Proclamation on Maryland Constitutional Amendments
Maryland Governor Jens W. Smith orders publication of bills proposing amendments to Article 1 3 and 4 and Article 5 of the state Constitution for the 1901 general election. The measures include section nine of Article one and districting changes for Baltimore City and counties. Publication to occur in multiple newspapers before the November 6 1901 vote.
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General Assembly of
Maryland
Baltimore City
Supreme Bench of
General Assembly
Vvatecen
Handticctol
sPaul
Ein
Battinvere
Baltimore
Caneral Assembly
Jens Wotrin Smern
Marvland
Ame
Iorae
Manvynant Hiatpelis
Aine
Jon Walter Smith
With a View to Matrimony in a Humble Village
A bashful cowman Bob Heron seeks help from his sister Sally to write a proper match plan for a potential fiancée at Chebridge. Sally coaches him on love and manners as they navigate money, courting rules, and family neglect, revealing Bob’s parsimonious habits and sisterly complicity. The tale ends with Bob’s realization he lacks a motherly guide and a quieter image of bachelorhood, while a separate mused epigraph on honor and nobility closes the piece.
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Sally
Bob Heron
Wrogsthorpe
Bob
Salls
Rob
Chebridge
Narthen
Herstandin
St. Mary’s
King’s Head
Turlham
Queen's Head
Chetbridge
A Model Village Near St Louis Becomes Garden Spot
Illustrating how to build a model village 18 miles from St. Louis. A manufacturer ten years ago created a park village with free liberties for residents, no boss, and homes with running water and electric lights. Cottages sold to workers with rents like city rents, plus communal amenities and gardens spreading through the community.
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Hlow
Leclure
St. Louis
Pullman
Corporation
Train Schedule for Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Cumberland
Timetable details listing eastbound and westbound trains, departures and arrivals for the Cumberland station on the Baltimore and Ohio line. Includes express, limited, local, and through-ticket information with train numbers, times, and special notes for Sundays and connections.
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Cumberland
Itimore
Philadelphia
York
Washington
Pittsburg
Pittsburg Limited
Cou Llsville
Chicago Express
Chicago Limited
M.C. Clarke
Daniel WinLarp
B. Maxtin
Aumteur Yachtsiman’s Water Knowledge Question
A discussion on practical water skills reveals Yachtsiman’s claim that living near water does not require swimming. Fisherman’s Bay counters that sailing suffices for his needs, noting he never feels compelled to swim.
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Aumteur
Fisherman's Bay
Wipes her shoes on the door mat at every visit
A local speaker recalls a woman who habitually wipes her shoes on the house door mat whenever she enters, described with old time dialect and emphasis on her boldness.
Village Improvement in New York Town Aims for Civic Reform
The Ladies' Village Improvement society in central New York purchased opera chairs and a street sprinkler for the village theater. Five members were named firemen's relief, serving coffee to firefighters. They promoted cleanliness, posted notices to curb vagrancy, and spurred nearby farmers to tidy homes. The group remains nonpolitical and proud of its town’s new order.
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New York
Ladies’ Village Improvement Society
Amiale
Making a New Town in South Sharon and Kalispell
The Sharon Steel company creates South Sharon with over 1000 acres acquired for furnaces and mills. More than 50 homes are under construction with 150 additional houses rising, street paving and electric car tracks completed, and a possible borough incorporation as Buhl City. Denver merchants eye regional trade missions while Kalispell Montana’s Foundation town, three months old, launches a weekly newspaper in West Fisher Gazette to chronicle rush town growth.
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South Sharon
Sharon Steel Company
Sharon
Steel Company
Buhl City
Broadway
Main Street
Foundation
Kalispell
Montana
West Fisher
Father Rode the Goat in Baltimore Mystery
A Baltimore American poem details a family fearing a strange night. A father’s strange hospitality from a lodge, wild signs, and a “goat” ritual unfold with witnesses recalling a vivid, coded celebration and a lingering question who rode whom.
Fishing Note Practional in Detroit Prep Press
A brief humorous fragment shows Mrs Bunting teasing a proposer about past marriage. She asks if his first wife had a portion of his heart, and the reply suggests a half hearted suitor. The line captures a wit filled exchange from a Detroit publication.
Elopement Tale Divides City Gossip
A Chicago News item mocks social gossip about a woman from SO who elopes with a 20 year old man. The dialogue shows concern over judgment and the embarrassment of being asked if the youth is her son by strangers.
LT Asks Miss Winnem If He Can Be Hers
In a brief dialogue, Willie Washington reveals LT boldly asked Miss Winnem to be his. Miss Cayenne teases that the real question is whether he can be hers, highlighting a playful romantic exchange reported by the Washington Star.
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Winnem
Miss Cayenne
Willie Washington
Washington Star
Weather Bureau Man Roasted by People
A weather bureau man replies to the cannibal king that he is a weather official. The king frees him, stating he has been roasted enough by the people. Ohio State Journal.
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Weather Bureau
Weather Man
Ohio State Journal
Clock at station stops at 10 o clock last night
Mr Wilkinsburg notes the clock at his station stopped at ten and has not run since. Mr Dukane quips the stoppage may mean shorter hours for the clock.
Bleacher Blisters Stir Up Domestic Quip
In a witty exchange, Harwood recalls blistered hands from rowing before marriage, contrasted with current carpet beating causing the discomfort. The quip underscores changing daily labors in domestic life.
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Harwood
Quote on modern society from Smart Set satire
A philosopher muses on modern society noting older women seek entry while younger, prettier women want to exit. The remark satirizes social norms and gender roles in a concise, witty line.
Girls Learn Suitor's Character by His Habits
A Philadelphia Times quote suggests women may judge a man's character from his behavior such as seeking to economize at night in the parlor, with the claim that frugality signals tendency to be close.
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Philadelphia Times
Henritta’s Choice Not Regret by Mr Meekton
In a Washington Star snippet Mr Meekton asks Henrietta if she regrets marriage. She replies she never notices it, implying contentment with her life. The dialogue captures domestic tension with a quiet, knowing humor.
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Mr. Meekton
Washington Star
Tommy Ambition Quip Echoes Detroit Free Press Tone
An uncle asks Tommy if he would rather be born lucky or rich and the boy responds both. The exchange captures a brief, witty moment in a Detroit Free Press style column.
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Tommy
Uncle Tredway
Detroit
Speech Tonight Becomes Harsh Trial for Dumleigh
Mildmay consoles Dumleigh after a difficult speech as the Boston Transcript notes the audience and participants endured the ordeal.
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Dumleigh
Mildmay
Old Boy
Boston Transcript
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Secretary
Lucerne
Pilatus
Ida Sitteth
Robert Loveman
Criterion
Justce Marshall
Giles
Virginia
Patrick Henry
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Parliament
POMN
John B. Brown & CO
Tuk Hitchins Bros CO
John Chambers
C. C. Wright
Bowen Bros
Frostburg
Stigg
Baltimore & GO Railroad
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Grafton and Way
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Chicago
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Wheeling
Mae Gbs
Cttec
Mr. Jaycomer
Chicago News
Pennsylvania
Denver
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