01 Aug 1908
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1908
Page
1
Mrs Marthieon alleges Elise entered her home at Savement Door and was seized by irate husbands who claim hypnotic influence over women. The incident involved attempts to remove tar with skin loss and a forthcoming major development.
Ollie M. James was invited by Mr. Bryan to lead the Democratic National Committee and run the campaign. A longtime Democratic servant, he chaired Kentucky’s delegation to the conventions in 1904 and 1806, though at the 1800 convention he was only 25. Born July 27, 1871, in Crittenden County, Kentucky, he lives at Marion and is serving his third term in Congress. He is regarded as a strong orator with steady demand.
Henry C. Cole Charles Matthison and James L White brokers and business men admit applying tar and beating Bliss after luring him to a basement meeting Bliss, hypnotist, was doused in tar and tar covered body, face burned as physicians work to remove residue. The men deny malicious intent while police court bail rises from five hundred to one thousand dollars.
An unknown woman leaped to her death from the central suspension bridge into the Ohio River. She laughed at a passing boy as she read a verse titled Ambition and vanished after finishing the line.
Wilmington dispatch reports a clash at Rehoboth between militia encamped troops and a group of Negroes near the merry-go-round. Samuel R. Ferguson, a private from New Castle, was severely injured by a brick. a mob pursued the assailant, and several Negroes were driven from the streets. Two cooks from the camp were thrown over a boardwalk embankment. Ferguson, though skull fracture appears slight, is expected to recover.
French aviation pioneer Farman staged a public flight at Brighton Beach under Aero Club of America auspices. His monoplane rose from a paved runway and flew 240 yards before a second test reached 760 yards. Spectators watched as the propeller powers drew a strong breeze, knocking photographers to the ground. A deer escape and street pursuit followed in New York city.
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