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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1920
Page
4
A noisy prompt questions whether county commissioners should offer a reward for a news item. The fragment references the Associated Press and hints at republication of editorials and a request for clarity on the reward's purpose.
Frederick County awaits a change as the North Market Street pike toll gate nears removal. State Roads Commission action could open the road to free travel, boosting access from northern Maryland and southern Pennsylvania while benefiting business and recreation in Frederick. The editorial also notes German competition and calls for accountability and rewards in a local crime case, with varied local reactions from George L. Kaufman, H. Coblentz, Walter Rice, and Dr William G. Greenawalt.
Reader Dr. Nicodemus of Walkersville recalls a 19th century debate on presidential buying in the press. He cites Walter Wellman and the 1890s campaign funding claims, noting ties to Mark Hanna, McKinley, and Bryan, with insurers and big firms allegedly funding war chests and later legal battles in 1898 involving Charles B. Hughes.
John B. Nicodemns of Walkersville quotes Mr Wellman stating the campaign spent $10 million and poured $5 million in the final weeks, arguing McKinley would have been defeated without that expenditure, in response to the question Can the Presidency be Purchased.
Reports from London docks describe ships crowded to capacity with Australian meat shipments delayed for berths. Loss of efficiency lowers discharge output from 100 to 68 tons per shift as congestion stems from state control of imports and railroads and shorter work hours. Also notes the spread of bamboo from Japan into the southern US and edible bamboo shoots rising in demand.
Local items from The New paper dated September 1 1900 recount Rev E C Baker resigning from Middletown M E church to become a street evangelist. Beasie Riddlemoser injured after a farm mishap. Yellow Springs reports thefts troubling residents. August described as the wettest in years. Market prices rise with eggs 14 cents a dozen butter 60 cents per pound potatoes 12 cents per half peck cabbage 10 cents per head sweet potatoes 15 cents per half peck. Surprise party honors Mr and Mrs J C Williams on their fifth wedding anniversary at Emmitsburg. Harry Gross of Middletown seriously cut and burned by a railroad torpedo explosion.
The document notes a higher tax rate this year yet a smaller overall budget of 164 008.31 compared with 171 105.86 last year. It details shifts in department allocations, including 10 000 for fire, 8 560 for police, and 500 for health, with bonds and interest figures affecting levies. The city tax rate stands at 1.25 per 100 with county and state portions, totaling 329.81 72 in tax per 100.
Robert Morris, a 15 year old colored boy from Irene Place, was arrested after a burglary attempt at M. L Horine's general store in Burkittsville. County constable John Hemp and others located him hiding in an empty barrel. he was jailed in Frederick. Morris reportedly had a clean record and comes from a hard working farm family.
Mr and Mrs William H Stockman return to Ellot Place Washington after a weekend with Mr and Mrs Charlie Inv near Mt Zion. Many residents and guests visit or return home from brief trips to and from Baltimore Wheeling Hagerstown and Frederick including Misses Mary Esther Tull Ruth Dorothy Andonette Gale Elizabeth Hedges Helen Snouffer Mary Harriet Pitzer and others.
State Road Commission assumed control of six of eight miles of new county road in 1920, leaving two miles for later. Road from Baltimore and Ohio crossing at Wamsville to Baltimore State Road at Haughs blacksmith shop opened the takeover. Concrete highway planned on each stretch with bids to be sought for construction soon. Liberty road destined to become state highways, linking Westminster system at New Windsor to Frederick, though completion may take years. One storm-related accident in North Haven, Conn left one dead and many injured as firework crews faced electrocution risks. several young women workers among those hurt.
The event features humor and social critique in a pageant style reprise. Crowds laugh at modern society jabs while speaker Crowl riffs on labor, unions, and class, noting 10 percent of the population drives issues while 490 percent is the minority.
Jersey Vice Chancellor sentences Enboken local of Machinists to three months in Mercer County jail for contempt of court. Picketing near Bijue Motor Appliance Co in Hoboken banned by order. threats of wider machinist strike cited, court notes defense. Names named include Peter Musso, Albert Thor, Vincent Geamone, George Miller, William Murray, Stephen Petersen, Abeahan Ewert, Louis Langold.
Freight railroads face shifting guarantees as the government stops paying the earnings clause. Since March 1 the Bureau of Rahway economy reports earnings well below agreed returns, with railroads certifying losses and seeking advances under the guarantee clause while awaiting the final report.
A New York Assembly claim that healthy American women are nearly extinct prompts caution for American women to monitor health signs. The text touts Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a remedy for headaches backaches nervousness and digestive and hormonal complaints, asserting it can restore women to normal health.
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