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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1909
Page
2
The report describes a chaotic service at St. Alphonsus with Tom preaching while a young choir attempted sign language. An improvised sermon lasts about thirty minutes as faces tense and a few parishioners react with muted laughter during a tense moment in the pews.
Reports from Saint Petersburg say the czarina's health is failing and her ability to support dependents is diminished. Court bullets detail no official health bulletin and private letters claim severe nervous strain and fainting risk, while the czar weighs spending limits amidst the crisis. A separate item notes John H. Baker, a well known Entold farmer, dies at seventy nine from smoke and miscs.
Reports indicate the Pek company plans a 15 percent wage increase and a 643 percent overall improvement for Coke workers. The announcement, tied to the Stites Steel operation, leaked from Pittsburgh offices and signals bargaining activity as fuel costs and bonuses are discussed.
A high school football event at a city park ended with a fatal and delirious injury to a player. The report notes the injured athlete, his widowed mother, and the disturbing scene surrounding the match.
Augusta Georgia November 8 President Taft resumes travel after golf at the Augusta course and begins a new leg toward Florence Wilmington and Richmond with Norfolk and Hartford on subsequent stops. He attends a service at the Good Shepherd Church in Bunimerville and greets the local congregation.
London reports the mayor has sent a strong letter to Sir Edward Bradford arguing against funding expensive institutions and welfare for the feeble minded. He calls for using funds instead on maternity institutions and creches and suggests painless death for those without intelligence.
Mrs Acker Collin of Tuckahoe sues Rev J RB McCormick rector of the Church of the Immaculate Conception for 25000 damages alleging harm from a sermon and actions at the hotel she owns in Tuckahoe. The filing claims the priest caused injury to her reputation and business.
A trotting race at Vienna sparked a riot after the first three horses were disqualified. The crowd, enraged by the decision, attacked judges who barely escaped harm as beer glasses and stones flew. Several bystanders were injured in the melee.
In Gate City Virginia on November 8 the young wife of Isaac Susith perished when a fire gutted their Pattonville home. Neighbors and her Lahaye Nttle children witnessed the fatal blaze as fire consumed the clothing and body, leaving a tragic scene.
The City Opera House tonight features Jehan and the musical comedy A Knight for A Day. An electric see-saw stage effect using forty foot planks and colored bulbs promises a sensational, luminous spectacle.
Frederick’s Soutly and Belles Lettres Literary Societies held meetings in November with recitations, readings, and debates. Officers were nominated, with unanimous judge rulings on several debates, and dues and fines totaling modest amounts were announced.
Mire TD Foster visits her Baltimore daughter. Jota W. Bowers travels to Martinsburg to visit his daughter. Mr. McDevitt of Philadelphia visits his daughter in Middletown. Mr Zachary Zimmerman visits his son Linwood in Montgomery county. Mrs Anderson Bioholtz and daughters Ada Lilie and Tula visit her sister Mrs Rhoderick in North Market Street.
The city health officer Dr Ira J McCurdy reports for October 18 births 9 males 4 females 4 colored 4 males 2 females 2 deaths 17 whites 10 males 8 females 8 colored 1 male Causes include premature birth cerebral hemorrhage violence accidental diphtheria marasmus typhoid fever general debility hemorrhage meningitis spinal incontinent septicemia laryngitis chronic infectious diseases show measles 83 dipscherie 1 typhoid fever 24 chickenpox 3.
An advertisement touts Rexall Orderlies as a safe ideal remedy for constipation in the elderly and weak, claiming quick relief without griping or nausea. It promises a guarantee, price details, and availability at the Rexall Store in Frederick and affiliated curators.
The will places control of William K. Harriman estate in widow Mrs. Harriman who faces managing holdings in Union Pacific Southern Pacific Wells Fargo Express and other corporations. She inherits a fortune built with Averell Harriman and will appoint executrix with full power while remaining a social leader in New York.
Auction notices describe a two story weatherboarded dwelling with eight rooms and outbuildings on East Church Street, Frederick, with garden and fruit trees. Immediate possession offered with cash terms to Jacob H Welty. another sale advertises a large farm near Woodsboro, 287 acres, with dwelling, outbuildings, water, and wheat crop passing to buyer. sale by trustee Charles Doll with staged payments.
Rental notice for a house on the east side titled Fae nOR RENT. Details the four bedroom plan with a garden and garage, numbered room or chamber listings, and a contact name STAUFFER for inquiries.
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