25 Sep 1893
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1893
Page
1
Real estate agent W L Parsons operates as a dealer in property listings and related services. The fragment notes his role but provides limited additional context or details about location, dates, or specific transactions.
Estate executors seek buyers for a 176 acre wooded and cultivated farm near Bear Johnsville with a large brick house 31 rooms, outbuildings, orchard, lime stone, and running water. Also a 63 acre near Utica farm with stone house bank barn wagon shed and orchard. Both listings urge inquiries at the executor’s office in Frederick and nearby contacts.
Leffers bargain to a quick purchaser the Buracker Confectionery driven located on Market Street between Second and Third Streets with stock and equipment including a soda fountain mirrors show cases glassware ice cream freezers moulds and all items of a first class confectionery business. Borucker will stay to aid in transition and intends moving to Baltimore. Possession at once. For details contact Mr Borucker or the seller.
As agent for the owner I offer the Rhoe Factory building for sale with all shafting and pulleys. The three story warehouse includes an elevator from cellar to top, street and East Second Street frontage, and a switch from the Peno. R. & to the building. Must be sold in 60 days at low figures with easy terms. Call at my office.
A report from Warcross Georgia notes representatives of colored citizens propose forming an association to oppose lynching and outrages against Black people. The item blends in with a broader column of varied notices and advertisements from Frederick Maryland merchants.
San Francisco reports a dynamite blast at Curtin's boarding house on Main and Harrison. Victims: George Holmes and Brick McGinniss killed, William McKenzie severely burned, Edward Murphy and Charles Owens lacerated. Three sailors arrested on suspicion. Curtin Jr. injured, hospitalized, union tensions cited by owner.
Bright and early the British yacht Valkyrie prepares for a trial spin on Wednesday as crowds gather along Bay Ridge ferries to glimpse the vessel. Across the pages the era’s racing fervor and public interest in yachting unfold.
In Fairfield on Sept 23 L A Kurtz a farmer near Jeffersonville was digging a well when he was overcome by dampnessHis wife rushed to help and was overcome as well Both died before help could reach them in time The tragedy highlights dangers of flooded or damp quarry areas near rural homes.
Washington dispatch reports the Ways and Means Committee faces a fiscal crunch as it sketches a tariff reduction bill to meet Democratic platform pledges. Wilson and other leaders back a broad duty cut with revenue raised by internal taxes, while some expect sugar duties to rise. The measure could be introduced by December and take effect the following month.
Lord Mayor James Shanks of Dublin arrives in Chicago with a party to attend the World's Fair and celebrate Irish Day. He expects a three week stay and had previously visited the United States in 1887 and 1896.
The Senate plans a week of debate beginning Sept 26 with Stewart's resolution on independence of the three federal branches. House debate on the repeal and election laws starts tomorrow, with voting set for Oct 10. Separate items include a poisoning death in Allentown, pension office statistics, and Cardinal Gibbons jubilee arrangements in Baltimore.
An anarchist named Pallas threw hollow iron dynamite bombs at Captain General Martinez de Campos and staff during a troop review in Barcelona. A soldier was killed and twenty injured as the blasts frightened horses and shattered windows. Pallas was arrested and faces court martial. Two accomplices were detained after police found revolutionary literature at Pallas’s home.
An elderly pair Samuel Rightly aged 88 and his wife aged 86 were killed on their Northampton township farm near Newtown Pa on Saturday night. Their house was set on fire to cover the crime and neighbors extinguished the flames. The bodies were found on a first floor bed with severe head injuries. Officials hunt for the killer as the victims were respected despite poverty.
Reports from Ernurt to London and Paris detail rising tensions between Emperor Franz Joseph and Prince Bismarck as Kissingen envoys signal possible reconciliation. Berlin reactions praise initiative yet warn the prince may reject a ceremonial return to favor, risking renewed estrangement between Berlin and Friedrichsruhe. Additional dispatches note a plucky thief recaptured in Kansas and various local crimes and trials across several states.
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Gresham may receive full details on the Brazilian revolution. Minister Medononca, recently returned, plans a conference with President Peixoto to confirm Brazil’s republic and nonmonarchic institutions despite upheaval.
Jobo Roach of Williamsburg fell thirty five feet broke his neck yet survives. Thomas Hawkesly a leading civil engineer in Britain died in London. F A Ott Prohibition nominee for lieutenant governor of Iowa resigns due to ineligibility. Burglars robbed John Gibb’s house in Latislip stealing jewelry and silverware after chloroforming inmates. John E Higgins a Lion store floor walker in Anderson Indiana died in a store fire. Body clues suggest a man named Bigeins was killed then the store fire started.
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