01 Sep 1913
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1913
Page
1
Prominent ad touts coal on ha screen doors and wood screen doors priced from 80 cents and up, varnish coated doors at $1.05 and higher, plus special sizes and made to order options. Window screens start at 18 cents and up, claiming the largest stock in the city.
John Boyd Hoy, a sexton at the Dutch Presbyterian church in Flemington New Jersey, ended his life by inhaling gas in the church kitchen after a family tragedy. His daughter found his body as the gas filled the room before organist Norman Landis and doctors declared him dead. Police consider his worsening health after his wife’s death as a motive.
War Secretary and party waited at Northwestern station for a train to Foreridin when two young women with a split skirt strolled by. The secretary commented, and the scene drew attention amid chatter about his health and ability to work for some time.
Mexico City reports estimate about 600 Americans arriving from the capital with a third seeking consular transport. Most will remain, fearing economic losses if they depart. Foreign colonists taunt Americans, claiming U.S. intervention is coming. In Washington, officials say Americans abroad should leave only if unsafe while pursuing talks with Huerta. John Lind remains in Vera Cruz awaiting developments.
Eleven year old Louia Roberts of 1725 Vine street was struck by a batted baseball at the Nineteenth and Vine streets playground. The ball, batted by seventeen year old Francis Logue, broke the boy’s neck and he died within twenty minutes after being carried to a nearby home.
Mrs Gebhart of Oriole Pennsylvania recounts that after an ordinary diarrhoea attack she was cured by Chamberlain Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. She notes it also cured others she gave it to and credits merchant Mr Yorks for recommending the medicine available from all dealers.
A fragmentary note praises a prize winner in a September event. Readers are urged to recall a female participant and a standout float tied to a local festivity, with emphasis on public recognition and a referenced photo.
Sept 1 Philadelphia police rushed to a dingy house after a parrot screamed Murder. They found Joseph Kaluk stabbed in a back room. Alexander Kundre and Joseph Botinsky were arrested as Kaluk was hospitalized. The parrot, with a broken wing, repeated the cry until a sack was placed over Kaluk’s head.
Indianapolis executive finds unorthodox rheumatism cure in a box of bees sent to Mayor Shank by F. Knight of Southport. The instructions call for a sting on each leg daily, with a seventh day check and more if needed. In Altoona a man falls from a bridge railing and dies without broken bones. In Minneapolis a teen burglar escapes hospital confinement by jumping into a passing car.
The Senate Banking Committee prepares to take up currency reform as insurgent Democrats pressure for a normal income tax. Leaders expect a decisive vote next week as House and Senate aims collide on tariff revisions and fiscal changes.
W Iam Beidleman of Harrisburg Pa nears the world fasting record by completing its fiftieth day. At nearly ninety years old he has had only two small bites and much ice water. If he endures eleven more days without food he would break the record set by Van R Wilcox in West Fairview. Also included is an anecdote from Mrs C J Martin of Boons Mill Va praising Chamberlain’s Tablets for stomach trouble.
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