Unhappy Question about Democrats and Liberty in 1902
Frostburg editorial defends Democrats as shapers of American liberty, citing the Declaration, the Bill of Rights, and the Constitution. It discusses labor, contracts, and naval shipbuilding while contrasting party roles, with local letters from Lonaconing and Mt. Savage bearing on labor and politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
B. A. Richmond
Richmond
Daniels
Cumberland News
Young
Lonaconing
Houck
Mt. Savage
Mr. Young
Col. Pearce
Lonaconing Armew
Savage
Mr. Savage
Luke
Isidor Rayner
Baltimore
Rayners
Independent thinkers clash over party lines and boxing debates
The piece rails at a political veteran for party consistency while accusing Moody of smuggling a 92 percent coal tariff into the Dingley Act. It questions Pearce's independence amid New England influence and urges local ordinances to curb boxing contests and protect youths, noting a Grand Jury and council actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moody
New England
Georges Creek
Town and County Report on Road Work Progress
The article notes slow progress on pavement work with concerns about foundation methods and insufficient sand on moist ground. It urges council oversight to ensure a solid durable base beneath a uniform curb width and stresses the high cost of neglecting vital foundations. First snow appears as a brief skim.
Frostburg notes social clubs locals and building plans
In Frostburg and surrounding areas residents engage in social clubs, town improvements, and new construction. The Y M C A group forms to advance members socially and spiritually with local officers from Nova Scotia Virginia and Maryland. Homes and a boarding house are planned along Frost avenue Broadway and Mechanic street as builders bid for the project.
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Eastman Business College
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Oscar Jones
George Jones
Carrie Wehner
Baltimore
N. E. Wetmore
E. Stanley Hitchins
Olive Hill
Diamond Pete
E. A. Williams
Mt. Savage
Harry E. Kenah
A. P. Barnes
Marguerite
Snow Hill
Olin Beall
Kate Beeler
Annie McAllister
Josephine Thompson
W. A. Glotfelty
Cumberland
Harry Kight
Loo Street
Adam Brown
German Street
Hitchs Bros. Company
Mechanic Street
David Jones
Welsh Hill
L. 5S
Pritchard
Center Street
John Parker
Linden Street
Thomas Reese
Hill Street
Frost Avenue
Broadway
Decadent party organ faces readers craving facts
The newspaper notes a shift as readers demand straight facts. Editors warn the party aligned press must stop wheeling prose and instead present clear reporting. The piece hints at tension between advocacy and journalism standards.
Newspaper duty to unveil facts for all partisans
The text argues that a true newspaper cannot be only a partisan mouthpiece. It should present unbiased truth to all readers, not cater to a single faction or denomination.
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Ely
Brevities From Cumberland on Local Politics and Strikes
A Cumberland Independent note discusses divorce talk in a Creek community and critiques political strategy around the Debs and anthracite strikes. It cites Miner debates, election day loyalties to Pearce, and concerns over appointment and future judicial plans after November 4. Imperialist labels appear amid party maneuvering.
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Richmond
Cleveland
Cumberland
United Mine-Worker
Frostburg
Lonaconing
Pearce
Journal comment on choosing a business man over lawyers for office
The article rebuts a claim that the Journal advocates electing a business man over lawyers for Congress and mocks the idea of politics based on merit. It argues that past legislation suffered when one lawyer dominated the delegation and questions the Journal’s truthful stance.
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Frostburg
Joursan
General Assembly
Congress
Lonaconing Star
Lonaconing
Henderson
Dalzell
Payne
Grosvenor
Magnificent Concert by St. David's Glee Club on Special Train
New Railway Locals announce a Magnificent Concert by St. David's Glee Club of Frostburg in Piedmont West Virginia Friday November 14. A Special Train will run Frostburg to Piedmont leaving 7 p.m. and return from Piedmont at 11 p.m. Round trip fares listed for Frostburg and surrounding stops.
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Frostburg
Midland Press
Loo Street
St. David's Glee Club of
Piedmont
W. Va
Carlos Junction
Midland Sot
Kid Barton
Cumberland
Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad
Pou
Post O
Frosburg
Maryland
Willison
R. GC
W. HL. Lato
Frost
Fries
Cumberhind
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J. B. Oder
Frostburg, MD
Canada
England
Pinto
Mitchell
Miners’ Union
George J. Baer
Mr. Baer
Shaw
J. P. Morgan
Mr. Shaw
Cumberland Times
Lincoln
Neb
St. Louis
Chicago
Don Dickinson
Hox. C.F. Kenneweg
House of Representatives
Colfax Rebekah Lodge
Ridgely Rebekah Lodge
Reuben Reed
C. F. Hetzel
Mildred Hanson
Diana Brode
Gertrude Johnson
Eva Lewis
Bertha Williams
Helen Thompson
Adam Thompson
W. T. W. Ford
Singer Sewing Machine Company
Ford
Singer Company
Michael Casserly
Casserly
Rawlings
Wood Street
A. C. Haverstick
United Workmen
Golden Eagle
Knights of Honor
Henry Eisel
Social
St. Michael's Church
Anastasia Jackson
Miller
George H. Hamill
Meyersdale, Pa
W.H. Yutzy
Jack Crawford
Yutzy
Crawford
Gilmore
Midland
Johnny Richardson
Tom Dillon
Allegany County
Knights of the Golden Eagle
Journal
Bowery
Adam Wagner
Morgantown
New Dominion
Mark Hanna
Pat
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Pace Authorities
Code of Public General Laws
Fuller Barnard
WFE
Sallie W. Browne
Ingersoll
John A. Fulton & CO
Liberty Sts
Rey- Yankee
Clayton Parnell
Sale
J. WH. Bepler
Eee
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Union Street
Marx Wineland
Thomas W. Frost
R. R. Henderson
Duncan Sinclair
Timothy Griffith
R. Annan
Cashier
Good Boy
BE. Pearce Drug CO
Sey Trust
WM. H. Valentine
Glenn Building
Deven Way
ELY Brothers
Warren Street
New York
T. H.B. Shafferco
Oct
Bugs
W" G. Hiller
Tee
Hiller
John F
Prosrsene
P. Orourke
Max
C.L. Delauter
FLOOK
J. M. Streett
Nelson County
I. W. Harper
Crain
Legion
Bonfort
John Hartig
Mena
KNEPP
Od. P. Miller & CO
Child
Septis Mining Journal
Ask Mining Journal
C. H. Hamill
C.cee
AUF & Mayer
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Ostburg, MD
Beef ‘Trust
Ralston
Quaker
Mother's
Pillsbury
HURON
F. Betz
J. G. Merzbach
East Union Street
South Side
Grant
Charles B. Shoemaker
Moats Opera House
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