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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1907

Page

5

Woman victim under promise of marriage on trial in Baltimore

Ellen C. Mulcahy testified in the Criminal Court that Clarence M. Bryan and Warren Thompson deceived her with a marriage plan to obtain $1,700. Bryan was found guilty of robbery and malfeasance, Thompson guilty of robbery, with sentences suspended pending a new-trial motion by Congressman Harry B. Wolf.

Mias Mulcahy Clarence M. Bryan Warren Thompson Westingto Washington Post Baltimore Washington Dobler Ellen C. Mulcahy Bryan Thompson Harry B. Wolf Miss Mulcahy Marty B. Watt Hallimore Maniage Mane

Deaths of Griffin and Prince Golitsin Noted in Dispatches

Eugene Griffin of Schenectady death reported after paralysis stroke. He led the First Regiment United States Volunteer Engineers in the Spanish American War and fought with Gen Miles in Puerto Rico. Prince Golitsin, former derroy of the Caucasus, is also announced as dead in St Petersburg.

U. S. Volunteer Engineers Schenectady Ebugeno Griffin General Electric Company Griffin United States Volunteer Engineers Miles St. Petersburg Prince Golitsin Caucasus Alikhanoff Kutais

Church Named in Will in Washington D C

Special to The Washington o Salem Mays April 11 The National New Church of Washington DC the new church for colored people in Wash ington and the Palestine exploration fund site substantially remembered in the joint will of Cirge Ropes who fey here last might and her sister Mary The latter died in 1903 leaving her sister An Income of property bequeathed at the latter s death to public institutions Large game will also go to the American New Church Tract Publication Society varione colleges and churches and museums Over 51 000 600 is left.

Washington

Mail Package Explodes Injuring Post-Office Clerk

A mail package exploded at a St Louis post office while being stamped. Clerk John G. Bayer lost a finger and thumb. The package appeared to contain dynamite and destroyed most contents and the address, leaving only Independence, Ma.

St Louis Fire &J. Laws John G. Bayer Independence, Ma

Labor Riot in Boston During Teamsters Strike

In South Boston the first major incident of the local teamsters strike broke out. Dozens of men and boys attacked strike breakers and guards as bricks and stones were thrown at them. A yard was torn from a tractor and damaged. one person was severely injured and several others hurt. Three men were arrested.

Boston

Lost Life to Save Hat in Black Fork River

April 11 Hendricks W Va. Pat Craven aged 45 drowned while crossing a bridge as his hat blew into Black Fork River. In attempting to recover it he died. Also eight years for robbing peddler in Lunenburg County. William Greene, a Negro, convicted in Chrenzt Court.

Boccini Washington Poat Petersburg William Greene Lunenburg County

PABST IV AUTO ACCIDENT INJURES TWO IN MILWAUKEE

Fred Pabst and Mrs. Leonard Barnacle were seriously injured in a collision between a car and a street car in Milwaukee. They were taken to Trinity Hospital where both were unconscious and brain concussion feared. The crash occurred as Pabst turned a corner and he and Barnacle were dragged after the trolley strike.

Milwaukee Washington Post Wig Fred Pabst Capt. Pabst Leonard Barnacle

Calls Clothes Immoral in DM Detroit Talk

Detroit woman Mrs O A James argues in a Washington Fest special that nations lacking clothes are less vicious than clothed ones. Speaking at the Twentieth Century Club in Detroit on April 1, she contends modesty is a late virtue tied to dress and questions why upper body exposure is judged immodest while ankles are not. She cites contrasts with Japanese dress and South Sea Islander garb.

Detroit Washington Twentieth Centuy Club 0. A. James

Shows Electric Progress at Jamestown Exposition Harbor Illumination

The Washington Post reports Hampton Roads will glow with thousands of electric lamps and searchlights for the Jamestown Exposition. The harbor will be lit with color and light, surpassing prior displays, with demonstrations of wireless tech, electric cooking, and motor driven devices. A Norfolk substation will distribute power to Machinery Hall transformers and lamps.

Speci Washington Post Norfolk Hampton Roads Exposition Grounds

Von Claussen vows continued fight after abortive bid

Mrs. Tda M. von Claussen leaves Washington for New York claiming no redress from President Roosevelt or the State Department and warning she will return in days to renew her campaign for vindication. She demands reparation for an insult at Stockholm and says the issue is not yet finished.

Tda M. von Claussen White House Washington New York Sweden Graves von Claussen Roosevelt State Department Stockhelm

Boy Hit By Auto Near Home in Northwest Washington

Howard Quintance twelve of 1307 Phelps place northwest was struck while crossing near his home by a car driven by William Waite of 1701 Fourteenth street northwest. He suffered severe bruises to the face and shoulders and was returned home by Patrolman Smith. Witnesses said the boy did not heed repeated warnings from the car horn. The driver tried to stop but struck the boy. Dr Thomas E Hardy of Frederick Md died at his home in Burkettsville of pneumonia aged seventy six. He was born in Ohio and practiced in Frederick County for over fifty years. He is survived by a number of children.

Howard Quantance Phelps Place William L. Waite Fourteenth Street Quintance Smith White Thomas E. Hardy Washington Frederick Frederick County Burkettsville Hardy Ohio Jaa Children Willam Grainey Whkes and Pitt Streets Young Grainey Grainey Alemandria Hospital Delancey

Southern education conference elects officers and hears farm aid talk

At Pinehurst North Carolina the Southern education conference elected officers with Robert C. Ogden as president J Gundy Jordan as vice president and B J Baldwin as secretary William A Blair as treasurer The session featured Dr S A Knapp of Lake Charles Louisiana urging agricultural banking to fund farms and the need for rural education aids across the South Other speakers included T O Bandy E Meiver Williamson and L H Basiey with Rep elect R P Hobson announcing a 30 day soil and roads campaign alongside Secretary Wilson.

Pinehurst N. C Conference For Education In the South Robert C. Ogden New York J. Gundy Jordan Georgia B. J. Baldwin Alabama William A. Blair North Carolina S. C. Mitchell Virginia W. H. Hand South Carolina S A. Mynders Tennessee George J. Ramsey Kentucky Harry Hodgson Erwin Craighnard T. O. Bandy Farmville E. Meiver Williamson Montcloire B. C L. H. Basiey Cornell University R.P. Hobson Secretary of Agriculture Wilson Henry Griscom Parsons University of New York St. Clair McKelway The Brooklyn Eagle Edwin Mims Trinity College Durham N.C

Autoist Woman In Charge Arrest After Wild Fourth Ave Ride

A motorcar driven by two women with two male passengers sped north on Fourth Avenue New York April 18. The vehicle endangered horse drawn traffic near Forty-ninth Street as Bicycle Policeman O Sullivan intercepted and arrested the occupants. The driver identified as Mrs Norma Ellison of Chicago staying at the Hotel Dunlop near Broadway, age twenty three.

Washington Forty-ninth Street Bald Sullivan Norma Ellison Chicago Dunlop Forty-second Street Broadway

Abandons Its Mission In Albany Capitol Probe

The Pennsylvania legislative committee probing graft linked to the state capitol project in Harrisburg returned to New York with limited progress. Eight or nine witnesses, mainly firms supplying or contracting for John H. Sanderson, failed to testify as two had previously. The second hearing adjourned after hours with no showing witnesses, among them Henry Ives Cobb, whose Capitol plans were alleged to be confiscated by Architect Huston.

New York Pennsylvania Legislative Committee Harrisburg New York State Henry Ives Cobb Chicago State Capitol Huston Philadelphia

ELOPERS WED IN SKIFF ON Pamunkey River

Rob ert B Bradenham and Miss Hannah D Godden eloped from New Kent County and were married in a skiff on the Pamunkey River. Despite winds, the ceremony proceeded with Dr C V Waugh and Charles Cabe aboard as witnesses. Their pursuing parents watched from a second boat but could not stop the wedding. The couple headed to Baltimore for a northward trip after landing at West Point.

Washington Post West Point Robert EB Bradenham Hannah D. Godden New Kent County Pamunkey C. V. Waugh Charles Cabe

Rubber Trust Planned Consolidation in Rubber Firms

United States Rubber Company and Inter-Continental Rubber Company race toward a world wide trust. Committees from both firms study terms and earnings dates as influential interests push ahead with a potential merger.

United States Weekington Post New York United States Rubber Company Inter-Continental Rubber Company Mexico Congo

Wife Seeks Divorce Over Alleged Adultery and Support

Mrs Anda Palmer Cunningham asks for a divorce from Alexander Paris Cunningham a traveling salesman detained after her complaint alleging inadequate support for herself and three children. She accuses him of infidelity with a Indianapolis woman since fall 1905 and husband’s earnings reported between 150 and 40 dollars monthly with real estate holdings of 151.51. He denies fault and blames involvement of relatives while seeking reconciliation.

A. P. Cunningham Co-re Annie Palmer Hughson Fred Cunningham Indianapolis Ind

Teacher Jessie Ball Found Dead at Morgan Town School

Special to The Washington xot from Charlotte reports Miss Jessie Ball a teacher at the State deaf and dumb school in Morgan Town North Carolina died by drinking carbolic acid. Her body was found by searchers in woods near the school. Ball 35 formerly of Detroit Michigan had been despondent and had threatened self harm in days prior to her disappearance yesterday afternoon.

Washington Charlotte N. C Miss Jessie Ball iState Deaf and Dumb School Morganitown Miss Ball Detroit Mich

Mayor Seeks Confession on Phoenixville Murder

Washington Post Bureau reports Mayor Paff plans to visit Fredericksburg to talk with George Midgets alias Willan Johnson, colored, recently sentenced to hang for the murder of Charles T. Smith. He may reveal details about the February 1906 Phoenixville killing of Max Elxina, allegedly by a former Midgets associate. Midgets' attorneys plan an appeal to the Court of Appeals.

Washington Post Bureau King Street Alexandria Paff Fredericksburg Poolness George Midgets Willan Johnson Charles T. Smith Midgets Max Elxina Phoenixville Howard W. Smith R. D. Brumback Court of Appeals Cora Carroll William Carroll J. {. Herbert Washington Tt Ia

Wealthy Woman Dies Suicide In Lake Michigan

The body of Mrs. Sylvester T. Smith, wife of a wealthy retired railroad official, was found in Lake Michigan at Forty-seventh Street. Authorities believe she died by suicide while mentally unwell after her mother’s death. Her husband, a former Union Pacific superintendent and railroad executive, is deeply affected.

Chicago Dasa Sylvester T. Smith Lake Michigan Forty-seventh Street Florence and Cripple Creek

Woman Leaps From Bridge in Portland Tragedy

Mrs Ignatz Lowengart wife of local merchant died by jumping from Ford Street Bridge in Portland Oregon. She suffered nervous prostration for years and was a daughter of Garrison Gerst a San Francisco capitalist now deceased.

High Bridge Portland Oreg Ignatz Lowengart Ford Street Lawengarth Garrison Gerst San Francisco

Proctor Held for Trial in Assault Case at Oxon Hill

Upper Marlboro April 1 Eugene Proctor, colored, was indicted by the grand jury for assault with intent to criminally assault Mrs Minnie Spencer at her home near Fosecroft, Prince George County. Mrs Spencer identified Proctor, who denies guilt and asserts an alibi. The grand jury also condemned jail surroundings as unsanitary and urged enlarging the county courthouse to provide adequate space for officials, witnesses, and boards.

Oxon Hill Circuit Court B. D. Stephen

Hotels and names list by city across the nation

A long OCR compiled list shows hotel guests by city including Baltimore Boston Chicago New York Philadelphia Pittsburg Richmond Alabama California Connecticut Georgia Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Texas Virginia and more. Names span numerous hotels such as Metropolitan Shoreham New Willard and Beatrice Graul among many other individuals.

Baltimore Kabler Lohmayer B. Wilson Wite A. Ry Taylor Metropolitan H King Smart Lowenthal Natonal John W. Cruell Langley Harry Brown Willie Is Johnson May M Sepp Charles Ti Batert Gt. James P. Davis Shoreham Wiilism Poe Armbtrosg New Willard Boston John E. Cunler W. Smith E.G. Emory George W. Bartlett John E. Kaulec St James H. A. Ware George F. Leonard Gray Riggs Frank Schick Chicago J. H. Sample EB. P. Patch Raleigh H. Doran J. E. Schulte New York City F. R. Koight Harry Lb. Strauss John W. Pryor William Folk HE Seymour JA. Bruner John C. Graul Beatrice Graul John’s. Wise Kiernan RP. Harelson A. J. Sante Bol Levi A Goulrich CH. Gane 1. Pile L. M. Meyer J. &. Darley Henry Coen National Gustav Buasch 1. Livingston C.H. Lane W. F. Hoover A.C. Dolan St! Janie J .Bion AL. J. Post C. Grimm D. Holtman W. Conroy N. Bibefield J. Willams J. Ialhan Is Walker HT. Graham J. Dowher Wits Shea Maxwell Staventon H. W. Doud G. EB. Mc Donnell Mia Jamoa E. Wilson Jennie Archibald’ Shoreham W. 5. Bhaw Alexander Golin FL. Turner J. B. Coghlan Daniel Li Cielline Bertram Berry Miea Hertha Berry Bertha Horry O'Connell G. A. Honper Misa’ van Houten B. Robinson B. Pletard J ' Terhute Terhune W. A Carmody Wha G Blattmacher Witg W Kauteman Mice L. Laude Philips George Edgell A Sparcy New Willer Frank Schad John G. Snyder William D Long Regent Philadelphia L. Hackenburgh J Homa Plummer William Purnell W. C Supplee A Harrison Kalvigh D. Gardwel A.B van Dusen Willem Ee G. Webster J. H .Thorns Metronoflian J. H. Kentmerly J. H. Horton A. W. Morris EF Ketly Joseph C. Graney J. M Caperon St. Jats Newton Stanton Edward Cole Miss Coles Leo Solomon Arington Harvey John L. Kilpatrick Riges R. Hampton Ana Ebbitt Machiin Meigs Felton Morman Miller Pittsburg TON Barber Cohen F Bikekmore Charles “Bélen Laura Rone J. M. Hamer Metro Lyn Dale St Paul Minsourt F. R. Cornwall R. A. B. Walsh C. Wo ‘Cobb Joseph Wheless Bt. Louis F. W. Gittora W. O. Gilford Kansas City Raielab W. M Hough A. J. Ward James ¢. Jones St. ‘Louis New Jerghy Theodore D. Foulks Newark Taleigh H. Sweat and Wie HA. Stroimeyer Montclair St. Jamex Airs GE Scott Jersey City M. Abigail Hebbard Montctair New York C F Geyer G. F. Booth Ho Exieman Buffalo Bard and Wife Poughkeepsies Edgard Dutton Schennctdy Releigh A. White Rochester R Northrup May Bells Northrup Mise T. Allen Be’ Biehe H Sumpnar E. A. Upham W. Porte Syracuap George W. Diattoon L. G. Backsut New Reohelle Canssul Ohig Mis Black Toledo E Wimer Cinabonsi W. C. Ahrens Glovelana Carmen and Nite Bre Cervmen Midy Janet Garmen Akron P. D. Keys Grieinnatl New Willerd Pennsylvania John M. Hoes Johnston G. D. Roughes Aligona New Wittard Rhode Island W. BM. Morgan Provigenes J. K. Nightingale Wis Mayla Nightingale J. FL Hi. Nightingale Norwich Ealeigh South Carolina Fpintey Yorkville W. G. Rival W. G. Ritel Charles~ Gon Texas TEXAS_A. Keam Houston J. W Welbush Wafo T. J. Grocer Galveston Arlington Virginia G. di Zoregn Aod Wits Aldie Leith Middlebug St. James Alvin G. Portner Mangetes Criven Gri Rind

Barge and Crew Missing After Gale Off Norfolk

Special to The Washington Post from Norfolk Virginia reports barge Franklin W Comiskey Jr and a negro deck hand missing after a gale tore five barges from the tug Dixie. The loss comes days after the incident.

Washington Post Norfolk, Va John Egan Frank W. Comiskey, Jr Dixie

Trial over slaying of Private Gosney ends without verdict

In Upper Marlboro Maryland Corporal William Winebarger faces a murder trial for the killing of Private Frederick Gosney. The jury reported no verdict after a long day of testimony with state and defense attorneys presenting their cases including motives of jealousy and personal entanglements. The court adjourned for the night with the jury locked in.

Gosey Robert W. Wells Wiuebarger Julia Fuller Virginia Brown William R. Lovill North Carolina Winebarger Magruder Wineberger Nosney Merrick

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