09 Aug 1902
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1902
Page
1
The snippet suggests a United States context with emphasis on national reacquaintance or unity. The fragment hints at a broad patriotic theme, likely involving reconciliation or renewal of national purpose. Key entities are United States and implied government or public discourse.
A drowning occurred after a bather wandered into shallow water near a surf boat and was not recovered despite lifeguard efforts. A separate incident at Harph’s Hotel veranda on Chateaugay Lake saw a large bear killed after it appeared on the veranda, with guides noting bears are plentiful this year. In Manila, Dulitan the Mohammedan priest odds peace with Moros on Mindanao Lake Lanao, submitting to American authorities to urge surrender.
An advertisement touts Vic tor Liver Syrup as the best medicine for restless puny souls. It claims wives and families toil and sacrifice, urging readers to use the product to prove its effectiveness and gain relief, as seen in a period voice typical of early newspaper ads.
In a detailed retelling, Mr Knox recounts an ambush by men near a restaurant where he and his party faced a sudden attack. He notes the assailants sought trouble and that he could not identify them, while witnesses describe a chaotic brawl involving District Attorney Young, Knox’s party, and waiters. The incident appears personal, not political.
Reading from a fragmented report, coronation services and a shortened procession drew cheers for King Edward VII and Queen. The procession featured an eight cream colored horse and a splendid array as crowds acclaimed the royal couple, with Archbishop of York crowning the queen.
The procession from Buckingham Palace to the Abbey featured mounted officers in red and gold, Household Cavalry in polished steel with plume and horsehair, eight royal coaches carrying kingly kin and foreign royals, and the Prince and Princess of Wales in a grand jet black coach drawn by six black horses. Crowds cheered as nobles and royal household members passed, with attendants ensuring royal robes and stables duties.
The procession featured robe bearers and heralds as King Edward was crowned with orb, crown, and sceptre. Guards and nobles, amid reverent pleas for mercy and justice, proclaimed God save the king while the archbishop anointed the monarch and the choir sang Te Deum and stately hymns.
A pathetically written letter from the wife of a non union Gilberton coal worker describes nightly violence by strikers near Pirke Run Hill. A Washington troops detachment reportedly rescued a woman and child from threats as rocks were hurled through windows and homes damaged during a week of incidents.
Washery fire destroys plant worth 35000 dollars and 60 workers are unemployed as the Dodge colliery resumes with 200 men including old staff and new foreign recruits. In Chicago a woman Milas Minnie Mitchell is identified as murdered by William Bartholin amid a widening case. Two boys James Carr and Joseph Garfarth die from scalding in a Philadelphia factory accident with Carr saving Garfarth before death.
London Aug 9 official announcement confirms King Edward's approval of major ministerial changes. Earl Postmaster General and Sir William Hood Waldegrave named. Education board president Marquis of Londonderry and First Commissioner of Works Lord Windsor appointed. Financial Secretary to the Treasury William Hayes Fisher succeeds Austen Chamberlain, allowing father and son to sit in the cabinet concurrently.
Vatican orders investigation into Philippine Dominicans who sold church lands to lay syndicates. Lands deemed church property requires papal consent. once sales are confirmed, friars must return proceeds to the church. Other brief items note a Paterson post office clerk, Ernest J Meyers, arrested for theft and confessing to stealing letters with money. Baltimore man Archibald Vivian charged with larceny of 264 gold rings valued at about 1004 dollars. Denver general Fanston undergoing surgery and recovering at home.
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