Orphans' Court abolition discussed by Bar Association
Maryland lawyers debate ending the Orphans' Court and consolidating duties with the Circuit Court. A 1887 constitutional convention proposal was defeated, but a Bar Association committee backs expansion of wills powers to save money and boost efficiency, urging citizen consideration.
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Orphans’ Court
State Bar Atootation
Orphans' Court
Maryland
Committee On
Comway W. Sams
Bar
Bar Association
Cronit Court
Fragmented Rhetoric and Social Snippets from Old Newspapers
A garbled excerpt from several papers shows quotes about therapy, migration, and social roles. The text includes fragmented dialogue attributed to Mrs. Mewrieh of New York and references to Boston, Louisville, and Milwaukee items, suggesting a collage of opinions and local voice snippets.
The Voice of the Press and Civil War Controversy
A column reprints items from the New York Herald and Washington Post debating reckless bravado and drownings in Gravesend Bay and Wallkill River. It then analyzes Booth and Jefferson Davis voices, arguing Lincoln’s cabinet, not Grant, won the Civil War and imagining alternate leaders.
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Washington
Booth Jefferson Davie
Joseph E. Johnston
Atlante
Davia
Jeremiah
Black
Judah P. Benjamin
Les
Lee
Alraggie
Jefferson
Davie
Thrifty
Napoleon
Booth
Albert Sidney Johnston
Shiloh
Jefferson Davie
Lincoln
Grant
Davis
Howell Cobb
Davies
Fragmented Nation in Flux and Civil War Veteran Note
A blurry clipping discusses large federal spending for reclamation and land projects, critiques diligence in civic duties, and mentions Civil War veterans. It references a veteran claiming enlistment at ten, industrial modernization, and U S Bureau of Manufactures context, with a garbled Baltimore Associated text.
Moments and Echoes of Childhood and Night
Fragments describe listening to nature and night and a mother’s voice against a dreamlike landscape. A speaker questions whether a distant sound is Mother Earth or a nightingale while a child’s tears and memories surface. The piece contrasts loss, memory, and consolation through poetic images.
Steeplejack Daringly Spans Tall Lantern Spire
A photo shows J. F. Havaler the Quaker City steeplejack perched on the extreme top of a church spire. The painter Mr. Flavaley stands above the weather race on the adjacent steeple as work proceeds on the tall church tower.
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J. F. Havaler
Flavaley
Market Gossip Highlights Wide Range of Fresh Produce
The morning market shows strong demand with roasting ears at 15 to 18 cents per dozen and prices roughly in reach for buyers. Eggs 16 to 17 cents, butter 20 cents, poultry and fruit items span broad ranges, while vegetables like potatoes and cabbage hold modest gains and fish and beef prices vary by cut.
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Norfolk
State News Roundup of Tragic Accidents and Public Appointments
Fire destroys Warren McLaine home in Kennington. Rascell R. Bowers, seven, killed by elevator in Hagerstown. Dr. Harry N Rickards arrested in Denver for malpractice. Eight year old Henry Bett drowns near Camp Endeavor. Leper George Roasett arrives in Cumberland amid anxiety. Robert M Glev, thirty four, commits suicide in Lonacon tog. Governor Warfield to appoint Alfred 8 Niles as successor to Judge Thames 8 Baor. Wilmer Williams dies at Cambridge Hospital from a pistol wound linked to Seaford incident. Ospt. P. E Porter elected major of Maryland National Guard unit in Annapolis.
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Warren McLaine
Kennington
Rascell R. Bowers
Hagerstown
Harry N Rickards
Ridgely
Denver
Henry Bett
Bradford Street
Camp Endeavor
Bolat
George Roasett
West Vir
Cumberland
Robert M Glev
Lonacon
Warfield
Alfred
Niles
Seaford
Cal
Jatin Bee
Olored
P. E Porter
Maryland National Guard
Annapolis
William A. Weighs
Bitton
Social World Event At Hotel Braddock Party
The second progressive era party at Hotel Braddock took place in the large picturesque hall brilliantly lite. Six tables hosted a lively pistz game with Mrs P E Lacy winning the fiery lady’s prize a mounted comb. Mgr Hogg of Baltimore won the gentleman’s prize a flower stein. Mrs Mary B Walls of Baltimore took the booby prize.
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Hotel Braddock
P. E. Lacy
Mgr. Hogg
Baltimore
Mics
Mary B. Walls
Bal'imore
Bright items and notices in the Loos and General Interest
Brief Bits reports residents of Mr. C. P. Smite being painted by Mr. Charies A. Welty and notes Meore J. M. Newman & Co moving to a new office on Haet Patrick street. It advertises a $100 reward and promotes Hall's Catareh Cure with internal use claimed to ease symptoms.
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C. P. Smite
Kaat Fourth
Charies A. Welty
Meore
J.M Newman & Co
Bend
F. W. Obendertar
Patrick Street
Hall
Frederick County National Bank of Frederick Maryland
The note references the Established 1818 Frederick County National Bank in Frederick Maryland. It records the bank’s long operating history and its presence in the local financial landscape.
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THE
Frederick County National Bank
Frederick, MD
Farmers and Mechanics’ Nat
Bank OF Frederick
Fusion plan outlined for Pennsylvania governor race
In Harrisburg the Democratic Lincoln fusion plan was endorsed for state offices and a July meeting set August 26 in Pittsburg to notify Lewis Emery Jr and his ticket. A six member committee will arrange notification while a joint resolution urges fusion where feasible for reform governance.
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Democratic
Lingern
Lincoln
Publishers Press sale reshapes leadership and alliance
The Publishers' Press Association announces 8 W Scripps and M A McRae acquire controlling interest. Jon Vandersook becomes general manager in New York and M A McRae becomes president as the organization remains independent yet allied with the Scripps McRae press group west of the Alleghenies.
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Scripps-McRae Association
New York
Publishers’ Press
W. Scripps
M. A. McRae
Shale
Retirige
Scurpps- McRae Press Association
Allegheny Mountains
Jon Vandersook
Alfred Beit's Will Leaves Charitable Legacy Across Africa
London reports the late Alfred Beit’s will bequeaths Borstler's la ser near Hamburg to Hamburg for public use or sold after twenty years to fund charitable projects in Hamburg and elsewhere. He leaves $1,000,000 to University of Johannesburg for buildings on lands, $3,000,000 for Rhodesia and British South Africa Company territories, plus numerous gifts to South Africa and London institutions. Beit also endows a $3,000,000 stock fund for railways and communications in Africa. remainder goes to brother Otto Beit.
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London
Alfred Belt
Borstler
Hamburg
Mr. Beit
University of Johannesburg
Rhodesia
British South Africa Company
South Africa
Africa
Rhodeda
Portuguese South Africa
Beit
Otto Beit
Trouble brewing in Mexico sparks fears of strike or revolution
Rumors sweep Mexican cities that labor unrest or a revolution could erupt under President Ding Chrenlara. Foreigners are warned to leave Mexico by September 18, with dire threats if they stay, while officials in Mexico claim they can handle any contingency.
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Tele Tchange
NEWB
Frederick
Mt. Airy A. O
Portam
Pardam
Williame
Bie
Watkins
Airy
Carroll County
Eny
Laredo
Texas
Mexico
Ding
Chrenlara
Monterey
San Luds Potosi
Santillo
Republic
Bids For Panama Canal Bonds Subscribed At High Prices
Treasury bids for the 40.1 million Panama canal bonds show strong demand with subscriptions exceeding the issue. Major offer from Fisk & Robinson of New York amounts to 30 million in six bids at 103.85. Other bids at higher prices suggest total awards may reach around 15 million to Fisk & Robinson. A separate note mentions Boston resolutions to return a Confederate flag to New Orleans, filed by Councilman Thomas F. Doherty.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Shaw
Fisk & Robinson
New York
Boston
New Orleans
Butler
Youngest Civil War Veteran Found in Illinois Records
The Pension Office discovers Lyston D. Hows of Streator Illinois as the youngest Civil War veteran. Born about 1851 he served from February 1862 to March 1865 in the Fifty fifth Illinois Volunteers without a single furlough. Medical referee Dr. Sam Houston calls him the youngest case he has handled. The report notes his early enlistment and uninterrupted service despite illnesses.
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Penelon
Gharpe
Mono
Lyston D. Hows
East Main Street
Streator
la Galle County
Junge
Howe
Illioota
Ilinoie
George Washington
Sam Houston
Pension Office
Marver
Warner
Ilinois
Foriough
Camp Bhiloh
Bucklens Arnica Salve Cures Chronic Piles and Sores
A rural reader from Farmville Virginia praises Bucklen's Arnica Salve for ending a twenty year battle with chronic piles and goenNote ulcers. The testimonial claims the salve cured both conditions with no remaining traces and highlights its use for ulcers burns and wounds. The ad cites a Farmville address and a local druggist A L Pearra.
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Cbronis Piles
Goaligoane
Bucklen
A.M Broce
Farmville
A. L. Pearra
Dragelst
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Nolle Nome
Alfred Beit
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