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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1905
Page
4
Richmond reports rising activity in Virginia politics as Martin and Montague push campaigns for governor and senator. The governor will address Berkeley straightout Democrats while fusionists face stiff opposition, with primaries and multiple local races signaling a tense, partisan season.
Miss Fannie Kyle of Fayetteville NC has been chosen by North Carolina Confederate groups to unveil a monument at Big Bethel Church Elizabeth City County on June 10 marking the first Civil War land battle. A tablet for Henry Wyatt, said to be the first Confederate soldier killed, will also be unveiled as a large North Carolina crowd is expected.
John J. Stump a Cumberland wholesale liquor dealer was arrested for selling as a retailer without paying a special tax. He posted bond for a Parkersburg hearing set for June 13. Stump and others dispute need for a special license, arguing sales occur where orders are taken. The case tests interstate commerce law and affects his political prominence in Maryland.
Hyattsville Maryland April 16 Captain Richard W Silvester president of Maryland Agricultural College hosted Vansville Farmers Club and guests Visiting dignitaries included W M Hays Assistant Secretary of Agriculture and Rev G M Murray A lively discussion centered on rural public school consolidation to enlarge attendance and improve teaching The plan proposed two large consolidated schools at Hyattsville and Laurel linked by a trolley line with county buses to bring pupils to the stations Several local officials supported the idea while Prince George County school board president Charles H Stanley cautioned that now is not the right time for adoption.
The Maryland State Council of the Junior Order United American Mechanics will meet in Hagerstown from April 16 to 18. About 299 delegates plus state officers and past state officers will attend a banquet on Wednesday night hosted by the Fraternal Entertainment Association at the Hose Opera House. An amendment to restrict national representatives to past state councilors is expected to fail, and a proposal to cut the combined state and national per capita tax from 46 cents per year is also on the agenda.
John Lyons and James Moore face charges after a long murder case in Clay County. Evidence includes a buried body under Moore’s house found by A W Bell, with bones, hair, and a burned, reinterred remains story from Moore’s mother. The case links Henry Hargust’s 12 year disappearance to post office robbery leads and local fear.
Spencer Chase a colored man from Hyattsville was arrested in Washington last night for allegedly waylaying William Bingle a Brentwood mechanic and taking about $3. He escaped custody this morning while being moved to Hyattsville leaping from the buggy near the Bladensburg road and vanishing into thick underbrush. Authorities did not pursue, and Chase remained at large into the evening, with beliefs he may return to Washington.
In a mass convention Grant County Republicans instructed delegates for the April 26 Keyser congressional convention to back State Senator L J Forman of Grant County for the Republican nomination to Congress to succeed Judge Dayton. Local delegates from Pendleton Hampshire and Morgan counties pledge varying support while Preston County backs James Lakin.
Roger Sinn agent of the German Brewing Company, previously reported dead in Omaha Nebr, has been found in Omaha. Secret orders to which Sinn belongs have been called for aid from the city. It is said Sinn is very ill and owes large sums here.
A free offer for a kidney remedy that targets the nerves regulating kidneys. The ad promises booklets and discounted orders for various health topics, urging readers to write to Shoop Box in Wisconsin for four different books and a dollar bottle.
The forty second annual Washington Conference colored Methodist closes as Br David A. Moore prepares the appointments. Bishop Moore preaches at Market Street M B Church and deacon ordination follows. Rev J C Spencer of Baltimore also preaches. A Cumberland Valley excursion was canceled due to crowd control issues.
Reports received by Secretary C B Bryan of the American Cotton Manufacturers' Association indicate the ninth annual meeting at Knoxville Tennessee May 10 and 11 will draw a large attendance from the South. Soft Yarn Spinners' Association will join the convention and meet May 11 at the Imperial Hotel. Hosiery Association members will attend May 11 and 12 meetings with their own gathering on the 12th.
The Treasury Secretary responds to Senator Hansbrough of North Dakota defending the flour drawback order. He argues the program helps export markets without harming the domestic market, notes past flour offers failed, and compares tariff and drawback policies as equally advantageous to the U.S. while provoking foreign objections.
Union Pacific reports success of a 200 mile gasoline powered motor car trial. The car to run between Grand Island and St Paul Neb with two daily trips as a branch train. Cars will seat up to 55 passengers and require minimal operating cost, with broader plans for Harriman lines across the West.
A Kansas congressman's praise of rural carrier posts sparks a homespun plea for federal jobs. Two young Kansans are touted for service, one eager to ride a rural route along the Arkansas River and share kisses with corn fed maidens, the other ready to work in Washington but drawn to the countryside. The piece notes the Civil Service exam gatekeeping and cautions against overreliance on political clout.
The speaker seeks government proof of capability from two young Kansans and asks if vacancies exist and how near they are to the top of the eligible list. Postmaster General Cortelyou has not ruled yet but calls the application too substantial to be filed away.
Dr Daniel K Pearson, 85, pledges $150000 to five Appalachian mountain colleges in Kentucky Tennessee North Carolina and West Virginia. He says the gift will be matched by the schools and calls mountaineer whites belated Yankees deserving of opportunity. He compares his giving to Rockefeller and asks defamers to stop.
Preparations for a reunion of Episcopal High School alumni near Alexandria are under way for the May 6 track meet. Officials include Referee Charles H. Hammett, judges from Georgetown and the University of Virginia, and timekeepers from local military and university groups. Actor George Denham visited, will not rebuild his cottage, and plans to spend part of each year in Alexandria. W. W. Berry, Bedford City lawyer and former editor, died at 72. Leon Pretfelder, 18, recovering from a broken ankle in North Street, and a post office stenographer injured in Washington. Captain Kemper received a commission from the Duke of Connaught to represent Virginia Masons in England. Temperature noted as unusually low yesterday.
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