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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1891
Page
3
The City Opera House hosts Lincoln J Carter's Fast Mail next Tuesday. It showcases unprecedented stage realism with ten scene sets including a steam boat boiler room explosion and a roaring freight train. Niagara Falls finale features onstage water effects and moonlight to heighten illusion.
A Martinsburg report claimed Richard Boyer, a long time Baltimore and Ohio Railway conductor, was killed at Brunswick. Railway officials later contradicted the rumor, denying the fatality and confirming his safety.
Stephen B Evans of West Virginia is named to the war portfolio. The selection upsets New England senators who wanted the post for their region. Blaine tells Elkins the appointment wont affect his presidential chances and hints at possible pursuit if nominated. The confirmation is expected with limited opposition despite regional objections.
The National Senate completes committee assignments as Senator Hill of New York presents credentials. Republicans hold chairmanships while Democrats gain key posts on private land claims revolutions, Potomac front, Nicaragua claims, woman suffrage, library, and civilized Indians. New chairmen include Menare Proctor Shoup Pettigrew and Aled. Some absent senators will be placed later. Executive session follows to consider Secretary of War nominee Elkins, who is referred without action.
The passage recalls Jesus appearing to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias. Peter and others fish all night, then Jesus calls them to breakfast, guiding them to a miraculous catch of 153 fish and urging reliance on Him for all work. The scene emphasizes recognition, obedience, and the ongoing presence of Christ. The text links this to lessons of abundance, faith, and service.
A grand dedication yesterday marked the Drexel Institute of Art unveiling a new building described in Classic Renaissance style. Notable figures included Chauncey Depew, J. P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, Thomas Edison, and Morton, with Philadelphia residents prominent in attendance. The edifice features a central court, marble halls, extensive studios, and a grand auditorium seating 1500, illuminated by natural light and finished in oak, marble, and terra cotta.
Don A. Dickinson, a Michigan Democrat visiting the Clevelands at Lakewood, denies rumors of Mrs. Cleveland’s poor health. He states she is not wan or emaciated, but healthy and intelligent, and the family appears in good health.
A garbled OCR page mixes a missing person narrative and disparate items. It mentions a disappearance, unclear causes, and a note about Cole and Nyack. It also reports international diplomacy and a German Austro-Hungary treaty, plus brief church notices and local religious meetings with names and places in scattered form.
The Junior Fire Company forms the Walie Cloud organization with about 75 members already in uniforms and 100 more being manufactured. The group will attend the Independent Bail in a body to New Year’s Eve marriage licenses. John W. Betser and Eva C. Ricketts from Urbana district.
In Tan perie of the emprise described, executives of a new twelve club league met at the Eater Howe to discuss possible purchases by Chicago Milwaukee and other clubs. The plan includes two three month divisions, a championship series, Sunday play by choice, and a season totalling about fourteen games, with a potential pennant determined by halves and a final series.
Sophia Aineworth, a white woman described as around thirty years old, was found dead yesterday near Wood's Dam between Woodsboro and Johnsville. A coroner's jury, led by Magistrate E Warner, concluded death by natural causes after reviewing evidence. The body was taken to her son-in-law Jota Gravis's home in Osk Hit.
Cards announce the wedding of Calvin Brandenburg of Springfield Ohio to Ming Haley of Lagonda Springfield with ceremony at the bride’s home on December 23 and at home details. Other weddings listed include Welty-Schrivell at Waynesboro Pa and Rohingon-Mumma in Mechanicstown. Several other engagements and local illnesses are noted with multiple individuals under care or recovering.
The Circuit Court proceedings report a jury retiring to verdict in Eizler vs Smith & Catshall, and continuation of the criminal docket for Henry Lagenbeel and Edward Trump on statutory breaking and lar ceny. Morning session resumed with Judges Lynch and Vinson. Lookinghill and Trump found guilty of lar ceny, Welker guilty of assault and battery with five months jail, and Stoner vs Ree l appealed decision upheld for the appellant.
A relic appeared in Hagerstown in a gilt framed set of resolutions from the Western Haze Company of Baltimore. The company visited the city on an invitation from the Hagerstown Hose Antietata Fire Company and the Juniors. Residents offered thanks to Frederick Firemen and the Juniors who escorted them through town before continuing to Frederick.
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