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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1891
Page
3
In Lycoming community license court Judge Metzger distributed 23 licenses, 16 denied, and about six held over. Local readers report strong interest as the court sat in the packed courthouse.
Wireless reports from Georgia Alabama Mississippi South Carolina and Arkansas say excessive rains since Christmas have hampered planting. Corn crops delayed up to thirty days in the Black Belt and most farmers have not planted corn at all. Prospects for next year’s cotton crop look dim with estimates of large declines in plantable area and a possible drop of about 500000 bales from this year’s output.
In Wheeling West Virginia on March 9 doctors George J. Garrison and George Baird longtime Democratic faction rivals fought over political tensions. After Baird insulted him on the street Garrison shot Baird in the head. Baird died and Garrison surrendered to authorities. Baird once served as Wheeling’s mayor and had influence over City Health Officer elections.
Baltimore March 9 John Henry Keene Jr counsel for the National Farmers and Planters Bank of Baltimore says an attachment for 9000 dollars against Air Dravo was dismissed after the suit was satisfactorily adjusted. North Carolina redistricting yields eight Democratic districts and one Republican district with 25000 pounds allocated for a World's Fair exhibit.
A controversial nude art exhibit drew large crowds and prompted strong reactions in Philadelphia and New York. Patrons viewed canvases showing explicit figures as critics warned of moral risk while supporters argued it advanced culture and free expression. The piece at the center faced heavy attention from galleries, officials, and the public.
March 9 reports from London and Dublin recount Parnell and anti-Parnellite gatherings in Ireland with clashes and cheering. Parnell denounces clerical interference, while a McCarthyite in the crowd is seized and forced to kneel with the bishop's pastoral. Also noted: Monte Carlo murder inquiry, Eugenie’s decline, and English weather widespread frost and storms.
Scattered items report a murder suspect Lingus arrest near a fence by Hampton road and ensuing statements by Constable Dayal Carla. Clark's shoe factory strike in Newark leads to arrests and warrants for leaders O Ben and David Buchanan. Newfoundland assembly censures Britain over a treaty with the United States amid federation tensions. A skunk farm plan in New Jersey draws mixed reactions. Other items note Kansan bill against blacklisting, Anna Dickinson’s improving health, a teen’s death linked to smoking, name change to Seymour, Talmage's bond subscriptions, and a minister declining Japan mission.
A southbound express derailed after a broken rail in Havana bound line wrecking the baggage and two sleeper cars. Fire consumed the chair car and Miss Ellen Woolf perished in the blaze while Fireman James N. Huddle died amid the wreck. Several passengers including Frank Birkenhead and John Bates were injured, with surgeons dispatched to assist the survivors. The article also notes longtime local residents and clergy paying tribute to a respected man, Mr Woerner, who recovered sight after surgery and died peacefully, with funeral arrangements announced.
Christopher Woerner a longtime Frederick craftsman born October 4 1814 died Saturday at 152 pm from asthma and heart trouble at his home 25 South Street He was a devout Lutheran and respected for honesty industry and family devotion His career included blacksmithing and leadership at Boteler’s shop after labor on the canal and Liberty turnpike He immigrated from Hessen Darmstadt Germany in 1832 and became a prominent mechanic in the region with a noted wartime role.
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