01 Oct 1910
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1910
Page
1
The document shows opposing and supporting views on prohibition with references to a bishop and the Episcopalian church. It notes the state-wide prohibition amendment planned for the November election and expresses advocacy for local option instead.
New York report says Carrie Fowler aged thirty eight, widow of George Fowler, found unconscious in woods behind Otitse Orphan Asylum Jamaica. She claimed she left her home after abuse, wandered to Nassau County area, and sought support from her brother Ferdinand Roebling in Brooklyn before dying. She said she had no funds and believed she and her husband had no probate support. Police took her to Jamaica station for care while contacting relatives.
General Dougherty retires as commander of the National Guard of Pennsylvania. Brigadier General Charles Bowman Dougherty of Wilkes-Barre is named his successor. Brigadier General Charles M. Clement of Sunbury will headquarters and assume field rank on March 29, taking command of the Third Brigade. Major and Quartermaster Fran Wend Nog of the Third Brigade is assigned to headquarters in the Quartermaster Department.
Missouri shows a population of 3,202,338, with an increase of 186,670 people since 1900, reflecting a 6 percent rise according to the census bureau. The data outline state demographic changes and regional differences in growth.
Mary Nelson Wood wife of Richard Wood a Conshohocken millionaire ironmaster was held under $200 by Justice William Smithson on a charge of assault. Witnesses Mina Nelson and Bela Walker testified. The case involves injuries to Mrs Wood and a prior carriage accident. An action has been brought against Mr Wood for damages in the United States circuit court. attorney J Bean represents Mrs Wood.
Detroit in 1910s era reports reveal a con by Hugh Jennings manager and associates who solicited funds from prominent locals to buy a home for Jennings and his bride. Friends funded $50 contributions before Jennings learned of the scam and grew angry. Separately LaFollette seeks surgeons in Rochester for a senator’s medical issue. Mrs Gordon Long of Indianapolis suffers ptomaine poisoning from a ham sandwich on a West Virginia train. A Chicago court awards $2860 in a score case involving a handlerman keeper and his husband.
A verbose platform from the Democratic state convention denounces the Republicans as extravagant and corrupt and pledges retrenchment and reform. It nominates John A. Dix for governor with a ticket including Elovnteant Thomas Conway and John Kennedy for key offices. The gathering condemned Republican excess and called for voter registration, investigation of corruption, and measures supporting natural resources and forest protection.
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