Census Selections Under Reform In 1900 Procedures
The article discusses census employment selection for 1900, detailing examinations to weed out mentally unfit applicants. It contrasts civil service exams with census tests, noting appointments depend on political influence and Senatorial or Congressional recommendations, while praising the reform as better than unexamined appointments. It also touches on political commentary and various local matters.
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BDF
Washington
Census Bureau
United States
Washington Star
Merit System Reduces Spoils Influence in Census
The passage argues that civil service reform will ensure competent clerks in the census. It supports trusting Director Merriam and believes the plan will be strictly followed, reducing evils of the spoils system and protecting the public service from incompetent appointees.
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Merriam
Orphans’ Court
Foung
Jackson District No
Contemporay Comment Caricatures in City Politics
Contemporary comments warn against attempts to corner resources and borrow atmospheres, noting May foretelling June. They praise nonpartisan civic leadership and refer to Thomas G. Bhuyen as an honest reformer seen by foes as guiding Baltimore’s future with upright officials.
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May
Baltimore American
Minutes of Merriness and Market Wit in Newspapers
A collage of jokes and quips from London Answers Boston Courier Washington Star and Detroit Free Press. Short banter on flirtation paralysis market purchases and a dig at a neighbor pianist highlights light humor from late era columns and urban life.
Praise for Fred Funston Heroic modesty in war letters
From the New York Times a Topeka letter lauds Brigadier General Fred Funston for placing his troops first. It notes his humor and generosity, his fearlessness in battle, and his longing for peace, arguing against militarism as an American soldier sets an example for others.
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Fred Functon
New York Times
Topeka
Fred Funston
Kausan
United States
Moments With The Muse The Midnight Skies
Poetic reflection on celestial order and the vastness of the universe. The author contemplates infinity, planetary plans, and the leading star guiding explorers through a tranquil yet vast cosmic voyage.
The Yellow Violet by William Cullen Bryant
Poem about the yellow violet emerging from last year's leaves as spring returns. The speaker recalls meeting the flower in virgin air by snowbank edges and describes its modest form and bright hue given by the sun. The verse mixes natural imagery with reflections on renewal and beauty in a forest setting.
Maryland News Roundup Highlights Local Affairs
Various Maryland items including governor's expected return to Annapolis, republican leaders meeting in Washington, parole for Prof Eckford, five women named Montgomery county public school trustees, and a nonpartisan movement for judicial retention. Trade on the Chesapeake and Ohio canal declines, Hagestown gains a street franchise, remains of Henry Gray exhumed, Lee house tablet erected, fish stocking in Washington county, and fundraising for the Newcomer Free Library in Hagerstown.
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Lowndes
Annapolis
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Eckford
Cumberland
Montgomery County
Schmucker
Court of Appeals
Baltimore
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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Hagestown
Postal Cable Telegraph Company
Hagerstown
Henry Scott Gray
Cecil County
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Gen
Robert E. Lee
Daughters of the Confederacy
Moses Whitson
A. F. George
Washington County
Charles L Stern
D. Frank Hull
Galvin B. Thurston
Whitson
Free Library
Maryland Crop Bulletin Shows Mixed Prospects Across State
The U S Department of Agriculture reports wheat and rye improving but below average in Maryland with strong gains in Eastern Maryland where wheat reaches twenty to twenty four inches. Oats, clover, and tobacco under cover are favorable. corn planting and growth vary by county. Fruit trees blossom widely but peaches fail. strawberries and melons planted with hopes of large crops. the report notes overall favorable outlook for fruits in Maryland and Delaware.
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United States Department of Agrieniture
Maryland
Dorchester County
Washington County
Delaware
Palatal Accident Near Myereville Injures Man
Lemuel Doub a married man about thirty years old was crushed when a log rolled and toppled a wagon at Doub’s Switch on the electric car route near Myereville. He was bruised but improving after visiting Dr Beckley in Middletown. Also, Dr Josiah T Kline reports his mother Mrs Katherine Kling critically ill in Dayton. A Business Men's Association meeting is set for 7:30 PM at City Hall.
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Myereville
Silas Harp
Tie
Josiah T. Kline
Dayton
Ohio
Katherine Kling
Kine
Frederick
Business Men's Association
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