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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1916
Page
4
The Daily News notes rates for mailing and subscriptions from Great Southern Printing and Manufacturing Company. The Times and Semi-Weekly News offer mail delivery to the United States and France, with annual pricing. The printing office proclaims top quality and low prices for book and job printing.
The piece examines Leap Year jokes and the longstanding custom that men initiate marriage. It notes women’s subtle, unsentimental approaches to asking and entertains whether such traditions truly bind behavior, while acknowledging infrequent exceptions where women act first.
The fortieth anniversary of the National Baseball League was celebrated at a New York dinner. The event featured no grand speeches or pageantry, but marked a shift in popular culture as baseball became a major social pastime with large crowds and outdoor revelry.
The article compares 19th century baseball with today noting many players hold Bachelor of Arts degrees and pursue business starts after sport. It reflects on spending habits, self control, and how crowds, language, and reporting have evolved, suggesting a modern reporter’s tale would feel antiquated to an 1876 manager.
The Pittsburgh Post notes the 1916 fiscal year ended June 30 marked the lowest rail fatalities in 13 years with far fewer deaths of passengers and workers. Improvements stem from workers compensation laws and the safety first movement, urging both individuals and railroads to adopt stronger protective measures, citing Pennsylvania as a model for comprehensive safety equipment.
Oliver E McClow a retired railroad engineer quietly celebrated his eightieth birthday yesterday at 319 East Third Street with a family reunion. A bed cake decorated with eighty candles was cut. His daughters Mrs W D Gilson of Pittsburgh Mrs A R Rockefeller and Miss Laura McClow of Sunbury visited for the anniversary.
Twenty years ago today Frederick people attended a banquet at the Carlin House honoring Chief Judge James McSherry. The guest list includes numerous judges and local figures such as John Lynch, James Henderson, William Maulsby, and many others. A separate note recalls a boy named Parl, sole heir of A P Marsh, injuring his toe by stepping on glass in a Groff House yard.
The C P Telephone Company hosted a masked free dance in Independent Hall last night with about one hundred invitations issued. The hall featured a green and red color scheme, greens from Groff the florist, and a flash photo by Smith after a ballet luncheon at 11. Tonight the Frederick Catillion Club hosts a private dance in Independent Hall with about 150 invitations. Braddock Weights orchestra will provide music and chaperones include Mrs. Charles Ross Jr and others.
A Frederick resident urged the city to publish itemized expenditures and create an auditing commission like the county. They noted city assessments are higher while the tax rate is 12 cents above the county, and called for an annual auditor's report. The mayoral meeting Wednesday will hear bond debt details and a Baltimore auditor's review of the light plant.
The Boy Scouts of America, chartered with support from Ernest Thompson-Seton and other leaders, is praised for shaping future citizens through manhood and self reliance. The piece notes interest offerings and the belief in conserving resources. Two escaped prisoners, Rodney H. Hart and Harry L. Smith, were captured in Oxford, Chester County and to be returned to Lancaster County Prison. In Gloversville, New York, the official weather observer logged twenty two below zero, with unofficial readings as low as forty degrees in surrounding areas.
Government agents in Washington report via telegraph that arms and ammunition were found along the Canadian border. They believe the weapons were hidden by secret stores to be used against the Dominion, with the investigation focusing on the Canadian border area and potential security breaches.
A former blacksmith recounts kidney trouble, lost appetite and sleep. After failing with a physician for three months, Dr Kilmer Swamp Root cured him, allowing a return to work and renewed health. Testimonial sworn in New York in 1909 endorses Swamp Root with a request for samples and notices drug store sales.
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