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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1913
Page
7
Railroads seek to join with express companies to challenge parcel post rate cuts and weight limits. They warn that reduced charges and higher package limits could cost express shipments billions annually. Burleson criticizes the committee for overstepping authority as express firms lobby to defend profits. Subscribe for The News.
Automobiles carried mourners from Freedom Maryland to Mount Oliver Cemetery Baltimore for J Oliver Wadlow’s burial. Ten cars formed the procession without incidents, journeying in under two hours. Wadlow, a prominent Carroll County figure and former register of wills, died Saturday. Funeral director James Fy Wier organized cars and an automobile hearse, with Freeda Lodge bearing on scene duties.
A report outlines a new pay system for the North Carolina railroad division network. Payments pass through car-based processes before returning to Baltimore to finalize multiple departmental disbursements. The change aims to streamline settlements and improve financial tracking.
A fragment from a Punch magazine panel notes Biggus Phobus charged with assault and Calvin Steele found guilty, with fines totaling 375 dollars. The scene includes a humorous artist remark about a prior family connection, reflecting satire of crime and punishment in a comic setting.
The News column serves as a clearing house for lost articles guiding finders and losers. It notes many items are recovered through the paper as it reaches vast city and county homes, with ads proving highly effective in returning items of personal value.
Baseball scores include Montreal Toronto Detroit and Jersey City games with club standings across the American and National Leagues and the Tri State League. Standings list W L and percentages for New York Brooklyn Boston Chicago St Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati Philadelphia and others with results from Atlantic City Trenton Allentown and Wilmington.
Letty Russell, former Hagerstown star, now with Uellentown in the Tri-State League, hits at a .334 average and ranks among the club’s top batters. His fielding average stands at .375 in 1 games with 26 stolen bases, tying for second in the circuit.
The article notes the rise of a Dotter Babies movement begun at state fairs to rate babies by a scientific standard similar to prize livestock. Denver hosted a Better Baby Show with 300 entrants and 5000 spectators, showing that care, cleanliness, fresh air, and consistent feeding are key, while luxury is less vital and motherly care remains irreplaceable.
While on a fishing trip at Frenchman's Rock along the Monocacy yesterday Charles J. Riddlemoser and George Wallace landed bass two eels and a carp. William Emory and Harry Swope also fished yesterday taking 16 bass the largest weighing four pounds.
A witty exchange from the Boston Transcript notes a man returning late to find his wife awake and waiting. He quips that his reaction is to wish he had not gone home, illustrating a sharp domestic one liner from the period.
Bremen reports the rescue of Lieutenants Schroeder Stranz and ten others from the German Arctic expedition. Indications say the ship Grosser Kurverst was lost in Anitzbergen waters while Mombare Rays observation crew noted recovery signals. A detailed wire report from Tromsoe will follow. the German relief expedition searched Baltic routes seeking the missing crew.
A garbled note from St James Missouri describes backache as a symptom linked to weakness or derangement. The fragment mentions irregularities, cramps, and a patient experience, suggesting health concerns but lacking clear medical detail.
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