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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1913
Page
2
Melvin and John publish Saturday morning edition with Johnson 26 13 as part of the page content.
A Washington press view notes Senate committee push on lobbyists, President Wilson urging dispersal, and partisan danger to Democrats. Cardinal Gibbons voices readiness for death, urging preparation. Ellicott City Times blames lenient negro crime handling for rising offenses. Mexican conflict threatens American interests as fighting continues with uncertain outlook.
An editorial praises President Wilson for a decisive political blow against lobbying at the capital. It declares his White House action silences many influential figures and reshapes the scene from Atlantic to Pacific, signaling a lasting impact on American governance.
Farm and Home mocks the rich who act as social critics arguing that wealth equals wisdom. It questions billionaires and railroad presidents who preach governance by others while ignoring their own duties. It warns that money should not confer infallible judgment or honor.
Congressman Lewis of Maryland predicts the end of express companies as parcel post expands, signaling major changes in mail service and logistics.
Congressman backs parcel post growth and says express companies can weather stock and bond losses. Lewis explains a test phase for new weights and rates, highlighting 1 cent per pound up to 20 pounds for 150 miles, and 0.5 cent for local delivery, claiming superior public service and big farmer benefits.
Easton Chapel and Trappe farmers in Talbot county urge a joint plan to halt hunting on their properties to save game. They argue owners can prevent outsiders on premises including dogs and propose employing game wardens to guard quail woodcock and native fish, citing decades of declining game.
Governor Goldsborough summarily removes State Game Warden Franklin E. Cox for incompetency neglect of duty and misconduct. Charges of irrepudarity sustained after conference with Attorney General Edgar Allen Poe. Auditor J Enos Ray reports many accounts lacked verifiable bills and could not be verified, with possible further action to be decided.
Reuben Garey declares candidacy for Register of Wills urging Democratic voters to support him in the September primary. He cites twenty years of training and experience and requests favorable consideration.
A full farm sale on the Ridgely Denton road to Downes Wharf on 1913 at 10 a.m. by G. K. Ebling and James Temple auctioneers. Auction includes mules, mares, cattle, hogs, wagons, plows, harrows, cultivators, engines, grinders, machinery, carriages, scales, and sundry farm implements. Cash under $10, credit 12 months with note. Located one mile east of Ridgely. no removal until terms met. Denton National Bank security noted. Continuous ownership and sale terms as listed.
Attorneys for heirs of Edmund L. Hardcastle offer multiple farms near Easton and Trappe for public sale between 1 and 4 PM in 1913. Parcels include Rich Bottom timber land, arable fields, marsh for trapping muskrats, and waterfront tracts along Choptank river. Terms provide bidding tiers and rights to group parcels for maximum estate net.
A parcel containing one square acre of land more or less improved by a dwelling and storehouse in first class condition. The store is tenanted by George E. Green. Describes a splendid location for a country store.
Ten percent of the purchase price on sale day with a minimum of 500 per parcel. One third due by August 8 1913, one third in six months, one third in twelve months or all cash. Deferred payments bear interest from sale and are secured by negotiable security. Crops, firewood, timber and taxes through 1914 reserved. Insurance adjusted to sale day. buyers assume unexpired policies. Properties sold subject to 1913 tenancies. tenants receive sowing privileges. Easton and Manasses taxes and rents adjusted to sale date with landlord possession then. Title papers at buyers’ expense. Attorneys in Fact: Edward B Hardcastle J Harry Covington T Hughlett Henry. Auctioneer: Chas D Schuyler.
The Caroline County Commissioners invite sealed bids for 335000 in 1000 denomination coupon bonds bearing 5 percent interest, redeemable July 1930, with taxes levied to fund interest and sinking fund. Bids due 2 pm August 19, 1913, at the Denton office, with 5 percent certified check. Bonds tax exempt. bids may be rejected.
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