30 Apr 1906
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1906
Page
1
A misprint heavy notice touts Chamberlain's Pain Ball as a quick relief for rheumatic pains and a permanent cure with continued use. It claims home comfort and safety from rheumatism, with sales at A. L. Pearre's drug store.
The article reports plans to secure federal support for San Francisco’s reconstruction after disaster. James D. Phelan leads a drive urging Congress to endorse long term bonds backed by city land, enabling low interest borrowings for rebuilding the damaged downtown and surrounding districts. The plan proposes a 59 year bond issue secured by mortgage on the city’s best areas.
The report notes extensive art losses at San Francisco galleries and private collections including the Mark Hopkins estate, with many works burned or moved to safety. It describes a large cathedral ceremony in Baltimore marking the cathedral corner-stone and a pontifical mass led by Archbishop Farley, featuring Cardinal, bishops, and a Pope autograph letter, amid solemn processions and Gregorian music.
The Sun reports a Marrakesh cobbler named Mesten to be crucified on March 3 for the murder of 36 women whose bodies were found buried under his shop and in his garden. Also noted is a sick headache remedy and a local drugstore advert.
John Peters age 18 a student at Venango County normal school was struck by lightning and killed instantly while walking near Edinboro lake. His clothing and shoes were damaged by the shock and a second student suffered injuries as bystanders reached a farmhouse for help.
Leaders denounce coal operators for arbitrary pricing and resist wage increases while awaiting Scranton convention. Mitchell prepares to influence delegates as miners seek a breach in freight costs and a renewed three-year agreement amid mounting tensions.
Father Thomas Sherman, son of General William Tecumseh Sherman, a new Catholic priest, arrived at Fort Oglethorpe and began a march along his father’s route. He is accompanied by two detachments of the 12th Cavalry to Atlanta, with another contingent to Fort McPherson.
Destructive forest fires sweep this section with large timber losses. At Hallion Elk County 768 men combat the flames to save timber acreage. Rathmell near here fights to save homes as flames threaten. In Wilmington Bernard Larsen 28 from Brooklyn jailed without bail for the murder of Lee Givison 23 at Delaware City after a fight aboard a New York sailing yacht.
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