Easton to get a town library soon
A list of local items notes Easton plans a town library and reports other regional happenings. Dem primaries held in Dorchester county drew activity. 1,500 attended the funeral of J Sterrett Smith in Cecil county.
16 Jul 1894
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1894
Page
1
A list of local items notes Easton plans a town library and reports other regional happenings. Dem primaries held in Dorchester county drew activity. 1,500 attended the funeral of J Sterrett Smith in Cecil county.
A social dance will be held tonight on the mountain pavilion between this city and Middle town. A bus will transport the young people to and from the mountain, departing Court Square at 6 o'clock.
Debs led a rally in Ulrich’s hall urging renewed strike action and criticizing managers and nonunion workers. He pledged revival campaigns across the West and warned of intensified efforts to mobilize unions while clashes at stockyards and depots stirred tension.
Reports from Evansville Fort Wayne and Chicago area yards describe clashes as workers resist wage cuts and job moves. Strikes disrupt services in Missouri Arkansas Texas Wisconsin leading to shop relocations and enforced suspensions. In Denver three held for contempt of court as Gulf strike action continues nationwide.
Bernard F. Gentsch, Buffalo postmaster, ex assembly member and noted German, shot himself in a Seneca street field after fears over bank loans to a struggling produce company. He warned his bank’s loan actions might appear dishonest and had brooded for a month. Gentsch had served as postmaster under President Harrison and remained active in Republican politics.
Washington July 4 The Senate shows a tentative path with likely continued consideration of the appropriation bill and possible action on the Chinese treaty and tariff conference report. Administration aims to dispose of the treasury and press for early favorable verdicts, while house managers plan brief debates and a swift conference outcome. Illness of Speaker Crisp adds uncertainty to House business and a suspension day is noted.
Reports from Berlin and London describe fresh turmoil in Corea with Christians attacked and a gunboat deployed as mediation by Britain is discussed. Separate items note Porter facing restraint and marriage, cyclist Zimmerman’s decisive wins in Paris, trains running under military escort, and various accidents and crimes including poisoning cases and a fatal elevator accident.
Multiple obituaries and crime notes from a historical page mention Timothy Keefe dying in Mahanoy City and Mrs. Sarah Pedrick in Woodbury. Hong Kong plague toll cited as 1579. W E Howell wounded pawnbroker Levi Storthy at Unan depot in Little Rock amid an old feud. other scattered details limit clarity.
A British consular report from Philadelphia summarizes labor conditions in 1592-93, notes US business revival, and details shipping, shipbuilding, and rail links. It cites Pennsylvanian enterprise, grain trade issues, port competition with New York and Baltimore, and calls for a Philadelphia canal project. It covers Philadelphia imports and exports, coal, iron, steel, textiles, strikes including Homestead, and municipal matters.
A Delaware girl Lena Carey ate cabbage and a large amount of ice cream after a bet. She consumed four plates but refused the fifth. She fell ill immediately and has grown progressively worse. the doctor calls recovery very doubtful.
Four west fires raged for days across New Jersey, burning over 4000 acres. Residents fought flames as several homes near Bridgeport and Gale Jones township were destroyed. fires also threaten Ward Hewittown and surrounding woods.
Historical baseball table of standings and results across leagues. Includes team names such as Baltimore Cincinnati Boston Cleveland New York St Louis Pittsburgh Chicago Brooklyn and others, with weekly scores from Saturdays and Sundays, and eastern and Pennsylvania leagues.
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