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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1902
Page
4
The Frederick News discusses long serving officials, federal appointments, and public school teacher salaries. It cites Long's retirement stance, critiques cruelty in war history, and praises Admiral Sampson. Opinions on Maryland and Pennsylvania education funding stress higher teacher pay and professional standards.
Contemporary comment discusses the Wabash banks and mall context while referencing orders from the Listy Department. The piece hints at interpretation of a figure and broader situational stance within the era. The text is fragmentary and notes an incident as a point of discussion.
A collage of editorials urges Baltimore capitalists to seize a now opening era. They cite Western Maryland sale, potential Charleston to Havana steam line, and generous harbor improvements as rare chances for swift growth and prosperity.
A collage of wry exchanges quotes from a 19th century paper. Jokes on lost money marriage proposals and gossip threads appear from Somerville Journal Tai-Bita and Judge perches. The snippets lampoon social flirtations and village life with dry humor and sharp remarks.
The piece criticizes John D. Long for weak wartime leadership and failure to counter Schley, calls him unfit for duty, and blasts praise of titles as emblematic of hollow American nobility. It adds a satirical forecast of a future obsession with pomp, titles, and gilded insignia in politics.
A May poem celebrates spring growth and orchard imagery. The speaker notes leaves budding, birds singing, and bees toiling as nature awakens. Vivid lines describe blooming trees, grasses, and the gradual arrival of summer, ending with anticipation of shadows under trees and healing of life through orchard bloom.
Election notes and civic updates from Maryland. Alexander Neill elected president of Hagerstown Bank. John Weyler reappointed Warden of Maryland Pouloptary. Mary Sater dies at 90 in Hagerstown. Farm hay fire destroys timothy hay at J Hanson Davis near Bird Hill causing $250 loss. Baltimore officials sell Western Maryland Railroad holdings to Fuller syndicate. Biron Brager's store on North Bataw Street Baltimore damaged by smoke and fire, losses estimated at $1,500 to $15,000. The Tremont steamship, sister to Shawmut, launched at Maryland Steel yard. Weston Hamilton charged with assault and attempted forced marriage of Phoebe Wigfeld. placed on trial. Laytonsville ballots elect William B. Mobley mayor. Uriah Griffith and Will D. Bell as councilmen. Cumberland Democratic convention nominates William T. Conleham for mayor and Howard M. Fuller for city clerk. Caroline Brown, 68 to 70, jailed in La Plata for the beating death of Annie Booze. Johns Hopkins endowment fund receives $5,000 commitments from Fuller syndicate managers. Lonaconing mayor William Thompson re-elected. rest of ticket includes Bailiff Kirk Blue and councilmen Edward Story Patrick Flynn and John Price.
Hiram J Stottlemyer of Goyda Montgomery county died at Gar Held Hospital Washington from gangrene in his left leg. He owned a Montgomery farm and ran a sawmill at Boys. A prominent Republican born in Middletown he was 56. He leaves a widow six sons two daughters and several relatives. His Civil War service included five Maryland Infantry and nine months provost marshal in 1863. The body will reach the city at 10:60 tomorrow and services will be at M E church with Mt Olivet cemetery as interment. Also Miss Mary Barall died May 4 after a lingering consumption at the home of James Gosnell Mt Airy Carroll county. She had suffered forty years and leaves many relatives and friends. Funeral at Prospect church conducted by Rev. Marist with pallbearers Samuel Poole Lloyd Buckingham Jos Goanell Wm Campney O M Spurrier James Fleming L T Lewis in charge.
Miss Annie K Geisbert daughter of Mr and Mrs Upton M Geisbert married Charles H Favorite of Thurmont in a quiet April 29 ceremony at Orangerstown. Rev J A Asper officiated with Mendelssohn's Wedding March played by Delisa Half. Attendants included Ada Favorite Bertie Baltzell and Clay Geisbert. Guests enjoyed a formal dining after the ceremony.
A Pawnee Bill troupe tale recounts Lone Wolf and Yellow Bird welcoming twins, thought rare among Pawnees, triggering a feast. overindulgence and canned goods led to illness, a medicine man blamed bids farewell as tribes mockingly smile, sending Lone Wolf toward Indian Territory.
City commissioners plan to beautify Washington after visits to European cities. They present plans to transform the capital into a more magnificent place, while promoting trusted remedies like Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters for common ailments. Advertisements tout Chamberlain’s Cough Remady and Electric Bitters as cures, with claims from readers and a Missouri congressman about overwork and health improvements.
The readable OCR text shows a string of numbers including 80,619 2,789 63 25,000 00 300 00 1,608 03 49 05 20,751 00 293 38 25 00 123 12, suggesting a damaged ledger or financial notation with no clear narrative, participants, dates, or entities identifiable for a complete summary.
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