22 Sep 1888
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1888
Page
1
The Marquis Has Another Scheme reports that The Marquis de Afores, son-in-law of Baron von Hoffman, plans extensive railroad building in China. Friends note his spendthrift nature and hope for wealth, while observers doubt he will prove successful.
A mock lynching of a horn thief was staged in Grand Island during a fire department outing to Buffalo Niagara Falls and Toronto. The ceremony included a band, a mocked doctor, and a dramatic death scene before the audience.
Sullivan's illness note reports recovery progress and a change in treatment ordered by his doctor. Massachusetts Labor Party movements announce a state convention to nominate a ticket in Boston on September 2. Miami Chiefs Wife dies at Maniov Indian Reservation northeast of town. Mary Pecongo, widow of Chief Charles Pecongo, aged 0.
A chaotic news digest reports yellow fever spread near Jacksonville and Decatur with quarantines, ruined trade, and health certificate scandals. Refugees move toward Nashville and Chattanooga as officials grapple with certificates and suppress misinformation amid rising nervous strain.
An express company plans to operate a line from Philadelphia to New York via Perseveria and other routes. Officials seek city approval, arguing it will aid trade and passenger movement while facing local regulatory debate and potential station construction in the river city region.
Gen W S Rosecrans named president at annual meeting of Army of the Cumberland officers held in Chattanooga Tennessee. Delegates elected a full slate including Gen Henry McCaine as corresponding secretary and Col John W Stade as treasurer. A committee was directed to urge Congress to buy Chickama battle tid.
Prolonged rain bursts flood Morris Canal area near Mountain View and Jersey city, submerging streets and bathing establishments. River surge swamps farms, mills, and homes, with Willi Rauckfuss resort swept away and a bridge built to evacuate victims.
A broad jumble covers tax and duty moves on French gram imports, speeches to Black Democrats in Columbus, and public enthusiasm for political figures at events in New York and Waverly. It notes divorces, fraud arrests in Brookline, stock losses in Boston, a Libby prison sale in Cincinnati, and yellow fever deaths in Louisville. Other items include a Delaware convention nomination, salt price talk, Egypt politics, race conflicts, school building protests, religious resignations, a fatal shooting in Carbondale, a drowning confession in Uniontown, and a Fearney reunion in Edgewater Park. The column compiles scattered petitions, investigations, and local incidents with myriad place names and dates.
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