State News Briefs From Around The Region
Reports from Elkton Cumberland and Annapolis cover a range of cases including Horace Cooper sentenced to be hanged for murder in Elkton, the sinking Dora Rasmussen later raised in Annapolis, and a Cumberland runaway injury to Emanuel Lowery. Trials continue in Ellerton City and Balls for local cases as political ties shift in Delaware and Maryland. A Trappe river homicide involving George Wright and Thomas Johns is under investigation.
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Pha
Stowell & Co
Wang
Horace Cooper
Elkton
Mangels Pits
Dora Rasmussen
Sandy Point
Annapolis
Woodcock & @ordy
George T. Huston
Atty
Emanuel Lowery
Ellerslie
Cumberland
Prince George’s
John Briddell
Somerset
Wicomico
Balls
Washington Coates
Dorsey
Ellemt City
Isaac Scroggize
Edward Addicks
United Senator
Delaware
James Pennewill
Dover
Colambue Michela, Jr
Trappe River
Talbot County
George Wright
Thomas Johns
Wright
Monument proposal for Star Spangled Banner author Key
Marylanders and Californians rally to raise a monument to Francis Scott Key in Golden Gate Park. Frederick City pride, patriotic memories, and calls from the Key Monument Association urge public contributions via Nellie Blessing Eyster, with Pair Quarry, Oakland, marching in support on March 8, 1805.
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Oakland
Cal
Times
Frederick City
Washington
Franklin
Lafayette
Brooklyn Heights
Army of the Potomac
John Brown
Barbara Fritchle
Whittier
Mount Olivet
Francia Scot, Rey
Francis Bcoch Key
McHenry
Baltimore
Ecstacy
Key
Lapland
Fta Kith Snd &Lo
Lexington
Warren
Appomattox
Golden Gate
Silver Lakes
Francis Scott Key
James Lick
Francisco
Golden Gate Park
California
Key Monument Association
Frederick Chy
Nellie Blessing Eyster
Buchanan
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Storm at Cumberland Causes Gale and Damage
A Wednesday night storm near Cumberland brought lightning and thunder followed by a fierce gale. Windows shattered as shutters blew, roofs ripped, a tree was torn from the ground, and boats in the basin were tossed like corks. Narrow escapes were reported among boatmen moving between vessels.
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Cumberland
Gossip and spring hints from a busy town column
The column blends social notes and idiosyncratic chatter about spring fashion, weddings, visits, and local gossip. It mentions rituals, a Easter bonnet, Aunt Salty, and preparations for European travel, alongside references to civic issues, a bribery trial, and colorful city characters with a parade of names and places from the era.
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Woman's College
Stanhhad
Europe
Immaculate Court House
Our Market Gossip March Last Saturday Prices and Provisions
A condensed market report from Saturday markets notes variable weather and a cautious outlook for April. It lists prices for eggs, butter, poultry, meats, vegetables, fruit, and fresh fish, and mentions social chatter and Noah Cramer’s reception. A burglary report from Blue Mountain House details a break in and theft of whisky, beer, and cigars worth about $60, with no arrests yet. A Populist club forms in Calvert.
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John Kuhn
Blue Mountain
West Barkitteville
Fatal Train Yard Death Of Atchison Brakeman Warner
A Kansas exchange reports brakeman S H Warner, 22, of Atchison, was killed at Union Nebraska while making up train No 370. He left the engine to couple to the caboose and vanished in darkness as the rear brakeman attached cars. His body was found near the west switch after the train returned to Weeping Water. His brother, a fireman on the Central Branch, went to Union to claim the body. The incident remains enveloped in mystery and casts sorrow over Atchison residents.
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S.H. Warner
Kansas Exchange
Atchison
Warner
Omaha
Union
Neb
Tme
Weeping Water
Talon
Fenaina
Weat
Justice A.K Smith
Central Branch
Hme
Mr. Warper
Waas
Geo. Warner
Vaion Haemes
Frederick Registration Officers Appointed Under 1904 Act
Governor names officers for Frederick under chapter 653 acts of 1904. George Estarly serves as alderman for the third district. Joseph Louis Whittenanss is named for the fourth district. Augustas A. Obenderfer listed for the sixth district.
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Frederick
George Estarly
Josepa Louis W. Ghittenanss
Augruatas A. Obenderfer
Sith Diatrict
Mystic Cure Claim Attracts Attention From Dreazist
An ad proclaims a cure named Mystic Cure for rheumatic headaches and related pains. It promises rapid relief within moments and immediate disappearance of symptoms. The claim is endorsed by a pharmacist figure J A st at Dreazist Ma for 75 cents.
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Rheunstiven
Tse Bay
Eheumatios
J. Ast
Dreazist
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