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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1893
Page
6
A World article outlines Ward McAllister and Oliver Sumner Teall as two famed New York society figures whose paths rarely cross. The piece frames Teall as an ambitious insider outsider and mocks the blue book prestige while noting McAllister’s authority on Four Hundred circles and his skepticism about Teall’s social standing.
A contemporaneous interview reveals Mr McAllister, named by reporters as a social figure, denies any pursuit of prominence. He clarifies no occupation in politics or business defines him, and asserts social activity has been casual recreation. He also notes his Syracuse birth and ties it to salt fame.
A bizarre amusement in the New York Tombs has six condemned murderers holding a mock trial. Giblin, Packenham, Carolin, Lewis, Nolan, and Carleton act as judge jury and defense as they reenact a homicide case. Carolin testifies while Packenham presides, producing a tense scene that ends with Carolin facing a brutal fate. The piece also briefly follows Gustave Locketom and a troubling escape episode toward Mexico.
In a suburb, burglars tied to enter a dwelling were foiled by police who arrested John Davis and an accomplice. A pawned belt contained golden double eagles. A loan of 35 dollars linked to the suspects prompted the investigation, with the pawnbroker noting the recovered items. Cigarette smoking in Spain becomes a social issue as workers in Madrid gain 15 minutes of leisure per hour.
Prentice Tiller, using the alias Connies H Price, carried out a string of daring thefts and escapes. He crafted a false top for a box, slipped out undetected near a prison, evaded a long pursuit, and later fled to Milwaukee and Detroit before being captured and returned to Missouri to serve seven years.
A fragmentary tale recounts Catalina da Branuso, a Spanish soldier who disguised as a nun, served aboard ships, survived wrecks, and fought in duels. Her adventures include piracy avoidance, royal service links, and dramatic escapes across seas and courts.
A former Newark police captain turned deputy and later a justice of the peace was imprisoned for one year for extortion. Consistent boasting of political protection accompanied the case. On the same day Constable Theodore Volz received six months for blackmail in the same court.
A traveler recalls a January night near Carson when his wagon lost a wheel and the harness appeared intact while the horse pulled an empty carriage. The incident ends with a bewildering scene as the harness seemingly vanishes and the horse remains inside the vehicle.
A garbled note mentions skin care and a process involving milk like cream, bags of cheese, soap, shaved oats, borax, and tying bags to secure water. It references a freshening bath and a Bins Album titled The Velvet.
John McNulty recalls the fear and numbness of a death row countdown after San Francisco judge orders in the fifth time. He describes waiting, sleeplessness, and the torment of repeated delays as legal action shifts through courts, Supreme Court rulings, and intervention by Carroll Cook and Governor Min pretend. McNulty, a steamship fireman, faced a longshoreman, James Collins, shot in the street after the condemned man’s case stalled.
The Paris police showcase a full identity process with a three foot effigy, a measured seated criminal, a 7 lies camera that photographs and records measurements, and the Berton system of criminal identification.
From an unseen gallery exhibit to a court verdict, this item notes a gallery display and a murder trial outcome. It mentions a church service, a singer recalling a tune, and a humorous street anecdote about a man and his roller skates after a fair.
An 1880s California scare reports petrified human bodies sold by Selmar Fresno county vendors. Reporter C J Stillwell exposes Bozeman as fabricating petrified figures by casting living people in clay, then reproducing the casts with unknown material to resemble flesh and pores.
A Chicago newspaper calculates a visit to the exposition costing just under 419 including grounds admission and all side shows rides and concessions. It notes luncheon at 56 cents a day, main buildings access, Midway exclusions, ample on site rest stations and a hospital, telegraph and messenger services, and affordable amenities for women and children as described by Mrs. Moses P. Har.
A Philadelphia Record item notes a comical scene on a New York express where a French woman clung to a red umbrella while a porter held the cap. The crowd laughed as the umbrella slipped away and the woman, described in vivid caricature, and three companions fled and registered at the Continental in French as Mies Coquelicot Fanchon Fauvette and Macarone.
A collage of notes on Vesta temple origins in Rome and domestic hearths, child naming rites in India, Egypt, Muhammedan, and Chinese traditions, plus brief reflections on maxims, U.S. mint history, and pansy epithets. The piece weaves antiquity, cultural practice, and curious quips without a single focused event.
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