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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1900
Page
3
Local retailer EBERTS AND SONS advertises a wide range of affordable items including glassware window screens paints and coatings with prices listed such as 22 36 16 for various goods 15c and up for ladders 50c for cream freezers 4 quarts and 70c for comprehensive sets. The promotion emphasizes bottom line pricing and guaranteed purity across products.
Washington reports the War Department will study a major army reorganization after the elections. Gen Miles cites a need for a regular establishment near 300000 with three quarters in infantry and artillery. Proposals seek rapid committee review and possible special legislation before the holidays.
New York politics center on the state superintendent of elections battle with Chief Devery and the McCullagh deputies. Mayor and Governor Roosevelt intervene to ease tensions as Republicans and Democrats forecast margins in Greater New York and upstate counties. Public rallies and serenades unfold in Ohio as McKinley supporters rally around the president.
Jersey City November 6 Republicans forecast success while Democrats argue turnout by 1900s standards could push Bryan in New Jersey. The battle centers on eight state senate seats with Republicans aiming for five due to McKinley era turnout. Democratic leaders claim Bryan will win the state and sweep four of eight congressional districts.
Philadelphia reports weak interest in the presidential vote as a large Republican majority is anticipated. McKinley’s four year plurality of 295,073 in 1892 may shrink due to Democrat return and anti Quay forces seeking control of next legislature. In Ohio, contests mix with Democratic gains in cities and Republican strength in rural districts.
The dispatch summarizes election mood across several states with Bromwell and Kettler in Maryland’s Second district and Bryan’s national campaign. It notes expected party gains, predicted majorities, and general voter enthusiasm, citing figures from Maryland to Oregon and Kentucky to North Dakota, with local canvassers and party chairs asserting likely outcomes.
The Cuban constitutional convention met in the Marti theatre with Senor Lorenzo presiding, as 31 delegates sworn to uphold Cuba’s sovereignty assembled. Resolutions praise Gen. Wood’s handling of duties and send a formal cable to President McKinley thanking the United States for its support of Cuban liberty.
Berlin is shaken by revelations of severe corruption and misdisciplined policing exposed during the second Sternberg trial. A conference between Chancellor von Buelow and Prussian minister von Pindahaben led to a pledge to overhaul the force as Sternberg is convicted, while claims of police officials pressuring a witness surface. In New York, a morgue routine identifies George Schack and notes two body fragments from a Brooklyn fire ruins are likely glass and debris. Also Greek clerics Simeon and Joseph Nathan are ordered deported by immigration authorities amid church feuds.
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