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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1905
Page
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B. ERERT. SONS offers ten percent off on a wide vehicle stock. The season is late and they promote their large, up to date carriage catalog with steel and rubber tires. They emphasize in house manufacturing and invite visits to view the selection.
A宣 promotional note extols the Yough piano as suitable for homes opera houses lodges and Sunday schools. It highlights concert pitch international pitch and a full tone with volume and durability appealing to music lovers. The piano is advertised as available at Birely's Palace of Music Garner Market and Church Street.
The Rothschilds’ American representative August Belmont favors an unpretentious estate near Belmont Park Hempstead N Y with expansive grounds. Belmont, a descendant of Commodore Ferry who defeated the British at Lake Erie in 1813, is connected to a track in which he has an interest.
Rev Jeremiah Zimm erman a Syracuse based numismatist and Egyptologist on a European tour was robbed in Paris. Thieves took his entire ancient coin collection and cameos destined for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Value estimated at 200000 dollars. An Englishman staying at the same hotel was arrested on suspicion.
Readers are told that Newebro's Herpicide destroys dandruff causing microbes and prevents hair loss. The product claims to promptly eliminate the condition and allow hair to grow again. Sample requests are invited via stamps to The Herpicide Co. Detroit, with J A Williamson as special agent.
The 26th annual Pennsylvania firemen convention closed in Gettysburg after selecting Gettysburg as the site for the next meeting, beating Chester and Hazleton. Officers elected include President Aaron J. Henry Allentown and vice presidents T. E. Jones Pittsburg Bernard Bosch Oak Lane John L. Lewis Lansford F J Connery New Castle recording secretary W W Wunder Reading corresponding secretary J A Green Carlisle treasurer C L Reichenbach Allentown delegate to national convention Dr G W Berntheizel Columbia. The annual parade drew 15 404 to 20 008 participants.
Hazleton Pa Oct 5 District presidents William Dettry of this city and John Fahey of Shamokin, representing the United Mine Workers, met with James Roderick, chief of the state mining department. They discussed enforcing the new mine labor law effective Oct 15 requiring boys under 14 and workers under 21 to receive education, with Roderick's decision praised by the miners. Also reports: a naphtha launch explosion in Passaic kills John Rothe and injures John Beston. Willard Teller, brother of Senator Henry M. Teller, dies in Denver at 79 from arteriosclerosis.
New York notes a legislative committee hearing on life insurance industry practices. Neil F. Towner denied knowledge of cancelled checks tied to Judge Andrew Hamilton while John A. McCall of New York Life discussed funds and alleged connections to tax repeals and foreclosed property gains. McCall claimed many life-insurance bills were blackmail in nature and cited legal expenses. Separately, Bridgeport reports Frank L. Rodgers and D. K. Tripp jailed on $19,000 bail for allegedly swindling farmer H. G. Wheeler of $17,000 with worthless mining securities.
Wichita Kansas October 3 excongressman Jerry Simpson ill in St Francis hospital not improved doctor reports enlarged blood vessels from the heart in the chest indicating time to death. Colon October 5 steamship Havana from New York September 25 arrives with advisory board of consulting engineers of the Panama Canal and members of the canal commission. Alton board noted as aboard.
Former outlaw Cole Younger has become a street railway promoter in Missouri with financier ties claimed to include Senator Elkins, whom Younger once saved. Once a Quintrell gang member and infamous figure, he reformed after serving twenty five years in prison and was released several years ago.
The Italian steamer Citta de Palermo bound for New Orleans with valuable cargo ran aground at Dismont Shoals near Cape Hatteras. The 30 crew landed by lifeboats as rescuers from Cape Hatteras and Creeds Hill stations aided. Wreck feared unlikely, while the schooner Thomas B. Schall from Baltimore faces total loss after stranding near Old Point Comfort.
A major blaze in Rhinelander Wisconsin destroyed Brown Brothers and Robbins Lumber yards with about 44 million feet of lumber lost and 75 small homes burned. Property valued at 699000 and total insurance around 100000. About 400 people left homeless, housed in city hall and public buildings. A high wind aided spread across eight blocks before containment.
A masked Italian, believed linked to a Black Hand group, entered the bedroom of Giatiane Pisce in Atlantic City and shot him after demanding money. Police suspect robbery motives and that an itinerant crew from Paterson aided the attack. Pisce is gravely wounded and the assailant fled.
Vice Chancellor Garri son rules United Electric directors breached fiduciary duty by refusing to sue to recover $20 000 000 capital stock allegedly acquired by United Gas Improvement as promoter Groel had claimed the promoter profited secretly and harmed the subsidiary and subscribers in the United Electric company suit Proceedings set in Trenton New Jersey Ort 5.
A mob surrounds the county jail demanding the execution of Mrs. Belle Riggins, her daughter Clarissa, and George Riggins after a coroner's jury blanks out starvation and torture as the cause of a six year old boy's death. The boy's 2 year old sister is dying from injuries in hospital. The sheriff braces for an assault and guards the jail.
An October 5 explosion in the Cincinnati county commissioners' office killed George Zimmerman chief clerk and Heussell Blur as gas escaped and met a lit match held by Patrick Walsh superintendent of county buildings. The blast tore up the floor wrecked the room and shattered court house windows.
Two men, James Cant and Gus Lahn, fought a knife duel Saturday afternoon at Tabor, Minnesota, 17 miles north of Hibbing. Both died from their wounds with mangled bodies, origin of the quarrel unknown and no witnesses reported.
Washington and Tokyo move toward quick exchange of ratifications as Russia and Japan finalize texts. Takahira meets Rosen at the State Department and reports to Tokyo while Privy Council confirms approval. Officials anticipate a simple ceremony and an early exchange of ratifications.
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