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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1908
Page
5
The legislature discusses a turnpike charter bill amid opposition from Senator Woodsborn and others. Proponents argue the measure strengthens corporate power while critics warn of possible forfeiture and changes to railroad pay points and toll policies.
Fragmentary lines mention basketball and a night event. No clear names, teams, or places are readable to form a complete summary.
City council discusses lighting for the Junior Fire Company house and refers water and street issues to committees. Attorney to Annapolis to push legislation. ordinance updates on gasoline cans and pavement safety are debated. repairs to Carroll Creek wall and park fencing approved for action.
The court denied a motion for a new trial involving Mrs. Tulla McCeen at the City Opera House. The ruling leaves prior verdicts and decisions intact and closes the posttrial challenge.
In fragments a wartime notice mentions plans and arrivals with garbled phrasing. It hints at a gathering or briefing and a city or unit involved, though many words are unreadable.
Incorporators Oliver Hendrix J Clarke Xx Jot LeRoy Ey Aer and George Wilcoxen organize to buy sell and improve land and build houses on the Fahmiey tract adjoining Rockwell Terrace in Frederick. Capital stock $5690. fifty shares at 100 each. Offices at Frederick with Jo Clarke Kieffer secretary and A LeRoy McCardell treasurer. Construction planned as land is graded and ten lots are laid out on West Third Street.
Final docket hear in Worthington Circuit Court. Defendant Baldwin pleads elored and is sentenced to House of Correction for larceny involving fur robes and household furniture. charges include items seized from Lee Smith and others.
The proposed amendment would require a majority vote of Frederick’s qualified voters to ban hog pens and slaughterhouses within the city limits before any related ordinances take effect. If approved, the ordinances would be submitted at a general or special election alongside any bond-issuing measures.
The Citizens' National Bank shows capital at 100000 under 3 D Barber with a 300000 surplus. Officers include President WM G Baker Vice Presidents HD Baker and WS L G Zimmenhmann as Cashier with Samuel G Duvall as Asst. Cashier. Listed names include Jens C Morren John & Ramenens H Hatler Walter G Baxem and others.
An OCR fragment shows a retail collage titled The Model and a fraternity reference with dense pricing lines. The text lists coats, wool skirts, waistlines, petticoats, linens, silks, laces, and various fabrics with multiple prices, including dollars and fractions, plus promotional phrases about quality and value.
Advertises a February sale of white fabrics and linens with discounted blankets and dress materials. Highlights include for waists shirts and table linens, plus reduced percale and twill fabrics. Local items note a birthday party at WCTU and public events such as a Harmony Grove shooting match and a charity drive for the Donor Hospital.
A jumble of notices from a Frederick Maryland area paper lists church services, farm produce prices, social events, sales, and personal notices. References include a P O S of A meeting, a camp room gathering, a Divine service at United Brethren church, and various advertisements for cherries and ice cream. Mentions of McCardell’s year celebration, a shooting match, and a sheriff’s office hint at local civic notices.
A dance last night at the Bijou Theatre hosted by the Young Men's Social Club drew a large crowd. The Braddock Heights Orchestra provided the music and attendees spent a most enjoyable evening. A Congregational Reception follows at the Evangelical Lutherans church Sunday school room this evening from to 10 o'clock for members and friends.
Fragmentary report notes a wedding in Hagerstown area with a fire at a hospital. The text references a marriage or ceremony at 1505 and mentions Hagerstown Hospital, a fire or trouble, and a completion timeline of about 15 days. Names and exact details are unclear due to damaged text.
Mary Ellen Simmions administratrix of Isaac H. Ely sells on Cond Street property once owned by Rhodes Nemp for 3000 dollars. T. RK Young as real estate agent sold a two story brick on Nerth Market Street privately to Susan A. Thubel.
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