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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1907
Page
4
The Senate approves Cortelyon for Treasury amid investigation into the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad block signal system. Interate Commerce Commission hearings focus on train crew hours, with testimony arguing for a federal eight hour limit to reduce wrecks and improve safety.
Contested remarks from Cumberland Times and Baltimore papers criticize immigration limits and call for gates still closed. Ohio Grand Jury returns 339 indictments touching Standard Dier and related concerns. Baltimore News highlights calls for a clean sweep in investigations while praising Japan for naval improvements. Baltimore American notes allegiance to czar era ship enhancements.
OCR text shows a garbled excerpt including dialogue about etiquette and a misheard “Mistress” scene, with scattered names and phrases such as Belle Only Miss, Fire geale Blacker, and Mrs Worthington. The fragment presents a snatch of 19th century social satire.
A malformed exchange shows a severe-looking woman and Prodding Pete debating thrift and crime as a comic aside. A three-year-old in the country frets as he observes farm chores, exclaiming the calf is eating the cow, prompting motherly reassurance.
Former Attorney General Hampton L. Carson reports there is no trace of crime or conspiracy between state officers, architects, or contractors over capitol contracts. He notes no payments to officers and states funds went to contractors. The report urges caution and outlines legal limits for action. Firemen burned, drownings, retirements, and a Stradivarius sale also appear in the digest.
The column rebuts charges against Cortelyou for his cabinet appointment, lauding his fitness and noting Roosevelt's long support. It argues only a few voices question the selection, insisting he remains the strongest possible choice. Separately, New Orleans readers decry Jamestown exposition critics who fear a militarized display will spoil a peace celebration.
A short reminiscence opens with verses by Henry Was Dyce about rain and quiet, followed by a reminiscence on a summer girl noting a freckle and a smile as the defining charm. The piece blends poetry and memory in a sentimental, reflective tone.
Carnegie Hero Fund commission in Pittsburg awards ten silver and eight bronze medals plus 9210 in cash at its third annual meeting. Recipients include Jeremiah M. Donovan of Oswego New York who saved six men from drowning and Cline Horton of Astoria Illinois who rescued a companion after breaking through ice.
A Frederick resident testifies that Dosa's Kidney Pills cured his kidney ache after one box, praising Dean's Kidney Pills as essential. The ad notes Foster Milburn Co. as US agents and urges readers to remember the Dean’s name. A second reader claims Dr. Rine's New Discoveries cured a long battle with consumption symptoms, restoring weight from 135 to 170 pounds after six months. Trial bottles offered.
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