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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1900
Page
2
The Frederick MD paper notes a four hour workday advocate and reports on a Waynesboro PA angel team traveling to Martinsburg WV to face Frederick firemen. It discusses Republican platforms on roads and consular service, critiques a Roosevelt jingle, and reflects on vice presidency history and its political significance.
The article reflects on the Vice Presidency’s changing status from a largely modest role to one viewed with greater seriousness. It cites past presidents and Senator Hanna’s warning that a wrong candidate could threaten national safety, urging that the vice president be capable of acting as President if needed.
A pointed clash among Maryland delegates in Philadelphia reveals not harmony but division as factions argue over the Republican platform. Meanwhile Hagerstown reports a tenacious tale of a giant canal creature seen near the Chesapeake and Ohio towpath, described as twenty feet long and frightening locals, a possible cherry bounce season myth.
A collection of old time jokes and quips from a Chicago style humor page. The snippets include misquotes about marriage domesticity and thriftiness with playful punch lines. The items feature characters like Miss Tallman and a farmer, with punchlines about wealth and temperature in a humorous, light tone.
Washington Post sermon voice condemns forcing religion by force in China and urges defending citizens under treaty while rejecting war to convert 400,000,000 Chinese. Calls for limited intervention and protection under international law.
The text argues that genuine Christianity condemns warmongering and treaty breaking. It questions claims that religion will conquer the world and warns against using religious rhetoric to justify violence or undermine treaties. It notes the peril of a nation appealing to force over lawful accord and challenges efforts to convert others through coercion or bloodshed.
A Boston Globe poem by Tros F Porter asserts nature endures beyond human making. It contrasts urban wealth and power with forests and fields where beauty heals, urging readers to seek a grander life outside titles and gold as nature sustains the heart.
Miss Lucie Ramsburg visits friends on Exton Place Baltimore. Mrs May Markell to Nor folk Virginia to visit sister Mrs Wood. Miss Dess Fowler of Philadelphia visits Miss Dora Ramsburg West Patrick Street. Mr Edward Garrett of Washington County spends day in Frederick on business. Miss Rebecca Highbarger of Eskti nore visits sister Mrs Aaron Rosenstock. Miss Gertrude Smith of Sharpsburg visits cousin Miss Daisy Showman in the city. Mr Lewis D Cole son of ex Mayor Cole Frederick and wife of Chicago visit relatives. Mr and Mrs Charles Markell of Esitimore guests of Mr and Mrs Joseph D Baker East Church errest. Gen D O Winebrewer delegate to National Republican Convention returns. Mr and Mrs John Norfolk Morris of Sykesville return to, after visits with Mr and Mrs Elias E DeLashmutt. Misses Bessie Goode and Margaret Wilson return from Emmitsburg where they attended Mr Joseph's College. Dr O F Goodell in Washington this week for American Institute of Homeopathy sessions returns home. Mrs Nellie Blessing Eyster of California in Edinburgh Scotland for World's Woman's Christian Temperance Union meeting. Miss Maud Cronise Harmony Grove Miss Ollie Leatherman Lewistown and Mr Curtis Zimmerman Buckeystown visiting in Bountetonrt county Virginia return yesterday. Lewis Motter son of Rev I M Motter to graduate next week at Williams College Williamstown Mass. Mrs Motter G B Russell Hanover Pa. Mr and Mrs Hack Eleanor Hack and Miss Annja Jaft depart for commencement exercises.
A Shanghai dispatch reports Chinese troops attacking Tien Tsia are commanded by Prince Tean. The June 23 dispatch notes the involvement of Prince Tean in directing the assault as part of ongoing operations.
Special dispatch from Bratry states Baron Von Ketteler is reported safe. The note comes as a routine confirmation from the Chinese minister via the foreign office.
A draft report outlines famine in India and the Americas, detailing a relief fund of 25 400 dollars approved by the committee. Missionaries and their wives continued aid work amid pestilence and hunger. The group favored early corn shipments for future famines as an effective relief method.
A report from the Inter-Denominational Missionary Relief Committee in Bombay describes famine relief efforts aided by devotion and American aid. The committee members urge clear funding for an expected rise in orphans, recommending American missions receive at least ten thousand children, contingent on assured support.
Report details escalating distress and starvation across provinces with 87% likely to perish in large areas. Only 13% remain alive. funds are apportioned among denominations to rescue destitute people, amid grim dispatches from Bombay and Ahmednagar.
A garbled yearling note predicts continued famine, urging seed aid as the practical remedy. It warns that those faring poorly may perish, and emphasizes the need for timely assistance to prevent repeat hardship.
Weekly trade notes report weak demand across leather hides and tallow while buyers hold back on new orders. Stock markets remain dull with scattered activity in utilities and rail bonds as prices drift and some sectors edge higher on rumors.
The report details contrasting wheat demand and prices in US and foreign markets, noting a surge in foreign demand supported by prices. It mentions Southern, Western, and Baltimore market activity, with quotes for futures and cash, including July and August terms, and a general sense of price irregularity amid rising receipts.
A garbled misc ad notes Blessing care and positive services from Box Bros. J H Horne, M. D., Drawer W, Chicago, with unclear details but urging trust in new discoveries.
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