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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1891
Page
3
A lively vignette describes a girl with a unique fringe hairstyle pinned under a hat, a hat with a long harpin effect, and a coach journey that turns chaotic as a fish net catches and intertwines with the scene. The narrator recalls attention and a sisterly affection, ending with a hint of New York flair.
A correspondent asks about election frequency in England and voter eligibility. Parliaments last seven years by statute but typically run about four years. The current House was elected in 18 Ik and may be in 1891, with a long nineteenth century parliament lasting six seats and a month. Voters must be 21 or older and be a householder or occupier paying rates or taxes.
In a dramatic homicide trial defense witnesses challenge state experts. Dr Keene and Dr Brooman dispute the neck injury analysis and motives, while ex-Coroner Fairlamb describes handling the body. The case pits homicide theory against possible suicide, with new cross examination revealing conflicting conclusions.
Lieutenant Failing of the life saving cutter Alert reports the Tuesday wreck of the Straithairly off Chicat icomo Newcastle England. Ten crewmen drowned, ten bodies found, survivors frozen and unable to aid, captain on the bridge for days. Local dispatches mention Ottawa steel works and other unrelated incidents including a fatal shooting and a jail case.
Capt Eason submits evidence linking Hugh G.C. Miller to a series of diary incendiaries in Bridge Street and other Brooklyn sites. The fires killed six people in February and involved multiple addresses, with Miller allegedly present or observed near scenes, including a January 14 and March 4 incidents. He reportedly confessed to setting fires and identified bottle purchases of oil from a boy witness.
On March 20 in Pennsylvania a clash between strikers and coke operators erupted as workers resumed at fifteen plants. Deputies with Winchesters protected sites. one man reportedly injured. Officials warn and tensions rise as reports conflict over the scale of the strike’s impact.
In Cumberland Gap Tennessee, telegraph operator J A Burke was shot dead by Tom Huntley a Black man after a dispute. Huntley fled with armed supporters to the mountains, where he was pursued by authorities and seized by vigilantes. The scene descended into a gunfight as the mob took the prisoner.
The article reports on royal favor toward Arthur Wilson as high sheriff of Yorksh ire and possible knighthood, amid bar association criticism of royal interference. It covers Prince of Wales backing Wilson, Cumming case implications, and tensions over the crown's involvement in private suits. It also notes Russo Persian talks, Bismarck rumors, Austro German treaty movements, and various legal and political tensions across England and the United States.
The session discusses private real estate sales under judiciary authority, veto overrides, and reimbursements for county bridges. Resolutions highlight an equestrian exhibit proposal, and bills allocate funds for Philadelphia charities and Millersville Normal School expansions. Separate notes report an insane episode in Lancaster and a National Editorial Association meeting with planned excursions.
Quotations from Philadelphia and New York exchanges show a dull market with little movement. Bonds and preferred income issues were quiet, the February earnings statements were modest, and readings in Reading and other listings were mixed while wheat and oats saw activity in New York.
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