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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1904
Page
4
A string of political names is noted as campaigns intensify with General Kuropatkin and E P Pexx among the figures. Tax concerns loom as the city faces higher rates and questions over water rents revenues and municipal economy. Locals discuss possible savings and the impact on taxpayers while the public remains largely in the dark about finances.
A collection of clipped quotes and partial captions from various newspapers. Items reference political sentiment, mosquitoes and flies, a minister in Ola Orchard Maine raising forty four thousand dollars, and rhetorical jabs about Democratic and Republican figures. The text is fragmented and lacks a clear single narrative.
A fragment from Baltimore Newes hints at political scandal as the governor faces dishonor allegations and possible fallout. Details are sparse, but the piece centers on leadership scrutiny and reputational damage at the state level.
A collection of humorous exchanges and political quips from historic newspapers including remarks on courtship, marriage, deceit, and party loyalty. Snippets feature characters debating wit and the meaning of a traitor in politics, with each item reflecting the era’s social humor.
The State Department reported to the American minister that the Sultan pledged equal privileges for American schools in Turkey to those granted foreign institutions. Obstacles and favoritism toward other nationalities had hindered access, with several American colleges facing refusals and delayed reforms. Diplomatic efforts and a threatened show of force helped secure the promise, though long delays cast doubt on the Sultan’s authority.
A poem fragment reflecting nostalgia for birds and nature contrasts with memory of childhood stories and romantic longing. The speaker laments modern cares while yearning for a feathered friend, a snowbird, and recalled tales of kings and knights as time fades. The verse ends with a meditation on "Once upon a time" and memory's twilight.
Chicago Limited derailed on Rock Island Road near the city due to spreading rails. The collision killed two people and left fifteen others seriously injured in the early morning wreck.
In Boston on August 18 William W. Blackmar was unanimously elected president of the G ALK. Local dispatch reports the appointment as a key leadership mark for the organization in the region.
Aug 18 in forento Maine. Mary wife of Chief Jesuos Faber died here amid unclear circumstances quoted in a brief special dispatch from Tuc Naws.
Special Dispatch to The News from Worcester Massachusetts on August 18 reports Senator Hoar is slowly weakening as his condition worsens.
County items report a churchyard festival at the M P church on Saturday evening August 20. Also notes social visits, guests from Frederick, New York, Baltimore, and Washington, plus local travels and farm life reflections.
Expanded advertising claims a billion dollars yearly in the United States. It argues that advertising lowers consumer costs by expanding demand and reducing manufacturing expenses. The piece notes the goal of a scientific study and a new International Advertising Association to promote efficient, economical advertising practices and potentially exceed the billion dollar annual figure.
An unidentified Italian, accused of attempting to abduct a five year old girl, Helen White, barely escaped a mob in Allegheny. Neighbors rescued the child as a crowd of about 1000 surrounded a tenement on Robinson street. Police arrived, the man was jailed, and the mob dispersed. Also reported: a Santa Fe train wreck near Scranton Kansasinjuries. Rebellion alleged in Congo Free State Mongalla district with troops dispatched.
A Fort Lee trolley collision left 20 people injured, two seriously. Cyclist Clarence Weryder died attempting a loop in Salt Lake City. Standard Powder plant near Hollidaysburg, Pa., burned with $29000 loss. Mrs. L A Larson of Rush City Minn died after a stair fall during funeral preparations. Dowling farm house near Perth Okla burned, with Mr Dowling his wife and two children killed.
Mrs Buckey, a Frederick resident, describes twenty years of back and kidney pain eased by Doan's Kidney Pills. She reports reduced backache after a few doses and elimination of kidney secretion issues, praising the remedy and offering to share details with interested readers. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY, sole agents. price 50 cents.
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