09 Feb 1897
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1897
Page
1
An examination of a quack medicine claim targets the Honest Shakers and their Digestive Cordial. It argues the product offers a bogus cure for dyspepsia and warns buyers that the market is full of misrepresentation, urging skepticism and consumer protection.
A garbled OCR listing officers and affiliates of the National Building Association of Baltimore City. It names Ernest J. Knau e James D. Mabon, Wesley Quest, Clinton P. Paine, Thomas W. Hall, W. J. Jackson, James D. Mason Co, Winslow Williams, W. Harvey, and others as presidents, treasurer, attorney general manager and brokers.
Government reorganization shifts pension payments from Conconm Augusta and other sites to nine main agencies led by New York City and Washington. Nine agencies will pay 970, six total pensioners, with foreign and navy cases continuing at established hubs. Estimated annual savings cited include clerk hires and agency rent reductions, totaling over 1.6 million dollars for the year ending June 30, 19v6.
A testimonial from William I. Brown of Striehinger House Cleveland extols Salvation Oil as a peerless liniment for rheumatism. He claims twelve years of rheumatic pain and bed confinement ended after using Salvation Oil, deeming it a superior pain destroyer.
Fragmented report highlights presidential election forms, court cases, and bank thefts. Mentions MeKinley and President, trials, and a murder case in Altoona, with details on public officials, purses, and police actions. Includes Canada banking scandal and a ship seizure for piracy tied to Cube voyages.
A detailed reform scheme for Cuba and Puerto Rico faces debate over autonomy and fiscal change. Officials argue reforms aim to modernize administration and judicial matters while maintaining loyalty to Madrid. The plan lowers tariffs for some imports, favors Cuban and American trade, and ties progress to Cuban compliance and self-government potential.
A Savannah mob rumor describes Governor Atkins offering a reward for Major A Ta Hartridge a prominent broker indicted for forgery. The reward from the Southwestern agency directors is for information leading to his capture or return, with Hartridge believed to be in England.
Re-Watchman Fah Walter Cinch, formerly night watchman at the state hospital for the insane, was arrested on Saturday on a warrant charging him with causing the death of inmate Witter Mere. Mere, a convict in the Fretern penitentiary, had been referred to the hospital and died amid a rental heating incident before awaiting patton.
Reports from Crete describe a rising that flares into pillage and destruction in Cannas and surrounding villages. Greek and Turkish forces clash as townsfolk evacuate and a heavy curfew restrains movement amid mounting casualties and damage.
A fragmented report details political maneuvers in a county race with candidates from the Democratic and Populist parties, amid alleged electoral irregularities and protests. It mentions Judge Stewart, election observers, and a contested result affecting county leadership and local governance.
A sprawling editorial mix reports on U S industry and labor, including a Birmingham steel plant proposal expansion with new stock issuance, and a broad swath of foreign and domestic events. It notes Republic and Swedish American political activity, a Haiti insurgent incident, and a Feb 4 Allied region casualty toll with carrier and naval context.
Exon Michigan village clerk Wagner, found short in his accounts, killed himself. A new colony named Caton City has just been opened on 90,000 acres in Cherokee County. Go Commander Booth-Tucker of the Salvation Army plans social measures for Chicago and Pittsburgh, while efforts in Havana and political maneuvers surface amid tension with Captain General Weyler.
The prominent crime attorney Charles Wy, known for high profile cases in New York, died yesterday after a long illness. His career included defending major figures in cases tied to the Mitchell Brooke party and other notable trials in the city.
Fragmented OCR text lists officials and organizations with unclear names and dates. The garbled lines mention a secretary, Feb dates, and various proper nouns, but the passage is too damaged to extract a coherent event or outcome.
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