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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1907
Page
7
The Pennsylvania Railroad announced plans to install telephones in engineers, firemen, and trainmen homes and discontinue the use of call systems. The company will cover installation and maintenance, with crews to be notified by telephone of their shifts.
William D. Haywood, on trial for the Steunenberg murder, sat six hours under cross examination by Senator Borah after a long direct, maintaining calm control and denying Orchard linked crimes. He testified about a December 1905 draft and denied sending money to Simpkins, while praising the Western Federation and criticizing Colorado’s government.
The famous race horse and sire Inspector B was sold at Lexington Kentucky to a farmer for $15. The sale marks a notable end for a storied animal whose racing and breeding career had been widely followed.
In Philadelphia on July 13 a building being torn down for the underground railway terminal collapsed. Fortunato Lagande and Francisco Bruno died, with several workers injured. Bricks and heavy timbers trapped laborers from Rapid Transit Co and Millard Construction Co as crews labored to recover bodies and tend the injured.
In St. Albans Vermont on July 12 hay prices rose to $20 a ton as farmers anticipate cutting season. Previous averages ran $14 to $18 with a labor shortage noted across regions as $60 monthly wages were offered but did not attract workers. An unrelated report notes the beheading of an elderly man by a train in Haddonfield New Jersey.
An official statement from President Roosevelt through Secretary Loeb describes a thoroughly sound understanding and fundamental friendliness between the United States and Japan after talks with Admiral Yamamoto and Ambassador Aoki. Admiral Yamamoto’s aide Captain Nano presented a small box of imperial red lacquer, a revered Japanese craft, as a gift.
War Department refuses to prosecute an alleged Japanese spy at Fort Rosecrans for sketching and taking photos of defenses. The report from San Cal claims espionage, but officials say no crime occurred and photography of fortifications is not prohibited by law.
Eunice Beechmont woman dies in hospital after shooting incident. Fort Banks guard Captain H D Toad would have asked for delay if known. Auto accident near Danville Pa kills Agnes Hilda Gargen, a plant spotting girl, after a car party to Oak Tree hotel. Owen and Cromwell involved.
In La Plata Maryland on July 13 the Bowie murder trial ends with Mary Bowie and her son Henry acquitted of all blame for the January killing of Hubert Posey. The defense invoked the unwritten law, urging manslaughter or acquittal, while the prosecution sought a murder verdict. The judge and crowd react as the verdicts affirm community sentiment in the region.
Two news items are summarized: a man from Chambersburg, Charles E. Uglow, fell from a box car near Harrisburg and was ground to pieces after his injured arm had been amputated earlier. The second reports a massive planned blast at Carrara marble quarries in Sicily to release marble.
Midship Man H. C. Phinney of Manchester New Hampshire drowned during swimming instruction in the Naval Academy program. Teammate Midshipmen Grafton and Me Fee attempted to reach him, with Grafton diving twice before giving up.
Bristol July 13 Joseph Farnsworth 23, long sought for a July 4 shooting of William Kirk, was shot and likely fatally wounded by Policeman A L Hill while fleeing in the mountains near Bristol. Farnsworth had eluded arrest for days.
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