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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1900
Page
2
A mixed read from a 19th century wire shows diverse items. Oscar Wilpe’s death is noted while a future officer corps faces a football test. A cable dispatch recounts Mormon missionaries in Temesvar being assaulted and ostracized, highlighting hostile reception and the idea that ignoring them may curb converts.
The session opening Monday will test many bills and the Frederick war claim may pass. Committees on claims have not acted since a citizen delegation urged favorable action last April. Maryland’s General Assembly has petitioned. Col. Pearte and Col. Peavre pledge effort to win support from Maryland’s senators and representatives.
A damaged OCR fragment describes stagnated legal procedure, mention of justice, claim care, and securing peneage of a bill. No clear identities, dates, or actions extend beyond a vague notice.
The text presents a jumble of sensational and fragmented opinions about international conflict. It references Attorney-General Griggs, President Kroger, and a naval context with Turkey and the United States, but lacks coherent events or dates.
A collage of quips and miscues from the era features HR rulers and satirists. References to a “new Congressman Mr Miger,” the Sultan of Turkey, and humor about Thanksgiving gibes illustrate a bustling Chicago scene and literary jabs.
The Galveston News notes Texas seeks a deep water port to access Gulf trade with the Orient. The piece also discusses McKinley cabinet changes, Griggs leaving, and Postmaster General Smith’s reception. It cites booming speculation, and commentary from the New York Journal on bankruptcy processing and old insolvencies under the new law.
In Allentown Pennsylvania Mayor James L Schaldt introduces drastic discipline for minor ordinance violators. He orders parents to spank their children as punishment and requires the youths to report to Police Court to prove the sentence carried out. The plan initially worked but later faced noncompliance from some parents and gaps in enforcement.
The article cites Mayor Schardt enforcing direct punishment in open court, requiring police to physically discipline youths and impose fines on trust. It notes the mayor’s schemes to deter crime by long work on streets for vagrants, with hesitant guards and high rearrest risk, aiming to curb truancy and vagrancy.
A reflective poem fragment describes November woods bare and bright. The speaker hears nature’s hush as life cycles toward rest, while a mother’s soft guidance and distant echoes of bedtime prayers frame a tranquil, somber mood.
Devers and Victor announce the sensational Railroad Comedy Drama the Black Diamond Express at City Opera House on December 1. A 200 foot long train bursts across the stage amid a plot of pathos and comedy starring Jean Powers, Ed Chrissie, J Wills Amer, Geo Devere, Harry St Clair, Arthe Hill, Evelyn Gordon, Violet Ras, Alice Ainscoe, and Georgia Powers with lavish specialties and a strong company.
The Sun Minstrels are set to appear at City Opera House on December 4. The Grand Rapids Evening Press notes their prior Grand performance drew an amused Sunday audience with high praise for voices, comedy, and staging, promising a strong show with fine singing and humorous routines.
A December 6 production of Eric Mansishi’s revival of Ten Nights in a Bar Room dramatized by T. S. Arthur. The company performs the original version with seasoned actors, full scenery, and a suite of music and specialties, offering a grand dual entertainment.
A Philadelphia Hall and Machine Company lathe, built for Bodwell Granite Company of Yi onthsven Me, shapes colossal granite columns for the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York. The largest columns will reach 54 feet in length and 6 feet in diameter, with 32 such columns weighing about 160 tons each. The machine, conceived by H A Spiller and E R Cheney of Boston, began work nearly a year ago, delivered to Maine quarries in May, and has since attracted much attention for its remarkable performance.
A detailed description explains a giant stone lathe weighing ic tons, 16 07 feet long, 7 feet wide, with eight cooler cutters that reduce the column by 123 inches in pass. A circular steel disk with V edge drives the cutting, the stone's rotary motion pulls cutters into the stone, producing splintering cuts about three inches deep. Powered by a 30 horsepower engine, it runs at cutting speed with 1200 rpm, and after belt release the lathe free runs for about a quarter of 8 minute.
A December morning market report details plentiful apples and cranberries, with pears and tomatoes available. It lists current prices for fruits, vegetables, poultry, fish, meats, and various local securities and rail bonds, plus notes on the Sts. market and leather goods trade. It mentions Baltimore City stocks and Seaboard offerings, and reports on boots and shoes and leather markets with price ranges and market tone.
Barring yesterday’s holiday this week and likely the heaviest month the Baltimore Stock Exchange has seen Seaboard securities dominate trading and commentators note the unprecedented activity across markets.
An 19th century community column looks back on November weather and a busy week of social events. It highlights Christmas openings, churchgoers, hospital sales, and civic activities, noting Thanksgiving, football, and upcoming performances and fundraisers.
A report on Dr. Hopkinson of Baltimore performing at Woman's College next week, with strong praise from Toronto critics for his bass tone, diction, grace, and the encore worthy performance of Why do the nations. The letter from H TexRexeros of Toronto dates July 3, 1900, expressing high regard for his singing.
A social dance at Jor lor Hall hosted by Fredericks young men kicked off a series of dances for the season. Mrs Charles W Roe Jr directed the event with music by Frederick Select Orchestra. Refreshments were served and the next dance is set for Friday evening December 28 with numerous attendees listed.
Charles H Jones formerly of this city died November 28 at his father's home in Rochester New York of pneumonia He was a grandson of the late Charles Cole of this city The notice notes his connections and family background concisely for the local obituary column.
Public sale at the Court House door in Frederick on December 8 1900 at 11 a. m. offers two two story brick houses with back buildings on Carroll Street. The property heirs include Georgianna Olds and Clare E. Chew with deed from 1897. Lot front is 30 feet, depth about 138 feet, cash terms, seller Clara E. Chew. attorney Jacob Rohrback.
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