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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1896
Page
3
An old health booster ad touts Shaker Digestive Cordial as a cure for dyspepsia and digestive ills. It claims digestion is life and health, warning against confusion, and promotes a ten cent trial bottle sold near the jail druggist.
National Building Association of Baltimore City lists Ernest J. Erase Jr Jamie D. Mason J Wesley Guest as directors with roles including President Vice President and Treasurer. Mentions Thomas W. Baul attorney at law Wilbur F. Jackson banker Edward Raine publisher James D. Mason Cracker Mtrs X Winslow Williams lawyer William P. Harvey etc. Installment stock dues 60c per month. Fall paid stock pays 6 per cent yearly.
Cambridge native and former governor William E Russell died suddenly from heart disease. Ex mayor of Cambridge, longtime Democrat, Russell served three terms as governor and shaped tariff policy while in office. He was born January 6 1859, educated at Harvard, practiced law, married Margates Swan and had three children. Official notices said his death prompted inquest arrangements and a removal of the body to Boston.
A bulletin from the Vanderbilt mansion reports Mr. Cornelis Vanderbilt's condition unchanged after a day and a half of quiet at his home. Family members and physicians attended the conference of medical experts as Alfred Vanderbilt and Grace Wilson sought updates from Newport and Cleveland. Local and national political items follow, including advisory committee appointments and state party leadership changes.
A coal miners strike is imminent along the Monongahela and Youghiogheny rivers. Noted Foch writer Edmond Louis Antoine Rouat de Conjcourt died in Paris at 75. Massachusetts railroad officials barred a steamboat company from Sunday excursions. A bolt killed Senator Tillman’s daughter in Abbeville South Carolina, with two others killed. Charles Bell, a saloon keeper near Sullivan Indiana, was shot and killed by Young Clemmons, who remains at large after defying arrest.
The article recounts William Jennings Bryan and his wife touring Missouri towns including St Louis and Sedalia, with large crowds, handshakes, and speeches. Police and militia presence appears in Tipton and Cleveland segments, and a telegram notes Governor Russell’s death. The piece also mentions Bryan’s reception in Warrensburg and at Kansas City, with close attention to crowd fervor and political momentum.
A ferry accident near Cleveland and Pittattan Railway points caused the loss of many men. Survivors describe a chaotic rush as the boat capsized, with several drowning and others rescued by shore workers and the vessel crew. A list of identified dead includes William Connoulders, August Kasten, Michael Lysch, Fritz Bartel, Chris Gerlach, Jacob Prokup, Carl Bohrmeiter, Julius Erke, Christ Gehren, Charles Kraus, Edward Ryan, Charles Spoerke, Charles Nuquen, William Bucklow, among several others. two boys, Bernard Patton and Martin Corrison, survived. A second report notes a nine-member family in Santiago poisoned by lemonade is reported dead. the parents severely ill. Basilant released from custody in Paris after being cleared of aiding an attempted act on President Faure. In Virginia, Lehigh Valley mines announce resumption of work for approximately 5,000 workers starting Monday.
New York and Philadelphia stock markets opened weak amid persistent pressures from prior declines. Prices showed feeble gains at times but reversed, with reports of subdued demand across grains, meats, and dairy. Livestock markets in New York and Liberty, Pa, reflected steady or soft conditions, with calves, hogs, and lambs showing narrow ranges and buyers cautious in a volatile trading day.
The Populists debate a path at the Chicago convention. A middle of the road ticket is favored by Taubencek and McDowell to unite with Democrats or present a separate nominee, while opposing Bryan’s faction and the Nebraska platform. The plan aims to influence the presidential ticket and electors.
National League results include Pittsburg 10 innings win over Philadelphia, New York 12 Cincinnati 6, Philadelphia 14 Newark 1, and other games. Also reports an inhuman mother hanged for child murder in Corsons, Mary Snodgrass aged 38, and various city notices from Jersey City to Chicago including a proposed City Tower project and a knife fight aftermath in Harrisons.
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