28 Aug 1909
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1909
Page
1
Sixty state troopers guard the Pressed Steel Car plant in Schuylkillville as about 3,500 workers strike amid fears of a Bloody Sunday repeat. Riots and threats shadow the walkout with workers alleging mistreatment and recalling earlier clashes.
Reports from the Pittsburgh area describe strikers and supporters gathering near the Sten Car Company as the peonage inquiry deepens. Workers allege abuse, subhuman conditions, and threats amid vows to halt operations. affidavits claim workers were treated worse than dogs and that management used revolvers and intimidation.
Johth Donnelly of Lancaster fell from a high steeplejack stack while painting at Ricker's brewery in Columbia, injures led to death a few hours later. Frank L Reardon aged fifty at State Hospital Parahurat freed on parole then committed suicide by carbolic acid after finding family absent.
A man named Sickles shot and wounded a person described as attacking his daughter at their home. Neighbors report the assailant fled after being forced inside. Sickles then secured his shotgun and fired, injuring the intruder as police arrived.
Samuel Getz, 66, attempted suicide by razor in his Washes home on August 28 after eviction. His wife found him bleeding from a throat wound but he now lies weak with a chance of recovery. Authorities note it followed a long personal crisis and the man’s eviction in recent months.
In Harrisburg area on August 28 a railroad single incident injured Robert Bee of Vineland after stones showered the cab when the engine struck a laceration incident at Rheems. The engineer Robert Moffat suffered minor injuries. The report notes a separate case of a sailor’s heat death and a tennis championship match in Newport with William A. Larned defeating Clothier in five sets.
The crowd in Paris greeted the flying ace as his aircraft completed a bold aero stunt. Farman was carried to the presidential tribune by cheering spectators, while officials including M. Millerand waited to receive the hero amid boundless enthusiasm.
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