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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1911
Page
2
Howard Melvin and Johnson publish the Centor Journal on Saturday morning May 20 1911. The page features local notices and community updates from Centennial area, with names of publishers and page pedigree.
Editorial notes from the Baltimore Sun proposal a Maryland state and national convention in Baltimore to discuss draining swamp and marsh lands along the South Atlantic coast. Senator Smith will seek federal aid for a cooperative drainage program with cost recovery over years.
A summary of diverse items: Marion Harland shifts from anti canned foods to advocacy after private testing. North Carolina plans a week long 10000 volunteer road effort coast to Tennessee. Supreme Court orders dissolution of Standard Oil as a monopoly within six months. Election law warnings urge real penalties for abuses. Roosevelt sails to Greenland for a hunting trip amid campaign talk. Maryland primaries see many Senate hopefuls with Beck and Foxwell leading Talbot. King George crowned as ruler of a quarter of humanity. Mothers’ Day observed as church festival. James H. Preston sworn in as Baltimore mayor.
The Westminster Advocate argues the Democratic party has endured through war and Reconstruction and now stands to dominate the 1912 presidential election. It credits Jefferson’s foresight on wealth and power eroding institutions, while noting Republicans face a party of the people rallying to regain control.
The Baltimore Sun reports the nominating committee of the State Bar Association named Judge James Alfred Pearce for president next year. Pearce, respected across Maryland, would lead the organization to greater usefulness. He ends his 15 year term on the Court of Appeals bench in November next year, having reached 70 in April 1916, his retirement extended by the 1910 General Assembly to complete the term.
Auleist issues a caution about Johnny George, claiming he will pursue individuals who fail to heed warnings. The alert emphasizes vigilance and potential retaliation.
The article argues reactionary Republicans in the Senate obstruct progressive House measures including the farmers free list bill to protect tariffs and big corporations. It cites Taft, Penrose, and White House pressure, notes committee control, and urges voters to track representatives. It also previews a House inquiry into Postmaster General Hitchcock’s political activity and post office patronage.
The Philadelphia School for Nurses offers free two year training with room board laundering incidental expenses and railroad fare home on completion of the course aimed at young women nationwide. Special short and home study courses are also available to aid rapid self support. Readers may write the School for full information.
Startled readers learn three young squirrels rescued from the woods were taken in by Mrs. Andrew Marvel’s cat. The foster mother nurses and corrals them, using feline method to keep them in the box as they play and climb. Also reported is little Dinah Willis, three, who had a needle removed from her knee years ago. a fragment pierced her foot, found after months, evidence of a hidden puncture. Suburban gardeners prepare for the sugar corn patch and pea blooms as spring nears.
A Sunday School lesson on Isaiah warns that nations and individuals cling to flattery while neglecting vigilance. It identifies two core sins love of wealth and drunkenness, citing American history, leaders, and modern temptations. The text urges temperance laws and stronger action to curb the saloon and liquor traffic.
A cornstalk burning on the L. H. LeCates farm near Oak Grove caused severe burns to the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Atonzo Murphy. The child died shortly after from injuries sustained in the blaze.
A terse note directs readers to place berry checks orders at the Journal office at a stated expense. The fragment implies a streetwise instruction related to ordering checks or payments via the newspaper office.
Rev Dr Charles M Sheldon proposes a Protestant confessional in churches to hear sin burdened souls in study hours while assisting with spiritual and temporal troubles. Rev J Franklin Bryan endorses social church work, but Rev Tagg opposes confessional practice as radical. A new telephone invention allows ten simultaneous conversations on one line.
Governor Crothers directed Commissioner George to urge judges to apply the harshest penalties for flagrant automobile scorching violations and to mobilize constables to report breaches. An auto safety warning scheme with posted notices at danger curves is to be shared with the Maryland Automobile Club and tested where signs slow traffic. A book on the Chesapeake region was issued by the Baltimore Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway. In Monte Carlo, a lucky misprint led to a comical betting rush over 17.
English traveler Lady Constance Mackenzie visits Texas, accepted a ranch invitation. Upon arrival the ranch manager, unaware of her, prepares a royal reception with a clean stall and fresh hay. A Scottish judge’s quip about a waterworks manager closes the tale with a humorous remark on trust and appearances.
Miss Smith of Ogontz notes her brother’s office friend Burlington. The man’s melancholy air prompts talk of a hidden trial. He sought a raise but was deemed overpaid by the boss.
Architect William W. Emmart urged Baltimore residents to treat home back yards as important interior spaces. In a Friday night lecture, he said minimal effort yields striking results, advocating removal of unsightly back fences in favor of wire structures with climbing plants, grass, and flower beds.
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