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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1902
Page
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Miss Virginia Granes outlines hospital physicians reliance on Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Dean Mrs. Pivagan notes twelve years of continuous service at major hospitals and private homes, sharing experiences with women’s health.
In Woodbury New Jersey on September 16 Peter Brandt shot and killed his brother William Brandt after a dispute over poultry sale receipts. Peter confessed after arrest by Township Constable Lauder and the body was found at Peter Brandt’s home. William leaves a widow and three children. The motive cited was a fit of passion. Also news notes Morgan buys steamships and a forger king eyed for a bank position after prison.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for weak stomachs and digestive woes. It claims improved digestion and nutrition, notes reliance on stimulants as harmful, and mentions Pleasant Pellets as a booster, urging substitution avoidance for profit.
President Roosevelt hosted 6000 to 7000 Nassau County residents at Sagamore Hill, renewing long dormant ties. Guards screened crowds with deputies and Secret Service, confiscating cameras and props as attendees, including two former family servants, shared photos and memories. The crowd included diverse Long Island residents and a victorious boxing note closed the day with Tommy Ryan knocking out Kid Carter in Fort Erie.
Gudea New York September 16 William Osbourne proprietor of the Osborne Inn at Lake Pleasant Hamilton county and a noted Adirondacks hotel man died from blood poisoning from injuries suffered in a June 4 baseball game. He was about 40 and a son of Hiram Osborne who was shot years ago by Walter Brown a war hotelkeeper. Two Killed By Explosion in Greenfield Indiana as Thomas Sitton and William Baier perished and Tremont Gant was seriously hurt when an IMA saw raid boiler exploded at Maxwell.
A gas and powder explosion at the Big Four mine of Algoma Coal and Coke Co in North Fork, Bluefields W Va, killed 17 miners and injured several. Rescue attempts were hampered by gas and fire, with 11 bodies recovered near the explosion site, mostly colored workers and one white miner named Lester. Rescue efforts continue as burning coal consumes the mine and air passages must be rebuilt.
Boston sept 16 lieutenant john r morris usn engineering officer of the olympia was found dead in his stateroom yesterday by a fellow officer he shot himself the olympia lies anchored off the boston navy yard this is the second olympia officer to die by his own hand in five days chaplain morrison also killed himself at chelsea hospital and roosevelt threat case in cincinnati involves joseph schmitz arrested on loitering charge amid threat claims
In Washington, Miss Nellie Shipman, 29, a government printing office employee, shot her father Captain Horatio M. Shipman, 72, of Monroe Center, Ohio, in their Washington apartments. The bullet lodged near his hip and his condition was described as slight. The motive remains unknown as the elder Shipman visited his daughter.
Trenton news reports Adjutant General Alexander C Oliphant is near death after a paroxysm on Saturday and a subsequent period of unconsciousness. He remains at home on West State Street under medical care with no hope of recovery.
The London season is agion and Hyde Park buzzes as British celebrities reappear from the continent for a brief respite before the shooting season. Showcasing hundreds of bright, well-appointed carriages, the drive is lively with fashionable society and the energy of a bustling promenade.
A labor aligned movement seeks to enlist workers nationwide into a semi political body. A platform advocating government primaries initiative and referendum, recall of reps, and anti trust relief will be reviewed by the Chicago Federation of Labor next week. It calls for vigilance committees and limits on injunctions with popular election of federal judges and senators.
Five influential U S senators Hanna Allison Aldrich Platt and Spooner met President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay on September 16 with little comment on topics or aims of the conference The group included Hanna who said he did not know the president's purpose and saw no reason to discuss a specific cease strike issue.
Yesterday's baseball results include the American League games Athletic over Boston 9 to 2 in 24 innings by darkness, Philadelphia splitting with Boston 7 6 and 4 2, and Washington drawing with Baltimore in extra innings. National League notes include Philadelphia over Boston two games 7 6 and 4 2, plus Brooklyn 7 New York 2 and Chicago 6 Cincinnati 4 amid schedule updates.
A fight among 30 or more African Americans on the Queenstown excursion train from Rehoboth to Queenstown led to one man shot and killed as the train reached Newton. Windows were smashed, several injured, and conductors struggled to control the crowd. Deputies pursued arrests near Hickman and Queenstown. white passengers sought protection in the baggage car.
Leading British steel rail manufacturers have formed an association to regulate prices and output after months of secret negotiations. Firms named include Barrow Haematite Steel, Blackow Vaughan, Guest Keon, Crawshay Brothers, Moss Bay Haematite Iron and Steel, Charles Cammell, Northeastern Steel, and Rhymney Iron, with capital around 60 million dollars.
Nov ember President Diaz of Macxoco celebrated his $24 birthday anniversary yesterday. The transport Kilpatrick arrived in San Francisco from Manila with soldiers aboard. Admiral Dewey and wife, after two months at Pocono, Pa, returned to Washington yesterday. Justice Horace Gray, recently retired from the U S Supreme Court, died at Nahant, Mass, yesterday of paralysis.
John Mitchell says no settlement near. Harrisburg conference produced only discussion. He denies any plan for workers to return with post settlement arbitration. Mitchell expects victory, notes 25 000 miners departed region leaving about 130 000 to be cared for. troops unlikely to withdraw. coal production stalled with no new mining.
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania Sheriff Facobs and deputies gathered at the courthouse amid talk of possible mine trouble. An Italian was beaten in Old Forge but no mass marches occurred. United Mine Workers officials gathered for talks with Samuel Gompers and others on a winter relief plan to sustain strikers. Work on Pennsylvania's Capitol contract awarded. granite dome, $3.71 million bid. Mexican gunboats Tampico and Vera Cruz launched at Elizabethport with ceremonies and celebrations.
The San Francisco cruiser arrived at Hamilton Roads from Havre, France, on Sunday. It was found to be in a dilapidated condition after a remodeling at Newport News and a board of inquiry may be ordered to investigate the condition before sailing to the Azores for a summer by the naval boats.
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