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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1902
Page
4
The Independent Frederick paper reports on local topics including a new military company for Rockville and reactions to coal strikes. It mentions Frederick’s officials visiting Boston for street paving, and notes German carriage protests and editorials on Alfonso’s behavior. The piece also references Mr. Morgan and Mr. Hill in political and agricultural contexts.
The Cumberland Times protests the governors pardon of Albert Mason convicted of second degree murder in January. It argues pardons erode justice and urges a formal pardons board to scrutinize applications and reduce pardons. The piece condemns premature mercy and calls for accountable review before releases.
The columns mock political expense and discuss whether an extra session is needed while critiquing charity fashion and education. They weigh Governor Smith appointing a Republican to the Fourth Judicial Circuit bench and praise it as a graceful, politically faithful gesture following Judge Sloan's 1895 election for a fifteen year term.
A collage of brief exchanges and comic snippets from periodicals. Quips include a station conversation about an unfamiliar elder woman, a tease about a conceited man, a discussion of active work for a patient, a seaside imply, and a magistrate scene on arson and insurance with a discharged prisoner.
A Washington Star piece notes Mr. Bryan departs Lincoln for an Iowa and Illinois speaking tour. It questions including Indiana Ohio New York Pennsylvania Maryland and West Virginia later and suggests a possible swing around the circle while he stays strong at home. A Richmond Times column praises Boer generals for befriending Britain and urges reconciliation after war.
The Birmingham Ace Herald reports a mob lynching near Leesburg Virginia where a Black man killed a farmer but did not attack a woman. Public sentiment condemned the act, a grand jury indicted mob leaders within a week, and Governor Montagne and local authorities pursued swift action to end mob violence and restore court supremacy.
Moments with the Muse presents a rustic vignette praising honesty and civility in Loudoun with the refrain howdy. A light social reflection from An Les W. Stevenson in Lippincott's Magazine emphasizes genuine friendliness and kinship in local culture as a wholesome, wholesome influence.
The Department of Agriculture reports corn in fine condition across most areas with good growth despite dry nights and heavy dews. Early corn nearly made in many fields while late corn needs a soaking rain. Fodder, hay, and millet are promising. pastures deteriorated as growth slowed. Wheat yields vary by district, with Garrett county seeing better early wheat and poor late crops. Buckwheat, oats, apples, peaches, and garden vegetables show mixed results, with notable failures in the peach crop west of the bay and fair to good prospects east of the bay. Overall, rains and dry spells affect different regions, while canning crops and potatoes yield well in many localities.
The prettiest Indy prize went to Miss Elizabeth Fry of Middleway West Virginia at the Tuweod Fair near Martinaburg. The stock parade showcased finest stock from the Shensadosh Valley. The fair, a strong success, ends today. Chapberlain's Colic Cholera and Distress Remedy enjoys a world wide reputation for cures.
Eleven defendants including George Strawberger Charles Cremer Dudley Strawnberger Bilas Thoman Jr Harry Sohell Thomas Poon Herry Koontz Bernard Michael and John B Bripley attend a noon preliminary hearing before Justice Samuel Sheiler in Middletown town hall. Defense counsel F M Fanbel Penny AL Stoner J W Gaver John Wood and state attorneys Worthington Emory Gl Onblentz appear for the state.
Frederick Athletic Club defeated Martinsburg at Athletic Park 9 to 6 after a tight game. Frederick built a four run rally in the fifth aided by Martinsburg errors. Jones pitched steadily for Frederick with solid defense from Bentz in center field.
Fleming H Revell Company of New York and Chicago will publish Nellia Blessing Byater s A Chinese Quaker ready for sale September 1 The publishers describe it as an unfictitious novel with dramatic tragic scenes revealing fact behind fiction A Quaker woman adopts a heathen boy who becomes a Mandarin leading enterprises in China and a banker on the Pacific Coast slave trade is exposed in the story
A quirky collection of notes from Brlef Bits includes a quip about pockets, a jab at inherited traits, and a Middletown resident sent to Montevus Hospital for treatment by Dr. Beatty. Also mentioned are a chicken’s death wail today and a band planned for country picnics tomorrow.
Panama Colombia physician Dr Chas H Utter writes of a 16 year old patient with dysentery who failed with all treatments until Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was used. Within eight hours she improved and by one week was fully well. For sale by A Pearre.
Help wanted notice for an experienced dressmaker with card salary to debt parts. Address Noxt 3 citr azla3zi and a woman to cook apply to 41 W Second Street azidst.
Auction of the mortgage property of Ernest Sharp and wife to Har ry P. Gorsuch and others at the Frederick County Courthouse. The tract near Catoctin Furnace spans about seven thousand acres with a charcoal furnace, frame mill, store, dwelling, shops, and employee tenements. Ore deposits and timber resources described. two tracts offered together or separately. Cash payment required, $1,000 deposit, conveyancing at purchaser’s expense. Sale overseen by William Trainey as mortgagee assignee.
Besant and Knotts advertise a French ice cream plate and free citywide delivery. Call Maryland number 134 for Const Cardes and Bro at 185 Market Street, Frederick City, Md.
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