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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1911
Page
4
The Frederick Daily News lists subscription options including 24 cents yearly in city, 3.00 per year for four months, 2.50 for six months, with semi weekly and weekly rates also shown. The news office notes contact methods via Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Exchange and invites correspondence and advertisements.
Friday January 13 1911 issue asks subscribers to report missed papers and improve service. It lists locations where The News is on sale including New City Hotel Buckey's Cigar Store S Market St Central Restaurant F K Schmidt's Cigar Store W Patrick Street Arlington Hotel.
The article discusses bribery in Adams County Ohio exposing widespread vote buying. It notes many guilty pleas, transfer of cases to Jefferson County, and calls for nationwide action. Penalties included fines, suspended jail terms, and disenfranchisement. It portrays vote buying as treason to the republic and urges swift reform.
The Barthmore Sun notes a sober New Year resolve to preserve steady declines in turnover and uphold upright conduct. It highlights Frederick embracing enterprise and a shift toward new rail stations and progressive stirrings despite national rail delays.
The New York World notes the Steel Corporation’s new president rose from a sixteen year old wire mill laborer to a $106,004 chief. It contrasts his background with the presidents who lacked formal technical schooling and highlights the education of mill and factory graduates as essential for managing America’s great steel concern.
The article blends political debate over an amendment to the Corrupt Practices Act with criticism of Governor Crothers and alleged vote buying. It links campaign finance concerns, bribery risks, and the use of money to influence elections, touching on candidates, party officers, and farmer voters, alongside unrelated commentary on Admiral Schley and Dr Cook.
The author argues for stronger supervisory power over banks to avert crises, or else bank guarantees should be restricted to communities with proven honesty and sound banking judgment. The piece stresses proactive oversight and prudent risk assessment as essential safeguards for financial stability.
A montage of humorous lines about costs of clothing families, a jokey editor, and misprinted headlines. The items include a mused poet, a dancer and marathon runner, and a printer’s mistake turning pirate into piratical while editors debate stopping presses.
A fragmented verse describes bells disturbing sleep from dawn to midnight in a town. A shopfront sign reads Paint in weathered letters while passersby, both sinners and saints, glimpse a painted surface and murmur at its meaning.
Fragmented poem about longing and awaiting a lover near a closed door. Repeated calls for the beloved to arrive, with imagery of laughter, sunlight, and a shared future. Strong emotional tone recalls a bygone era of romance and devotion.
An advertisement promotes a catarrh cure claiming to reach the seat of the disease through internal remedies. It asserts direct action on mucous surfaces and promotes a product from Chenatiy & Co Brops Toledo with a healing claim and price of 75 cents.
A lone thief snatched a pocketbook from a woman walking with two companions near the Convent, as bystanders watched in shock. The scarred scene left the owner upset but unharmed, with police alerted and steps expected to curb bold street thefts. Also promoting Opera House shows with Moving Pictures and Di Dio’s animal circus.
A formal notice outlines a change in the business status of Central National Bank in a state where the bank’s charter and operations are affected. The filing cites corporate actions and regulatory steps required to complete the transition.
Frederick County National Bank at Frederick Maryland reports assets of 2 076 135 87 with loans 134 951 99. securities 58 000. bank premises 15 000 08. reserves 7 500. total liabilities 825 402 15. capital 50 000. surplus 147 310. deposits 518 882 02. certified checks 164 44. J W L Carty cashier swears accuracy January 1911 before Chas B T Hendrickson N P.
The report lists wheat and corn futures with varying bids and closes. It notes bid values for July and September wheat, May and July corn, and general market movements among banks and traders, reflecting a volatile grain trading session in Chicago.
Bank statements for the state of Maryland show a report of condition with assets including securities, reserves, and cash. The document records deposits, notes, and various bank instruments, sworn to by officers and attested by a secretary, dated January 1944, in Frederick County.
The document shows balance sheets for Farmers & Mechanics National Bank at Frederick and The Franklin Savings Bank of Frederick, with assets, liabilities, reserves, deposits, and January 7 1911 date. It lists capital stock, surplus, profits, and notes outstanding, along with sworn attestations by bank officials.
Prices of latest sales corrected to noon by Motter Bros. list a range of bonds and equities including Con. Cotton Duck, Seaboard Air Line, United Rys, Western Maryland, Somerset Coal, Sparrow's Point, Citizens Bank, Northern Central and Mercantile Trust. Notes on funding, certificates, and various 4s and 5s indicate a broad market snapshot from Baltimore brokers.
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