05 Aug 1910
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1910
Page
1
The article reports Dr. Crippen’s defense denying a published confession and notes Scotland Yard official Froest dismissing Quebec and Montreal rumors. It covers Newton’s bid to allow an independent physician to examine Crippen and the ongoing claim that no murder confession exists.
A London dispatch notes Crippen’s statements and reactions as authorities discuss extradition to Quebec. The superintendent questions if Crippen’s confession would have removed the need for Sergeant Mitchell’s trip to Quebec and the London depositions. Crippen reportedly denied murdering his wife, claiming he killed no one and that his wife’s death remains unclear.
Newark Aug 51 An unidentified man was found floating in the Passaic river near the Jackson Bridge with about twenty six stab wounds. Police suspect murder and note possible links to the recent Savatora Catala na NY body found on a road in Bellavillo. Investigations continue to identify the victim and explore a possible connection to the other case.
Mrs Newell seized pills from a man named Sykes after a headache incident. She swallowed more pills and became semi conscious frothing at the mouth and asked for hospital aid. George Callahan and Sykes sought a physician and Dr Stott examined her with poor prospects of recovery.
New York August 6 a thief broke into an optical shop on East Twenty third Street and stole a large cache of artificial eyes valued at about 600 pieces. The proprietor joked that if the burglar returns he might as well take the rest since the eyes must be matched and fitted to a purchaser.
In Utica a sixteen year old boy dies at a hospital from a pistol wound believed accidental. His eighteen year old chum Lee Hamish received the shot during a dispute over the power of bullets as both held unloaded pistols and rifles. The tragedy follows a mishandled trigger by Hamish who then fired, piercing the other boy’s heart. The day also reports the death of Rufus G. Wells the “father of ballooning” at eighty in St Louis Missouri.
Chaos grips the union as 000 members in Illinois refuse Lewis orders while tens of thousands of minors strike. Opposition spreads from western Pennsylvania to Ohio and the southern districts as the fourth convention advances, testing Lewis's leadership.
Hundreds visit Summit Hill to view a long burning mine fire that has raged for over fifty years. The subterranean blaze breaks surface again while workers pump water from nearby Pal Creek to try and contain the underground inferno.
A damaged fragmentary report notes a confrontation in fog with unclear names. The account mentions a vessel or ship action and a critical situation near an unknown port. Further readable details are unavailable due to text corruption.
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