19 Apr 1902
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1902
Page
1
An ad extols Paine's Celery Compound as a permanent cure for all forms of rheumatism including articular muscular inflammatory and gout. It claims to purify blood remove poisonous acid relieve joint pains and inflammation and praises the medicine as able to rescue patients after doctors fail.
Berlin April 19 reports a telegraph bid on wireless system for Alaska sent to Brigadier General W. Greely, chief signal officer, with tender opening in Washington on April 22. Slaby and Arco to send a detailed proposal by mail. In New Haven Yale plans a banquet of the Criminal Club for students arrested for petty offenses, about 109 attending, inviting local police chiefs.
The Sussex county court heard the habeas corpus case against Collins. Judges found the evidence insufficient to hold without bail and ordered the matter to be presented to the October grand jury. Collins released on $500 bail amid a crowded public stir.
Debates flare as insurgents press to remove chair rulings and amend sugar policy. Congress weighs immigration, labor laws, and a Cuba trade pact offering 20 percent Dingley-rate relief until 1903. Senate Chinese exclusion moves toward conference.
A general jail delivery occurred in Princeton West Virginia on Thursday night. Ernest Bowze, the notorious jail breaker, allegedly planned the escape and led ten other prisoners who were confined awaiting transport to the penitentiary.
Herman Borce a German grocer in Goshen Indiana has hoarded pennies for 29 years. His 19799 pennies filled a bank vault space and had to be moved to the bank on two drays.
Plans for the 1904 international Olympian Games envision a 50 000 seat steel and concrete structure near Lake Michigan borders, with September and October events including world title contests in track and field, sailing, boxing with feet, and various national exhibitions. The program also mentions demonstrations of stationary and aquatic crafts and a Japanese wrestling style.
In Henristta Tuesday morning Lexington Missouri farmer J. T. Means killed his niece Lydia Means after she seriously stabbed him. He was discharged at Weveoka but held on a charge of an unnatural crime. Relatives from Missouri posted bail.
Unclear fragment mentions a political order and military involvement. The readable text implies a revision stance tied to the military, with references to a constitutional issue. No identifiable persons or organizations are clearly given in the readable portion.
The Reading Company leads with a bid of 10.100 and gains support from a special committee and Baltimore council. Officials from the Reading discuss Western Maryland connections and shared interests as the Fuller syndicate withdraws. The committee meets Monday at 11 to decide the abandonment amid long standing relations between the two firms.
Mrs Lottie G Dimon widow of Henry G Dimon wins 60000 damages from New York Central Railroad for the Park Avenue tunnel death. Jury verdict 44007 damages awarded after defendant admitted responsibility. Also notes Dr J L M Curry sails for Spain and Mobile businessmen invite Admiral Schley. San Francisco street car strike affects 2090 workers. Child Jacob Rocks killed by trolley after being struck.
fragments describe a proposed lease of the Panama Canal with annual rent of 500000 for fourteen years and a future price to be set by mutual consent. notes refer to the state department and Minister Coneba, with mentions of Secretary Hay and treaty ratifications, amid unclear wording on sovereignty and joint arrangements.
The Dutch government requires placards outside every house with contagious disease noting Typhoid fever. Reports from Buffalo describe a wrestling match where Dan McLend failed to throw Jim Parr within two hours, amid a large crowd. Linemen in Pittsburgh adopt a new strike tactic urging retailers to remove wires on rooftops. Des Moines offers a 1800 prize for a missing child case and contemplates bloodhounds if not solved soon.
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