27 Jan 1913
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1913
Page
1
A speaker urges rapid action to prevent a coal shortage at home. The message emphasizes ordering a delivery before supplies run dry and promises value even if some coal must be burned to keep the house warm. Illustrates domestic pressure to secure fuel.
An 80 day sale advertises best grade 2 ply rubber roofing at 1.15 per roll and 3 ply at 1.40 with 108 sq ft per roll, nails and cement included. Also 2 ply tar roofing paper at 0.50 per roll and single barrel shotguns at 3.25, plus tren shoe lasts and butchering kettles at low prices.
London Jan 27 Balkan plenipotentiaries with full powers form a committee to draft a note to Turkish delegates explaining why the peace conference must be broken off. They consider delaying war while pressuring for terms, arguing for surrender of Adrianople and the Aegean Islands as essential for peace.
Jan 27 Cape Charles Virginia report of James Burleigh a Milot farmer killed when a bull charged him as he led it through a field. Burleigh wearing a red undershirt showed through a coat hole. the animal tossed him and broke ribs causing fatal internal injuries.
London January 8 Sir Edward Grey the foreign secretary warned he would resign if the suffrage amendment fails. He stated he would quit unless the decision was reached with full consideration of the danger to the government, signaling a high stakes clash with Premier Asquith over votes.
Madame Mada Putchkin and her fencing professor husband faced a formal duel with rapiers. A jealous army officer had challenged him, but she insisted on fighting first. In the third bout her vigorous thrust pierced his heart, killing him instantly.
Rev. John S Judd longtime pastor of the First Baptist Church at Bucknell University fainted during a morning service in Lewisburg Pennsylvania. He fell face down, breaking his glasses and sustaining a facial cut. Two physicians were summoned and assured the congregation he only fainted and would recover.
Warren Winters of Danville Pennsylvania killed himself with poison after his wife and infant disappeared ten days earlier. A photo of his baby lay on the bed beside him as a note near the body cited despair over the loss of his family.
In Harrisburg on January 27 Governor Tener condemned the Grange for opposing his administration, rejecting their plan to appoint a jointly chosen representative for a continental agricultural study tour. He defended Highway Commissioner Bigelow and the $50,000,000 road bond, took full responsibility for Bigelow’s appointment, and warned the Grange to present their case by February 1. The Grange left the meeting vowing to raise funds for a foreign trip representative. Also noted were a barn fire killing 35 cows in Lancaster and a new ostrich egg in Bloomsburg.
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