Editorial Notes on Suffrage and Civic Issues
The piece reviews two proposed constitutional amendments on fall ballots, one on suffrage tests favoring whites and restricting black voters while another increases Baltimore representation in the state legislature. It cites election bribery cases in Ohio, the census apportionment debate, and includes quotes from Cardinal Gibbons on kindness, notes the federal insecticide law taking effect, and mentions postal savings banks opening in Frostburg. It also covers canned goods prices, direct farm-to-consumer distribution in England, Caroline county’s rising taxable base, and comments on presidential timber from Bryan and Harmon, ending with a note on the Star-Democrat’s anniversary and Maryland residents debating Harmon’s presidency.
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Digges
Baltimore
House of Delegates
Elanse
New Democratic Era Promised Amid National Political Shifts
The Philadelphia Record surveys a decade of Democratic gains in New York New Jersey Maine and Ohio while Pennsylvania lingers under a Republican machine. It argues a true Democratic era depends on trustworthiness in Congress state legislatures and the executive with tariff reform and cuts to predatory trusts as key tests.
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Philadelphia
New York
New Jersey
Mainers
Ohio
Indiana
West Virginia
Nebraska
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Congress
United States
Senate
Republican party
Democratic House of Representatives
Turn the Rascal Out Vice President Sherman Spends Public Funds
A counterpress report accuses Vice President James S. Sherman of charging the people for a touring car and chauffeur costs. It claims he reimbursed railroad fares and even paid for the chauffeur’s coat and pants. Senator Tom Carter’s irrigation trip is cited for lavish expenses, including $1,500 for transportation over two days and $125.30 for meals and services in Seattle. The report urges voters to turn them out.
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James S. Sherman
Shermar
Washington
Utica
Sherman
Tom Carter
Montana
irrigation committee
Casper
Wyo
Pathfinder Dam
Seattle
Carter
Tomato and Corn Pack Output Reported for 1910
The official report of the National Canned Goods Packers Association shows tomato output for 1910 at 8,031,000 cases, compared with 10,684,666 in 1909 and 11,479,000 in 1908. The corn pack is estimated at 10,063,000 cases, with 1909 at 5,787,000 and 1908 at 6,779,000.
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National Canned Goods Packers Association
Let Everybody Sing From the Baltimore Sue Chorus
A lively note from Baltimore reports Champ Clark and the boys marching to Baltimore with a singing baton and spirited parade cadence. The line evokes political flair and campaign pageantry tied to the Baltimore scene.
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Baltimore
Sue
Champ
Champ Clark
Jackson Day Gathering Aims at Baltimore Speaker Lineup
A Baltimore Jackson Day celebration will feature Governor Norman of Ohio Governor-elect Foss of Massachusetts Congressman Champ Clark and Senator Bailey of Texas among many Democratic leaders. The Sun notes Harmon and Foss as rising figures with strong campaigns, Clark as next House speaker, and Bailey as a leading Senate voices.
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Baltimore
Jackson Day
Norman
Ohio
Baltimore Sun
Harmon
nrgt2
Tie
Grover Cleveland
Foss
Massachusetts
United States
Lodge
Congress
Clark
House of Representatives
Ile
Bailey
Senate
Flouse
Middle West
Shively
Taylor
Washington
Littleton
Col
Theodore Rooevelt
Alton B. Parker
Bell
Pacific Coast
California
Denver
Bryan
Major Hemphill
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Blackburn
United States Senate
Panama
Medical science's progress and the hope for tuberculosis cure
Dr William Osler, now in England, says medical science conquers disease through a socialized science of discovery focused on universal well-being. He credits preventive medicine as a science since 30 to 40 years ago, cites Koch’s work on cholera, highlights yellow fever cases, and notes tuberculosis has fallen 40 percent since 1850 yet remains deadly. He believes understanding cause spread and prevention will finally defeat TB.
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William Osler
Baltimore
England
Marx
Lassalle
Dr. Osler
New York
Robert Koch
Havana
Brazil
Three healthy babies greet Del. farmer on New Year
Frank Wilson of Sycamore Delaware found three healthy babies as New Year gifts when he returned home after market on Tuesday. He and his wife have ten years of marriage and are parents of nine children, including three pairs of twins and one set of triplets, all living and doing nicely.
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Frank Wilson
Sycamore
Del
Mrs. Wilson
Jeroboam and the sin of false religious leadership
A Bible analysis on Jeroboam of Ephraim born Zereda, his rebellion against Solomon, and his attempt to preserve his kingdom by setting up golden calves in Bethel and Dan. The piece contrasts obedience to God with political self interest, noting idolatry as the ruinous result and warning against the devil’s use of named good deeds to mask harm.
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Jeroboam
Ephriam
Zereda
Jordan Valley
Nebat
Zeruah
Rehoboam
Tie
Millo
Jerusalem
Solomon
Jeroboim
David
Saul
Egypt
Shishak
Judah
Moses
God
Bethel
Dan
Christ
Satan
Neighborhood News Writing Tip and Notices
A rural article urges country residents to write for the newspaper as a pleasant and profitable hobby that sharpens detail and accuracy. It notes the death of Farmer Police Marshal Jacob Frey in Baltimore and recalls his role as a witness in the Price trial, and mentions the death of United States Senator Elkins in Washington. Now is the time to subscribe.
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Jacob Frey
Baltimore
Mr. Frey
Price
Talented Eastern Shoreman Shines as Romance Writer
A Talented Eastern Shoreman is gaining notice as a writer of romance with The Hammond Lot in Simmon's Magazine. The author, Shannahan, known for portraying Eastern Shore colonial history, is chief clerk to the president of Maryland Steel Company and a native of Talbot. He married Beulah W. Day of Ridgely in 1902.
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Hammond
Simmon
Thomas Nelson
Shannahan
Maryland Steel Company
Caroline
Talbot
Beulah W. Day
Ridgely
Political whispers and oddities in Maryland politics
The Baltimore Sun reports speculation about a secret motive behind a meeting between former Congressman Julius Jackson of the Eastern Shore and Republican official John Hanna, with a Washington trip described as routine departmental business. Cambridge Record notes local mishaps from a county treasurer’s hunting and farming misadventures, and Talbot County offers a controversial hen-laying recipe involving meat, pepper, grain, water, gravel, and lime.
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Hanna
Baltimore Sun
Jiul' Jackson
Luastern Shore
John &. Hanna
Republican State Central Committee
Jackson
Washington
Cambridge
The Secluded Duchess in a Princess of Strategy
In a tale titled A Princess of Strategy the Duchesse du Marne rules with imperious authority from Seeany dung during the regency. While ill she complains to her doctor about being kept from comforts and seclusion, and he notes she currently entertains forty to fifty people, arguing that for a princess this level of activity counts as seclusion.
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Duchesse du Marne
Seeany
Postage Costs of Early 20th Century Letters and Parcels
A London Chronicle note recalls high early century postal rates. A 82 ounce packet from Deal to London cost over £6, four times the inside coach fare. A Dublin to fish town parcel of official papers was mischarged as a letter, costing £11, equivalent to hiring the entire major coach with seven passenger places and luggage.
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Deal
London
Eleanor Smyth
Sir Rowland TM
Dublin
John Burgoyne
Identifying a Child Through Labeled Underwear
A parent recalls fear of a child going missing and describes sewing clear name address and phone number on wide taped labels stitched to each of the child’s underwear for quick identification in case of accident or loss, as advised in a period Bazar column.
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ku Earper
Bazar
Dig steamer departure sparks desperate farewell
A young man on a tar barrel waves a handkerchief as the Dig steamer leaves the pier. Companions urge him to come aboard while he hesitates, glancing back in fear. A nun nearby notes the danger, saying she has a field glass.
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In the Barber Shop Joke Riddles About Shaving
A barber explains why a sign charges 25 cents for shaving pessimists. The customer asks about the sign and receives the quip that shaving a man with a long face takes more time, delivered as a courtroom joke.
Distance Across the Ocean Reflected in Brownings Magazine
A fragmentary quote contrasts a child asking about distance to the ocean with an adult remark that it is a long way, attributed to Brownings Magazine. The line evokes themes of hope and endurance, citing Franklin’s motto that he who lives on hopes will die fasting.
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Browning
Franklin
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