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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1908
Page
11
The Maryland county Republican convention endorsed Secretary Taft for president with a party unity pledge in his favor. Delegates selected to back Taft and support Roosevelt administration policies, while Warner faction supporters aimed to influence the state delegation.
Crawford F Young 79 died at home near Byads this afternoon. He came from Middecoan Frederick County about thirty years ago. Frederick County Mrt Tansy rebatises survive him.
Special to The Washington Pest Baltimore Md April 9 am X Divorced or am I not divorced asks Frank Rowe ticket agent Western Maryland Railroad at Hilton Station since a Denver Col dispatch said Judge Hudson denied alimony in Rowe vs Rowe because the complainant is childless healthy and not in need Rowe wonders if his wife who is somewhere in the West may have secured a divorce He had irregular correspondence with her since she left for San Antonio for health He has no intimation she sued him but concedes she might have done so
National Representatives of the Order of Owls from Indiana conducted ceremonies in Alexandria establishing a local branch with more than one hundred members. Officers elected included W 5 Hammel past president and Thomas Chauncey president with installations to follow. Other roles named were vice president W 3 Schwar mann secretary J Sid Douglas treasurer Ervin Schwar vann sentinel and George HE Picket among trustees.
Theresa Groves buys a city lot in Alexandria as Mrs Margaret Moreland and John Hicks of Blair County renew a Civil War era romance after lengthy letters and family objections. Hicks reconnects with his former sweetheart, now a widow, resulting in their engagement and eventual marriage. A separate note reports John J Hicks and Margaret Haley’s prior paths, and a Philippines casualty story follows with Sarah Gray’s husband buried abroad. Also included is a civic note: Gray colored man from Alexandria dies in the Philippines and body shipped home for interment. Washington man Clay Browning elected president of Smerson Steam Pump Company, succeeding the late barley E Wood. J B Martin joins the board.
Baltimore editor Richard H. Edmonds defended Wall Street and Southern Railway at a Greensboro banquet hosted by the chamber of commerce. Moses H Cone praised Southern industry while lamenting radical legislation he blamed for the panic, urging continued conservative approaches to railroads and corporations. He argued the South missed a $500 million opportunity to expand rail facilities and boost employment and prosperity.
The Tar River Roanoke Gun Club of Terbora extended an invitation to President Roosevelt to hunt on three large game preserves along the Roanoke River this autumn. The club comprises 170% acres and reports plentiful game, per Special to The Washington Post.
Charles W Thomas aged thirty eight made two attempts at death by his own action early this morning while in custody for a minor offense at the police station. He first choked himself with suspenders tied to the cage bar but was revived by fellow prisoners. He then used shoe laces to form a noose, was unconscious before guards could intervene, and claimed he and his family were dispossessed of their home yesterday and unable to obtain work.
A Michigan woman recalls wasting $300 on tonics for nervous dyspepsia after eating rich foods. She credits Grape Nuts with rapid improvement, gaining four pounds in a week and better health, urging others to try the cereal as a remedy.
Special to The Washington Post Berlin Maryland April Miss Katie Hammond believed dead afterfound in her bed room Sunday morning The body lay unburied as relatives watched for signs of life Lipe remains red lips color and livid cheeks persisted until physicians declared her death This marks a confusion over a possible revival before the burial was rescheduled Relatives noted she was a niece of former Land Commissioner E Stanley Toadvine.
Patrick H Hughes a Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road telegraph operator at Carroll Station was found dead in the Mill Street dock with a heavy blow to the head and his money missing. Police and coroner investigate robbery and foul play. Hughes recently separated from his second wife who is ill in West Virginia. a sister's letter urged restraint.
Mrs John Roach Straten, wife of Seventh Baptist Church pastor, dreamed Tuesday night her husband would win a $100 prize from the Portland Commercial Club for the best article about Portland. A telegram the next day confirmed the award after he wrote the piece while traveling east. she had spent six weeks in Portland last summer.
Kentuckian Leo C Thurman, convicted of murdering Walter P Dolsen, is to be hanged at 6 tomorrow morning after repeated delays. Gov Swanson refused clemency. Thurman told a reporter he feels resigned, comparing the sensation to a child told a mother will take him somewhere. He says he would rather hang than prison for life or be declared insane.
John T Strong returns to his Washington County home after five years believed dead. His wife had remarried William Curtis and bore two children with him. The wife chooses Strong and Curtis plans to file proceedings to annul his marriage to Mrs Strong. Strong had served in the Philippines.
Richmond April 8 John Jones thirty seven employed in the city lighting department was arrested tonight on complaint of his wife charging criminal assault on her thirteen year old daughter Lee la a child from a former marriage. A preliminary hearing is set for tomorrow morning. The girl says Jones forced her to misrepresent her age to obtain employment and took her wages before turning her into the street to stay with a married sister az.
Obituaries from multiple Virginia towns report deaths of elderly residents and veterans. JC Matheny of Monteres, seventy one, Confederate veteran and Highland County Court clerk for forty years, dies of pneumonia. Mrs Lucy F Doggett, widow of 3 B Doggett, dies in Chicago at home after arriving from Maryland. Mary Birkby, sixty four, daughter of the late Rev Joseph Birkins, dies in Leesburg with survivors noted. Joseph Lewis, eighty, of Avalon, dies after a brief illness in Heathsville.
The piece notes a Waldorf Astoria style fair with old fashioned booths a country dance and dairy service with farmers daughters in home spun clothes The royal family mention includes Prince John Leopold of Coburg and Queen Alexandra bungalow at Snettisham with views of the Wash and seating by an old boat It also covers dancing history from Henry VIII to Elizabeth II and swastika motifs in spring fashion plus Washington couture details and club gossip about New York social groups.
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