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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1910
Page
4
The Inquirer condemns trolley strike violence calling rioters cowards and urges authorities to prosecute. It urges unions to keep violence down, while a New York Health Commissioner calls sanitation education in schools to improve homes and public health.
A commission appointed by Cumberland’s mayor has prepared a bill for a new city charter with major government reforms. The measure, now taken to Annapolis for legislative intro duction, follows study of Galveston and other cities. The plan reorganizes departments and concentrates executive power under a new mayoral structure.
The article notes that eight candidates with the highest vote pattern will be voted for in the popular election. It discusses Cumberland’s anticipated municipal expenditures and a proposed $508,000 waterworks bond bill, fueling a movement for better city government and removal of political influence. It cites Mr. Girdwood of Baltimore as proposing city classifications and a competent commission, but he now doubts legislative action and expects no near reform in Maryland.
Governor Crothers and Mayor Mahool weigh executive burdens as the public ponders polar questions on Peary Cook scrutiny. The Maryland legislature is urged to back forestry funding and two $10,000 appropriations to advance timber efforts. Critics fault Maryland banks and savings institutions, noting weak regulation and vague charters that allow broad lending.
Extracts from Chicago Record Herald and Kansas City Journal pieces relate burglary fears, domestic talk, and social quips. The Cleveland Plain Dealer and Meggendorfer Blaetter fragments add travel and satire snippets, with scattered dialect and stray notes.
The Washington Herald reports the Democratic committee in New York State will meet this week to map steps for rehabilitating the party. The piece frames the effort as timely in the context of broader political sentiment and urges renewed organization and outreach.
A detailed feature describes Middletown Savings Bank new building with brown stone and brick facades. Interior highlights include mahogany finishes, marble counters, a 19 foot ceiling, and a burglar and fire proof main vault with a large steel door and ornamental clock. Builders include Peter E. Buesard and George S Beachley. bank officials list President George W Gaver and cashier John L Routeutn among others.
The piece argues that the Democratic Party will rise with renewed faith and courage in New York and Washington. It notes internal dissent, but predicts a national gathering on Jefferson's birthday and insists Democratic vitality benefits the country while deterring new party formation.
A fragmentary verse piece references a legislative session and a public figure from Oklahoma, critiquing political dynamics and urging voters to consider character. It mentions Annapolis and Frederick and includes satirical lines about influence, truth, and ethics in governance.
A series of notices from Yellow Springs and nearby areas report the deaths of Albert Wilson Burkhart aged 82 of paralysis, Henry S. Wagner aged about 19, and Edna Mamie Zimmerman aged 2 years 21 days. Burkhart’s funeral is set for Thursday at 10:30 AM with Mt Olivet Cemetery interment. Wagner’s funeral is at St Peter's Catholic Church. Zimmerman’s services are private at the parental home.
The article recounts the 1305 Bret clock in Milan’s Sense of Gna Muktorgia, its 1844 installation in Padua, and its functions from indicating tides to tracking planetary movements and yearly feasts. It notes the evolution to the watch by 1880, the arrival of alarms half a century later, and Milanese ingenuity with auto lighting and bells at dawn.
Frederick county farmers exchange quotes list prices for wheat corn hay and oats with figures for burlies per bushel and per ton including straw and flour blends. The piece also notes a municipal washing of streets after snow and ice and ends urging readers to use classified ads in The News.
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