19 Aug 1905
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1905
Page
1
An advertisement touts Newbro's Herpicide as a germ destroying dandruff cure and hair dresser. It claims removal of dandruff germs stops irritation and promotes luxuriant growth. Sold by druggists and via mail order from The Herpicide Co. Detroit Michigan. J A Whitliamson is named as special agent.
St. Petersburg Aug 19 Russia's national representative assembly, a reform project decades in the making, to advise on legislation while the emperor retains absolute power. It sets a first convocation date and defines the assembly as consultative, with limited suffrage and peasant votes via communal organization memberships.
In Leechburg Pennsylvania on August 19 Rev Wm A Bilheimer of Youngwood and Miss Verona Morrison daughter of State Representative W F Morrison of Mount Pleasant drowned while testing patent floats in the Allegheny river. Bilheimer stepped into a hole and toppled the floats pulling Miss Morrison under. both failed to be rescued.
Portsmouth dispatch reports gloom over the peace talks as Japan and Russia resist concessions. Witte shows limited flexibility on indemnity and Sakhalin while a new imperial manifesto in Russia stirs debate about constitutional reform. Tokyo and St Petersburg pressure are cited as decisive factors. outcomes hinge on Tuesday’s plenary session and potential compromise.
Reports praise Senor Don Joaquin de Casasus as the new Mexican ambassador to Washington. The piece lauds his judged diplomacy and cultural contributions, noting his long service as legal mind and potential founding adviser to President Dingle, and mentions his wife Senora Domi and their six children Catalina Casasus and family.
Tuesday’s farewell session of the Washington conference is marked by strained diplomacy. Russia and Japan show limited agreement, with Article 7 status of the Harbin rail line and Article 11 naval limits unresolved. Witte signals Russia’s cautious stance while outside influence is deemed needed to save the talks.
President working to arrange a war-time compromise via telegraph with Oyster Bay as Peirce relays messages from the Wentworth Hotel. The day’s sports wrap lists National and American League results and Tri State League scores while a Lebanon foundry accident reports Albert Nye, 17, losing an arm in Moeratown machinery.
New York R G Bins weekly review of trade notes a record six months of pig iron output, high factory activity, and strong prices. Rail and water traffic heavy, railway earnings up 6.5 percent for August. imports excess exports by 422,957 dollars. Employment steady in mills and factories with little machinery. Reports of rising farm prosperity and fewer labor tensions, but accidents and violent crimes also appear in brief items.
A Norfolk train plunged into an open draw on a river crossing, leaving between 50 and 100 dead as bodies washed away. Engineer Reig stayed at his post until the crash, while passenger and rescue crews worked through the day to recover bodies and salvage derailed cars. The faded danger flag at the bridge and unclear signals are blamed for the disaster.
Webb Jay was fatally injured when his auto crashed through a fence and into a pond at Kenileyerth Park during a race. Spectators pulled him from the water, and he was taken to a hospital with multiple rib and other injuries. Police will probe the accident details.
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