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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1897
Page
2
A Baltimore newspaper receives praise for its healthy tone and high quality coverage. It is commended for avoiding sensationalism, treating public questions with unpartisan spirit, and reporting lectures and arts criticism clearly. The tribute notes its opposition to provincialism and support for cultured readers.
The incorporation of a pany to build an electric road from Washington D C to Gettysburg PA through Montgomery Frederick and Carroll counties is effected and the certificate filed at Annapolis The directors plan active local canvasses in Frederick and nearby towns to secure county support and guide development benefiting the valley farmers and merchants
Merchants favor a direct benefit from the proposed electric railroad project. They urge widespread investment to secure funding and completion, citing Frederick’s success as proof of modern railroads' positive impact on urban commerce and the need for strong support and management.
A compact column discusses Crete being starved to germs but not conquered and notes Massachusetts and Pennsylvania prospering in administration plums. Washington reports the tariff bill may pass the Senate in 100 days, with Theodore Roosevelt favored for Assistant Secretary of War and the Ding prompts a potential constitutional impairment unless name changes occur.
Public opinion excerpts from learned exchanges discuss the tariff's impact on government efficiency and economy. The piece critiques decades of tariff policy, arguing that currency crises and partisan divisions shaped voters' support for maintaining financial stability.
A fragmentary column notes spring weather and city cleanliness with hints of vagrancy in Frederick. It muses on Apricot trees blooming and includes a long sentimental poem about the songs of spring and a homecoming robin. The piece blends local civic remarks with verse celebrating seasonal renewal.
A. Frederick Crack Shot notes the Independent Heel Team will train for the Annapolis event with aims for strong interstate shooting competition mid month in Baltimore. Practice has been solid. riders hope to avoid nerves and perform. The warm sun after Sunday rain is helping crops, while roads shift from dusty to muddy, and parks show improvement after spring cleaning by Janitor Enstmadl.
Major C B Fout left yesterday for Baltimore. G B Gallagher of Hagerstown was in the city yesterday. Frank Schaeffer of Westminster visited Frederick yesterday. Willam Smallwood is visiting Halltows W Va where his mother is very sick. Tobias P Kuhn is working in Sykesville and will not return until Easter. Miss Viola Stockedste, Thurmor, guest of Miss Maud He, Franklin Street, Hager. William workine- Bee.
Miss Gertrude DeLashmatt returns to Howard County from Elisa E De Lashmatt’s home to the regret of many friends. An issue of Art Idols of the Paris Salon dated April 1897 is praised as exquisite with works by J Wencker Francois La Ton P Quingac A Dumas and others. The price is $100 per copy and orders can be sent to The White City Art, 611 Manhattan Bldg., Chicago. United Fire Company reports new members elected and delegation to the State Firemen’s Convention in Anns polls with alternates to be named by the president.
John Johnson Fanerals colored man died of consumption at Montevue Hospital. Buried at the Institution this afternoon at two o'clock. Barney McMann died of old age at Montevue Hospital Sunday night. Interment occurred this morning at St. John's Catholic Cemetery. Advertisement for Hood's Sarsaparilla promising health, pure blood, strong nerves, and good appetite.
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