20 Nov 1907
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1907
Page
1
In a crowded courtroom Mrs Bradley tearfully testified that a man named Promised to marry her. The judge and spectators, mostly women, watched as emotions ran high. The attorney expressed confidence despite the emotional testimony and the defendant’s assertive manner.
A letter found in Omaha alleges a plotted assassination of John D. Rockefeller. The writer cites a plan to remove “the bankers” and mentions access to funds and timing advice to attackers. The dispatch notes the postal investigators examining the incoherent message and the danger conveyed by the letters.
In Montgomery the prohibition bill passes 32 to 2 amid a push to make prohibition operative January 1. The Mobile telegram shows threats to secede over anti prohibition policy, with a sharply worded message from Bank of Mobile president M J McDermott.
Delaware Democrats meet in Wilmington to discuss backing Judge George Gray for the presidential nomination at the Democratic national convention next year. They plan to contact other states' Democrats and gauge support for Gray and Coop eration toward La Follette’s boom. Senator La Follette’s availability as a presidential candidate is debated by politicians in Minnesota and committees are formed to push his nomination in the northwest.
A Chicago hotel showcases an electrical device enabling eggs to be boiled without water or flame. Report notes guests may watch the gadget in operation as it heats via an electrical bracket. The novelty reflects early electrical household innovations gaining interest in urban stops.
Atlantic Coast waterways plan discussed at Bellevue Stratford with 660 delegates from Atlantic states. Senator Newlands urged federal control of inland canals, opposing private ownership, while stressing need for nationwide waterway development. Rail freight concerns noted but no opposition from speakers. A committee was formed to draft resolutions seeking federal action and surveys. Jealous husband shot wife and himself in Philadelphia on Reed Street.
In Glen Cove New York Mrs Katherine Sullivan owner of a saloon died after a gasoline stove explosion ignited her home setting it on fire though flames were quickly extinguished Heart disease listed as the cause by the coroner. Local fee in court London reports attorney Robert Baydt shot Jamez Spar killing him. Spar was a lawyer and contestant’s father. Stephen Lucky hunter wounded by a young man after a deer encounter in Stroudsburg. In Enreta Springs Ark brothers Art and SINS died in a gas incident. Taft begins Siberian journey escorted from Vladivostok for aid.
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