04 Aug 1906
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1906
Page
1
Miss Clara Pitt, famed for beauty and cheer, credits regular exercise for her appeal. She enjoys outdoor sports, watching golf and tennis, and handles foils and Indian clubs in the gym. She keeps a bright disposition whether facing Broadway roles or fleeting romances.
Judge William Hawkins of Allegheny County was savagely attacked near his East End home on Wednesday by three robbers. He sustained severe injuries, was robbed of a gold watch and money, and remains in serious condition. Police recovered the watch from a pawn shop and arrested Clark Duffy, 18, with two accomplices sought.
In St. Petersburg a general strike paralyses electric lighting and industry with 2000 workers joining, railroads hesitant, and rumors of Grand Duke Nicholas being named commander in chief. Mutinies and political tension push Russia toward possible military or proletariat control. preparations for further action and closures spread through the city.
An advertorial compares dandruff and hair loss to fighting an ocean tide, urging removal of a parasitic germ as the fundamental cause. Newbro's Herpicide claimed to destroy the germ and restore hair growth, endorsed by a special agent named William.
Rear Admiral Charles J. Train died this morning at Chefoo from uraemia after serving decades at sea. He commanded auxiliary cruisers in the North Atlantic patrol during the Spanish War and had been a rear admiral since 1904. He was 62 and would have retired next year.
Philadelphia judge declares the May 2 1905 child labor act unconstitutional in an indictment case involving Milton Hoopes and the Hoopes company. The defense claims Sections five and six violate the 14th amendment by restricting employment certificates to certain minors. The ruling follows similar debates in New York as officials discuss hours and protections for workers.
An elderly West Philadelphia resident, William Stott, reportedly suffering from an incurable disease, leaped from a fifth floor landing in City Hall to the first floor, his body breaking nearly every bone. Ell a Johnson and Manila Newman witnessed the death plunge. Samuel Berger, a city hall guide, described the splattered impact as resembling an automobile tire burst. Coroner Jermon dispatched investigators to the scene.
Negotiations closed giving control of the Camden Interstate Railway company to State Senator William C. Sproul of Chester Pa and associates. The railway owns electric plants in Huntington and Kenova West Virginia Catlettsburg and Ashland Kentucky and lines connecting these cities. It operates about 50 miles of electric trolley and runs roughly 60 miles. Sproul serves as president and principal owner of the Kanawha Valley Traction Co of Charleston West Virginia, which is extending the Huntington line toward St Albans.
Jeremiah Wilson was killed and Charles Parrish fatally injured in a blast at North End Coal Company's colliery. They lit a fuse, retreated, and were blown into an adjoining chamber. Wilson mangled, died instantly. Parrish legs blown off and badly injured, unable to live. Also reports punishment by death recommended for attackers of women in Chicago, plus changes in laws on attacks on children. A baseball incident in Chicago left Charles Arnold dead after overheating at a game. Yellow fever deaths reported near Havana to the state health board.
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