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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1894
Page
1
A letter from a respected clergyman describes illness linked to rheumatism and heavy drinking, a doctor’s grim prognosis, and a surprising recovery after using Hood's Sarsaparilla. The account credits the remedy for renewed strength and the ability to help his mother with farm work.
Real estate agent advertises sale of the late Judge Mahoney's residence on East South Street near Market with details on size and rent potential. Also offers a fine farm near John Frederick County with 376 acres, brick house, outbuildings, orchard, and time frame for sale. Includes a confectionery store listing with stock fixtures and immediate possession.
A Nebraska representative released a detailed statement on European income tax systems based on state department and consul correspondence. It describes Britain’s long-standing tax, Germany and Prussia variations, Austria and Italy revenue, and Switzerland’s dual methods, with specific yields and rates across regions.
A new secret order named the Supreme Tribe of Ben Hur was incorporated in Indianapolis yesterday. The report notes a nationwide rise in revolutionary activity and unrest along the Texas border with Mexican revolutionists rapidly gaining recruits.
Curtiss, a father, fatally wounds himself after firing on his daughter in their home. The woman, identified as his wife, and the daughter suffer injuries as neighbors call for help and police take Curtiss into custody. The daughter survives. the mother remains recovering.
Ene assione court to inquire into the sanity of Professor Shortlidge, wife, ere a week ago, made their report to didge Clurton. The commissioners fad that Professor Shortlidge is now insane, but do not express an opinion as to his sanity at the time of the shoutier. Judge Clarion said there was no doubt in his mind that a person who has been ad judged insane after the commission of a crime, and who has been committed to an Insane asylum before trial, can be tried at any future time if deemed advisable. Decision was reserved.
Rioters in Ravo di Pugna near Brindisi burned the petroi office and sentry boxes and attacked tax bureaux, archives, the Union club house, and horse car rails. Telegraph wires were cut and gendarmes barracks attacked. Troops from Bari arrived to quell the unrest. In Hoboken New Jersey Rev Patrick A Corrigan died after ten days of pneumonia. His reconciliation with Bishop Wigger had been awaited by his parishioners.
In a message to the common council Mayor Gilroy urges consolidation to form the metropolis of the world centered on this port. He favors submitting the question to the people to decide if the time has come for unifying under one municipal government.
The Democratic holdover senators seized the New Jersey State Senate chamber at 10 a.m. and, after police to secure the area, moved to organize the chamber as a continuous body. Republican holdovers were absent. protests from Camden, Salem, and Monmouth cited fraud and bribes. The session adjourned, with divisions over credentials and which body could act, while a separate note mentions condors killed in Peru.
The day and night sessions saw heated debate on the Wilson bill with crowds in the galleries. Speakers from both parties offered strong oratory while criticizing and defending provisions on tariffs, cellar and end schemes, and the appointment of Commissioner Blount. The Senate adjourned with the measure stalled and partisan lines clear.
A seven year search ends as a Philadelphia family reunion unfolds with a grandmother caring for the children after a troubled elopement years ago. Immigration bills seek to curb cross border labor, deportation for violators, and employment of only American citizens aboard American vessels. Also reported are billiards results, indictments against New Hampshire bankers, a forged identity case, and a Marietta murder mystery unraveling with a boy’s body found among ashes.
A Cumberland County trial centers on an extortion case involving a county official. Separate items report a murderer known as Blackstrap captured in Camden New Jersey, and a Pennsylvania lieutenant governor candidate dispute. Other notes describe an escape from a New Jersey jail after the turnkey left the door ajar.
Honolulu steamer reports Royalists pushing for restoration by U S forces while Thurston and Castle deny ever supporting a republic. They insist Hawaii remains governed, recognized by the U S and Russia, with a semi American path possible if Congress acts, and funds like postal deposits rising.
A compact market summary notes light activity on the Sink Exchange with unsettled egg and cheese quotes, firm January dairy futures, and mixed moves in Western Wheat and Philadelphia trading. Livestock shows active cattle and lamb prices, while sheep demand remains weak and hogs steady to higher in Liberty, Pennsylvania.
From Rio de Janeiro and Washington dispatches come reports of Brazil's unrest. Admiral Da Gama supports the republic while monarchist Mirandist factions clash at sea and onshore. President Peixoto fortifies the coast as insurrectionists attempt a landing on Mocangue.
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