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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1907
Page
5
Twelve London cats travel to India to hunt plague-spreading rodents. If successful, thousands more will be sent. The Salvation Army backs the mission with an army officer accompanying the cats.
Aug 14 Richmond Va report of Mrs M J Moore wife of a Manchester policeman leaping from Mayro s bridge into James river. Despondency from ill health noted as cause. body recovered. Washington Aug 14 state dept says new reciprocity with France not expected soon, may wait till fall. Administration may seek congress opinion on extending existing pacts before any new deal.
New York August 14 telegraph operators strike broadening to over 15 000 workers in 100 cities across the United States and Canada. A 4 million defense fund supports the action as unions push for arbitration and wage terms while employers push back.
Pittsburg August 14. An operator for the Baltimore and Ohio at Callery near Pittsburg reportedly refused to handle a Western Union telegram. Strikers claim the Order of Railroad Telegraphers may be involved and warn of a wider B&O walkout. Western Union officials report the matter to railroad telegraph superintendent Charles Selden, who has yet to act. Des Moines and Augusta reports note union leaders warning against fake messages and trains increasingly delayed as wire-order troubles grow.
Buffalo schedules the dedication of McKinley monument for Sept 5 during Old Home Week with Governor and Vice President Fairbanks among speakers. A parade of state and federal troops and guests from Canada and the Spanish American War era will accompany events from Sept 1 to 7 including Firemen Canadian Fraternal Children and German days with electric illuminations. Souvenir invites go to former Buffalo residents including Grover Cleveland. Stott resignation as Harrisburg board secretary accepted after 18 years. successor to be chosen Aug 6.
Mrs James H Bruce and her daughter Arnie face arrest in a murder investigation at Snroct Mormon settlement Wyo. March 21 last. Bruce allegedly consumed a plum pie laced with strychnine and died within an hour. a piece tested showed dangerous poison levels. Authorities say both women claim they baked the pie but deny knowledge of poison. King Edward to meet Kaiser in London amid ongoing tensions and a German-British conference is planned with Charles Hardinge and Count von Buelow to ease misunderstandings.
Gaynor is said to be dying of consumption in the Macon penitentiary. An application has been made to federal courts for his release. The notes recount Gaynor and Captain Benjamin E. being sentenced to four years for alleged acts against the government in Savannah. The pair’s flight is described as affecting international issues, tied to colonial era conflicts and British oversight.
A New York jury revisits a chilling find in a coal bin beneath an Armenian restaurant at 317 East 49th Street. Detectives uncovered a trap door leading to a workshop of poison knives fakes and bombs linked to the Hunchakists. Confessed killer Jelalian faces charged murder while other suspects are held.
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