The Remains of a City and a Nation Honoring Duty
The piece praises the resilience of Jackson Ville and the American spirit after destruction, notes Admiral Evans’s accomplished book, and humorously mentions a mouse scaring an elephant. It then salutes Frederick’s Late Municipal Administration, commending Mayor and Board of Aldermen for faithful service, prudent spending, tax handling, and a scandal-free public improvement, urging continued public support and civic duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
United States
Re election of Weyter as Maryland Penitentiary Warden praised
A Baltimore Star editorial lauds John F Weyter for a fourteenth term as Maryland Penitentiary Warden, praising his leadership and calling the institution a leading penal and reform facility due to his management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Weyter
Maryland Penitentiary
Baltimore Star
Compensation for teachers debated in Hogers town Herald
The Hogers town Herald argues for greater pay for teachers, noting that fair compensation is necessary to attract capable young men and women to education. It stresses that teachers deserve a proper salary while dedicating their time to schooling and county needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hogerstown Herald
Tenanted farms rise as US acreage expands nationwide
The Omaha Bee reports census data showing US farms increasing from 4.4 million in 1890 to 6.7 million in 1900. Tenants rose 40 to 46 percent while owner-tilled farms grew 15 to 18 percent, outpacing agricultural population and signaling economic uplift rather than decay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha Bee
G. Powers
Division of Agriculture
Census Bureau
Oceasua
United States
Powers
The New Lightship Off Hatteras
A damaged 19th century account notes a new steel lightship No 72 anchored off Cape Hatteras to shield captains from Diamond Shoal. It also recalls a mistaken belief in a lighthouse compromise and young women’s education amid musings on college bred women and marriage. The piece closes with a long obituary of Van Buren Triplet, famed inventor of the gold brick swindle, who died pauper in Indiana after years of confidence games and a chaotic career.
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Cape Hatteras
Diamond Shoal
United States Lighthouse Board
Indiana
Vanburen
Ohio
Cheyenne
Missouri
Triplet
Chicago
Potter’s Field
West Bader
If It Were June and Moments With the Kause
A Boston Transcript excerpt bounds between verse of If It Were June and a fishing lyric from the Washington Star. The playful poem notes meadow song and celestial blue skies, while the other entry laments fishing’s pull and the wish for a world without hooks or missed sunlit moments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
Boston Transcript
Brief Bits From A Distant Page Of Life
A collage of snappy vignettes notes vacation plans and an oyster’s annual break plus shifts in transport and scent from garden fires. It mentions strawberry festivals, graduates choosing gowns, and urging readers to hold to truth and name, with garden work and reseeding after spring rains.
Advertised Letters list at Frederick post office 1901
The Frederick city post office announces remaining advertised letters as of Saturday May 4 1901. To claim, applicants must call for advertised letters. unclaimed items after two weeks go to the dead letter office. Gentlemen list includes W C Liday A Pitten J P Rhoderick Prince Winston O Ziegler. Laings list includes Georgie Barber Emma Easton Mary D Freeze Fantz Anne Griffith Agnes Henry Mary Hone Molly King Harriet E Stone Elsia Wentzal.
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Frederick City
W. C. Liday
A. Pitten
J. P. Rhoderick
Prince Winston
O. Ziegler
Laings
Georgie Barber
Emma Easton
Mary D. Freeze
Fantz
Anne Griffith
Agnes Henry
Mary Hone
Molly King
Harriet E Stone
Elsia Wentzal
Pan American Stamps Feature Baltimore and Ohio Automobile
A Pan American stamp series displays a four cent automotive engraving with two uniformed men and the Capitol dome, based on a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad automobile. B and O will likely use the image in publications, marking the railroad as the first to employ an automobile in ads. The stamp choice stems from the railroad's pioneering auto use. One passenger is Barry Walters, formerly of Frederick. Juniors Hold Meeting Tonight to Act on State Firemen’s Meet Invitation in Westminster in June.
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Pan-American
Capitol Dome
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio
Washington
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Barry Walters
Frederick
Steam 3 Fire Engine Company
Westminster
Struck by an engine in Monrovia injures 12-year-old
John Lazor, a Hungarian boy of 12, was struck by an excursion train from Baltimore near Monrovia while crossing a curve after the electric bell rang. He was severely injured with a broken arm and ankle, lacerations, and possible internal damage. He was taken to his father's boarding shanty, then transported to Baltimore hospital.
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John Lazor
Monrovia
Baltimore
Frederick
Njamaville
William
Mary Sheets
H. H. Hopkins
New Market
Baltimore Hospital
Douglass Bros
Executor's Sale of Main Estate at Frederick County Court House
The executor of David M. Main's will in Frederick County will offer 100 shares of Frederick County National Bank stock and 328 weekly deposits from Fredericktown Savings Institution for cash at the Court House door in Frederick City at 10 o'clock, then at 10:30 a.m. proceed to No 53 East Fourth Street Frederick Md to sell personal property including a parlor stove book stove fixtures four stands with marble top three mirrors a chest oak dressing bureau desk double wardrobe beds bedding carpet chairs and other items.
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Frederick County National Bank
Fredericktown Savinge Institution
East Fourth Street
Frederick
Jonathan OC
Prsus Sale
Valuable Real Estate Seized In Frederick City Sale
By virtue of mortgage power a sale will occur at Frederick Court House door for a property on the north side of West Patrick Street listed as Nos. 57 and 59. It fronts 33 feet with a depth of 198 feet 6 inches and rear width about 36 feet, improved with four structures. The deed dates back to 1833 in Frederick County records.
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Henry N. Etchison
Frederick County
Maryland
Frederick City
Mary
West Patrick Street
Frederick
Marken & Bielfald
Isabella Carmack
Frank L. Stoner
Mortzagee
Harvey R. Lease
Local Retail Ads and Notices from Frederick Md Area
Vintage listings show small item prices for fabrics and household goods, plus a stallion sale notice and an ice cream parlor reopening. Items include ladies hosiery, soap, envelopes, ink, handkerchiefs, shoe dressing, and cologne with prices in cents. Also noting stallions King Victor and Landewate Dream at Tuscarora Farm with terms, and an ice cream parlor reopening by Mrs V J Roelkey for deliveries.
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UAV
OS Bargatnony
West Patrick Street
Frederick
Landewate
V.J Roelkey
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