This Date in History February 2
This date in history recalls Sir William Phips born in 1651 in Boston who built ships and served as governor of Massachusetts, plus the 1846 treaty ending the Mexican War at Guadalupe Hidalgo, Wendell Phillips death in 1844, the Kearsarge wreck in 1864, and Infanta Maria Louise Fernando of Spain dying in Madrid at 65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Phinps
Oe Phips
Massachusetts
Pormuquid
Phippa
America
Bahamas
Sicze
Quebec
United States
Mexico
Guadalupe
Wendell Phillips
Boston
Carvet Kearsarge
Alabama
Roncador Reef
Caribbean Sea
j—Infania Maria Louise Fernando
Duchess of
Evangelical Lutheran church restored in Frederick feature
The Whekey News highlights the rededication of the Evangelical Lutheran church with illustrated views of the exterior and interior and a portrait of Rev. Dr. Luther Kuhlman. The issue also concludes the novel An American Aspirant and reprints Captain Kilmer on the Santiago campaign and various daily departments plus a list of new advertisements.
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Evangelical Lutheran Church
Luther Kuhlman
Maryland
Baltimore City
Frederick
Kilmer
Talmage
Dixon C. Walker
E. U. and
C. Owings
Annie R. J. Dutrow
Murphy
Ifan and Wife
L. M. Farm
E. Madison Stenbater
W. EK
Birely
Janvassers
W.T. Burnside
Renner & Kemp
GC. Carty
Jas
E. Walker & Co
Neidig & Miller
LF. B. Sappington
eGrand Flour
V. Staub Fan
John T. Best
Een
Deal Mutual Fire Ins. Co
Kauffman’s. Torses
Harry ‘McHenry
Herbert Thompson
Noah E. Cramer
Chas
L. Stokes
C. E. Main
John Hendrickson
Bright Items of Local and General Interest
Brief bits note St Valentine’s Day as the next event of importance. The piece hints at social encouragement and courtesy, quoting aphorisms about happiness and avarice. It mentions a 200 power gas engine in a gondola car passing Frederick Jones en route West.
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Matt Jay
Frederick Jones
Brotherhood of St. Andrew to Host February 9 Reception
The Brotherhood of St. Andrew of Wi Saints Episcopal church invites the gentlemen of the congregation to a Thursday evening gathering February 9 in the parish house. A selected choir will perform and several brief addresses will follow, after which refreshments will be served.
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Brotherhood of St. Andrew of
Wheat and corn prices reported from Frederick market
Local market notes show wheat at 7 1/2 cents per bushel in Frederick while corn is bid at 35 cents and oil at 1 3/4 dollars per barrel. The brief price report captures daily agricultural quotes from the Frederick area.
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Frederick
Groundhog Shadow Omen and Weather Hopes
The article notes Groundhog Day superstition that a shadow means six more weeks of winter while no shadow suggests early spring. It explains the groundhog Arctomys monax or orycterapus capensis, called woodchuck, and the long tradition of its weather forecasting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctomys Monax
Gambol
Presbyterian Sale and Supper Draws Local Crowd
The Presbyterian Sewing Society hosts a church parlor sale and dinner to raise funds, featuring china and silver items, home made bonbons, flowers, and a noted supper service. Women volunteers including Mrs. Free man Dixon and Mrs. Tyson lead the event, with sales continuing today and tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewing Society
Sally
T. Freeman Dixon
B. Tyson
Jos. B. Hope
Wm Worman
G. W. Tyson
L. M Rogers
George Walecoxen
C. B. Tyson
C. B. T. Hendrickson
Eichelberger
McDonald
Tyson
Tomorow
Purely Personal Notices From Frederick
Purely personal notes list residents and visitors in Frederick including GC J Wallace of York on business, Mrs Abe Rosenoar visiting Baltimore, Mrs Brockenborough from Richmond visiting Miss Mary Ingle, Christian Shade returning home, Louisa Gephart traveling to Lancaster, H B Coblentz visiting her mother, Len Riley visiting Frederick, Alice Putman returning home, David Lowenstein from Baltimore on business, Miss G Weiner visiting her brother in Luray, D Wolfe from Union Bridge, D KH Bergman from York, and several local sick residents including Eloise Young, Mrs C T Ramsburg, John Marsh and Ezra Brengle with noted improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GC. J. Wallace
York
Frederick
Abe Rosenoar
Baltimore
Moses Ring
Brockenborough
Richmond
Mary Ingle
Record Street
Christian Shade
Louisa Gephart
East Fourth Street
Lancaster
Alice Storm
H. B. Coblentz
Washington, D. C
C. T. Ramsburg
East Second Street
Len. Riley
Alice Putman
Utica Mills
David Lowenstein
G. Weiner
H. Eugene Weiner
Luray
D. Wolfe
Union Bridge
Carroll County
D. KH. Bergman
York, Ps
Pleased With His Place In U S Artillery Band
Frederick native Frank Scholl reports satisfaction with his new post with the 6th U S Artillery Band under Carl Mindt. Two more Frederick musicians await word on joining. Monocacy River frozen across. Bush Creek ice four inches thick.
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Frank Scholl
Frederick
U.S. Artillery
Carl Mindt
Mindt
Monocacy
Monocacy River
Bush Creek
Baltimore Co and State News Roundup in Brief
Mr Thomas A Smith of Denton referenced. Baltimore Horse Show Association incorporated. Anti saloon leagues to be formed across Washington county. Mayor deadlock in Annapolis continues. W R Hall becomes Baltimore city jail warden. Court of Appeals adjourns to March 14 for opinions. Rhynland steamer ashore near Ocean City but expected to float. Princess Anne honors Salisbury firemen for aid. Mayor Malster of Baltimore confident in renomination. Maryland, West Virginia, Delaware, DC YMCA groups to meet in Cumberland. J Home Smith reelected president. Charles O Macgill VP of Baltimore Chamber of Commerce. Maryland Land and Immigration Company formed to attract Dutch immigrants. Highlandtown protests deputies in Baltimore county district twelve. Cumberland employees work over forty days in January due to freight business. Cumberland's 92 saloons. expected May drop to 75 as tax evaders leave. Dr Thomas Shearer sued for 5000 dollars over Florence Crawford’s death from a brick fall at his home.
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Thomas A. Smith
Denton
Annapolis Harbor
Baltimore Horse Show Association
Washington County
Annapolis
W. R. Hall
Baltimore City
Court of Appeals
Rhynland
Liverpool
Philadelphia
Ocean City
Princess Anne
Salisbury
Malster
Baltimore
Young Men's Christian Associations
Maryland
West Virginia
Delaware
District of Columbia
Cumberland
J. Home Smith
Charles O Macgill
Survey Begins for Electric Road Between Myersville and Hagerstown
Douglass Brothers contractors started a preliminary survey this morning to estimate the cost of an electric road between Myersville and Hagerstown. The route runs from Myersville around the mountain to Smoketown then to Hagerstown via Fanks town. Samuel Douglass said the survey does not guarantee construction and several surveys may occur. He noted the chosen route would keep two miles or more from Black Rock due to the terrain.
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Douglass Brothers
Myersville
Lageratown
Smoketown
Hagerstown
Fankstown
Samuel Douglass
Frederick
Douglass
Black Rock
Funerals for Edward B Howard Mrs Samuel Nusbam and Theodore Geesey
The funeral for Edward B Howard, formerly of this city, was held today at 1 from his sister’s home in Washington DC with Rev J C Knott officiating. Interment in Congressional cemetery. Pallbearers named. Also funeral for Mrs Samuel Nusbam occurred Tuesday in Mt Pleasant. Interment at Glade cemetery Walkersville. Theodore Geesey’s funeral set for Sunday at 10 from Walkersville residence with interment at Mt Olivet.
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Edward B Howard
D. A. Yaste
East Capitol Street
Washington, D C
Grayson Urner
E L Burchard
A. B. Johnson
Cady Burton
Ernest Rusk
W. B. Mitchell
Congressional Cemetery
J. C. Knott
M. E Church South
Washington
Samuel Nusbaum
Mt. Pleasant
T. F. Hoffmeier
Walkersville
Glade
Theodore Geesey
Big Late
Walkersille
Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Possible New Ice Plant in City Eyes Page Foundry Site
A report states a company may form to build another ice plant in the city. The plan reportedly involves purchasing or leasing the Page foundry on West South Street and converting it into an ice plant. A prominent citizen involved said talks exist but no definite plan has emerged yet.
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Page Foundry
West South Street
Accused of Stealing Turkeys in Woodville District
William M. Shipley of Woodville district was arrested Tuesday after neighbor Jacob Williar swore out a charge that he stole three turkeys and sold them to a huckster. He appeared before Magistrate William F. Miller in Singanore district and is held for a further hearing. Policeman James Harley of Hagerstown died at 31.35 last night, shooting himself in the head in a saloon, with domestic troubles cited as the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Shipley
Woodville
Jacob Williar
William F. Miller
Singanore
Hillis
James Harley
Hagerstown
Town Clock Returned For Frederick Installation
The town clock, under repairs by A. A. Lehmann of Baltimore, was shipped to Frederick this morning. Lehmann will be in the city Monday to place the clock in position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Lehmann
Baltimore
Frederick
Lehmann
Maryland First Volunteers to be Mustered Out at Augusta Ga
War Department orders the mustering out of the First Maryland Volunteers now camped at Augusta Ga. Paymasters are to prepare payments so troops can return home promptly. Soldiers cheer the news as officers consider future assignments, many preferring continued service for better pay and duties. The regiment, recruited in Maryland counties, has traced its formation from early 1898 and has spent time at Fort Monroe and Fort Meade before reaching Augusta.
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War Department
Maryland
Augusta Gr
Camp MacKenzie
Evans
Cuba
Lane
National Guard of
Wilmer
Pimlico
MacKenley
Fort Mon- Tos
Baltimore
Fort Monroe
J. B. Phipps
Camp Meade Pa
Augusta
Lecture by Johns Hopkins President on Maryland at Westminster
Dr. D. Gilman, president of Johns Hopkins University, spoke at Odd Fellows Hall in Westminster as part of the Carroll County Teachers Institute. He outlined Maryland’s formation and resources in mining, agriculture, and fisheries using two maps from the State Geologic Survey, then urged advancing education to unlock state and individual potential, citing Maryland figures such as Taney, Pinkney, Wirt, Key, Poe, and Rinehart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. ©. Gilman
Johns Hopkins University
Carroll County
Teachers’ Institute
Westminster
Odd Fellows
Hall
Maryland
State Geological Survey
Roger B. Taney
William Pinkney
William Wirt
Francis Scott Key
Edgar Allen Poe
William H. Rinehart
Maryland G A R selects depart ment commander February twenty second
Election plans for Maryland G A R Dept commander set for February 22 Captain John R King once a leading candidate withdrew due to illness leaving Capt L M Zimmerman former city assistant deputy surveyor and Col Willard Howard of the Fourth Regiment as remaining contenders Whipping For a Wife Beater Harper given thirty days in jail and twenty lashes on his bare back for cruelty to his wife after appeal Smallpox at Harper s Ferry quarantined house health board acting to curb spread Petition in Bankruptcy Charles H Cramer Walkersville files for bankruptcy in Baltimore court citing 190 owed and no assets Hoools Sarsaparilla ad appears.
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Grand Army
Maryland
John R. King
Marine Department
Custom House
John Alien Harper
Ripple
Hagerstown
Charles H. Cramer
Walkersville
United States
Baltimore
Charles L. Wilson
Frederick County Native Joins Chile Regiment in Cuba
Urbana Ohio residents note Frederick County native Cromwell, a son of Mr Middleton Cromwall, recently visited the office. Cromwell served with the 4th Chile Regiment under Col Cott, saw action along the Cuban coast, and reports guns did powerful work. The regiment, now in Columbus, awaits further orders as Cromwell enjoys a sixty day furlough with family in Urbana.
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Urbana
Ohio
Frederick County
Midridge Cromwall
Bodeyatown
Cronmwol
Columbus
Mrr
Cromewell
Porto Tie
Chile
Col. Coit
Mr. Cramwolk
Cromwall
T. H. Crawford
Porto Rico
Cromwell
Hhe Regiment
Cohubas
Frederick Visit by Bancrof at Monocacy Battlefield
Captain John A. Bancrof and Mrs. Bancrof of Bolsa City Idaho toured the Monocacy battlefield in Frederick amid snow yesterday. Bancrof, then with a Vermont regiment, was wounded in the thigh at the July 1864 fight and later served at Antietam and Cold Harbor, where he was shot in the arm. He noted the old battlefield outlines and bridge, and remarked Washington’s nearby skirmish not being marked with a National Cemetery.
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Monocacy Battlefield
John A. Bancrof
Bolsa City
Idaho
Frederick
Bancrof
Vermont
Antietam
Cold Harbor
Fairfax Schley
Washington
Rosenstock and Brafman to Wed in Baltimore
Invitations issued in Frederick announce the marriage of Jacob Rosenstock of Rosenstock Brothers to Nettie Brafman daughter of Abraham Brafman of Baltimore. The ceremony will be held at Lehman’s Hall Baltimore on Wednesday February 15. Engagement announced Miss Marie de Benneville daughter of the late Dr de Benneville Philadelphia to Mr Arthur Mason Chichester Jr of Leesburg. Charles H Rhoderick and Anna N Koogle were married last evening at the Evangelical Lutheran parsonage by Rev Luther Kuhlman.
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Leesburg
Chichester
Rhoderick
Koogle
Charles H
Anna N. Koogle
Evangelical Lutheran Parsonage
Luther Kuhlman
Death of Henry E. Hanshew in Germantown, 74
Henry E. Hanshew, 74, a former Germantown resident, died this morning of pneumonia after a brief illness. He was once connected with Hanshew and Markey lumber firm and served as organist at Evangelical Reformed Church. He leaves a widow and eight children. funeral Saturday at 11 a.m. from his late home, with burial at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, under Freemasons Fre donia Council No 46. Luther Young of this city died January 31 in Cumberland. He belonged to United Fire Company No. 3 and will be buried in Cumberland.
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Henry E. Hanshew
This Oy
Germantown
Montgomery County
Hanshew
West Second Street
Luther Young
Cumberland
Grip
Cumberland Enday
United Fire Company
Big Chicken Fight on No Man's Land Planned
An all day chicken fight was set to start at 10 this morning on the Virginia side of the Potomac across from Point of Rocks at No Man's Land. Chickens from Frederick Hagerstown Point of Rocks Bakersville Waterford and Delaware would enter as a large crowd was expected to witness the battles.
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Virginia
Potomac River
Point of Rocks
No-Man’s Land
Frederick
Hagerstown
Bakersville
Waterford
Delaware
Cruise of the Polar Star at Opera House
Operetta run of three acts tonight with fares 15, 25 and 35 cents. Benefit for Junior S. F. E. Co uniforms. Saks Optical advertises free eye examinations by 525 Seventh Street Washington with a Frederick appearance on February 8 9 49 at Hotel Burgess.
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Opera House
Cruise of the Polar Star Oper
Acts
Saks
Saks Optical Company
Seventh Street
Washington, D.C
Frederick
Hotel Burgess
Unclear sale ad promises big income on blanket stock
A weathered ad fragment proclaims deep discounts on blankets and home goods amid winter hardship. It touts large stock, reduced cost price, and widespread price cuts on Red and White items, claiming strong profits for buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thom
New Store Opens With Winter Clearance at Frederick’s
Joan Hennxtoxson of NEIDIG & MILLER announces a new store opening offering winter weather seasonals and spring goods. Highlights include low price reductions on blankets and silk finished cotton dress linings. Limited stock features a few lace curtains at bargain prices.
Presbyterian Church Sale and Supper at the Lecture Room
The sewing society of the Presbyterian Church will hold a sale and supper in the church lecture room on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday this week. Menu includes oysters, fried chicken, ham, salad, coffee, and desserts. Prices range from 5 to 40 cents. Also notices for Boyle's Pectoral Syrup and Little Daisy Photographs February special. C. Beteier, optician at 92 North Market Street, offers free eye examinations and adjusted glasses. Dr Wire and C. Beteier, limited to ENT and eye care, maintain offices at 28 N. Market Street City Hotel residence. The Model Grocer advertises fine fresh groceries at low prices.
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Sewing Society of
The
Presbyterian Church
Wire. C. Beteier
N. Market Street
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the Daily News
Y. i
Aluuke
the Weather Bureau
Polar Star
Isador Saks
M. Henderson
Forta
Nivel SE
Ve C. GC
Carty
the Whekey News
Local Mart
Presbyterian
Eloise Young
Court Street
John Marsh
Henry Wineberg
Ezra Brengle
News OF the State
Thomas Shearer
Florence E. Crawford
Nome
Havre
Harper's Ferry
Harper’s Ferry
Hooi
Meederick County
Hymenhal
Cruise
L. E. Mou
Teienbone
Ting Fevelyday
Meirc Standish
Joan Hennxtoxson
Reater
Createst
Nuwie & Mune
N. Market St
Clinton B. Main
Linton E. Main
North Market Street
Boyle
Kreh
C. S. Cramer
Optician
B. Sappington
Stork
Jansdawry
Rodook & CO
Emk the Ata
Vege
Wielmite
GEO
A. T. Rior & Sons
A. T. Rice & Some
Emhalmerh
North Market Sree
Frederick, Md
F. V. Staub
Legrand
F. V. Stavs
Californis
Cholee
Railing
Rauine Grocery
Market St. Frederick
Bambeurg
Telephone
N. Market
J. Heisely Keller
Dewey Dekkitt
Sampson
Shapter
Schley
Alaine
Hobson
U. 8
J. Heisley Keller
Drugetst
N. Market St. Frederick, Md
Dedladly
Alfred Ritter
Ee —Court Street
Drederick
Nicodemus
University of Maryland
Ablion Shafer
East Lexington ST
Baltimore, MD
U. 3
CIA
Golizctiox
Witen G. Urner
Claston C. Kent- Hanmond Urner
Urndr
Keedy & Urnbe
Comsssora
Bee
Our Tranita
Seables
P. Levy
GAY
Opposits Gonrte
Rands &Tb
OLD Sealeapers
Cosme Ergial
Aree
Inting
the News Job Office
Sowi Pape
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