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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1901
Page
6
The Frederick News discusses Dr. Koen on malaria and mosquito control, urges scientists to pursue a remedy, and notes local topics from water use and street cleanliness to railroad free passes for lawmakers. It also criticizes naval slander cases and reflects on civic responsibilities amid varied topics.
Senator Wellington questions the integrity of naval court members and predicts a verdict against Rear Admiral Schley. The piece argues records may be falsified yet judges could see through it, and asserts that the American people favor fair play and justice will prevail despite intrigues.
Contested remarks from Baltimore papers describe Maclay as irresponsible mendacious and vindictively abusive. The three judges of Admiral Schley are praised for recognizing a fighter, with each having fought foes for the nation. The text alludes to a new claim about electricity and strong current effects.
A compact collage of in jokey snippets and quips from periodicals. It surveys playful exchanges about poetry judgment marriage plans and a cannibal king joke, featuring lines from Tit-Bits Chicago Post Catholic Standard Philadelphia Record and other papers.
From the New York World hearing Admiral Sampson Evans and Captain Cook dispute signals sent to the fleet near Cienfuegos. An order to share the signal code allegedly reached all officers through Captain McCalla, yet Captain Cook states the Brooklyn did not receive the code. Critics question why the signals did not reach the flag officer directly.
Poetic fragments reflect on perseverance faith and harvest in hardship and hope. Includes lines about guiding kindness and gratitude with a hymnlike cadence. Also a brief testimonial from New Orleans Picayune and Ohio reader praising Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy with local seller mention.
R Frank Waters a Maryland drug store proprietor was electrocuted by a live wire in his shop at 1201 East North Avenue Baltimore. Found by clerk Charles Streeper the body showed extensive burns and signs of a shock to the hand and hip. The coroner cited a damaged converter and a contact with an insulated wire as the probable cause amid a storm power surge. Waters, 38, born in the county and educated at Maryland College of Pharmacy, leaves a widow and a seven year old child.
Rev. David Schley Schaff D D professor of Church History at Lane Theological Seminary in Cincinnati, son of the late Prof. Philip Schaff and Mary E B Schley, born in Frederick before marriage. He studied in Germany, graduated Yale 1873, then Union Theological Seminary, served as pastor in Kansas City, elected to his Cincinnati chair in 1897, published a life of his father and other works, visited Holy Land and Egypt in 1890, and served as a Hall of Fame judge.
Former Indianapolis baseball club figure Archie Summel is reassigned to the Cincinnati, Ohio National League team, a move described as a more desirable posting. The transition shifts Summel from the Western League to the major league club amid career advancement speculation.
The cornerstone ceremony for the Masonic Temple at the corner of Best Remedy for Stomach and Bowel Troubles is fixed for August 12. Grand Lodge of Maryland officers will perform the rite. A vendor, A. L. Pearre, will offer Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, praised by GO W Wakefeld of Columbus for quick relief and family cures.
Our market gossip notes a lively Sunday market with many stalls open despite picnic crowds. It highlights fresh berries apples oranges and new vegetables, with price lists for butter eggs poultry fruit and meats, and mentions two upcoming mountain supper gatherings at Braddock and Middletown.
Summer dullness and drought curb business as markets stiffen yet Seaboard securities show underlying strength. Seaboard 4s at 214, 6s redeemed near 100 with rebate. rail and street railway bonds mix gains and losses. Notable gains in Nashville and Virginia Electric Railway bonds. few active idelity and Deposit, Continental and American Bonding listings noted.
Bradstreet's notes hot dry weather in grain regions west of the Mississippi. Cereal prices fall on crop reports while rains later lift sentiment. Wheat shipments for the week reach a record 6,974,526 bushels. Bank clearings fall 13 percent from last week but rise 7 percent year over year. Wheat markets in Baltimore and Western centers show varied prices, with August around 73 cents.
Elizabeth Mercier of Baltimore died at 27 from kidney trouble. Her remains will return to Frederick for service at 1.30 p.m. at her brother’s home, with funeral Friday. John William Linthicum of Urbana died last evening. funeral set for 3 p.m. tomorrow at M B Church Urbana.
The funeral of Annis Q O Sharer, wife of John Sharer, and daughter of Mrs. Edward Barrick, was held at the Reformed church in Rocky Ridge Thursday at 2 p m with Rev. Whitmore presiding. Attendees included John O Barrick and others. Noah E Barrick was absent. Also noted is the funeral of Mrs Lola Burke held at 10 this morning with services by Rev. Dr. Osborne Ingle and burial at Mt Olivet cemetery. pallbearers named Jacob Hahn, Charles Biser, James Poole, Thomas Geisbert. undertaker W H B Etchison. Sev Thurmont Industry reports Thurmont Sweigart Manufacturing Company incorporated to produce 20,000 to 30,000 mail boxes and possibly locate a factory there. American Signal Bell Company buildings owned by S M Birely offered rent-free for use if skilled labor can be secured within time.
The Bloomfield Mill two miles southwest of Middletown on the Burkittsville road has been idle for years but was recently outfitted with roller process machinery by F. Phreegor & Son and is now in operation.
George Graham, AP correspondent, presents a detailed account defending Admiral Schley in the Santiago battle dispute. He accuses Navy Department influence of bias, cites expurgated reports, and praises Schley and officers while criticizing Sampson’s actions and perceived cowardice claims.
Eye witness account defends Schley’s turning maneuver at Santiago Bay. Details timing, damage, and actions of Brooklyn and Texas, cites Captain Eulate and criticizes Navy officers blamed by some. Names Sampson, Schley, Vizcaya, Oregon, Crowninshield appear as figures in the debate.
Train No. 17 derailed after crossing the trackside storm damaged roadbed. Engineer F G C Hohman of Martinsburg WV killed nearly instantly and Fireman G W Haliday of Baltimore badly hurt. About 70 passengers shaken, cars left wrecked, traffic suspended for hours. A correction notes the wedding date error in the same notice.
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