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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1900
Page
2
Public reports warn trouble ahead for the apple crop while historical figures surface in commentary. The Baltimore American cites Li Hang Chang as a formidable adversary, and the Atlanta Journal notes the vast pension outlay, underscoring national sentiment as central to policy.
The speech by Wa Jennings Bryan in accepting the Democratic nomination focuses on imperialism as the central issue. He pledges an extra session of Congress to consider Philippine independence, defends government in the Philippines, and praises wealth acquisition while critiquing money politics and Republican restraint.
A collage of quoted lines from minutes and letters, including Miss Cayenne and Mr Moeckton remarks on Dickens, talk of hiring a male chef, and musings on running for office. Tiny excerpts from Washington Star and Kanaga City Star reveal humorous misreadings and social couplets.
A humorous sketch of rural life and aging, featuring a storyteller recalling daily farm scenes, family dynamics, and the charm of old women, followed by a lyrical poem about dew drops, flowers, and a garden moment, attributed to Epwi L. Sabiy in the Smart Set.
Reader selections note varying views on imperial policy and governance in the Philippines and Osarlinas stance. Kitchener’s South African campaign is analyzed with emphasis on the chief of staff role and press relations, highlighting journalistic credit and command dynamics.
John Hause a magistrate of Jeffersonville Indiana claims to have married more couples than any man in the world. The town has long been a Gretna Green for elopers from Kentucky and beyond and Hause has been the most sought after officiant. He has married over 6000 people. An accident now left him a helpless cripple.
Ence Sot s outing indicates Uncle Solomon Magers of this city, Salvation Army member, ordered by Col. W. T. Gozens chief division officer for New England to report at the 15th annual camp meeting at Old Orchard Maine from August 15 to 21. Uncle Solomon will report Monday morning and be prepared to carry out his duties faithfully.
The Methodist Episcopal Sunday schools held their annual picnic at Braddock Heights yesterday. The electric railroad was busy hauling the Methodists to the mountain top. The event featured potato races and other diversions, with excitement and lively participation noted throughout the day.
The column surveys weather mood and social jabber as the month approaches. It notes diversions of rich and poor, remarks on women, and a few local notices including a Burkittsville farm rebuild after lightning, a horseman kicked in Emmitsburg, and a Baltimore and Ohio conductor seeking bankruptcy relief. It reports on a sick child in East Church Street and a remark about oaks growing from acorns.
The Scribes Hellecorona reports on a dry spell hurting vegetables and fruits with scarce lamb and a drought lingering over the market. Prices rise for tomatoes, cantaloupes, and modern staples while beef, pork, and fish show varied costs as traders seek relief from heat and late rains.
In Baltimore August 10, trade shows brighter outlooks for boots and shoes with a busier season expected though development remains slow. Leather and wool markets inch upward with small sales adding to totals, while hides show little activity and quotation levels stay nominal. Wool sales improve but not yet active, unwashed and washed grades cited in cents per pound.
The Baltimore market was quiet with restricted trading as investors stayed away from the city. Seaboard securities led activity with loan certificates rising to 96, about 34 points up. Common stock held near 3 and preferred around 24, while Virginia Potent bonds traded at 90, down 14 percent. Outside of a National Bank of Baltimore sale at 115, banking stocks were inactive.
In New York August trade shows scattered bids from trost companies with bonds selling near par and above. The Wheat market remains steady with Baltimore receipts totaling 64 171 bushels and cargo sales about 76 cents No 2 red, 74 cents steamer, 70 cents rejected, amid mixed conditions in dry goods and rail earnings.
Rev. David B. Matthews of St. John's West Hoboken dives into a river pool to save Otto Dryer Charlen Rogers and a third boy from drowning. Though exhausted and with a sprained foot, he reaches shallow water as onlookers assist, while all four emerge safe.
Sheriff Charles P. Troxell returned from Moundsville with Joseph Carney alias Baltimore Jimmy and Joseph Davis alias Philadelphia Bunker. They are held for trial on charges of breaking into P. L. Hargett & Company on August 22, 1997, and stealing cutlery valued at $77.61.
A fragment describes a famous performer called the human volcano, noted for remarkable powers but refused by dime museums and public venues. It mentions Willis and G. R. Mann from Washington, with a reference to a traveling show and a large sum of money.
A Jackson man named Willis Watson, about 21, demonstrates lighting paper, handkerchiefs, and a towel without matches by blowing on them and rubbing. Local doctors and Memphis physicians cannot explain the phenomenon, suggesting a chemical in his blood. Watson’s power, observed since childhood, has drawn show offers which he has declined.
Funeral notices for Mrs Kate Bowsticks Eveline Mathews and Harriet Stanley list services and burial details with A T Rice & Sons as directors. Local lawyers from Cecil Montgomery Frederick Harford discuss plans to compel Baltimore banks to pay county taxes due for 1909 with potential court action. advertising campaigns urged.
A dispatch dated Angers says the situation is desperate at the legations with around sixty killed and about one hundred wounded. The aide notes the defender will hold out despite heavy losses.
Special Dispatch to Tex News describes Yangtsin being occupied and a bos command casualty figure of 60, with many prostrated by heat. Russia instructs her minister to leave Pekin for safe conduct in a related dispatch.
The notice column reports deaths and funerals for Catherine Moore of Sample's Manor Washington County who died in Brunswick on Tuesday August 7 at about 60 years, Lillie M Scholl of Baltimore age 55, Alvira Norwood of Hyattstown who died in Washington DC aged 71, a colored infant Helen Dorsey died in Baltimore of marasmus, and Michael Hogan aka Schae l aged 53 found dead near Brunswick with no foul play suspected.
A man found dead near the Brunswick railroad tracks with a crushed skull was initially thought to be Wade O Godlove of Hanging Rock West Virginia. His father traveled to Brunswick to identify the remains but insisted they were not his son. Papers and pictures on the body appeared to belong to another, and the body was turned over to Undertaker Feete and buried in Brunswick.
Clinton Moore, formerly two year principal of Boyds public school in Montgomery County, is named principal of Brookeville Academy. Trustees plan a reunion of academy graduates on August 23.
The Boonsboro Times notes a recent improvement and progress, hoping the paper continues to flourish until it can vote and prosper thereafter. It reflects optimism about growth and future civic engagement.
Mr Samuel J Ridenbaugh of Bron wick reports a Tuesday morning loss of his money sack containing about $30 in savings. He wished to buy an artificial leg with the funds.
A Brevard NC editor defends openly recommending Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedys as reliable. He argues a bottle kept on hand can ease suffering until a physician arrives, though not a cure. The piece stresses prudent use and warns against sole reliance on medicine.
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