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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1900
Page
3
Ebert & Sons advertises cheap mowers hinges greens screens and grind stones with paint and varnish offerings. Describes ready mixed paints, roof coatings, and various shades priced from 25 to 1.20 per gallon. Claims purity guaranteed and emphasizes low prices and wide selection.
A sequence of reports details a violent explosion causing deaths and many injuries amid rising waters near Wheeling. Names listed include Hiron Pittes, Waite Davis, Finley, and others. several may die. Separate items note political moves in Baltimore over disfranchisement and various U.S. and international society notices, including a Washington official’s death and engagements and sports announcements.
Cushman Kellogg Davis, United States senator from Minnesota, died in St. Paul after a two month illness and worsening kidney condition. Reports describe delirium linking his mind to congressional and foreign policy matters while family and clergy attended. Born 1833 at Henderson, Nevada Territory, he rose from lawyer to governor and then senator, with strong public service in Minnesota.
In Chicago on November 28 Phillips exploits a corner to win over $25,000 as shorts attempt to swamp him with reinspection of receipts graded No 3. Officials note regrades rise as inspectors uphold prior grades. Phillips dismisses the tactic as typical in a corner market.
Georgia Supreme Court rules Congress may set evidence rules with stamp acts while state sovereignty remains intact. Decision by Chief Justice Simmons holds states retain powers not granted to federal government, affecting lease contracts lacking federal stamps.
A letter from a Paris police official warns of an anarchist ring led by a fugitive named Le Monde attacked in Scranton. Police traced the author to Francois Merlier and Jean Gunilhout, two young mine workers arrested in Montreal and later imprisoned in the Eastern Penitentiary for five years.
Chicago November 28 Tommy Ryan now at home in Chicago defeated Kid Carter of Brooklyn in six rounds at Tattersalls before 5000 spectators. Ryan led most rounds though Carter scored knockdowns in rounds one and two. Carter fought on bravely despite weight disadvantage as Ryan proved quicker and got the better of the exchanges.
Edwin T. Pepper, wealthy orange grower near Leesburg Florida, killed himself in his Sunny Side home after a day of orange shipments. Mrs Pepper awoke to a pistol shot and found him dead with the smoking gun in his hand. No motive given. Also noted is a Pittsburgh flood incident with a 35,000 barrel tank drifting down the Monongahela River and sinking near Ferry Street, hindering navigation.
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