19 Feb 1890
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1890
Page
1
A noisy mix of life insurance pitches and aggressive retail advertisements promotes Ema Life policies with extended surrender values and survivorship options. The piece blends agent notices from Frederick County Maryland with heavy fashion and discount goods sales, urging readers to visit Campbell & Martin for bargain blankets, shoes, and domestic items while linking to insurance questions and investment claims.
The District columns report colder weather across DC Delaware and Maryland with northerly winds and light rains. Signals warn of a potential 26 degree cold snap by tomorrow morning in the region.
A writer describes a Montesue Hospital visit revealing families sent to poorhouses while heirs retain homes. An aged father pleads to be moved from county care, lamenting loss of mountain life and custody of property funds amid community shame. Obituary notes memorialize Mrs. Mary Ellen Thomas.
Miss Fannie Gaver visits sister Mrs. Lee Morgan near Frederick. Jas. Hooper leaves illness for convalescence. Geo. H. Wail to Waynesboro Pa on the 12th to work on Elder M. Good's farm. Thursday the 13th Miss Effie Gaver leaves for Mr Jacob Summers at Yellow Springs to stay all summer.
Joseph Lady, about 22, of Myersville area, fell ill with la grippe and showed deranged behavior. Sheriff Gaver arrested him yesterday and brought him to town. A jury found him insane and he was committed to Spring Grove Asylum for treatment. Sheriff Gaver and Chas Ludy escorted him to the asylum. Nearby notes mention visitors and local school enrollment, with an ad for Vulcan matches by A. G. Quete & Co.
Maryland lawmakers clash over a proposed railroad lease of the canal with bids from mine owners and the Baltimore and Ohio interests. Senators back a favorable bid while House leaders weigh a memorial, with finance and judiciary committees set to examine terms and ensure fair compensation to the state and affected parties.
Senate endorses Idaho statehood bill while House debates a large pension appropriation. Maryland Senate and House consider canal, rail, and waterway proposals, tax and mortgage measures, and appointments including school commissioners. Governor and city measures face various approvals and duties oversight.
Governor signs nineteen acts from the current session while Senator Wentz plans another Highland license bill. In Annapolis a civil service for Baltimore and surrounding counties is sent to the Senate. A Baltimore business delegation joined a Senate committee discussion on Western Maryland Railroad spending. In Washington the suffrage convention meets as the Senate ratifies the British extradition treaty. Windom signals no action on Baltimore collectorship before next week. The Pension bill for the new fiscal year totals ninety one million dollars. The President proclaims cattle must be removed from the Cherokee Strip by October.
Abroad items report Count Julius Andrássy’s death and a Welsh miners strike seeking higher pay. It notes Russo‑British naval plans, boundaries between Portugal and Britain, and a German squadron in imperial travel. At home, wealth from Broadway profits. Bayless’s illness. family deaths. a prayer meeting shooting. boxing upset. Shote’s death. a minister’s arrest. a Ky. school dispute. a Jeaton tragedy. a Boston fire rescue praise. political election results. and a St. Louis arrest linked to the Cronin case.
Maryland reports rising tax base with Baltimore County up 21 060 000 as Mary land areas feel the strike of legal and social updates. Bessie Carey and Annie Steiner wed at the Baltimore Convent of the Visitation. Remains believed to be John E. Dodson found in Anne Arundel. O T o o le assault case details given with witness Katie Callahan. Howard County tax meeting opposes current hay wagon weight and backs county bridge loan. In Virginia Nelson county resident J M Bowen dies by choking on food. Abrilla Matthews 19 dies by own hand in Wheeling. Richmond prepares to unveil Lee statue in May. Capt Fountaine Beattie barn fires with livestock losses near Alexandria. Wheeling tobacco factory seized for overweight packs. West Virginia Senate blocks Australian ballot reform. Virginia House passes excise board bill to regulate licenses. A influenza remedy Kemp's Balsam praised. keep on hand to prevent pneumonia.
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