Carroll
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Benjamin F. Parlett
Maryland Hospital For the
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Zadoc P. Wharton
Larry C. Lengnecker
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J. C. Nicholson
Allegany
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Salem
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America
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Opular Monthly
Denton, MD
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Tennessee
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Hobbs, Md
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Soth & Market Streets
Thomas Carmine
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Orphans’ Court
Isaac Lehman
Mary A. Lenman
Teane Lehman
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James C. Horsey
Mary Tryphenia Torey
Samuel Henry Torsey
Jas. Basteele
Register of Wills
Oakland
Boonaborough
Elizabeth Mary Loward
Willian RK. Moward
Joseph B. Orrell
William
Howard
F. Sformieer
N. R. Smithers
T. J. Smithers & Son, Dentists
Easton, Maryland
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Dr. Cady
Howard Jones
Sara
J.K.C. Legg
Centreville, Md
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Denion
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