24 Oct 1893
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1893
Page
1
W L Parsons operates as a real estate agent and dealer in the local market, handling property listings and transactions. The brief notice notes his professional role and suggests ongoing activity in property dealings within the community.
Notices advertise sale or rent of Judge Wom Mahoney residence on East South Street near Market plus Jacob Hoffman farm near Schohinnville with 176 acres and outbuildings. Also James E Wolfe near Trica Mills offers 55 acres with house and outbuildings. First class confectionery store for sale on Market Street with equipment and stock. Additional notices include railroad and legal items from Buffalo and Washington reports.
Washington October 24 The Democratic compromise bill faces collapse as four votes short of a majority in the Senate hinder passage. Steering members appeal to Republicans and Populists, but firm opposition from repeal and silver factions persists. If dropped, options include adjournment, pressing the present plan, or a cloture move.
A compilation of late Oct reports detailing inquiries into a fatal railway incident in Barns Creek Michigan and related investigations. Other items cover a deadly knife battle in Orlando Arkansas, a court case involving Ex Governor Beaver in Philadelphia, a boiler explosion near Birmingham, strikes tying up Indiana Midland, an infanticide trial in Philadelphia, railroad labor talks in Bethlehem, Italian stabbing fracas in New Haven, a boy crushed on an ice wagon in Wilkes-Barre, the death of General Crittenden in New York, a teen suicide in Taunton Massachusetts, and a postal burglary in Harrisburg.
British squadron arrived at Spezia on October 24 and was met with exuberant cheers as admiral Sey mour and officers were welcomed at the admiralty. The town decorated with bunting and crowds lined routes, with ceremonies and exchanges of courtesies highlighting Anglo Italian friendship.
A late October survey from Gloucester Mass reports fifty seven seafarers lost at sea this year leaving ten widows and three children. Other items note the death of Dhuleep Singh son of Ranjit Singh, legal fights over Burns statue, Liberty Bell care plans, Iron Hall finances, a West Virginia typhoid outbreak, Taubenneck predictions, and a Lake Michigan tragedy among scattered notices.
Maxwell of the New Jersey Central signals big stock blocks and a possible control shift after February. Frank Work touts Lackawanna stock values and a plan for a trunk line with Vanderbilt interests, while Lloyds and Rockefeller exits shape the deal landscape.
A noisy trading day in New York and Philadelphia stock markets shows fluctuating bids and varied quotations across issues. The report notes closing bids for items like Lackawanna Ne, Pennsylvania and Delaware, with general market activity and notable price movements amid an unsettled session.
A detachment of forty French soldiers was attacked near Elxolea, a key caravan station in the Sahara. Twelve were killed and several wounded before reinforcements arrived. the rescuers fought a sharp skirmish, saving survivors. The dispatch notes the attacker Arabs and compares to the Melilla fighting.
The piece notes an actress in Athen Pare preparing to sue Colonel SW EB Sinn of the Park Theatre. It mentions Tata tertile and a span of courtly or entertainment items, with a fragmentary report hinting at a legal action and local theatre connections.
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