Bribery in Elections Discussed by Maryland Bar Group
The Maryland State Bar Association committee argues bribery will fade only when public sentiment harshly condemns it not merely by law. It notes that convicting givers and takers is hard and urges a social shift, asking whether the Bar will bar lawyers who buy votes to curb the evil.
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Maryland State Bar Association
Bar Association
State Bar Association
Maryland
Iég Bar
Balt
Contemporary Comment on Maryland Law and Political Morals
Historian Maclay praised as a piano playing night owl remarks on crime. Maryland pride in legal profession noted as lawyers multiply with growth. A dispatch from Leonardtown wrongly touts Joseph H. Ching’s Republican victory amid civic moral outrage over his conspiracy fraud sentence.
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St. Mary’s County
Leonardtown
Joseph H. Ching
St. Mary's County
Maryland
Ching
Vindication and mockery of court attire in a Maryland case
A Baltimore News critique mocks the idea of vindicating Ching and condemns St Marys County for joining the crime, arguing the court scene should favor plain majesty over theatrical gowns. It imagines judges in gowns and officials in Shakespearean attire to highlight hollow pageantry in judicial process.
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United States
St. Mary's County
Baltimore News
Ooors House
Quips and Wordplay from Historic Papers
A collage of quirky exchanges and misheard lines from old newspapers, including humor about kings, money, and pets. It weaves brief snippets from Mrs. Eddy and Learner alongside a Washington Star style quip about friendship and misfortune, preserving the era’s voice and tone.
Whipping Post for Wife Beater Seen as Proper Punishment
A Chicago Record-Herald editorial argues tar and feathers underwhelm brutality of a wife beater. It endorses Delaware style whipping post punishment, suggesting fifty lashes tied to a post would deter similar offenses and reflect civilized justice.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Chicago
Atink
Delaware
Moments with the Mus A Cheerful Brother
Spring and summer bring joy while fall and winter blaze with warmth. The speaker proclaims a blessed year filled with sweets for all and a bright world of light, urging shared happiness for you and me. Quoted from Frank L Staxton in the Atlanta Constitution.
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Frank L. Staxton
Atlanta Constitution
York Casket Company Formed To Make Waterproof Coffins
A new York Pennsylvania corporation named York Casket Company is formed mainly by York investors to manufacture waterproof and acidproof coffins. The Delaware charter fixes capital at 100000 dollars, with 70000 dollars already subscribed. G W Lynch and Samuel K McCall lead the promoters. York will be the headquarters with branch stations planned nationwide.
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York
York Casket Company
Delaware
G. W. Lynch
Samuel K. McCall
Portent of the stars foresees mutch sickness and strife
Prof. Gestavo Meyer, a scientific astrologer from 101 Washington Street Hoboken NJ, writes for Tuz News a forecast for August. He predicts government trouble with many shipwrecks and possible wars among foreign nations, and notes strikers may win. The New Moon on July 15 signals these events.
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Gestavo Meyer
Washington Street
Hoboken
N. J
Tuz News
Washington, D. C
August Predictions From the Astrologer
The article warns of a rough month ahead with health scares and labor strife in August. It predicts strikes, bloodshed, and military callouts, plus shipwrecks, hazardous travel by water, and economic troubles. It cautions publishers, officials, and clergy while foreseeing scandals and possible foreign conflict in August and September.
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United States
Union
China
Japan
Ilx
Maryland Summer School at College Park Closes
The Maryland summer school for teachers at the Maryland Agricultural College, College Park, closed its session on July 31. Nineteen students completed part or all of the course and the school’s future as a permanent institution is likely. Excursions, nature studies, and a lively social program with receptions and dances marked the session. Preparations for a large attendance next summer are under way.
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Maryland
Maryland Agricultural College
College Park
On the Blue Ridge Mountain Resorts Population Rise Foreseen
A Hagerstowner who summers on the mountain estimates 2,500 visitors at Pen Mar and expects a 10 percent rise in two weeks as peak season hits. Resident population around 800 will bring total near 4,000 in August, with about sixty four cottages from Highfield to Blue Mountain sheltering visitors.
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Blue Ridge
Market Gossip Describes Fresh Produce And Prices
Readers gain a snapshot of a bustling market with Mary Jane’s basket overflowing and a wide range of items on display from cucumbers and peaches to Lima beans and corn. Prices for butter, eggs, poultry, fruit, vegetables, fish, and meats are listed, alongside stock notes and Bradstreet market commentary.
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Billy Leichert
Weekly Review of Trade Stocks and Bonds in Baltimore
The weekly market report from Baltimore notes extreme dullness with traders dominating. Steel industry strike unresolved, crop shortages from drought affecting markets, Seaboard bonds underpriced at 32 with four months interest, preferred at 473, common at 2744, June earnings up 76 percent, six month net earnings up 50.7 percent, and a detailed earnings and expenses statement for Seaboard Air Line System.
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Saltmore
Seaboard
Seaboard Sssnes
Seaboard Air Line
Seaboard Collateral Trust bonds and rail line notes market update
The Seaboard Air Line Collateral Trust ten year bonds sold at 1024 flat, about 10147 with interest, seen as cheap and safe for trusts or land. Other rail issues like South Round 5s and Georgia & Alabama Consors show varied demand and pricing with potential upside for Sea board 4s, deb per mile differences noted, Atlantic Coast Line stock also mentioned.
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Seaboard Air Line
Georgia & Alabama Consors
Consors
Carolina Central
West Virginia Central
Virginia Midland
Georgia, Carolina & Northern
Northern Central
Atlantic Coast Line 4
Seaboard 4
Atlantic Coal Line
Seaboard
Atlantic Coast Line
What’s Been Biting in Brederise This Summer
A local report describes a widespread jigger infestation, likely a relative of the chigoe flea, causing itching and sores. It notes many residents misidentified bites as hives or fleas from pets, with homes and camps, including Braddock Heights, affected. Remedies include ammonia, camphor, and chloroform applications for embedded bites.
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Webster's Dictionary
West Indies
South America
Braddock Heights
Still Another Lynching Near Leeds Alabama
Charley Bentley a negro confessed to fatally shooting Jim Vann alias Williams a white man and was hanged by a mob near Leeds in St. Clair county. The body was riddled with bullets. Also Thomas Mallay the actor was committed to the Rochester Insane asylum after years of playing Uncle Tom with Le gree pursuing him with bloodhounds. Nebraska’s corn crop worries noted by Secretary Wilson as state farmers won’t starve, yet finances may tighten banking prospects.
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Birmingham
Ala
Charley Bentley
Jim Vann
Williams
Leeds
St. Clair County
St.aus
Thomas Mallay
Rochester Insane Asylum
Mallay
Uncle Tom
Simon Legree
West Virginia Miners Organizing Effort Across States
West Virginia miners may see a strong organizing drive within months, per Ohio mine workers headquarters. A separate report notes Chicago and Northwestern Railway testing oil as a dust suppressant for potential systemwide use. Newport Yacht race resumes between Cuba and Independence as Newport Yacht Racing Association hosts second leg. Other items include a Philadelphia brewer Joan Weide's death and Judge Gillette's U.S. district bench candidacy in Valparaiso.
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West Virginia
Columbus
Ohio Mine Workers
Comfort for worship by Hackensack minister sparks praise
Rev Hedding Leech of First M E church Hackensack N J promotes physical comfort in services with palm fans hats for women and plans for an ice cooler He says comfort attracts worshippers and describes the church as a spiritual home. He has been in Hackensack three months and already gains popularity for his approach.
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Chamberlain
A. A. Power
Emporis
A. Parra
Hedding Bishop Leech
M. E
Hackensack
N. J
Pos Hog
Str. Leach
George W. Leech
MW. EE
Fang
L Owly
Leech
Hackeneach
Swam Chesapeake Bay Feat At Tolchester Beach Record
William J. Glover Jr of Baltimore swam from Tolchester Beach to Riverview Park across Chesapeake Bay in about 16 hours, a 25.5 mile journey aided by tide and current but completed without assistance. His affidavit, sworn June 28 1901, confirms the feat and witnesses. Also noted is J. Hurst Purnell Co being absorbed by a new dry goods house formed with capital of 1,000,000 by Gesu Lloyd L. Jackson.
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Southern
Western
CaTse
Zisgo
William Glover
William J. Glover, Jr
Tolchester Beach
Chesapeake
Said Beach
Riverview Park
Said Park
Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeaks Bay
Patapsco
William J Glover
Edward T. Glover
Charles D. Nagle
CaLa&e Griffith
Justice of the Peace
Bank St
J. Hurst Purnell Company
Pew Dry Gooda House
Gesu. Lloyd L. Jackson
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