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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1907
Page
5
A bolt of lightning killed Joseph Bourassa near Ecorse village in Detroit. The blast shaved his whiskers from his face while not a single hair on his head was singed.
News agency reports President Roosevelt has accepted W. R. Willcox’s resignation as post master of News. In other items a fatal accident at the Carnegie steel plant in Youngstown wounded nearby workers. a Wisconsin slaying followed by suicide. and city park dress code confusion in Trenton led to a ban removal. State finances in Harrisburg show June balance.
Timeline of 1903 04 labor troubles details Pinkerton surveillance of Western Federation of Miners and United Mine Workers. Testimony covers Cripple Creek Victor and Denver operations, militia use by mine owners, and a shift toward socialist aims at a federation convention in Denver. Obscure notes include subpoenas and odd local incidents from Port Jervis to Savin Rock.
The report from Tokio says a strong anti Japanese mood in San Francisco is seen as a planned act of racial hatred. Demands prompt action to ease indignation, with talks of retaliation including a boycott of American goods as political figures weigh steps.
In Dalton Georgia a mob of about 25 men dragged Dock Posey from Whitfield county jail and hanged him at a city railroad viaduct after he admitted the assault on his nine year old daughter while claiming no intent to harm. Posey had brought the girl to town and also faced an alleged prior attempt on her elder sister as his wife defended him. The victim remains in serious condition.
At Bethlehem Steel works two heavy cars separated from a train crashed into a shifting engine. Weston A. Gross aged 10 of Hellertown yardmaster. Harry J. Marsh 37 Bethlehem yardmaster. William Dorney 35 Centre Valley. Rudolph Nuss 46 South Bethlehem brake man. All four died at St Luke's hospital within hours. In Jersey a sham battle near Pine Brook pitting Company G National Guard against itself caused cows to panic.
Thomas Boylan, father of Hitle Violet Boylan, was released from custody after a magistrate found insufficient evidence to detain him. Detectives had searched the Boylan flat, discovering bloodstains on a mattress and floor, and clothing with stains. His wife testified to suspicions, while the girl’s body was said to have been found hidden in a coal bin at the tenement.
A French court investigation into Roubaix agencies shipping weavers to Paterson and Lawrence reveals a private recruitment network moving skilled workers to American factories. Six Roubaix agents and one Tourcoing agent face charges after paid premiums were found. Thousands of workers reportedly left Roubaix and Tourcoing for the United States as unrest ensued.
A New York report features Henry Price, a Mount Vernon former baritone, who argues the soul has real existence and can be photographed. He plans to demonstrate at Bellevue hospital, claiming cameras will capture the soul as it leaves the body under a hypnotic trance. Price disputes the idea of a flight, saying the soul is transferred by divine agency and weighs little, possibly like a mollusk.
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