08 Aug 1894
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1894
Page
1
Frederick markets report prices for beef, pork, timothy, hay, and grain with spec data from New York and Philadelphia exchanges. A Chicago murder case ends with Oscar Felsch fatally shooting George Wichselber amid alleged marital jealousy. a lynch mob is restrained by police.
Democratic caucus meets to force action on the tariff conferees but adjourns without a decision. Speaker Crisp and Chairman Wilton prevent a resolution, leaving the house conferees to press on. The dispute centers on adopting the senate bill versus the house bill with talks continuing on sugar coal and iron ore schedules.
Miss Florrie West, soubrette of the Corbett "Gentleman Jim" company, returned to New York from Southampton aboard the Eibe. She paid her own passage to avoid the second cabin and criticized Corbett for sending company members home on a cheaper steamship. She says English patrons dislike a pugilist in high class theatres and notes boxing circles shunned Corbett after he snubbed their club.
A Chinese cruiser captures a Japanese trading bark at Taku as drought halts river traffic hindering raids toward Pekin. In Shanghai, officials warn authorities over safety of Chinese subjects amid Russo Japanese tensions. Separate reports detail a wife murder and suicide in Comicaco, a mass train theft by Coxeyites, a lethal on street razor attack, a noted mail robber’s capture, and continued railway strike support with Debs. A pair of teen girls feared dead by suicide and Harry Manfredi’s execution color the brutal day. The relay contest at Zanesville closes the item list.
Tromson Norway reports details of the Wellman polar expedition. Walter Wellman and crew faced crushing pack ice near Walden Island, drifting 230 miles across Spitzbergen toward Norse routes, with boats abandoned, provisions saved, and rescue attempts underway. Captain Bottolfsen led relief travels, encountering storms, cold, and sealers, as the party struggled toward safety amid advancing ice and variable winds.
A guard of constables pursued Dr Warford Nixon after an inquest into a dead infant found near Praescra New Jersey. The child showed skull fracture and a brain bullet wound. The mother was Miss Haystock and Nixon had lived with her. Nixon escaped into the mountains as the coroner held him responsible.
Kilb claims broad fraud and intimidation across Alabama counties as final returns show Oates ahead with a strong Democratic lead. Kilb says 40 of 51 white counties have carried him, while Madison and several Black Belt counties tilt to Oates amid allegations of fraudulent counts and bulldozing.
National League games dominated yesterday with Boston beating Philadelphia 19 to 8 and Brooklyn splitting two with Baltimore 21 to 5 in the first game and 18 to 5 in the second. Other results include Washington beating New York 16 to ?, Pittsburgh 9 over Cleveland, Louisville 2 over St. Louis, and Chicago blanking Cincinnati in 0 innings 3 to 11. Eastern and Pennsylvania State League tallies show Reading 22 over Philadelphia 5 and Lancaster 1% over Hazleton 3, with Harrisburg and Shenandoah also listed. Additionally, a flood of miscellaneous notices cover legal actions and local incidents including a murder in Allentown, a drowning in the Lehigh River, and a boiler explosion involving the American Dredging Co. near Putapenrain. The day closes with political notes on Premier Estrep’s resignation and cabinet changes in Corexn seen.
South Omaha remains tense as a widespread butchers’ strike tightens around packing houses. Armed strikers guard entrances while permits allow gun carrying. Police report daily intimidation cases as unions claim no assaults, and city officials consider deputizing civilians to restore order.
The wife of Shiney Drew the noter threatens divorce action while Spring Valley miners accept the Columbus scale with company-determined conditions. A drowning near Fall River claims William Lockhard four years old and two Simmons girls. Police acquittal and violent crime headlines dot a rough day in New York Paris and Madrid dispatches. Handmade lingerie article condemns high costs and laundry harm as supply cannot match demand.
A reminiscence argues against buying pricey ready made garments for delicate washable outfits. It praises thrift through homemade undergarments, noting old time methods were sturdier and longer lasting, while modern stock requires constant replenishment and high expense.
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