Roosevelt and Taft eye 1912 primaries in uncertain race
The Centor Journal notes Roosevelt’s plea for direct primaries as he and Taft drift apart and confront a party split. It highlights Western support for Roosevelt, Maryland dynamics, and calls for rural improvement funding while reporting on various political moves and a Delaware crime case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Col. Roosevelt
Taft
Oyster Bay
Republican Party
Goldsborough
Maryland
Chicago
Business gains shown across railroads and banks
Correspondence notes railroads planning $90,000,000 for extensions with Erie $10,000,000 for double tracking, Atchison $50,000,000 for new work and equipment. First weeks February railroad earnings up 9.81 percent, January year over year gains 12.27 percent, December net earnings up 7.83 percent. Bank clearings and January foreign trade also improved with exports near record January totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Erie Railroad
New York
Chicago
Atchison
Pre-election forecasts clash with business outlook
The piece contrasts expectations of Democratic House control with continued business pacing, noting none of the feared stagnation has materialized. It cites wage levels in England and Germany, defends LaFollette’s candidacy, and critiques post office spending and tariff boards amid Democratic influence.
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Germany
England
East
LaFollette
North Dakota
Wisconsin
Hitchcock
W. D. Brown
Brown
Post Office Department
House Committee On Post Offices
Democratic House
Post Office Committee
Taft Tariff Board
House
Bureau of Tariff Statistics
Legislative
Executive Branch
Tariff Board
Foxes Supply Hunting Threat Sparks Farmers Debate
An experienced hunter urged farmers to exterminate foxes to boost game. foxes are relentless predators of young rabbits and ground hatched birds, with dens causing heavy local losses. Dr Francis W Janney of Baltimore, eye ear and throat specialist, will be at Dr P R Fisher’s office on the first Sunday each month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis W. Janney
Baltimore
P. R. Fisher
Terms of Sale Narrow credit on higher sums
Terms of sale require cash on sums under 51 percent and a nine month credit on sums over that amount for purchasers with approved notes payable at Denton National Bank. Auctioneers listed as 5 Frank Rickards F. P. Covey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton National Bank
Frank Rickards F. P. Covey
Surrey
Walter J. Kelly
Adair
Mary E. Liden
F. P. Covey
H. Earle Smith
Auction of Horses Farm Equipment and Household Furniture
A sale lists two bay mares aged nine and ten with gentle dispositions, an elegant sorrel horse, a German Coach Morse foal, and assorted farm gear including buggy, wagon, plows, harnesses, bridles, and tools with household furniture such as beds, tables, and stoves. Terms require cash on items under ten dollars and six month credit on larger sums through notes at Denton National Bank. Henry R. Lewis and John W. Clark, auction trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCormick
Hamilton
David A. Smith
Alfred B Smith
D. A
A. A. Smith
A. B. Smith
Greensborough
Denton
Capt
Matthew Garey
Denton National Bank
Henry R. Lewis
John W. Clark
Auct
Public Sale of Household Goods in 1912
A public sale is set for Saturday March 2 1912 at 10 a m. The catalog lists a Quick Meal range a coal stove an airtight stove a wood stove plus canned tomatoes potatoes utensils an oak sideboard mirror extension table rug chairs rockers and parlor items including a Morria chair. Additional household items include a Brussels rug bedstead iron bedstead feather bed bedding linens curtains a sewing machine mats linoleum and various kitchen tools and supplies.
Orphans Court Administration Granted in Caroline County
Notice that the subscriber in Caroline County Maryland has obtained letters of administration from the Orphans Court on the personal estate of the deceased. The filing confirms appointment to administer the estate and manage its affairs as required by law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
Orphans’ Court
Maryland
Farms for Sale Near Ridgely and Oak Grove Station
The Tilghman Andrew farm offers 17 acres clear land with 2 acres in berries and an eight room dwelling, set near Ridgely with shade and outbuildings in fair repair. The White farm spans 235 acres within a mile of Oak Grove station and three miles from Federalsburg, with 160 acres clear, remaining pine timber, a seven room house, barn and all outbuildings in good repair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilghman Andrew
Ridgely
Oak Grove Station
Federalsburg
Also Mentioned on This Page
Centor Journal
Edward Melvin
Johnson Melvin & Johnson, Publishers
Richard Wright
Delaware
Caroline
Country Life Commission
Senator Coady
Willard Saulsbury
Woodrow Wilson
West
Saulsbury
New Jersey
Harrington
Dr. Bull
Frances E. Loane
Bridgeville
Del
Downes Farm
Hillsboro
Downes Station
Jack
AND
M. Harrington
A. Raughley
Morse
Acme
Dearborn
Mary E Liden
Seventh Street
J. H. Nichols & CO
Punjab
Augustus
Isaac T. Fleetwood
Tor
Augustus Cannon
Dee’d
J. McShane
N. Carey St
Tuckahoe Neck
J. W. Funk
Denton, Md
Second St
H.C. Wright
Plymouth Rocks
G. Lawrence Wilson
EJ. W. Funk
Lowe Land
J. W. Kerr
R. R. Shull
Poultry Park
Greensboro
T. J. Ellwanger
P. O
Freventsa
Fao
John W. Satterfield
Denton-Greensboro
Downes
Denton, Maryland
Maryland Life
the Home Company
W.H. Wootton
South Street
J. Harry Rose
Likes, Berwanger & Co
Pease
Whie
Liam HO
Famer
E. Fayette St
Bradley
Photo Studio
W. T. Bradley
Main ST
George T. Redden
Chaffinch’s
Hobbs
Redder & Fisher
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