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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1886
Page
1
The Voasiche Zeituip reports German delegates say China cannot profitably build railways for European capitalists until the emperor's majority ends in 1887. The viceroy says China will build railways once it can manufacture construction materials within its own dominions.
Directory excerpt listing agricultural implements and hardware dealers on Market Street and Patrick Street, plus bookbinders, clothing, druggists, and other trades. Names include Beets, Buckeye, Peerless, Lorentz, Qynn, Kaufman, Chambers, and more. notes on shops at Market Street, South Market Street, and corner Market and Patrick.
A chaotic mix of headlines and reports details a fictional death hoax involving P T Barnum and a ban on rail construction in China until 1887. The piece highlights a Baltimore welcome for the National Travelers' Protective Association, a Chicago recount of anarchist Parsons fleeing after the Haymarket riot, and scenes of city celebration with flags and crowds.
Leary Georgia June 24 reports reveal that Wad Mitchell a wealthy colored man with four children was murdered by his own family after his wealth grew. His eldest son severely beat him following a harsh chastisement and the body was buried before later disinterment and arrest of the family.
Bee county Texas marks nine years without liquor as a local option election yields unanimous support for prohibition. A Bee county official quips that the court seldom sits, crime is near zero, and the jail is mostly empty, holding few, if any, prisoners.
On the morning of the 16th inst a fight aboard the brig Mary C Mariner of Portland Maine broke out between first mate James B Lewis and a sailor named Frank Yokitcha. Yokitcha stabbed Lewis in the neck and killed him. He was placed in irons and, upon arrival in port, handed to harbor police. The mate's body was buried at sea.
Reports from Eau Claire Wisconsin describe a severe hailstorm Monday night across the southwestern county, flattening crops in Brunswick and Dram. Wheat and potato crops suffered major damage with losses estimated at 6000 to 8000 dollars, winter wheat hit hardest though spring wheat looks recoverable. The storm spanned about four miles by eight miles.
New York report said P. T. Barnum, the famed showman, was dead but by 2 a.m. no confirmation had arrived and it was likely a canard. The original announcement appeared to have originated in San Francisco.
Answers to inquiries from the Daily Advance report unyielding wheat and fruit crops in southwest Virginia as harvest begins. A Atlantic City storm unroofed houses and toppled trees. A Prague ferryboat capsized with fifty aboard. twenty five bodies recovered. Providence marked the 250th anniversary with grand decorations. Jockey Herbert Meaton died after a race injury at Sheepshead Bay. Massachusetts Governor Robinson vetoed the Tobin bill favoring honored soldiers. Troy collar makers resume factories under a new notice. Mining unrest looms at Campbell Creek Mines near Charleston. York man John Hood shot by Officer Powell amid a domestic dispute. Arseni cal poisoning claim in Paris, Missouri involving two families. President Cleveland sent a full expenses check to Baltimore and Ohio Railway. Nebraska crops reported flourishing after rains. Chickasaw Governor orders cattle removal from nation and taxes grass usage. Latrobe shooting ends a feud at the Walton house.
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