Baker Prefers Not to Discuss Maryland Gubernatorial Candidacy
A Baltimore Evening Sun report notes Frederick banker Joseph D. Baker avoids discussing a possible run for governor. Frederick county observers foresee a clash between reformist candidates and city ring politics, with Gorman and Blair Lee as leading figures and widespread talk of a people’s candidate challenging the machine.
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Baltimore
Baker
Terday
Maryland
Joseph D. Baker
Frederick
Ring
Frederick County
City
David
Batte
Mahon
Baltimore City
John J. Mahon
Preston
Gorman
Corman
Frank Brown
Crothers
Schley
Vandiver
Josh” Miles
Charles H Dikey
5S. M. Shoemaker
Blair Lee
Cincinnatus
Howard County
Dudge Burke
Judge Gorter
Talbot
Baltimore County
Moving Microbe Pictures by Cinematograph
Professor Sir Ray Lankester used extraordinary series of instantaneous microbial photographs magnified 40 000 times to lecture on living microbes before the National Health Society in London. The films show blood particles, parasites causing sleeping sickness, spirochaetes, and tiny bacteria, illustrating how microbes invade cells and cause disease.
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Magnines Sauva Times
Ray Lankester
National Health Society
London
Aden
Vincent
Tufusorla
A Congressman's Slip on Stars and Bars Remark
Representative Gudger of North Carolina made a slip pronouncing the Stars and Bars as the national emblem, prompting a House exchange with Representative Kendall of Iowa who noted the error. Gudger claimed he misspoke and that he meant the Stars and Stripes, a snafu reported in The News.
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United States
Representative Gudger
North Carolina
Congressional Record
Gudger
Jake
Gulf
Kendall
Iowa
Stars and Stripes
Mr. Gudger
Insects and Fig Industry Gained Life in California
The rise of California fig production hinges on a tiny helper insect. Early imports from Smyrna failed until wild fig varieties, grafting, and an insect pollinator were properly utilized. Progress surged after the cost of introduction and the role of the Blastolpagus grossorum pollinator were understood, stabilizing domestic fig quality and yield.
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California
United States
Fresno
Tsss
Smyrna
Ws Daver
Fig pollination note from caprifigs by tiny insects
Fragmentary passage describes pollen transfer from caprifigs in Smyrna figs by small insects, leading to abundant ripe seeds. The text suggests a biological observation or experiment involving pollinator insects. The context appears scientific and botanical, noting fig varieties and seed development.
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Smyrna
A Million Marys and the Mary Name Across Royal Lines
A long readable item notes the hoped for coronation gift from Mary named people across Britain and Europe. It names Princess Mary of Wales and multiple royal duchesses and consorts as Marys and relates Mary's historic rarity before the Crusades and rise in Christian countries. It ends with an aside on digestion remedies and a plug for Chamberlain's Tablets.
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Mays
Maries
Mary
Crown
Princess
Roumania
Marie Louse
Schleswig-Holstein
Duchess of
Norfoth
Bedford
Marys
Newcastre
Rutland Vion
Grafton Marte
Scotland
Hamilton
Mary's and the Duchess of Roxburghe
Europe
Mariote
Miriam
Noted Maryland Items From Elkton to Baltimore
News of the state reports probate in Elkton for Mrs. Isabella C. Wilson’s will. Wicomico nominations will be by direct vote of the Democrats. Buck Munshower sentenced in Flagerstown for liquor as juvenile mischief. Patmos Lodge 70 celebrated its 89th anniversary at the Howard House. Casein Manufacturing Co in Hagerstown clears June 1 operation with 15 million pounds daily capacity. Mount St. Agnes College to honor Cardinal Gibbons dual anniversary with a ceremony at Mount Washington. Lena Sullivan of St. Michaels died from poisoning at Charles Caulk's home amid CantTk family illness rumors. Questions swirl about retirement of Baltimore Fire Chief Horton and Larkins’ potential promotion. Hagerstown church debt drive funds $1,000 toward liquidation, leaving about $2,000. Baltimore gas company bonds approved for $844,000 for betterments. South Mountain peach belt growers fear drought damage. Cardinal Gibbons jubilee June 6 will draw President, VP, Chief Justice, Speaker, Roosevelt, Cannon, and other dignitaries.
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Cumberland
Isabella C. Wilson
Orphans' Court
Elkton
Wicomico County
Buck Munshower
Flagerstown
Patmos Lodge
A. M. Ellicott City
Howard House
Casein Manufacturing Company
Charles K. Caulk
Jerry McDaniel
CantTk
Baltimore
George W. Horton
Fire Department
William A. Larkins
Washington Square Methodist Episcopal Church
Hagerstown
Public Service Commission
Consolidated Gas, Electric Light and Power Company
South Mountain
Cardinal Gibbons
United States
Supreme Court
House of Representatives
Roosevelt
Joe” Cannon
Trade dollar coin once common now rare and valued by collectors
The trade dollar once authorized in 1873 aimed at easing East Asia trade. Millions were minted, with exports to Asia and a later redemption era in 1887 reducing domestic stock. By period end only about 284 thousand remained in the United States, making a once common coin now a rare collector item.
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United States Mint
Congress
Treasury
Liberty
Cat duet echoes in a sentimental cartoon scene
In a lighthearted vignette a cat narrator praises a feline singer. The second cat muses on loving devotion and endless lives, echoing a lyric mood from Wotan's Home Companion.
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Wotan
Trade dollar and its fate in the Orient
The piece notes the United States trade dollar of 420 grains 900 fine, weighs more than the Mexican dollar yet yields 7 percent less silver value. It suggests Oriental dealers spotted the discrepancy, undermining the coin’s appeal. It recalls the 1873 coinage act and the ensuing free silver agitation known as the crime of ’72.
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United States of America
Orient
Far East
Government fish hatchery at Susquehanna mouth yields record fry
The federal fish hatchery at the Susquehanna River mouth off Cecil county reports record output this season. Under A. Z. Glennon, U S Fish Department chief, operations run from February 20 to June 1 amid cold water and shifting river bottoms. About 200 million yellow perch fry and 46 million white perch fry have been hatched and distributed in Maryland, alongside 10 million shad fry, well above last year’s effort.
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Susquehanna
Susquehanna River
Cecil County
A. Z. Glennon
United States Fish Department
Washington
Maryland
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