Peary and Cook hailed as polar explorers world wide
Reports claim Commander Robert E Peary reached the North Pole nearly a year after Frederick A Cook who says his April 21 1908 claim should be verified by Denmark's scientific body. Cook praises Peary and urges unity among explorers amid looming dispute.
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Robert E. Peary
North Pole
Frederick A. Cook
Cook
Denmark
Ele
Peary
Pole
Dr. Cook
Yerry
Controversial Maryland suffrage amendment debated by Strauss
The Baltimore Sun excerpt outlines support for a Maryland suffrage amendment, praising its framing in 1907, listing prominent backers, and defending a property or educational test designed to restrict voting to certain groups. It argues the measure protects white citizens while excluding illiterate or shiftless individuals.
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Isaac Lobe Strauss
Baltimore Sun
Maryland
Willian Pinkney Whyte
Crothers
Bernard Carter
Smith
Brown
Isidor Rayner
Marbury
Barton
Poe and
Bryan
Henry
Arthur Gorman
Schley
Messrs
Cull
Bonsal
General Assembly
Democratic Party
Crawford County
Oco
United States
Warfield
Union
Amended suffrage debate and Maryland oyster outlook
A former speaker argues the amendment secures white voters rights through registration and court remedies, detailing naturalized and descendant eligibility and protections. The Maryland oyster industry, valued at over two million dollars in 1908, is praised for expansion via scientific culture and stronger protections, with the Chesapeake promise and need for systematic development.
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Maryland
Baltimore Sun
Chesapeake
Social and family notices from a Kenton area update
Saturday evening gatherings honor Miss Mabel Goodham with a list of attendees including Helen Heather Florence Faulkner Ethyl Richards Mary Knotts Ethel Starkey Myrtle Heather Mark Hall Margaret Smith and others. Sunday entertainments feature Mrs Kate Knotts Mrs Mae Sides Mrs Arthur Peacock and daughter Elizabeth plus Katie and Evelyn Knotts. The school has been whitewashed and the playground filled. Other items note Mr Noble Yewell’s return from visiting relatives, Roland Knotts’ Baltimore trip with Olivia Knotts, a potential corn shower for farmers, a projected half crop, Flor ence Faulkner visiting Milford, Myrtle Heather visiting Kenton and Smyrna, Mr James Sparks being very ill, and John Davis’s Kenton visit.
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Mrs. Isaacs
Mabel Goodham
Helen Heather
Florence Faulkner
Ethyl Richards
Mary Knotts
Ethel Starkey
Myrtle Heather
Mark Hall
Margaret Smith
C. W. Starkey
Mae Sides
Arthur Peacock
Elizabeth
Katie
Evelyn Knotts
Kate Knotts
Noble Yewell
Frank Yewell
Roland Knotts
Baltimore
Olivia Knotts
Kersey
Milford
Kenton
Smyrna
James Sparks
John Davis
Explorers Predict Airship Trips to the Top of World
A scientist forecasts several future journeys to the polar region by airship. Competing with Americans seeking the Pole, explorers from other nations may have anticipated failure in those endeavors.
Federalsburg Fire Destroys Bradley Barn
A barn owned by J. F. Bradley in Federalsburg burned with its contents including hay corn fodder and part of the year's wheat. Estimated loss is 1,000 with some insurance. Local updates note residents and several social items. Mr Norman Ledman and son Charles visited, Mrs George Brown ill, Miss Florence Handy returned to grandmother for school, Miss Myrtle Patchett visited, Miss Bertha Mills ill but improving, Prof William Boyer moved to Millington, Pittman and Young opened a new Bridge street store, Wilmer Noble improving, and wedding invitations available at the JOURNAL office.
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Federalsburg
J. 5
Bradley
Norman Ledman
Charles
Preston
George Brown
John Spurry
Academy Avenue
Florence Handy
George Handy
Myrtle Patchett
Sophronia Patchett
Bertha Mills
Wm. Boyer
Millington
Pittman & Young
Bridge Street
Wilmer Noble
Two Old Friends Reunite After Fifty Years apart in Ridgely
In Ridgely two schoolmates from Denton, Robert I. Fisher and James A. Barwick, met by chance at a hotel after fifty years. They recalled boyhood days and schoolyard mischief, noting time has changed them differently, Barwick's beard now more gray. They cherish their joyful reunion, comparing it to a recent return from the North Pole.
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Ridgely
Robert I. Fisher
James A. Barwick
Denton
Mr. Barwick
Mr.Fisher
Union
Mr. Fisher
North Pole
Touri Bay
Bank Notice from Peoples National Bank Denton Md 1909
The bank will close on Monday September 18 Defenders Day a legal holiday All paper payable here and maturing that day may be paid on the following day Thos F Johnson cashier
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Denton National Bank
Denton
T. C. West
Peoples National Bank
Thos. F, Johnson
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Torning
Comptroller
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Carroll County
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Edward E. Goslin
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Edward C. Carter, G. Edgar Williamson
J. Kemp Stevens
Potter Steele
Joseph HE. Carroll
Sherive
Thomas J. Chaffindel
Owen C. Garey
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Conway W. Sams
Atlantic City
Ife
Rehoboth
Latt
Judge Lane
Dalemore
Sane
Jesus Christ
Midvale
Pennsylvania
Bureau of Chemistry
Department of Agriculture
Philadelphia Public Ledger
England
Balfour
the Sun
Fairoring
J.H. Nichols & Son’s
Schloss Bros
Mayland
Court of Appeals
Bar
Templeville
Journal
the Peoples National Bank
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TC. Whost
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Cooper’s Stables
Main St
Denton, Md
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H.C. Wright
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Wallwright
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Sheppard's Church
Columbia
Dearborn
York
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McCormick
Johmson
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Ontario
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J. E. Ellwanger
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Roelof
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Eclipse
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Keystone Law & Patent Co
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Virginia
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Charlottesville
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