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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1906
Page
4
Fragmented OCR text from The Daily News Frederick Maryland mentions correspondence and telegraph connections. The page references correspondence from various parts of the country and notes editor and press affiliations. The readable portions imply a general notices section with solicited correspondence and mail-related references.
A report criticizes Frederick’s property reassessment process as bungled and costly. It urges a complete revision based on actual values, noting wasted funds, irregularities in assessment books, and public demand for better city management and taxation fairness. The piece argues improved oversight could restore public trust.
Alection and taxation issues loom as Maryland lags behind other states while rail rate peacemaking and school reforms draw attention. The Baltimore American notes Maryland’s slow response to popular demands and contrasts it with Pennsylvania and New Jersey as Roosevelt’s speech highlights political significance.
The Baltimore News notes a party aligned figure making a deliberate statement that time will come to check enormous fortunes. The columnist sees his words as a strong warning against rising wealth concentration and a push toward potential scab action.
A collage of quips and local humor from multiple papers. Dialogues include Boggs and Boggie on weather and the world, a rebuke about marriage, a farmer’s pragmatic view, and a jest about responsibilities and blue-collar pleasures.
A collage of editorial jabs from early 20th century papers critiques Congress on crime bills, political rhetoric, and extravagant spending. It notes foreign-born voters and language barriers affecting suffrage, arguing for more careful voter qualification reform amid a wave of immigrants and rising fortunes.
A poem describes a green clad knight in Lincoln green and a sunlit bride, fighting until spring. Then a second verse offers rustic imagery of spring, earth, and renewal, calling for simple, sincere youthfulness and vigor. A third fragment advertises a reward for catarrh cure and a medical pitch for various remedies.
City representatives and bankers traveled to Washington to urge the War Claims Committee to report favorably on reimbursing Frederick for the 20000 paid to General Early. Mayor Smith and aides led the delegation with aldermen, city officers, and legal staff carrying pamphlets and affidavits in support of Frederick's claim.
Fire destroyed the country residence of G. Smith Norris near Belair. Galeborough Batley was convicted of manslaughter in Gallebury and sentenced to ten years. Charles Weasley Morgan shot himself after firing on his wife Emma Morgan at 1025 North Dallas Baltimore. Road engineer Grosby directs a corps surveying six miles of shell road in Wicomica County under the Shoemaker Road law. work to be completed this week.
Obituary notices report the deaths of Mrs. Alice Hedian Johnson in Baltimore and David W. Carter of Brunswick with funeral plans and interment at Monocacy cemetery. Also Mrs. Lavle Shaff of Jefferson dies at 38, and Horace Edward Orenshaw, age 1, dies near Lewistown with funeral details. A new corporation, Frederick County Gorse Breeders Association, files articles of incorporation to promote horse and colt breeding with $2,750 capital and a five-member board.
Maud M Bussard granted a divorce from John H Bussard on Saturday and married Parker Melroy Gibson Monday at Woodsboro in a ceremony conducted by Rev LF Murray. Both parties reside near LsGore’s in the county.
Mr Mehr F Moberly repainting property on East Patrick street for Mr BR Niedhart. Mr John Herebberger places a new Gelstery wagon on North Market street. Mr Michael Kennedy repaints W D Bowers Lumber Co property on East Patrick street. William Leanfinas of Bockersiawr will graduate from Wearminster Theological Seminary on May 6-8.
Mires. James McSherry hosted a two oclock reception for her daughter Mrs John Manuel Alvarez of New York with a spring themed decor. Elizabeth Markey and Albert L Pearre tied for best pies a first prize went to Helen McSherry. A Brunswick dance and a card party at Second Street featured local ladies and the Frederick Salect Orchestra. The will of John E Gittinger was filed probate directing sale of estate and equal division among heirs with Samuel J Gittinger named executor.
May Hillman, the Attis actress, has been selected from twenty five hopefuls to perform at the Colonial Theatre Annapolis for the Jobo Panl Jones memorial services next week. Attendees include the President, representatives of the original States, officers of forty battleships, and French and German ships. She will perform A Women's Victory and then leave for the City Opera House on April 23.
Rev Dr Osborne Ingle visits Washington with no All Saints service tonight. Gleaners host Easter entertainment Monday. Friday service proceeds. Junior Auxiliary to stage entertainment next week. St Mary’s closes its ascension work with a social tea. Methodist Episcopal prayer meeting at the church led by Rev A J Gill. Victorian entertainment highlights at Woman’s College Hall under M O A. Chiplear constable captures cold during forest pursuit last fall. Advert for Comberista’s Couch Remedy promotes quick cold relief, sold at Pearree’s Drug.
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