Nation eyes 100 million mark as census looms
The Baltimore Sun notes that census projections place the United States and its colonies near 100 million, with the U.S. alone around 90 million. Immigration adds about 4.3 million in ten years, and policymakers discuss land, conservation, and population growth potential, plus political campaigns and road sign reforms.
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Rgte
Baltimore Sun
United States
Uncle Sam
Spain
Russia
New England
Vermont
Republic
Cambridge Scantorship Contest Intensifies in City
A lively contest for the Cambridge post scantorship heats up, drawing local candidates and interest. The rival campaigns push plans and qualifications as residents watch for a decision.
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Cambridge
Tariff Debate and Political Turmoil Refocuses Public Eye
The article outlines tariff changes aiming for cost equalization at home and abroad, criticizing Taft’s upward revision, and presenting questions to protectionists about sugar and consumer costs. It also profiles Governor Harmon, noting his stance on government reform, tariff issues, and party dynamics in Ohio.
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New York
Roosevelt
Taft
Aldrich
Smoot
Lodge
Guggenheim
LaFollette
Clapp
Ballinger
Senate
Mr. Taft
Speaker Cannon
London
Taft tariff promise in need of revision assessed
A critical examination of Taft's tariff pledge to equalize labor costs in US and foreign production. The piece cites Carroll D. Wright on cotton labor costs and argues the 35 to 74 percent duties on cotton goods failed to achieve true equalization, highlighting GOP tariff shortcomings.
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Taft
Congress
United States
Carroll D. Wright
U. S
Aldrich
Josiah H. Shinn
Pure Food Rules Set By State Health Board
State Board of Health issues strict Pure Food and Drug Law rules requiring truthful labeling of flavoring extracts and ice cream ingredients. Labels must disclose composition or imitation status, milk fat content, artificial flavoring, and use of gelatin or vegetable gum. Prohibitions include concealing deterioration with colors. only designated safe dyes may be used.
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State Board of Health
Judson Harmon as portrayed by the New York Evening Post
An 1912 portrait of Ohio Governor Judson Harmon, a Democratic presidential hopeful, showing him as self reliant, capable, and effective. The piece highlights his demeanor, humor, political skill, and appeal to a broad audience, noting his sports and social interests and his cautious, practical approach to campaigning. A Seaford writer’s remark on the Susset Bess peach crop is also mentioned.
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Western Reserve
Pacific Coast
Judson Harmon
Taft
Roosevelt
Ohio
The
New York Evening Post
William J. Bryan
Seaford
Bereavement Thanks From Betz Family
A Cara we thank friends and neighbors for help and kindness during illness and bereavement. Mrs and Mrs Joan H Betz, Hobbs.
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Cara
Joan H. Betz
Hobbs
Real Estate Transfers Reported in Local News
Rev L M Matthews of Michigan buys four acre tract near town from Charles F Smith Ridgely to build and occupy a dwelling. J Nelson Rickards sells W A Wilson farm of two acres to Herman Mitchell for 1600 dollars. Twenty acres of this land include timber. F P Stafford’s farm near Denton sells to W J Blacksidge of West Virginia. John S Barnhart and J E Ellwanger sell James Saulsbury farm of 130 acres near Willistob for 5000 dollars. J W Funk buys Mrs Laura Longfellow farm of 95 acres between Greensboro and Whiteleysburg.
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Rev. L. 5. Matthews
Michigan
Charles F. Smith
Ridgely
Town
J. Nelson Rickards
W. A. Wilson
Herman Mitchell
F. P. Stafford
Denton
W. J. Blacksidge
West Virginia
John S. Barnhart
J. E. Ellwanger
M.H. Spicher
James Saulsbury
Willistob
J. W. Funk
Laura Longfellow
Greensboro
Whiteleysburg
Real Estate Transfers Recorded in Denton Clerk’s Office
A lengthy list details transfers of Denton area property including buyer seller names, district parcels, and prices. Notable entries include E.S. Clark to Luther H. Covey for five acres in the Fifth district at 525 dollars and Theodore Phillips to James H. Nichols for 360 acres in the Sixth district at 10 000 dollars, among many others. The notice also lists numerous Denton properties, estates, and payments, plus a batch of marriage licenses issued in June to August.
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E.S. Clark
Luther H. Covey
Theodore Phillips
James H. Nichols
Richard Andrew
Denton
Charles E. Stewart
E. B. Davis
Hillsboro
Walter M. Wright
Chop
Willard C. Todd
William Willoughby
D. A
A. B. Smith
Lizzie G. Redden
Jacob E. Ellwanger
Milan H. Spicher
Annie B. Cooper
Wilmer B. Parker
W. R. Willoughby
J. F. Willoughby
T. W. Harmon
W. W. Prettyman
W. A. Culver
Howard T. Roop
John W. Funk
J. W. Willis
John T. Carter
W. H. Meredith
Ormond W. Downes
Preston
Helen W. Bloxsom
E. C. Wright
Philip H. Rawlins
O. T. Kelley
Etta Pilchard
Iva Jones
Greensboro
Joshua Sparks
Nellie P. Davis
Marydel
Chester Scott
Edward W. Liden
F. H. King
Mariana Todd
Joseph H. Bernard
Bessie M. Hicks
Oe A. Galloway
Paul Holsinger
Eugene Lynch
W. HH. Faulkner
H. M. Robinson
Ira L. Butler
K. Redhead
T. H. Brummell
Mary V. Orrell
Latham M. Wolf
R. M. Johnson
George S. Raleigh
Ridgely
Thomas H. Jones
Ira B. Williams
O. G. Gooden
F. W. Rich
Harvey L. Cooper
Peter Cook
D. A. Smith
L. W. Breeding
Joseph Holecheck
Oscar Clark
William Stevens
W. W. Dukes
Albert G. Towers
Alfred Clark
Isaac H. Morris
Fernandes Davis
Federalsburg
Effie Taylor
Susie Alleback
C. S. Bradley
Robert D. Bradley
F. E. Covey
Exchange
L. S. Fleckenstein
Hynson Cole
W. T. Hines
W. H. Davenport
Emmanuel King
Alonzo Elliott
J. P. Holsinger
A. L B. Smith
W. H. Melvin
Mary E. Melvin
A. Z Gottwalls
BR. E. Hutton
J. W. Williamson
P. R. Marine
Nellie Cartwright
J. T. Carter
F. L. Davis
J. E. Henry
Walter Mason
Nelson H. Fooks
W. V. Deen
Lawrence B. Towers
David S. Ramsdell
Romaine Thomas
Harry R. Merriken
J. D. Bower
Rosa A. Bower
W. B. Deen
William J. Wright
W. H. Gambrill
J. A. Willis
W. P. Willis
W. B. Yates
Minnie B. Taylor
J. W. Harley
Lottie E. Cooper
Alfred Carter, Jr
Viola E. Wood
Ellis Spence
Mary Baynard
Charles C. Snoddy
Pearl Holsinger
G. Walter Stevens
Lucy Jump
Richard Willoughby
Elizabeth Noble
Benjamin F. Hollis
Ida M. Haymon
Deaths in Baltimore and Surrounding Areas
The Death Roll records the passing of Baltimore financier Isaac H. Dixon at his Roland Park home after long illness. Born in Talbot in 1847, he leaves a widow Elizabeth White Dixon and six daughters plus two sons William T. Dixon and Isaac H. Dixon Jr. Also noted are the death of farmer William L. Phillips near Denton from peritonitis leaving a widow and four children, the obituary of infant Milton Neil Dennis at Piney Grove, and the death of Zebulon Hopkins, Farmington prominent Democrat aged eighty six. Interments followed at Denton cemetery and Piney Grove.
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Isaac H. Dixon
Baltimore
Roland Park
Mr. Dixon
Talbot
Elizabeth White
Josiah White
Caroline County
Elizabeth
William T. Dixon
Frances Shoemaker Dixon
Elizabeth White Dixon
Mary Allen Dixon
Katharine Dixon
Gertrude Allen Dixon
Deborah Adams Dixon
William L. Phillips
Peter Phillips
Denton
Phillips
Benjamin F. Miller
E. P. Roberts
M. E. Church
Denton Cemetery
Order of United American
Farmington
Hopkins
Resolutions of Respect for Brother Phillips Passed
A Caroline Council committee prepared resolutions on the death of Brother William S. Phillips. They express humility before the immutable decree, praise his temperate life, and call for care for his widow and children. The charter should be draped for 30 days, with copies filed and sent to the widow, published in the Denton Journal. Greensboro is to have a new hotel.
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William K. Scotten
S. Frank Cole
Harry K. Tubbs
Caroline
Phillips
Philips
Denton
Commission Men Must Act on Eastern Shore Trade
A Baltimore Sun writer argues the Eastern Shore trade loss stems from Baltimore commission men. He urges a cooperative Produce Exchange model and public commission action to balance farmer profits with Baltimore consumer prices, urging structural reform to hold and grow commerce.
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Baltimore Sun
Baltimore
Virginia
Eastern Shore Produce Exchange
Somerset
Wicomico
Worcester
Caroline
Queen Anne's
Baltimore City
Public Service Commission
Delaware fruit growers push for better freight rates
Caroline county fruit men back a Bridgeville report on a planned push by Delaware and Peninsula growers to secure lower railroad rates. They cite delays by New York and New England freight, reliance on ventilator cars, and higher regional charges. They seek relief from the Interstate Commerce Commission to improve service and cut costs.
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Caroline County
Delaware
Bridgeville
Interstate Railroad Commission
Peninsula
Peach Prowers
New York
New England
Georgia
The Day of Deliverance Is Near
A Philadelphia Record column condemns post Civil War tariff policy. It argues excessive taxation shifted from imports to spirits and tobacco, favoring industries, and urges foreign export expansion to meet consumer demand. The piece predicts a near end to monopolistic trusts and rising living costs.
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Philadelphia
Republican Party
In Memoriam A Quiet Sacrifice Marked Her Life
A notice reflecting on Addie May Ellwanger of Denton and Katie May Dean of near Queen Anne, honoring their roles as devoted daughters, wives, and church helpers. It recounts Ellwanger as organist at Union Church, her patient care for family members, and her marriage plans, as well as a child’s sudden death and a verse memorial.
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Addie May Ellwanger
Jacob E. Ellwanger
Denton
Mrs. Ellwanger
Miss Porter
Burrsville
Caroline Circuit
Igos
Union Church
Maggie
H. S. Johnson
Lecmont
Katie May
Marion Dean
Queen Anne
St. Paul's P. E. Church
William Francis Dickinson
Greenmount Cemetery
Hillsboro
Mama
Papa
King Solomon Announced by a Texas minister tale
Bishop Kinsolving of Texas, visiting Richmond, asks a homeowner to tell Mrs. Jones a caller named King Solomon. The maid mishears as Aunt Dinah recalls the name. The tale ends with the rector being identified, amid light Dover summer notes and a nudge to subscribe for county news.
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King Solomon
Bishop Kinsolving
Texas
Richmond
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Gifford Pinchot
Conservaton
Col. Roosevelt
Cecil County
State Roads Commission
Coyington
Dryden
Shore
United States Department of Agriculture
Sam
Salisbury
Farmers' Commission
Maryland
Hitchcock
J. Harry Covington
A. Lincolin Dryden
J. F. C. Talbott
Wm. 3. Baker
George Konig
Charles W. Main
J. Chas. Linthicum
Democra
Addison E. Mullikin
J. Enos Ray, Jr
Thomas Parran
David J. Lewis
B. H. Warner, Jr
West
Kansas
Caroline Farmers
Paine
Harmon
Harrison
Cleveland
Democratic Party
National Political Matters
Real Estate News
Willie W. White
Lola H. Alford
Lillian Dukes
Harvey F. Fleetwood
Elizabeth Young
Charles Andrew
Mary Hammond
Henry Austin
Bertha R. Foraker
W. W. Cohee
Clementine Fountain
John F. Dawson
Attieleen C. Coursey
Lacy Lord
Edna F. Hamilton
Arthur B. Maziel
Ida M. Castino
John F. Balderson
Mary B. Clark
John Smith
Sarah M. Bradley
Edward C. Young
Mary A. Pritch
Norman R. Poole
Florence N. Muller
Samuel T. Norris
Sarah I. Carroll
William W. Cooper
Mary F. Sylvester
M. Ward Edgell
Lillian B. Young
George W. Mills
Barbara C. Schmeese
Roland Porter
Mary Callahan
Harry E. Chaffich
Lida’ P. Hignutt
Chesapeake
Dover
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Baltimore American
Daily American
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