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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1891
Page
3
E J Eldridge introduces an elegant line of embroidered flouncings for dresses and white hy be e cloth cashmere and other novelties in stamped dress goods. A full range of parasols mitts gloves hosiery and handkerchiefs completes the millinery department at 24 West Pathick Street.
Maryland notes report the unveiling of the state monument to Leonard Calvert, first governor of Maryland, at St Marys City with a large crowd and speeches by ex Governor Whyte and Col J Thomas Scharf. The ceremony featured Miss Julia Calvert of Washington performing the unveiling.
Sun reports an attempted highway robbery on the Frederick turnpike in Howard County Friday night. The wagon driver, Eyler, escaping after burglars demanded payment and fired pistols. A keg of pails was struck by a bullet during the incident near Eugene ragan estate of ex Governor Carroll.
The spoke factory installed a new lathe for turning spokes and reports a daily output of about 3,000. The dry kiln shows a temperature of 146. About 28,000 spokes have been made and sold since operations began. Twelve loads of logs are expected this week, with a car load arriving yesterday afternoon.
The eight ornamental drinking fountains have arrived and are to be placed along city streets by corporate authorities. Mr. M. P. Brorse will send funds this evening to E. G. Smysers Sons of York Pa to pay for them.
The Presbyterian festival in Kemp Viall ended last evening with about fifty dollars raised. It will continue tonight. The Catholic festival in the Junior Hall closed last night after two evenings, totaling about two hundred forty dollars in receipts and overall a success.
An exhibition by the art department students under Mrs Mery B D Thomas will be staged at the Seminary tomorrow afternoon and evening. The younger pupils perform a musicale tomorrow afternoon, and Monday features two competitive examinations for a prize medal in the elocutionary department.
In a high profile case at Tranby Croft the court heard Sir Charles Russell defend the plaintiff against allegations tied to a baccarat scandal. Witness Arthur Stanley Wilson testified about card handling and bets, detailing nights at the table with Sir William Gordon-Canning and Lord Somerset. Court proceedings drew royal attention as the Prince of Wales attended luncheon with dignitaries nearby. Meanwhile, Eva Banditon's Atlantic City return and Rutgers freshmen bodies found in New Brunswick were reported.
In a creditor relief filing, Laces clarifies why the Keystone Bank of Philadelphia was delayed in reorganization. The comptroller ordered a receiver and contemplated new capital and management amid large real estate assets and uncertainty over entitlement claims.
A rickety frame at 161 West Jackson Street in Chicago collapsed during a drinking spree, burying five men. Three were killed instantly. two injured. The deceased are William Schwartz George Schwartz and John Cahill. Injured are George Schine and Gus Schwartz. Firemen and police rescued victims as the condemned building failed. Abs Clapp, the sole occupant, escaped unharmed.
A June report from Aion Delaware notes record confirmations totaling 278 in Delaware, 123 in Albany, 219 in Massachusetts, 69 in Newark, and 131 in New York within the Protestant Episcopal diocese. The Delaware diocese lists 33 ministers as the Standing Committee approves Rev. Phillips consecration. Unveiling of the Calvert Monument follows at St Marys in St Marys county with remarks by Attorney General Whyte and prayers by Bishop Paret.
A bill in equity was filed in a Philadelphia common pleas court by David Barr as receiver of the Earnest Workers beneficial order. The suit names Edwin W Is, Harry C Gurk, R espeare, William J Leaf and others, seeking full discovery about property of the order.
In Appleton Wisconsin a blaze in the rag room of the Patton paper mill destroyed about ten thousand dollars in property. Two mill workers Cornelius Johnson and Henry Ryan died trying to escape through smoke filled stairs reaching a small room where they were found later. Johnson left a widow and three children.
A government circular urges steamship lines to prevent prohibited classes from leaving their homes and to carefully screen passenger lists. Assistant Secretary Nettleton notes two Italians and a Swede were sent back, with stricter enforcement of space and admissibility laws for steerage passengers. Pennsylvania news items follow on the World’s Fair funding, the Mt Gretna Farmers encampment, and a Washington ministerial succession.
Fragmented report covers a leadership dispute over secretary roles and the registrar, detailing plans to extend terms under new law, with references to Dover and a May deadline. It also notes a court-like synod scene and a station agent’s suicide, followed by Confederate monument unveiling and a jail capture story.
The Connecticut supreme court ruled in Morris's favor in the for ballot dispute, invalidating a batch of last election ballots printed with the word for. The governor race remains unsettled as other issues in the gubernatorial muddle persist.
The article blends forecasts of showers and cooler temperatures with scattered political appointments in Hempstead and Marietta. It recounts a fatal barn fire destroying a large structure, a licensed executor’s notes, a pope’s contingency document, and a grim probate scene involving the Heckman family in a Midwestern town, all reflecting a chaotic, era-specific news snapshot.
A tale of crime and scandal unfolds as Mrs. Blanche Woodward Young is arrested for alleged poisoning of her husband J Morris Young. The hearing before Justice Alfred Spert included testimony that arsenic was found in the stomach and that a box of poison was bought shortly before his death. The defendant, holding her baby, faced custody and possible bail as prosecutors push for imprisonment.
The report on John Bardsley shows weakening credence and privacy concerns. He remains in the hospital with improving health. a sale of Bradfed alts was halted by injunction as court fights over city treasurership power unfold amid expected rulings. Rumors of arrests grow while officials delay public disclosure pending the court. Meanwhile a Grant Monument ceremony in Galena featured a Kohlsaat statue and Depew oration.
Yesterday's racing and turf results across Morrie Fork Bonne Pann and Latonia with several six furlong sprints led by Luxule and Fred Taurus. Winners include Lxutle, Eight runners, and May dates June 4 noted with times and placements for Eclipse, Reckon, and Lady Blackburn among others.
Closing quotations show a unsettled stock market with Labigh Valley weak on rumors of potential protracted litigation with Coxe Bros & Co over interstate tolls on anthracite. Produce market notes steady to firm with various bids and asks across grains and meats reflecting mixed demand.
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