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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1904
Page
1
The text describes Queen Wilhelmina opening Datel stores at the old Hall of Wrights with a ceremonial carriage drawn by many horses. She travels with the prince consort and her mother, the queen duwinger, as soldiers guard the event.
At Phocas Hamilton Wire Works in Philadelphia, Frank Taper a 40 year old expert worker was ground to pieces when a repair attempt failed. The incident occurred instantly drawing his body into the wire making machinery while coworkers watched in horror. Police described it as one of the minor frightful causes they ever handled.
A large water main leak crippled Altoona Tennessee causing railroad workshops to shut for repairs. Officials faced severe shortages with pumping stations set up at Tipton and Benton while Pittsburgh districts aided. Judge Bell weighs options to end the water famine and restore service.
The Senate witnessed the induction of Senators Knox and Crane into office and awaited the president's commissions. Governor Pennypacker’s communication urged Knox to accept the office with emoluments until the next legislative session. Several recess appointments and postholders were listed, including four cabinet posts and numerous customs and consular positions. The funeral of former Assistant Attorney General Tyner is noted with services planned in Washington.
Reports from St Petersburg recount Japanese bombardment of Port Arthur and attempts to take 200 metre hill. Russian artillery and ships fight back as fires break out aboard several hulls and defense lines hold. A Chinese man’s detonation-gear seizure is noted amid broader war dispatches from Tokyo and Vladivostok.
Speaker Joseph G Cannon, renowned statesman and wit, has declared he will not alter the current table of duties. Senator Hide of Maine echoes similar remarks. Roosevelt may be poised to cut duties on several commodities. Cannon, nicknamed Uncle Joe, is famed for his sharp humor in Congress.
Washington dispatch reports that Secretary Flay and Chinese minister Sie Chentung Giang Chang are negotiating a new exclusion treaty. The talks aim to limit Chinese laborer immigration and ease hardships felt by Chinese in America, but progress is slow and debated. The goal is Senate action before the current session ends.
Washington reports Major Willan Warner of Kansas City United States district attorney for the Western District of Missouri declined the offer for the pension commissioner post. The appointment was to be made by retreating Fagene Ware of Kansas. Warner is a candidate for Senate and had been endorsed for the position earlier.
Six Colorado men received jail terms and fines for defying a supreme court order during a late election. Sentences ranged from three to nine months with fines up to 500 dollars. Names include Firester William Eid Barker Dixon Sullivan Spencer Joel and Reed. The case involved fraudulent ballots discovered after a ward five ballot box was opened in court.
London newspapers discuss President Roosevelt's dispatch on foreign policy and disarmament. The Daily Chronicle praises the speech as bold and statesmanlike, while others warn it may inflame Anglo American tensions. the Morning Post questions its optimism and the Daily Graphic doubts armament advocates.
Caleb Powers a former secretary of state is granted a new trial by Kentucky appellate court. Four judges concurred in ordering the retrial with Judges Barker Settle Burns and Orear among those voting yes. The case concerns Powers alleged as a conspirator in the assassination of Goce Goce. The prior conviction and sentence were under review in this action. The decision points to continued legal proceedings and potential further outcomes.
Reports from New Amsterdam and New York describe high level talks involving Mrs Chadwick and figures like Reynobis Oldham and Moore amid possible arrests. Secret Service and reporters followed developments at the New Amsterdam hotel where Mrs Chadwick reportedly fainted and later recovered with her son nearby. Authorities hint there may be no Carnegie home meeting tonight. observers await further word as investigations continue.
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