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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1891
Page
3
Eldridge announces an elegant new line of dress goods including Smirhoidbled flouncings for dresses and white sale cloths in cashmere Henrietta cloth and other fabrics. Also features parasols mitts gloves hosiery and bandeirchiefs with a complete millinery department at 34 West Pathick Street.
The 11th annual Maryland Division Sons of Veterans encampment begins in Easton with units from Maryland and neighboring states arriving. Col. E Thomas of Washington will command, with Lt. Col. Frank A. White of Easton and Maj. D. M. Rittenhouse of Baltimore as officers. A grand ball hosted by Phil Sheridan Camp No 8 will be at Music Hall, with an Ocean City excursion planned. About fifty ladies from the Washington Ladies Aid Society join as guests, and delegations from Antietam Camp Frederick also convene, led by Harry O Mehain and William H Mehbrling.
Geo B Knox and other Standard Oil officials visited Frederick and decided to build an oil house on Hast Sixth street. The plant aims to store thousands of gallons and provide local employment. Previously a similar facility was started in Hagerstown but blocked by the city council.
The funeral was held at 3 pm from the late residence on West Church street. Rev. Dr. Biehl conducted the service. Interment followed at Mount Olivet cemetery. Pallbearers were C. L. Stall, Frank Branner, Brust, G. Salter, O. McClow, and G. Chambers. G C Carty was the undertaker.
The annual examination of applicants for teachers certificates for colored schools will take place tomorrow in the rooms of the School Board at the Court House in this city.
This morning Mr. Charles E. Wachter with a force of hands began work on a fine dwelling for Mr. Chas T. F. Howard to replace the one burned. Blessia Wilcoxon and Markey are furnishing the Jomber.
A fragmentary column surveys fashion, color names, ancient design trends, census tidbits from Paris, small world curiosities about spiders and corks, and a note on steam hammer efficiency. It hints at outdated crafts, social manners, and a stream of miscellaneous observations.
A New York report traces Charles H. Sanford a New England drummer who, via Hale & Co of Buenos Aires and family influence, manipulated the Argentine loan and government contracts. Sanford allegedly aided a vast Barings concession through bribery, promoting a cascade of loans, payments, and questionable profits. The piece portrays a web of officials and schemes, with London ties and looming repayments.
A chaotic notice outlines George Paton leasing heavy debts at Atlantic Cory with Eaton leaving Chester after disposals of eight horses and three trailers, amid creditors. A separate Omaha incident recalls Mrs. Cresson firing at Miss Gibson in a school, shouting jealousy and claims of infidelity before bystanders restrained her. Gibson unharmed, Cresson injured in a prior accident.
In a tight race only one precinct counted, Willey the Republican leads by 326 votes with 9400 of 10,533 registered cast. The full Republican ticket wins including Adams treasurer Benson council president and Curtis solicitor, giving eight of thirteen wards to Republicans and a four vote majority on the council. Related items note a Canadian state funeral for Sir John Macdonald and other brief items from Allentown and Pictou to Rochester and Burraito.
The snippet reports fair weather with warmer conditions and variable winds. It notes the death of Capt. John Fannce of the Revenue Marine Service in Jersey City at a young age and his entry into service in a prior year. It mentions no Sunday baseball on the Seven Pines battlefield and a canceled plan. It cites Queen Victoria granting the Red Cross to Mrs. Gruttwood for heroism at Manipur after her husband was murdered. It records Chauncey Wibbard's death in Georgia, tied to rail interests with the Utica and Schenectady railroad. It notes coal miners’ strikes in northern Iowa affecting production and rail coal supply. It adds the Chicago bakery strike ending for most workers and the return of Postmaster Sherwood and Mail Superintendent Springer from inspections of Philadelphia, New York, and Boston post offices to inform a temporary Washington post office.
June Bennett, a prominent city figure, was found dead by his own hand in Druid Hill Park. Investigators traced a vast financial scam tied to Bennett’s secretive trust and a chain of German American Bank notes. Victims included poor workers and a widowed woman, with losses reaching into the thousands and assets unlikely to exceed a few thousand dollars. The case reveals a decade of misdeeds, a lax oversight, and a community shocked by the theft of funds from many small savers.
In a Wilkesbarre line incident a deranged passenger derailed the train by forcing a risky water stop then triggered a tense chase between the engineer conductor and guards. The crew managed to regain control and bring the tram to a safe halt despite threats and erratic behavior.
A Kansas Alliance ex commission proposal seeks county banks run by local alliance exchanges with private capital. Stores would hold farmer grain for checks redeemable in gold or silver, against stock limits, with storage and insurance fees. The plan mirrors the national farmer scheme and envisions color printed checks.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a large quarrel within a society. It mentions 105 matrine, a fair sea and a four day event in T County. The text is garbled and the core facts are unclear.
Captain George McChester, a well known newspaper man in Midings, died yesterday at age 32. He was connected with The Detroit Tree Press for many years.
A Berlin colonial council of experts will convene this week to study how best to promote cotton growing in Germany’s colonies and to set principles for granting concessions to new companies, focusing on southwest Africa and the Alleged value of a recently planted million marks for development. The debate also touches on fears of French encroachment in Cameroon and possible German military responses amid colonial tensions.
A dispatch reports that funding for census office operations is dwindling, prompting warnings of delays as clerks face limited term renewals. Chief Clerk Child declined extending appointments, signaling possible extra appropriation to finish the census task.
Mx Bartine, a Asbury Park lawyer who suffered hydrophobia after a cat bite last September, died at his Loch Achony home after eleven days unconsciousness. The report also notes a series of local incidents and sports results, including a borough debt vote in Mecuaxicsngat and railroad collision settlements, with baseball scores from Philadelphia and Boston games.
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