February Storm Disrupts Virginia Towns and Rivers
A February storm battered the Middle Atlantic coast with heavy snow in Staunton Virginia and widespread rain elsewhere. Streetcars stalled, businesses suffered, and Catoctin Creek ran bank full while telegraph lines struggled under fallen trees and debris. No major damage reported despite swollen streams and damaged lines.
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Staunton
Middletown
Strestas
Catoctin Creek
Frederick
M Mountain
Hyeta
Otder Polute
Legislature Debates Bills At Annapolis Amid Vetoes
The Maryland General Assembly discussed bills on liquor control and court powers, with Governor Brown vetoing a county investment bill. Reports note temperance petitions, local option efforts in Frederick and Carroll counties, and actions to authorize funds for historical publishing. A Senate study on witnesses and elections is noted alongside religious and community notices.
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Baltimore County
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Maryland Historical Society
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Union Paosunger Railway Company
Cumberland
Springer
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Senate
Walkernville
Frederick County
Carroll County
Frederick
Galthersburg
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House of Delegates
Trindde
Sappington
Liberty District
Sudden Death and Obituaries in Hagerstown Listed
A man named Erotic Blackuar was found dead in his room at about daybreak, likely from an epileptic seizure, aged around 25. Burial planned for tomorrow. other notices include Ignatius Gouber’s death at a parent's residence on a farm belonging to Col. Charles E. Traf, with services at St John’s Catholic Church. Also reported: Samuel Dixon of Jefferson area obituary, funeral at A. M. E. church, interment in colored cemetery. A railroad incident recalls a near-miss when a stone shattered a window on a rear car, injuring no one.
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Erotic Blackuar
Ose Hall
Hagerstowe
Ignatius Gouber
Charles E. Traf
St. John's
Soto
Jefferson
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