Sleep Phenomenon Grips Eva Bocie of Montreal
A 21 year old French Canadian girl Eva Bocie from Montreal has fallen into a mysterious sleep lasting weeks. After Christmas Eve 1698 she has not opened her eyes or revived consciousness though breathing remains steady. Physicians failed to rouse her during the first episode lasting 36 days before she woke, and a second long dormancy began a year later.
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Eva Bocie
Montreal
Canada
Eva Rocha
Frederick Arcanum Smoker and Grand Officers Banquet Plans
Frederick Council No. 1196 Royal Arcanum schedules a smoker at its regular meeting Tuesday night to finalize arrangements for the Grand Officers banquet on Tuesday evening February 27. The Frederick Bicycle Club also hosts a smoker at its rooms Friday evening February 16.
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Frederick Council
Royal Arcanum
Frederick Bicycle Club
Golden Wedding for Mr and Mrs Pater Henson Baseard
Mr Pater Henson Baseard of Harmony, president of Valley Savings Bank Middletown, and his wife will celebrate their golden wedding on Monday.
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Pater Henson Baseard
Harmony
the Valley Savings Bank
Middletown
Funeral for General Lawton in Arlington National Cemetery
Washington February 10 Major General Henry W Lawton was buried in Arlington National Cemetery after a Church of the Covenant service attended by every government department including the president Congress Supreme Court and top military officials. A vast public procession followed the flag draped caisson with a military escort as the nation paid its respects in a grim winter scene.
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Department of Government
Washington
Henry W. Lawton
National Cemetery
Arlington
Church of the Covenant
Connecticut Avenue
Congress
Supreme Court
Army
Navy
Lawson
Diplomatic Corps
Arington
Fred
Work of Death and Local Obituaries
Obituary notices report Mollie Wagner Gibbons of Braddock wife of Elder Daniel Gibbons died suddenly at home. Lillian C Jones eldest daughter of Harry and Leora Jones died at their Wear Patrick street home after bronchial pneumonia. Mary Firmwall native of Emmitburg died in Waynesboro Pa at Dr Pearce office aged 75. Local families suffer illnesses including Huffer Ahait with typhoid fever and a daughter with scarlet fever. Miss Fannie Trapnell and Myra noted as ill. several residents listed on the sick list with other minor ailments.
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Daniel Gibbons
Mollie Gibbons
German Baptist Church
Braddock
Leora Jones
Patrick Street
Mt. Olivet
Mes
Mary Firmwalt
Mary Firmwall
Emmiteburg
Walter Pearce
Waynesboro
Charlea Firmwall
Sparrow's Point
Charles T. Ahait
Broad Run
Huffer
Fannie Trapnell
J. E. Beatty
Middletown
Myra
John W. Dertzbaugh
North Market Street
Rival Governors Meet in Louisville Amid Arrest Claims
In Frankfort on February 10 the rival Kentucky governors held meetings and public notices surfaced about arrest threats against Democratic legislators. Republicans led by Taylor press for action on a peace agreement, while Democrats expect his signature. Multiple conferences occurred with Taylor officials and legal aides amid tense political maneuvering.
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Frankfort
Taylor
Louisville
Louisvile
David W. Fairleigh
John W. Barr
Fairleigh
Senator Blackburn
Capitol Hotel
Judge Barr
Dan Lindsay
Sam J. Roberts
Lexington
Internal Revenue
Lindsay
Barr
T. L Edelen
London
Weatherford
Egbert
Taft
Cincinnati
Hager
McChesney
Democratic Rulers Rally in Louisville Amid Arrest Fears
Louisville dispatch reports the Democratic legislature meeting with a quorum in Kentucky. Governor Beckham vows protection for lawmakers against arrest as rumors spread of warrants to disrupt the session. The day features mixed sessions, Goebel memorials, and measures to recall absent members.
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Socialature
Kentucky
Louisville
Beckham
London
Frankfort
General Assembly
Castleman
Senate
Chancery
Carter
Central Assembly of Texas
Goebel
Goveror Goebel
House
Texas
Talbert Faces House Chaos Over Pension Bills
Feb 19 session echoes Fifty first Congress with Talbert blocking pension measures for lack of quorum. Democrats hissed and shouted as bills moved quickly through readings before a final plan to vote on pension acts and discuss monthly pension sessions. Nearby reports include boxing notes on Gans vs Sullivan and Goebel assassination inquiries with Silas Jones signaling Whittaker links.
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Washington
Talbert
Henderson
Friends
Hepburn
House
Sims
Tenn
Gaines
Tennessee
Pension Committee
Gans Ulferis Sullivan
Sullivans
New York
Joe Gans
Baltimore
Spike” Sullivan
Boston
Broadway Athletic Club
Sullivan
Gans
Colored Beret
Charley White
Daniel J. Donnelly
White
Donnelly
Goebel
Buller’s Bold Move in Natal Hinges on New Effort
London reports that General Buller faced renewed Boer resistance at Tugela with shelled positions and a desultory bombardment. Churchill notes Vaal Krantz was impracticable, while plans aim to force the Orange River line. MacDonald’s retirement adds to strategic puzzle as press guides debate.
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London
Luandop
Ceveral Buller
Aden
Balfour
Commons
Buller
Heer Langer
Ladysmith
Moleas Drift
Buercannon
Tugela
Winston Churchill
Vaal Krantz
Junglia
Ladvemtth
Drakensberg
MacDonald
Lord Roberts
General MacDonald
Charles Willams
Lord Wolseley
Orange River
the Times
Natal
Times
Daily Mail
Pietermaritzburg
Randolph Churchill
Chieveley Camp
Daily Telegraph
Sir Francis Clery
England
Molineux Verdict Expected After Final Day Jewels
New York report details District Attorney Osborne closing his argument in the Molineux murder trial. Jury charged by Recorder Goff, with a verdict likely today depending on jurors’ agreement. Osborne attacked Mrs. Molineux’s motives as the case’s key driver amid defense pushback. Also note August Horrmann, brewing magnate, died by suicide at a private sanitarium after mental illness.
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Osborne
New York
Roland B Molineux
K. J. Adams
Goff
Manheim Brown
Stolineux
Mr. Chesebrough
Mirs. Molineux
Molineux
Barnett
Suiccide
Horrmann
Rubsam « Horrmmann Brewing Company
Stapleton, S. L
Birthplace of Republicanism in Ripon to be Sold
The old Ripon Wisconsin schoolhouse where the Republican party originated is up for sale by owner Miss Levine Perrine after financial woes at the Wisconsin State Historical Society. Prominent Republicans back a plan to preserve the relic and establish a state history museum.
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Wisconsin
Levine Perrine
Ripon
Duya
Republican Party
Birth of the Republican Party in Wisconsin at Ripon
The piece recalls Wisconsin as a historic anti slavery hub, detailing Alvin E Bovay as founder of the Republican Party during the Pierce administration. It notes early meetings near a white prairie schoolhouse, Mapes labeling Bovay as the father of the party, and cites the first official endorsement recorded in Michigan in 10 j.
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Wisconsin
Whig
Free Soil
Savery
Franklin Pierce
Expon
Alvin E. Bovay
Picea
David P. Mapes
Mr. Bovay
Republican Party
A. Flower
Alvin Boray
Pisroe
Borsy
Mapes
Michigan
Personal notices and local movements in Frederick county
Several residents and visitors are listed with travels and visits. Samuel Palmar of Farmaravilla left after a family visit, Daniel Baker returns from the West, Maurice Biser heads to Springfield Ohio, and John F. Flook and others visit relatives in various towns. Samuel Brown and Cornelia Potts attend social calls in Baltimore and Court Square. Jafferson, Middletown, and Frederick are cited for day visits. Frances Stecker visits the Woman’s College and other exchanges occur around Germantown and Baltimore. a scam incident is noted with local impact.
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Samuel Palmar
Farmaravilla
Oho
Soe Gagaint Bale
Daniel Baker
West
Omn Vielé
Kara Baker
Maurice Biser
Aramit
Lawson H. Biser
Middletown
Sreingielg
Ohio
John F. Flook
Lewis Fiook
Chelien Inetd
Samual R. Brown
New Maraite
Nederaie van Cornelia
Baltimor
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