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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1891
Page
3
A blast at Spedlaie colliery owned by Midland Coal and Coke Trust in North Staffordshire kills seven men and three boys. Rescue workers report bodies in a battered condition and near-unrecognizable. The blast is blamed on improper fring of the charge.
In Size north division, Bernard Collery of the Mc Carthyite camp won the seat vacated by Peter D McDonald with 8105 votes, defeating Dublin candidate Valentine B Dillon Jr of the Parnellites. The Liberal leaders including Gladstone express disappointment as Parnell strengthens a formidable minority.
A three year old girl wearing a pink dress strayed from home near East Bangor and wandered toward a field fence. She was gored to death after entering a yard and was seen near a ball in a field before tragedy occurred. Authorities report the incident as a fatal wildlife attack.
The week features a broad view of trade conditions with currency shifts and labor unrest. Silver certificates dominate money in circulation as gold exports trim holdings. wheat and corn rise slightly while pork and lard move up. Public notices report rising California populations by race, and crime stories cover Brodie’s victim’s condition and a deadly assault in Annapolis.
Aspory Pans, April 3. Capt William L Force renowned yacht builder died in Keyport New Jersey at age 60. He designed and built many of the fastest yachts in the country and sailed in international races. Also notes a Delaware conference vote against excluding Wyshen 43 states by 43 to ds.
A world weary note from London informs that an Arey officer asserts they protect the city from bombardment with mines and torpedoes at the harbor entrance. Baron's illness halts departure plans to Europe as Rome and Vienna dispatches report varied stances on the New York crisis.
The 42 year old Ristus Wistan of Abvac New York was sued Saturday in Brooklyn circuit court by Miss Hephtetta Whards for damages in a breach of promise case. Terrence Monett testified about paying and his statements reflected on Miss Woods character during the debt collection actions.
The death of Rev Dr Howard Crosby, 65, ends a long, active life. A noted Greek scholar and educator at Rutgers and New York, he advised on temperance and licensing while advocating moderate wine use. Born Feb 27 1826 in New York, he served Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church and contributed to a New Testament revision. Survived by wife, two daughters and two sons, including Ernest, judge of the international court at Alexandria.
A tribute profile sketches the life of Harry J Shellman born September 1 1848 in Massachusetts a prominent newspaper humorist editor of Wit and Wisdom and Texas Sidings later a literary figure in Brooklyn. The piece traces his rise from printing apprentice to deputy clerk to editor roles in Indianapolis Washington PA and New York. It notes his long career shaping American humorous literature and his residence in Brooklyn.
Reports from April detail a tense strike scene where deputies shot at foreign workers near Morewood. Witnesses, including deputies, describe bodies on a bridge and in ditches as strikers protest amid militia deployment. Fear of further attacks spread as leaders vow to continue the fight and funerals for victims proceed in Scottdale.
An April report details the Pennsylvcus Company and a murder case with Rosin Staziola and Lette Gribaldi in Sumly Ran. James Brany is charged as an accessory to Julia Fuccnella’s murder in Hazleton. The piece also notes a Confederate Soldiers convention in Washington Tennessee naming trustees for the Confederate Soldiers' home.
Judge Simon ton sustained the will contest over A Penn Last's estate. Miss Jennie Stoner, once a Steelton schoolteacher, claimed marriage and a share of the estate but Judge Suuvunten ruled no marriage existed and the property will be distributed as the will directs.
In Marxarp Arkansas on April 4 Kirby member of the Arkansas Legislature and Milton Owenby settled an old feud with shotguns in a store. Both men fired. Kirby was killed and Owenby seriously wounded. Separately Justice Ganzhorn, arrest yesterday for assault in his court room in Kansas City. He is on bond awaiting trial on criminal assault embezzlement and related charges.
The April 4 report notes Attorney General Martin resigns amid claims of public ingratitude as the real motive behind his departure. Clifford Sifton is named as his successor, while concurrent labor unrest looms with a New York painters’ eight hour day demand and a looming 6000-man strike. Weather outlook includes colder, northeasterly winds and fair conditions. Races and results from Gloucester and nearby tracks are listed with participants and times.
Quotation notes show Reading strong through the day with buoyancy at close. Pennsylvanians and Lehigh Valley issues mixed as bonds and rail names moved. New York commodities and prices listed for barley oats and fuels with early gains but some dull fronts in others. figures include readings on Reading and Lehigh Valley shares and various rail and energy names.
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