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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1911
Page
6
The Frederick News requests readers report missed deliveries to improve service. Paper available at New City Hotel Buckey's Cigar Store S Market Street Central Restaurant F K Schmidt's Cigar Store W Patrick Street Arlington Hotel and other outlets.
The Chicago push to fund a national anthem through prizes will not produce enduring works. Great songs like The Star Spangled Banner and La Marseillaise arose from inspiration, not money, and true patriotic art comes from soulful genius rather than gold.
The old Baltimore and Ohio depot, claimed as the world’s oldest, is removed after long service. Frederick loses a historic landmark as the freight house is taken away from its longtime berth.
The old depot, once a central asset to Frederick, is replaced by a modern up-to-date structure to meet new community needs. While the building’s historic beauty is mourned, freight facilities will be improved as Frederick progresses. The piece reflects on change and the end of an era in public service.
In this commentary the British throne is seen as a symbolic head of state while real governing power rests with elected ministers. King George is praised for uniting and guiding Britain, India, and overseas dominions, with the people and democratic forces shaping the nation’s future.
The article notes a surge of interest in the commission plan of government across New Jersey towns with close votes in Bayonne and a sweeping outcome in Trenton. It discusses political machine resistance, upcoming August elections, and July party primaries, highlighting accountability benefits of compact governance versus a mayor and unicameral council.
Maryland is praised as a model for prisons and public institutions in letters cited by the Baltimore Sun and Baltimore Evening Sun. Reform supporters urge New York lawmakers to study Maryland's state farm, self supporting farms and workshops for tramps and petty offenders as examples of humane and progressive management.
A fragmentary exchange centers on a missing pipe and a dare with a policeman. Dilkis and his wife discuss Charlie’s bold act, claiming he was arrested after challenging authority. The slang and garbled OCR render details uncertain but the core note is a sensational anecdote about bravery and an arrest.
A fragmentary verse item presents a playful exchange about an arm and a roar from Jack to Jin. It references the nineteenth minute and a desire to rhyme. The piece then shifts to The Harvest Moon Excursion, noting a wandering moon seen last night over a cheerful country and a pun about loam. It ends with a joke about teachers and a mountain.
A fragmentary poem excerpt by Thomas Wentworth Higginson reflects on gratitude for gifts and the value of grief and calm. The verse contrasts blessings received with those missed, pondering Heaven and personal fortune. An ad-like note ends with Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy claims and druggist availability.
Miriam Tyler awoke to find $200 missing from his pants pocket after hanging trousers on a nail beside his bed at the White Cross Mill plant. Sheriff to investigate. Joe Whalen held in recognizance as a suspect with knowledge of the premises. Postal Savings Bank funds designated as depositary for the Postal Bank. Frederick Railroad power house and Thurmont division cars back on schedule.
Readable OCR notes show July and September wheat bids with odd figures including 8) and 8915, alongside July and September corn references. Strong entities include Chicago grain market and wheat contracts, but exact prices are obscured. summary notes indicate price quotations for July and September futures in corn and wheat.
Twenty years ago today Frederick marked the commemoration at Gearsdown College where Francis Smith, son of De FL Smith, excelled in grammar literature and composition. A green froe man is to sell the first encom. Reports speak of Civil War era troop movements from Middown to New Windsor en route to Gettysburg. A silver ore vein was found near Woltsville on Martin Whimer’s farm with a lease secured by a distant party.
The New York stock quotations are provided by Motter Bros and Co. showing current prices and movements for leading shares. Investors track daily shifts across major industries and market leaders as buying and selling activity influences the figures.
Motter Bros. & Co. Bankers and Brokers report noon prices for several securities. Listings include Cons. Cotton Duck at 41-28, Houston Oil Pid, Seaboard lines, United Rys funds, Maryland Trust, Citizens Bank, Western Maryland, Fidelity & Deposit, and Sparrow's Point at 41-28 with various percent values and notes on incomes and certificates.
Frederick Maryland bank report shows resources including 690 994 82 in loans and discounts 1 492 05 in overdrafts 150 000 00 bonds to secure circulation 851 481 15 in other banking assets 78 655 15 reserves from national banks and cash items. Liabilities include capital stock 150 900 00 surplus undivided profits and deposits from state private banks and trust companies 60 000 60 45 000 00 notes and drafts payable total deposits and circulation figures with statement sworn by Cashier T Kemp on June 9 1977 directors listed.
A fragmented page shows political candidate announcements for sheriff and Orphans' Court judges in Frederick County, notes on banking officers, and a local sale ad. Names include Charles B. Trail James H. Harris C Albert Gilson John W Mumford J Allen Grumbine Clarence G Boller May 2d dates and reference to Democratic and Republican primaries along with a Farmers and Mechanics cash reduction sale listing shoes and prices.
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