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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1903
Page
6
Subscriptions offered by The Daily News Frederick Maryland specify rates for monthly, quarterly, and annual terms with advance payment required. The notice also advertises telegraph and correspondence services and encourages readers to contact the paper for advertisement orders and information from all parts of the country.
A fragment from a Baltimore paper notes political digs toward Hearst and Trow, mentions General Assembly sessions possibly moving to Balti more, and calls out hazing in Annapolis. Moody urges Superintendent Brownson to stop it as Annapolis wakes up to the Mt Airy Democratic gathering.
The Anti-Bribery League of Wicomico County formed to combat vote buying, adopting a party-neutral platform named senaty. It calls for broad citizen involvement to suppress money influence in politics and urges extension of the movement to all counties for a statewide public opinion shift.
A mosaic of editorial notes from The Baltimore Herald and Baltimore African that discuss Balfour cabinet aid and Dowie earnings, contrasting religious welcome for Cardinal Gibbons with broader university expansion themes in the United States. The piece touches on German influence in higher education and German methods of study amid reforms and funding considerations.
A fragment notes that Americans face German language barriers that hinder progress in Germany. It suggests overcoming the tongue challenges would be difficult and may limit efforts to achieve a given tone or outcome, reflecting skepticism from the Baltimore Sun.
A compendium of witty exchanges and quips from various papers. It features snippets on fashion, marriage, politics, theater goers and a dentist’s playful ad lines, with short dialogue fragments and humorous asides. The tone mimics a light column of small vignettes and social jests.
Two columns discuss ex Senator Farwell as a versatile Yankee figure and examine immigration. The World notes Farwell’s varied ventures from politics to real estate, praising adaptable Americans, then argues education is key to integrating immigrants and sustaining growth as arrivals rise. It argues immigration may surge but can be managed through schooling. denying access would be unthinkable.
A Nostalgic verse fragment depicts a rose described as more wonderful than Saadi, with intoxicating petals and Eastward mystique. It contrasts with Uncle Jim’s off key choir singing and the human longing to do good.
The York Haven Water and Power Company builds a vast Susquehanna River plant near Harrisburg to generate 25 000 horsepower for lower Pennsylvania and possibly Baltimore. Founded by Henry S Carter, the project began in 1901 with a $4 million capital and $1.5 million bond issue, promising major regional industrial growth and sizable annual savings for York and nearby industries.
News from Maryland notes the new Waynesboro to Pen-Mar electric road finished and cars running to the mountain top Thursday. Also reported are an early death in Howard county at 16, a Baltimore reparter appointment for Henderson Medical, and oil drilling halted at Pilson station after reaching 3000 feet.
Hon Bird 8 McGuire, selected to represent Oklahoma in Congress, stands as a strong all round athlete and wrestler. Born October 13 1805 in Illinois, his family moved to Missouri and Kansas before he grew up as a cowboy roaming the plains from the Rockies to the Gulf. Known for his nerve as a bronco buster and marksman, he will be the new Oklahoma delegate in Washington next winter.
A biographical sketch traces McGutra from a stormy start to a legal and political rise in Kansas. He earned money in business, studied at Emporia Normal, law at Lawrence, taught in Jonesburg and Sedan, served four years as county attorney and mayor of Sudan, then moved to Oklahoma in 1893 to pursue Congress and later became assistant U S district attorney. He helped break up notorious gangs and sent many criminals to prison, with ties to Marshals Tillman Fossett and Hock Thomas.
Reported by the Hagerstown Mail the trolley syndicate aims to link Frederick county and surrounding towns with modern electric lines. Plans include lines from Waynesboro to Hagerstown and from Harrisburg to extend the valley system, with decisions based on geography and anticipated summer tourism. The piece notes economic factors and expert opinion on route viability as the system expands.
Secretary Herman Badenhoop of the State Bureau of Immigration toured Keauns Nebraska Iowa South Dakota Minnesota Wisconsin Illinois and Indian Territory to promote Maryland as an ideal home for immigrants. He praised Maryland’s soil weather and access to markets, noting farmers could reach Baltimore by morning train from Worcester County and return for supper, arguing Westerners would find Maryland a garden spot and welcome many to settle there.
Night blindness is the condition where vision is normal in daylight but fails after sunset. The disease affects soldiers, sailors in tropical glare, and those exposed to bright reflections. the only treatment is rest from bright light and protection of the eyes until retinal tone returns.
Dr Charles Zimmerman discusses Langley’s flying machine and aerial navigation at his home in Osage Park Araby. He doubts rapid progress, doubts any machine can win the St Louis Exhibition prize, and says stability and control are key while joking about his own bald headed look. The piece ends noting 29 indictments against Mattoon mayor Menke for malfeasance and related offenses.
Mass Millie Armbold, 32, daughter of Philadelphia pastor Rev William M Armbold, swallowed two ounces of carbolic acid in her Atlantic City summer home. Found convulsing, she died at a hospital after hours of effort. Sister notes two years of isolation caring for an invalid sister and increasing melancholy. Family owned acid but had no idea of her intent. In Baltimore, Frank Manoley, 26, convicted of second degree murder in a somnambulistic shooting of his wife. sentence suspended pending new trial motion. The couple had moved from Wilmington two years earlier, married in Richmond in 1899.
A pastor at a negro place of worship notes a brother who reportedly retired early and found his chickens stolen. He hints suspicions without naming the culprit as he urges a generous collection while joking that the thief is a parable for obedience.
The article explains yawning as a temporary breath deficiency during fatigue or intense heat or mental strain. It notes involuntary contractions of facial and chest muscles trigger a deep inspiration. Also reported is a homicide discovery in Brownsville involving two men found dead in a car near the Monongahela Railroad, with an inquest led by Coroner Ross.
The International Peace Conference will convene in St Louis next year. Sherman Stevens, a depicted necro, was hanged in Wedones Virginia for patricide. Richard S. Howse, once trainer at King Edward's stables, died in Denver of consumption. A fire at Hotel Brunswick in Buffalo killed two and injured several. Curtis Jett, convicted in Cynthiana Kentucky for murdering James Cockrill, faces hanging December 15. Six indictments allege conspiracy to defraud Detroit's board of public works.
'Rattlesnake Bill' Witmer, famed for handling venomous snakes, nearly lost his life after a copperhead bit his right index finger. He quickly removed the fangs and used his antidote, noting immense swelling and pain before the swelling subsided. Friends visited his home to witness his snake work.
Mr John Hoffman sold his house and a small tract near LeGore to Shaeffer L Rhoads of Chilton and Rhoads Frederick. Hoffman and family will move to Sparrow’s Point where their son George works as a clerk in the post office.
Mr Roger B Wood of this city elected librarian of the law library at the University of Virginia Charlottesville Va after 25 aspirants. The ad then offers Dr King's New Life Pills for gentle relief claiming quick results at 25 cents.
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