18 Sep 1902
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1902
Page
1
Fragmentary advert text promotes Dr. Pierce remedies for women’s diseases and weakness. It claims love lightens labor but asserts only sound health eases work. A reader, Miss Belle Hedrick, endorses patience and asks others to write for testimonials about chronic ailments.
Pittsburg Pa Sept 18 a five member state council committee was named to confer with a counterpart from the insurgent Junior Order United American Mechanics body in Reading. The panel includes Gibson Eric Cyrus Wilkesbarre George Shee and ML De ere as listed in the report.
The coroner's inquiry concluded the murder verdict in the death of Major William Wilkins, who died on September 10 while allegedly preventing his wife from faking her own life. Mrs Wilkins formerly lived in Itcona Pa.
At Colon on September 18, the United States Navy landed 50 marines and landed small rapid-fire guards on trains across the Isthmus. The troop presence aims to prevent train seizures by Colombian government forces and revolutionaries as the first 1,000 soldiers arrive, signaling increased American protection along the rail corridor.
A fragment describes a party of evolutionists moving slowly into Colon to avoid detection while a town is captured with minor resistance. The passage focuses on stealth and the ensuing occupation without detailing broader context or outcomes.
Russian Minister M Yermoloff announced measures to curb American and Japanese poachers on the Siberian coast. Violators within Russia’s maritime jurisdiction face three months imprisonment and confiscation of ships and cargoes. Three fast gunboats will enforce the order, and naval commanders may fire on and sink sea pirates refusing to surrender. Boys cremated in straw stack tragedy reports Frankfort Jen Sept 18. Two sons of George Trobough perished when fire engulfed a straw stack. father failed to reach them in time. General Wheeler arrived at Oyster Bay with the president, praising French cavalry after France’s maneuvers and deeming it among the best in the world.
The article reports a strong protest over persecution of Jews in Roumania and their emigration to Europe and beyond, framed as a humanitarian appeal to protect migrants and condemn treatment. It notes international reaction and calls for action to prevent further injury to Jewish communities.
A New Jersey committee at Antietam chose a monument site at the junction of Broad Avenue and the Hagerstown pike opposite the Massachusetts monument and near the Philadelphia Brigade marker. The legislature has allotted 10009 for the memorial with work to start immediately. Ohio plans two monuments for Antietam dead including a McKinley memorial funded with 20600.
In a bank blast a dynamiter died after shouting and firing before fleeing to a back room. Clerk victims escaped through a window as Judge Price, a former attorney entering the bank, was injured but not seriously. The bank lost about a thousand dollars mostly gold dust on the counter.
Dubuque Sept 18 Speaker Henderson refused a congressional nomination, despite telegrams from across the nation urging reconsideration. President Roosevelt urged withdrawal. the Third district committee weighs filling the vacancy and whether a new convention is needed. Crescens fails to beat record at Belmont Driving Park, two attempts near 2.08 and 2.05 with wind hindering track, 6000 spectators.
St Vincent natives Cummings and Adams reached the old crater summit as La Soufriere remained active since September 11. They reported a funnel shaped cavity with water earlier now filled with sand and flames seen in three spots amid intense heat. Officials note eruptions were anticipated.
American League results include Boston 13 over opponent with a listed game, Baltimore 4, Athletic 6 over Washington, Cleveland 7, Chicago 3, St Louis 3, Detroit 1. National League scores show Pittsburgh 12 over St Louis 2 and New York 9 over Brooklyn 2. Other clubs not scheduled.
Wilkesbarre report on Gompers remarking the strike may end by agreement as wage earners aid miners and keep ranks united. Scranton washery destroyed amid strike wave. London customs ruse with a dog infant. Berlin naval maneuvers under Kaiser. Lancaster tragedy of a woman leaping to death after a melancholy fit.
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