Advertisements and local notes from May 1901 News
A fragment from the Wynoni and surrounding items notes ads and notices. It mentions correspondence to THE NEWS Frederick Md, a May 11 1901 date, remarks on a lecturer about beauty, and commentary on tramp work laws in Pennsylvania towns. It also recalls Sydney E Mudd and census links and condemns a dog shooting on West Third street with a call for humane killing methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Third Street
Third Street
Directors blamed for abuses at Female House of Refuge
The Baltimore Jail Board committee condemns directors of the Female House of Refuge for neglect. It notes many board members are respectable yet failed to know what was happening, arguing proper oversight could have averted tortures, insanity, and girl departures to evil lives. Public duty requires attentive governance.
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Baltimore
Honos of Refuge
House of Refuge
Eofage
Diraptora
Directora and Trustessa
Honce of Refuge
Contemporaries Debate Maryland Session Spending
Contemporaries critique how Maryland taxpayers funded the extra legislative session to influence state power. The column notes Fortune’s gains offering little lasting comfort to the rich and questions the fate of those involved in the second crimestera l question and the guilty parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Cumberland News
Wall Street
Baltimore American
Enduring War and Boer Resistance Across Britain and Ireland
An editorial excerpt rails at political factions and calls for punishment of dissenters while describing Britain’s pursuit of the Boer Republics. It argues Boers resist to annihilation, predicts Britain’s prolonged strain from the conflict, and likens future troubles to Ireland’s historic woes as England’s decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
South Africa
Ireland
England
Baltimore News
Minutes of merriness and domestic quips mix
A compilation of light humorous exchanges from newspapers, including a girl’s dream of growing up and painting, a plan to decorate a drawing room, a cook replacement joke, a library request to Carnegie, a serialized dressmaker bill mishap, and a hat etiquette gag from Chicago.
Empty Vision of Joe Chamberlain in War Finance
The New York Evening Post notes how Sir Michael Chamberlain’s budget plan dismisses hoped Transvaal funds for war costs for two to three years. It cites Sir David Barbour’s preliminary, discouraging finding that Transvaal ruin will delay imperial taxation after peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Chamberlain
New York Evening Post
Michael Hicke-Beache
Transvaal
Sir Michael
Pitt
David Barbour
David
Moments With The Muse And The May Impression
A poem collage reflecting springtime themes and social wit. The verses contrast seasonal renewal with cautionary lines about complacency. The Washington Star note and Rev Edward Avis piece celebrate continuity, church unity, and the Centennial spirit, ending with a quip on advertising in dull seasons.
Riot Strife as Detroit Police Clash with Mob
Detroit May 11 reports a three hour riot in the city core as 10 000 people clash with mounted and foot police over a single tax advocates wagon. 12 citizens and 5 officers injured amid brick and stone projectiles with two civilians named Waldin and Caplin identified as severely as others. Mayor Maybury advised restraint while police director Andrews ordered dispersal and reserve officers to clear Campus Martius.
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Detroit
Mike Waldin
Louis Caplin
James Tuomey
Henry Sente Hh
Thomas Murphy
George Moore
Barney Roonan
Frank T. Andrews
Police Board
Tom” Bawden
Bawden
Andrews
Campus Martius
Central Police Station
Fort and
Randolph Streets
Omcer
Maybury
Weekly Review of Trade Seaboard Stocks and Bonds
Market volatility followed a New York panic with Seaboard securities sagging early. Prices recovered with Seaboard preferred at 46 1/4 and common at 26 1/4, bonds steady or improved. Georgia & Alabama Consols around 108 1/2, Carolina Central 4s near 96 1/4, Northern Central Railway 95, Western Maryland up to 24, and urban street bonds holding steady amid cautious demand.
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International
Continental
Maryland
Mercantile
Central
Union
Fidelity & Deposit
United States Fidelity & Guaranty
Old Town
Farmera& Merchants
Howard
Norfolk Railway & Light
Consolidated Gag
Atlantic Coast Line
New York
Townseip Scott & Sov
Seaboard
Seaboard 4'A
Georgia & Alabama
South Bounds
Georgia, Oarolina & Northern
Carolina Central
Carolina Centrale
United Railway
Northern Central Railway
Western Maryland
Georgia, Southern & Florida
United Railways
Anacostia & Potomac
City & Suburban
Washington
Cloudburst Deluge Destroys Tarentum Area In May 11 Storm
A massive cloudburst near Tarentum Pennsylvania last evening caused extensive damage including washed away bridges three feet of water on tracks and widespread cellar flooding. Rain then turned to hail within ten minutes leaving over an inch of hail across miles as crews assess losses and possible deaths.
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West Virginia
Pittsburg
Creighton
Wheeling
Mar
Wheeling Creek
Traidelphia
Baltimore and Ohio
Greggsville
Leatherwood
Steamer Bon Voyage Burns. Five Altman Women Die
The Bon Voyage caught fire on Lake Superior near Red Ridge and beached near the Portage canal. Five passengers, all women of the Altman family from Laurium, drowned escaping to the shore. the rest, including crew, survived. The ship was a total loss after burning on its last Duluth trip.
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Houghton
Mich
Lake Superior
Portage Ship Canal
Red Ridge
Altman
Laurium
Duluth
A Hero Captain Commands Lifeboats After Reef Sinking
A brave captain on an American ship reefed off Newfoundland remains calm as passengers panic while lifeboats are lowered. No lives are lost, praised for nerve and leadership. The ad touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for dyspepsia and related ailments.
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New Foundland
Fon
TACESONVILLE LAZY REGROES REFUSE TO WORK IN JACKSONVILLE
Jacksonville May 11 Everything in the city is quiet and departments progress smoothly. Clothing is the greatest need as few new garments arrive. Commissaries having quit, labor shortages hinder naval stores yards and Clyde steamers. Employers offer $1.15 a day but workers are scarce. A ticket system may end commissaries and force laborers to work to obtain rations.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Clyde
Naval
Parrott
Commissary du Téeau
Luau
Legitimate Trade Unshaken by Stock Market Panic, May 11
Bradstreets notes no general business disruption from the stock panic. Grain and staples spending paused as investors focus on Wall Street. Dun & Co reports trade hints improving due to crop prospects and rains, with mercantile relief nationwide amid sustained core conditions and timely payments.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Wall Street
President's California Flower Fest Journey
The president's train moved north from Los Angeles through the Santa Clara valley to the coast with stops in Ventura and Santa Barbara. Flower parades lined streets and carriages were draped in blossoms, delighting crowds. He toured old Spanish missions at Ventura and Santa Barbara, delivering the main speech in Santa Barbara before reaching San Luis Obispo at seven.
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California
San Luis Obispo
Cal
Los Angeles
Santa Clara Valley
Pacific Ocean
Ventura
Santa Barbara
San Francisco
Missing Boy's Body Found After Disappearance
New York May 11 the body of 12 year old Willie McCormick found in Cromwell's creek near his Highbridge home. Police Captain Titus says death appears accidental though 10 marks of violence noted. Parents and priest say foul play ruled out and drowning suspected. Also reports three drowned in Shenango river and Hawaii legislature urging removal of Governor Dole.
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Willie McCormick
New York
Highbridge
Cromwell's Creek
McCormick
Titus
Mullin
Church of the Sacred Heart of
Norwich
Edward Hall
Dora
George Sholes
Shenango River
Oxford
Wall Street Reassures After Northern Pacific Rumble
New York May 11 The stock market recovered from Thursday's panic with prices rising to close near highs. Clearing house sheets showed all exchanges cleared and checks honored, easing fears. Settlement talks at Kuhn Loeb & Co and J P Morgan & Co aimed to finalize transfers while investors, including western buyers, sought to recoup losses.
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New York
Wall Street
Stock Exchange
Exchange
Httle
Shorts
Northern Pacific
Union Pacific
Southwestern
Hill- Morgan
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
J. P. Morgan & Co
The
Commission Houses
Commission
Jacob H. Schiff
Schiff
Harriman Syndicate
Burlington
Count Boni Suffers Indigestion in Paris
Count Boni de Cas tellane has intestinal trouble for a week. Though not serious, he is ordered to rest and his social engagements are postponed. Doctors diagnose the onset of appendicitis but he is not considered in danger.
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Topeka
F. W. Emerson
M. R. Mitchell
North Topeka
Emerson
Mitchell
Toledo
Kenton Hardware Manufacturing Company
Joseph Ribert
Ribert
Count Boni
Paris
Count Boni de Castellane
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BPE
Selena
United States
SOF
Frederick
Tate Rose
Wattaniigers
Fa Street
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Sydney E. Mudd
Contemporary Comment
Ethel
Carnegie
Detroit Free Press
Chicago Record-Herald
Voice OF the Press
Eney
Washington Star
United Brethren
Nouth
Chicago
Ill
Epward O. Avis
Metropolis
Michigan
Eanadae
Merck
Greensburg
William Jackson
Bradenville
Butler
Cumberland
Glade Farm
Pendleton County
W. Va
Edward Thompson
Frank Frances
Frank Thompson
William Barthlow
William Loomis
Frances
Lowaon
Otto
Clarke Place
Weekly Review OF Trade
Wau Os
Creighton, Pa
TEE
Tacesonville
Finance and Trade
Dole
Territorial Legislature of
Hawaii
McKinley
Hackman
Jaima
Hye
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