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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1906
Page
2
An old Frederick Maryland paper advertises subscription and circulation terms. It notes a United States postal rate of 200 dollars for four months and mentions a ten percent commission for agents, plus a telegraph fee and related charges.
A Washington Post correspondent reports on Jamaican laborers digging the Panama Canal ditch under foreman Lynch. The workers show strong effort when well treated, while other crews sit idle. Lynch emphasizes humane leadership, praise for worker cooperation, and overtime willingness, contrasting two gangs and questioning claims of inherent laziness.
A concise analysis considers three questions to gauge potential profit for employers. The discussion weighs positive outcomes against negative implications for labor and workplaces.
An assortment of quoted opinions critiques constitutional limits during calamity notes. Observers from Baltimore and New York argue on charity, government efficiency, and personal action in the San Francisco relief effort, highlighting tensions between constitutional constraints and emergency aid.
A collection of quips and fragmented jokes from gossip columns and social chats. Cartoonish lines touch on marriages alimony portraits and elopement plots with playful banter among couples and friends. The chatter reveals light sarcasm and social jests from varied sources.
The Lewiston Journal cites English author Frei noting writers sleep poorly and describes long lived, frugal clerics. It recounts a Berkshire curate who wore patched clothes, slept with a scarecrow hat, and subsisted on bacon tea and small coins, earning £30 yearly from fees and charity while tents of religious subscriptions funded parishioners. It adds Rev Naughley of Cumberland with annual income 3 pounds 15s who died sleeping on straw without grand appearances.
A fragmentary historical page shows Tixxvson’s poem The Window praising nature and love, followed by a jumble of text about J F Cheney and wholesale drugs, with claims of honesty and a Toledo address. The ad copy mentions care for blood and medicine testimonials, urging purchase of a 75 cent bottle and “Fauth Pills” for constitution.
In Pennsylvania near Hoseiseven on April 27 a freight locomotive exploded early today. One engineer died and a fireman and brakeman were injured in the blast. Local investigators are examining the scene for the cause.
An Austrian swimmer edged rivals to win a special district competition in Greece on April 27. The meet featured a sprint and distance events with mixed miscues. The winner posted a strong time, claiming the event title amid a field of competitors from several European teams.
Paris on April 1 reports police raided the headquarters of the labour league and royalists after a dispute in the street. Officers found important papers tied to the incursion and possible intrigue, signaling a broader political conflict.
Fort Woerrs Texas April 27 Forty seven people perished as a tornado struck Bellaraey Stoneberg and Hamilton destroying property and injuring residents authorities report a high casualty toll and urgent rescue efforts under way in the devastated towns
Port Saro reports on April 27 that the Drydock Dewey has entered the Suez canal amid a special dispute over taxes. The development signals a notable shift in regional maritime affairs involving the vessel and authorities.
The SoCal World reports a lively card party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Nash E. Cramer on West Third Street. Progression and other games yielded prizes for Mrs. J. Robinson, Miss Eleaver Markey, Miss Bessie Motter, Mr. Charles Smith, Mr. Harry E. Chapline, and Frank Smith. Guests included D. Chas. Wicebrenez, Dr. Samuel Hooper, and several New York visitors. Refreshments followed the games.
The 41sb Asion Sstbath school reorganized Sunday by electing officers led by Superintendent T. G. Waitz and Secretary Mir Giorgi Haller. A discussion on woman suffrage is set for Thursday evening May 3 at Araby echoal building with R.J. Ridgely for the affirmative and Mr. Markell for the negative. The gathering opens promptly at 8 o'clock. the public is invited.
Overseer Jane Dowie, wife of the deposed Christian Catholic church head, visited her husband at the Auditorium in Zion City. It is the first sighting in months as Dowie and new administration clash. She left after about half an hour with Gladstone Dowie present but not entering his rooms.
The Nelson Delaware long distance horse race from Townsend to Dover featured Townsend Giri ridden by James L. Dickinsons and Hed Cedar Jr owned by Wakerlevalow. Townsend Giri led after nine miles, finished the 24 mile course in 7 hours 24 minutes, amid large crowds. Townsend Giri is set to race again this season.
New York April 27 Duke divorce trial Newark Vice Chancellor Pitney declared an attempt had been made to influence him in favor of one party. A Mrs Duke friend Seth wrote a letter asking leniency for the defendant citing honorable relations between Ibintaon and Mrs Inuke. The writer, said to be Oliver Norton, faced questions as counsel read the letter. Mrs Norton claimed she found Mrs Duke hysterical and still loving her husband, denying improper relations with Hutoon.
New York Governor refused to receive a protest delegation of about 504 men gathered to oppose the killing of a leader and to influence a recount in the last New York election. The governor’s secretary cited inability to meet any delegation during the legislative session. Delegates protested by marching to the legislature stairs and were denied admission.
Bristol Tennessee April 27. Police report Mrs Molli e Glover found dead in bed with head split almost severed. Suspect Mrs Jamie Ramsey admitted intimate relations with Sylvester Lutchell, owner of the house, and declared she planned murder out of jealousy. Ramsey arrested and jailed pending coroner’s jury findings. Also Methodist Publishing House location bids from fifteen towns, with consolidation plans and a $4,000,500 investment and $10,000,000 annual output. Final location decision expected today. London reports Darly Mee Petersburg notes Finland quiet at Kurokola.
A fragmentary report notes two men burned and four lured into a hotel blaze at Fra muth Michigan. Mentions Spencer Luddy secretary of the American embassy at St Petersburg and S Lurline Spreckels of San, with various unrelated names and ages, plus a sentence about a Spaniard Alvarez celebrating in Paris and prison terms for other crimes.
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