Denton Journal on Colored Brotherhood and Republican Betrayal
The article criticizes Republican treatment of African Americans, accusing the party of using colored men as mere voters while denying political power. It cites Union League hiring practices, Lily white cliques, and remarks by Jesse Lawson and Rev. Dr. Charles Parkhurst contrasting Northern and Southern attitudes toward blacks. It argues Congress has failed to advance black interests since Grant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union League
Republican
Jesse Lawson
Afro-American Baptist Council
Congress
Grant
White House
North
Editorial notes on Isthmian Canal treaty views
Secretary Hay, departing Washington, says he has a definite Senatorial view on a new Isthmian Canal treaty with England. Observers describe the statement as potentially misleading though not false, noting that two thirds of the Senate favor American control while England opposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hay
Washington
England
Senate
Canal
Reform League Passes Mixed Judgment in Baltimore Race
The Reform League, claiming non partisanship, sides with Republicans in the Baltimore municipal contest and attacks prominent Democrats. Their recent outburst stirs the Democratic base, highlighting the group’s inconsistency and resentment toward favored candidates including “Brother Hiram Watty.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reform League
Baltimore
Hiram Watty
McKinley Restores Washington Relics to Gen Lee
In response to Senator Daniel of Virginia, President McKinley orders that Civil War relics displayed in the National Museum be returned to Gen G W C Lee, son of Gen R E Lee, the Arlington House owner. The action, overdue and commendable, follows a letter from McKinley promising the return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Senator Daniel
Virginia
Washington
National Museum
G. W. C. Lee
R. E. Lee
Arlington
Daniel
Miles urged as Senate candidate by Baltimore friends
Mr. Alonzo L. Miles formerly of Dorchester and now a Baltimore lawyer is urged by friends to run for the Senate. He has visited Caroline often and his speeches in the cause of Democracy have been heard there and elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alonzo L. Miles
Dorchester
Baltimore
Senate
Miles
Caroline
Hare
Morgan Buys Leyland Steamship Line To Consolidate Trade
J Pierpont Morgan, the New York financier, has acquired Leyland Steamship Line in England as part of a plan to consolidate Atlantic transport firms and tighten control over U S trade. Some see this move as protecting his Steel Trust interests amid potential tariff changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Pierpont Morgan
New York
Edward VII
Leyland Steamship Line
Atlantic
Morgan
Steel Trust
United States
Prices From Manila Market Feed Local Shoppers
A Manila paper lists current market quotes with beef 20 to 50 cents per pound, mutton 20 to 40, fresh pork 45 to 50, fresh sausage 55, bacon 50 to 55, cheese 60 to 65, butter 90 cents, eggs 36 to 60 cents a dozen, partridges 2.50 each, oranges 0.20 per dozen, apples 0.25 to 0.50 per dozen, and fish 50 to 60 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manilla
Expensive Annapolis Customs Port Tops U S List
The federal government spent 951 to collect one dollar at Annapolis last year, the costliest port of entry in the United States, with Rock Island Illinois second at 50 cents in receipts and 362 dollars in expenditures. The Atlanta Constitution urges Cuba be annexed and made a state, urging no other aid for the former Spanish colony. Col James P Shannon, proprietor of the Eutaw House formerly of the Carrollton in Baltimore, died at Atlantic City of heart failure. June 7 set for re trial of Mrs Cordelia Botkin linked to Dover cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
United States
Rock Island,Ill
James P. Shannon
Eutaw House
Carrollton
Baltimore
Atlantic City
Peninsula Democrat Tour By Hardesty and Kelley
Mr. Robert H. Hardesty and Mr. J Springle Kelley represent the Peninsula Democrat and are conducting a regional tour of the Peninsula to promote the party and discuss local issues with residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Hardesty
J. Springle Kelley
The
Peninsula Democrat
Peninsula
Present address of Mr J A Turnipseed at Mississippi Agricultural College
The notice states that the current residence of Mr J A Turnipseed is at the Mississippi Agricultural College. It identifies his present address and confirms his affiliation with the college as the location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Turnipseed
Mississippi Agricultural College
Saulsbury brothers contrasted in Delaware history
Barraville correspondent in the Baltimore Sun notes Dr. Samuel W. Thomas’s Delaware Historical Society talk on the Saulsbury brothers Willard Gove Eli. Gove autocratic. Gore physician. Willard amiable and religious. Eli prudent and practical. Gove became Delaware governor. All three served in the U S Senate. Born near the Delaware line in Caroline County. Punch Hall Burrsville named original Saulsbury home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barraville
Baltimore Sun
Samuel W. Thomas
Philadelphia
Delaware Historical Society
Saulsbury Brothers
Willard, Gove
Eli
Thomas
Gove
Gore
Willard
Delaware
United States Senate
Caroline County
William Saulsbury
Punch Hall
Burrsville
Saulsburys
Caroline
Maryland
Kent
Grand jury declines to indict Daniel Bending in Hearn murder
The grand jury at Dover refused to indict Daniel Bending for the March 12 Harrington murder of George W. Hearn, releasing him from jail after deliberating three days with about forty witnesses. Only three of twenty four jurors voted for indictment amid concerns over circumstantial evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Bendinng
George W. Hearn
Harrington
Dover
Bending
Tax on Baltimore Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway Company
Dorchester County Commissioners taxed the Baltimore Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway Company property at 65000 dollars though no prior taxes were paid on it with a tax estimate around 800 dollars. Since absorbing the Wheeler Line freight rates have risen, merchants complain, and Cambridge reports growing support for a rival steamship line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway Company
Dorchester County
Wheeler
Cambridge
Watch J Ed Nichols Ad Teases New Weekly Items
The ad highlights weekly new offerings from J Ed Nichols. It signals ongoing variety and a steady stream of fresh goods or services. Readers are urged to check back each week for updates and new selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Ed. Nichols
Headquarters for Odd Fellows in Buffalo at Ellicott Square
Independent Order of Odd Fellows lodges in Buffalo announce a headquarters at 213 Ellicott Square to provide free information and lodging guidance to visiting brethren and their families during the Pan American Exposition season. The bureau also offers maps, a reliable guide, and advance lodging bookings at no cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline
Independent
Order of Odd Fellows
Order
Buffalo
Odd Fellows
Ellicott Square
Parnell Johnson
Board of Town Commissioners
Information Bureau
Weather Patterns Forecast for May Severe Storms Ahead
Hicks predicts a volatile May with rapid barometer rise and cool west winds leading to reactionary storms from May 6 to 9. Expect frost northward and violent thunder storms, a Vulcan period around May 17 to 20 with a total solar eclipse on May 18, and a warm late month storm surge with widespread rain and winds. Frosts likely in many areas as cool nights return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hicks
The Decadence of Gossip: A Baltimore Sun Essay
Carisabel argues gossip has declined into praise of the absent and avoidance of criticism. She asserts criticism fuels progress and public opinion shapes morals, warning that fear of censure dulls society. The piece laments superficial talk over deep exchange and urges more candid conversation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carisabel
Baltimore Sun
Garden of Eden at Tuckahoe Neck in Delaware
A Dover Delawarean writer extols Tuckahoe Neck as a rich Delaware soil paradise. He notes long ownership by natives, predicts future ownership by Dunkards from Pennsylvania, and imagines a "Garden of Eden" with no courts or crime if all copied their thrift and cash buying habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover Delawarean
Tuckahoe Neck
Little
Delaware
Diamond State
Dunkards
Pennsylvania
Tuckahoe Dunkards
Pennsylvania Railroad Announces 1901 Summer Excursion Tickets
On April 30 1901 the Pennsylvan ia Railroad Company placed on sale summer excursion tickets to Buffalo for the Pan American Exposition and to Niagara Falls. On May 1 1901 regular summer excursion tickets to principal resorts east of Pittsburgh and Buffalo were issued at ticket offices. Tickets expire October 31 1901 with Niagara Falls tickets returnable by November 30 1901. The 1901 Summer Excursion Route Book will be issued June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Masons of Queen Annes County to hold big bazar in Centreville
The Masons of Queen Annes County plan a three day Masonic bazar in Centreville from Tuesday to Thursday next week inviting Masons from Caroline County and friends to attend. It notes help from Centreville ladies and that this is the first Masonic celebration here in about thirty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Anne's
Centreville
Caroline County
Queen Anne’s
Recipe for skin whitening and freckle prevention
A historical preparation claims to whiten and refine skin by mixing Pure Honey, Glycerine, Rectified Spirits, Pure Citric acid, and Essence of ambergris. Heat the first two, dissolve the acid in the spirits, add the essence, combine when cool, and agitate. Also said to soften and whiten the hands, attributed to Stella Stuart in May Ledger Monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella Stuart
Seaford Shirt Co to add ice plant for town delivery
Seaford Shirt Company plans a large factory addition to house an ice plant with a 26 ton weekly capacity. The plant will be ready by June first and will operate a delivery wagon to supply ice locally. Manager J A Wright leads the project, described as a needed, profitable venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaford Shirt Company
J. A. Wright
Seaford News
Thomas W. Greenley
South Dakota
Chamberlains Cough Remedy testimonial notice
A cough signals serious illnesses like consumption and bronchitis. The notice claims Chamberlains Cough Remedy cures such diseases when treated early and offers a money back guarantee if not beneficial. For sale by R. J. Colston in Denton Hugh Duffey in Hillsboro and T. W. Smith in Ridgely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Colston
Denton
Hugh Duffey
Hillsboro
T. W. Smith
Ridgely
Florence Newman
Chamberlain
Miss Newman
Gray
N. Y
H. J. Colston
Hugh Duttey
Hillaboro
Rich donor funds Nicholson Institute for Deaf Aid
A wealthy woman cured of deafness and tinnitus by Dr Nicholson's Artificial Ear Drums donated 10000 dollars to the Nicholson Institute at 4874 The Nicholson Institute 780 Eighth Avenue New York so deaf people without access to the Ear Drums may receive them free. Mild weather brings strawberry blossoms and signals a large crop prospect Ridgely poised to be a major Delaware division shipping point as harvest and market prep begin
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Ridgely
Delaware
Mixed local notices from Maryland towns
Various brief items note arrests and fines for fortune teller Thomas R. Brown in Baltimore, retirement of track supervisor John Mahoney of the Delaware Railroad, a dentist visit schedule for Ridge ly, a new school principal appointment in Chester, and staff changes at the Seaford Shirt Company. Additional entries promote Chamberlain’s remedies with testimonials from Hartford and local sales by R J Colston, Hugh Duffey, and T W Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mahoney
Delaware Railroad
Harve de Grace
Baltimore
Warmer Weather Dress Goods at Nichols Bridge Store
Anticipating warm days, James H. Nichols at the Bridge showcases Dress Goods in varied qualities and colors including Melrose Cloths Steel Spring Broadcloth and Lawns. The shop offers embroideries all over laces Valenciennes applique braid and a broad range of trimmings and linings plus a selection of beautiful Oxfords and Violet Dress Shoes priced 2.50 to 3.50 with broad footwear stock available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Nichols
Mattings Offered in Many Grades and Colors
Prices range from 12 percent to 30 cents per yard for various matting grades and colors. The advertisement promotes Gentlemen's Clothing and Furnishings Goods as a spring shopping destination, hinting at savings at the store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Vaney
Notice on vaccination and berry pickers
In view of small pox presence on the peninsula truck farmers and small fruit growers should ensure recent vaccination for all hands. Pickers from Sussex county Delaware should not be hired unless they show vaccination and proof they have not been in infected localities. Anyone traveling to Sussex for berry picking should be vaccinated beforehand or avoid infected areas or face denial of return to Maryland or 20 days detention after return. JOHN B. FULTON Secretary State Board of Health of Ald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eneus
Sussex County
Delaware
Sunex County
Maryland
John 8
Fulton
State Board of Health of
Ald
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Denton Journal
Jelvin
Steele & Johnson
Lew Wspap
Atlanta Constitution
Cuba
Cordelia Botkin
J. P. Dunning
J. D. Deane
Delaware Saulsburys
Garden OF Eden
Big Masonic Bazar
Mr. Wright
Leware
Thomas R. Brown
Pearl Raymond
North Gay Street
Justice Lewis
Northeastern
Brown
Wilson
Easton
William B. Tharp
Farmington
Larkin
Chester
A. W. Sawtelle
Hartford
Conn
Mattings
Joan W Clark
Uctioneer
Box &G. Denton
West
Ates
Clark
Denton, Maryland
James W. Holt
Annie B. Wheeler
Elmer B. Wheeler
Caleb C. Wheeler
Walliams & Jones
Illborough
Marytin
Carolina County
Elmer E. Wheeler
MS of Salle
Annie E. Wheeler
Dec
Mullin
Jast, Mullin & Sons
Wilmington
Napoleon
Josephine
Coreet
F. P
Bertie Parker
R. J. Jolaten
W. P. Chaffinch
Garpees
Easton, MD
Two Johns
C. L. Boehm
Two Johns, Md
Walter H. Lord
Undertaker
bo _ Lo, DE
Feneral
Lord
Orphans’ Court
James T. Cooper
John R. Sullivan
Court House
William T. Sullivan
AM. Lloyd
Daniel Zeiger
Sarah KE. Saulsbury
James E. Wignutt
Joan W. Clark
H. GC. Wilson
Aurora Street
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