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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1911
Page
6
The Daily News, an independent paper published by Great Southern Printing and Manufacturing, serves its community with local coverage and periodical editions.
A News summary reviews Frederick J. Masking on commission government, tracing its origin from Britain, its spread in the United States, and its perceived superiority to aldermanic rule. It highlights centralized responsibility, businesslike administration, and reduced politics and favoritism as key benefits, noting the system aims for prompt attention and best methods for city affairs.
The piece argues that a system enabling citizens to understand operations and observe results keeps public attention on government. It likens a city government without informed voters to a locomotive without engine oil and cites leaders of major municipal leagues stressing an intelligent electorate as essential.
A Pittsboro Post feature reflects on graduation day evolution from festive gowns to dollar dress equality. It notes the shift reduced envy among poorer students and promoted uniform cost while honoring tradition and status in school ceremonies. The piece also quotes speculation on global land and food production from a New Orleans Picayune excerpt, imagining future population and resources amid war and disease.
A Baltimore Sun report mocks a congressional proposal to require Gis on cosmetics and beauty aids, predicting public uproar from feminists and a sweeping political response akin to a tornado. The piece contrasts this with the new $50,000.01 Panama Canal bond issue aimed at small investors seeking safety and modest returns, noting government aims to shift savings from wildcat schemes to U.S. securities through postal banks and popular loans. It also covers Governor Crother’s plan to enforce the auto mobile law and a suggestion that Mr. George should join enforcement efforts with the governor’s backing.
The article notes arrests for various auto law violations from speeding to drunken driving. A flat ten dollar rate is cited for violations, with commentary on enforcement and public safety. It mentions political figures and a presidential summer White House plan, plus weather notes about Washington's heat.
A collage of old jokes and fleeting lines from various papers recounts social mores about wealth and class with snappy dialogue. Bits touch on envy about riches, parental schemes for allowances, Shakespearean rumors, and a vaudeville touch, all framed in humorous city newspaper voices.
A playful verse contrasts differing views on life and joy, from laughter at others to the wedding lane. It urges readers to meet ups and downs with a smile, play the game with all their cards, and stand out from the front row.
Fragment from Book News quotes a reflective piece praising poets as true and steadfast, bound to spiritual themes. It references lifted souls, holy feasts, and the duties of priests, underscoring moral strength, purity, and unwavering purpose.
Four weeks after a strange dog bit Mr George Pry’s cow in Petersville, the animal showed hydrophobia like symptoms and had to be killed. The dog was pursued and killed. nearby stock feared infection as Liberty town also saw a mad dog scare amid summer heat and delayed muzzling laws.
George Frederick Nichols of Mt. Phriam and Florence B. Smith of Della were quietly married yesterday at 2 PM at the Evangelical Lutheran parsonage by Rev. Ulysses G. Rupp. They will reside at Della. Also, trolley pole work begins on South Market Street for the Frederick Railroad line. excavation for cross ties near Market Street is nearly finished and pole planting is nearly done.
Grain trades in Chicago show July and September futures for wheat and corn. Prices and movements are listed for Miny Wheat July Wheat Sept Wheat July Corn Sept Corn.
Twenty years ago today in Frederick local news recounts a tannery fire at Brown and McKinnes caused by a roof beam ignition. Dr Talmage’s new tabernacle mirrors the Lutheran Sunday school building in exterior design, scaled up. County strawberries arrive priced reasonably. An agreement with Carroll County allows Frederick County children near the line to attend Carroll County schools.
Daily stock quotations provided by Motter Bros Co present today show price movements across leading issues. Investors monitor gains and losses with a focus on blue chip offerings, utilities and rail shares.
Prices of latest sales corrected to noon today by Motter Bros & Co Bankers and Brokers. Various securities listed include Cons 4s Cons 5s Cotton Duck Gas 4 1 2s Power 4 1 2s Georgia Alabama vs GBS Incomes Houston Oil Company United Railways Seaboard Air Line Seaboard Company funding and certificates Western Maryland F and C Trust Fairmont/Somerset Coal Citizens Bank Jamson Snarrow Point fiduciary notes Northern Central Annapolis & Petit lines and other securities with mixed quotations and terms.
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