17 Dec 1874
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Newspaper
Cumberland Daily Times
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1874
Page
1
A damaged OCR fragment lists individuals including Derrie and M. Alford with a date of the fifth and a reference to a county and city, but details and actions are unreadable and context is missing.
Incomplete obituary fragment mentions a residence at Minacley and Ames area with an elderly person aged in the Obte year of his age. The text is garbled and lacks full details.
A defiant editorial accuses Republicans of using A P Gorman and the Baltimore American as campaign documents to defeat Walter S. Walab. It details alleged conspiracies by Stanhope and Gantz, including meetings with Lowndes and staged encounters, claiming Democratic manipulation of voters and public opinion during the canvass.
Rents fall in Martinsburg and Cumberland area. notices on rail bonds, property for rent on Tygar Valley River, mills and stores, and plans for a soup house relief effort. Obituaries and local names appear, including Davis execution remains, Hugh Gordon burial, and Leuie Born visit. Election judges named. jurors listed for January term 1876. coal delivery at Basin Wharf noted.
W H Wilkins promotes a large sale at Baltimore street Cumberland MD offering watches jewelry rings pins charms and full sets. It highlights gold and silver pieces clocks spectacles and cutlery with a guarantee and affordable prices for holiday and birthday shopping.
Hue members of the City Committee of the Democratic party will meet at the office. The meeting is scheduled for Thursday evening at eleven o clock. Attendance includes committee members and local party officials.
A city reports a disturbing ruse at a Hoardiac School where a 18 to 22 year old male posed as a daughter to attend lessons. An elderly man introduced the youth as his daughter and paid for tuition, with the imposter living among other female students for months before disclosing the truth. Local authorities are pursuing leads while the incident unsettles residents.
The notice lists coal delivery prices per ton from Kum of Mine Coal and Lump coal, with rates per ton and delivery terms. Orders are to be left at the company office or given to J. M. Byxon, daily Bales Agent, 20 uw.
The account alleges state canvassers trusted to certify Louisiana election results are not citizens, refuse to count votes, and aim to install Kellogg and Grant aligned officials. It claims fraud will preserve Democratic power and criticizes radicalism in government.
A Somered Pennsylvania editorial voice urges the public to avoid gloom and to resist constant complaints about prices and labor woes. It condemns endless bread riots and prophesied hard winters, calling for balanced talk and recognition of harvest abundance and God’s goodness.
Notice from the Triage announces absence of a canal report in this edition because of a continued freeze.
A 1874 letter from Frostecae Missouri recalls Maryland as a beacon of religious freedom defending conscience within the Calvert domains. It contrasts persecution in Europe with Maryland’s pledge to keep the state a home for Catholics and Protestants alike. The piece also promotes a public concert in Trmss Maryland featuring Madame Cuthberts Musical Institute with the Loreley Club and tableaux to benefit the season.
Cumberland forecast shows light rain today followed by partly cloudy skies. Temperature slight fluctuations with moderate conditions as the day progresses in D.C. Weather staff reports typical December patterns for the region.
New York December 16 morning papers report Superintendent Walling doubts Mrs Mosher knowledge of Charley Ross and orders a statewide kidnap hunt. Detectives chase leads from Philadelphia to New York while a dispatch says the boy was with the suspected parties. James M Ross reports Charley not present in Chester Illinois.
December 16 reports describe a snowstorm begun early morning with ground covered to a depth of inches. Traffic by vehicles and pedestrians becomes difficult and snowfall continues through 12:30 p.m. In legal notes Count Von Araim faces potential appeal to the Kammergericht with hints of a pardon at Prince Bismarck's request if convicted.
A December Senate session saw a resolution to obtain information from the President referenced by reporters and opposed by Republicans. the measure was deferred. A New Orleans broker reported Gen Longstreet in poor health with a crippled leg and anxious countenance after a near-fatal past incident.
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