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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1910
Page
3
A religious discourse discusses making a measured Christian vow at the start of the New Year. It urges counting the cost before consecration, linking vow to baptism and membership in the Body of Christ, with emphasis on self-denial, service, and future rewards in the Millennium.
The text urges steadfastness in the vow of consecration, stressing clear intent and knowledge. It cites scripture to show growth in grace, strengthening will, and avoidance of worldly desires. It emphasizes comparing present blessings with future inheritance through steadfast praise and reverent worship.
A devotional fragment discusses the Lord's Cup of suffering and baptism as symbols of sacrifice. It urges earnest New Year vows, personal consecration, and sober self-examination to serve God, resist secularism, and strengthen commitment within the church community.
New York January 3 Charles Morse bids farewell to his family as he departes for Atlanta to begin a fifteen year federal prison term. He denounces the sentence as brutal and calls for justice reform while criticizing jurors private detectives and government overreach. Morse says he will continue to fight for justice and seek a pardon from Washington.
Wilmington, January 3. Mrs L A Donohue of Rege Moor, the sole woman rural mail carrier in Delaware, continues daily service as male carriers from other post offices face snowbound delays. She begins Tuesday with a two horse tandem outfit, sometimes abandoning the sleigh to ride on horseback. Other sections report delays in delivering mail as conditions persist.
A used chair once in General George G. Meade’s headquarters at Gettysburg was bought by Charlene Whaleoot of York for under 100 dollars. The purchase also included the tongs and shovel found in the fireplace during the headquarters’ use.
In Hollidaysburg Pa on January 3 Judge Martin Bell the president judge of the district courts was found dead at his residence. The death is attributed to heart failure though details are unclear. Local officials report the judge served for years and held a prominent position in the judiciary.
A major blaze in Williampaort Pa on January 3 leveled the Star Clothing House and M J Cox shoe store among others, with hundreds of thousands in losses. Firefighters saved six families upstairs as rescues followed amid smoke. Many narrowly escaped as John Ritter and Edward Lloyd aided residents and police. Thousands of tons of water cooled the ruins.
Norfolk Va March 3 Fourteen districts and every place of business except one in Holland Virginia were consumed by fire along the line of the Southern Railway five miles south west of Suffolk. Volunteers and locals failed to halt spread due to water shortage. Nearly all of Malin Street and part of Raltroyd Avenue burned. Only one store remained, a business house owned by Bam Hardy. One man faces death sentence for killing Tibecie Gracious Jones, case awaiting court of appeals. Twenty one homes remain housing the homeless. Total loss estimated at 120 000 dollars, insurance around 355 000.
Life in brief from Penneburg Pennsylvania reports 200 hens poisoned by cabbage loaves fed with green worm killer. a Rhimersville pastor finds the casualties. In London the British steamers Ayrshire and Arcadian collide in fog. Arcadian sinks with twelve crew drowned. Also notes a bootblack announces retirement in Trenton and marble dealer John G. Hammer dies in Williamsport after predicting Christmas death anniversary.
Chicago January 3 Senator Lorimer sick with influenza like illness has been confined to his bed at home since returning from Washington. His doctors say his condition is not serious and shows improvement. A separate Boston note reports a murder following a rejected marriage proposal. Domenico Bernadetti shot and killed the girl's father and wounded a bartender who intervened before police apprehended him. In New Jersey a man killed himself in jail after a failed attempt to shave his beard with a borrowed razor, claiming it too strong for him.
Hazleton Pennsylvania January 3 Charilic Boeitner a Lehigh Valley engineer was decapitated while looking from the cab window moments earlier he warned of a dangerous projection but was caught in unguarded moment First snowfall in sixteen years reported in Fresno California January 9 snow covers streets for the first time in years with residents noting the unusual weather event
In Barre Pennsylvania Mrs Wil Sant Minnigar, a Yatesville resident, died from a fright linked heart attack after an in-law, James Gordon, shot three times at her home. Gordon fled and has not been apprehended. The incident followed a confrontation at the mother in law’s fence where Gordon demanded an interview with his wife.
In Fort Worth Texas Thomas Waggoner aged 57 owner banker capitalist has transferred property valued at 2 000 000 to each of his three children The bequest includes one hundred thousand acres of land 30000 head of cattle and 10000 horses all allotted to each child In Elkton Maryland nineteen year old Sarone Eld multiple employs brakeman on the narrow gauge road was fatally injured when thrown from a stone quarry rail trolley car He died several hours later with both legs severed below the hip
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, citing high living costs, says excess agents and labor in distribution inflate prices. He argues too many people seek urban work instead of farming, urging a return to productive work on farms to stabilize food costs.
An offer to purchase the steamer Roosevelt, referenced as the Peary, was rejected. Promoters believed the ship could serve for patrol duties in the Bering Sea to deter pelagic sealing, but no price was set.
Boston reports that thirty two hand red conductors and motormen of the Benton Elevated Railroad were given New Year gifts by the company. Each received 320 and $25 in gold for good records, the company noting 975000 contributed this year as the largest total since the custom began seven years ago.
A sixteen year old boy allegedly killed a local officer in Chester Pennsylvania and was later arrested after a confrontation at the youth’s home. Chief Jeffries and officers responded to the scene and detained him following a struggle.
A mutilated head was discovered in the Prudential building in Atlantic City by a porter who emptied a tenement can. The head showed a deep wound suggesting a blast and appeared to be of a boy about eight to ten years old. No identity could be established for the victim.
Fragmented report notes a British Columbia project for a first gyroscope powered railway in America. It mentions Westminster and January, business warrants, and planned lines toward Okanagan. Other items include diplomacy with France and a Curtiss speed flight claiming 40 mph over 12 minutes.
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