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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1903
Page
4
The mercury dipped and Peary plans a renewed attempt to reach the North Pole with $150,000. Senators clash over coal duties as heated argument fails to ease the situation. An Illinois preacher warns the servant girl question grows more vital than trusts. A scrutiny of coal conditions may reveal rot in mine operations.
Testimony before the Oss Sirika Commission in Philadelphia reveals non union miners faced constant annoyances and some deadly violence during last summer’s strike. While union leaders oppose such acts, the pattern shows a general resort to violence to win demands, prompting calls for discipline and lawful conduct to restore public confidence.
Contemporary comment discusses speculators potentially controlling weather to perfection of schemes, notes a year ago rural routes and franchise costs, and argues for public policy favoring public interest. It cites Annapolis Capital and Maryland boards spending on immigration and industry to attract growth.
The article critiques labor statistics and the impact of political appointees in new offices. It notes reports from these appointees have been more about policy than business, with some tampered records causing concern. The piece suggests the system has yielded little practical benefit and prompts public lament.
A collage of jokes and quips from Harvard Lampoon and school humor pages. Bits cover dampers and coal, newlywed banter, Shakespearean quips, and a chef’s boarder exchange about beef in Chicago, all in playful dialogue and captions.
A compendium of editorial views discusses the 1908 era trade treaty with Cuba, arguing for prompt ratification. It asserts the treaty stands on its own merits, does not threaten other tariff issues, and would expand U.S. exports to Cuba while benefiting domestic interests and fulfilling Platt amendment obligations.
The poem sketches families braving winter hardships as thermometer drops and coal prices rise. Father stern, mother anxious, children shivering yet resilient, while a later verse laments aging and nostalgia. The piece weaves seasonal hardship with a call to endure and treasure kinder days.
A wide collection of scientific curiosities is summarized, covering color vision history, Hoborn process for carbon black production, high temperature measurement via electric incandescence, ant colony odor causes, Lopnor Lake migration, light speed experiments, rolling bearings, reef fishes, earth age debates, pelorism, and medical and astronomical notes with various researchers and locations mentioned.
Sounty correspondence from Wolesville reports the U B Sunday school held a Christmas service titled Christmas Greeting with many performances by primary and older students. Other notes cover Lutheran church events, elections of church officers, upcoming sermons, local visits, and community announcements across Taneytown and nearby areas.
Public sale of Valuab ly property in Frederick Maryland by decree of the Circuit Court Frederick County on December 20 1902 in Lena Cecelia Hilderrand et al equity case No 7607. Lachla M Bildebrand died seized and possessed real estate to be sold at the Frederick City Courthouse on Wednesday February 4 1903 at 11 o clock am by trustee appointed to convey the property.
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