Weather and notices from the District area
Latest happenings of the day report weather across the District of Columbia Maryland and Delaware with warnings of rain and variable winds. Marriage licenses show Marshall Carter and Eddie Smith both colored of Walkersville and EH Rickets of Frederick city with Annie Costley of Mr Pleasant. Canal application in Washington seeks receivers Onna and Bradley I Johnson and bondholders petitioners for sale of the canal.
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District of Columbia
Maryland
Delaware
Virginia
West Virginia
Eastport
Marshall Carter
Eddie Smith
Walkersville
EH Rickets
Frederick city
Annie Costley
Mr. Pleasant
Wa hson
Onna
Bradley I. Johnson
Mr. Umer Faces Fight for Baltimore Collectorship
In Washington on January 29 Mr. Umner was urged by Mr. McComas to pursue the collectorship. A strong petition bearing signatures of Baltimore's leading importers was filed with the Treasury requesting Mr. Urnes's appointment.
Qualified road supervisors listed by district and towns
Yesterday in the Lewis town district under Clerk of the Circuit Doan Parson J H Shook and a panel including J W Shook T R Bar fick W L Culler Isaac Michael G W Gaver Geo Rice Wm Morgan Jerome Cover James Weddie Geo W Mor J Holtzapple and Joshua Summers in New Market Jackson and other named localities the following road supervisors qualified.
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J. H. Shook
J. W. Shook
T. R. Barfick
W.L Culler
Isaac Michael
G. W. Gaver
Geo. Rice
Wm. Morgan
Jerome Cover
James Weddie
Geo. W. Mor
J. Holtzapple
Lewistown
J. H. Bing
New Market
Joshua Summers. Jackson
board of County Commissioners
Caleb Rice
W. Mort
John Voltzapple
the. Rieu
Abraham Michael
Mahlon Stull
Wm Morvan
Jas. Weddle
Albert Powell
A . Wiles
Milton Powell
William Shook
Narlnn Suminera
WS. Culler
Geo. W. Gaver
Theo. J. Barrick
First Symptoms of Death Warn Readers of Poisoned Blood
The notice claims dull headache pains in the body and feverishness are signs of poisoned blood. It promotes Dr Acker's English Blood Elixir as a universal cure with a positive guarantee, sold by J A Williamson, a druggist.
Unclear Telegraph Device Confusion Leads to Confession
Frank Frazier, a Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company lineman, placed a telephone transmitter at a stable door after a business trip. A passing youth found it, dissected the shell, and confessed after questioning that he did not know what a telephone was.
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Frank Frazier
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Inez
kerry
Telephone charges spark calls for cheaper public use
Maryland press debate urges reduced instrument rents to boost public access to telephones and ease hardship of monopoly pricing. Observers argue mass adoption would double patronage and serve daily needs. critics note swift gaps between supply and demand endure. The discussion reflects broader public policy concerns over utilities and transportation in the era.
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Baliane News
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Mer
Frederick Post Office Candidates Debated in Frederick
Washington dispatch notes six candidates for the Frederick post office including Aron Davis B V Buckey D Clinton Kemp John Steiner G S Degrange and R Seefor with incumbent R Brown Henderson to serve about fifteen months more. McComas and Reefer supporters spark lively discussion as Winebrewer and Pearre back Degrange.
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Washington
Harry C. Reefer
Frederick Eraminer
Frederick Postofice
aron Davis
B. V. Buckey
D. Clinton Kemp
Joha
Steiner
G'S Degranze
Seefer
R. Brown Henderson
Henderson
Henry Wiliams
Clevelan eid
ofice
McComas
ereions
Air
Reefer
Messrs
D.C. Winebrewer
James P. Pearre
Degrange
Case Dismissed In Palm Larceny Hearing
A hearing in the State vs. Nancy Palm on larceny of a pocketbook belonging to Ida Trson was postponed as the prosecuting witness failed to appear before Magistrate Wilson yesterday afternoon.
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Nancy Palm
Ida Trson
Wilson
annie Cooper
New Market
J. W. Molesworth
Magi Turner
Vulcan Matches Offered by A G Quina & Co
Best in the United States. Buy the Vulcan matches: 19 boxes for 10 cents. Sold only by A G Quina & Co. Tonight and tomorrow night and daily this week at all druggists. Kemp's Balsam for the Throat and Lungs praised as a premier remedy for coughs and bronchial issues. Get a bottle today, price 1.00, sample bottles free.
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Best
United States
Vulcan
A.G. Quina & Co
adr
Kemp
Atlanta
Mozley
H. Mozley
Atlanita
The Study Table readers discuss literature and arts
A fragment from a February issue highlights Familiar Talk on Literature Science and the Arts. It praises writers like Whitney and Dr Taase, notes the magazine’s monthly artful content, and mentions a serialized tale about manuscript tampering. Also included are local notices: a real estate sale petition by Jacob Rohrback, and a court arson hearing in New Market. Prices and advertisements for Lemon Drop remedies and Mozley products follow.
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ersful
Whitney
Dr Taase
Kate Tarnattowe
Mar Hobmes
ethan
Arch Street
Philadelphia
Maryland Blast Furnaces in 1389 Report
In 1389 Maryland operated several blast furnaces across districts with iron production totaling 33 817 tons for the year. The report notes counts and activity in June and December, changes in operation, coal and charcoal furnaces, and nearby infrastructure impacts such as bridge duties and cross-county expenses.
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Maryland
Deverdioumi
Ysa teut
Local Necrology for October 1889 listing deaths in Baltimore and counties
The October necrology lists dozens of local residents and former city dwellers who died from early October through month end. Names include David T. Bennett, Georg O. Stone, Mrs. Lambk A Bartholow, Capt. John D. McClellan, Mrs. Sammel Hoover, Mrs. Anna M Shawbaker, and many others from Baltimore city, Baltimore and Washington counties. Ages range from the 20s to 90s with causes noted as injuries, illness, or natural causes. Also mentions Montevue Hospital in Frederick area and Walkersville deaths. Includes an advertisement for Dr Acker's English Remedy for throat and lung issues with a free sample offer.
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David T. Bennett
Baltimore
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Lewis H
Wm. S Bennen
Georg O. Stone
Hampden
Baltimore county
fred
Lambk A. Bartholow
John Bartholow
Bartholow
John D. McClellan
Montevue Hospital
Sammel Tloover
Wolfsville
Anna M
Jacob M. Shawbaker
Monrovia
chael B. Ebbert
Geo. TF. Smith
Woodsboro
David Eckle
Unionville
Unionville, this county
Samuel Grabrill
Johnsville
Geo T. Howse
Thurston
this county
Isaac Remsburg
Claggett’s Station
Washington county
Sliddletown
Mary J. Caughy
Baltimore city
P. Forney
Mary Smeltzer
Springfield
Middletown
Mary Seton
Mt. St. Josephs
Emmitsburg
Annie FE. Harrison
Knoxville
Sarah
Geo. Timpson
Licksville
Elizarmstrong
Thos. Parkmore
James O'Brien
Eugene A
F. Columbus Knott
Sophie Weddle
Seth Nichols
Washington
Esterly
New Midway
John J. Schindler
tls city
Mrs Youne
Dozbie Pipe Creek
Carroll county
Thomas M. Meales
Thomas Ogle
New London
Sophia Benner
Taneytown
Benner
H. E.Swain
G. M.D. Clabauzi
Catharine Bussard
Harmony
Jos. Exler
Medenna
Joshua H. Brady
Columbia
Boone county
Moses Rudisill
Cheneville
Geo. F. Stanner
bus
Ohio
cie
Caroline Schroeder
Married On Sight And Edible Flowers In New Taste Trend
A tale of a North to Newport Ark marriage prompted by a newspaper ad. Mrs. Burleigts of Dayton elopes after meeting David M. Jacknemuber who became postmaster at Sniphur Rock. Also notes on edible flowers as a culinary novelty and a Boston woman’s fried flower clusters for a dinner.
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Newport
Ark
Burleigts
Dayton
David M. Jacknemuber
ye AE
Sniphur Rock
Wallace MaFarland
W. W. MacFair
law feta
Pr Plats
Mackland & Boardman
Arrochar
Brady's pond
Grasmere
Bob
sland
Staten Island
Clifton
David March
Wiliam Romer
bro
MacFarland
las
omeatery
Boston
strertl
Eccentric fathers and a list of regional notices
Ward Giles wag made the fathe twins. Neither set of twins lave ever mranifested of the eccentricities of their fathers. In spite of tike tastes and inclination, Miles and Giles dhorpy, they and their families were always on the best of turns. Items of General Interest From Home and Abroad report on theater closures, influenza affecting Princess Christian, and travel rumors. Notable deaths include Col. John Mason Brown, Ea-Senator Platt, and Mrz Kinkie.
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ward Giles
Social events and dances fill Gaithersburg area
The social world notes a Thursday hall gathering with games, oysters, and diverse spreads. Attendees include many from Woodboro and nearby towns. Gaithersburg orchestras provided dancing music as thirty couples joined the evening. Local dance plans, road supervisor appointments, and land transactions anchor the page with community life and local governance.
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DARCE AP
Nass and Surely
Washingtons manslaughter verdict and Brazil pledge
Frederick Pinkney, a colored man, was convicted of manslaughter in Washington. The President nominated Blanche K. Brace for recorder of the District of Columbia. The House Public Buildings Committee will recommend a $1,075,000 appropriation for a new Washington post office. Spain recognition of Brazil’s provisional government was completed with Harrison’s reception of ambassadors. In Annapolis regional notices, farmers push hay weighing reforms, legislature considers holidays, and a liquor license reform bill is discussed. A Navy officer transfer and a canal foreclose offer are reported alongside local incidents including Mrs. Georgina Warfeld’s severe injuries from a house fire.
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WASHINGTON
Frederick Pinkney
Blanche K. Brace
District of Columbia
House Committee on Public Buildings
republi
Brasil
United States
Creident “Harrison
Brazil
Unitedates of America
ADNAPOLIS
senate
C. W. Bush
Naval Academy
Annapolis
W L. Mares
Maryland National Guard
giee Willard
Georgina Warfeld
Anne Arundel county
Two States News From the Virginea and Maryland
Reports from Virginia and Maryland include a serious buggy accident injuring Mrs. Payne of Lynchburg, a fatal sawmill boiler explosion in Kana wha county West Virginia, a freight train wreck near Blackstone, and a fireman badly burned. The Virginia Senate finance committee backs abolishing the livestock weigher post in Richmond. In Maryland, the South Baltimore Car Works built 1,621 cars in 1899, with 7A under contract, and Wim. Perkins is named census supervisor for Maryland's third district. Frank Murphy presiding at the Peninsula Fruit Growers Convention, and a Baltimore railroad official dies suddenly. A woman worker is crushed by a locomotive at Camden Station.
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VIRGINEA
Richmond
Mosby H. Payne
Lynchburg
Kanawha county
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Blackstone
Sheeley
Virginia Senate
MARYLAND
south Baltimore Car Works
Wim
Perkins
Peninsula Fruit Growers’ Convention
ihsiertown
Frank Murphy
pe Baltimor TM
Wilco
Rome
James A. Russell
Baltimore Tobio
Catherine B. Bauer
Camden Station
cros
Syndicate bids for Catoctin iron furnaces and ore banks
A syndicate representative reportedly offered 3150,000 for the Catoctin iron furnaces and ore banks near Mechanicstown. The same property had been acquired by its owners about two years earlier. The furnaces are now turning from thirty to forty tons of pig iron of the finest quality.
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Catoctin iran
Mechanicstown
Acker's English Cough Remedy Advertises Quick Recovery
An inexact claim promises rapid relief from coughs and consumption with a money back refund. Sold by J A Williamson, a druggist, offering a five shilling return if not satisfied. The notice asserts triumph over illness in a week.
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J. A. Williamuon
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Parrish Baking POwder
PARISH
PARRISH BAKING POWDER CO
BALTEMORE
M. J. Straus & Sons
WANUFACTereEnsFACTURERS
ACTECRERS
Mase FACECKENS
C. RUGS
SC. RUGS
N. HOWARD STREET
Fayetze
Fayette
THE NEWS
TRE MARYLAND PRESS
Sahkimore Sun
Carmel
Maryland Assembly
commonwealth
FREDERICK
WH Carteron
Jacob Rohrback
Sarah E. Ever
madeus
Sarah E.Eyler
Clerks office
Gath
neron
George Alfred
cenfer
Frank Rison
Walker Blaine
sind
HEN Creek
Washington and
Allerhany
latter county
Boxsta
republic of San Salvador
Muthusaleh
Michael Solis
Louis Hernandez
Solis
San Sebastian
MILES
GILES TOrPy
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Bushville
Ile
Wm. Torpy
Frishman
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Mary Minneck
Torpy
Svevearn
ovins
Gie
Giles
justice of the peace
Miles Torpy
live Majesty's Theatre
London
Besenhead
Liverpool
Eng
John Mason Brown
Louisville
Platt
New York
hilayes
Noland
Nicholasville
Ilrs
Henry Warnecke
Edwin Firth
Troy
Union Pacific-Northwest belt
Interstate Railway Association
Harrisburg
Herrishore
Brooklyn
Max F. Eler
Wm. M. Mestenieffer
forman
Chickies
Lancaster
Mrz Kin
Charles Damside
Topeka
Robert Darnide
Charles
Fannies Jo
Canada
Belleville
Mamilton
Salem
Mas
Assembly Hell
Hamilton ball
Alexander Tamion
Leon Abbot
New Jersey
Siste Articultural Society
Trenton
yeaterdev
TY. Deleph P. Wlayek
evenine
vajos ment
tad
Geo. E. Repner
Evre M. Sink
Jessie Higes
Florence Stam
Gertie Almmerman
Cha Shank
Annie Shank
Amon Rizes
Kate Catshail
Robbie Smith
Cory Shank
Cor Shaw
aneche Yuik Currie Doren
Fannie Gilbert
Evamita
Adin Smith
George D. Barrich
Morris L. Smith
Ben A. Smith
Edward Anders
Ca Om Shank
Arthur A. Haines
Esley Stamhana
manel
G2 Reeivy
Edward F. Geesey
George A. Lough
Clay E. Dorus
John (. Miller
Michael E Renner
Elly King
Madigan street
Henry Nelson
Keants hall
Myr
Nelson
Cincinnati
ADAMSTOWN
Kreili
TEm A. Grove
C. C. Kessler
If. B. Chiswell
Mra Wi Chiswell
George T. Kohlenberg
Lent
dno
T. Purdum
Charles C. Ridwley
Matthias Absit
Matthias S. halt
Bion E. Bohst
Ida M. Wachter
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David and
Augustus Kolb
Benjamin F. Ketch
Benjamin F. Reich
William A. Kolb
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