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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1919
Page
6
A brief MCA style item notes that the Daily News carries dispatches from the Associated Press and other sources. It mentions local delivery through the post at Mendon Ma and reflects routine newspaper operation without major news.
The article argues school boards must fill classrooms with capable teachers, noting pay is inadequate and male teachers have largely left the profession. It stresses that inspiring teachers transform children, while dull ones create poor habits, urging careful screening of applicants and suggesting better funding or travel to secure capable staff.
State Game Warden Lee LeCompte launches a campaign with national agencies to reduce crow populations in Maryland. Decoys like stuffed owls and baited setups are recommended, with deputy wardens aiding farmers and sportsmen to eradicate crow nests from April to June to protect song and game birds and prevent disease spread.
In Frederick the old Buried a Cat scheme, where boys claimed a dead street cat burial earned 15 cents, ends as city register Prof John White and Mayor Gilmer Schley stop payouts. Volunteers and merchants dodge payments. dog catcher handles remaining duties.
Maynard Cramer of Walkersville recovered his bull dog Russian wolfhound mix after the dog, shipped from Illinois to him, was found roaming Market Street and sleeping at a East Third Street home. The dog catcher Billy Hopwood collarled the animal and an advert in The News led to verification by Justices J Grahame Johnson, confirming the rightful owner and charges paid.
Lexington notices an elderly man nicknamed Uncle Johnny Sell preparing for a life insurance policy on his birthday anniversary. He is said to be the oldest man in the area, with a long life spanning wars and major events, having married twice and fathering twenty one children. the piece notes his long life and views on preparing for the worst.
A historical note urges cities to prepare for railroad stoppages by planning food supply, transport by water trucks, and stockpiling pupniles. Boston’s 1,500,600 residents could be fed without rails if planned, with threats of paralysis and vast suffering to deter strikes. The piece warns railroad barons to seek just grievance settlement and asserts workers could operate locomotives to avert national disaster. It ends with an unrelated medical ad for Hall's Catarrh Medicine.
The Wisconsin legislature approved a soldiers bonus plan funded at about $15,000,000 through taxes and a referendum amendment. Enlistees from World War I will receive $10 per month served, rising to $30 later. About $10,000,000 is drawn from federal property tax assessments and remaining surtax revenue.
A Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Coal Company inspector, William Cassidy, was killed when he was caught in a fast revolving fan. Cassidy’s coat became entangled in the blades, causing a fatal accident at the Scranton facility in September.
Washington Sept 4 Albert and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium will arrive in Washington about October 1 and will be guests of the President and Mrs Wilson at the White House, probably remaining three days.
Wellington reports parliament unanimously ratified the peace treaty with Germany. Labor party members criticized the pact amid wartime savings stamps campaign notes and public debate on postwar policy.
George J. Luckey moves to Frederick to await possession of the Rosskey farm at Harmony Grove, purchased from County Commissioner George A. Dean. Luckey spent 31 years as superintendent of public schools at Pittsburgh and earlier ran a newspaper in an Ohio town. Rose Birely visits Hetelin Brodbeck of Hannover, Pa, a former Woman's College student.
Arthur P. Gorman Jr. longtime Maryland Democratic figure and son of the late U S Senator Arthur P. Gorman died at Johns Hopkins Hospital after a long illness from diabetes. He was 46 and survived by his widow Misa Norris and several sisters. Funeral plans were set for Friday or Saturday with burial in Oak Hill Washington.
Wolfe and Miss Marie Elizabeth Haines were quietly married yesterday afternoon at the home of her father G. W. Uwalines at 13 West All Saints street. Rev Dr Rupp performed the ceremony in the Evangelical Lutheran church. Following the ceremony the couple will reside at the bride’s address.
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