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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1913
Page
2
Saturday morning June 14 1913 reports congressman Linthicum of Baltimore will introduce a bill to save the Chesapeake bay fisheries. A government study cites excessive fishing and nets blocking spawning streams as the main causes. slight catch curtailment could sustain the species and boost future production.
June 14 marks Flag Day with national symbolism and respect. Betsy Ross, a Philadelphia widow, helped create the first American flag in 1776, changing six pointed stars to five. Congress officially recognized the flag on June 14, 1777, and Betsy Ross produced flags for years. Miss Mary Louise Dalton, Confederate soldier’s daughter, initiated the flag bill to curb desecration and helped establish Flag Day.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger compares the powder wagon from DuPont in Wilmington to an auto truck to show modern transport's reach versus the old method. Senator John Walter Smith testifies before the Senate Lobby Committee about tariff bill bias due to private lumber and agriculture interests. Peninsula farmland prices fall then are expected to rebound, and Wilmington city election results show Mayor Howell reelected with Democrats winning five of twelve council seats. Bull Moose candidate tally reaches 1837 votes.
Bank statement records assets and liabilities with enumerated items such as due from reserve agents notes of other banks and legal tender notes. It lists capital stock surplus undivided profits and deposits subject to check along with amounts due to other banks trust companies and savings banks.
A Denton Maryland resident Mrs James H Brown Seventh St Denton Md testifies that after using several boxes of Donn’s Kidney Pills she was freed from backache and kidney symptoms and now feels like a different person The endorsement urges others with kidney trouble to read the testimony and believe it.
A notice dated May 24, 1931, states Minnie E Reed has resided in Caroline County Maryland since March 21, 1913 and will continue to do so for an indefinite period. Signed Minnie E Reed.
Property on High street Denton with 52 foot frontage and 90 foot depth, bounded by Lockermin Towers and Williams, previously conveyed to George C. Saulsbury in 1891. Two story dwelling and outbuildings on lot, sale terms listed.
In Caroline County courts a caveat seeks to annul the February 1905 will of Mary Virginia Stevens. Henrietta Stevens Mills alleges Mary Virginia Stevens died intestate and names Bruce G. Stevens and William D. Uhler as executors in the 1905 paper. claims lack of signature, lack of sound mind, and undue influence. The court orders publication and summons nonresident heirs Carrie Crosby Nettie Wheeler Georgia Smith Margaret Uhler Clarence Stevens for four weeks, with a July 10 deadline to answer.
Assignee's sale of a tract and improvements in Caroline County Maryland between 2 and 4 pm. The land, tied to deeds from 1904 and 1911, includes a dwelling and other buildings in ordinary repair. Describes metes and bounds, road intersections, and suitability for trucking and sweet potatoes.
Sub scribes of Caroline county receive letters of administration from the Orphans Court for the personal estate of Joseph M. Everngam late of Caroline county Maryland. All persons with claims against the deceased must present them with vouchers locally authenticated by December 30 1913 or be barred from estate benefits. Given June 3 1913 by Peter T. Everngam and T Alan Goldsborough administrators.
Auto lines run from Greensboro to Denton and then to Pennsylvania trains. Morning departures are at 7.15 a.m. and 1.50 p.m. Return trips depart Greensboro for Denton after Pennsylvania trains arrive from the south at 10.87 p.m. and 5.48 p.m.
The firm announces arrangements with the largest shoe repairing house in Baltimore to handle repairs. They guarantee first class work at moderate charges, with shoes sent away each Tuesday and returned by Saturday. They urge public support for this needed service in Denton.
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