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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1906
Page
1
Miss Anna Hubbin fought off a street assailant in Chester with a hatpin injuring the negro suitor who had made an improper proposal. The weapon left him streaming with pain as he fled down the street.
Frederick Manvel of Maryland reportedly bought two bottles of Newbro’s Herpicide in Montana and began to notice hair return as dandruff and baldness supposedly halted. The ad claims Herpicide kills the germ causing dandruff and hair loss and invites readers to request a sample from The Herpicide Co. in Detroit with J A Willamoon as special agent.
Mrs. Minor Morris caused a scene at the White House insisting the president reinstate her husband in government service. Secret Service and staff removed her after she refused to leave, she was detained, calmed, and later released to the Willard hotel. Orris Morris, her husband, is linked to a political scandal in Philadelphia.
A woman identified as Sophia Dar was fatally burned in a residence fire at Limensort near here. The blaze started from a local cause and the flames were not extinguished before she died.
A health note states that a person prone to billows attacks may feel full and not hungry before an attack. Using Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets at the first symptoms can ward off the attack. Available for sale at A. L. Pestre's Drug Store.
Twenty one miners at the Coaldale shaft in Coaldale West Virginia are believed killed in a blast that blew mine entries apart. Gas pouring from the mines prevented rescuers from entering. bodies and wreckage scattered as crowds gathered. The Coaldale operation is owned by the Cooper brothers with E D Cooper supervising rescue efforts. Eight miners at Hazleton Pennsylvania were burned in a powder explosion near an overhead trolley wire, two possibly fatally.
Washington January 5 Representative Hepburn of Iowa introduces a sweeping rail rate bill extending the Interstate Commerce Commission to nine members at a $14 000 annual salary. The measure would require carriers to provide transportation on reasonable request and establish through routes with just rates, including icing facilities and minimum rate power. A second item notes about $1500 missing from an express pouch between Atlanta and New York, with investigation continuing.
Panama January 5 Nine million United States postage stamps with a face value of 385009 were destroyed in the canal zone in the presence of the paymaster auditor post master and executive secretary. The destruction followed an executive aid issued by Secretary Taft and the stamps were replaced by stamps of the Panama republic.
Representative William P. Hepburn, chair of the House Interstate and Foreign Relations panel, has long served Ohio and Iowa links. He pursued law after schooling in Iowa, became a lawyer, and held a Civil War era lieutenant colonel role before entering a tenth term in Congress.
Philadelphia reports a farmer's wife Mary DeBock and her one month old child vanished from their home near Ambler. The woman's body was later found in Wissahickon Creek amid a mystery and suspicions fall on an unidentified Polish man. The husband Charles DeBock and neighbors dragged the creek and recovered the body. police consider a possible accident as the explanation for both drownings.
In Annapolis court four specifications accuse W W Foster and Midsap Chester S Roberts of hazing from October to December. Witnesses avoid self incrimination while courts rule a witness need not confess to mere presence during hazing. Foster pleads not guilty to all specifications.
Rebels defeated near the Puerto Plata coast as Morales forces moved from Monte Cristi. Casualties reported on both sides, with several killed including Demet Rod. The streets of Puerto Plata show disruption and exiles reportedly hindered by Mora authorities.
Cambridge Mass January 5 Professor H S White chairman Harvard athletic committee warns that unless football reform is radical Harvard may quit intercollegiate matches Harvard favors football as a sport but seeks play as last season Action expected within two weeks affecting fall schedule Injuries report notes 145 players seriously injured requiring time out with galley days other minor injuries not listed
Wilmington Delaware January 5 Mrs William Burton 27 died at 244 Sixth Avenue while removing Christmas toys and ornaments She collapsed after swooning from heart disease found by her brother with the tree partially stripped She died a few minutes later despite a physician. She had recent heart issues.
Jacob H. Schiff warned of a coming panic unless the currency system gains elasticity. He criticized Secretary Shaw's plan as aiding speculation over legitimate business and urged a currency based on commercial paper. His remarks caused a market drop and a rush of selling on the New York Stock Exchange.
Commissioner of Agriculture Keiner faces scrutiny over a plan to hire laborers from England Germany and Sweden funded by a $10 600 appropriation. He is in talks with British authorities as the proposal moves through legislative consideration.
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