09 Jul 1913
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1913
Page
1
Society pages report the engagement of Miss Katherine Force to Henri Harnickell a broker from New York The couple are from prominent families Miss Force is daughter of Mr and Mrs Willns Force and sister of Mrs Juhi Jugols Astor The wedding is anticipated in Bar Harbor likely in September
Washington July 9 Lamar testified before the House committee alleging he impersonated Rep Palmer and that Lauterbach was used to trap Ledyard. He defended actions as open combat with a powerful corporation, while officials said no federal statute covers impersonating a congressman by telephone.
New York reports a lobby scandal centering on the Union Pacific with figures named David Lamar involved in stock manipulation. Details describe a dramatic misuse of access and influence in railroad circles.
Rioting broke out at Cabin Creek near Charleston West Virginia on July 9 as forty men leaving a mine refused to join strikers. Sheriff Bonnerhill sent reinforcements while shots were fired from the hill. A separate report notes an unidentified black assailant attacked Mrs May Jorgensen sister in law of Senator Poindexter in Washington provoking calls for heavier penalties for assaults on women. Also reported: John Cummiskey of Escanaba killed when an auto overturned. Jack London operated for appendicitis in Oakland with expected recovery. An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Tablets for digestion and general health.
Inmates at the South Mountain Insane Asylum near Wernersville fight a blaze that destroys an old roller mill on the premises. About 300 inmates form a fire brigade, save neighboring structures, with losses estimated at thousands. Separate reports note a theft of registered money from a Regina station and a merchant’s advertisement for a stomach remedy.
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