02 Dec 1905
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1905
Page
1
Mrs Pearl Craigie, born in Boston but long based in England, uses the pen name Jobs Oliver Hobbes on a tour of America. The novelist dramatist and lecturer has found success in literature and theatre, with music and chess as her recreations.
Reports from December indicate the steel steamer Ira H Owen likely wrecked on Lake Superior with 19 crew members lost. Captain Joseph Mullizan of Buffalo was named, and messages from Ashland Wisconsin described wreckage near Michigan Island with life preservers bearing Owen marks. A second item notes death sentences for four in Georgia for the Carter children murder, with January 6 set for execution and Len Ra sentenced to life imprisonment.
Unhappy readers report happiness dispelled by Herpicide a new germicidal preparation claimed to destroy scalp microbes. The ad urges testing the product with stamps sent to The Herpics and J A Williamson as special agent while warning against refusal notices.
In St Petersburg 250 guardsmen including 20 officers were arrested at Tsarskoe-Selo over two days amid rumors of a grand duke involvement in a conspiracy against the emperor. Cos sacks, some 450,000 strong, are mobilized as martial law shifts ripple through Poland and a telegraphers strike prompts ministerial responses. The emperor met with Lewis Nixon in a private audience at Tsarskoe-Selo, showing steadiness as confusion swirls through the capital.
Octave Thanet is revealed as Miss Alice French of Davenport Iowa. Roosevelt says he reads all her writings and he notes she has strong knowledge of factories and machinery. The new novel The Man of the Hone centers on the struggle between capital and liberty.
Greensboro, December 2. Dr J B Mathews a physician was arrested on a murder charge in the poisoning death of his wife after she suffered excruciating pain for more than 12 hours. Coroner Dr J P Turner said she was given strychnine followed by morphine and a hypodermic syringe was found in her leg. The coroner asserts Mathews prayed at the bedside after the admission of the danger and did not summon another physician. The wife died shortly after.
In Havana on December 2 the Liberal party withdrawal left a sparse vote in a one sided contest. President Palma and an AH Moderate nominee were elected amid heavy rains and little public interest as liberals boycotted the race and the Madera party secured a clear field.
John Mitchell III, president of the United Mine Workers, was taken ill with acute stomach trouble aboard a train while traveling from Prushurs to Spring Valley. He is reported to be resting at home, with no serious risk anticipated, as the national executive committee meets to monitor his condition. Dr Ambrose J Ranney, Bloomfield N J, a consultant and author on nervous diseases, died suddenly of heart disease while consulting an attorney.
Nine men died in a burning raft used for logging on a mobile craft between the Tensas and Alabama rivers. Shayne Wheat, the only survivor among ten aboard, woke during a fast spreading blaze and escaped as the vessel collapsed.
Reports from Crisfield and New York chronicle rough treatment claims by George L. Cross in Maryland with a warrant issued. walking delegates arrested over extortion in New York. glass workers battle over open shops. U S Minister Squiers returns home amid dispatches. other incidents include a nurse inspector's collapse and a fatal house fire in Quebec with three children dead.
Constantinople reports a diplomat says the sultan faces mounting pressure as the powers demand action during the Ramazan festival. He notes Turkish forces could muster 600,000 troops in Europe and warns of potential fight with Bulgaria Romania or Greece as US and European interests in Macedonia remain limited.
Richmond dispatch reports valuable ladies wear was found in Covington linked to Policeman McGullin who faces theft charges involving $983 in money and $3200 in diamonds from guests at Hot Springs. The set includes Parisian gowns valued at about $990 and is tied to Mrs Burgwin of Pittsboro, Pa.
Tthara N Mor, a Cornell ’07 back from Opher, Pa, broke his hip during a game where two undergraduate teams competed. He lacked experience and was hurt tackling during a quarter hack play.
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