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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1913
Page
3
A bold robbery at a fruit and candy stand near South Market street bridge left John and Mrs John sleeping through the night. About $50 in a purse was taken from under John’s pillow while the trousers were found in the hallway. Detectives seek suspects and suspect a drugged sleep aid.
Six months earlier the doors were left unlocked at an unnamed stand and a robber entered from the rear, leaving mud on his feet in the back yard. John notes that prior occupants faced no trouble with thieves, implying a recurring security lapse.
Mrs Harriet Salome Hodgkin of Baltimore dies at 70 from general debility. Her funeral and interment will occur after arrival of the Northern Central train at 11 06 am Sunday in Mount Olivet Cemetery. She leaves two daughters, a sister, and is the daughter of Randolph and Rachel Suman of Buckeystown. Also noted is the death of CC Carty funeral director and John D Garber after pneumonia at 58, survivor wife and two children. A boy, Maurice Bussard, sustains a bad cut to his right hand from an axe in a workshop incident near Harmony, treated by Dr Haover with three stitches.
A newspaper ad promises that ethine double strength bought from a druggist will remove freckles at no cost if it fails, with a money back guarantee. It claims a clear complexion after a few applications and notes rarely more than one ounce is needed.
Suffragists nationwide prepare for the Metropolitan Opera House event The Dream of Freedom on May 2 to advocate for women’s suffrage The parade draws roles for prominent figures from states and territories including Miss Tnez Hays Gillmore Mme Nordica Miss Milholland and many named supporters across the country.
A stray black dog in Mt Airy bit two men, John Lees and Willer G Crouse, and prompted local officials to capture and send the head to Baltimore for rabies testing. The town health officer Dr I D Chaney awaits the report to decide on Pasteur treatment for the bitten residents. The dog, described as small and unrecognized by locals, may have come from a nearby area. The Buffalo Hotel bar run by Louis Otte remains closed pending license protest decisions, while the restaurant is reported open.
State Forester W. Besley speaks in Frederick today to Royal High School and Mt Alr High School students about forest education. He plans to push forestry through schools and Granges with lantern lectures and plans a future bill for trees on improved lands and windbreaks.
A collage of local notices records visits and movements of residents and guests. Louis S. Clingan returns from Cleveland and Western cities while Ella Rhoderick from near Jefferson joins visiting friends in the city. Local trips include C. P. Bennett in Baltimore on business and Bloomfield residents C. C. Anglebergen visiting Mary M. Zimmerman. Mrs Russell Parsell and daughter Beatrice visit Benton Knodle with E. E. Osborn family at Harmony Grove. Helen Rouzer visits from Davis and Elkins College. Morris Rouzer of Taormont noted. A Woman’s College club will present King Rene’s Daughter on May 5 in College Hall to benefit the Glee Club Building Fund.
Ad touts Gold Dust soap as a vegetable oil powder that cleans better without rubbing. It claims equal results in any water, softens hard water, saves time, and spares the back in washing clothes.
A correction notes omissions in The News account of the Baker Clem wedding. Bridesmaid Hilda Fogle and Ada Clem Mary Alice Smith Milton Clem and family Miss A S Bitler are added as guests. a sumptuous reception followed the ceremony in Baltimore.
Secretary W P Morsell of the Holstein Breeders Association announced Governor Goldsborough will attend the breeders gathering at Annapolis on May 29 and deliver an address. The Governor offered the use of the State House for the meeting.
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