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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1908
Page
3
Fragmented text mixes weather notes, dates, theater mentions, and stray names. Readable items reference winter conditions, a theater company, and various local terms, but most content is garbled with broken words and nonstandard spellings.
OCR extract shows scattered words and names making a coherent item unclear. The readable bits hint at a historical notice or column but lack definite events, dates, places, or persons to confirm a specific summary.
Fragmentary notes describe discussion at the Chives Leaf Literary Society and male high school group. Mentions of presidents, secretaries, dues collected, and two meetings with adjournment. References to members Stanton and Kemp and a ceremonial read. armed Reon is unclear in context.
Information from Tex fed reports says La Rosita mine near Sasas Musavig suffered an explosion causing a large loss of life. Telegraphed notes cite casualties from forty to many. ownership attributed to the Leroy Breed company with about 250 miners including Japanese and Mexican workers.
Fragmented OCR text describes a fragmentary event involving a place jump and people named in garbled form. It references a 7 rs Pir and a possible race or jump context, with mentions of a bakery or taco style note and a public notice tone. The readable items imply a local page segment with scattered names and actions.
Frankford Kentucky February 29 former Governor William O Connell Bradley Republican was elected United States senator to succeed James Blue Bradley for a six year term beginning March 4 1908. Four Democratic bolters joined with Republicans to push Bradley over the top in a joint session of 126 members. Some Beckham supporters tried to break the quorum and urged the bolters to switch but failed.
Philadelphia February 29 Senator George A Vare died at his Germantown home at age forty nine from pneumonia developed after a grip He was a longtime leader in city politics controlling wards for the Republican organization His brothers Edwin H Vare and Recorder of Deeds William Vare ran a general contracting business and earned many city awards
In White Plains New York Feb 29 the National Sugar Refining Company must pay 2260 to Anthony Grinnis a Yonkers worker who lost four fingers in an accident at the refinery. The jury verdict follows a $325,000 suit claiming the injury was caused by unprotected cog wheels.
New York reports four geese seized at 162 Berkeley Place Brooklyn after police from Bergen Street station responded to a phone call. The birds rushed inside when the door opened and were taken to cells awaiting a claimant.
Coeds protested after the university dean stopped their bridge whist games saying such conduct is improper. The dean conceded the rule was necessary to enforce proper standards, remarking on the impropriety of girls standing on their heads in the street.
Louis Marko, an Italian resident of Dupont near Wilkes Barre, was attacked at his home by three men and killed. Reported in the same column are names linked to a state constabulary inquiry and other local notes. Warren Hafer, a wealthy Adams County farmer, died suddenly at his Abbotsown home aged ninety.
A four story Grace hospital fire in New Haven on February 29 forced 75 patients from the top ward. Firemen and staff moved patients to safety, with 25 in serious condition including six with scarlet fever and twelve post operative cases. Estimated loss about 30000 dollars.
Teheran reports an assassination attempt as a bomb was hurled from a rooftop at the shah's procession on 2 Parrow Street. The shah escaped unharmed while three outriders were killed and several others wounded including the motor chauffeur and about twenty bystanders. The shah moved to a nearby house and then continued to the palace, guarded. A rooftop search found no culprit.
In Hancock county near Arroya, miners drill on the Miss Virginia Brown farm. A bailer from 205 feet yielded gold ore valued at about 7.50, prompting landowners to form their own venture as offers pour in from Pittsburgh capitalists.
Reports say a dynamite device placed on two carriages failed to detonate. Authorities accuse Joe Brita and four others of complicity in the scheme linked to the Willene Alcorta case.
In Harrisburg the trial of contractor Sanderson and former officials Snyder dilathues and Shumaker continues. Lawyers schedule three Commonwealth speeches and five or six defense orations after Monday arguments on law points, with jurors likely to hear verdicts by Thursday.
Humphreys arrested in Harrishurz Pa by Chief Hutchinson on charges of attempting to embracery juror Albert A. Paist connected to the capital conspiracy suits against Constract, former State Treasurer Mark s, and former Buildings Superintendent Shumaker. Bail set at 1000 for preliminary hearing. arrest followed a tip from county detective Walters.
Sergeant Russell R. Henry, Civil War veteran, was attacked by a catamount near Huntingdon, Pa. A fox hound fought the beast while a neighbor found Henry unconscious and bleeding. The catamount lay dead about 200 yards away, four feet three inches long.
The R G Dun Weekly Review notes ground recovered from low mood but progress is sporadic. West and south report better news while many manufacturers face scarce orders and high prices. Wholesale departments see strong merchant attendance without commensurate sales and stocks remain low to spur eventual activity.
Eiward Wilson, a coforee, was hanged in Baltimore for his wife’s murder last August. Five unemployed Monessen families will move to Portland, Tennessee to farm under a community plan. The Delaware Republican committee met in Dover selecting August 7 as the Republican state convention date for delegate elections to the national convention.
Postmaster General Meyer says employing young boys as special delivery messengers harms youth welfare and orders filling vacancies with substitute letter carriers and clerks. He notes these messengers visit low resorts and travel late at night through dangerous city districts, risking fear and weariness.
Feb 29 report from Altsena Pa states Thomas Uveely age 75 and Bord White age 22, both of Baltimore, were killed instantly when struck by an express train eight miles east of the city while walking on the railroad. Peter Curtis of York was knocked down but survived. The trio had been searching for work and were returning home.
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