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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1898
Page
2
Readable items cover a moon phase update, trade and shipping concerns with Danish merchants, a Rhode Island Thanksgiving dinner for soldiers, and a forthcoming congressional campaign with Prohibition candidates. Also included is a Philadelphia Chinese naval brigade forming for potential service, echoing the Peace Jubler parade.
The article notes Chinese participation in Manila is seen as a shared patriotic act and hints at evolving citizenship prospects. It mentions the Chinese naval brigade as a natural outcome and cites Philadelphia colony examples while urging cautious openness to existing residents rather than broad immigration.
A collection of editorial snippets from several papers urges continued civic engagement and rejection of intolerance. The items note apathy in campaigns, political interest across states, and insist that truth does not depend on opinion. The Cumberland News critiques mail misaddressing as a sign of carelessness in American life.
A compilation of humorous phrases and misheard quotes from newspapers such as Chicago Tribune and Philadelphia Record. It includes snippets about a condemned murderer and a comic miscommunication between a farmer and a child, reflecting early 20th century tabloid humor.
A composite critique of political bosses focusing on self gain over public health. The Philadelphia Record notes typhoid fever trailing soldiers, highlighting unsanitary conditions and government neglect amid widespread outbreaks across cities and nations.
Poem fragment recounts a tense scene where a young man approaches an older woman in arms. The speaker narrates memories of love, duty, and longing as age and illness loom. A motherly figure and a dying man evoke sorrow and unsettling contrasts.
Battle narrative describes ships under heavy fire as the Spanish fleet fights near Tarquins Peak. Schley’s Brooklyn and other U S ships press the engagement while Paror Maria Teresa Viscaya and Pluton recoil shoreward after sustaining damage. Oquendo beached and Cristobal Colon sinks as flames envelop the fleet.
Frederick resident Mrs. C S Markell rebuts J Wheeler of Deer Park Md about a sensational Barbara Fritchie story. She argues the tale misplaces her birth in 1766 and the Revolutionary War dates, notes Barbara was wife not daughter of John Casper Fritchie, and cites historical discrepancies about her Hill country travels and the White Eyes conspiracy.
In Washington at Mrs. Wm Clagett residence Miss Margaret Clagett wed Vicoant Henri de Sibour Rev Thomas Lee officiated with Count Louis de Sibour as best man Decor elaborate with towers The bride wore white satin with point lace and orange blossom coronae Maids wore cream lace over white and bridesmaids white net with brocade coats Another wedding plans Prof Joseph H Apple and Miss Gertrude Harner set for Wednesday November 23
The local page reports Miss Louise Schley daughter of Mr and Mrs Gilmer Schley celebrated her birth anniversary at home on East Patrick street Friday evening with many children in attendance and refreshments served. Also notes Bessie Guthe r sick at Madison Street Henry Nelson returning home from Johns Hopkins Hospital and a country youth injured after a fall from a horse near East Patrick street by the Pennsylvania Railroad.
News items from Maryland describe a Lutheran church dedication at Mexico in Carroll county. Other notes report a man badly injured by a train near Westminster and the body of Michael Lynch recovered after drowning at Annapolis.
The letter argues against the gold standard linking purchasing power to labor. It critiques the idea that a stronger dollar benefits all by forcing more labor for the same value. The writer, Livorp T. MacGrur, Jr., compares copper coinage to a fair dollar and defends bimetalism as protecting workers against wealth concentration.
An article highlights the Royal Baking Powder Company as the largest US advertiser, arguing that strong quality plus heavy publicity drive success. It notes flower show preparations in Frederick and lists local visitors, property deeds, and medical ads for Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as part of current notices.
A fire at the Haum family homestead on Grabenhorst farm about one mile north of town was checked by a bucket brigade after smoke appeared on the roof while John W. Haum and family were at the gin. The blaze burned a portion of the roof before neighbors contained it.
Attendees from Philadelphia Baltimore Frederick and Washington joined Rev Dr Wm M Baum in Middletown Pa to mark his fiftieth year as a minister in St Peter's Lutheran Church the church's oldest service featured in the afternoon at Sant Peter's Kierch Baum now serves at St Matthew's Lutheran Philadelphia after a tenure in Middletown.
At a directors meeting of the Emmitsburg Railroad Company a vacancy from the death of Dr. James A. Elder was filled. William A. Himes of New Oxford was elected president and Rev. Wm. L O'Hara of Mt. Saint Mary's College was elected vice president. Other officers named include Dr. J. B Brawner secretary Win G Blair treasurer and Vincent Sebold counsel.
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