Madstone in Kent a Century Old Curio and Its Rabies Claims
A centuries old madstone, once traded for three hundred acres of Virginia land, now sits with Prof. James Micou at Washington College. The stone is said to draw poison from wounds and leaves a green scum in milk after use. In Kent, three people and about fifteen animals were bitten by dogs in the last year.
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Virginia
James Roy Micon
Washington College
Chestertown
Virginia Smadstone
Kentithin
Runaway Accidents Injure Two in Local Incident
Runaway horses attached to a wagon injured George Reamer of this city and J H Howard of Montgomery County. Reamer was hurled head first and unconscious, later revived and treated. Howard and her son, riding home from a visit in Samsville, suffered a severe scalp wound after being thrown from a buggy.
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R. George Reamer
J.H. Howard
Montgomery County
Frederick
Frumswick
Aagon
George Reamer
Jefn
J. H. Howard
Montgomery Mnty
Howard
Samsville
BRIEF BITS Pensions and Local Happenings Reported
An original pension of six dollars is sent to Charles F Porter's Bransick. Sollee senior class of Mr St Marys Lodge Emmitsburg held a banquet at the Eagle Hotel Gettysburg. Ethan A Gramer contractor finished adding a back building to the residence of the Missas ape East Patrick Street. Sons of the Revolution to visit Frederick with 150 members from Washington for a sight seeing trip. President Smith of the electric plans five cars for a mountain trip. They will dine at City Hotel, once Washingtons headquarters. Aimed to place a marker on Francis Scott Keys tomb.
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Charles F. Porter
Bransick
Sollee
St. Mary's Loge
Emmitsburg
Eagle Hotel
Gettysburg
Ethan A. Gramer
Missasape
East
Patrick Street
Sons of the Revolution
Sons of the American Revolution
Washington
Fredick
Smith
The
Electric
City Hotel
Francis Scott Rey
Aguinaldo Seeks Peace Terms to End Hostilities
Special dispatch from Wasmixeros reports General Otis received a saddle at headquarters and Agui naldo will send a commission tomorrow to seek terms of peace.
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Taz News
Wasmixeros
Otis
Aguinaldo
Asek
Capture of Taylor in Georgetown after Rosenstein murder
Humphrey Taylor alias Brown, the man charged with assaulting Louis Rosenstein and wife at Slidell leading to Rosenstein's death, was captured in a Georgetown house after a tense two hour standoff. Policemen were wounded, a crowd roared for lynching, and extradition talks began as authorities prepared murder charges in DC and Maryland.
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Humphrey Taylor
Brown
Louis Rosenstein
Slidell
Rosenstein
Georgetown
D. C
Fritz Passau
Fowler’s Hill
Taylor
Detective Bureau
Passau
Gow
Sergeant Passau
Georgetown University Hospital
Sylvester
Pearson
W. W. Easly
County Mounted Force
Howlett
Canal Road
Kilgour
Montgomery County
Washington
Rockville
United States
Davis
Maryland
Trias
Rosensteins
District of Columbia
John Doe
Horton
John Brown
Nelson
Frederick Prisoner Parker Held on Suspected Murder Ties
Alexander Parker, a colored man arrested in Frederick on suspicion of Humphrey Taylor’s murder, will be detained until Saturday as officials deem him dangerous and possibly lunatic. Warden Jno Groff notes Parker is unfit for release and caused trouble while en route to jail.
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Rock Creek
Frederick
Alexander Parker
Humphrey Taylor
Jno
Groff
Parker
May Term Adjourns. Forgeries, Larceny, and Alcohol Offenses
The May term of the Circuit Court adjourned with a plea in abatement in the Leonard Grossnickle forgery case overruled and bail set at 1000 dollars. Willard F. Polly paid a fifty dollar fine for allowing minors to drink on his premises. Carry and Carter were found not guilty of assault on Charles Cooper. Dorcus pleaded guilty to larceny and faces 18 months in the penitentiary. Cris man to be tried next term. Woman's College announces commencement May 27 to June 1 with events led by Baccalaureate and Class Day exercises. Projectoscope at the Opera House, May 20, offers Spanish American War war views and Edison phonograph records. matinee 5 cents, evening 10 to 20 cents.
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Maythem
Leonard Grossnickle
Grossnickle
Willard F. Polly
Thurmont
Thomas Carry
Hammond B. Carter
Charles Cooper
Harry Crisman
Edward Dorcus
Dorcus
Crisman
York Daily
Opera House
Frederick
Justice Riddle sentences four tramps to hard labor
Justice Riddle of Hagerstown sentences four tramps to three days on the streets to clear the town overrun by tramps. Mayor Schindel orders morning work. About twenty tramps were present but four escaped. The board adjourned without action on Court Park repaving, delaying until June to decide while favoring cement walks to improve the park.
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Justice Riddle
Hagerstown
Schindel
Board of County Commissioners
German Department Closing Exercises at Woman's College
The closing exercises of the German Department will be held tomorrow evening in College Hall at 8 o'clock. A program of vocal and instrumental selections essays readings and recitations will be presented in German with patrons and friends warmly invited to attend. The event promises an evening of pleasure in the dialect.
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Woman’s College
College Mail
A Heavy Cloud Delivers Sudden Darkness Then Rain
A thundercloud formed northwest of the city yesterday afternoon, creating unexpected darkness prompting lights to be turned on in stores. The cloud moved quickly away, leaving a brief rain shower, followed by heavy rainfall overnight and more showers today. A near completion frame house in Hansonville was wrecked during Tuesday night’s storm, with timbers scattered and trees uprooted.
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Hansonville
Charles Picking
Fred erick Female High School Commencement in City Opera House
Frederick Female High School will hold commencement exercises at City Opera House on Tuesday evening June 20. Advertise it in the News.
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Frederick Female High School
City Opera House
Two Engines and Nuisance Abatement Motions At Frederick Aldermen Meeting
Frederick Maryland city actions include delaying a petition to abate a sewer nuisance on East Patrick Street in front of Hardt and Koofer. A committee on streets will review the issue, and the hall and buildings committee will inspect the Market House for repainting.
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Board of Aldermen
Chas. F. Goodall
City Health Dliver
East Patrick Street
Messra
Hardt & Koofer
Committee On
Hall and Buildings
Mossie, Nordig & Miller
E. P. Mantz
City Electric Light Plant
William S. Miller & Co
Markell & Trail
Jonathan Biser
Keller, Newman & Co
Henry Wineberg
William E. Stanp
William A. Woodward
Westminster
Maryland State Firemen's Association
Committee On Fire Companies
Frederick County Telephone & Telegraph Co
E. A. Cramer
Ed. L. Nasu
A. G. Storr
H. F. Efnock
Isabella Gas Co
Peter Picket
Jacob Hardt
A. Harrington
Standard Carbon Co
Bowers Lamber Co
Electric Light & Power Co
M. J. Drummond & Co
Hammond Urner
Frederick Brick Works
J. H. Abbott
Wm. 5S. Miller & Co
Great Southern Printing & Manufacturing Company
News of the Churches Events and talks across local churches
The Lutheran Women’s Missionary Society met after a weather postponement with plans for next month. The Young People’s Alliance will meet at East Second Street Evangelical Liberal Church at 7 30 tonight to discuss Mormonism. First holy communion prep continues for St John’s Catholic children with retreat and upcoming sermon by Father O Rourke. St Aloysius devotion to begin next Sunday. Baltimore Itinerants Club notes Rev W S McKenney on poetry in a pastor’s reading.
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Woman’s Home and Foreign Missionary Society
The
Lutheran Church
Young People’s Alliance
Evangelical Liberal Church
East Second Street
St. John’s Catholic Church
Father O'Rourke
St. Aloysius
Baltimore Methodist Episcopal Conference
W. S. McKenney
Death of James Bostian Leaves Family Heirloom
James Madison Bostian a prominent farmer died at his home two and a half miles east of Unionville yesterday morning after a illness. He was in his late fifties and survived by a wife two sons and two daughters Minnie Bertie and James at home and Clarence of Cincinnati. Interment will be at Singanore M E church Friday at 10:30. A Woman's Christian Temperance Union meeting will be held at New Market MLE church Wednesday May 24 at 7:45 with Rev. Wm H Dell to speak and other local ministers to attend.
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James Bostian
James Madison Bostian
Unionville
James
Minnie
Bertie
Clarence
Cincinnati
Ohio
Singanore ME
C.T. U
New Market
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union of
MLE
Wm. H. Dell
Engle and Kettler wed quietly by Rev McLain
Milton Engle and Maggie Kettler were quietly married by Rev. L. McLain with a small gathering present. Backeystown colored public school closed with a fine entertainment on Monday. Fifty three pupils on roll. Hiram Clappen named principal.
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Backeystown
Backeystown Colored Public School
Hiram Clappen
Wheat quotes in Frederick at 7124 cents per bushel
Local markets report wheat at 7124 cents per bushel in Frederick today. Corn shelled 88 cents per bushel and corn on the ear priced at 2.8 dollars per barrel.
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Frederick
Weather and political notes from Maryland region
A Maryland update reports a June 3 Democratic primary in Kent county and notes political activity in Dorrhester and Worcester. It mentions lightning deaths in Hampden and Harford, cattle losses near Churchville, a fire at Wye Farm, and a state senator nomination bid by H. B. Bomberger of Boonsboro, with ties to Senator McComas.
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Privariox
Kent
Hampden
Worcester County
Naval Academy
Allee Turner
John Turner
Allen
Charles S Abel
Livoli
Enoch Pratt
Woodbourne Avenue
Baltimore
Charles County
John Terry
Harford County
Churchriire
Woman's Centenary Association
National Missionary Society of the Universalst Church
W. ¥. Bryan
Queen Anne's
H. B. Bomberger
Washington County
Boonsboro
House of Delegates
Senator McComas
The Length of Human Life and De Moivre Rule
A discussion of an old life-length rule by De Moivre via M Schooling. It outlines subtracting current age from 83 and dividing the remainder by zero to estimate remaining years, then summarizes survival chances and life expectancy projections for 1014 years.
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M. Hall Schooling
de Moivre
England
France
Royal Society
M. Schooling
Boteler Invited to Speak at AMA Meeting
Dr. Wm Boteler of this city has received an invitation to present a paper to the eye ear nose and throat section of the American Medical Association when it meets in Columbus Ohio June 6. Dr Casey A Wood secretary urged Boteler to join. The AMA is the premier physicians organization in the United States.
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Jr. Boteler
Lafayette Monument Fund Receives School Donation
Mr E L Boblitz of the Board of County School Commissioners has received one dollar and twenty cents from the Thormont school led by teacher John Landers for the Lafayette Monument fund. He will send the subscription to Mr Jas M Cushing in Baltimore.
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E. L. Boblitz
Board of County School Commissioners
Thormont School
John Landers
Lafayette Monument Fund
Boblitz
Jas. M. Cushing
Baltimore
Ice Factory Adds Heavy New Machinery at Hygeia Plant
A crew of workmen has been placing the new equipment at the Hygeia ice plant for days. The machinery is very heavy and the doorway of the engine room was partly removed to admit the larger pieces. Country Strawberries from Frederick county are sold on the streets at two boxes for twenty five cents.
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Ice Factory
Hygeia
Frederick County
Young People's Alliance Meeting on Mormon ism in Frederick
The Young People's Alliance of Frederick City schedules a Thursday May 18 meeting at 7 30 PM in the Sunday school room of the Evangelical Lutheran church East Second street with a discussion on Mormon ism. A City Opera House program on May 19 features pupils of Miss Eisenhauer and Miler including minuet sword drill music pantomime and dances. A Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Sunday excursion to Washington on May 21 departs Frederick at 7 45 AM and returns at 7 PM with round trip fare $1 tickets valid on the special train only.
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Young People’s Alliance of
Frederick City
Evangelical Lutheran Church
East Second Street
City Opera House
Eisenhauer
Miler
Yeakle’s
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Frederick
Washington
Washingon
Window Awnings Moveable and Adjustible by Mulliness
L. E. Mulliness promotes a movable adjustable window awning claiming it fits any ordinary window, is the best and cheapest, simple construction with no wearing parts, made of goat quality striped duck, fastens low to allow air flow, and can be installed or removed in one minute with prices available.
The Exclusive Carpet House Ad Feature
Local advertiser L. BE. Moxon notes telephone contact 150 for exclusive carpeting options. Indicates a storefront or catalog style promotion from The Exclusive Carpet House highlighting contact detail.
MODEL Dry Goods Store Ad Praises Selection and Quality
John Hendrickson promotes MODEL Dry Goods with a focus on reliable, rust worthy patrons. The ad touts ribbons, silks, wash silks, plain jap styles, colors, and hosiery, urging customers to compare quality and prices for men women and children.
Dr Wm C Boteler Eye Ear Nose and Throat Practice
Dr Wm C Boteler limits his practice to diseases of the eye ear nose and throat and maintains a permanent location at 28 N Market street with residence at City Hotel. Spectacles adjusted free examinations offered and prices are reasonable. Pettijohn’s Breakfast Food recommended for children and sedentary persons with Dra pisc or dra peutics noted as suitable for brain and nerve support.
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Wm. C. Boteler
Market Street
Residence City Hotel
Pettijohn
Honorrexion at NEIDIG & MILLER on stylish skirts
NEIDIG and MILLER advertise woolen plaid and plain skirts in various fabrics including cotton covert linen and pebble dash. They tout silk line purchases with elegant styles and quick selling prices, plus embroideries and dress trimmings in black laces nets and new bow knot designs.
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la Tosco
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Marquette River
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Nathaniel Lawtherne
Plymouth
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J. Hawthorne
Wisconsin
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Ilinois
Mirwuri
Otto Camphausen
Berlin
Wasuinaroy
W. L. Moora
Weather Bureau
Teese
Lquley Ross
Newman
Syed Ath McCardell
Ordway’s
J. Rothholtz
Vediosine
Ils
Zimmerman Flying Machine Co
Miture Ee C. C. Carty
Ly Goods
John Hendrickson
Neidig & Miller
Sial Announcement
Geo
Rodock & Go
Chas
N. Hauer
Circuit Court
Woman's College
City Health Deliver
Nalsanos
Qother City Business
News OF the Churches
Che Wak OF
Local Mart
News OF
Cherries
McCardell’s
L. E. Mulliness
L. BE. Moxon
Telephone
Vredortok
Milton
Rodooe
Lloper
Rodook & CO
A. T. Rice & Sons
C. E. Cire
F. B. Sappington
Cereal Food
Ae. Plllsbury
Market St
A. T. Rios & Sons
Staub
W. Harper's
Nelson County
New Orleans
Chirac
Harper Fant
Dudges
Ie . Vv. Sxauls
Northwest Corner Market
Ramsburg
BE. Ramsburg
Bonn
J. Heisely Keller
Potomac River
B &O.R. BR
Willard
Keller
N. Market Strest
Alered Ritter
Adimm
Mp Care
Court & Frederick
Milton G. Orner
Keene Hamer
Compalaea
Streck
Cee
Mehlsaat
Harles P. Levy
Attorne
C.F
Levy
Ooart Street
Cerrie
Jobn Honorrexion
Greater Frederick
Neuwie & Muzen
N. Market St
Clinton &, Main
Gunton B. Main
North Market Street
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