For a Few Days
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19 Apr 1905
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1905
Page
1
A brief note lists numbers 33 08 35 7 23 in an unreadable sequence with no clear context or full sentence. The fragment offers limited connection to any names, places, or events and resembles a partial entry from a table or ledger.
Chester Bell, a young man, was fined 25 dollars and costs totaling 35 dollars in police court for possessing cigarette papers. He claimed never to have smoked. He was arrested on another charge and searched. the papers were found in his pocket. City Judge Edward AM White warned a repeat offense could bring a 100 dollar fine.
John M. Lewis of Anderson Indiana was fined 25 dollars in a township court for smoking a cigarette on a street. An appeal was taken to the circuit court and, if the lower decision is affirmed, Lewis will seek a Supreme Court test of the law's constitutionality.
Franklin and Marshall sophomore Roy Wish was shot in the arm by freshman Oscar Ulsh during a clash over placards deriding sophomores. Gingrich intervened for Krause, was seized by sophomores, and later claimed to be struck. Gingrich fired a 32 caliber revolver, wounding Ulsh in the arm. the injury was not serious.
Knoxville Tenn April 14 W J Oliver prominent railroad contractor filed a bill in chancery court against Miss Nonnie Cross seeking an injunction from hounding him and from interfering with his office residence and railroad construction in this and other states especially Georgia Chancellor Sneed granted the injunction and set a $5000 bond Some time ago Cross sued Oliver for 100000 damages for alleged breach of promise the alleged marriage proposal being made while Oliver was a widower and before his second marriage He says he has paid her about 2000 in full settlement of her claims.
By April 19 a reunion of the First Defenders, five Pennsylvania companies that answered Lincoln’s 1861 call, was held in Pottsville with an Altura Street parade led by two Pennsylvania National Guard companies. William J. McQuade of Port Carbon was elected president and a banquet followed as veterans gathered. In Des Moines Iowa a banker was indicted for fraud in a separate report noting grand jury counts against Shiner & Sons of Birmingham for alleged banking fraud and a deficit around 19 600 from railroad building and speculation.
A satirical piece claims hair color reveals character and that bald men show care for others. It cites a French experiment by Prof Sabouraud and promotes Newbro's Herpicide to destroy dandruff germs and remove baldness effects. The Verpicide Co of Detroit markets samples via Special Agent J A Williamson.
West Palm Beach April 1 Joseph Jefferson's condition remains critical and he grows weaker from heart weakness. His wife, sons Charles B. and Franz, granddaughter Marion Jefferson, Mrs. Symons, secretary Carl Kettler, nurse Mabel Bingham, and doctors Worley and Potter stay at his bedside amid reports of his possible death as his illness, a complication from last summer, progresses.
A government steamer Scout at Kingston Ontario suffered a gas buoy filling explosion injuring four crew, with two already likely to die. The blast shattered nearby windows and ignited a fire that damaged the upper works and hull. Captain Allison sustained severe injuries and could not comment on the cause. The incident occurred during gas ballast filling at the drydock preparing the lighthouse service craft.
In Philadelphia on April 19 Edward Smedes shot Bessie Lelen Davis, 23, a chorus member known as Bessie Dale, as they argued over her leaving the The School Girl company. He then shot himself. both were taken to a hospital. Police report Smedes wounded but alive. Davis likely fatal injury.
In Washington on April 19 three people were seriously hurt after a jealous lover opened fire at 16th Street Southwest. Rutledge Robinson, 60, a Soldiers' Home inmate, Kate Norbeck, 28, and Frank Jones suffered gunshot and stab wounds. Jones attempted to kill himself after wounding the others. Doctors at Providence Hospital say Robinson and Norbeck face serious outcomes, with Norbeck likely to die.
Former actress Nan Patterson the defense of the Taunider case directs juror selection. A panel of jurors included Lavell Addrich Johan Splint and Julius Stone. A crowd watched as defense counsel used challenges and Recorder Gift barred women spectators from the trial.
Fragmented report notes the Master Plumbers Association of Pennsylvania convened in Reading with Senator James Laliaterre elected to lead the state senate. Mentions political shifts in Florida and unrelated local incidents including a missing person in Morristown N J and a Southern Newsport Postmaster meeting planned.
A fragmentary report notes a large beggar presence around major churches in St. Petersburg and Moscow. Police regulations restrict beggars, yet merchants and beggars persist in soliciting alms near religious sites.
Roosevelt bragged of bagging a bear and a bobcat in a visit to Glenwood Springs with reports from Elmer Chapman. The tale included secrecy and a courier, plus Loeb’s open remarks on the president’s prowess. Also reported: five children dead in a New York tenement from disease and other local notices.
Fragmented dispatches report naval honors for Paul Jones with plans to transport his body to the United States. Mentions diplomatic aides, funeral arrangements, and government figures sheltering aid deposits as part of the plan.
Reports from Hongkong and London describe sighted unknown warships believed to be Japanese cruisers and torpedo boats near the Philippines. Observers foresee tactics to harass Russian ships rather than full battle, with nightly torpedo boat operations encouraged by strategic channels and coasts.
A disastrous Avon fire began at the Avon stocking factory, employing 100 hands, destroying fifty machines and the entire building. Nearby properties including Grant W. Light’s grocery and dwelling, Goecksey barn, the United Brethren church rear, the theater, and four dwellings burned. Residents fled into the cold as fire crews from Lebanon responded. estimated loss around $50,000.
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