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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1900
Page
2
Fragmented OCR text references court corruption in Cuba, naming judges and officials, with mentions of a governor, colleagues and a chief justice. The piece alludes to investigations, arrests, and potential political repercussions amid speculation of foreign involvement.
A trolley accident on a single track suburban line near Warwick Providence yesterday left four dead and many injured. Among the dead are Arthur Liscomb George W. Baker infant aged 15 months Lewis Sanborn and Ed L Burroughs the motorman Lieutenant Governor Kimball among the injured. Additions to the death toll expected as hospital patients remain in critical condition. Motorman Burroughs tried to switch lines after receiving a signal, leading to the disaster that halted service and sent officials rushing to the scene.
League standings show Philadelphia and Chicago leading the National League race with varied win loss records. Weekend games list Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Cincinnati, St. Louis, New York, and Boston results with several scores and venues across the circuit.
A digest of incidents includes a suicide in Baltimore, trolley accidents injuring several people, a canal boat sunk at Williamsport, and a two year old drowning in Garrett County. Also reported are church anniversaries in Allegany, a bishop's death in Washington County, a mayoral embezzlement confession, school tax projections for Montgomery County, and electric light workers striking with legal injunctions.
A weather note predicts a violent storm period from Monday the 18th to Thursday the 2a, followed by high pressure from the northwest bringing good conditions later. The piece mentions celestial events and hail risk, then shifts to brief local news: a loaded Spanish cannon loaned to Kansas City and a fatal ambush near Mobile, Ala. The remainder contains several medical advertisements touting cures for rheumatism and stomach ailments with endorsements.
Read of odd serpent reports from the mountains with black snakes said to bear feet and climb trees, a hunting tale by Joseph Tilley, and warnings of snakes near schools and cows. Also news of Thomas Edgar Bussey’s election as New York City Education Treasurer and a pharmacist’s testimonial to Chamberlain’s remedy for stomach trouble.
The report gives muddled names and placements from the Grand Prix de Paris race. Harun A De Schie and Semendra are mentioned among others with partial results and ride details, but key outcomes and participants are unclear due to garbled OCR.
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