Harrison Ball Campaign Echo Of 1840 And 1888 In Frederick
The famous Harrison Ball of over sixty years ago stirred local interest in 1888 during Benjamin Harrison and Grover Cleveland’s presidential race. A replica of the 1840 campaign ball, canvas over hoops, was paraded by Frederick residents with a Skids Band and a cheering crowd at Church and Court streets.
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Harrison
Frederick
Benjamin Harrison
Grover C
Willie Henry Harrison
Church and
Court Streets
Potts
John R. Cheatham
Skids Band
Joe Exisenhauer
Frederick City
Counter
William Henry Harrison
Martin van Buren
United States
John Tyler
Tippecanoe
Tyler
William Henry ‘Harrison
Harrison Ball Returns to Frederick in Memory of Votes
A Frederick reminiscence recalls the 1840s Harrison Ball replica pulled across states to show Harrison’s gains over Cleveland. Benjamin Harrison’s 1888 campaign featured the same rolling sphere attracting crowds at Court House Square. The piece notes local pride and a childlike thrill at watching the ball “pile up” votes. It ends mentioning a WAC training center band at Camp Lee, Virginia.
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Harrison
Virginia
North Bend
Indiana
Frederick Court House
William B. Tyler
T. J. C. Williams
Frederick County
Hauvers
Tippecanoe
Baltimore
United States
Williams
Dorsey
I. P. W. Balch
Frederick
Benjamin Harrison
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Court House Square
Comi Guilty In Numbers Case In Baltimore
Joseph Comi, Baltimore jukebox operator, found guilty of numbers writing and sentenced to 18 months in the House of Correction plus a $1,000 fine. Howard County jury deliberated 40 minutes before verdict. Comi allegedly conspired with Harry Borzymowski to violate lottery laws and borzymowski testified he was hired to collect bets at Comi’s shop.
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Elteot City
Joseph jCuni
Baltimore
House of Correction
Howard County
Comi
Harry F. Borzymowski
Borzymowski
Baltimore gambling racket described to jurors
A court narrative details a broader view of a gambling racket in Baltimore and beyond. Police allege scooter related incidents led to multiple traffic charges and collateral bonds, tying local individuals including Ben Phebus and Charles Patterson to a network. Authorities noted missing operator licenses and unauthorized scooter use amid ongoing investigations. Americans today are eating 15 percent more food per capita than before World War II.
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Serat
Ben Phebus
Charles N. Patterson
Klineharts Alley
Patterson
Dorsey
Sergt
Phebus
Benny
Bentley
Frank Arthur
Beck
Mt. Airy
H. P. Brown
Robert Cleason Wills
Frederick
Serg Norman Dietz
Three Wins Essay Contrast in County Contest
The second annual county wide American essay contest honors were awarded to Janeytown resident Catherine Hill a 17 year old senior at Robert Moten High School Westminster. The subject was What Does America Mean to Me. Also noted are local absences and travels including Pvt Glenn Lookingbill returning to Camp Atterbury after a five day leave and family farewells as relatives visit Detroit and North East Pennsylvania. A note on natural history mentions the fisher animal and its quills.
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Janeytown
Catherine Hill
Clotworthy Hill
Cemetery Avenue
Robert Moten High School
Westminster
Westminster Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
America
Glenn Lockingbill
Camp Atterbury
Ind
George Lookingbill
York Street
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Hospital Aid
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Worio
Poe (Sey
New York
Jiff
North Market St
WAC
Camp Lee, Va
South Market ST
Sam Miller
Ats
Auc
Dery Furness
Pene Summer Theater
Better Homes Equip. CO
Dence
E. Cline & Son
East Patrick St
David M. Lookingbil
William P. Bradley
Billy
North East
Lake Erie
Lee Keener
George
John Fleagle
Walter Fleagle
Pauline
Logan
Detroit
Mich
Ritchie Associates Finance Corporation
Rockville
Montgomery Ave
Carroll Theatre
Hospital Aid, Inc
P.O. Box
Frederick, Md
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Westinghouse
Adame & Reania
LE White Cooking
Ute Te
S. W. George Co
Brunswick
C. Preston Myers Union Bridge
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