A Boy's Life Saved in Courageous Rescue
A grateful mother details the rescue of her child, describing a life saved by quick action and bravery. The note emphasizes the child's safety and the responders or bystanders who aided in the incident.
29 Mar 1902
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1902
Page
1
A grateful mother details the rescue of her child, describing a life saved by quick action and bravery. The note emphasizes the child's safety and the responders or bystanders who aided in the incident.
Mrs Tallman of 191 Redmond St New Brunswick writes of her three year old son who worsened under medical care for five months yet improved after using Paine's Celery Compound. He gained strength could walk and appeared healthy again. The letter touts the medicine as a cure for weakness and poor appetite in children and urges immediate use for sickly youngsters.
The report covers Patrick Tick’s conviction in a murder linked case and mentions plans for a Confederate Museum in Richmond, Virginia with a $100,000 donation from Charles Broadway Rouss. Additional items include Arsenic trial details in Mount Holly, a defense claim, and a national Mine Workers meeting set for April 7 to address Pennsylvania anthracite and Virginia West Virginia soft coal tensions.
Nine students at Missouri University were dismissed for halting young women on campus and examining their feet during a freshmen hosted event. A mob surrounded the academic hall as guests, some disguised as girls, passed through, and most complied with the foot inspection amid mounting tension.
March 9 dispatch from Pretoria reports about 1,500 Boers under Delarey and Liebenberg within Sir Redvers Kitcheners’ movement area. About 179 prisoners were taken including Com mandoant E Krager and ex Landrost Neethling while Delarey was outside the cordon. Canadians and British forces endured a running fight, with a notable lone Canadian surrendering after a brave defense. The Boers used clever ruses to escape and captured guns from Von DoHop convoy were recaptured by the Scots Horse in a counterattack.
United States revenue agents raided an illicit stall at 441 Pleasant Avenue New York arresting Banny Frovck 22. Officers confiscated 73 gallons of whiskey 60 barrels of mash 110 pounds of sugar 290 pounds of yeast and a horse and wagon. The improvised still reportedly capacity 300 gallons daily. Frovack held on $2500 bail.
Washington March 29 Commissioner of Pensions Evans has placed his resignation in the President’s hands. It will not take effect until a new position for him is found. The resignation follows bitter opposition by a Grand Army of Veterans committee that investigated the Pension Bureau and reported to the President. Evans offered no comment.
A public letter from H Clay Evans to President Roosevelt announces Evans will resign as commissioner of pensions and requests early acceptance. The White House report notes he sought a successor and a promotion. Evans pursued reforms in the pension office, facing opposition from pension attorneys and GAR leaders but securing changes that endured beyond the current administration.
Washington March 20 Represent ative James M Griegh of Georgia was elected chairman of the Democratic congressional committee at a caucus in the capitol minority room. A plan to perfect the organization for the ensuing campaign was set, with officers to be ratified April 11. Only other name offered was Cowherd who withdrew before the vote. The committee will report on an executive and a finance panel, with Ca le as possible chair and Louis Nixon as possible finance chair.
London March 29 Daily Mail reports Cecil Rhodes bequeathed the bulk of his fortune to an imperial education plan. The project seeks intellectual betterment of the English race worldwide and to foster imperial sentiment. Details will be public soon. Pennington New Jersey March 29 a two year old boy found nearly frozen after wandering from Harbourtown. He was revived and expected to recover. Colorado Iowa March 29 United Evangelical Association holds annual session with Bishop Stanford presiding. Rev EB Utt elected secretary and Rev L West chosen advisor.
In Warsaw Indiana on March 29 Mrs Mary Hively wife of a well known farmer 12 miles east of town suffered an epileptic attack and fell into a pan of boiling sugar water dying from scalding. Husband Charles Hively found her body submerged head and upper body. In New Orleans Mrs Dora C Hailey formerly of Camden Arkansas also burned to death and her daughter injured when a fire at their Anderon street home exploded gasoline.
Lincoln City official and former collector of school and county taxes was arrested yesterday in Dauphin County. The accused, identified as Siem Carl, is said to have declared a protest as part of the case. The arrest follows a dispute over tax collections and county duties.
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