23 Nov 1888
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1888
Page
1
An advertisement touts Pearline as a safe versatile cleaner for washing dishes windows carpets and laundry. It boasts over 150 million packages sold in ten years with no complaints and warns against dangerous imitations while urging trial of the product endorsed by James Pyle of New York.
The President and Directors have this day declared a dividend of five percent. Taxes paid by the bank. Payable on demand. Samuel Nixdorff, Cashier. Frederick, November 20, 1883.
A long Evening World feature catalogs dozens of missing persons in New York City from May to July, naming victims by name and address. It highlights Franklin T. Haslond, a wealthy Kansas City druggist, and lists numerous missing individuals with ages and home streets, illustrating a broader pattern of unresolved disappearances.
A Denver dispute over Judge Rucker and Senator Blackburn heats up with talk of a duel. Editor John Arkins argues Judge Ferrill backs Rucker, praising Ferrill’s frontier courage in past firefights and vigilante actions. The World reports Rucker’s letter to Blackburn and notes Col Moore’s involvement and a series of historic duels linked to the figures.
A digest of scattered reports from London to New York and beyond. London papers misread a Whitechapel row as Jack the Ripper activity, while Eva Mitchell’s death sparks a search for a missing friend Nettie White. Other items include a crown exhibit in Lima, a suit for damages in Bloomington, a piano factory accident in Yorks, and the death of Rev. Maurice A. Walsh in Philadelphia.
The navy department orders the steel cruiser Atlanta at New York Navy Yard to prepare for a round the world voyage similar to the 1870s trek of the Ticonderoga. She plans to depart mid December, circle Cape Horn to Asia, and serve roving duty beyond regular squadrons.
New York reports a Washington rumor that Gen. Miller, Harrison's top attorney general prospect, is chosen for the post. The piece also surveys Republican tariff strategy, Senate versus House dynamics, and potential party splits as Congress nears session resumption.
A brief item notes police investigate a poacher group in the White serious case. Other notes include Zee Cardins Gibbons sending a clergy Thanksgiving circular in Baltimore and Harrison naming Bi. W. Halford as private secretary. A meeting outlines Congress session prep with Sayers presiding.
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