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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1907
Page
7
Philadelphia March 3 Directors of Farm es National Bank of Boyertown Pa agreed to a comptroller plan allowing the bank to reopen after a temporary closure. They will substitute about 70 000 dollars of securities and notes of doubtful worth with new capital as required to resume business.
In Stratford Connecticut on August 3 a bank was closed by the comptroller of the currency after cashier Morris L Hartman allegedly misapplied funds and accepted notes from De Witt C Hillegar of Philadelphia. Meanwhile a bear named Pete in Tut tle’s care died of appendicitis after a dentist fitted a gold crown to a tooth and the bear swallowed the crown.
The Capitol investigation commission reports finding papers on interior painting contracts showing John H. Sandersen earned 2100 per cent profit, paying others 12 cents per square foot while the state billed 2.52 dollars. The probe, led by Scarlett and Stranahan in Deer Park, Md, aims to finalize a digest for Governor Stuart. Checks totaling large sums were traced to Pennsylvania political bosses, with Republican leaders named and to be disclosed later.
Fayetteville N C Aug 3 Charles Brown a well to do farmer had a pet hen for two years and after his death left the residuary estate to his sister in law Lucinda Brown on condition she keep the hen safe fed well and treated as a family member Brown was 70 when he died the hen still lies awaiting the parson for dinner
Davito Pasquade removed his hat, collar, tie, coat, and shoes aboard a Third Avenue elevated train in New York. He placed a sheet of ice on a seat and sat, while bystanders and guards restrained him as doctors later described him as a paranoid patient.
A New York group of Chinamen aligned with Hip Sing Tong opened fire in a Boston Chinatown alley, killing three and injuring seven. Police detained ten suspects as rival Ong Leong Tong tensions spill over from Philadelphia, with shooters fleeing to their quarters and many escaping.
Norman Farra, a young colored boy, was arrested by Constable Kolbe in Doylestown Pa on charges of attempting to wreck a passenger train. John Large and Peter Cosner spotted Farra hammering a iron piece between rail joints before the train arrived and helped stop the train.
In New York on August 3 a woman named Anna attempted to set fire to a house owned by her sister Katherine Morris. A crowd gathered as she fought and was arrested after a bottle was thrown at Katherine. Authorities plan to place Anna in an asylum for disorderly conduct, believing possible mental illness. Also note: Catherine Giligan, aged 107, died at 1906 Union Avenue Bronx after long life attributed to not taking medicine and calm demeanor.
Reports from Hoboken describe two boys who pulled a human head to the surface with a hook, then lost it as it slipped away. Police will join the boys to recover the head with grappling irons, suspected to belong to a trunk found off South Beach. Coroner notes indicate dismemberment to conceal identity and possible foul play.
Aug 3 report notes Triads held without bail while Gaetano Riprelone and Gaecone Bealante are bonded as detectives pursue a suspect in the murder of Swearcdd Katie Teisenler. A last name revealed points to a familiar figure in the tenement on First Avenue and ties to other locals.
Alabama Secretary of State Frank N. Julian revokes the Southern Railway license to do business in the state after a Talladega County suit led to a transfer to federal court. The move reflects ongoing battles over railroad regulation and state versus federal authority. The Southern Railway owns extensive Alabama property and miles of track. Other items report Tammany leader Murphy suing for damages, a separation case in Bellevue, and a Detroit baby box gift, plus a drowning tragedy in Ottumwa.
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