Spring News and Local Sickness Report from Montgomery County
The column mixes light springtime notes and garden chores with local illness updates. Nicholas D. Offutt, a Montgomery County elder statesman, is seriously ill at his Rockville residence. Mrs. Lee Simmons of Park Mills, Mrs. Thomas Ebberts, Miss Lizzie Pettingall, Miss Lucy Glessner, Mr. John Taylor, and Miss Sadie Darby are listed as sick or recently improved.
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Montgomery County
Rockville
Lee Simmons
Park Mills
Thomas Ebberts
Bentz Street
Lizzie Pettingall
West Third Street
Lucy Glessner
A.C. McCardell
John Taylor
Washington, D. C
Sadie Darby
Market Summary Fattimore April Prices Steady Across Commodities
Fattimore markets show April 22 steady levels with wheat and southern oats quiet. No. 2 red and western hay mix hold firm while oats and rye show slight movement. Provisions elastic with butter and eggs unchanged and general tone stable across futures and spot quotes.
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Burglary Guilty in Green Case Before Magistrate Wilson
A hearing on the burglary charge in the Biate versus John Green concluded with Green found guilty. He was committed to jail on $500 bail pending grand jury action. Detectives found the stolen goods hidden beneath the hearth brick during a house search by Stable Brengle.
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Floral Welcomes and California presidential visit chaos
The April 24 New Mexico and California legs of the presidential tour feature floral welcomes from communities and officials. Governor Markham greets the party in California, with speeches and ceremonies in Deming, Indio, Beaumont, Colton, Redlands, and Los Angeles. The president receives flowers, signs, and cheers, while Indian petitioners seek aid. Ex-mayor Buckley of Paterson dies. African Methodist conference opens in Jersey. Portugal conciliatory notes on English vessel access. workers poisoned water in Breuport.
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The British Advance and Manipuri Retreats Reported
The British push advances as Manipuri forces retreat toward safer positions. Reports from enemy camps indicate sixty two prisoners held, while three Gurkhas escaped death but could not reach refuge.
Pittsburg Builders Trade Strike Begins Amid Lockout
The battle lines form in Pittsburg and Allegheny as stone masons are locked out. Carpenters may be called out if masons quit, with walking delegates notifying workers to halt. About 100 men quit or refuse to return. a general lockout is expected May 1 as employers push the action.
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Distressing Fires And Fatal Accidents Chronicle Somerset Fire
Reports from Somerset detail Ezekiel Layfield's house fire that left him ill and sane, his wife’s mother blind and dependent, and a son and two daughters saving the family. The home was destroyed and three elderly relatives were aided by the children.
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World's Fair Lady Managers Fight for Independence
A letter from Mrs. Larbella Beecher Hooker to Secretary Foster critiques the Columbian World's Fair Ladies' Committee, demanding independence from the general commission and detailing grievances about meetings and appointments. Foster confirms appropriations and meeting controls, while other items note state house improvements, a contested postmaster appointment in Vicksburg, religious equality in England, a postoffice robbery in Greenville, immigrant convicts at Ellis Island, and other contemporary briefs.
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Shootings and chaos amid sheriff's posse clash
A chaotic outbreak during a confrontation between a mob and deputies left several women fatally shot and a sheriff’s deputy assaulted as shots rang out near the county line. The posse dispersed after Company C arrived. later reports note the deputy's arrest warrant was dropped. Also included are brief items from the National Academy of Sciences on Walker’s election and other recent science notes.
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Theft and suicide report from Pennsylvania and league meeting
In Rascombmanor township near Pricetown an elderly farmer Samuel Schmebl lived alone when a temporary absence allowed a thief to enter his house and steal a small chest containing 2800 dollars. A neighbor youth is held on suspicion. In West Chester a farmer William Holmes aged 45 hanged himself in his barn. his wife found his body twelve hours later. The National Republican League met with Feeney and Teget in attendance. John Clarkson of Iowa elected president and B Humphrey of New York secretary.
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Francis A. Walker
Boston
Nanunnl Academy of Sciences
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Zuni
Arizona
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Berlin
Watson
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Rascombmanor Township
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Portugal Upholds It Lascos April 23 report
Portugal officials say the Willoughby expedition stoppage was not a breach of policy due to the British South Africa Company’s siege at Massikeiz. Hebrews Excluded from Moscow. An imperial decree bans Jewish artisans from Moscow and may extend to St. Petersburg. Aqlewe Town Quarantine Oremwas reports an infected water supply triggers quarantine for half the town.
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Weather and scattered local news items
The weather section notes rain southerly winds and warmer conditions. Nuggets of news report George Whitmore of Nephi Utah National Bank being targeted by gold brick swindlers who vanished. EA Green a traveling salesman in Columbus fatally harmed his wife in Zanesville. Julia Toth starved to death in Cleveland after her father abandoned her. A westbound Pennsylvania freight collided near Kitners Pa, a cobrail derailment caused by a broken track, with a brakeman killed.
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Cleveland
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Gambian envoy tortured by king prompts British reply
The article recounts the capture and mutilation of a British envoy by the native king of Gambia. Officials in Bathurst report the king’s actions as a deterrent to future envoys, while British gunboats ascend the Gambian river to avenge the outrage. Additional items mention naval command shifts, a false-arrest suit, a major fire in New York, and assorted political notes.
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City acts and a hospital murder report unfold
A legislative session discusses acts including city division and employer liability for work injuries. A murder at Willard State Hospital emerges with a patient killed by suffocation after a fight, while another woman fatally wounds her husband and injures herself in a desperate kitchen assault.
Fil Etvalth and death by own action in Asmiann Pa
April 23 in Asmiann Pa a man named Christian Keller was found suspended from a shutter on Walnat Street inside an old stone building on the town's north side. The body was discovered by workers walking to their jobs. life appeared extinct but revived briefly before ending. He had been in poor health for some time, suggesting a self inflicted act.
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No. 110
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N. Y
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Bishop
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Asmiann
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Walnat
Court Martial Ordered For Naval Officer
April 23 in Wasuvittos a court martial is ordered by the secretary of the navy in New York. Lieutenant Commander George Bickwell is charged with undine negligence in allowing the steamship United States and the tug Gidena to be stranded off Massachusetts near Marshas Vine.
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Leen
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George 44 Bick
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Gidena
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Marsha
Baseball Results From Yesterday Across Leagues
Yesterday's box scores show scattered results from the National and American associations with teams including New York, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Cincinnati and Cleveland posting varying outcomes. The data lists scores, pitchers, and race standings amid a noisy OCR scan with several unreadable segments.
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Ha Phishurs
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Chienggson
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Philadelphia Markets Rise In Strong Opening Trade
The Philadelphia stock and produce exchanges opened with a strong, active tone. Pennsylvania bonds and Reading stock showed animation with slight price advances while Lees Valley and Lebigh Navigatwa highlighted gains. Produce market items included wheat, corn, and oats with mixed quotes and steady adjustments across commodities.
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