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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1920
Page
4
Fragmentary report notes a gathering in York to celebrate the formal ratification of the nineteenth amendment. Governor Smith attended and greeted attendees as dignitaries arrived, but the OCR text is garbled and obstructs clear details of events and participants.
A garbled Associated Press dispatch mentions Strasbourg Dr Marcel Knecht and Marshall plans to visit in April. The text is incomplete but suggests a presidential or official visit context with several place names and persons.
The Associated Press reports Cork Lord Mayor Me Sweeney has entered the fifteenth day of a hunger strike. He remains conscious and able to speak, with observers saying he could last about a week if his lungs stay sound.
Mexico City dispatch says the Mexican consul at Laredo is arranging emigration of 10 600 Mexicans to Southern cotton fields. The effort aims to supply labor and reflects cross border recruitment during the period.
The Associated Press reports Villa wrote to bandit Pedro Zamora who abducted American subjects, urging him to surrender and sacrifice his pride in a Mexico City dispatch.
Six inches of rain from 3 a m to noon flooded streams in upper South Carolina. The Catawba River rose seven feet and small streams in Rock Hill overflowed, with residents evacuated by boat as rain continued.
The Ox Fibre basketball squad reports a strong season with 10 wins in 12 contests and claims regional leadership. Last Saturday they beat Poolesville A C 9 to 6 and then traveled to Camp Jarope for further play as listed in their game score table.
The fragment reports Hancock County teams in a league bid, referencing Waynesboro and Piddyrick as contenders. It notes a crippled roster yet a push to topple the Millionaires, with Chambersburg figures in, including Hooper and Miller, in a contested midweek clash on Hanover grounds.
Price Brothers, Inc. of Frederick expands from a second floor shop to an eastern Frederick plant on an eighth acre, forming a new corporation with $100,000 capital. Osborne Price presides, Joseph Price vice president and treasurer, Aubrey Nicodennis secretary, directors include Schollersperger. Incorporators are Osborne, Joseph, and Harry Hull.
Farmers and milk processors discuss a planned 4 cent rise per gallon amid freight cost growth. Maryland State Dairymen's Association and Milk Bottlers Exchange directors meet in September to set prices, with some expecting 42 cents per gallon, though hopes for a limited hike remain. The existing price sits around 38 cents, historically rising in September and during seasonal feed costs, with past peaks reaching 40 to 42 cents.
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