11 Sep 1890
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1890
Page
1
The item recalls a modern stage production led by Miss Wilson, praised as a veteran, with other performers like Mr. Sherman and Ward Clifton noted for their craft. It mentions Eliza Thomas’s death, her Maryland birth, and details of her funeral. It also covers Montgomery County Democratic delegates and a humorous local tale of a rat encounter, plus an earful about a town whistle distribution plan.
The tariff reform picnic planned for Pen Mar on the 32nd instant has been postponed. The curtion originally to run from Frederick on that day is also postponed, leaving no further arrangements announced.
Severe flooding shuts down the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western line and blocks the Erie route. Bridges wash out at Watling, Addison, Wellsville, and Canisteo river towns. Towns like Wellsville, Hornellsville, and Canisteo face water over streets as cattle are moved from flooded grounds. Authorities report landslides, washed-out trestles, and disrupted service with trains unable to reach western sections.
An adjourned miners conference covering Clearford Center Cambria Huntingdon Blair Bedford Indian Jefferson counties met at Actoona Pa to seek a mutual scale. A joint committee reported amicable settlement and no strike. Separately the Teutonic ship moved ahead of City of New York in the Atlantic race by 2 hours 49 minutes. Indictment planned for Mayor Gleason of Long Island City following a deadly incident. Various wedding and local news items appear from Armstrong Hampton and Berri through Sept. 11.
The President and Mrs. Dimick took long walks on a mild day near the White House, with word that General Powderly would speak in New York and visit Tyrone as part of officials’ plans. A freight-train crash on the Delaware and Hudson line caused no fatalities, though several passengers were bruised. Canadian pork duties will alter imports, allowing pork in barrels with reduced duties. The Muskegon district metho dist conference resumed with 400 in attendance, and Reed, a train-wreck suspect, was moved to Troy for habeas corpus considerations. A large store in New York burned, causing substantial loss. Dakota politics show open contest in the Democratic convention, while Nelson’s horses head west for racing circuit ahead of commitments.
The Advertiser reports representative totals across Maine with Democratic gains of 12 seats, resulting in Republicans holding 114 seats to 4 Democrats in the House and a Senate tally of 4 Democrats and 67 Republicans after partial returns.
Crop reports from September describe spring and winter wheat yields, drought effects, and varying threshing progress across the eastern states. Corn and tobacco conditions show mixed improvements and declines, while attendance and political activity at a state fair include governors and candidates, with local election talk and public events.
A fragmented report covers Indiana Republican activities with mentions of convention procedures, pledged officers, and rhetoric on benevolent associations. It notes a later robbery in Bay City and linked police actions, alongside National news briefs about telegraph cables and endurance record bets in New York and Leavenworth.
Fragmentary OCR from a 19th century issue mentions a Kaavar Kathe coblewer and Chinamen in Fall River, a notable antiquarian David Paleifer, Franela Matphy the temperance orator, the Knights of Nt convention in Wellasile NY, racing results at Doncaster, and a consignment of steamers lineal flag dicta. It also cites a Brooklyn Academy lecture, a five ing lineal steamers status, and a three pene convict in Penitentigny. The text is garbled with several misreads and incomplete names.
The steamer Laura Mo Stari hosted a reception for Depew formerly on the Pontonti from Liverpool. Prominent attendees including Archbishop Corrigan and officials from the New York Central Railroad discussed influence and public affairs. The event featured remarks from PL Th Lagmats and others about economic and political matters shaping the era.
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