06 Sep 1907
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1907
Page
1
Tales from Richard Mansfield's associates recall his acts of charity and eccentricities. He discharged staff over minor issues in his New York era and insisted on a fixed slow train speed for his company. Yet he funded many Christmas gifts and supported children, often anonymously.
The Washington Emerald reports Union leader Colonel R E B Whitman plans to present President Roosevelt with a large souvenir cane titled the big stick. Made from Long bridge timber and two woods Georgia pine and northern oak the cane symbolizes north and south unity. Each G A R member will receive one as a memento of the landmark.
An elderly man identified as Michael Todo, claimed to be eighty three though aged about seventy, walked a twenty foot high rope with an iron pipe in West Cheshire near Waterbury. He says he is Blondin and drew crowds during a village carnival benefiting the local library.
Lord Alverstone on a U S visit with British jurists was famed for the longest speech by a lawyer the Philadelphia Press notes. As counsel for Great Britain in the Venezuelan arbitration matter his address, thoroughly covering the British case, lasted sixteen days.
The London Athenaeum reports a monument in Athens will honor Constantine Palaeologus, defender of the capital against Mahomet II. An international design competition will select the winner, with Rome to announce results and five prizes totaling 3,000 francs, 2,000 francs, and three of 1,000 francs.
Suburban Dwelling outlines a frame residence suited for suburb town or village use. Ground floor features a large parlor dining room and convenient kitchen. Front entrance noted. upstairs four bedrooms and a bathroom. Estimated cost 2500 dollars.
Paris reports 20 000 Moors near Casablanca and 10 000 Kabyle tribes near Alcabaza amid heavy fighting after Major Prevost of the Foreign Legion was killed at Sidi Mouris. French forces hold line, recover Prevost’s body, while broader Morocco campaign risks diplomatic strain and rising casualties. Mazagan bombardment noted. San Francisco plague measures ordered by President Roosevelt and reinforced by Acting Surgeon General Wiman.
New York Sept 6 news announced the failure of Watson & Co a large grain broker with offices in Duluth Minneapolis Fargo and Winnipeg and active in Chicago and New York exchanges. The firm held extensive grain connections and traded railroad stocks especially Great Northern and Northern Pacific. No cause or liability/assets estimates were disclosed. Bay you saw to The News.
The lesson traces Israel's faith failures and divine chastenings from Numbers chapters 14 to 21, noting presumption, Sabbath-breaking, rebellion against Moses, and the purifying role of the red heifer. It contrasts Moses' sin with God’s mercy, highlights wholehearted devotion to Him, and points to Christ as the kernel of redemption through faith, with emphasis on life for a look to Jesus.
Milwaukee Wisconsin September 6 Senator La Follette will announce his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. He plans a formal statement to voters next week before the convention. He believes radical national campaign currents favor his chances and moves to build a solid Western delegation.
The American League saw New York beat Athletics 6 3 in a two game frame with a 9 inning tie in the second game. Cleveland defeated Detroit 3 0 and St. Louis edged Chicago 4 3. National League Philadelphia beat New York 5 2 Boston won 2 1 over Brooklyn Pittsburgh won 5 0 against Chicago St Louis 6 Cincinnati 5. Tri State Lancaster 7 Johnstown 0 Williamsport Reading tied 0 0 in rain Trenton 4 Altoona 3 Harrisburg 5 Wilmington 4 in 12 innings. Atlantic Allentown 3 Pottsville 2 Newark 12 Easton 1 Reading Elizabeth no game rain. Premonition of Her Son's Death reports Mrs Charles Javier of Brooklyn foreseeing trouble as her son Edward drowns in Syracuse while on vacation. Oll Trust Gets More Time reports a delay in Standard Oil testimony until September 17 to allow counsel to prepare statements.
City engineer J G McAnulty on trial for murder of Robert Owens was convicted of manslaughter after two witnesses identified him. Judge imposed the minimum sentence four months in jail or hired out, with McAnulty to return to his former position and serve as a hired out prisoner. The victim was superintendent of the county hospital.
Sept. 6 at Sheepshead Bay the yearlings from Clarence H. Mackay Kingst on stud fetched strong prices. The Meddler offspring led bids with a $15,000 purchase by Blackay, while a Meddler-Waiting colt drew $5,500 from J. Widner and a Meddler-Strike-e-Light filly sold for $5,000 to M. Allen, with Fred Johnson paying $5,100 for a Hamburg-Trigger filly.
Quotations from Frederick County Farmers Exchange list corn oats hay flour and feeds with varied price ranges per unit. Entries cover red and white corn shelled and cob, rye oats buckwheat bran middegs clover bay and alfalfa, plus mill feeds and oilseed meal, reflecting round the farm commodity market values of that era.
The notice proclaims that Arbuckles Ariosa Coffee offers the best quality at the best price in town. Arbuckle Brothers, the great coffee dealers of New York City, guarantee satisfaction and encourage customers to tell friends about the deal.
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