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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1895
Page
3
An advertisement extols a skin medicine from Foster Medicine Co of Baltimore. It promises to clear blotches pimples and eruptions by drawing out poison through clogged pores while soothing inflammation. The copy claims cures for ringworm eczema dandruff itch and other skin troubles and notes additional products for catarrh and related ailments priced at 50 cents.
A mob of masked men seized Price from a Maryland jail last night after Governor Brown granted a reprieve to delay execution. The guards were overpowered, Price hanged near the jail as the crowd watched in the moonlight. Brown blamed legal delays and warned against bypassing the courts.
In a New York asylum scene Albany officials report Perry, held at Auburn prison, planned another escape. Superintendent Dr Allison and keeper Patterson learned of Perry’s letters and misled staff to aid his scheme, leading to his return to Auburn to serve the sentence.
July 3 Hampton Bays saw Chief Engineer John L. Borthwick of the Amphitrite cut his throat on a shipboard event. He was rushed to a hospital by Admiral Brown and remains alive though injuries are not fully known. Borthwick, a 34-year Navy veteran, held the rank of lieutenant commander and had risen through the engineer corps since 1865.
July 2 near Kidderville, 30 miles south of Roseburg a southbound overland train was stopped by three bandits who looted passenger pouches and the express car. Conductor T J Kearns and others faced gunfire as robbers took from $2,000 to $4,000 total, with passengers donating extra funds under threat. Three hours later the bandits fled and a posse pursued them through rugged terrain. casualties and further details followed.
Yale considers inviting Cambridge and Oxford to a joint track meet with Cambridge reluctant to face Yale alone. Cambridge and Oxford discuss a Yale challenge, with Cambridge preferring a US university partnership if Yale joins with Oxford. Oxford hopes Yale will join only if a broader US collaboration is possible.
Ernest von Plener resigns from Austrian politics amid fiscal strain in Austria. A Colorado cloudburst floods banks of the Republican river. The body of Dr. Buchanan, NYC wife killer, laid to rest in Evergreen Cemetery, Long Island. Saratoga village president Charles H. Sturges vows no gambling this summer as attendance remains strong. Memphis church pastorals revived by A. Brooks after congregational concerns over euchre games.
The Weather Bureau chief Professor Harrington has been relieved from duty after a rift with Secretary Morton. A June 19 resignation request was declined and the president replaced him with an acting head. Details remain tightly controlled at the White House.
Scores from yesterday include Philadelphia 18 Bow ton 4, Brooklyn 12 New York 11, Cleveland 11 Pittsburgh 1, Chicago 15 St Louis 9, Louisville 5 Louis ville 0, Baltimore 15 Washington 0, Wilkes Barre 6 Scranton 0, Springfield 9 Providence 2, Rochester 10 Syracuse 9, Toronto 9 Buffalo 7, Hazleton 10 Carbondale 5, Pottsville 8 Lancaster 7, Reading 12 Allentown 0, and Reading leads. The New Jersey scandal involved state senate investigations with committees named to probe Hudson county and Essex counties. A fatal fire destroyed part of the X N Coy glass works with one death. Canton Steel workers strike affects wages and hours, threatening plant closure.
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