26 Jul 1893
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1893
Page
1
Fragmentary notice advertises limestone farm for sale near Ferry and nearby properties. Mentions stock, bonds, mortgages, commission sales, office at Insurance Building Frederick. Includes references to agriculture, water access, churches and schools nearby, price inquiries at the office or with Mr. Siden Nitting.
Notice offers a building for sale with all premises and terms. Call at the office of John A Williams Eng, located at the elegant country residence in Braddock.
Philadelphia and New York exchanges show continued shrinkage in market value as bears dominate the speculative scene. Highlights include readings of Reading and West Shore investments, New Jersey Central, and Erie lines, with mixed results in grains and meats and little change in butter and eggs.
The Chinese government reacts with astonishment and indignation to France's demands on Siam and the plan to extend the blockade beyond the Mekong. Paris outlines measures to safeguard French interests, with naval action and possible assaults on Bangkok defenses. Britain seeks clarification on rights and belligerency while monitoring the situation.
On July 26 1891 Vice President Stevenson arrived in Portland and was greeted by Governor Pennooyer at Salem, with a large crowd at the depot. The governor urged a return to the old financial policy and tariff stance, while Stevenson pledged to cooperate with those seeking the nation’s best interests. A later night reception at the Fifth Avenue hotel broke up amid disorder and accusations by Industrial Alliance members.
News from Honolulu reports William D. Alexander named special commissioner to assist in negotiations for annexation. He will leave Honolulu soon and is noted as Hawaii’s leading historian and a respected scientist abroad. Blount’s report may lead Cleveland to resubmit Harrison’s treaty or a modification to the senate. a broader labor and land question is not referenced in the new draft.
Reports from July describe multiple factory shutdowns due to money market strain and weak demand. Pil ing's shoe factory will pause operations affecting about 250 workers, Putnam Tool company plans an unknown resume date, Otis cotton mill in Osia will close for a month, York mill in Saco to suspend for two weeks, and Hoiden's woolen mills in West Concord to pause for three weeks. Crop conditions show rainfall deficits in the South, with mixed harvest progress in the Northeast and drought concerns in several states. Two incidents involve armed assault on a white man in Gaston, and a significant influx of Chinese workers reported entering Ex, Paso from Juarez under a costly scheme.
Compilation from July shows Chicago national banks reserve at 6.61 percent with loans and discounts $91,583,000, individual deposits $66,000,000, surplus $113,000,000 and gold certificates $12,500. Detroit reserve 24.86 percent and Minneapolis 27.21 percent. Other items note libel suit verdict for London paper and local court filings in New Jersey.
Workers employed by Edward Koontz digging a hydrant trench on John Thompson’s East Sixth Street property struck a coffin containing a well preserved skeleton. The incident halted work as investigators examined the scene and identified the remains.
A series of rail and train disasters reported from Ohio Indiana Rhode Island and Missouri describe wrecks with multiple casualties and injuries. Notable incidents include a Baltimore and Ohio Express wreck near Munroe Falls and a Providence mail train collision with freight cars. Additional crashes hit the West Penn line in Pittsburgh and a Morganfield Kentucky derailment with three deaths. Reports list injured passengers and hospital recoveries, with cautions about fires and dangerous wreckage.
Marshal Alexander Hamill of Ashdabula Ohio was fatally shot by two dollars whom he was pursuing. Goldsmith, carrier of Farmers National Bank at Wirhulls North Dakota, died suddenly of heart disease aged years. Cashier Lomax of First National Bank of Vernon Texas, which failed on Saturday, committed suicide by shooting himself yesterday. Michael Davitt has abandoned hopes of re entering parliament for now and plans a tour of Australia to fund Irish cause. France Italy Switzerland Belgium and Greece agreed to exclude the two and a half franc silver coin from Latin Union circulation. Due to local authorities' carelessness a yellow fever scare nearly broke out. Marine Hospital Service takes control of Brunswick Georgia quarantine service.
The dispatch from Washington notes that about 5 250 pensioners have had payments suspended since the current administration began. Of 379 000 pensions under the act, 10 000 were to widows and dependents, leaving 10 00 to be investigated. Roughly 25 percent paid to soldiers face suspensions pending proof of inability to work. about 75 000 may be amended. No fraud charged. suspensions arise from errors by the evasion office.
Rumor from Washington suggests arbitrators at Paris have decided in favor of the United States in the Behring Sea controversy with Great Britain. No official confirmation given. officials guarded and at a late hour yesterday, with mixed credibility attached to the report.
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