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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1908
Page
4
Reports from Philadelphia and Pittsburgh describe a booming steel and railroad industry with new contracts worth millions. Rail and car orders surge as plants prepare, with Pennsylvanian divisions coordinating exact rail tonnage. Industry leaders anticipate prosperous times and rapid fulfillment of contingent orders across major railroads and manufacturers.
Coral Manufacturing plans full time operations alongside Gehret Brothers Bridgeport starting on a $9000 structural iron order. J and P Coates in Pawtucket to run 2600 workers on full time by Saturday. Alabama mills report 56,000 tons of iron ore shipments in the 24 hours after the election with inquiries for a large upcoming quarter delivery.
In Cincinnati Taft told the Cincinnati Commercial Club that prosperity for four years hinges on obeying the law. He urged business leaders to press ahead within legal boundaries while the federal government enforces laws against dishonest methods. He spoke to a club he has served as a member for fifteen years.
A gang of three men and two women abducted a three year old girl from Frederick Klack's home in Middletown. Neighbors and a pursuing posse pursued the touring car toward the New Jersey line. One suspect was seen wearing a great coat and was identified as a husband believed insane. Officials also report a diphtheria scare leading to dogs and cats being killed in affected areas including Nanticoke.
Professor Frederick Barr of the University of Chicago argues mound builders were the earliest baseball players. He reports discoveries of diamonds and balls in Ohio and in Indian mounds.
Seven Italian workers on a tail road project near Winnipeg were killed by a premature dynamite explosion. Taft accepted an invitation to speak at the Martyrs monument unveiling on November 14 in Brooklyn. A. B. Worthington of Muncy Manufacturing suffered a stroke and collapsed at his office near Williamsport, Pa. John Wilson, a motorman, died, while Mrs. Eagar Austin was severely injured and a passenger train at Laporte, Indiana, derailed, injuring others.
Notes from New York fashion pages describe busy shops as the opera season nears its November 10 opening and the Harve Show approaches. The piece highlights gowns with Directoire and Marie Antoinette influences, elaborate draping, pink and black color trends, and intricate embroidery.
The Commission on Country Life appointed by President Roosevelt will depart Washington on November 1 to visit Southern educational centers. The hearings aim to assess the condition of rural life, identify needed improvements, and plan effective organization. Representatives from farming, teaching, business, medicine, and rural communities are invited to attend and share views.
The ad highlights C C Shayne & Co displays of caracul broadtail and Hudson seal coats with ornate trims and fashionable designs. It also notes a government commission itinerary visiting College Park Richmond Raleigh Sparta nsburg Knoxville Athens Lexington with L H Bailey L Butterfield Gifford Pinchot and Walter H Page among the commissioners and C J Blanchard supervising as statistician for the Reclamation Service.
Fragmented OCR text describes a scenario asking how to relieve pain from a burn or scald. It mentions uncertain phrases about treatment and a reference to an advertisement offering a book from a New Hills or New York area. The unclear source provides few solid entities or dates.
An advertisement-form notice touts a homemade kidney and rheumatism remedy called the vegetable prescription. It claims wide benefit among the elderly, lists ingredients Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Kargon, and Compound Syrup Sarmaparilia, and urges adults to take one teaspoon after meals and at bedtime for a week.
Uniontown Pa Nov 6 a constable George Brown shot and killed a Negro Joase Rice at Riverside while attempting arrest for assault on a white woman at Masontown. Brown was fatally shot in the abdomen by Rice. Brown’s son shot in the arm. Rice had fled after a warrant issued two months earlier. A youth cousin Frank Rustic 18 was arrested in Witches Barre Pa for murder and robbery of John Smolinsky, noting Rustic followed same path after wages and reached his boarding house about 8 pm two hours late.
A small steamer carrying 600 passengers from Amoy to Tungan foundered a few miles from Amoy. Chinese junks aided in rescue, but two hundred passengers perished. remaining passengers were saved by local boats and rescuers.
Japanese authorities focus on poultry improvement. Experiments in havon indicate Minorcas and Andulsians are best suited for breeding programs in Japan.
A newspaper ad urges women to address baldness and hair damage with Rexall 93 Hair Tonic. It claims the remedy grows hair on most heads, backs a money‑back guarantee, and offers trial bottles at 50 cents and 1 dollar. The copy emphasizes overheat irons, dandruff, and scalp health as causes. Local retailer J. A. Williamsonons announces the offer.
Classified note offering a usable dairy operation listed as arm for sale on a county road just beyond Dameville with 145 acres described in fragmented terms. Details are unclear but indicate land and farm potential for buyers seeking agricultural property in the region.
A large kite flown over the Rosenour building on North Market Street yesterday afternoon struck a third floor pane, shattering the glass and causing damage described as aromatic by witnesses. No injuries reported and local authorities were notified for repair and safety checks.
New Haven Connecticut November 6 Miss Alma Goldreyer spoke for the first time in two weeks after appearing dead, doctors believe she will recover though greatly weakened. She suffered a peculiar apoplexy affecting the left side of her brain. Williamsport Pennsylvania November 6 Sylvester Mussina, longtime jeweler and noted local wealthy citizen, dropped dead in his store from heart failure.
Market prices list for various grains and farm products from Moser's at 187 East Fort Main, Frederick. No. 2 red and yellow corn prices per bushel and per barrel, oats, rye, wheat types, clover, timothy, buckwheat, bran, mill products, and cotton seed meal with per bushel, per ton rates. Includes mixed timothy and notes on price ranges and unit measures.
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