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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1907
Page
3
New York chemists declare a salt oxalic acid and water blend with ashes offers no relief to coal customers. They warn oxalic acid is poisonous and expensive, while the method produces little heat. Experts call the prescription impractical and unsafe.
The second day of the annual conference of the C. E. M. Church opened at Galbraith A.M. E. Zion Church with Bishop Williams presiding. Visiting ministers spoke, including Judson W. Lyong urging all Americans be united and seek rights lawfully. J. C. Staunton urged colored people stay clear of parties. Williams defended voting to protect rights. Woman's Missionary Society sessions begin at 1:30 with Miss Lillie Throckmartin presiding.
James McDougall, a self styled coffee salesman, was arrested Wednesday and charged with housebreaking. He will be taken to Police Court today on two filings alleging entry into the homes of Philp Corridon, Mrs. George Dennison, T. J. Collison, and Mr. Buckey. Detectives say he confessed after items were identified. Jewelry losses were reported at police headquarters as owners examined belongings taken from him. Mrs. Dennison identified a gold chain belonging to his wife’s property and Colson identified some lost articles.
Funeral services for Henry M. Walter were held at his late home yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Rev. Dr. Buck of Rock Creek Church assisted by Rev. W. T. Dubois and Rev. Mr. Crabbes conducted the service. Mr. Henry Kelser sang a funeral hymn. Pallbearers were George Judd Louis Ernest Dr. William Mercer Spriggs Alexander T. Hensey Louis Addison Dent and Maj. Fred Bryan. The remains were taken to Clove New York for burial tomorrow.
Louis Welvowitz swam the East River from Blackwell’s Island toward Brooklyn, then rode a freight train from the Jersey coast to Philadelphia where detectives arrested him. He claimed he did not fear death and hated the island as authorities prepared to finish his prison term.
Richmond is shocked as George Creekmore alias George Aye, long posing as a United States Secret Service lieutenant, faces larceny charges in jewelry and clothing theft totaling over a dollar. Sergeant Gay of the New York police arrived to extradite him, while a local woman clings to his innocence, saying they planned to wed after he clears himself. Crewmore is described as a former waiter who robbed hotel guests across several New York hotels.
A committee of one hundred named by the American Association for the Advancement of Science at New York on April 18 called for creation of a national health department or bureau. Proposed scope covers infant hygiene school sanitation pure food drugs and arug manufacture registration of physicians and druggists and public and private institutions. A bureau of national sewerage would also be created. Irving Fisher of Yale elected president with a large list of vice presidents including Ellot Harvard Felix Adler Welch Johns Hopkins Abbott Angell Addams Carnegie Archbishop Ireland Lind say and Long former Secretary of the Navy.
K F Kellerman refutes a misrepresentation of his Panama Isthmus water study. He clarifies he led no Canal Zone water program and that algae, not disease germs, were discussed. notes algae are harmless and Canal Zone water is of excellent sanitary quality.
Edward Fago, a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad car cleaner, was struck with a brick and kicked by three men after refusing to strike. He died shortly after. Police detained Faul Malka and seek Henry Wolka and Joseph Malka who aided the attack. Fago had worked two years for the company.
Mrs Frank Belcher and her fourteen year old daughter were assaulted by two masked white men in Kingsport Tennessee. Husband bound and knocked unconscious during the break in. The girl convulsed and was kicked under a bed. Belcher and wife left in fear of further violence. Authorities formed posses but no arrests. Mrs Belcher in critical condition may die. girl serious but recovering. Belcher recently moved from Campbell County Tennessee and works on the South and Western Railway project.
William H. Byers age 82 or 83 died yesterday at 2 5 o clock at 1119 Monroe street NW Washington. He came to the city ten days ago to make his home and died of old age. The body goes to Shepherds West Virginia for funeral services at 11 o clock Sunday from the First Methodist Church of Shepherdstown with Rev Dr McLauren of Baltimore officiating. He was born in West Virginia September 16 185 and retired from business years ago. He is survived by his wife Rebecca D. Byers a brother John M. Byers and a sister Mrs Sarah Hensel of Pawnee Iowa plus many children including Miss Annie C. Byers John J. Byers George W. Byers Miss Blanche Byers Miss Bruce Amela Byers Mrs Sylvie Brunner Power Miss Myrtle H. Byers Chalmers Byers and Lawrence W. Byers.
Special from Richmond Virginia reports Senator Thomas Martin and Mrs Martin plan another week in Rome before visiting Paris and London Then they sail from Liverpool on the Baltic April 2 for America Arriving in New York May 2 they will go to Virginia for a visit with Col and Mrs C Fenton Day in Isle of Wight The senator notes Mrs Martin's health has greatly improved and she has enjoyed the trip fully
Washington Post dispatch from Richmond Virginia reports detective work on Harry Pugh a young valet linked to a Petersburg theater company scam. Pugh allegedly took 130 dollars and a diamond ring belonging to Max Figman the leading actor and was traced to Asheville North Carolina then Burkeville Virginia. no arrest reported.
James W. Hilliard aged ninety a well known Parkersburg resident died of old age. He was a prominent contractor on the Baltimore and Ohio Road with works between Gratton and Washington. He leaves a large family. April 18.
Mrs Ella Horton aged 29 and Charles Bailey Coleman aged 21, both of Mineral Virginia, wed today at Rev Thomas H Campbell s Baptist Church in Washington Rockville Maryland. The ceremony occurred at the minister s home. Reported in Raleigh North Carolina Spring Hope fire later that day destroyed eighty eight bales of cotton two frame buildings and five brick stores causing about forty five thousand dollars in losses.
Reverend William G Herbert of Caroline Street Methodist Episcopal Church died from ptomaine poisoning after a dinner. His wife, married daughter Mrs Etta Langrell, and friend Miss Tible Sherbert also fell ill but are recovering. The oysters and remaining dinner were sent to the city chemist for analysis. He was sixty years old.
Ellsworth Golden, charged with a shooting that injured Mrs. Blanché Davis, is also suspected of an earlier assault on her. Davis reluctant to reveal details, sold the story to her husband William Davis, who learned Golden had threatened to shoot her earlier that evening. Golden denies the shooting. Davis cannot confirm it.
Col. Joseph B. Willard leads Poe Monument Association in Richmond Virginia where a Friday night gathering at the Westmoreland Club plans finalize contract details and site for the monument to Poe. Europe honors the poet as checks arrive from supporters across the country to swell the fund, with the city council already appropriating $6,000 toward erection this year.
Special to The Washington Post Rockville Md April 18 Edward Kelly formerly resident here now living in Washington was arrested this afternoon by Deputy Sheriff Counselman on a complaint by Edward Bradley Bethesda a longtime county constable and deputy sheriff. Bradley says Kelly forged his name to two checks totaling 4 50 and cashed them after Bradley refused to pay.
Special to The Washington. A band of White Caps tarred and feathered a young married man accused of betraying his wife's sister. He was captured at night, stripped, whipped with hickory, tarred and feathered. Names of assailants not obtained. Also from Maryland a Montgomery County tax assessor appointment tale reports George B. McCeney finally agreeing to serve after others declined, at one dollar per thousand of assessed property.
Cumberland Md April 18 H C Robertson of Keyser a Baltimore and Ohio brakeman was killed near Cooks Mills last night It is supposed he fell asleep on the track He was working with a ballast train from Keyser and had been sent back to perform flagman duties He is survived by a wife and child.
Virginia brides from Winchester to Richmond tie the knot in April ceremonies. Emiy Byrd Wilson wed Lavin Winder Lane Jr. at Repulican Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Creth officiating. Also in Winchester Boger B. Flery and Annie G. Denton wed in a small Willard Beatham ceremony. Fredericksburg saw Alexander Percell marry Ella Hicks at the bride’s home, Rev. R. Aubrey Williams presiding. Orange Court House hosted Joseph Miley and Margaret Boswell, with Rev. John S. Hansbrough officiating. Redford and Lynchburg both reported nuptials with Grace Church and other clergy conducting ceremonies. Richmond noted a morning wedding at Mrs A. Van Pett’s home as Joseph Lipscomb wed Miss Jersey Van Pett with Rev. McN. Shannon. Libberton and other towns also filed wedding notices through mid-April.
The funeral of John T Sweeney occurred Tuesday morning at 32 o'clock from St Marys Catholic Church. Mr Sweeney long served on the Alexandria city council and was president of the board of aldermen at his death. Rev Father Patrick officiated with a tribute to his faithful city service. Pallbearers included John Ty Johnson M B Harlow W Simpson John McKenna C Tyrners Hubert Snowden and B B Dowham. The service at the cemetery was led by Rev Father Kelly.
In Chatham April 28 Mie Wilisin Bailey aged about fifty died of heart failure at LB Avi Bahiey. In Roanoke April 18 Mary Burnett aged fifty four died today from stomach cancer. She was a long time housekeeper for Dr. Joseph Tipton and leaves a brother and others.
A lurid 19th century patent remedy story touts a “splendid Blood Medicine” made from Fluid Extract Daidelion and other ingredients. It claims to strengthen kidneys, purify blood, and cure ailments like rheumatism and skin eruptions, urging readers to mix the formula at home and take doses after meals and at bedtime. The piece notes a local druggist will supply harmless ingredients at nominal cost.
A sealed verdict in favor of Davies Warfield for postmaster was returned before Judge Mortis in the United States Court. The government sought to reclaim 5,768.20 paid to John W. Petit years earlier, alleging Pettit owed service to the department. The trial centered on whether the department bore responsibility if Petit failed to perform services, with the suit pending for three years across different formats.
Two Gide and two young men disappeared from Bristol Tennessee and were linked to warrants on Stephen Col lstus and Chater Tem. The case involves Miss Henninger and Delle Perriges both aged seventeen. Henninger’s father was a prominent Southern Railway employee killed in a later wreck. Miss Perriges was a nearby neighbor.
Fragments recount a convict from Washington state named Otto Berr held for years. The garbled OCR mentions his movement to North Carolina and a referenced term of two years, with unclear surrounding details about his mother and the superintendent.
In Frederick a young wife died at the city hospital today from effects of poison taken during a personal crisis after a quarrel with her husband who threatened her. He has been missing since the incident.
Judge Gott ruled that the indictments against the Pittsburgh Vein Coal Company and New York Mine Company for favoring certain firms were insufficient. The lengthy opinion found the charges unwarranted and allowed the case to proceed differently.
Children march through Richmond to a Confederate monument dedication on June 3. About 2,600 participants carry small battle tags and wave flags as Lee and Park officials oversee the event. The rope used in the ceremony fell apart, leaving pieces scattered at the site.
Special to The Washington Port Richmond County inmate Hoback, who served twelve months for shooting Dr. John E. Fett in July last year, has been pardoned by Gov. Swanson. Reports say Hoback's health improves and the pardon follows a court finding on his ambush shooting while en route to visit his sweetheart.
A fragmented report recounts a dramatic pursuit in Danville as two prisoners escaped in haste toward the woods. Despite restraints they broke away and attempted flight, while authorities responded near the city and pursued to regain control.
A garbled public notice advertises a voting contest with eligibility by district and residence, promising a 1 vote per participant and special ballots. It mentions The Washington Post circulation details and delivery by mail, with oversight to avoid undesirable domination.
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