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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1908
Page
3
Hearst answers Senator Foraker amid allegations over Archbold letters from 1902. He cites correspondence with Foraker and Archbold on Standard Oil and trade law, claims Republican trust links, and recalls Bryan fight and party shifts. Columba report note.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a September query to Senator Foraker and Hearst relation, with reference to an attorney for a first response. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
United States Senator Foraker defends previous legal work for the Standard Oil Company, saying his Ohio engagement was unrelated to any congressional matters. He cites past employment and its public knowledge, noting the engagement ended before his Senate term.
A three day battle against a Barclay mountain forest blaze drove families in Long Valley to take refuge in a coal mine drift. Wind shifts saved the lumber town houses while rabbits perished in the flames and miners fought to contain the blaze.
New York Sept 19 John D Archbold of the Standard Oil company rejected Hearsts charges claiming his past relations with Senator Foraker were proper and that direct access would have cost Hearst less than hiring thieves to obtain copies. He said there is no truth to allegations of ties between Governor Haskell Oklahoma and Standard Oil contributions to the Democratic campaign fund.
Orville Wright, injured with a fractured thigh and ribs in the Fort Myer crash with Lieutenant Selfridge, lies in Fort Myer hospital while the signal corps plans further aeronautical work. Officials say the Wrights may conduct official trials when ready, with a $25,000 contract still possible. Wright’s assistants Taylor and Furness brought key propeller and control-rod pieces to the hospital and Wright remarked the machine was stabilizing and would have landed safely with more room.
American League results include St Louis 2 Athlet ics 1 in one set. St Louis 6 Athletics 4 in the second game. Chicago 1 Washington 0. Cleveland 2 Boston 1. Detroit 1 New York game unfinished. Standings show Detroit 78 57 . Boston 65 71 . Cleveland 79 60 . Athletic 64 70 . Chicago 77 61 . Washington 69 73 . St Louis 75 61 . New York 45 99 .
National League action from Philadelphia and Brooklyn shows varied results with multiple battery changes and high run totals. Notable scores include New York routing Pittsburgh 12 to 7 and Boston defeating an opponent 13 to 8.
The readable text is fragmented and does not provide a clear event, name, or location to summarize into a coherent news item.
Water containing atropine left by a nurse led to three patient deaths at the county hospital in San Diego. A fourth death is expected and four ether ether were seriously ill. Mina Mary Arthur, nineteen, admitted she neglected to discard water with atropine and that patients ingested it. She confessed after an investigation pressed the issue.
Blanche Cribier, three years old, was playing near Helmetta New Jersey when a large eagle swooped down to seize her. Fred Cribier shouted and his brother fired a shotgun, wounding the eagle. The child escaped with scratches and the eagle is to be kept in a cage.
In Mahanoy City Reading engine No 1023 balked after pulling to the junction. Engineers found the injector blocked by about 200 fish, some fully grown, hitching in the tank causing the sudden failure and requiring towing to shops for fixes.
Pittsburg September 19 Thomas Conley aged fifteen and Clyde Stokes aged sixteen were instantly killed when the football team attempted to cross railroad tracks near the East Liberty stock yards. In fleeing a passenger train they ran into a wreck train and were struck. Two others narrowly escaped.
Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania September 19 officers of the Delaware Lackawanna Western railroad have orders to stop rice throwing by bridal parties at station and on trains. They face difficulty enforcing arrests and plan to educate patrons instead to curb the practice.
The mutilated body of a young man, thought to be Slav, was found in the Altoona railroad yards. He appears to have been struck by a passenger train while walking the tracks. A paper bearing the name Andy Oberle and a Snyder Steel payroll check were found in his pocket. He is about 24 years old.
A 14 year old, Silver Weill, ends his life in Mount Vernon by hanging in a home cellar. Carroll W. Ashby, longtime cashier of the Southern Rails, is found dead in a Turkish bath establishment in Washington. The Virginian railway extends copper wires along its lines to Virginia for the exclusive dispatch of train telephones.
A New York Press item notes the distinction between cologne and perfume citing Johann Maria Farina's Cologne Water. It also reports Mollie Frank, twelve, survived a 2390 volt electric shock after touching a live pole and wire on a dare, with recovery expected.
A mid article-style appeal to young women urges writing to Lydia E. Pinkham for health advice. It touts Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a cure for nervousness headaches backache and menstrual ailments and cites several letters from young women claiming relief after using the remedy and following guidance.
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