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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1907
Page
5
Chauncey Bowers of Lucianville is jailed in Tompkins county awaiting requisition papers from Governor Hughes. He faces forgery charges for passing bogus checks in Wilmington, Washington, and Baltimore.
Aug 15 report states Pope received a delegation of Canadian pilgrims led by Mgr. Henry Pik privy chamberlain. The pope appeared in good spirits and apparently in perfect health.
Paris August 15 The International College of Heraldry through Consul General Mason presented to the United States government documents tracing the genealogy of the Marquis of Lafayette. The records show Gilbert Motier as the first seigneur de Lafayette in 1284, part of the heraldic archives of the D'Oziers, Kings at Arms of Louis XIV XV and XVI.
News from Oyster Bar New York Aug 15 notes President Roosevelt will not handle the telegraphers strike personally. Boards of trade and commercial bodies from many cities urge direct presidential action for settlement. Labor Commissioner P Neil is coordinating, with no report to the president yet, while administration follows his efforts closely.
New York August 15 Western Union and Postal Telegraph say they can handle all business as strike shows little change in eastern cities. Leaders claim widespread support for the call to strike in cities not yet affected. Officials insist operations move normally with ample staff while strikers warn companies are hampered and funds are being raised to aid idle workers.
Western Union Telegraph company said Chicago management would station telegraph operators on the Board of Trade floor to accept business nationwide. Postal Telegraph company officers reported strong satisfaction and anticipated branch offices opening for business soon if improvements continue.
Lord Ashtown, a major western Irish landowner involved in cattle grazing disputes, narrowly escaped death when a bomb exploded at his Glenahiry hunting lodge near Clonmel Ireland. He awoke to the blast, witnessed shattered timbers and debris, and suspects local peasants were behind the attack. three fuse remnants were recovered and a controversial remark of his is cited as fueling tensions.
Aug 15. Evelyn Thaw arrives in Yarmouth from New York aboard the steamship Prince Arthur of the Dominion Atlantic line. News spreads quickly as women crowds gather at the wharf and station to glimpse her. Thaw, flanked by a young man believed to be a brother, is rumored to stay about seven weeks in towns near Liverpool and Shelburne.
John W Reeves a railroad brakeman confessed to starting the fire and dynamite blast that destroyed the Colorado & Southern station injuring about fifty and killing five. Frank Kiser also confessed. A mob tried to lynch Reeves but officers took him to Denver for safety.
A jumble of notes describes a tale of a betrayed sweetheart, a planned long term diversion, and a thief named Stevens arrested after detectives traced a unique garden sweet pea. A separate item reports a trolley hay fire on Market Street in Philadelphia caused by arcing trolley wires, quickly extinguished by fire engines. Also mentions William Riddle declining a state senate run due to his wife’s objections.
In Chicago on August 14 Judge Landis postponed the grand jury investigation into rebating charges against the Chicago and Alton railroad until September 3. Attorney General Bonaparte had promised immunity to the company for testimony against Standard Oil in related rebating cases. The court will send the Standard Oil transcript to Bonaparte for review to decide if the railroad fulfilled its promises.
A son was born to Frau Bertha Krupp von Sohnlen und Halbach eldest daughter of the wealthy gunmaker in Essen. The infant would inherit the Krupp fortune, one of the world’s richest, with Bertha Krupp's vast wealth including control of Brent gun works. Her marriage to Rohlen und Halbach in 1906 brought royal decree for her name. The Krupp wealth has grown, with dividends from the gun works reported at several million annually.
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