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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1900
Page
1
A fragmented news item notes a transaction involving the Great Southern Printing and Manufacturing Company of Frederik and mentions attendees Beowesn Dery Marezer. The text is garbled but indicates a public or corporate matter requiring further clarification and verification.
A Maryland era editorial argues against post office rural delivery tests and bicycle tourism as pretenses for political gain. It questions motives behind publishing legislative actions, notes social tensions from Chinese and African American incidents, and urges trial followed by possible discontinuance if opposed by residents.
A North Carolina election looms with a bitter campaign over a constitutional amendment. It would remove most Black voters by literacy tests and keep white voters able to read the Constitution in English, with registration required before 1905 and a full literacy test for all after. The measure, tied to 1902 political battles, seeks to bar Black officeholders and reshape the electorate ahead of July 1, 1902.
Reports from Baltimore and surrounding areas describe a constitutional amendment framing and adoption by the Legislature amid a charged campaign with Red Shirts opposing opponents. The piece notes political maneuvers, candidate bets, and party dynamics, including forecasts of Governor Adams and Democrat contender Bowick, with editor Hamilton and the Sixth Congressional District as a focal point. It also includes weather sketches and opinions on the press role and law publication practices in Maryland.
A mosaic of humorous snippets from varying voices includes a student art school reply in Munich about drawing and beer, a mother and child exchange on a frightened girl with a billy goat, a costly admonition about a boy who talks too much, a playful Dolly script from Auntie, and a clairvoyance quip about picking six perfect cantaloupes, all reflecting light social satire.
The piece argues American unions should study England’s unions to avoid dictating terms to workers and crippling output. It criticizes English unions for excessive control that harms enterprise and warns such strikes threaten industrial collapse and erode former commercial advantages.
In Chicago a damaging quarrel between employers and unions halts key projects. A bridge contract was stalled as stone workers disputed an extra inch of stone for a pier, with unions threatening strikes and contractors fearing profit losses. The piece argues that despite tensions, employer and worker interests align and disruption harms both sides.
Fragmented verses recount a tender romance with nature imagery and a shy kiss. The lovers share summer happiness beneath leafy boughs as birds sing while one partner jokes about the timid gesture, and the other replies with laughter and eyes that say more than words. The poem closes with a note that summer remains in the heart.
The article outlines the life of St Ignatius de Loyola founder of the Society of Jesus. It covers his birth in 1491 at Loyola Castle Spain, early military youth, wounding at Pampeluna, conversion after reading lives of the Saints, pilgrimage to Jerusalem, studies at Alcala Salamanca and Paris, founding the Jesuits in 1540, death in Rome on July 31 1556, canonization in 1623, and notes on the order’s history with twenty three Jesuit generals.
A Victorian era warning praises Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for soldiers digestive woes. It claims heavy packs injure organs and urges regular use to prevent constipation indigestion and nervousness while on campaign.
A Pekin courier brings dispatches dated July 21 from Minister Conger and British and Japanese counters. Conger says firing ceased by agreement once June. They had provisions for several weeks, but relief is urged. He reports all were safe and well.
In a Commons briefing General Gasoleo declares plans for an immediate advance on Pekin and seeks cooperation from allied forces. The statement came this afternoon amid wartime tensions and special disputes over defense strategies on the front.
Admiral Remey reports a telegram from the governor of Shantung stating provisions have been supplied to the ministers at Pekin following a July dispatch. The message confirms aid delivery to the group stationed in the capital.
Special Dispatch from Rome reports the Italian ministry, in the king’s absence, issues a manifesto denouncing the assassination of King Humbert. Bresil, described as cynical, proclaims himself a revolutionary anarchist while awaiting the king’s expected arrival in Reggio di Calabria tomorrow.
Washington reports the War Department ordered a general election in Cuba on September 3 to choose delegates for the Havana convention in November to draft a constitution for Cuba.
Wasavictos reports that President McKinley will return to Wasavictos on Thursday after his current engagements.
Centre July 31 report of the death of Duke of Saxe Coburg at Rasenau Castle after a sudden illness. The monarch’s passing is announced with brief details from the royal household.
The remains of James H. Phoebus were returned to Frederick and laid to rest at Mt. Olivet after a funeral conducted at the graveside by Rev. Dr. Osborne Ingle. Infant funerals followed for Heffner and Barnhouse at Manor Lutheran and Southern Methodist churches. Harriet Filby’s funeral is set at St. John’s Catholic Church. An advertisement touts Hall’s Catarrh Cure and other remedies, with a note on mercury dangers and local job ads.
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