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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1908
Page
3
Judge Elbert H. Gary heads a conference of major steel makers announcing price reductions on finished steel products including billets bars plates structural iron merchant pipe and wire nails. Iron ore price to drop to 50 cents per ton base with expected further readjustments.
Mrs Kate Kirks right leg swelled after scratching a mosquito bite leading to a hospital diagnosis of blood poisoning. Doctors warned amputation may be necessary as she recovers at Cooper Hospital Camden New Jersey.
The article proposes a double house as a smart investment for a man with modest means. Living in one unit and renting the other can finance construction easily. The cut shows a house built for D. Vadnais of Minneapolis, with the upper story rented at 40 dollars monthly. Architect's estimate places total cost at 3500 dollars.
Five year old William Brown of the West Jersey Orphanage was suspended by barbed wire from a six foot fence on Mechanic street. Matron Mrs Durisoe and attendants freed him after a painful struggle. He was treated at Cooper Hospital for injuries to his cheek and eye.
Montclair New Jersey council debates an ordinance to curb barking and dogs at large. It would charge owners $3 for the first bark and $10 for each subsequent bark after 6 pm, plus $50 for the first bite and $10 for following bites by a dog attacked on public streets.
June 19 Pennington N J Mrs Bessie Derr a school teacher acted bravely to rescue Miss Bertha Bacon after she fell from a boat into a deep stream four miles from town. Miss Ele Taylor helped in the daring recovery. Bacon regained consciousness after about thirty minutes.
Sharon Pennsylvania reports Dr. A C Sutton eighty years old was fined 190 dollars and sentenced to one year in Western Penitentiary for malpractice. His son Dr Clyde Sutton received a penitentiary term for the same offense. Physicians doubt he will serve full sentence.
A historical note promotes a liniment as a remedy for sprains, claiming quick relief within a week and urging use in battle injuries. It touts accessibility through druggists and promises rapid benefits amid fatigue and mobility issues.
A two part spectacle with 300 performers in Quebec Montrés and Ottawa rehearsing under Frank Lascelles to recreate Wolfe Montcalm era battles atop the St Lawrence. The production aims to honor Champlain Cartier and Francis I with living tableaux, ships, dances, and a panoramic open air drama before royal and diplomatic guests.
Rat catchers and inventors from across London compete for 1 guineas and an embossed diploma offered by the Society For the Destruction of Vermin. Sir James Crichton-Browne presides as the society seeks to exterminate the rats in towns and houses, hoping to profit from dead vermin and improve pest control efforts.
A scholmaster in Germany provides pupils with instruction in reading rail war time tables. The lesson focuses on timetable interpretation as part of wartime preparation.
The Great Council of the Improved Order of Red Men of Pennsylvania opened with 462 delegates across the state. Great Sachem W I Kerns of Philadelphia presides as the council meets through Thursday with a favorable financial report showing about 10508 dollars in balance. A 3600-strong parade and Indian fetes are planned at a nearby resort tonight. Politician Missing in Harrisburg. foul play feared as Republican treasurer candidate Harry K Alwine, last seen Tuesday in Newark after selling cattle, appears to have vanished with a letter from New York dated June 5 suggesting he would be home Sunday.
Mrs. Thomas Murrill shot Marr Terry in Breathitt county after learning of her husband’s desertion. She surrendered to Magistrate J. C. Terry and is jailed at Jackson awaiting official action.
Lemoyne Henry, charged with obtaining money under false pretenses by claiming he could manufacture diamonds, failed to produce two specified diamonds in court. He said preparations were incomplete and was granted extra time to prepare.
June banquet of the Automobile Club poisoned three hundred guests including Marquis de Dion and club president. A dish of duck is blamed for the poisoning. Gre nsherson is dead and many others are in serious condition.
In Philadelphia a three year old boy from 534 Dickinson Street nearly lost sight after a prank with pepper. Police report the sister caused the incident and the boy was rushed to the hospital.
Seven persons were drowned by fowls at Herena. Joseph Graff fell into water at Timsville and drowned after an epileptic episode. The Lewly apnentet' wiltie printer was sworn in Tuesday. The Princeton board of health to meet as annual budget discussed.
Baseball results from the National and trestate leagues show Cleveland losing to Detroit 3 to 1, Boston beating New York 5 to 2, and Chicago defeating Brooklyn 4 to 3. Standings list Athletics, Cleveland, and Washington atop various divisions with late June games noted. George J. Gould sails for Europe amid wedding plans for Mme Gould. he expects to attend the event on the other side.
An eighteen year old man named June Pennas attempted to cut his throat with a bread knife at a boarding place in Newark. He was removed to a hospital and in a serious condition as police record the incident. Debts were noted as a possible motive and a personal property claim was mentioned in the aftermath.
A garbled abstract discusses cactus health and treatment, mentioning pests, water, and preventive measures. The text references a person or role named Gabeon and hints at experimental or observed responses, but the meaning is unclear and largely unconnected.
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