The Borough Bill and Home Rule Principle
A Baltimore discussion argues the Borough Bill will not annex territory or force changes. It would allow residents in four proposed boroughs to vote separately on whether to join Greater Baltimore or stay under county government, embodying home rule and democratic ideals.
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Baltimore
Union
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Buffalo
San Francisco
New Orleans
Boston
St. Louis
Anne Arundel County
Democratic party
Fair Play for Baltimore City An Appeal to the Counties
The Democratic State Platform calls for broad local self-government for Baltimore City and Maryland counties. It pledges General Assembly representation to grant the Mayor City Council and County Commissioners control over local matters currently under legislative rule. City administration commended for its progressive handling of public affairs.
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Baltimore City
Baltimore
General Assembly
United States
United States Senate
Kent County
Wicomico
Allegany
Baltimore Mayor Appeals for Fair Play at Democratic Meetings
At Democratic Mass Meetings in Maryland counties, Mayor Preston urges a full vote for all state and local candidates after praising Blair Lee Emerson Harrington and C C Magruder. He promises Baltimore City will deliver a handsome majority for the state candidates and appeals for fair play for the city.
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Maryland
Blair Lee
United States Senate
Emerson C. Harrington
C. C. Magruder
Court of Appeals
Baltimore City
Preston
Why I Come to the People Plea for fair city county justice
The speaker appeals to county residents to hear city grievances against state treatment. He argues counties want fairness from government as agents of all people and asks listeners to consider the facts, hoping they will uphold the city’s plea for justice.
Baltimore City Taxation and Representation Debate
A Baltimore City advocate argues that the city pays 63 percent of state taxes yet receives less than 20 percent of government representation. He cites tax disparities, unequal voting power between city and counties, and calls for fair play through borough reform, exempting city stock, and broader local self-government. He also urges constitutional change via legislature rather than a statewide amendment.
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Court of Appeals
United States
Public Service Commission
State Insurance
State Roads Commission
Labor Statistician
Board of Public Works
Baltimore County
Baltimore City
Baltimore City Annexation: Boroughs and Harbor Control
A speaker argues for Baltimore City to annex neighboring boroughs to ensure orderly justice, health, and sewer management. He emphasizes extending city planning and street projection, and highlights Spring Gardens harbor development as crucial for future shipping. He envisions stronger municipal control over deep water facilities to position Baltimore as a leading regional trading hub.
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Baltimore City
Baltimore
Highlandtown
Canton
Roland Park
Spring Gardens
Anne Arundel
Anne Arundel County
Baltimore County
Grasty the Breeder of Discord Warns Readers
A critic decries Charles H Grasty as a newspaper agitator who poisons sectional tensions. The author accuses Grasty of opposing Democracy and state leaders, vilifying officials, and using misrepresentation to rally counties against the city, urging readers to beware his influence.
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Baltimore Sun
Maryland
Charles H. Grasty
Baltimore
Baltimore News
The
News
Gorman
Smith
Warfield
Crothers
Wilson
The Colonel's Pride and the Band Test in Cuba
In the wilderness he volunteers for a war service unknown to survive. A Cuban farmer's daughter Inez guides a mutineer wounded by fever toward a chance to join a marching band. With improvised flute and bedbound practice he earns a cornet and a tense test to prove his musical worth and avoid execution.
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Cuba
equatorial
Jim
Inez Gonzales
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The Unlikely Path From Corps to Musician
A narrator describes a perilous escape and a pact with fate as he faces execution. He plays a moving melody on the cornet to spare his life, aided by a bandmaster who sees more music in him than ambition. He is released, marries Inez, and becomes a celebrated musician, while a coffin never arrives.
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Jearn
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lugubriaus
uable
tian
Ime
iisal
Jim
mar
Shopping Among Women in Bee's 1825 Dictionary
From the Bee's dictionary published in 1825 the Boston Transcript notes women shopping as they go from shop to shop buying small items perhaps and always pulling about great quantities of goods.
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Bee's dictionary
Boston Transcript
Cautious Husband Avoids Car Outings Says Boston Transcript
A brief dialogue notes Mr. Hlechfiler rarely takes his wife out in his car while Mrs. Peck quips that he dislikes managing two on one. The remark appears in the Boston Transcript.
Dreaming of the Future Act in the Present
A brief note reflects on envisioning future legislation while living in the current moment. The fragment hints at a shift from present concerns to upcoming policy actions without specific names or dates. The tone suggests reflective commentary rather than a concrete report.
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Montgomery County Loan
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Wicomico County Loan
Garrett County Loan
Salisbury Loan
Easton
Dorchester County
Pocomoke City
Comptroller
State Tax Commission
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