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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1907
Page
2
Center Street Church in Maryland hosts a busy Methodist Episcopal Conference with Bishop McDowell preaching. Dozens of ministers receive ordination and appointments are extensively shuffled across the district, including Washington clergy filling pulpit duties in nearby towns.
Horace Hast, a colored laborer for the Washington Baltimore and Annapolis Railway, was found dead on the Pope's Creek line near Bowie. He appeared stunned and declined, and engineer Joseph Kline saw him minutes earlier near a pile of railroad ties. Two fellow workers, Holland alias Black Diamond and Lun Berry of Upper Marlboro, are to be summoned before the coroner’s jury Tuesday evening.
Charles A Hise a Baltimore business and social figure died by cutting his throat at his home 1427 Linden avenue wife found him in bed after breakfast age forty two son of the late George Hise he began with Daniel Miller Co rising to stockholder and manager later retiring due to ill health he and his brother George Hiss operated a cotton mill in Charlotte North Carolina survived by wife and five children and was a club member.
Special to the Washington Gate City reports Enos I. Taylor twenty, shot his uncle J. I. Langsford through the abdomen in Yuma, seven miles from here, this morning. Langsford and Taylor exchanged shots. both were wounded, Langsford through the neck. Both men expected not to live. The Langsford and Taylor families have long been in trouble, Taylor's mother a Langsford sister. Taylor appears to have been the aggressor.
A work train in the Pennsylvania Railroad tunnel beneath Baltimore struck lunching laborers, killing Walton Antoc aged 38 and Joseph Nesbret aged 30, and injuring six others from Tensians. They were laying rails on the southbound track when a passenger express had just passed and smoke filled the tunnel.
Washington Post reports a robbery attempt in Alexandria with Chance Pagnersby and Ryan involved. Swarts, a local figure, identifies as the assaulted party and expects a court appearance by Ryan. Incident tied to Prince and Fairfax streets. Mills and son aided in pursuit. Ryan turned over to police. Various local notices follow including Democratic candidate Carlin, and obituaries for Mrs Emma Haynes and Mrs Nannie Meade.
The sudden death of Mrs. Charles Bruce of Staunton Hill in Richmond shocked Virginia families. Born in Fredericksburg, she was daughter of Thomas Seddon and sister to James A. Seddon, a former congressman. She knew Clay Calhoun and Webster and was a Washington society figure. Survived by six sons including Thomas Seddon, Albert Casson, and Charles Morell.
The blind room at the Congress Library directed by Miss Esther Job Giffin has begun printing and publishing lectures stories and poems in the New York point system for circulation among readers. Manuscripts printed include Mountains and Their Human Interest by A R Spofford The Book and the Lyris by Prof Willam A Wilber The Madonna in Art by Mrs Ellis Logan The Comic Mask by Mrs Res snard de Koven Music and Other Poems by Henry Van Dyke Under the Snow and Other Poems by Prof HH Clarence Messer Other Notes and Poems by Mary Boole Hinton Essay on Chopin by Mrs Minor Morris Russian Police Story by Mme de Mel esnier The Religion of Cheerfulness by Bara A Hubbard Modern Impressions of Italy and Egypt by Brig Gen Danger field Parker U S A
The landscape gardening subcommittee met at 1704 G Street NW to discuss beautifying the city’s triangular park spaces with flowers. George H. Brown presided and proposed Parisian style window gardens, with snowdrops, crocuses, pansies, hyacinths and tulips in sequence, followed by summer plants to keep fragrance. Frederick D. Owen urged circulars to solicit public cooperation. Talks were given by Blackistone and Morrill.
Special to The Washington Fest Cleveland, Ohio April 7 Two principal performers Miss Katherine Hoyt and Miss Bloscom Clark withdrew from a benefit vaudeville act after concerns over their abbreviated skirts. The remaining debutantes carried the show at St Agnes Hall with creditable performances for the Bruttleberg signature event.
Special to The Washington ron Gelmetown Pa April 7 Miss Gertrude Schwab daughter of Mr and Mrs John A Schwab Loretto and sister of Charles M Schwab will marry Davis Barry next Wednesday at St Michaels Church Loretto Ceremony by Rev John B Barry brother of the bridegroom with Miss McMorray as bridesteward and Dr P A McAneny as best man The couple plan a several week honeymoon in the East and will reside at 248 Mainstreet upon return It is reported Miss Schwab’s brother will grant 2000000 as a wedding gift
The Trolley Euchre Club met at 2123 First street northwest on Saturday evening. Miss Bessie Stelnie and Mr William Kempr won easily, with second prizes to Miss Jessie Bessehevre and Mr Harry Hamilton and consolation favors to Miss Alma Gostin and Mr Robert Kreiter. Members and guests included Misses Jessié Bessellevre Alma Gostin Alice Meyer Wilhelmina Rosendale Bessie Steinle Mae Wells Amelia Louise Rosendale and Messrs George Cretay William Jordan Robert Krelter Harry Wood David Lum and KR M Chesley.
The Dunbar Literary Society met at the Colored Young Women's Christian Association hall in Miner Institute yesterday afternoon. After listening to addresses by Rev. F. H. Lewie Judge E. M. Hewlett and M. Grant Lucas the group adopted resolutions in praise of Senator J B Foraker.
A local advert touts a simple home mix of Dandelion Fluid Extract, Compound Kargon, and Syrup Ssizapa villa to cleanse and strengthen weak kidneys. It claims to relieve backache bladder weakness and rheumatism by filtering poisonous waste from blood, urging anyone with kidney concerns to prepare and try the blend at home.
Cumberland notes Willa Brubaker of Stoyestown near Meyersdale died after a fall while papering a room caused by heart trouble. Survived by a wife and five children. Rockville reports Mary Robinson, 68, died at her daughter’s home in Kensington of pulmonary trouble. She leaves a husband Durton M Habingon and two daughters. Funeral services and interment details follow.
The text lists prepaid periods of one, two, three, six and twelve months with various vote totals noted as extra votes. It appears as fragmented pricing or voting credits with amounts such as 25, 75, 250, F,000 and 3,000 votes, lacking coherent context.
Fragmentary notes list various prepaid vote credits including 200, 750, 2,000 and 5,000 votes, with terms such as one to twelve months and Sunday only options, indicating an unclear payment scheme for future voting credits.
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