Court order appoints audit ratification in Frederick Co
In the Circuit Court for Frederick County an audit report by the Auditor is set for formal review on a date in May 1844. The court will ratify or deny the report and publish the order in a Frederick newspaper. Clerk's certificate confirms the order and publication to proceed. Also referenced is a medical cure advertisement for skin ailments priced at 25 cents per box.
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Frederick County
Gar WA & Steele
Hangings and Horrors in Lincoln and Tennessee
Reports recount a brutal execution in Lincoln with a condemned woman shrieking on the scaffold and a later case of a mentally troubled girl who burned herself to death after obtaining hot coals. A horse thief known as J DeHaven is hunted after posing as a tobacco firm representative and stealing a team. Local notices include marriage licenses and real estate transfers, with hotel arrivals listed for several cities.
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J. DeHaven
Franklin House
Columbia
DeHaven & Co
Baltimore
Geo
Redseeker
Mt. Joy
Silver Springs
Joseph Hinkle
Chestnut Hill
Redsecker
Baltimore Police
Armas DeHaven & Co
Saint Joseph's Academy to Stay Open After Archdiocese Talks
Sisters of Charity at Saint Joseph's Academy Emmitsburg Mil have decided not to close the education department. Archbishop Gibbons, after a Paris conference with the Sisters of Charity, arranged for the continuation of the academy. Founded in the era of Archbishop John Carroll, it remains a historic center for female education in the United States. Humorous letters from across the country greeted the rumor of closure, confirming the academy's ongoing operation.
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Saint Joseph's Academy
Sisters of Charity
Si. Joseph’s
Emamitteburg
Mil
Paris
St. Joseph's
United States
John Carroll
Maryland
Gibbons
Sun. Me
Held Up by Road Agents Near Helena
Two masked men armed with Winchester rifles robbed the Benton coach twenty miles from Helena. They rifled the mail bags and passengers, taking money and valuables from C. W. Cooper, C. K. Dodder, and F. T. Bradley. The treasure box yielded nothing of value. The robbery occurred in a canyon at the mountains gate as the driver was forced to stop. The sheriff and two others pursue the robbers.
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Winchester
Benton
Helena
C. W. Cooper
C.K. Dodder
F. T. Bradlley
Hine
Cooper
Dudley
Cradley
I T
Hog attack ends life of Joseph H. Vare in Philadelphia
Deputy Coroner Ashbridge ruled the death accidental after Joseph H. Vare, 40, was fatally wounded by a hog at his Fourth Street pens. Edward Vare Sr. testified he separated fighting hogs. moments later Vare screamed and collapsed with a thigh wound. A review noted the injury caused profuse bleeding. Separately, Prof Chandler of Wizard Oil Company performed solo alto at the Chambersburg Band practice, praised for his organ-like playing.
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Ashbridge
Joseph H. Vare
Ewine-Pens
Fourth Street
Snyder Avenue
Edward Vare
Levan
Joseph
Chandler
Wizard Oil Company
Chambersburg
Starving Emigrants At Montreal City Hall
Forty six emaciated emigrants gather at Montreal City Hall steps pleading for aid as police report they were promised immediate employment after paying their own passage five months ago. They have begged, wandered, and endured five weeks of idleness, with Central Station police feeding them only the past two days and the chief now refusing further assistance.
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Montreal
Central Station
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Brutal mother arrested for assault on infant in Philadelphia
Mary Martin of Spofford Street was seized on May 28 on a charge of brutally assaulting her eleven month old infant. It is alleged she threw the child to the floor and jumped on it. Magistrate List committed her to prison.
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Philadelphia
Mary Martin
Spofford Street
List
Nelson for Congress nominates Frederick J. Nelson
The Rockville Sentinel reports broad support for Frederick J. Nelson of Frederick for the Congressional nomination in the Sixth district. Montgomery County leans toward Nelson, Allegany and Garrett show no expressed preference, and Washington favors him though no candidate is named. The Union argues Nelson would lead a brilliant, determined campaign and likely secure a Democratic majority for the district.
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Nelson
Congress
Frederick J. Nelson
Frederick County
Montgomery
Rockville
Frederick
Allegany
Garrett
Washington County
Union
Supposed Dead Man Requests Trunk From Dakota
Charles Wilderly, once thought drowned in the canal, writes from a Dakota town asking that his trunk be sent to him. The body, later identified by friends at the medical college, had been unclaimed for some time.
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Syracuse
Charles Wilderly
Medical College
Wilderly
Dakota
Fire destroys multiple businesses in Harrisburg Arkansas
A May 28 blaze in Harrisburg Arkansas damaged Scwartz & Peolitzer and Gant Brothers dry goods houses and J B Hamilton Co saloon and billiard hotels. Schwartz & Peolitzer losses reach 20000 mostly insured, Gant Brothers 24000 partially insured, J B Hamilton Co 15000 uninsured.
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Arkansas
Hetexa
Ark
Harrisburg
Scwartz & Peolitzer
Gant Brothers
J. B. Hamilton & Co
Schwartz & Peolitzer
Gant Brothers Foss
The Right of the Road Lesson for Public Safety
A brief exhortation on traffic courtesy urges pedestrians and drivers to yield half the road and keep to the right. It condemns impolite drivers with wagons and demands firmness to protect all in encounters or disturbances.
Garfield Items May 27 1884 Crop Hopes and Land Trades
Farmers in the community expect a good crop of wheat and hay if the season stays favorable. John E. Hurley sold his farm to Samuel Pryor and moved to Kansas, buying 240 acres there for 2350 dollars. John H. Toms bought land from Abraham Toms for 700 dollars. J. H. D Swope purchased land from M J J P Swope for 400 dollars and will begin building soon. C C Pryor has completed a dwelling and plans to move later this week. The paper notes it does not publish anonymous correspondence and asks for a name and material.
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John E. Hurley
Samuel Pryor
Kansas
Winchester
John H. Toms
Abraham Toms
J. H. D Swope
J.J.P. Swope
C.C. Pryor
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