Brunswick’s 20 Year Tax Rise Affects Rates and Debates
A Brunswick tax-rate review shows growth from 35 cents in 1894 to 80 cents in 1908, then steady with 60/20 splits. The maximum rate is capped by charter, sparking talk of charter revision to enable higher levies. 1913-1914 figures show rising collections and major street work costs, plus sinking fund transfers and bond interest as key expenditures shaping city finances.
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Brunswick
General Fund
Sinking
Sinking Fund
Rte
Finance Committee
Water Department
Town tax rates contrasted across Maryland towns
The article compares Maryland municipalities tax rates, noting Brunswick’s rate and discussing that Tacoma and Tacoma Park lead with 1.40 while Ocean City and Annapolis sit lower. It lists several towns with rates from 0.75 to 1.25 and notes some towns have much lower or zero rates, with Brunswick’s position highlighted.
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Water Department
Brunswick
Maryland
Baltimore City
Tacoma
Prince George’s County
Takoma Park
Montgomery County
Ocean City
Frederick
Aberdeen
Oakland
Annapolis
Brunawick
Mountain Lake Park
Rockville
St Michael’s
Bel Air
Hyattsville
U-Boat Sinks Ship Wienied Near Queenstown
Queenstown August 24 The British steamship Wienied was sunk by a German submarine during a four hour pursuit. Seven crewmen drowned after lifeboat swamped and two Englishmen and five Chinese were lost. Survivors reported two submarines sighted with dummy funnels and heavy shell fire on the Diomed. one vessel appeared to be sinking while a second submarine allegedly attacked another steamship.
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Queenstown
Wienied
Diomed
Chinec
Dilomed
Weather Across Cities At 8 P M Yesterday
Observations from United States weather reporting at 8 p m show conditions in multiple cities. Atlantic City and Philadelphia reported clear skies while Buffalo Chicago and St. Louis had varied cloudiness and temperatures around the mid to high 70s in many locations.
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United States
Atlantic City
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Maudy
New York
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Washington
Frederick County Republican primary notices announce multiple sheriff and commissioner candidates
A flood of candidate announcements for Frederick County offices like Sheriff and County Commissioner appears, each seeking GOP primary support. Names include George W Showmakers, Charles Towle, Royer, Leatum, Cromwell, Walter Walker, Robent Cromwell, and others, with districts such as Walkersville, Middletown, Brunswick, Pleasant District No. 12, and lines urging support and adherence to party decisions.
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Chereby
Frederick Counts
Charles Towle
Sheri
Frederick County
Maryland
Robent BH
Cromwell
Walkersville
WM. C. Rodhrick
Calvin R. Coelentz
Middletown
Lenoepoile Primariva
Ghanville LL Wachter
Tologates
Dr Boysates
Bt. Publican
House OF Delegates
Calvin BH
STOLL
Buckeystown
Shersby
Caroll IL
Smith
Frogertuk
H. Kieffer Delauter
Orphame
Democratic Party
Urintgilen
Finttertaco
Etchigom
Jefferson District No
Orphany
Geo. T. Roderuce
Frederick District
Thorphams Court
ditawEtt
Eby
Predorioe
Charles H. Bupyts
Orraf
Frederick
Willa
Willis
Newton Thoma
T.s.g.mons
W Fémons
Bombard Belgium Coast as British Warships Engage
British warships shelled Belgian coast near Zeebrugge while heavy smoke rose over the target. A hostile fleet of about forty ships reportedly appeared before Zeebrugge then steered northwest toward England. Berlin confirms the action, describing a brief bombardment and withdrawal after local shelling. In a separate report, Mexican cavalry patrol near Locniel Arizona exchanges fire with raiders near Corranza, with no casualties.
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Ihnoche
Helgium Gustoof Zeelnuege
Burakayo
Zovl E
Zeebrugre
Fugland
Noth Sea
Bluecher
Berlin
Criliery
Shot From Ambush Destroys Chester County Farmer
Chester County farmer William Lemon, 45, of near West Grove, died at Chester County hospital after an unidentified Black assailant fired twice from the brush Saturday night as Lemon drove with his sister and a nephew toward a fireworks display at the quarries. No motive has been found. The gunman fled.
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Chester County
West Chester
Wikliam Lemon
West Grove
Lemon
Nebraskas Long Ago Sea Bed Reveals Ancient Life
Nebraska once a sea bed left loess and glacial drift over Benton shale near North Bend. Fossil oysters and marine bones prove salt water seas, with pterodactyls and other extinct beasts once roaming its shores. The piece contrasts ancient seas with today’s dry plains and notes continuous earth change.
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Platte River
North Bend
Neb
Benton
Nebraska
Geoiozical Survey Bulletin
Mexico City Starvation Toll Grows Amid Famine Reports
In Mexico City grim starvation figures mount with 25 daily deaths cited by conservatives. A Red Cross tour of hospitals shows 20 deaths in early August and 1,856 in July with about 8 percent due to starvation. In Arkansas, a flood on the White River floods 100 square miles as a farmer and family drown and rescuers evacuate marooned residents.
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Mexico City
American Red Cross
Charles J. O’connor
Fami
Little Rock
Ark
White River
Independence County
Batesville
Newport
Pricentia Banker Cord Dies After Martial Organization
Unclear OCR text notes a person linked to martial organizations and a death during summer. Names, dates, and places are fragmentary, but imply a notable figure connected to a national group and a funeral or memorial. Limited readable facts prevent precise identification or full context.
Market notes and onion prices in Aug market report
Fragmentary 19th century market brief notes bullion, silver coinage plans, onion market in New York and York county buyers, wholesale prices for onions in Baltimore markets, and a state water board notation. Mentions Hart vs Nigof and an engineer salary line.
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Zeatmyer
State Water Board
Hart Vs
Nigof
Manned by Circular Law and Surviving Excerption Figures
Fragmented OCR style report notes daily visitor counts and totals for a Pacific expedition port, with figures indicating 14,0490 total, 19,079 daily average, and 17,000,000 total tokens across an open port event. Names and exact terms are garbled, but references to a circular law and maritime exhibit appear.
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Broderick County
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Frederic County
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Harper's Magazine
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la Principe
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Times-Dispatch
Pricentia Banker
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Atlantic Cit
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Kentucky
Dkiel
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