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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1906
Page
18
A fire erupted in a car at Mazi Switch but was extinguished before major damage. The engineer stayed at his post amid the blaze as crews tackled the incident with injuries reported among bystanders and surrounding workers.
The court heard the Pye offenses and actions expedited by the judge as jurors returned true bills. A trial was postponed briefly while authorities prepared, with several witnesses and defendants including Brooks and Thomis Vixunder noted among those charged with carrying weapons. The scene shifted to a lower court where proceedings focused on life and chastity themes amid a crowded city docket.
The report states Theodore Thomas A White and his wife Cornela White faced federal fraud charges after a typwriter related scheme surfaced. United States Marshal Langhammer led the arrest on September 22. The couple operated a distasteful business tied to the Telegraph movement, with witnesses detailing questionable mail practices. The investigation continues as authorities build the case.
Reported yesterday wide Democratic gains in key counties including Beppwood Parkersburg and Grafton suggesting a shift toward Democratic control in the fall legislative and senatorial contests. The Peoples Reform ticket led by Hamey MacLarnie won decisively in a statewide vote pattern with Republicans losing ground in major cities and towns.
The Maryland Methodist Protestant Conference met in West Baltimore Church. A resolution to limit the term of the conference president to three years was discussed and tabled after debate. Revs Pink Title and others were named for various steward and fund positions as the session near adjournment.
An advertisement warns of shortness of breath and palpitations tied to weak heart action. It touts Dr Miles New Heart Cure as a safe remedy to strengthen heart nerves and muscles, claiming cures for heart enlargement and offering a money back guarantee if the first bottle does not help. It includes testimonial from AM BASSETT of Wellington, Ohio.
A fragmented police and court items summary describes cases in a recent circuit docket. The document notes John Green assaulting Mary Jenke with a $10 fine and costs, Ledward Serwart Syling in toxic wings, and Charles Veo Robertson with weapon concerns. Several suspects face months of confinement or suspended sentences under local court orders.
Early today a fire consumed the storehouse and ayeling at Cave Spring, with total loss estimated at unknown amount and much of it not insured. In Washington, Elopers Married in Washington Sparial reports a couple eloped and were married by Rev AW Power before returning to establish their home there. Testimony concludes in Payton Case as defense rests in murder trial of Mrs Paston Waleh, with arguments to follow. In Deep-water Construction Sperial, laborers struck on the Matcaha rail grade demanding higher wages, then dispersed. Jail escape follows burglary sentence as Rufus Stultz fled the county jail after receiving a year. Jane Mock dies in Vienna from burns caused by a rubbish fire near her home.
A Baltimore dispatch reveals a fatal mix up as Edward Green, believed murdered in Frederick County, is found alive in Baltimore. The body identified by Greens relatives was buried, then exhumed, only to learn the supposed victim returned home. The case prompts questions about identification errors and funeral arrangements.
Richmond Virginia reports a missing man, Eugene B Brown, forty three, a carpenter with five children, left 88 West Marshall Street five weeks ago and has not been heard from. Wife unaware of his whereabouts, neighbors note potential business pressures and a desire to escape. Brown, formerly of Albemarle County, is described as tall with light hair and blue eyes. He previously moved to Richmond to pursue business interests.
Robert Hewid was found guilty of murdering Trimore White, a colored woman, with death fixed as punishment. The case, linked to a Christmas frame, centers on jealously charged with attempting to frame Amy Peartallan, a ring negress, as verdicts were expected.
An Austrian man, described as mentally deranged and in poverty, starved himself to death at Glendale Hospital after refusing to eat for a week. Authorities note his abject condition and self-imposed starvation as the cause.
Special to The Washington Post reports Judge Henderson sentenced several convicts after a Montgomery District Court session. Harry Rosy pled guilty to burglary at Major Garretts Linden home and drew six years. William Robertson received three years for statutory taking. Nathan Culer saw suspended sentence after jury recommendation and will leave the Darnestown area. John and Augustus Williams had suspensions for blocking B&O railroad tracks near Rockville and Derwood. Jury urged mercy for the youths.
Maryland wedding notices from Hagerstown Baltimore Street Synagogue to Rockville and Rockville serving couples include Florence J Penn and Leon Cohen and Zebedee Oliver Kines with Cora Leona Taylor. Other marriages listed at Frederick, Washington area churches, with clergy names and venues.
The fish market shows a dull but stable demand as prices fall for rockfish perch and other species. Turkeys and fowl soften while vegetables rise modestly with tomatoes to 20 40 cents a pound and cucumbers improving to 2 5 cents each. strawberries advance to 3 0 cents per quart.
At a Seaboard Air Line Railway directors meeting J M Barr resigned as president and general manager effective April 20. Alfred Walter of Baltimore was elected president, taking office April 30. Walter previously led Lehigh Valley 1887 to 1902 and has ties to Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio lines. Barr will remain a director.
An injunction prevents Bradford and Kleybolt Co from pressing suit to collect interest on Pere Marquette bonds. Judge Lurton ruled the chancery issue must be settled first, delaying payment actions. In Cincinnati a separate suit seeks foreclosure of a 50,090,000 mortgage on the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton Railway assets.
Louisville Kentucky April 4 The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Southern Pacific Company a Kentucky corporation was held today at the office of the company in Beechmont.
The newly elected board lists prominent figures WD Cornish Maxwell Everts H Harriman HE Huntington Clarence H Mackay Ogden Mues WVS Thorne AK Vandevens ter Henry W Da Forest Robert Goelet Maryin Hughitt R Lovett DO Mills James Stillman David Willcox among others guiding the organization forward.
New York April 4 The Colorado Fuel and Iron Company said directors authorized offering 2 000 600 par value common stock from treasury and 4 000 000 par value 3 percent thirty year gold coupon bonds series B of Colorado Industrial Company, to stockholders pro rata. Proceeds will fund capital expenditures for additional equipment.
The steamer Moana, arriving today, reports twelve persons drowned during the hurricane that swept Tahiti and nearby islands, echoing the costly toll of the disaster.
Special to The Washington Post from Cumberland Maryland on April 4 reports Judge Knos er in Somerset issued a temporary injunction at the request of Berwind-White Coal Mining Company. The order restrains 146 union miners including National Organizer Joseph Ginter from addressing a non union miner as a scab and from interfering with the coal company’s employer.
An advertisement touts S S S as the safest natural spring tonic to purify blood, restore energy, and boost appetite. It warns against mineral tonics and claims S S S has proven benefits for debility, nervousness, and skin conditions, with a testimonial from WM. F. Van Dyke of Beaver Falls, Penn.
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