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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1899
Page
2
A collage of items reviews farm trusts and politics with remarks on farmer hopes, Annapolis building plans, Cuba developments, and Roosevelt campaign tactics. The column critiques egg lime juice mint idea, praises American governance, and recounts a Rough Riders reunion moment with Roosevelt.
The governor stops at Eudora and Topeka and calls up veterans and Parker the Gatling gun hero. An old Civil War veteran recalls a son in Roosevelt's regiment, praising him warmly. The scene suggests Roosevelt can charm voters once he actively campaigns.
Contemporaries debate costly coastal defense, Philippine conflict, and the Hague peace conference. Editorials from Cumberland Independent and other papers discuss U S actions, naval issues, and the need for more troops. Maryland settlements in the Eastern Shore show growth and opportunity.
Humorous exchanges from various papers note changing men and aging, with lines about stage ambitions, strong arms of the law, and Cleveland jokes. The snippets show playful back-and-forth among characters, including a Manila Philippines reference and a curious greeting exchange in Chicago.
Ex Senator Peffer argues the populist party is a cipher swallowed by the Democrats and that he has always opposed the Democratic party. He says he supports national expansion and will work to keep Democrats from power, while insisting he did not quit the populists. The piece labels the populist party as dead.
The Bear Down Club plans a Myersville outing Wednesday evening described as one of the best conducted of the season with ample music and enjoyment for attendees. Mary Jane is noted for remarkable vibrations suggesting a new coefficient in its description.
An anecdote from In Catoctin Clarion recalls The Girl About Town blamed for trying to swallow a dictionary in girlhood. The tale notes she failed but the prank choked on the book’s cover, as told by Editor Caswell and Brother Cassell.
A wartime tribute praising the woman behind the man behind the gun. The piece extols the female figure as star and guiding light, aiding morale with beauty, truth, and mercy across battles from Cuba to the Philippines as soldiers sail overseas.
Over 100 workers at Matthai Ingram and Co in Baltimore struck. Twelve Liverpool stowaways arrived on the Indore in Baltimore. Detrick and Harvey Machine Company workers push for a nine hour day. Porto Rico students arrive in Baltimore. Brookline steamer struck by lightning in Chesapeake Bay but unharmed. Mary Williams, colored, jailed for alleged infant murder in St Marys. Mrs Clementine Reckard convicted of manslaughter in Baltimore. Structural Iron Company lands large Naval Academy sub contract. Two Naval Academy hopefuls rescued after capsizing in Severn. Hamilton Magruder drowns at Little Pipe Creek. Tension in Allegany over black workers replacing whites at Potomac Cement. Maryland Steel rejects nine hour day. strike undecided. Gov. Lowndes returns to Annapolis and attends Alleghany College commencement in Meadville. Annapolis post office adds a clerk. D W Fahrney dies in Hagerstown at 24. Montgomery Dean’s body found in Choptank River. suspected drowning. Emma Giles passengers report porpoise sighting near West River as they enter.
The funeral for Mrs Elizabeth Steiner was conducted at her West Third Street home at 10 this morning. Rev T Freeman Dixon of the Presbyterian church and Dr E R Eschbach of the Evangelical Reformed church led services. Pallbearers included John Eisenhaust Wilbur Duvall J Dill AR Yeakle Leslie Cramer and Jacob Rosenstock. Burial followed in the Reformed Cemetery with F Schroeder as undertaker.
Mayor Malster of Baltimore calls for July Fourth to honor Admiral Schley’s victory off Santiago and suggests Maryland suspend business in the afternoon. He argues Schley Day should become a featured Independence Day tradition, noting the victory aided Cuban freedom and altered world history.
Miss Mamie Childs weds Mr. John M. Dennis of Baltimore in a lavish Independence ceremony at the First Presbyterian Church. The article details the ornate decorations, ivory satin gown, and a diamond sunburst, with guests and family present. It also notes the 70th annual commencement at St John’s Institute and local notices.
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