24 Nov 1891
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1891
Page
1
Readable parts describe South Market Street fashion terms for furs and capes. Mentions POE MUXFLEBS FUR SUPES and MONERY URS as items, noting deep colors and shaggy goods, with references to warmth and softness in fur products.
The News announces a new voting contest in Frederick County for Maryland's Most Popular Sunday School Teacher. Voters can cast ballots to select the favorite teacher, with the top vote getter winning a center organ valued at one hundred dollars. The voting rules mirror the previous contest.
Destructive cyclone strikes Washington and Baltimore with high winds and rain. Three deaths and multiple injuries reported as walls collapse and telegraph lines fail. White House balustrade damaged. Baltimore Maltby building roof felled. dozens suffer injuries in ensuing wreckage across several towns.
Nov 24 reports describe a terriffic rain storm and high winds along the lower Hudson river. J O Davidson s steam yacht Princess and other craft sank while the steamer Ralezh could not land due to the east wind. Cape May and surrounding beaches faced heavy surf and shoreline damage.
Minneapolis wins bid for the Republican National Convention to be held in June. The race featured resignations of committee members and leadership changes including J. S. Clarkson named to lead the presidential campaign, with George A. Hobart elected vice chairman amid a bitter contest among bidders.
A Brazilian government crisis unfolds as President Deodoro da Fonseca resigns amid strong opposition to dictator Floriano Peixoto. Rio de Janeiro buzzes with excitement as protests rise and the economy halts. Peixoto, previously provisional vice president, is poised to lead the nation, while uncertainty looms over the new leadership.
Prispeiria reports that a letter to President Harrison from Nov 2 requests approval for experts to examine the books of the Spring Garden leak. The Philadelphia council asks the president to grant the request on behalf of the city. A Supreme Court candidate in Lancaster named for a vacancy after Justice Clark’s death.
Pile purely personal items noting visits and travels of residents across Cumberland, Hagerstown, Washington, and surrounding towns. Mentions include Mr Net Los visiting friends at Lyy's Station, Misses McCleery and Mrs J O Thomas heading to Washington, Col J B Thomas in Baltimore, Mr Geo B McCreery in Washington, and many others on business trips, hunting expeditions, or hospital visits. Several residents travel on PRR and B&O trains, with several illnesses and doctors named.
Charles Keller son of Frederick and Sarah Keller of Araby dies at 21 of consumption. funeral tomorrow at 9 from home, interment Mount Olivet Cemetery. Mary Niter dies aged 53 at East Fifth Street residence. funeral Thursday at 2, service at Quinn AM church. Nova Scotia Central railway sold for 515,000 by sheriff. route from Lunenburg to Middleton. Lancaster cigarmakers strike over wage changes. Robbery in MacNrollen. £187 and a watch taken. Rockland County judge sentences Martin Tiago to 15 years for criminal assault on his daughter. Volunteer ship in St John’s ashore at Eagles. no lives lost. Gloucester and Gorrextons race results with times and placings listed.
San Francisco reports from Hong Kong and Yokohama detail the October 28 Japan earthquake. Yokohama suffered major damage with seven minutes of shaking. Nagoya and surrounding areas saw hundreds dead and thousands injured. In Gifu Ogaki and smaller towns, most homes were destroyed or burned, with thousands of buildings lost and tens of thousands wounded.
The queen regent approved a new Spanish ministry with Canovas del Castillo as prime minister and interior minister. Elduayan foreign affairs, the Duke of Tetuan war, Azcarraga marine, Montoljo finance, Linares Rivas public works, Robledo colonies, Villaverde justice, and Concha Castanada finance newcomer. Influenza spreads in France Germany causing school closures and deaths including painter Spangenberg. Berlin and Posen report widespread cases.
A devastating blaze at the Old Homestead hotel on Third and Pine streets yesterday killed four. Magie Wilson, 20, a waiter girl, died while escaping through a bolted door. Mrs. Buchanan, the pastry cook, her young son, and Mrs. Marsh, a dishwasher, suffocated in a single room as the building burned. The Grendi restaurant also suffered significant losses.
Hearing on Thomas E. Chase charged with opium smuggling continued before Commissioner Seulettle. Astor House witnesses testified the trunk found belonged to Chase, while prosecution clashed with defense over whether the alleged count matched the trunk. Death of 2 Distinguished Men in Philadelphia and Liverpool line.
News from the State reports frozen bays near Hock Mat and a near five mile stretch of ice on Thursday. Cumberland residents note a court appearance by Ball T Garing and talk of a state pret meeting. Kent county witnesses distress in labor as corn crops remain to be harvested. A Baltimore brakeman, W.B. Gideon, was found dead in a pool of water near Cumberland. The late C H B Meewy of Bent' comet is to have property sold at public sale for five days. The governor will sign and send Thomas Thompson’s death warrant to Kent County sheriff. A mandamus to compel governor to issue commissions to the Calvert county Republicans is set for the second week in December. The trial of John Gonly for the murder of Louisa Weailes began in Salisbury. A surgical operation was performed on Mr. Simons, with abdomen contents removed and replaced. Rev Vaughn Smith, longtime Eastern Shore Methodist minister, dies in Wilmington. Charles Ro Roberts sworn as new Carroll County Circuit Court judge, signing H M Clabaugh’s order. Centreville records Captain George Tarburton of the Virginia shooting a hog bank Jagr with logs marked Virginis, 1863, suggesting age of the species.
Local churches hold services this evening at 7 30 Rev J Gill preached last night at United Brethren Church. Thanksgiving services set for Thursday morning at 108 am with a coffee social in the church lecture room. Various churches announce anniversaries rehearsals and plans for Christmas trees and Sunday School events.
The document lists multiple funeral services and interments for Margaret A Owens, John Owens, Jonas L Ober Gerfer, and Mary Et, with services at local homes and churches. Rev. Edward Ingle, Rev. Osborne Ince, and Rev. Herman Bielfeld officiate at various rites. Pallbearers include G Frank Clingan and others. interments at Olivet, Elizabethtown, Mount Olivet, and adjacent cemeteries.
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