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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1889
Page
1
Extraordinary values abound with many items priced from 1.00 to 2.00. Norton Plain Blouses Silor Blouses jeared Stites Plan Bults Breided Fults Shore Pants and Long Pants Suits offered in stock for a limited time.
The Philadelphia report details the execution of Mrs. Jane Whiteling at Wilkes Barre for poisoning her husband and two children with rat poison. It notes the harsh sentence, the method of hanging, and witnesses including Rev. Dr. Jones. It also covers the family losses and suspected motive of insurance, with post execution remarks from Whiteling.
The execution of Michael RezeHo at 16 a m in the Wilkes-Barre jail yard followed a sensational paymaster murder. McClure and guard Flannigan were ambushed on the Miners’ Mills road. McFadden’s paymaster, McClure, died, and Red Nosed Mike, accused early, confessed after Italian detectives exposed accomplices who escaped to Italy. The case stirred extradition questions as suspects fled.
A lengthy report details a large scheme to obtain government drawbacks on cotton exports via forged manifests and powers of attorney. It describes a ring using ship agents to claim owners’ rights, aiming to siphon tens of millions from the treasury. Officials, including Secretary Tichenor, move to tighten regulations and curb the fraud.
Extensive notes describe Patrick Cooney’s arrested suspects and a failed murder plot tied to Cronta. The meeting lists, alleged confessions, and named figures suggest a broader conspiracy amid Irish and British espionage chatter. Local incidents, stock tips, and court rumors fill the era’s chaotic news brief.
Lucy Ware Webb Hayes widow of Rutherford B. Hayes dies in Fremont Ohio after a long public life. An active support to her husband during the Civil War nursing wounded soldiers and later as first lady she popularized abstinence customs at state and private dinners. Her life spanned Ohio Delaware and Washington where she and her family resided in several official residences.
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