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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1900
Page
3
The advertisement lists prices for lawn and hardware items including window screens grinding stones varnish stain enamel top dressing and ready mixed paints. It promotes broad selections with pigments ready for use and claims purity guarantee with a $100 incentive.
At Industrial Hall on Friday night James Frane, known as Jipumy Devine, collapsed after a boxing contest with Flanagan. Flanagan died from brain hemorrhage after unsuccessful surgery. Police at ringside and seconds, including Levine and others, faced uncertainty about further action. Post mortem to confirm cause.
A severe tornado ripped Biwabik Minnesota on Saturday evening, carving a 154 foot wide path through the town. It destroyed shaft houses and buildings, killed nine people including the Marowitz family near Pike Lake, and injured many more. The monster storm damaged rail facilities at the Duluth Mesaba and Northern railroad and flooded open pit mines, forcing layoffs and cleanup before operations resume.
In West Wyoming six Lithuanians started a barroom brawl using revolvers knives clubs and a hatchet. The fight left all six wounded and the scene resembled a slaughter house. Two constables placed the participants under arrest and physicians sewed their wounds. Names include Andrew Kuniaki George Bobinski Theodore Ringans and three Gustaf brothers.
In Scranton Pennsylvania labor dispute discussions focus on a proposed 10 percent wage increase for miners. The miner’s daily output yields about 6 coal loads for $6.29, with costs for powder oil tools and a helper. Laborers receive about $1.75 per day, leaving the miner roughly $2.39. A 10 percent raise adds 63 cents for the miner, while laborers seek 18 cents, creating a split. If two laborers accompany a miner, the miner’s gain shrinks to about 5 percent. Operators debate how to apply the offer given who pays whom.
The article outlines continuing tensions over the 10 percent share for laborers in a strike settlement, noting miners and laborers may clash over the final division. It also reports troop pay from the Schuylkill region and updates on the Filipino insurgency and Hot Springs reservation finances, including visitor numbers and government income.
Mrs. H Butterfield of St Paul claims she is Belle Griffin of Minneapolis, formerly engaged to Thomas P Harkin of Boston. Harkin died after signing a quit claim for mining property in Honduras. A Detroit attorney in syndicate dealings learned of the rise in value and offered $200000 for the claim. Mrs. Butterfield now pursues the sum, her husband a railroad freight clerk.
Jackson son of ex mayor recounts fatal hunting trip near Johnson farm in South Fall River. He says Thompson and he lay on grass with guns between them when Thompson’s foot hit a cocked hammer, a misfire discharged the gun and fatally wounded Thompson, ending days of uncertainty.
Baseball standings and recent results summarize the race for the NL pennant. Key games include Brooklyn at Philadelphia, New York at Boston, and Pittsburgh at St Louis with scores noted. Also reported are Cincinnati, Chicago, and St Louis results from Saturday matchups.
Reading company and its allied firms the Philadelphia and Reading Railway and the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron released their annual report for the year ended June 25. The trio covered all expenses and charges and posted a surplus of about 1,998,000. A fatal Reading collision near Granthnut station killed engineer George A. Weller of Thurmont Maryland.
A Hong Kong dispatch reports rebels at Sai-Wan near San Chun repelled, while Li Hung Chang heads to Pekin and foreign troops hold in readiness. The Times notes Boxers dispersed by imperial orders, with allied forces nearby and German transport delays hindering expedition.
Washington reports a Cabinet session with President McKinley on the eve of his return to the capital. Discussions center on the French note and China policies, while Conger’s report on punishments for Soxer revolt participants shapes U.S. strategy. American troops in Pekin bound for Manila expected home by year end. Wu's September moves hint at Sinan Fu retreat, and imperial family safety efforts appear failing. In Knapp's Creek a family dinner of canned corn sickens nine, inclining toward poisoning concerns.
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