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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1919
Page
6
A 1919 editorial argues organized labor threatens government authority. It cites injunctions against coal miners, Gompers and Bolshevik rhetoric, and fears of arming the state to enforce court orders. It links wage hikes to higher prices and warns of a national crisis unless normalcy returns.
A New York Merald article declares striking coal miners face a government war not a company dispute. It argues the law and injunctions uphold public order, insisting the right to work supersedes the right to strike and urging obedience by citizens and officials alike.
The Associated Press reports a mild blizzard across Western Minnesota Eastern North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska and Colorado disrupted telegraph and telephone service. The thermometer plunged to 29 degrees, the season’s coldest night, with heavy frost harming outdoor beans and herbs and ice forming thickly.
A string of social updates lists individuals visiting and returning from trips. Frank Urner visits his parents Judge and Mrs. Hammond Urner on East Second Street while Jamey Owen Wrightson Jr spends time at his home on East Church Street. Esther Wotring of Washington County visits Frederick. Alive Shope returns from Washington DC. Emory B Shipley travels from New York after attending a Prest-O-Bite service distributors convention with about 217 cites represented. Catherine Staley returns from Baltimore. Emory Shipley and church members return from Baltimore. August P Brust returns from Morgantown West Virginia. Lloyd Culler visits Baltimore and returns. Mrs WO Houck leads a group visiting from Toronto Canada with Mrs Malcolm Jackes and Ian Campbell. Mrs J E Kirk also in the city.
A poem titled Snow Bird portrays a snowy bird at a window seeking warmth and freedom, with lines about love, renewal, and loss. The fragment ends with a note about a local game of poker, inviting readers to gamble and round up players, attributed to Drusilla R. Bushong and appearing in the Houston Post.
Local items from The News column dated November 10 1899 recount flower show premiums won by a list of residents on East Patrick street. The county state election canvass shows Glenn Worthington as the first Democrat State's Attorney since 1867 with the largest Democratic vote in Frederick County. Arthur Willard Bates led the Republicans but fell short by 25 votes. Other notes include C E Boileau wounded while hunting, Tobias Newcomer injured by a horse, two men bound for Philadelphia military enlistment, and Mrs J Alexander Shriver returning from Europe.
Quiet wedding at the home of Mr and Mrs C Silas Thomas in Jefferson united Nelia Amanda Thomas to Harry Gildon Brice son of Mr and Mrs John Brice of Rock Hall Kent county ceremony conducted by Rev Hoke In the presence of close families and a luncheon. The groom recently returned from France while the bride is a Hood College alumna. They will reside in Rock Hall after trips to Atlantic City and Philadelphia. Miss Murray to Wed December 4 Invited guests include Bishop and Mrs John Gardner Murray with ceremony at St Michael and All Angels Pro Cathedral Episcopal Church and a small family reception to follow.
Mrs Hammond Urner sent 23 knitted items to Navy League Headquarters in Baltimore. A great demand exists for knitted articles at naval recruiting stations and the Red Cross plans to continue shipping items for sailors all winter. She also sent 37 knitted items for French sailors. The work will continue through the winter.
The report forecasts rain in the first half of the week with a chance of snow in extreme northern areas. Temperatures stay near normal, with generally fair and cooler conditions expected in the second half.
Frederick plans a community Armistice Day with a noon close of stores and banks, school closures, a 2 pm parade and a 3:30 pm football game between Y M C A and Tank Corps of Camp Meade. Public ceremonies feature addresses, prayers, and a post-parade dance.
James H. Harris is president, Frank L. Stoner is vice president, and C. Albert Gilson serves as cashier in the listed bank officers.
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