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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1893
Page
1
A brief fragment extols a store's vast variety and low prices for clothing and accessories this season. It promises wide stock comparable to multiple houses and appeals to shoppers with modest budgets seeking Lizeta Sing apparel.
The coroner's inquest at Ford's Theater convicts Frederick C. Ainsworth William G. Covert Francis Sasse and George W Dant of criminal negligence in the excavation and underpinning of the cellar and pins the killing of Frederick B Loftus on them The jury criticizes the U S government for lacking skilled supervision on war department repairs and says better oversight could have averted the tragedy Coroner Patterson issues warrants for the four and Ainsworth secures a bondsman The testimony reveals no new facts until Dants bond is discussed with Captain Thorpe noting no bond existed and Dants claim of a bond provider was unsettled
The California Day celebration at the World's Fair featured patriotic displays and a renewed pledge of state pride. A parade, musical items, and a gallery presentation highlighted the event as visitors toured the exposition halls. The council of administration announced extended hours for visitors and grounds, with paid admissions listed.
In Bir Cause Trouble, federal officers clash as Judge Bruce sides with ONeal and Musgrove. Parsons and Ninninger ordered to vacate. deputy marshal defies orders. Widespread political notes follow from New York and Maryland. Mississippi levee breaks reported with railroad disruption. Richard M. Hunt honored in London. Rioting in Vienna over universal suffrage continues with police clashes.
June 3 report from Srsqrenaxss Pennsylvania states Fred D. of Anglo-American York City was found dying in a barn near Jevens Point. Authorities suspect foul play. Also from New York June 2 Cassell Publishing Co of Island 164 Fourth Avenue liquidates. President Oscar M. Dunham is charged as a defaulter for about £165,900 and has fled.
The French senate passed a bill to suspend duties on barley oats and maize temporarily due to drought damage. Ex governor Knott will not accept the Hawaii mission. A run of odds and ends: a Kansas PBS piece, cowboys race progress, and creditors’ settlement plan for Charles Foster’s estate with offers around 37 cents on the dollar.
In Virginia at WaARksAW on June 20 two Black sailors Arthur Courtney and Harry Taylor confessed after arrest for Captain Frank Cooper's murder. Court documents state Courtney killed using an ax to seize money. Taylor helped stage the scene and dragged the body overboard. Authorities feared lynching as Maryland officials prepared to take the men for trial.
A colonel and 16 officers from a German railway regiment depart for the United States to tour the American war system, each assigned to a district by the colonel for study. Bripeport, Conn. reports strong belief that Barnum & Bailey Circus may change ownership, with Mr Batley backing the hint.
A portrait of Lizzie Borden accompanies this article, drawn from a precrime photograph taken before the August 4, 1892, double murder of Mr and Mrs Andrew Borden in Fall River Massachusetts. The image is among the first authentic photographs of the accused published for readers.
The Elks Grand Lodge gathers in Detroit with Exalted Ruler Edwin B. King of Washington arriving from Cleveland by boat, escorted by 44 Washington members. About 1,400 delegates are eligible, with talks on admitting New York love delegates, creating supreme lodges, annexing Canada, and revising the ritual.
Washington items report Mrs Cleveland and family sailing toward Gray Gables for summer, with plans to join her husband in Massachusetts by August. Also: post office inspector reports the arrest of Robert Buford in Florida for sending threatening postal cards to former Treasury Secretary Windom, jailed on $50000 bail. Pension fraud probe in the South under A B Albee notes ongoing arrests and expected totals.
Immense fires sweep Virginia and Merritt area with massive destruction. Refugees, about 400 people, ride ore cars from Mesabe and burned districts, many penniless. Reports describe deaths, injuries, and a town reduced to ruins as fires spread across Ashland and nearby communities.
A New Hanover bank in Wilmington, North Carolina, closes after deposits drain to about 2000 and further withdrawals are expected. Officials vow deposit payouts and reassure customers while trust banks absorb unpaid collections. Other items note a Philadelphia burglar, jail break in West Virginia, world records by Walter Sanger, a man leaping from a boat, widows of Grant and Davis meeting, Denver police board changes, a Chattanooga savings bank blunder, and a collapsed opera company.
Winter wheat to inter wheat fair to fancy with quotes on grains including rye cornmeal yellow western wheat oats and white varieties. Market items list lard pork butter eggs cheese sugar coffee and cotton with price ranges and quality descriptors across multiple grain and food products.
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