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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1902
Page
4
The Daily News in Frederick Maryland invites news tips and correspondence from all parts of the country. The paper offers free day and night handling for advertisements and orders and notes its office is connected to the telephone exchange.
January 1902 article discusses Senator Brewington’s proposed award to Admiral Schley, a state silver service as tribute, and debates over reform measures. It covers Minnesota railroad merger trouble, Northern Securities Company challenges, and Roosevelt’s stance on the Court of Inquiry verdict. It weighs criminal justice reforms including indeterminate sentences and public safety concerns.
A Boston reform league debate centers on indeterminate sentencing. Charles J. Bonaparte argues judges should inflict the same punishment for failed serious crimes as for completed ones, noting ongoing danger to the community despite failed attempts.
Amid diplomatic flare the German Emperor invites the President's daughter to christen his new yacht, seen as stirring nerves among Kaiser critics. Elsewhere Andrew Carnegie offers $10,000 for a Laurel Maryland library with conditions for land and a guaranteed income, praised as a prudent move for civic uplift.
A collage of quips from periodicals: references to Harper's Bazaar via Professor Broadhead Death, Chicago Gazette humor about eating alone vs together, Hulda’s marriage, a Chicago Italian restaurant venture, and a joke about Lorimer’s marriage and wife. The snippets reflect 19th century wit and cross-paper chatter.
The Porto Rico report to its legislature argues American control brings major gains. Taxation has eased, trade is free, and justice and order improve. About 1,000 teachers serve 45,000 students across 85 schools, averaging near 60 pupils per teacher, illustrating education expansion.
A reflective poem set contrasts city turmoil with longing for home and warmth. It laments urban noise while envisioning a peaceful homestead, and recalls a veteran’s farewell scene at year’s end as taps sound. The piece blends nostalgia, faith, and renewal themes from a poetical voice.
News items report Alfred Meyers killed by a train near Aberdeen and Judge Watters injured at his Belair home. Charles Creighton dies in Cambridge. Mrs. E. B. Tome elected president of Elkton and Oscil National Banks. Rev. Frederick W. Howden called to Washington. Freight train collisions near Hagerstown. Isidor Rayner denies Senate bid as Gorman rival. Maryland division wage increases for PW&B railroad workers. Lawyer Albert A. Doub defended dual offices amid Cumberland City Council dispute. council expresses confidence but deems dual posts unwise.
Charles Albert Remsburg died at Harmony Grove aged 29 5 20 of a disease complication. Survived by brother sister stepmother and step siblings funeral Friday 11 am with interment at Mt Olivet. Thomas B Roach longtime United States Express Messenger died Sunday at home 121 West Mulberry Baltimore aged 57. funeral held today.
Special dispatch reports twelve dead and about forty injured in the Park Avenue tunnel on the 35 train from South Norwalk Connecticut. Authorities fear more fatalities as rescue and recovery efforts continue amid winter travel disruption.
County notes showcase visits by Adam Boyer to daughter in Woodabaro and gatherings with Baltimore guests. church New Year events, interments, and multiple Christmas Day visitors from Frederick to uniontown. local residents and clergy attendance, road trips to Westminster and Baltimore, plus a brief obituary and community updates. Interment for Elijah T. Hilton noted. various residents visiting relatives and attending services.
Reverl R Hicks forecasts a Vulcac storm period covering the first six days of January with a central disturbance on the 6th. He warns of a west to east progression of storms, warmer beginnings followed by rain and snow, then a cold snap, and a return to storm conditions around the 6th to 11th, with blizzards likely central in the central and northern States near the 20th to 23rd and another period around the 26th.
A letter discusses Rural Free Delivery urging boxes on routes, proper mail receptacles, and prompt service. It warns fines for damaging mail boxes and explains routing. The page also advertises Green's August Flower for digestion, with a drugstore prompt mention and an estate and dog notice.
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