09 Mar 1897
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1897
Page
1
The National Building Association of Baltimore City lists officers including president vice president and treasurer. The brief notes outline leadership positions within the local organization.
Reported is Cmdr Booth declaring after eleven years of effort that the American Volunteers will stand by the constitution and government of the United States rather than foreign influence. The note frames a broader stance against perceived international interference in American affairs. News items follow on Albany publicity bills, wills, murders, church illness, accidental deaths, robberies, hiccup illness, and McKinley’s proclamation.
A testimonial from Mrs. E. J. Phelps of Enfield Connecticut touts Salvation Oil as a cure for sciatic rheumatism after two bottles provided relief. The ad states Salvation Mit is sold by dealers for 25 cents and warns to avoid substitutes.
Colonel John Hay expected to assume U S embassy duties at Easter and has taken residence near Carlton House Terrace in London. He will live beside Mrs. John W Mackay with neighbors including the Earl of Lonsdale and the Duke of Grafton. The area faces Horse Guards parade and Marlborough House.
The Greek cabinet, under King George, approves a reply to the powers' notes that refuses to recall Greek troops from Crete, citing fear of pillage and murder. The note asserts Cretan will decide its fate and hints at possible cooperation proposals with France. Dispatches from Thessaly show calm orders despite tensions, and Crete sees continued resistance with Greek troops reinforced and operatives wary of provocation.
Guadalajara reports federal ceremonies yesterday over the remains of Jesus Campreche who claimed to be born in Spain 154 years ago. Campreche died Friday in Mexico after presenting church records from Valladolid and recalling events of the last century. A priest remembers him as an old man since boyhood. many questioned his veracity.
The March floods leave lasting impact across northern Kentucky southern Ohio and southern Indiana. Rail routes rerouted as bridges and roadbeds along the Big and Little Miami rivers wash away. Mill creek valley manufactories crippled. Damages within ten miles of Cincinnati run into millions.
The Week in the Senate notes that most Senate activity will focus on committee organization with brief adjournments and possible treaty consideration, while nominations may also be addressed. In Boston, Turkish Consul General Insigi is indicted on over 50 counts of embezzlement totaling more than ten thousand dollars, with the legality of his arrest debated but unlikely to avert immediate proceedings.
Bertha Reed, four year old daughter of Elihu Reed, died from burns after a lamp toppled by a child caused a dining room fire in their Millville New Jersey home. Her father and two siblings were injured but expected to recover. The blaze started Saturday night when a lamp was knocked over.
President McKinley attended Sunday services with his mother at Foundry Methodist Church, escorted by police as crowds packed streets and pews. Rev Johnstone and Bishop Newman led the service with a sermon urging Christ centered reform and cautioning leaders to avoid overreliance on any form of government to curb vice.
Ale Wits New York reports Alonzo JL Whiteman alias Delafield Whit ing, a known forger and confidence man, was arrested Saturday in New York charged with swindling the Columbian Bank of New York for $589 with a bogus check. His crimes abroad and at home total many thousands. he is a Columbia College graduate, a former Minnesota state senator, and once a congressional candidate. Deshler pays up after prison administration audit. Ex-Warden Tilghman J. Deshler settled $7.91 with county commissioners, claiming it as lone cash balance as of March 1, 1897.
Mrs Agramonte of Puerto Principe describes brutal treatment by Cuban police after being jailed for 29 days in the city’s prison. Her five sons fight for Cuba’s freedom. she was later released aboard the Mascotte after vaccine and quarantine. Paymaster Corwine to stand trial for alleged navy funds embezzlement after Newport bank check cashing. Condemned murderer Dies in prison heat in Wilkes-Barre. two Cincinnati murderers ill in jail awaiting execution with mothers present. Governor orders troops for the hangings.
Carson City residents skipped church and Sunday school, instead visiting famed pugilists at Shaw's Springs and Cook's Ranch amid snowy slush and gale. In Middletown, George A. Wagner died from injuries after his wife threw a lighted lamp at him during a drunken dispute, claimed self defense per the accused.
March 8 report says five more victims of the big gas blast on Boyeston and Tremont streets died Thursday making nine deaths in all. Those who died Saturday include Miss Georgiana Bates and Benjamin Sargent. Miss Bates was in a carriage with her sister and the coachman killed instantly. Sargent was the conductor of the West Eng Street railway car caught in the explosion.
Havana reports on Scovel and Charter F Scott cases to be settled in satire factory style within five or six days. New York garment workers stage small strikes with 12,000 operators idled across clothing trades amid crowded union meetings. Oscar Wilde slated for release next month and plans to settle in Passy France to pursue literary work as a Paris paper anticipates publishing his verse.
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