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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1897
Page
2
The Nevada journal notes Melvin Steele and Johnson as editors and proprietors for Saturday morning February 27. The brief masthead lists the publication leadership and date.
The article notes a brutal crime by Schofield near Denton stirring fear of lawlessness. It discusses local option controversy in Delaware and immigration bill features. It mentions George A. Millington opposing local option, and James A. Gary offered and accepting a cabinet post with McKinley.
Judge Boyd's Court of Appeals decision in the B Palmer Keating case reverses the lower court ruling. The opinion discusses jury list selection for Queen Anne and Dorchester counties, referencing Avirett vs State and the legality of using pre drawn lists. The ruling remands the case, noting irregularities but upholding judge flexibility in using available names. Gary's Cabinet prospects and Maryland political maneuvering follow, with discussion of possible posts for James A. Gary and related Maryland appointments.
Dr. Clinton Rich of Greensboro visited Trappe last week to attend Thursday night's dance. The lease of Captain C. C. Wheeler at Trappe wharf expires April 30 and he is negotiating with the Wharf Company for a renewal with a lower rental, threatening to withdraw his boats if not granted.
In Washington on a clear morning the President's carriage left the White House with Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs. Perrine, and three White House children including Marion. They rode to the Pennsylvania Railroad Station where Mrs. Cleveland and party boarded President Thomson's parlor car for their journey. Muscular rheumatism prompts local endorsements of Chamberlain's Pain Balm by patients in Oxford and Luther's Mills, with notices for farmers about wire fencing contracts from Sparklin & Co.
A narrative tracing A E Stiller & Sohn of Sorau from a tiny German linen workshop to a major producer. Wanamaker’s notes the elder Stiller’s death, the son’s leadership, and the firm’s enduring quality as tables and damasks are highlighted. The 1897 shipment arrives, offering staple table linens and durable, elegant fabrics at Wanamaker’s Philadelphia store.
One third of the purchase money to be paid in cash on sale day, with the balance in two equal installments of one and two years. Credit payments secured by purchaser notes bearing interest and endorsed to the undersigned. Purchaser may arrange with the undersigned for longer credit if desired.
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