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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1900
Page
3
Two Mexicans were arrested and held on bail after a raid yielded diamonds and a famous pendant. The jewels, valued up to ten thousand dollars, include a central carat diamond surrounded by sapphires and other stones. Police charged them with jewel theft and smuggling. examination set for mid November.
A chaotic obituary and legal intrigue section reports Henry Villard’s death from tyroprex y after a long illness, with family present at Dobbs Ferry. It covers divorce schemes led by Maison and Zelmer, indictments, and testimonies detailing forged notices, payment schemes, and alleged witness manipulation amid ongoing investigations.
New York Nov 13 Marcus Daly a leading mine owner died peacefully in Hotel Netherlands at age 60 from heart dilation and Bright’s disease after years of illness. Born in Ireland 1842 he rose from penniless immigrant to mines magnate with vast holdings in California and Nevada. Funeral high mass at St Patrick’s Cathedral and interment in Calvary cemetery follow in family vault. Daly’s life bridged Irish birth, New York beginnings, and American mining empire.
A real show storm struck Minneapolis last night forcing lumbermen to hope for colder weather to save work in the woods. If warmth persists, lumbering operations will be greatly hampered and time losses may follow.
The Tribune reports the formation of American Rice Growers’ Distributing Company with capital stock of 15 million dollars, 7.5 million paid in. Local grocers credit John W Gates as the prime mover in the new enterprise.
Scene of a major New York explosion as a mishandled mix of explosive chemicals within the city triggers a catastrophic blast. The incident scorches the elevated railroad area and wipes out a solid block of structures, leaving multiple fatalities and a grim toll amid the drug trade connections cited in reports.
A blaze engulfed the Gifford House in Poplar Bluff Missouri trapping about 45 guests. Four dead, one missing, three fatally hurt and over 20 injured as residents leaped from windows and flames cut off escape. Names of the deceased include Curley Berry Heck Clark Shelby DeFHart Rebecca Owens.
The seventh annual convention of the United Daughters of the Confederacy opens in Montgomery with two main issues on the agenda. Voting on purchasing the Confederate White House as a museum and pushing for school histories favorable to the Confederacy. Incumbent officers likely to be reelected.
Joseph W. Frost sues Robert A. Pinkerton chief of the Pinkerton Detective Agency and the Jockey Club in New York seeking 50000 for assault and false imprisonment. He was arrested Sept 25, 1891, after investigations tied to race track pool rooms. Frost alleges handcuffing and confinement, plus imprisonment at Coney Island station house. The Jockey Club defense cites an electrical device found in Frosts hat used to signal outsiders.
Terre Haute Indiana November 13 More than 200 hoisting engineers and 7000 miners idle as Indiana operators refuse to sign the Illinois scale. The Illinois scale would raise pay by about 20 percent. Indiana wages range from 65 to 75 dollars monthly for eight to ten hours, while Illinois engineers earn 65 to 80 dollars for eight hours. Some reports mix with unrelated items about a wealthy orange grower, a Greek naval smuggling case, and political illness notes.
The Times reports the United States and other powers shaping a modified Conger proposal for China. Key points include erecting a monument for Baron Von Kettler, punishing implicated officials, suspending provincial exams for five years, and dismissing officials who fail to prevent outrages. Indemnity, abolition of the tume-t-yamen, and a foreign minister overseeing rational intercourse are noted. Forts at Taku to be razed and arms import restricted.
In Hazleton Pennsylvania the drought worsens with water hauled by Lehigh Valley Railroad to G B Markie & Co collieries. Strippings at L altimer idle due to water shortage. Derringer colliery workers of Coxe Bros and Co strike over alleged unpaid overtime, affecting more than four hundred workers. The dispute is expected to be settled.
John Lutz of Wilkesbarre is retried for the murder of his wife in Weat Pittston. The first trial produced a 17 day jury verdict of guilty in the first degree amid a sensational dispute as juror Koons claimed illness and signed under duress. A new trial was granted. only four jurors had been drawn when court adjourned.
New York Nov 13 Vernon M Davis yesterday accepted the presidency of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children to succeed Elbridge T Gerry. Gerry who organized the society 23 years ago is retiring after a long active tenure.
Boston on November 13 Ransom McGrillis deputy collector of internal revenue residing in Methuen and assigned to District No 8 was removed from office by Collector James Gill. His exact shortage is undetermined pending a full audit of UBOAs papers stamps and credits. Madison Wis November 13 Professor W H Rosenstengel of the German department at the University of Wisconsin died in a faculty meeting from an apoplexy aged 66. Born in Germany he taught in St Louis before taking his post for 20 years. New York November 13 the New York presbytery voted to retain the Westminster Confession as the church creed by a vote of 141 to 1 with the moderator casting the decisive vote.
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