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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1896
Page
3
A distressed writer describes stomach pain from overwork and improper eating. The piece recommends the Bunker Digestive Cordial from the Mt Rehanon Shaker Community NY as a gentle remedy taken after meals to aid digestion and restore strength, urging readers to trust the Shakers and purchase from druggists for ten cents.
National Building Association of Baltimore City lists RENEST J ENADE as president and JAMES D MASON as vice president with a slate of directors and managers. Instalment stock dues are 60c per month. fall paid stock yields 7 percent yearly. Apply to Baker Johnson, solo agent, Frederick, Md.
Using the Commodores decoy tactic, the expedition slipped away with arms and ammunition aboard the Three Friends. The steamer carried 400,000 rounds of ammunition and various weapons, with Perez Calvo commanding the operation as Cuban forces guard Havana and await intercepted cargo details.
In Havana on December 15 the U S consulate general faced armed patrols by Spanish authorities amid rising anti U S sentiment linked to sympathy for insurgents and the death of Antonio Maceo. Vice Consul General Joseph A Springer held the post in the absence of Fitzhugh Lee while Weyler denied rumors of executions in the schooner Competitor case as censors tighten.
The last letter from General Antonio Maceo to Rivera extols Rivera as brave tireless and indomitable a superb tactician and organizer. Maceo says Rivera knows the map of Pinar del Rio thrives under strict discipline and keeps weapons in optimum order while evading large forces. Cuban leaders in New York and other cities report growing sympathy and possible recruitment for Cuba with Alabamans and others joining, while Gulf states oppose Spain.
The Senate debates Cuba policy and a five week holiday constitutional issue dominate Washington as General Weyler’s death claim sparks dispatches from Havana. Postmaster Wilson unveils a home delivery stamp initiative to boost postal efficiency nationwide.
A 1900s report notes Allegheny County Medical Society proposes gas as substitute for hanging or electric chair after a yearlong inquiry. It plans to draft a bill for the legislature this winter. Other items: race receipts and prizes in Madison Square Garden bicycle event, new interstate commerce commissioner nominee, McKinley visit to Chicago, several banks suspending, Pacific Cable bill, and a centenarian burned to death in Washington.
Historic Carlist claims to the throne of Spain are revived with reports that Don Carlos, the claimant, plans to abdicate in favor of his eldest son, Don Jaime. The piece notes Don Carlos’s aging, fortune, and a rumored push for Russian support, plus family intrigues and recent elopement of his daughter.
The report from the Federation argues labor gains under the American Federation of Labor and its affiliates, noting workers’ struggles for wealth and rights. It emphasizes legislative action, union power, and the push for full enfranchisement of labor, both politically and in workplaces. It cites roughly 100,000 more workers aligned with organizers than four years ago.
A well dressed stranger visited Herer’s jewelry in Wilkes-Barre on December 15 and tried a diamond scam. He bought a diamond with cash, then with a short balance offered a check and promised to return with funds. He left, taking $125, but the envelope he left contained only a paste ring.
The New Jersey Anti Liquor League elected A. G. Lawson of Camden as president DeHardt Bruen of Belvidere as secretary and Ross Stack of Trenton as treasurer Rev S Battes of Morristown spoke Lawson noted a recent law banning elections in barrooms and lamented two other league backed measures failed including requiring twelve signers on license apps and screens in front of barrooms Public revival in Philadelphia ended with Moody as chief speaker and thousands converted over the revival period in 10 000 attendance at final meetings and planned resumption in January President Cleveland's docking trip to Christmas Island with mixed weather and light among the ducks Youthful father's death by own hand at W ilresharr e Pa in December 15 leaves wife and child, Roberts had fallen to drinking habit and was head clerk at a large store.
Reports place a growing diphtheria outbreak in Hayeton due to ineffective cure dissemination. A long circulation rumor in Paris links vessels sailing to England with the spread, while a bandit fleet along the Cherokee Nation line in Indian Territory has been captured.
A mob battered down the Juri home door and stormed the cellar where Antonio Jorio, believed murderer of Luigi Juri, hid with his mother and brother in a religiously driven rampage. Antonio was bound and taken to jail with his insane relatives as a posse secured the scene amid a violent, crowd-scattered pursuit.
The article recalls a veterans’ boxing reunion at the Rnadwor Athi Cut arena featuring We Beltees Yue and Uomon Basher Tame &fair. notable participants include ex-champion Beary weight seed 6b years, Mike Durotan of the New York Athletic Club, and Mike Donovan who formerly held the middleweight honors. John L. Sullivan is honored, Jim Corbett and James McVey of Philadelphia also starlets, with a drawn crowd and spectators shouting for a draw after a four-round showcase. The piece then shifts to politics, noting Watson’s bid to contest Judge Black’s seat and a postponed Hart trial, before touching on various other notices.
Closing on December 14 shows larger activity with a general price drift downwards. Volume favored railroad stocks over industrials while specialties led declines. notable bids include Baltimore & Ohio 1444 and Lehigh Valley. The report also notes weak dairy and pork markets, steady hay, and cautious beef and pork prices amid broader market softness. Local line mentions trustees of the poor in Weton County planning Christian aid for the distressed.
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