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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1897
Page
4
The Saturday morning October issue of the Journal News lists Melvin Steele and Johnson as editors and proprietors. The item reads as a masthead and publication attribution for the DEN newspaper.
In a Chicago Times Herald piece, Harold Balder asks Eugene to stand in for him with their mother during a private talk. Eugene embodies the role while plotting payback for Harold, as Mrs Balder critiques both brothers and scenes unfold around girlish company and social conduct.
Arabian horses display notable bravery in combat, reportedly guiding wounded riders to safety or remaining with an injured rider until help arrives. The account includes a tale from Mr. W H Preece on early telephone experiments with Osborne Portsmouth and London. He mimed a band to test the queen’s reception of God Save the Queen, earning the reply that the tune was the national anthem but poorly played.
A concise critique highlighting alleged incompetency hypocrisy and corruption in reform era measures. Emphasizes critique of election law and assessment practices, questioning fairness and governance.
A Democratic critique alleges official corruption in 1895 Maryland under Republican control. It cites mayoral appointments, forged pay rolls, tobacco warehouse manipulation, and missing funds, plus criticism of the new tax assessment as favoring wealth and sparing real estate. The piece accuses the GOP of bribery and mismanagement, urging voters to reject another Republican lease on power.
The Maryland Democratic Editors' Association accuses Republicans of incompetence and corruption over five months, detailing what it calls false reform, biased press coverage, and the party’s claimed credit for 1896 legislative acts. It attacks registration and election law changes, civil service reform, and governance during the era, urging voters to read and judge before next Tuesday's election.
Denton Maryland notice highlights James T Cooper as undertaker embalmer and cabinet maker with long experience and guaranteed satisfaction. Maryland ad notes a fully supplied shop and first class workmanship. Also mentions attorneys at law in Denton with courthouse office and mortgage foreclosures and estates settled, plus William A Dewees as States Attorney for Caroline County.
The notice announces polling places and hours for the November 2, 1897 election in Caroline County with districts listed including Greens Borough and Preston. It names election officials, the board of supervisors, and outlines voting day procedures and the opening time of polls.
A proposed constitutional amendment seeks to add Section eleven to Article fifteen, creating a competitive civil service exam for state, municipal, and county appointments and outlining Senate and General Assembly procedures to enact, publish notices, and submit the measure to voters at the next general election. The governor orders publication in multiple papers, including three in Baltimore, ahead of the November 1897 election.
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