30 May 1908
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1908
Page
1
Scranton Pennsylvania May 38 Colonel Austin Tair died from sunstroke Wednesday while viewing the Scranton bank display. He was seventy years old and a native of Merksboro New Jersey. His father was a paneer of this city.
Emanuel Cedrino, Italian auto racing star, died at Pimlico after his front wheel collapsed during practice. Witnesses saw the car flip and land upside down, with Cedrino found dead from a severe head injury and brain damage on the track. Dr. Herbert Schoenrich arrived to assist.
Fragmentary OCR shows a governor naming Robert S. Cor and others to posts within state or local organizations. References to veterans groups and a park ceremony appear, with unclear dates and locations due to damaged text.
Washington May 30 Representative Theodore E. Burton of Ohio is believed to name Secretary Taft at the Chicago convention though no formal announcement has been made. Burton, a close adviser, will soon go to Hot Springs to prepare his nominating address. Senator Dolliver and others are set to give seconding speeches.
The May Weekly Review of Trade notes industrial conditions improving with many plants resuming next week and retail trade rising on seasonal weather. The report cites cautious forward planning, better sentiment, and lower money rates though exports decline and treasury withdrawals occur. Corn and wheat prices are volatile, with margins tight for Armour and Patten as markets adapt to supply and demand dynamics. Life sentence handed down after a rape and murder trial in Tennessee concludes with the verdict and sentence.
Officials debate rapid transit schedules as trains may run faster on certain lines. The plan faces timing challenges with equipment readiness and safety considerations. Public interest grows as the proposal advances toward possible implementation.
The observation parlor car on the Royal Blue Limited derailed two miles east of Garrett, Pennsylvania, plunging down an embankment. Three passengers died and twenty were seriously injured, with many more treated at Cumberland hospitals. The cause remains undetermined as investigators review the scene and car damage.
The bodies of Grace and Thomas Ball, two children of Mrs Mary Ball, were found buried in a Brockton field. The mother, said to have dementia, wandered with them in December. she returned alone and could not reveal their whereabouts. The baby’s death cause remains undetermined due to advanced decomposition.
In Passaic May 20 Reuben Redy a whiskey dealer his brother Joseph and Howard Englancer were arrested at Prody's store 144 Tenth Street charged with running an illicit whiskey still. Officers found a large whiskey quantity in barrels and the still.
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