12 Sep 1905
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1905
Page
1
A promotional pitch extols a changeable ipitch piano as the sole choice for concert pitch across opera houses lodges and Sunday schools. It touts full tone volume and durability as ideal for music lovers and notes the piano can always be seen at a specified venue.
Birely's Palace of Music on Corser Market and Ghardh Streets promotes prompt tuning and repair services. An expert tuner is available at Birely's Palace of Music, urging customers to visit for high quality instrument care.
Indianapolis unions order 150 printers to strike after employers refuse to sign an eight hour day starting January 1. Similar actions spread to Toledo Albany and Richmond as workers demand contract terms and open shop factions form amid anticipated fights.
Science extols Newbro's Herpicide as a breakthrough in dandruff treatment. An advertisement claims the product destroys dandruff at the root to restore scalp vitality, selling through leading druggists and offering a 19 cent sample via mail from The Herpicide Co. Detroit with agent J A Williamson.
Cable from Minister Griscom reports rioting in Tokio over Russian church tensions. No general anti foreign sentiment. violence targeted sporadically. Six newspapers suspended and martial law likely to continue amid guarded peace talks and Privy Council session.
Arrangements for a high level meeting between Generals Ganshu and Oyama are discussed in Manchuria with tempers of neutral zones. Separately, St Petersburg reports no orders given to return interned ships as a naval program progresses. Montreal reports J Albert Martin, father of Major Laporte’s family, strangled his five year old daughter and spoke of making “another angel.”
A torn letter found by Frank Beyer near Hidden Wood reveals Charles Herzig claiming to have killed Liesle Grombacker in 1814 1817 case at Youngstown Ohio. The note implicates Charles Sterling as innocent while confessing the murder, with searches for the body ongoing.
A fragment notes that Sweden's supreme governing body is headed by Christian Michelsen, a leader of a bloodless revolution. It questions succession if a prime minister fails and suggests possible republics, with mentions of a prominent ex explorer as a potential president candidate.
In Helsinsters Finland on Sept 12 customs seized a barren island stash of Swedish carbines and 120000 cartridges. A 300 ton steamer near Khaer Rock 20 miles off Tad sank after explosions as crew fled. fishermen unloaded rifles and ammunition from the beach. The ship bore the name Joha Bashsten with American and German dags aboard.
Washington reports that crop conditions for wheat, oats, rye, barley, and tobacco are above average. The bulletin details September condition indexes for corn at 93.5, spring wheat around 87.2, oats at 20.5, buckwheat 91.8, with comparisons to prior months and historical averages.
Reported worsening conditions in Baku with Tartars and Kurds plundering in the Black Town district. Soldiers fired on Russian workmen, 17 killed. Fires in oil fields reportedly exhausted as guards deployed. incendiaries attempted landings but were repelled by Cossacks.
Warrants were issued for four East Stroudsburg State Normal School trustees Milton Vetter PL F Schwartz George E Stauffer and B F More for furnishing supplies to an institution receiving state aid in violation of an act of assembly. Stanfer was taken into custody and released after the warrants were served.
In Scranton Pennsylvania on September 12 the Shea case challenging the miners certificate act was continued to the next term due to President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers being absent. If nullified, operators could run mines during strikes using imported labor. a certificate showing two years mining experience and explosives handling is required. Mitchell Day falls on Sunday this year, observed Saturday October 28 with a large demonstration inviting Mine Workers Union leaders.
Boston observers report a 15 member Royal Arcanum committee favoring organized resistance to new rate assessments at the Pan-In-Gay convention. A court injunction was proposed, with a plan for cooperation among county committees and a New York conference to be arranged. Also noted are recent corporate filings in Delaware and California and a Chamberlain s Salve advertisement noting soothing relief for sores burns and chapped skin priced at 25 cents.
New York dispatch reports a Ninth Avenue elevated wreck after a misrouted switch sent a southbound train to the Sixth Avenue line. At least five died and many were injured, including Policeman Henry Aithens. Anxious relatives and a panicked crowd watched as firemen freed victims and a man titled Leopold Neugess, father of a victim, raved in a car at Roosevelt Hospital. The cause and responsibility were under investigation.
Tenn September 12 The forty third meeting of the Grand Council of the United States Improved Order Red Men convened at the state capital with several hundred delegates from every state and Great Britain. John W Cherry of Northern Virginia presiding as chair. The grand keeper of records reports the order’s value at eight, thousand? and today there are 42093 members and 283 new cases during the Witt Composite? By January 1 Harrisburg Pennsylvania September 12 The state capital commission reports the architect and contractors say the building will be completed by January 1 next.
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