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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1911
Page
7
Geological Survey reports 16,873,370 acres of workable coal lands with conservative value of $711,992,537. Prices vary from $10 or $20 to over $400 per acre depending on location and coal bed thickness. The sale proceeds fund the reclamation account for future government irrigation projects.
In Doylestown Pennsylvania on September 5 Judge C B Staples ruled for the plaintiff, the company owning the Doylestown to Plumsteadville turnpike, in a $6000 back rentals and repair damages suit against the Philadelphia and Easton Railway. District Attorney Ryan then sought criminal charges against officers of both companies for failure to keep the road safe. The judge put the matter under advisement as to possible criminal action. The case centers on a deteriorated pike that has seen little repair since litigation began.
Paris reports troops and police suppressing cheap food demonstrations in the northern departments. In Maubeuge 1500 demonstrators marching toward the town were dispersed by cavalry, with many wounded from trampling and sabre attacks.
The popular piece The Girl in the Taxi brings its German author Mars to the stage, with Stange adaptation and 1000 plus performances in New York Chicago and Boston. Laughter and mirth touted as the best amusement for theatergoers this season.
Morning and afternoon games are listed with results from Philadelphia Boston Cleveland and St Louis. Highlights include Athletics beating Washington 11 innings 6 5 and Detroit defeating St Louis in doubleheader 10 8 in game two. Standings show Athletics 80 wins 44 losses leading in the league.
National League scores list games in Brooklyn New York Pittsburgh Chicago and Brooklyn with Philadelphia Boston Cincinnati St Louis and other clubs. Key results include Brooklyn defeating Philadelphia by six to two and New York beating Boston six to four on a long drawn out 70 inning game as well as Chicago edging St Louis seven to three and Pittsburgh over Cincinnati two to one. Standings show St Louis 64 58 325, Chicago 70 46 603, Cincinnati 64 46 7, Pittsburgh 73 53 579, Brooklyn 71 40 9, Philadelphia 64 57 529, Boston 33 91 266.
A garbled score roundup from Reading Lancaster Wilmington York and Harrisburg Altoona notes multiple games with scores and battery lineups. The text also reports the death of Rupert Hamrick aged two from caramelic acid poisoning during a visit to Hilltown home of P. J O'Brien.
Reports from the American mission at Wuhu say 100,000 people have drowned as floods overflow the Yangtze near Wuhu. The disaster is described as one of history’s great floods with extensive crop destruction and widespread loss of life on river surroundings where many villagers live aboard houseboats.
The United States Geological Survey is hailed as the nation's premier map maker. It details field topographers, drafting, engraving, and color printing of vast topo and geologic maps, with hundreds of thousands of copies produced yearly. It notes a rigid cost keeping system and extensive government map printing operations.
Mrs Frank Norwood invites friends for an at home honor to her sister Mrs Louis Eugster of Washington DC Friday September 8 from four to six at Rockwell Terrace. The Dalamore and Ohio Railroad advertises the route while a letter asks to use a time card in The Star for a planette loot.
President Taft commuted the court martial sentence of dismissal for Captain Rutherford of the Twenty-fourth Infantry to a rank tailing pay and enabled the War Department to promote a number of officers. The Rutherford case had delayed promotions for several Army officers pending the outcome of this action. A separate report from Dover, Delaware notes a nine year old girl was struck and killed by lightning while protecting turkeys from a storm near Camden. In Rome, reports again question the Pope’s health with a slight swelling of the left toe but no cause for major concern.
A 1911 notice lists remaining advertised letters from the Frederick City Postoffice dated Saturday September 2. To receive letters, call for advertised letters within two weeks or they will go to the dead-letter office. Gentlemen and Ladies lists include names such as Harry Cannon Conan Denisick John H Day Harry Fields Charlie Halland George Johnson F May Neal Plimmons Lammer Schuab B P Willice Mrs Emilie Beebe Miss Stella Burnester Mrs Kare Kanes Henry Thompson Miss Charlotte Spenson Mrs Allie Wight.
French aviator Roland Garros climbed to 4250 meters 13,943 feet during the International Aviation meet at Parame France. He flew a Curtiss biplane to surpass Lincoln Teachey who had reached 11,578 feet in Chicago on August 20.
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