02 Aug 1915
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1915
Page
1
New Buffalo Hotel advertises a seafood line with all day A La Carte service. It emphasizes buying only goods proven by personal investigation as the best, highlighting a commitment to quality over price or reputation.
Abraham Cornelius Jr the Citizens National Bank cashier and Miss Loretta Adelgais a stenographer vanished from Englewood New Jersey with $11000 missing from the vault. Cornelius left after a planned shopping trip to New York and Adelgais failed to appear after telling her mother she would stay with friends. Both disappearances occurred around the same time arousing concern from bank officials and the board of trade.
Clarkaburg West Virginia August 2 A magistrate court jury acquitted Andrew Till of carrying whisky in his pocket arguing the $100 fine and two month jail term would violate the federal constitution. This is the third jury to share that view though the state prohibition act makes the act an offense with standard liquor penalties. Tillman testified he possessed the whisky.
A 100 ton consignment of frozen beef from Santos, Brazil, aboard the Rio de Janeiro arrived at a New York port marked as the first Brazilian beef shipment to the United States. Officials say more shipments are planned and the trade aims to expand in the U S market postwar. Negotiations began during Pan American delegates visits. A separate item from Lebanon reports a boy found safe and identified as John Acher, 16, missing for ten days.
A News Help Want Ad draws Pannita seeking opportunities. The brief notice notes interest sparked by the advertisement and potential pursuit of employment. No further names or dates are given in the readable text.
Chicago Aug 2 Fifty more bodies recovered by divers in the Eastland engine room lift the death toll to 1026, strengthening the view that most missing will be found in the boat. Grand jury expected to vote indictments for manslaughter and criminal negligence in the disaster. Dr William A Evans, foreman of the coroners jury, criticizes Secretary William C Radfield as muddled, saying Chicago has little confidence until Judge Landis restrains confusion.
London Aug 2 reports indicate conscription could be enforced to raise Britain near 4.6 million troops, matching France's field forces around 4.5 million. Leaders across parties deem conscription necessary due to the German drive into Russian Poland, with Volunteer enlistments rising as the war shifts strategy.
Charles H. Walker a $1000-a-year night casing clerk at the South Bethlehem post office is jailed in Northampton county prison on default of 1500 bail, charged with stealing letters containing money. Postal inspectors trapped him with marked money. hearing set before United States Commissioner Turner. Walker, married with five children, alleged to be part of a post office leak. Bay of 11 Saves Two Girls. Constantine, 11, saves two girls from drowning in Lakeside Park after they slipped from a boat. rescuers aided by Harper family. Fiery Wire Finds the Tarred in Norritsowa. A three mile tarred road from DeKalb area to Fourth street Bridgeport covered in tar where a high-tension wire sparked it. road mess noted. Advert in The News.
Paris reports hundreds of German casualties in an Alsace night attack to regain positions at Schratemannele and Reich-Askerkopf. French lines held, German forces routed to intrenched positions as Paris notes intensified French gains and a July 23 raid on a German aviation camp at Dalheim and a troop train near Chateau-Salins.
Inmates at Tombs Prison were seen chewing linen collars and shirts amid a shortage of tobacco and gum. One prisoner admitted eating most of his collars. Guards tested fresh laundry and found starch weed with a drug solution carried by prisoners through relatives.
In Bethlehem Pennsylvania on August 2 17 000 employees of the Bethlehem Steel Company were granted a voluntary 10 percent wage increase effective August 1. The local payroll is about 1 250 000 dollars monthly and the raise adds roughly 1 500 000 dollars per year. Officials expect Bethlehem Steel Corp to follow with its units. Other notes mention Pennsylvanian steel plant upgrades and a fatal accidental fire in Pottsville.
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