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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1891
Page
3
Mataafa refuses King Mahetos demand to go to Apia, fearing arrest. Crowds gather around Maiafa with fears of a raid on Apia as authorities impose strict measures to keep order. Proclamations by long-standing powers back King Mahetos amid unrest.
In Ksoxquis Tesu on July 21, miners resent convict lease duties after armed strikers attack guards at Briceville. Gov Buchanan sends two Chattanooga and one Oxville militia companies. convicts are recaptured or dispersed as forces guard the situation. Troops return after marching to Knoxville and Briceville. The east Tennessee area braces as more convicts are moved and labor leaders call for a meeting.
The column lists residents and guests visiting Frederick from Baltimore Lancaster Gettysburg Westminster Washington and other places. It notes travels to Baltimore Lexington Sharpsburg and Philadelphia with names such as Rev Olin Eldridge J J Biser Ben F Biser Henry Wineberg and Stonewall Jackson monument event attendees. Several local residents are also mentioned on visits and business trips, with minor family ties and vacations noted.
The Hygeia Ice Company nears completion of its ice factory steps to begin manufacture this week after receiving a carload of salt. They plan to bore the abandoned well to obtain water for running the pipes that carry the imperial, though the water will not feed the boiler as previously announced.
Mayer of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad signs a contract making Cumberland the terminus for three divisions. The city will secure repair shops and a sixteen year interest on 150000 dollars in bonds will be paid by the city treasury. A separate note mentions a lake of news from the Baltimore Sun. A man named Edward Stoner from Madison street witnessed a fire and drank water after seeing a lizard emerge from a hydrant in a bizarre incident.
Dr John Reid a leading Frederick County physician died at his Knoxville home aged 70 His funeral is planned for tomorrow and interment will be in Peters Catholic cemetery A separate note recounts a child’s misadventure waiting for the World’s Fair suggesting it may open soon and she will likely attend as a Dice visitor with her mother.
Judy 21 - Mrs. Lochridge, wife of Thomas Lochridge, shot her three children and herself at their Maury county home three miles south of Spring Hill after locking doors and lining up the victims with a double barreled shotgun. Her letter to Tom reveals a failed past suicide attempt and a plan to join them in heaven.
Braod newspaper listing of yesterday baseball scores across leagues with games in Brook, Boston, Chevetanes and Baltimore, plus multiple horse races at Brighton Beach and Gloucester races. Mentions also storms of weather events, a cyclone near Annapolis, and a public monument plan at Antietam battle field. Includes legal and crime notes from Las Diraso and Tampa area.
In Philadelphia July market close, stock and produce exchanges show a weak yet steady trend. Lehigh Valley and Lehigh Navigation advance, while Pennsylvania remains firm. Produce prices ease across wheat rye and corn with varied bid and ask levels. beef and pork hold steady amid light activity.
New York reports on a seaman McVan suing for 25 000 damages over alleged desertion and mistreatment by naval officers, with disputed identity and detention details. Williamsburg hosts a large turner parade with participants from multiple cities, while labor groups discuss Gompers and term limits. Other items include a senator’s son Nathaniel K. Jones dying from a gun wound, a court martial in Tucson, a lobbyist’s case in San Francisco, ex-Judge Spader’s death in Matawan, a double murder rumor in Tennessee, and the steamship Leonaldson wreck near Anticost.
A chaotic Maine dispatch reports seizures of American fishing boats by a Canadian steamer near Boatport and at St Andrews NB. The boats are held, owners appeal to the US government, and discussion continues on interjurisdictional fishing rights and possible revenue vessel deployment.
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