17 Jan 1905
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1905
Page
1
The New York Republican caucus unanimously approves Carew for reelection while Platt earns congratulations. A Philadelphia coroner urges tighter pistol controls, advocating dealer recordkeeping and broader firearm restrictions to curb killings and accidents.
Terrible punctuation and garbled phrases reflect a contemporaneous editorial stance. The piece argues Maryland needs sufficient funds to build roads while noting Cassini’s claim Russia intends to keep fighting. It critiques government ownership and railways, suggesting governance can run transportation under public control.
The Annapolis Capital notes the county and city administrations have handled affairs judiciously and that public funds are properly disbursed. It contrasts with unpopularity rumors, citing the Hagerstown Herald.
A collage of quips from newspapers. The Houston Post, Louisville Courier Journal, Oliveland Leader, New York Tribune, and Atlanta Constitution share humorous dialogue and misheard phrases. The pieces feature doctors patients lawyers and judges with playful wordplay and regional dialect.
The piece argues farm prices rise while costs stay high, boosting farmer income yet squeezing workers. It notes demand growth with 15 million more mouths to feed, but beef pork and mutton profits are absorbed by the Meat Trust, leaving wage earners worse off despite higher wages.
A collection of nostalgic poems and verse fragments including longing for spring and summer days, a playful if not bright schoolgirl character study, a consoling sympathy poem for a grieving friend, and a fatal brakeman accident near No. 40 Water Station.
The bill empowers the Interstate Commerce Commission to name reasonable rates for rail transportation. It directs prompt rate setting with a 200 day window for agreement and allows court enforcement via injunction if parties resist. The act would begin July 1, 1900, and applies to inter state railroads.
Reports from Manila cite Brig. Gen. Carter and Lt. Avery among those killed or wounded during clashes near Delores river in Samar. A separate crowd incident in Millmont witnessed a deadly fight between two workers, while payroll and forgery cases surface in New York and Philadelphia issues.
Carpeeter Charles Moffat from 11 West Fifth Street describes chronic backache and kidney trouble his relief after using Dean's Kidney Pills. He bought at Clinton E. Main on Market Street and claims three boxes cured him with no symptoms since. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole U.S. agents urging customers to remember the Dean's name.
Dense smoke and flames engulf a Chease city storage department building. Firefighters from Sulzberger Co patrol fought the blaze for hours, saving some structures while smoke and heat damaged the surrounding area. A series of unrelated ads and notices interrupts the report including a medical cure promotion.
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