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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1915
Page
4
The Frederick News announces subscription rates and mailing options for daily and semi weekly editions. General offices and Brunswick News Office details are listed along with printing services and a variety of local sales outlets.
A newspaper review lauds the U S note to Germany on submarine warfare. It praises the clear firm language rejecting German proposals while urging respect for neutral rights and condemning the sinking of the Lusitania. The piece contrasts U S resolve with evasive peace talks and notes wartime harvest labor scenes.
The piece argues that modern society fears hard work and urges urban dwellers to take up farming to improve health and help the food supply. It claims that with time, anyone of sound constitution can master ordinary farming tasks and that farmers gain substantial control over their schedule in several months each year.
The United Realty Company of Wilmington, NC, with Braddock Building and Development Co., will auction all remaining Braddock Heights lots on Maryland Avenue from the post office toward Jefferson Boulevard. The sale August 2 at 10:30 a.m. will feature water and electric access, concrete walks, and souvenirs, with anticipated large attendance from nearby cities.
Local notes from The News July 24 1895 report Jesse Claggett catching 45 fish between 6 30 a m and 1 30 p m with some fish weighing 2 1/2 pounds. Rev J B Kerschner injured after being kicked by a horse. Annie Stine kills a snake in a Myersville house. Floatin Paris photo gallery anchored at Point of Rocks. A terrible storm passes Middletown. Delegates from Frederick city to the Democratic county convention list many named individuals.
The season sees many visiting motorists, with cars from Michigan and New York among the models passing through. Hotels, garages, and repair shops profit from the auto traveler, while railroad travel feels the impact. State roads and other highways have improved with the rise of automobile use.
Democratic Governor candidate Senator Blair Lee along with Attorney General and Comptroller hopefuls William Milnes Maloy and William B. Cooper will arrive in Frederick on Monday to campaign in Frederick County and City. An open air meeting at eight o'clock will be held at Church and Court Streets with the Yellow Springs Band providing music and the speakers likely to address from the steps of the People's Fire Insurance Building. A large mass meeting is planned for Brunswick Tuesday night at the New Theatre across from the B and O YMCA, with John T. Martin presiding.
Notices report the death of Frank Dixon in Baltimore aged about 65 with survivors and funeral details in Frederick. Also memorials for Louisa Donovan aged 73 with Mt Carmel church interment. A Brunswick arrest recounts a 14-year-old boy traveling on freight cars. A freight wreck near Sykesville delays trains. An 1890s patent-mat style ad mentions Catarrh Cure with dubious medical claims.
Local Company A of the First Regiment Maryland National Guard under Captain Elmer F. Munshower returns to Frederick from Saunder's Range near Baltimore after a week of summer instruction. They lead battalion marksman and expert drills, with 6 experts, 8 sharpshooters, and 15 marksmen in Frederick. reported by Major D. John Markey. Company B and D clash in trench model combat, while Company A, aided by Company C and D, sustains a lengthy engagement with Company B, testing periscopes, fire control, and traverse trenches. Company A led all four first-battalion companies in experts and sharpshooters.
Mayor Lewia H Fraley warned vandals after a fountain at the old reservoir was badly smashed and minor damage found on city property. Waterworks chief George A Burck reported the vandalism during inspections of two reservoirs. An officer will guard the site daily from morning until nine at night throughout the summer to catch those responsible.
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