National and World Events Highlight Shifts and Storms
July heat signals a restless mood as political and global matters shift. Tom Jouneon of Cleveland eyes the Presidency, seen as Bryanite and unlikely to win. British leadership changes mark Salisbury’s retirement with James Balfour succeeding him, while Chamberlain faces courtly limits in the era’s diplomatic upheaval.
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Salisbury
Great Britain
James Balfour
India
Beaconsfield
Nome
Salis- Dery
New Zealand
Australia
England
Balfour
Anange
Chamberlain
Ofice
Lalisbury
Amnesty Proclamation Tied to Barry Tracy Rebellion
Contemporary commentary notes an amnesty proclamation could unlock $10,000 to the Barry Tracy rebellion on 24 Oregon. It highlights discord over harmony among Hill, Bank, Grove or Billy while predicting Congress will gain two additional members and widen pork barrel allocations at key locations.
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Barry Tracy
Oregon
Boston Herald
Hill
Bank
Grove
Billy
Vinaionsti Commercial Tribune
Fas Bey
Roosevelt and Aguinaldo clash in harsh words
The dispatch quotes harsh attacks as Roosevelt surrounds himself with youth and promises strenuous work. Aguinaldo and supporters are accused of cowardice and bluff as the U S confronts Filipino resistance.
Minutes of Merriness and Weather Quips Across Cities
A playful compilation of quirky quotes contrasts a cheeky take on original ideas with remarks on solitary confinement and work, ending with seasonal musings from Chicago and Martinsburg readers. It notes July heat, August annoyances, and a forecast of a stormy September in Martinsburg, West Virginia.
The Voice of the Press and Opinion Columns
A collage of excerpts from newspapers worldwide discussing trade, reform, and lynching. It notes New York Cuba Mail Steamship layoffs, praise for U S actions in China, Hog reform plans, and a Southern sentiment critique of lynch law with signs of growing legal trust and cautious restraint in mob violence.
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Indianapolis Journal
New York and Cuba Mail Steamship Company
Atlanta Constitution
Qarrollton
Paris
Philippines
Ag Ning&ra
The Same Old Story and Gloom on Monopolies
A fragmentary editorial tone warns the nation will be starved and heated by monopolies, with a farewell to neighbors and a call to reflect on futures. It notes fear of economic collapse and the public’s skepticism toward dire prophecies, attributing the sentiment to past warnings. The piece includes a testimonial about Chamberlain's Colic, Coughs and Diarrhea Remedy. It quotes Henderson, Nevada resident Mr. Kelty.
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J A. Belly
United States
Chamberlain’s Cole
Mr. Kelty
Henderson
Nlc
Potense
A. L. Pearte
Peareresnreenanan
The Paradier of Maryland trolley tour tale
A 19th century Optic column describes a Frederick Maryland trolley ride over Catoctin to Middletown, praising the region’s farms, Braddock’s Heights, and South Mountain battlefields. It highlights local wealth, brick and stone homes, churches, and fraternal groups, ending with health notes and advertisements.
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1.C. H. Advocate
Frederick
Ostcotin Mountain
Middletown
Barbara Freitchie
Whittier
Broderick City
Frederick County
Carroll’s Creek
Monocacy River
Bahleys
Schley
Santiago
Order of Heptagophe
Frederick Valley
Catoctin Mountain
Middletown Valley
Grand Catoctin
Ua Bafta Iar
Braddock
Hare
Washington
Gen. Braddock
South Mountain
William McKinley
South Mountain Conclave
Early American Coinage Mottos and Unauthorized Impressions
A Baldwin 8 coin collector recalls Times Magazine notes on the mystery of early U S coinage. The article details how E Pluribus Unum appeared on coins before legal authority existed, its first 1786 appearance at a private Newburg mint, and later uses on copper, gold, and silver coins. It also covers In God We Trust first appearing on two cent pieces in 1866, plus its later stamping on other denominations, and notes on mint officials authorizing inscriptions without Congress action.
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Times Magazine
United States
Union
Newburg
N.Y
New York
New Jersey
England
James Pollock
United States Mint
Philadelphia
Congress
Bright Items of Local and General Interest
A compact column notes varied local items including a farm gold discovery on W. D. Zinn’s land near Rich Mountain, a shuttle service shift Cumberland to Frostburg, and building work on North Market Street in Frederick in front of the Savings Institution. It also observes seasonal jokes about spring fever and vacations, plus a remark on weather warming despite a breeze.
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W. D. Zinn
Shaver's Fork
Rich Mountain
Cumberland
Frostburg
Borden Shaft
North Market Street
Fredericktown
Aymeneal Engagement Announced In Annapolia
Mise Sishash P Randall eldest daughter of John Wirt Randall president of Farmers National Bank Annapolia and William Bladen Lowndes of Gumberland son of Ex Governor Lloyd Lowndes announce engagement MMOSS- MATHIAS William J Simmons of this city and Nettie O Mathias of Waynesboro Pa were quietly married by Rev Bahner of Trinity Reformed Waynesboro Pa on Wednesday July 9
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John Wirt Randall
Farmera’ National Bank
Annapolia
William Bladen Lowndes
Gumberland
Lloyd Lowndes
Mmoss— Mathias
William J. Simmons
Nettie O. Mathias
Waynesboro
Bahner
Trinity Reformed Church
Osivel Hall hotel planned in Annapolis conversion
William A. Jatved of New York completes Osivel Hall conversion from Gov Pacs mansion on France George's street near the Naval Academy. The landmark mansion, linked to Richard Carvel, is renamed for the new hotel. Willard C. Keller Richard P. Ross and John H. Grove from the city camp along the Potomac at Ostod.
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Clergyman Vision for Christian Unity Abroad
A Boston Traveler notice recounts Bay Gilliman Blagder, famed advocate of Christian Unity, resting at Old Orchard Beach before fall plans for a unified church effort. It notes his press apostolate and aims to establish a dissemination office drawing attention in the U S and abroad.
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