Immigrant views and trolley line plans in Maryland
A Maryland immigration official reports European efforts to attract settlers, noting Dutch interest in Brazil and Germany’s stricter policies while urging greater farming effort. The piece also notes a proposed trolley line route change by Hagertstown Clearspring Railway and the Tailway Co obtaining track rights along Salem Avenue to a residential area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pike
Hagertstown
Clearspring
Hagerstown
Cearfoss Turnpike Company
Salem Avenue
Clarence Rubeck
Cearfoss
Western Turnpike
Clear Spring
Hogging Down Corn Method Proven by Practical Farmers
A Breeders Gazette piece recalls hogging down corn a decade ago as a seen failing, now praised for saving grain and husking costs. It notes 16 pigs per acre at 80 to 100 pounds yields about 600 pounds of pork per acre, with profits varying by feed and crop mix, and describes two finish methods and extra feeding strategies.
Southern Industrial Progress in Two Decades
Southern manufacturing has surged to an annual value of at least 3 billion dollars, more than double 1900 and over triple 1890, with a 219 percent rise from 1900 to 1909 compared to 185 percent for the rest of the nation. The South now produces more factory output than its agricultural output, aided by rising capital investment and rising factory product values through 1909.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Trappe
State Bureau of Immigration
Baltimore
Maryland
Trappe
Marion V. Brewington
Brazil
Uruguay
Paraguay
Peru
Chile
Holland
Germany
Berlin
United States
South Africa
Europe
Hamburg
Bremen
Liverpool
Italy
South
Sont Wirh
FE Mae
No Hit No Run Game Ed Walsh Shuts Out Red Sox
Chicago Aug 28 Ed Walsh Sunday pitched the greatest game of his career shutting out the Boston Red Sox without a hit or run It was the second no hit game this season for Chicago The only blemish was a base on balls to Engle in the fourth Engle was the only visitor to reach first base Walsh could have matched Cy Young and Addie Joss if Engle had been retired
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Walsh
Chicago
Boston Red Sox
Chicago Lads
Woods
Red Sox
Walsh
Engle
Harvest special train leads Canadian harvest effort
The long harvest special train passed St Paul and Mina carrying forty two cars of harvesting machinery for use in gathering the Canadian harvest. A 305 mile Elgin Illinois road race ended with Len Zengel first, but claimed deadly tolls including Sam Jacobs killed and Dave Buck fatally injured. Taft attacked tariff revision and insurgents in a Hamilton Massachusetts speech. frost hit Alberta Saskatchewan wheat, six to eight degrees, large losses. Martin Gray aged sixteen died after six weeks with a broken neck from a Lake Calhoun dive. Subscribe for The News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Mina
Elgin
Len Zengel
Harry Grant
Hugh Hughes
Dave Buck
Chicago
Sam Jacobs
Buck
St. Joseph's Hospital
Taft
Hamilton
Mass
Massachusetts
Congress
la Follette
Clark
Underwood
LaFollette
Frederick Market Prices August 1911 from Frederick County Farmers Exchange
Quotations cover grains and feeds with ranges for wheat corn flour and dairy and seed products. Notable figures include No 2 red wheat 86 cents, shelled corn 75 to 80 cents per bushel, bran 27 per ton, middlings 31 per ton, red dog 2.20 to 2.30 per sack, and hay timothy at 23 to 25 dollars per ton with various Timothy and mixed hay and straw values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clover
Straw
Sulphur spray for apples gains in orchard practice
A bureau official notes a major shift from copper to sulphur compounds in apple spraying since Bordeaux mixture. Lime sulphur leads, with self boiled lime sulphur and iron sulphide under study. Good fruit quality reported, with minimal foliage injury when not overapplied or used in wet weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Plant Industry
Department of Agriculture
Statewide political and social notes from Maryland
News of the state notes a flurry of events in Maryland Maryland politicians campaigns and party dynamics are highlighted with mentions of Hagerstown choral society Bent Blair Lee campaigns in Western Maryland and the Anti Saloon League in Washington County. Rail work on Towson and Cockeysville begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Jons Blair Lee
Wetern
Maryland
Aington
Towson and Cockeysville
Fletcher Tasil
Annapolis
Sireult Court
Oliver VW
Pp. Clark
Montgomery County
Dante Brashears
Back Creek
The
Institute of School Teachers of
Baltimore County
State Normal School
York County
Talbott
Red Cross Seal Campaign Aims For 100 Million Stamps This Year
National Tuberculosis Association becomes National Agent for Red Cross Christmas Seals. New national office in Washington ordered 40 million seals, with potential to double sales. Local agents pay 12 42 percent of gross. seals and ads provided, unsold returns handled. Postmaster General bans mailing sealed envelopes bearing the stamps on faces. Past years raise funds: 1908 135000, 1909 225000, 1910 310000. Slogan: A Million for Tuberculosis from Red Cross Scale. New York led last year with 6,955,872. several states and Nashville, Tennessee, sold over 100,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
National Association For the Study and Prevention of
National Tuberculosia Association
American Red Cross
Washington
Hitchcock
Postoffice Department
Ted Cross Scala
New York State
Gale
Ohio
Wisconin
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Conecticut
California
Rhode Island
Nashville
Tenn
Baseball Scores Report From Weekend Games
American League results show Cleveland Athletics 7 5 in first game and 11 6 in second, with Detroit 11 6 over Washington and St Louis 5 4 Boston. Chicago 3 2 New York. St Louis 5 4 Boston. Cubs and White Sox partials noted. National League includes Philadelphia 1 0 Cincinnati, New York 6 2 Pittsburgh, Boston 2 4 St Louis, Brooklyn 4 3 Chicago, with standings and incomplete lines.
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Gamez
Cleveland
Athletics
Coombs
Plank
Lapp
Krapp
Mitchell
Fister
Morgan
Thomas
Falkenberg
Kaler
Smith
Detroit
Washington
Key
Schmidt
Civoome
Becker
Walker
Street
Chicago
New York
Detraitt
Summerg
Schildt
Stanage
Bender
Gregg
Cashion
Gray
St. Louis
Warhop
Sweeney
Nelson
Kritehell
al Chicago
Boston
Walsh
Block
Collina
Carrigan
Philadelphia
Cineiauad
Stack
Spier
Kromme
Keefe
Suggs
McLean
Pliteburg
Mathewson
Merers
Camnitz
Leifield
Gibson
Beaton
Harmon
Bub
Brown
Kitng
Young
Rarideniden
Landermilk
Bilas
Brooklyn
Haetver
Brwin
Richter
Archer
Cole
Graham
Schardt
Erwin
W.L. Pol W.L. PO. N.york
St.Louis
Cincinti
Pittsbrg
Brookyn
Philada
BEY
Tri-State League Saturday Games Highlight Tight Standings
In Johnstown Wilminton 6 to 0, Trenton Altoona 11 to 4, Harrisburg Lancaster 2 1 and York Reading 4 3. Pitchers Stanly Raub Hafford Ga gain and Myers Meegan Coveleskig Rementer Schattler O Connor Mays noted. Standings show Reading 69 81 690 York 47 54 48 Trenton 61 40 604 Lancaster 48 64 48 Johnstown 52 47 625 Harrisburg 46 66 44 Altoona 47 58 470 Wilmington 34 66 34.
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Tristate League
Johnstown
Wilmington
Stanley
Raub
Huacher
Therre
Adame
Atterieas
Brarelt
Atchvock
Stroh
Trenton
Altoona
Scott
Gagain
Dugan
Girard
Kerr
Batterles
Hafford
Harrisburg
Lancaster
Myers
Meegan
Coveleskig
Rementer
Qaganic
Schattler
Remoteler
O'Connor
Mays
York
Reading
Johnson
Kane
Horsey
Pre Io
W.L. PC. Wool
Johnsin
Wilming
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Immigration Bureau
Ala
Nee Nen
America
Meggendorfer Blaetter
Frederick News
Winnipeg
Man
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Minneapolis
Minn
Martin Gray
Lake Calhoun
Frederick
Frederick County Farmers’ Exchange
Mda
Chiye
News OF the State
4. V. Owen
Henry Cliy Renate
Richmond
Beatte
Artie Jones
Waynesboro
River View
Lee and
Gorman
Kent
Anne Arundel
W. Bassett
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
George W. Squiggins
Ballimore
Howard County
Albert Mackett
North Maryland Lumber Company
Hond
Cumberland
John FL Wolff
Shup‘s
Joseph F Pula
Joseph Wiskecil
Chrestening
JL Wengert
Lee
Minenghuai Ary
PC Athletics
Belrott
Clevelad
N.york
BIS 1. Louis
Iad
Petters Ram
Ener Erento
Piola
ACTA
Flanders Tueyry’ Agatnynage Zlean Seep
Helena Mxtana
Ima
Studebaker Corporation
J. H. Grove
West Patrick Street
Frederick, Md
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