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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1915
Page
4
The Bruns- Times on High Street asks subscribers to pay at the office for The Times printed by The News, with subscriptions ending and being received at Mees Office.
A 1915 article discusses the adoption of a young waif left at St Patrick's Cathedral by Finley J. Shepard and his wife, former Miss Helen Gould. It argues that loving homes outweigh fears of failure, noting that many orphans find opportunity in stable families and warning of the loneliness of old age without children. It also touches on Safety First campaigns and railroad safety, citing Union Pacific's record of carrying 8,951,374 passengers with no fatalities, and reflects on public attitudes toward risk and prudent choices.
The passage praises vigilant railroad workers who know every foot of track and every man on the road. It stresses that loose work is punished with caution or dismissal, and that no superintendent should tolerate such operations. It argues that railroads will pay well for rigid, intelligent supervision to maintain safety and efficiency.
California picked up a dispatch about President Wilson and his fiancée being delayed by a traffic ordinance in Frederick. The hold up was reported across the continent with prominent mentions in the Los Angeles papers and Oregonian editorial notes.
The Mission Band of Evangelical Lutheran Church met last night under superintendent Miss Sadie Hahn with two classes led by Mrs. Rupp and Miss Elizabeth Scheffel. Programs featured songs, Bible readings, recitations, and offerings. refreshments followed. The Young People’s Branch of the WCTU held a decoratively themed meeting at East Church Street with readings, musical pieces, and a talk by Rev. B A Bowers on tobacco habits, drawing a large crowd.
Local items from the News dated November 2, 1845 report a thief stealing two turkeys from Mrs. Sveadner at Liberty, an unsuccessful arson attempt on Mr James Fritz’s house, two horses poisoned near Leesburg, and active electric railroad work between Tus city and Middle town. A Republican mass meeting at Yellow Springs is planned with speakers Hon Milton Garner Wm Winks and Hon Charles F. Markell. The Democratic and Republican county central committees will meet in temperate assembly. A pet hat gifted to Frank Howse on New Market Street was poisoned.
Dr Thomas B Johnson and Dr Bo Miller return from trips to Boston. Misses Janet Williams and Eleanor Shriver of South Market upend the week in Baltimore. Harriet Rice at Home for Aged returns from Washington. Frederick day trips include Mr Frederick J Schroeder from Baltimore and Mina Adelaide Smallwood returning from Baltimore. Numerous residents visit relatives in Baltimore Washington Harrington and Frederick with brief moves and social calls.
Frederick Halloween festivities resumed after midnight and drew crowds in costuming and noisy merriment. A dry, clear night and preelection buzz fueled the mood as D A R convened at the Belvedere Hotel with plans, officers, and a Coast Defense discussion.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a cough remedy and a date related to March. It references a remedy named Pine, mentions players or people and a game day, and contains garbled phrases about temperatures and outputs. No clear event or outcome can be determined from the readable portion.
Dr James McCloskey Foreman postmaster at Emmitsburg died after a Monday heart attack at 10 05 PM at his home on the eve of the election. He was 42 and survived by his widow and mother with sisters in law present. He had been named postmaster by President Wilson and assumed duties April 1 last, seven months ago. Funeral plans set for St Josephs Catholic Church Emmitsburg with interment in the church cemetery.
Rev Chauncey Botsford of Susquehanna University visited Frederick after attending the Lutheran Synod in Middletown. He toured the city with Misses Gittinger and spoke highly of Hood College Susquehanna University City Hospital Nurses Home and Frederick's scenery and business. He praised local hospitals and printing offices and urged continued progress and growth.
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