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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1904
Page
6
The piece argues that national political conventions should be delayed, shortening campaigns from four months to two. It contends campaigns disrupt business, stir public debate, and fuel partisan tensions, urging sober consideration of issues already shaping public opinion before formal party platforms.
Fragmented humor exchanges from newspapers feature jokey banter about acting, aging, and marriage. A Detroit Tribune line notes a prankish kiss while a Greek conqueror orders heated irons to frighten crosses, all reflecting lighthearted, era-tinged reportage.
A collage of 19th century newspaper briefs references the Maryland delegation’s nets, Keuropatkin’s retreat to save his army, and a plan to return to St Petersburg. It notes Thomas Jefferson as a target in a St Louis convention, widespread drawing and quartering imagery, Baltimore’s burnt district rising on paper, and local interest prompts readers to say they saw it in The News.
A collection of excerpts discusses ethics in finance and reporting, warning that manipulating figures harms the public. It cites the need for scrupulous accounting in banks and railroads and contrasts it with warnings on ptomaine poisoning from Chicago Tribune and other sources. It notes that honesty standards vary by role, from bookmakers to politicians, and urges higher public accountability.
A silver challenge cup presented by W. K. Vanderbilt Jr to the American Automobile Association was completed and displayed. The ornate cup, with a carved laurel wreath and a portrait of Vanderbilt in a Mercedes, rests on a wooden base and is inscribed for a yearly race for cars under 1,000 kilos.
A pair of poetic fragments from Washington Star and Wordsworth explore gender and virtue. The first notes a critic’s vexation and disillusionment with politics and personal blame. The second describes a woman both human and ideal, a blend of beauty, strength, and gentle liberty.
The state news notes Carolina county fixes the tax rate at one dollar per one hundred dollars of assessed value. Also planned are county road work improvements and various local notices including deaths of Elbert Dent and Albert Huffington.
Rev. D B Mentzer operates Imperial Pekin duck farm with about 6000 ducks home. Eggs and ducks supply markets in Pennsylvania Maryland Ohio and beyond with eggs for breeding and ducks sold to markets restaurants hotels and bakeries. Women from the neighborhood help clean fowls and a set of duck riddles entertains visitors at the farm.
Observations show sun heat expands steel and stone, bending a tubular bridge over the Mena strait by about one and a half inches on a July day. The Washington Monument rises about two inches higher in the evening. Plymouth divers note sunfire through glasses on a diving bell, with flames reaching clothing twenty five feet below the surface.
The iconoclast movement began around 726 and caused vast turmoil in the eastern empire with edicts by Leo Isauricus and enforcement in 738. The dispute influenced the second council of Nicaea in 787 and the split between Greek and Latin churches, with later iconoclasm noted during the English Reformation and Civil War era under similar iconoclast actions.
Religious bodies in the region announce Sunday services with multiple churches offering morning and evening worship. Sunday schools are listed with times, while pastors from Frederick Walkersville and surrounding communities are noted to preach and deliver patriotic addresses. An Independence Day sermon and music by an orchestra are also highlighted.
Actor Harvey R Lease will sell farming implements for Henry Nelson near McKaig on Monday. The Frederick and Woodsboro Turnpike Company plans a stockholders meeting at Franklin Savings Bank on Tuesday next.
Monday is a legal holiday thus banks will be closed and post offices open only from 7 to 9 am with one delivery and one collection. No Sunday baseball in Brooklyn tomorrow as Police Commissioner McAdoo orders all players and scorecard sellers arrested if any game occurs. Also reported: $5000 in diamonds stolen from a Park Hotel room trunk belonging to New York family Furst, including a $1500 brooch and several rings pins and pendants. London reports former premier Waldeck Rousseau attempted suicide after May 5 operation, wife saving his life.
National League results show Philadelphia 13 over Brooklyn 1 and New York 7 to Boston 1. St Louis 10 beat Chicago 2 while Pittsburg Cincinnati game was rained out. American League reports Athletics 5 over Boston 4 and New York 8 over Washington 3. Chicago 5 defeated St Louis 0 with Detroit Cleveland rain postponement.
A July shoppers section lists eggs at 17 to 18 cents a dozen and a wide array of foods with prices for poultry, fish, fruits, vegetables, and baked goods. It notes eggs shipped to cities as a reason for price rises and praises fresh garden produce and seasonal fruits like raspberries and watermelons.
The Maryland Bulletin from the School for the Deaf suspends publication until reopening in September. Rose R. Harris is returning as teacher after a year’s health-related absence. Several staff and students announce vacations, relocations, and travels including Mabel Ely’s Pratt Institute prize, and others heading to Connecticut Virginia Illinois Iowa St Louis and Europe, with various home visits and summer plans.
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