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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1891
Page
3
East Frederick listing shows Deem's at 34 West Patrick Street Frederick Maryland listing details unreadable in OCR however the address is clear for a local business notice.
Ursinus College in Collegeville Pa releases an 80 page catalogue marking its second decennial history. It lists students from 1881 to 1991 with 140 collegiste alumni 73 in theology and notes 12 professors 2 lecturers and 2 teachers on its faculty. The publication features four engravings of Memorial Hall and honors the late President J H A Bomberger. Fat News acknowledges an invitation to the 26th commencement from June 1 to 25.
Fannie Whitaker a colored servant of Br Asa Hefner a Sykesville merchant was committed by Justice W P Gorsuch for stealing 110 from Hefner. She confessed after being pursued and said she burned two checks for 71 and 9 in the kitchen stove and gave 37 in restitution.
A rail disaster near a village on the Muegchenstein and Bule lines killed and injured hundreds as a train plunged from a collapsed iron bridge into eroding water. Victims fill makeshift riverbank morgues while soldiers guard the dead and search for missing relatives.
Fire swept Charles Spencer & Co woolen mills in Germantown known as the Leicester midis. Storage department burned quickly, main building enveloped in flames. After over an hour, fire controlled but loom room and stock destroyed. Loss around 229000, fully insured.
A sensational finding in West Virginia reveals that over four fifths of juries drawn since the legislature’s session were tainted legally. Dozens of trials may be voided and thousands in costs may be lost as courts hold or test the new law amid mounting disputes. In a separate incident, a scaffold collapse at Pratt and Whitney’s shop injures several bricklayers, four of whom remain hospitalized.
Heatwaves grip the Northeast with Providence New York and Albany posting high readings. Temperatures reach near or above 90 in multiple cities while signaled offices report the hottest June day in eight years. Cherry pickers suffer injuries in Pennsylvania and Maine amid heat. A missing girl case in Pennsylvania and a Burlington dog scare add to the day’s incidents.
In Lancaster Pennsylvania on June 16 the Republican Primary board of return judges met and adopted a majority report from the investigating committee. Judge Brubaker defeated Livingston, then Livingston members withdrew and will reconvene next Monday with a likely plan to place Judge Livingston on the ticket. In Richmond June 15 the city discharged most cargo from the Alexandra after a burning hold was contained by steam injections, with remaining ignited cotton to be moved to safety at Hornby to reduce shipping danger.
Cumberland Mad June 16 Two miners Jacob Seeger fifty and John Murray were trapped by a heavy coal fall at the Hoffman mine. Seeger died at once, Murray received fatal injuries. Seeger leaves a wife and five children. Murray is unmarried.
Four young ladies earned degrees at Frosty County College in Cumberland Maryland Lydia J Deveen Mary Sprigg Long Mary Ron Shaw and Eleanor Per Shaw are named among the graduates reflecting local achievement and academic progression for the fair continent.
The weather forecast notes fair skies and warmer temperatures with southerly winds. In legal notes, Chicago judges rule street car heating cannot be compelled. other items mention trials in Hampton Virginia and Chicago, plus a Tennessee tobacco census with counts of planters, area, and crop value.
The page reports rumors of Lord Brooke seeking a divorce from his wife amid alleged adultery with the Prince of Wales as a backdrop. It notes army regulation inquiries into a bacunrat scandal with no further action, plus various local and national briefs on accidents, trials, and political events including McDonald’s worsening condition and county Republican news.
An angry cow bolted into Kolb Brothers meat shop on North Market Street this morning, knocking down David Kolb who was scrubbing the chopping block. The animal charged through the storeroom to the yard and out via a gate on Third Street, causing minor damage to a flower yard.
A historical account traces Fritz Emmet’s career from his early stage appearances in Morris and St Louis to his breakthrough with Charles Gayler and the hit play Fritz. It covers his initial Buffalo night dress bought for a dollar, partnership with Gayler, subsequent plays, and his later tours in Europe and Britain. The piece also notes his reputation for drinking and links to unhappy domestic relations.
The board of control for the national commission of the World's Fair rejected the elimination of Gen N P Shipman of California as chief of horticulture. Fred J W Skiff of Colorado was confirmed as head of mines and mining and Harry Ives of St Louis was named art director. B C McCormick became London representative. Forsyth may head horticulture and Walter Fearne would lead Foreign affairs.
Te Urge Consolidation in St Louis as about 250 delegates attend the sixth annual Order of Railway Telegraphers convention. Officers report progress and may submit a plan to consolidate the two telegraph operator bodies this afternoon. H H Yard Surrenders in Philadelphia and is held on $16,000 bail after waiving hearing.
The Princess of Wales has begun a campaign among wives and army officers for the benefit of Airs Grimwood, honoring her heroic conduct during the recent troubles in Manipur. The June initiative aims to raise support through donations and public recognition.
Easton, June 16. Robert Gwens was walking along the ice bank of a quarry at Dameiyville when he was struck by rope and hurled to the bottom, a distance of about seventy feet. He was killed instantly.
President Harrison announces a 1891 Behring Sea seal pledge with Britain limiting hunting, enforcing penalties, and allowing designated observers on the islands. The proclamation orders U S and British fleets to enforce the ban, with seizure and handling of violators.
scattered notes describe a miraculous healing attributed to Father Mollinger in Pitesti with a boy from Somerset, plus various donations and religious reports. Also mentions Chilean exhibit support, a $100,000 Tulane donation, and Irish land bill progress, followed by horse races in Morris Park Gloucester and Chicago with results and times.
In Philadelphia on June 15 the stock market showed dull activity with some buying orders and firmer Pennsylvania issues though overall small transactions. Lehigh Valley and Lehigh Navigation led gains while Huntingdon and Broad Top showed demand but lacked breadth. Produce markets featured various flour and grain prices with oats, corn, and rye trades, and pork and lard values listed alongside regional market notes.
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