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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1896
Page
3
A stage coach wreck near Warsaw New Jersey ends tragically with six dead and several injured. Rescue teams and nearby farms assist as officials investigate the cause of the frightening embankment fall and collapsed wagon. The event follows New Jersey Democratic Contention news and other regional notices.
A late September to early October round of dispatches covers political deadlocks in New England and Chile, bribery confessions in New York, and a spate of violence and robberies. Reports include a Massachusetts school strike looming over Miss Murane’s salary, Black declining a Gold Democrats nomination, Chile’s cabinet reshuffle, and a Newark double murder-suicide.
Missouri Democratic state committee votes to fuse with the Populists. Chairman Bynum of the national gold standard party seeks headquarters in Chicago. Connecticut Prohibitionists nominate a full state ticket with Edward Manchester of Winsted for governor. George Legg, former Pike County Ohio treasurer, is missing with $10,000 short. Moscow electrician Kilchychewski plans London trip to test new nolophore discovery with the Atlantic Cable.
The Nelson Bryan campaign in Lincoln unfolds with torchlit processions from Burlington depot to Bryan's residence and a platform defense of silver. George A. Groot of Ohio chairs the notification committee as Norris Humphrey presides, and Bryan delivers a concise acceptance, contrasting free coinage with gold standard supporters and recalling 1888 and 1892 party platforms.
A severe explosion at a mining site left Frank Lewis and four others badly burned as workers tried to clear ore and rescue a fellow miner. Lewis attempted to relight a flame, triggering the blast that injured Louie and others. all workers have families and uncertainties remain about injuries and safety.
The appellate court ruled that plowing corn on Sunday in sight of church lands does not automatically disturb peace. It held law bans conduct that disturbs order of society, not mere Sunday work. Mr Foll, a Seventh Day Adventist, observed Saturday as Sabbath and was convicted, but the decision overturned that result.
News from the state department reports the death at his post in Matamoros Mexico of United States Consul John B. Gorman. No cause given. Telegrams direct that his body be sent home. Also notes Belgian vice consul Arthur Schneider and a gold medal awarded for bravery.
Canton Sept 8 a formal editorial reception followed the masterly address by Hon Charles Emory Sustth of the Philadelphia Press. Major McKinley praised Ohio editors as earnest and efficient, urging unity and support for sound money and national honor. In Ohio a different note, a fatal accident, and a bridge destroyed by dynamite in Cuba's patrol area are reported as surrounding items.
Fragmented notes cover ball game results in cities like Philadelphia New York and Baltimore with scores mentioned alongside political items from September including Republican canvass results and a Democratic College Clubs appeal. Reports detail Red Men growth, a centennial in Muntingdon, a murder incident in Virginia, and Waite’s gubernatorial renomination in Denver.
The New York and Philadelphia stock exchanges closed firm with a strong recovery in forenoon and active afternoon trading. Wheat, pork, lard, and dairy sections showed steady to higher moods. Hog and sheep futures saw active trade with gains in certain classes, while overall market breadth remained robust.
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