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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1903
Page
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Mrs Loren D. Bremer of Crown Point Indiana credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing two years of severe spinal pains and blood Purge. She reports relief after three bottles and urges others to write for free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Evan Massachusetts and offers a $5000 forfeit if genuineness is challenged.
Scranton attorneys for coal operators and United Mine Workers officials including District President Nichols and John J. Murphy were summoned to Washington to argue coal weighing before the strike commission. President Mitchell is to appear, with operators’ representatives joining tomorrow. Local lawyers also departed for Washington as awards loom. Nichols and Lenahan travel to discuss payments by weighing coal.
A dispatch from Con nople dated March 4 reports revolutionary agents entering Macedonian villages at night forcing peasants to swear allegiance to the Bulgarian cause or face death. A black cross and a revolver are described as intimidation symbols.
Washington reports two key communications from the European station. Rear Admiral Crowninshield seeks retirement under the personnel law, while Naval Secretary Henry H. Ward resigns. Moody accepts Crowninshield’s retirement, with flag lowered around March 30. Cotton to command European squadron. Cook and Harrington poised for promotion depending on health.
In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the legislature approved a bill to limit under-21 miners to eight hours per day, with wider implications for adult labor. Critics warned it would affect coal operations and contracts, while supporters argued it upholds constitutional protections. The final vote was 144 to 5 with opposition from several lawmakers.
Rome marked the 25th anniversary of Pope Leo XIII's coronation with a mass in St Peter's attended by about 75,000 in the hall and 1,000 Americans. The pope appeared on the Sedia Gestatoria amid bells, trumpets, and ecstatic crowds. he blessed worshipers, spoke with Dr. Lapponi, and praised the ceremony's impact before resting. General William Booth sustains a knee sprain in New York. a prominent Mason dies in Carberi and Ma.
A New Orleans dispatch to The Constitution reports on a brutal clash between Honduran government troops and insurgents led by American Lee Christmas. Christmas, allied with Bonilla, commanded about 200 men, was trapped at Mani, and his force suffered heavy losses while Christmas and 40 men escaped. The government killed a colonel and three NCOs, and the Breakwater’s commander said the rebellion halted business across Honduras.
Pittsburg March 4 William J Bryan in an interview denied he would lead a revolt if Gold Democrats capture the national convention. He said he had made no such statement and that the idea is improbable and absurd. He emphasized he would not polt the convention or head an independent movement.
New York March 4 secret service agents believe Lieutenant R Kenehan of the fire department will be vindicated by the arrest yesterday of his son Richard A Kenehan for fraudulently redeeming a mutilated ten dollar bill. The elder Kenehan has 28 years of clean service and is thought to have shielded his son. France Not Opposing Cuban Treaty Havana March 4 minister Brouwaert says reports France opposes the U S reciprocity treaty with Cuba are baseless. He predicts increased demand for French munitions as prosperity follows, amid the treaty’s implementation. The Olive Stove Company plant in Rochester New York was destroyed by fire with losses of 75 0. One employee was Fat al.
In St Louis on March 4 Judge Adams granted a sweeping injunction preventing the threatened strike of 1100 Wabash firemen and trainmen over wages. President Ramsey secured the order, served on officials and grievance committees, barring any strike action until further court order. The ruling halts strike plans and enforces desistance from coercion or inducement of workers.
Professor Lorenz recounts American life before a Vienna gathering noting the banquets and toastmasters. He praises American women for intellect and art but jokes about cooking and marriage. He says American men are tender and hospitable yet notes a guarded hospitality. He calls America a magnificent country with Nebic people. Cuba bars Chinese arrivals on the Visilancia, shipping a Tampa arrival to Mexico at company expense. Jack McAuliffe, former boxing champion, is jailed on pool room charges after bail surrender.
Washington reports the Aldrich financial bill defeated in the Senate as the Philippine tariff bill advances. Delaware gains two new senators J Frank Allee and L Telaler Hall, sworn in by President Pro Tempore Frye, with full Senate membership restored. House proceedings mirror slow conference-roll adjudications amid partisan sparring and eventual passage of several bills and veto-related actions.
Eight new typhoid cases and three suspected cases were reported in 24 hours with two deaths of Ledra Hagley and Edward Besmer in Ithaca. Cornell University infirmary shows 65 patients stable and no new cases among students. About 160 of 1200 absent students have returned to work after a university canvass.
Former President Cleveland arrived in Princeton from Stuart Florida where he spent weeks boating and fishing though weather kept him indoors. He will speak at the Peceher memorial meeting in Brooklyn next week. Meanwhile Texas endures heavy snow with Amarillo surrounded by feet of snow. Fort Worth reports rail traffic halted as passengers wait through the blockade.
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