04 Jan 1909
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1909
Page
1
Swedish and Danish legations share the same building and social life is led by two charming women. Countess Moltke, wife of the Danish envoy, is noted as young and accomplished. Minister De Tagercrantz of Sweden is wealthy and his wife equally accomplished. They plan grand entertainments in Washington society.
A demented eighty five year old Samuel Shinn was found dead in Mount Holly cemetery after wandering barefoot in thin clothing from his home last Friday. Local sexton Lowie Lippincott reported the body found in the cemetery, the man having frozen to death. An earlier report from Latrobe Pa described a mob pursuit, a negro tramp found frozen and muddy in brush between Kingston and Bradenyilie, believed linked to a recent assault on a foreign woman at Loyalhanna.
In Wyoming county West Virginia on January 4 deputy sheriff Pred Lusk and Ira Boyd were shot and killed near here after a quarrel over a young woman. Luke Milam, who was with Boyd, was badly hurt during the incident as officers attempted to arrest Milam following the shooting.
Moulton Alabama reports Ruby Green, daughter of farmer Jon Green near Newburgh, died from hydrophobia contracted in an unusual way. A mad dog bit her horse, which was shot after going mad. Green’s daughter had a slight abrasion on her left arm that became infected while around the horse.
Warwick Rhode Island January 4 police seek sender of a box of palled candy received by Mrs George M Webb wife of Pawtucket publisher She did not taste or permit others to touch the candy after a fortune teller warned of a woman who planned to wreck her home The chocolates contained two grains of arsenic per chemist analysis
Pittsburg on January 4 Kitty Huddieson wife of actor Charles L. Davis known as Alvin Joslin will adopt the stage. A court decision shows her fortune of 250000 has vanished after T Lee Clair the cashier misused the Huddieson estate while her mother trusted him and gave him power of attorney.
General T Coleman Dupont III, president of Dupont Powder Co and a Delaware Republican leader, is seriously ill at his Wilmington home with nervous indigestion. The condition is described as critical as of January 4 with his family and doctors managing care.
Secretary Garfield urges stricter discipline and safeguards after patent office fraud cases. He vows disbarment for conduct that is disreputable or illegal and notes steps to protect patent papers. Pension rolls show 60 676 names removed, including 34 388 Civil War soldiers.
Wills indicate a life interest bequeathed to a woman named Sayers, with a trust arrangement involving Easton Trust Company. The estate valued around $10,000 and income at 3 percent for life, plus $500 to the executor for setup.
At a grade crossing near Easton Pennsylvania Jah 4 De, Mrs Carhart of Blatertown New Jersey was struck and killed. Her husband Mr Carhart, a prominent Democrat and former county collector, was fatally injured.
New York January 4 Gov Hughes and Secretary of State are to be made Indians by the M Krew of Syracuse. The ceremony on January 15 will be witnessed by delegates from across central New York. The event occurs at the state armory and marks a symbolic tribal degre..."
In Atlanta Georgia a man identified as Norwood Grom, son of State Senator W. N. Don, Abbeville, S C, is listed for surgery after a Thursday accidental shooting with a rifle. Conscious but with a brain pierce, doctors race to save his life. Nearby, reports of a former rich banker James Knight and a separate note on financial operations wrecked are mentioned in brief.
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