22 Jul 1897
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1897
Page
1
Turmoil brews as Canonsburg area mines face a planned invasion by striking workers from Allison and nearby mines. Deputies arm, sheriffs prep, and miners fear mobs as Debs tours Watson praising socialism and urging resistance to operator power.
London reports the Duchess of Hamilton married Tuesday morning in Leicester to Mr Fos. The marriage was quiet and little is known locally about the groom. It is said the Duke of Devonshire attended the ceremony.
Blood poverty described as lack of red corpuscles due to poor nourishment from bad digestion. Claims a cure with Dr. John W Bull's Pills, a digestive tonic and blood maker, sold sixty pills per box for 25 cents with a 10 cent trial box. distributed by A C Meyer & Co Baltimore Maryland. cautions to accept only Bull's Pills.
In Walnut Ridge Arkansas July 22 the Kuklux band known as the Revtianters Whe New' Lemel Revulathes haunts Lawrence and Randolph counties. Outrages include nightly whip assaults on men women and a death from torture. Victims are local residents targeted for supposed faults including school nonattendance. Newton Gray of Richwood is missing after a raid. Thirteen locals were arrested, with ten released and three bound over to circuit court for examination.
A widow, Mrs John Hater, lay near death from malaria in a hut housing her three living children and two dead infants, with other family members starving. A hospital transfer followed for Maro Heuer amid a grim scene of hunger, disease, and exposure on a July afternoon.
In Brooklyn twelve document cases toppled in the Kings county clerk office causing chaos and $100000 estimated to fix. Records dating back to 1932 were damaged as seals and fastenings broke and papers were torn and defaced requiring a large expert effort to restoreorder.
Antonio Bailistiro captured in Boston after killing Joseph Sokap in Milwaukee ten days ago. Seven convicts in Kings County Penitentiary New York go insane after abolition of contract convict labor. Wealthy Paterson man sues for damages after near death from an infernal machine. Ten year old Lancaster County girl bitten by a copperhead snake in bed and in dangerous condition. Mrs. Samuelson burned to death in London from petroleum hair wash ignition. Deputy sheriff and police fail to arrest 70 year old Mrs. Dwinelle in New York as a farce in question changes to two chairs and screaming.
Reports from San Francisco and Port Townsend describe an enormous Yukon Klondike rush with Alaska dust shipments valued in the millions, steamers full of hopefuls sailing for St Michaels and Circle City, and plans for new Yukon routes. Miners recount extraordinary finds including dust in five gallon cans and pans yielding up to 100 ounces. Authorities foresee a wave of travel and freight to Dawson and Klondyke as operators prepare new steamship lines and river boats.
A shortage of wheat in the Argentine Republic leads to two large ships being chartered to transport wheat to Brazil from San Francisco, Combebank and Cressington ready to load for the Brazilian capital. In London, Blackstaffe wins the Wingfield scull at Putney, two lengths ahead of Howell the American.
Washington July 22 Senate finishes reading the tariff conference report amid a terse debate. Jones of Arkansas challenges the panel over printing paper duties. Vice President Hobart overrules him. Anticipation grows that the final vote on the tariff bill will occur tomorrow with possible Saturday adjournment.
Two mining deaths reported in Shamokin Pennsylvania with a gas explosion at Girard mine killing Frank Sheridan an engineer from a skull fracture. Also two boys John Bubine and John Francis injured by burns. A coal fall at Richards mine killed Wallace Anton age 31.
New Haven Conn July 22 An appalling accident occurred yesterday in the shell loading department of the Winchester repeating Fire Arms company An explosion killed six workers and fatally injured two others Over 150 workers in the room many of them women were present The blast blew out forty feet of wall and scattered mangled bodies and body parts The cause under investigation may have been a cartridge improperly placed in a loading machine The dead include Mrs Baumeister and several Baumeister and Bardorf family members The explosion did not ignite a fire and emergency services swiftly aided the injured The incident highlights the dangers of shell loading operations at the plant
Atlanta wires report in the Peoples Party that Thomas F Watson calls on Senator Butler to resign as national chairman. He criticizes Butler for fusionist collusion and argues the party needs a leader who aligns with its principles, proposing Washburn or Reed as potential chairmen.
National Leagues reports from Philadelphia Cincinnati St. Louis New York and Louisville feature varied first and second games with scores and times. Eastern League games include Scranton Syracuse Wilkes Barre and Providence Toronto. Atlantic League matchups list Reading Hartford and other clubs with tentative results. Ex Senator James F. Doolittle is reported seriously ill at Providence Rhode Island.
Philadelphia markets edge higher as wheat gains two cents and export orders exceed a million bushels. Strong futures support shares including previously quiet issues amid favorable crop outlook and tariff expectations. Live stock also rallies with hogs and lambs up while cattle and calves see mixed results.
The comptroller of the treasury made the apportionment of the 150000 for the public school text book fund to several counties and ce pays agent. Frederick county receives for white schools 5768.87 and for colored schools 83.96.
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