Debate on consular service reform and recruitment
The Washington Herald argues for professional, businesslike consuls and notes a broad debate sparked by the American Exporter. It cites surveys showing many favor recruiting from manufacturing and commercial sectors, but warns such hires may demand higher pay and require strong qualifications and dedication to serve national interests. The piece critiques political influence and calls for improved training for women seeking consular positions.
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Whder
Washington Herald
Herald
Japan
Hiphte
The Herald on Consular Service Reform and Merit
The Herald argues for a reformed 61st-class consular service with pay tied to required ability. It notes few men seek obscure consul posts for petty pay, urges depoliticizing the service, and emphasizes its crucial role in trade and national prosperity abroad.
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Lees
Calaries
Weathered political machinery and financial caution
A Baltimore Sun editorial laments the well oiled political machine and notes a football player rumored to have gone crazy during play. The piece warns that assault and battery cases will push families toward courts and bodyguards as outcomes. A Baltimore American Star cartoon urges saving for rainy days amid debt and misfortune.
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Baltimore American
Minutes of Merriness and Wit From A Gossip Page
A collage of sharp exchanges and wry humor from various papers. The dialogue features a boastful exchange about “sawing words” and a conceited claim to have the last word. A Senator comments on the office seeking the man, while another line mocks divorce porn and press agents.
Contested Press Echoes Across Parties in Debates
A mosaic of editorial snippets from the New York Mail Detroit News Kansas City Journal and Washington Herald rails at partisan bickering. It cites Shylock and the flood of charges while urging a halt to the Bryan controversy as counterproductive to national prestige and public good.
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Kansas City Journal
Shylock
Washington Herz
Ocralx
Voters Demand Careful Campaign Tone Amid Rumors
The piece notes that voters are discerning and should not be swayed by heated bursts from any side. It references the Taft Bevan contest and suggests that only a few valid merits have emerged while urging less hype and more rational discussion.
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Taft
Bevan
Han
Moments With the Muse The Moral
Fragmented poem excerpt from Minnesota Bi’NalTine reflecting on faith, patience, and divine timing. The speaker contemplates gates, doors, and inner peace as moments of spiritual testing and comfort.
Deaths, marriages, and incidents from Maryland news
A Maryland page reports a fatal wagon accident near Chestertown, a couple marrying in Centreville, a kidnapping report in Harford County, positive turnout notes from Allegany County registration work, a funeral for William Reynolds shot by his brother in law near Hagerstown, a marriage at Odenton, a memorial for Mrs. J J Murdock in Poco mote County, and Deputy Sheriff Long attacked by a bulldog while restraining a prisoner in Downsville.
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Everett
Chestertown
Cumberhind
Franklin Smith
Lida Pace
Centreville
Edward Loomis
Fulford
Harford County
Allegany County
Wiliam Reynolde
Charles Kline
Jlagerstown
Pondaville
Adam A. Steith
Anov Arundel County
Miex Gora E. Clankhings
Odenton
J. J. Murdock
Maryland Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Pocomoke Cty
Sherif Long
Downsville
Washington County
Graustark advance sale opens at Vo'clovk
Theatre patrons show unusual interest in the Graustark engagement with advance tickets expected to sell quickly after sales open. The piece, by George Barr McCutcheon, features Grenfall Lorry and Princess Vetive in a praised production by capable producers and a lavish scenic setup at City Opera House.
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Vo'clovk
Europe
George Barr McCutcheon
McCutcheon
City Opera
Honey Mine Discovery Near Sapulpa Ignites Bee Haul Tale
Two Sapulpa oil men, M L Kelley and John Chaney, report finding a vast natural honey source in caves and rock cliffs seven miles west of Sapulpa. Bees swarm stalls around chalky rock and large holes dripping honey into buckets. locals attribute the abundance to an old Indian tale and a vanished keeper hive years ago.
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Sapulpa
Jerry McKay
Tulsa Democrat
M.L. Kelley
Juhn Chaney
Sapulpe
Kelley
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Hilleor
Seipulpa
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Tiwea
Dusheen
Capitalists Buy Up Mountain Streams for Power
A report notes the United States Water Power Commission studying the nation’s river and lake systems to plan vast canal and drainage improvements for navigation. It warns private capitalists are merging water power into large electrical systems, threatening national control and prompting calls for federal laws to curb monopolization and preserve public resources.
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United States Intend Waterway Commission
Mays Moody's
Rockies
Sierras
Congress
Itoo
Niagara
Baker Bicycle Five and Trick Riders at Frederick Show
The Baker Quintette of English performers with four riders plus a troupe present graceful tableaux in ornate costumes attracting women and children. They are followed by the Tramp-Awheel who rides stairs, jumps, and balances on a high giraffe bicycle. Also featuring Frink A. Rabbina Shows, to appear in Frederick on Wednesday, October 7.
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Parker
Jumpa
Avery
Baker Quintette
Frederick
Lid on at York Fair Forty-First Exhibition
The York County Agricultural Society will run its fifty first annual exhibition next week with many new Midway features but no paddle wheels games of chance gambling or dancing girls.
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York Fair
York County
Committee appoints resolutions on death of Douglass Hargett
At a special meeting of United Steam Fire Engine Company the board named F. Marion Fauble Rufus A. Rager and Eli G. Haugh to draft resolutions on the death of former vice president and director Douglass H. Hargett. A feature film for the City Opera House matinee and evening shows has been secured for Saturday with an announcement to follow.
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United Steam Fire Engine Company
Douglass H. Hargett
F. Marion Fauble
Rufus A. Rager
Eli G. Haugh
City Opera House
Made Press Agent at Frederick Fair Named
Mr Millard F Perry has been appointed special wet and press agent at the Frederick fair. He acted in that capacity last year and the notice credits him with improving publicity and attendance.
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Millard F. Perry
Frederick Fair
Perry
Soon to Lay Rails Grading of W F G Railway
Fragmented OCR item describes rail work with dates and bidding, including offer for “One Hundred Dollars” and names Cheney Co Toledo. Mentions Cooney, Baliore, and Mah Man & Hanrin with cures and products in a garbled ad-like passage.
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W.F.& G. Railroad
Cheney & CO
Toledo
Cooney Tahe
Baliore
Typhoid Fever Warning Draws Health Notice
State Board of Health report notes 77 contagious disease cases in August with 402 typhoid fever cases. Physicians should work with local officers to inspect water and milk supplies. High infant mortality blamed on parental neglect and improper infant care outside Baltimore.
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State Board of Health
Baltimore City
Fifty Cents for Grand Stand at Hagerstown Fair
The Hagerstown Fair Board raised grand stand admission to fifty cents from twenty five cents for the current year. The move shifts the event pricing and may affect attendance and revenue expectations for the fair. The decision was announced by fair officials.
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Hagerstown Fair
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