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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1909
Page
2
Police report a child was found dead on a roof in an old village area. Investigators are reviewing clues and interviewing residents as the community reels from the fatal incident. An autopsy is pending to determine cause and exact timing.
Prime Minister Asquith declares the budget rejected by the Lords but says the government will seek a dissolution after advising the King to prorogue Parliament. He notes the crisis follows an unprecedented parliamentary clash and outlines plans for elections between January 10 and 20, 1910.
A woman testifies in a county court case amid years of quarrel. Untermyer accuses the state of insufficient support while noting he would collect £60 of £800 from the state for defense. Mrs Cri Myer references $1000 for preparation. Court details focus on defense costs and conditions in criminal courts.
Berlin reports 547 patients at Friedrichsberg asylum near Hamburg poisoned by rice given by an employee. Dozens dead and 68 in hopeless condition. Some portions uneaten are being chemically tested for confirmation.
Santiago Chile December 3 The protocol with the United States for the Alsop claim to King Edward for mediation was argued by no Chilean government.
Abraham Huet, former Republican official in San Francisco, will be released from jail on 300000 bail after an order signed by Judge Chabaulsn. The case involves political figures and a high profile legal matter in late December.
An advertorial urging women to save their hair via Rexall Hair Tonic. It claims the tonic can eradicate dandruff and prevent baldness, offering a money back guarantee. The copy touts the product as a universal remedy and invites readers to try it at the local Rexall store with a one dollar price.
New York reports a world boxing title bout between James J. Jeffries and Jack Johnson will occur July 4 in San Francisco. Tex Rickard and Jack Gleason organized the bid of about $101,000 with a share of gate receipts for Johnson and Jeffries, likely held at the Colma arena or nearby venue, amid movement picture interests and patent control by James Coffroth.
Thirteen year old Ella Tilia was abducted near Locust Hill school and held for four days. Slater, charged with kidnapping, is jailed at Montrose awaiting January grand jury action. The girl was recovered by her stepfather Andrew Colwell and Constable Decker at a location near Smoke Hollow.
Washington December 3 President Taft finished his message and began receiving visitors including Representatives Douglas of Ohio and Alletin of Tennessee. Both urged establishing a Bureau of Mines noting that modern methods might have averted the Chevy disaster and Taft had recommended the bureau.
Joseph L. Gadbole, 30, machinist at Nazareth plant, collapsed at home in Easton after reading with lights on. He called his wife to switch off the light, then died in his sleeping area on the upper floor.
Confederate Mosby denounces football as brutal and dangerous claiming it corrupts youth and that universities must enforce wartime regulations. He cites a Washington Georgetown game incident as proof and argues the sport endangers life without ambulance support. A separate note reports a Wrightsville death accident involving a cow injuring Richard Koch.
Nisa Grace Todd of the New York branch of the Women's Foreianeer society was injured when her car was struck by an automobile owned and driven by William H. Cramer of Fultonville in Amsterdam. The extent of her injuries is reported as probably fatal. recovery hoped for.
Fragmentary OCR text references General W.W. Dudley Indiana pensions and a committee forming to secure national parks. Mentions a hostile tone toward Germany and a public notice style, with unclear phrases and scattered names, dates, and locations. The readable elements imply a miscellaneous notice page rather than a single coherent event.
The article envisions a monorail system where raftlike cars balance on sleepers, using gyro wheels and high velocity flywheels for stability. It describes two wheels driven oppositely by electric motors, vacuum bearings to reduce friction, and self contained power allowing hours to days of coasting if power is cut.
A fragment from a local page hints at food stalls and crowds with mentions of pies and beverages. The garbled text references stalls, items like pies and drinks, and a price note around £67. No clear names or dates emerge.
Director Durand reports the general schedule for the next Census of Agriculture to be issued April 15. Nine million copies of the schedule will be printed by Government Printing Office, with 4,500 tons of paper and a cost of about 18,660 dollars. Printing uses a standardized press at 6,000 revolutions per hour, producing four schedules per revolution, taking about three weeks to print.
Irish Nationalist MP O Connor in the United States attacks the Lords after rejecting the budget. He predicts a mass uprising against the Lords and stresses Ireland’s sufferings under the Lords power. Also noted is a sales traveler using an automobile for business and early notices of expo plans.
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