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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1903
Page
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Mrs Hughson of Chicago credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after years of womb trouble. Three bottles rebuilt her general health, improved appetite, and banished fatigue. Letter urges readers to seek Mrs Pinkham's free advice at Lynn Massachusetts.
Secret conference of Russian officers in Korea draws attention as Kin-Chan Manchuria reports a meeting at Port Arthur with high secrecy. Officials speculate Russia plans to hold Manchurian positions including New Chyang while awaiting Japan action. Japanese sentiment in North China grows amid potential conflict.
Outer Bay N Y July 9 President Roosevelt and Secretary Hay meet but the final B n B’rith petition to the Russian government remains incomplete. The president regrets the delay and will confer with three prominent Jewish citizens Simon Wolf Oscar Strauss and Leon N Levy at Sagamore Hill next Tuesday. The issue will be considered thoroughly separate from the Manchurian question though officials note diplomatic links. Murray Crane of Massachusetts visited the president last night as a close ally and adviser at Oyster Bay.
Stamford July 9 Harry Hanson a Greenwich based chauffeur employed by Harry Harkness lost control of his auto on Putnam Hall in Greenwich and was thrown from the vehicle and killed. His companion Dr L Edwards, brother in law of Hark ness, jumped and escaped with slight bruises.
Frank Feiten of Cleveland was fined 250 dollars in the U S District Court for forging the name of Joseph Czolgosz to cash a postal order for fifteen dollars while traveling in Los Angeles. The incident connected to the assassin’s brother drew attention as a fraud case in July.
Fayette Mo July 9 The Howard county court effectively ended all Uncle Tom Cabin shows in the county by restructuring circus and show licenses and imposing a 200 dollar daily tax on Uncle Tom shows. Howard was once Missouri’s largest slaveholding county.
In Bluffton Ohio a second abduction of Emil Kraft Jr. sparks a manhunt. Mrs. Kraft aided by her father John Adams of Cleveland abducted the boy from his grandparents, but authorities initially seized the child before he was taken again. Judge Cunningham issued a habeas corpus writ for the father in Ripley. Deputies rushed to Bluffton to recover the boy, with posses formed to pursue the abductors.
In Wilkesbarre on July 9 the miners conciliation board held session at Glen Summit summer resort along the Lehigh Valley Railroad. District Presidents Fahy Pottsville Nicholls Scranton and Dettrey Hazleton presented grievances on behalf of miners from their districts.
Results from yesterday show American League games with Boston tied Chicago 1 to 1, St Louis 1 New York 1, Athletic 4 over Cleveland 3, Detroit 7 over Washington 5. National League included Pittsburg 3 Brooklyn 0, Cincinnati 8 Boston 6, Chicago 7 Philadelphia 3, New York 10 over St Louis 5.
A Rome to London dispatch reports a rally in Pope Leo XIII's condition after days of critical illness. Doctors Lapponi and Mazzoni note fluctuating vitals but improved pulse and respiration, while Monsignor Volponi remains seriously ill. Some Rome officials call for additional experts, yet doctors argue no immediate consultation is needed unless conditions worsen.
Mrs. William Randolph Hearst forms a high society union when Ava wed Willam Randolph Hearst editor and congressman. The couple recently toured abroad for a brief honeymoon before returning to social duties and public life.
Reports detail Pope Leo’s night disturbances and progressive lung inflammation diagnosed by Dr. Lapponi and Dr. Mazzoni. Puncture yielded 800 grammes of bloody liquid, improving briefly before mood declined. note of cardinals and consistorial appointments entwines with political signaling. Emperor William telegrams prayers for the pope and requests daily condition updates via Cardinal Rampolla.
Rome July 9. The article discusses factions around Pope Leo and the likely reshuffling of key papal offices after a conclave. It notes that new popes typically alter roles such as the secretary of state, vicar of Rome, grand penitentiary, and librarian, benefiting those in power or those previously sidelined. The secretary of the consistorial congregation is highlighted as a single figure who could profit from a pope's election.
Concerns rise as two year rural guard enlistments expire and many refuse reenlistment due to low pay and harsh conditions. Cavalrymen earn 42 dollars monthly, supply horses, fodder, clothes and subsistence. The 1600 man force has fallen to 1000, with proposals to raise to 3000 pending in a Congress adjournment. Local settlers near Holguin seek more protection after an American, Joseph E. Bradley, was killed June 30.
Kansas reports show farmers stopping a Missouri Pacific train at Boston on July 9 to hire harvest hands with offers of 2.50 to 3.50 a day for two weeks. A separate notice from Russell on July 8 describes laborers at auction seeking work, with bids from 2.50 to 5.21 and a standout man offering stock in grain.
A. L. Pearre advertises Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy with a money back guarantee. The copy claims the remedy is widely used, effective for bowel complaints, pleasant, and safe. Forsale by A. L. Pearre.
A historical notice extols cholera infantum as a severe infant ailment and promotes Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with castor oil as the cure. It states the remedy is directed with each bottle and notes sales through A. J. Pierce.
In Pittsburg on July 9, Judge Biwott Rodgers ruled in an equity suit filed by Rev. C. A. Forner for WilSan S. Byers against his uncle, Jacob Bysis of Greensburg. The decision confirms that Bysis did not surrender his wealth, including 176000 Mount Pleasant Coke Company bonds, $40000 in cash, and coupons, to Byers. The matter involves ownership of unregistered bonds valued at $1,000 each and could go to the supreme court.
Representatives of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Evangelical Union clashed for six hours over the opium bill during its third reading. The Chinese urged maintaining the current unrestricted sale with government supervision of imports, while the Evangelical Union pressed for prohibition by the U S commission, warning of sensational abuses and Chinese influence in media. The bill aims to create an archipelago opium monopoly, selling to bidders every three years under licensing and traffic control.
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