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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1899
Page
2
The Daily News announces subscription prices for city distribution and mail, with rates for weekly and monthly editions. It lists office handling, telegraph contact, and advertising orders, noting charges and delivery details for Frederick, Maryland.
An opinion piece satirizes Patriotic demonstrations and questions the use of Italian workers on National projects. It mentions Havana gun laws and cries for protest against Italian labor on Naval Academy improvements. The Maryland Audubon Society is urged to grow, amid calls for public activism.
The Philadelphia Record questions whether lynchers deserve a lower humanity level than the black assailant in the Hope case. It condemns lynching but warns that deeming mob violence less blameworthy than black murder distorts justice and ignores provocation in the Hope episode.
Contemporary commentary notes tensions in Maryland politics with references to April discussions, spoll of spring in June, and Manilla military decisions. Mentions Gen. Olle addressing a diMenity, Richard Croker joining the Prince of Wales set, and Rev. Dr. Parker’s wrath. Also notes colored Republican editors opposing blue penciling from the Republican State Editorial Association.
A collage of quips and light banter from newspapers and periodicals. The piece strings brief jokes about breakfast muffins, marriage, and heavenly unions, recalling lines from Brooklyn Life Detroit Free Press Tit-Bits and Puels through playful exchanges and wry observations.
Pittsburg Dispatch notes Lord Russell introduced a bill in the British House of Lords to prohibit secret commissions and rebates. He argues such bribery harms commercial peace as manufacturers pay percentages on supplies to persuade workers. The piece compares English and American justice and notes differing beneficiaries of secret commissions.
Building sites laid off at Braddock Heights and a public sale of lots to be announced in The News for Frederick. Fresh shad excellent this year and season lasts until about the 20th of next month. Pawnee Bill likely to return to Frederick next fall and establish winter quarters. Foundry site to be remodeled into an brewery with operation planned in about three months. Cake walk and dance at Independent Hall well attended. Prof Hand concert deemed a rare, delightful musical treat.
A fragmented poem-like piece mourns a small rover fallen amid dewy clover and distant horizons. It reflects on absence, memory, and the sweetness of life, contrasting mortality with hopeful musings and distant dreamlike imagery.
Special dispatch reports General Antonio Lana surrendering with his insurgent forces after Col. Frederick Fanston and troops crossed the Rio Grande, driving Filipinos from trenches. The engagement, lauded as daring, saw heavy fire from Filipino artillery and trenches, multiple crossings, and a pivotal American victory shaping control of the river. The clash left 30 to 50 Filipino dead and two American deaths with several wounded. Licenses and court rulings follow, including Walter McCrea’s Carroll County liquor license appeal and related signer qualifications.
The Governor of Pennsylvania stirred political ties while a senatorial topic lingers. A woman praised for being a fine conversationalist. Superintendent J. M Wallace of Altoona inspected Frederick by special Pennsylvania Railroad train this morning. Classifieds in Tar News offer inexpensive want ads at fifteen cents for fifteen words.
The article reviews a Maryland historical precedent from 1813 where only one U S Senator served after the General Assembly failed to elect. It cites Gouvernor Grason and a debate on gubernatorial appointment, noting party shifts, adjournment without election, and Merrick as the lone senator until 1843. It discusses figures like Alfred Pearce and the potential appointment of Lloyd or Key.
Caicaco News comments on a unnamed figure praised for beating opponents yet avoiding war due to fear, framing bravery in paradoxical terms and noting the columnist provocative stance.
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