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  Baltimore, Maryland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Baltimore grew swiftly in the mid-late 18th century as the granary for sugar producing colonies in the Caribbean.
Baltimore is also the site of the first architectural monument honoring George Washington, a 178 foot doric column erected in 1829 and designed by Robert Mills, who later designed the Washington Monument in Washington D.C. Baltimore became an independent city in 1851, being detached from Baltimore County at that time.
Baltimore's population peaked at 949,708 in the 1950 Census, which ranked it as the sixth-largest city in the country, behind Detroit and ahead of Cleveland.
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 Section 7. Debts and extension of credit.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Mayor of Baltimore, 146 Md. 277, 126 A. 151, rehearing denied, 130 A. This section prohibits the creation of debt by the City of Baltimore without the authorization of the General Assembly and approval by the voters.
Mayor of Baltimore, 172 Md. 667, 192 A. Ordinance providing for loan to replace tax funds expended for relief in 1936-1938, and declaring emergency was valid under this section.
Mayor of Baltimore, 158 Md. 93, 148 A. An ordinance of the City of Baltimore approved June 13, 1910, and passed in pursuance of Acts 1910, ch.
www.elections.state.md.us /citizens/law/mdcartxi/mdcartxi-7.htm   (1117 words)

  
 Conflict in Baltimore, Md., Report of Hon. George William Brown, Mayor of Baltimore
The mayor immediately had an interview with the governor, who was then staying at his (mayor's) house, and afterwards invited me to accompany him to the chamber of his excellency, to whom I communicated the information of the purposed coming of the troops.
The conversation resulted in the governor's distinctly and unequivocally consenting, in response to the direct question put to him by the mayor, that the bridges on the roads by which the troops were expected to come should be destroyed as the only means of averting the consequences referred to of their coming at that time.
Mayor Brown immediately assented to the suggestion as one of absolute necessity, but said that as mayor of the city his jurisdiction terminated with its corporate limits, and that consequently he could not assume to exercise powers beyond those limits.
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 InsideBaltimore: Kurt Schmoke bio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Under Mayor Schmoke, Baltimore has been a leader in the national effort to tear down dilapidated, crime-plagued high-rise public housing developments and replace them with lower density, low-rise communities that better support the healthy development of families.
As a result, Baltimore was named one of the top cities for women entrepreneurs in the nation, and minorities have participated in a number of the City's major development projects, including the expansion of the Convention Center, and Inner Harbor East, a new commercial and residential complex.
Baltimore celebrated that spirit with particular vigor in 1997, the bicentennial of its incorporation as a city.
www.insidebaltimore.com /main/packages/schmoke2.shtml   (853 words)

  
 Dean Nation: Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley Endorses Dean for President
Part of the most painful part of the ordeal with Dean and the DLC fiasco was the fact that O'Malley, who I have great respect for, is a prominent member of the group.
Esquire called him "the best young mayor in America." I, like many others, believe that if he had been nominated for governor of Maryland instead of Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Democrats would still have the governor's office.
BALTIMORE--Today, Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Governor Howard Dean, M.D. "The more I considered this decision, the clearer it became that Howard Dean is the one candidate I'm excited about.
dean2004.blogspot.com /2003/12/baltimore-mayor-martin-omalley.html   (482 words)

  
 Mayor Schmoke to Chair BMC
BALTIMORE MAYOR KURT L. (January 21, 1999 - Baltimore) -- The Baltimore Metropolitan Council (BMC) announced that the Honorable Kurt L. Schmoke, Mayor of Baltimore City, was elected Chair at a meeting of its Board of Directors on Tuesday, January 19.
The Baltimore Metropolitan Council is an organization of the region's elected executives which serves as a forum for identifying regional interests and developing collaborative strategies, plans and programs which will improve the quality of life and economic vitality throughout the region.
Mayor Schmoke, a Baltimore native, was elected to his third term as chief executive of Baltimore City in 1995.
www.baltometro.org /news/press990121.html   (289 words)

  
 City Mayors: Mayor of Baltimore
Mayor O'Malley, a graduate of Catholic University and the University of Maryland School of Law, is a member of the Maryland Bar Association.
The contest World Mayor 2005 aims to raise the profile of mayors worldwide, as well as to honour those who have served their communities well and who have made contributions to the well-being of cities nationally and internationally.
We are looking for mayors who have shown that they have the vision, the passion and the skills to make their cities amazing places to live in, to work in and to visit.
www.citymayors.com /usa/baltimore.html   (1315 words)

  
 Maryland Historical Society Library - City Hall Collection - PP45 - FINDING AID
Edwin Clay Timanus (1863-1923) was Mayor of Baltimore from 1904-1907, having previously served as a member of the Public Service Commission, and as a City Council President, assuming the mayoralty upon the death of Mayor Robert M. McLane.
Born in Baltimore, Timanus was educated in public schools, went to work in his father’s business supplying coal, wood and feed, and became a member of the Corn and Flour Exchange, a precursor to the Chamber of Commerce.
As mayor, Preston established many elements of Baltimore city’s modern infrastructure: the completion of the sewerage and water systems, paving many roads and building others, providing the impetus for the formation of the Baltimore Symphony, and the establishment of a city flag.
www.mdhs.org /library/fotofind/PP0045lnk.html   (980 words)

  
 Section 1. Authority to Baltimore City to acquire and dispose of property.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Mayor of Baltimore, 203 Md. 49, 96 A.2d 3, 98 A.2d 87 (1953); Mayor of Baltimore v.
Mayor of Baltimore, 235 Md. 74, 200 A.2d 652 (1964).
Mayor of Baltimore, 279 Md. 660, 370 A.2d 1127 (1977).
www.elections.state.md.us /citizens/law/mdcartxi/mdcartxi-b-1.htm   (997 words)

  
 ABC News: Baltimore Mayor Slams Governor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
BALTIMORE May 19, 2005 — The mayor Wednesday accused Gov. Robert Ehrlich of "cowardly abuse of power," saying he's using a dirty tricks campaign to keep alive rumors of the mayor's alleged infidelity.
The Democratic mayor a possible rival for the governor's mansion in Maryland in 2006 denounced the allegations as "despicable lies" and the Republican governor fired the aide.
In the 2000 story, the mayor's wife, Catherine Curran O'Malley, said she was glad her husband was quoted as saying he's "the luckiest guy" because of his marriage.
abcnews.go.com /US/wireStory?id=770623&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312   (361 words)

  
 The Medical Marijuana Magazine
In 1988 Kurt Schmoke, then and now the Mayor of Baltimore, astounded the country by calling for a debate on alternatives to the war on drugs, including legalization of currently illegal drugs.
Mayor Schmoke has posed three questions to his constituents; their answers don't express confidence in existing policy.
Fifty-two federal judges, the district attorney of San Francisco, The mayor of Baltimore, the vast majority of prison wardens, and numerous other respected officials consider the war on drugs an abject failure.
drugsense.org /mcwilliams/www.marijuanamagazine.com/toc/052298-5.htm   (837 words)

  
 O'Malley angered by criticism on radio show - baltimoresun.com
In a tense and strained voice, the mayor explained that he was slow to say much publicly about the deaths of Dawson and her children because the cause of the fire was still under investigation.
But the mayor's anger also erupted when a caller to the show suggested that O'Malley was absent while drug dealers had seized control of the city.
The show's co-host, Douglas, relentlessly needled the mayor, criticizing police Commissioner Edward T. Norris and implying that O'Malley was a "nitwit" who had been hiding from the public.
www.baltimoresun.com /news/local/crime/bal-te.md.omalley18oct18,0,3808254.story?coll=bal-home-headlines   (788 words)

  
 Office of the Mayor - City of Baltimore, Maryland
Called America's best young mayor by Esquire magazine, Martin O'Malley has led Baltimore City's renewal, working tirelessly to make it a safer and cleaner city, a city where businesses want to invest, and a city that is a better place for children.
Under Mayor O'Malley's leadership and through the hard work of police and neighbors, Baltimore is leading the nation in the rate of reduction of violent crime.
And, at the same time, Baltimore is freeing its communities of drug use with new substance abuse facilities and improved drug treatment funding.
www.ci.baltimore.md.us /mayor/biography.html   (559 words)

  
 Peace Corps Online | May 6, 2004: Headlines: Politics: Washington Post: Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley said he ...
Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley said he grew up in a home "where politics was considered a noble and good thing to do," where pictures of presidents John F. Kennedy and Franklin D. Roosevelt decorated the walls.
He moved on to Baltimore, where he was elected mayor in 1999, and discussed the city he inherited.
From 1994 to 1999, Baltimore was the most addicted city in America and by the end of that time, the most violent city in America, he said, adding that he has worked to reduce crime and drug addiction and improve schools.
peacecorpsonline.org /messages/messages/2629/2021133.html   (897 words)

  
 Baltimore Mayor Martin J. O'Malley to Chair BMC
The Baltimore Metropolitan Council is the organization of the region's elected executives, which serves as a forum for identifying regional interests and developing collaborative strategies, plans and programs to improve the quality of life and economic vitality throughout the region.
In November 1999, Martin O'Malley was elected Mayor at the age of 36, becoming the youngest big city mayor in America, as well as in Baltimore's history.
Since his election, Baltimore has set the standard for emergency preparedness, and achieved national recognition in the areas of public safety, improving the efficiency of government, education, and economic development.
www.baltometro.org /news/press040116.html   (400 words)

  
 Baltimore, Maryland Welcomes You to the Shit-Hole of America
Mayor Martin O'Malley (who condones bigotry) is responsible for the "dumbing down" of Charm City!
In another disturbing case, a man was sacrificed on the front steps of Baltimore's Basilica of the Assumption.
Mayor O'Moron's "zero-tolerance" policing style has reclaimed 10 Baltimore street corners but the drug dealers have just moved elsewhere in the Heroin Capital of the U.S. Mayor O'Moron may have won the turf battle but he continues to lose the drug war!
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 Baltimore, Md.
Baltimore was a pioneer shipbuilding center, and the Baltimore clipper was used extensively in world trade.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (BandO), first U.S. public railroad, chartered in 1827 by a group...
BALTIMORE, MD -- Indianapolis Colts Head Coach Jim Mora watches from the sideline during the second half of their game against the Baltimore Ravens played at PSINet Stadium in Baltimore, MD, Sunday.
www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0108485.html   (495 words)

  
 Mayor Martin O'Malley-Baltimore, MD
Mayor Martin O'Malley-Baltimore, MD Mayor - Baltimore, Maryland
The mayor controls three of the votes on the five-member Board of Estimates, which awards city contracts and serves as the vehicle for city spending.
Baltimore has a $1.8 billion budget and 15,000 employees in 16 different agencies.
www.juntosociety.com /government/mo_mayor.htm   (340 words)

  
 ABC News: Baltimore Mayor in Spotlight Over Remarks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Baltimore Mayor in Spotlight for Criticism of Bush, Rumors of Marital Difficulties
BALTIMORE Feb 11, 2005 — Mayor Martin O'Malley, a charismatic white man elected twice in a predominantly fl city, is a Democrat with a future a rising star nationally, and perhaps the party's best bet to take back the governor's mansion in Maryland in 2006.
O'Malley and his wife, Catherine, held a news conference to denounce rumors of the affair, with the mayor calling the allegations "despicable lies." His wife decried the effect the rumors have had on the couple's four children, ages 2 to 14.
abcnews.go.com /US/wireStory?id=493030&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312   (430 words)

  
 U.S. Mayor Article | Baltimore's Believe in Our Schools Campaign (August 30, 2004)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley has kicked off a new back-to-school initiative entitled "Countdown to School." It is part of a larger campaign entitled Believe in Our Schools that was first announced in June 2004.
This is a partnership between the mayor and Baltimore City School's Chief Executive Bonnie Copeland, because when the city, community and school system work together children benefit.
Mayor O'Malley stated, "The -Countdown to School- will ensure that our students and parents have the information they need to enroll in school on time, and show up on the first day ready to learn."
usmayors.org /uscm/us_mayor_newspaper/documents/08_30_04/baltimore.asp   (403 words)

  
 A Face Made 4 Radio, A Voice Made 4 the Internet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The mayor of Baltimore spoke out against rumors of marital infidelity spread by an aide to Gov. Robert Ehrlich.
Mayor Martin O'Malley on Wednesday denounced rumors of infidelity spread on the Internet by a longtime aide to Gov. Robert Ehrlich, saying he was the target of an "orchestrated campaign," as his wife described the effect that the stories were having on their young children.
O'Malley was among a group of mayors and other local officials who held a news conference Tuesday in Washington to criticize the president's proposal to cut spending for community development programs by $2 billion.
made4theinternet.blogspot.com /2005/02/baltimore-mayor-idiot.html   (520 words)

  
 Cecil Whig - News - 02/16/2004 - O'Malley visits Cecil County* Baltimore mayor speaks to Chamber   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The crisis came to a head last week when teachers refused to take the mayor's offer of an $8 million loan if they were willing to take a 3.5 percent temporary pay cut equaling $8 million to help solve the system's immediate need for $16 million by July 1.
O'Malley was first elected mayor of Baltimore in November 1999 with 91 percent of the vote.
That's when Baltimore was "wallowing in misery" that had been created by lost jobs, violent crimes and drug addiction, according to O'Malley.
www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=10974618&BRD=1973&PAG=461&dept_id=214849&rfi=6   (874 words)

  
 Incumbent Baltimore mayor easily wins Democratic primary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Democratic Mayor Martin O'Malley handily won his party's primary Tuesday and advanced to a general election that, because of unusual circumstances, won't be held for 14 months.
In Baltimore, where 87 percent of registered voters are Democrats, the party's primary winner almost always prevails in the general election.
Another mayoral election was held Tuesday in Phoenix, the nation's sixth-largest city, where former City Councilman Phil Gordon easily defeated venture capitalist Randy Pullen.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/09/09/national2238EDT0892.DTL   (335 words)

  
 Baltimore Mayor Criticizes Bush Budget   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Mayor Martin O'Malley likened the cuts in President Bush's budget proposal for urban areas to the Sept. 11 attacks, drawing fire from his fellow Democrats as well as Republicans.
The mayor, who is weighing a bid for governor in 2006 and is considered a rising star within the Democratic Party, was among a group of mayors and other local officials who held a news conference Tuesday in Washington to criticize the president's proposal to cut spending for community development programs by $2 billion.
The mayor said he thought the rumors were spread to thwart his gubernatorial ambitions.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2005/02/09/national/a065628S86.DTL   (616 words)

  
 HP US Philanthropy: Digital Village: Baltimore Digital Village: Feature
In February 2001, Baltimore was selected as a participant of the HP Digital Village program and received $5 million in cash, equipment and services for various initiatives over a three-year period.
HP's Baltimore Digital Village supports learning for youths and adults, strengthens and connects community organizations and businesses, and enhances the delivery of community services.
During 2003, HP plans to establish five Baltimore Digital Village hubs throughout the city, including the first Hispanic community hub opened in March at Education Based Latino Outreach.
grants.hp.com /us/digitalvillage/baltimore/04092003_news.html   (514 words)

  
 Baltimore music - Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Baltimore Duos and Baltimore music duos (2pc groups) for corporate and MD private events in.
Baltimore's most comprehensive resource for the visual, performing and literary arts.
Baltimore is my favorite album, but all of her music is moving.
political-system.timesengine.com /?q=political-system-baltimore-music   (180 words)

  
 Baltimore City & Mayor Schmoke WOES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
According to a Baltimore SUN newspaper article published April 26, 1998, "homicides in Baltimore are occurring this year at an accelerated pace --- even as the number of slayings plummets in other major cities around the nation." The frightening statistics reveal that 105 people have been slain in the city thus far.....
Slayings continue to grow in Baltimore as City officials grapple with credible allegations that someone or somebodies "cooked the shootings books" in Baltimore.
The fact that other cities and jurisdictions are witnessing a decrease in their murder rates while Baltimore's numbers continue to escalate out of control is a clear indication that all is not well in the confines of Baltimore City.
www.geocities.com /grantorino.geo/murder.htm   (231 words)

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