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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1908
Page
18
The community organized a memorial erecting a monument for Theodore Bateson, marking a contentious public display. Judge Loving presided over the proceedings amid a floral tribute from local women and many supporters. The event drew hundreds and featured speeches and a pledge to honor the slain young man.
A reader endorses Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills as fast relief with no stomach upset. The ad cites a Philadelphia man and promises a refund if the first package fails. Miles Medical Co claims rapid relief, three years of use, and 25 cent doses sold by druggists.
Seventeen year old William Miller was found guilty of second degree murder in the killing of his sweetheart Annie Grace Boblitz. The defendant showed composure after the verdict as he walked to the detention room, lighting a cigarette. He faces up to eighteen years in prison.
The Washington Post reports Antonio Lanasa was found guilty on the third count for conspiring to destroy Joseph Chorgin’s property by burning his house in Walbrook. He was released on $8,000 bail as counsel seeks a new trial. the case originally had ten counts with four dismissed before jury deliberations.
Transitie Va Apit 223 J RF Steven son of the Stesensim Dietiling Com pint testified all morning in the trial of T M Angle president of the Dry Fork Distilling company at harborage Point regarding extensive fraud. Government officials showed records and checks from Stevenson Distilling Company tied to purchases from Dry Fork, with most whisky shipments not reflected in banks or government reports.
A devastating April fire at Brumfield’s farm claimed the lives of three children from Mir and Mrs Jacob Prum. The mother perished in flames while the father fought to save them. The incident occurred while the children slept in an adjacent room. neighbors reported hearing distress as the blaze spread. A federal court case in LoNsuracy £35 references the tragedy in testimony.
John W Candler killed himself at his home this evening, the supposed cause being health problems. He leaves a widow, five sons, and four daughters. Former Speaker W G Wilson wed in Washington Post report from Cumberland, April. Charles H Cowles nominated for Congress in the Lugnuth district after a Republican convention at Taylorsville. Cracksmen fail to break Rural Hall post office safe with explosives.
Warsaw is mourning James P Saunders aged 85 of Lawalton Lancaster County who died suddenly this morning. Danville reports Mrs George P Skinner about 75 dropped dead today of heart disease at her son in law A E Fox's home. Bristol telegram from Galveston announces the death of Dr James T Halley a former Bristol resident and Virginia native born near Roanoke 45 years ago. Fredericksburg notes A W Robinson, Confederate veteran of Spottsylvania County, died yesterday near Massaponax after a brief illness aged 65. survived by wife two sons one daughter and one brother. Richmond reports Mrs M F Hughes aged 68 died suddenly this morning widow of James Hughes and leaves several children.
Virginia Representative Carlin charges Gordon with fabricating accusations of using money and liquor to sway votes in last year’s primary. Gordon counters with public criticisms while Carlin vows to deny all charges and may stump after Congress adjourns.
The report states Thomas Blevins shot and killed his brother-in-law George Owens on Strait Creek near Smythe County after Owens refused to pay a 35 cent debt. Blevins was arrested. The motive is unknown.
Edwin Gott Jr former Marine Corps officer and son of a former Maryland secretary of state was found guilty of bigamy in Detroit. He married Susan Suttltt in 1964 while on recruiting duty and then wed Mabel Fair, listing a church ceremony by a Brady graduate. A yearlong legal fight followed as first wife contested the second marriage. Gott had a strong service record in the Philippines and China and held posts in Annapolis Washington and Baltimore. His father is VP GM of a title guaranty and surety firm in Scranton.
The Washington Post reports Governor Swanson pardoned William Boyle, convicted six years ago of murdering Alma Hamilton. Judge J J Burham, who presided at Boyle’s trial and was to have him hanged, says he never recommended a pardon. A defense letter to the governor declined any recommendation. The case centers on a complex murder linked to a long-time partner and their children, with a post mortem showing a double murder and wealth-connected friends pressing for reversal.
New York April 22 Sperial to The Washington Post W E D Stokes proprietor of the Ansonia Hotel became a railroad magnate today by purchasing the entire stock and all the bonds of the Chesapeake and Western Railway Company at auction in exchange loans. The $3 119000 of the roads first mortgage bonds 3811 2G common and FOR 409 preferred stock were bought for $M to secure the property which, though only 389 miles long, has ambitious plans to extend from the Chesapeake Bay to Pittsburgh tapping a coal region.
William Peter Barksdale of Halifax County died at his home this morning after a lengthy illness at age forty three. A native of Halifax and graduate of the Virginia Military Institute, he spent his life in the state and for twenty years was active in state politics. He served two terms in the State Senate and wrote the preelection law now on the statutes. Senator Barksdale never married and often stayed with his uncle Judge William R. Barksdale of Houston. His recent notable case involved defending Judge William G. Long of Nelson County, who shot and killed Theodore Estes after an alleged assault on his young daughter Elizabeth.
George Sturgiss was renominated to seek another term in Congress at the Second Congressional district convention held today. Taft supporters were instructed for the national convention. Chsan? Stirziss’s opponent two years ago led the convention, with C A Bolden and others named as delegates amid protests over W J Thompson’s alliance.
Special to The Washington Post Richmond on April 2 John Wesley Jones entered a mid states mail car and was arrested this afternoon charged with wife murder. The woman died today from the effects of a beating alleged to have been administered by her husband. Jones is a negro who had been in trouble with a street car conductor for refusing to move his car from a white to a Jim Crow section.
A grand gathering in New York featured social luminaries including Mrs FR Hall, Miss Louise Gaylord, and Mrs Medill McCormick in a fashion filled afternoon. Guests wore white, blue, and yellow gowns with diamonds and pearls as tableaux vivants from operas entertained in the Plaza Hotel room. The event highlighted society’s prominence and artful attire amid chatter of upper crust hospitality.
The National Florence Crit Tent Mission marks 25 years with services on Sunday and Monday. President Roosevelt will receive delegates at 20pm in the White House Cast Room, with addresses by Mrs Kate Waller Barrett and Mr Crittenton. Public reception at 218 Third Street NW follows, and the training school commencement occurs Tuesday at 8pm.
In a Douglas Court Juvenile Court session Judge Debacy fined two colored youths Wile Johnson and Uoywuard Kelly one dollar each for indulging in craps described as an abnormal fondness for the votes. The pair, labeled boatblack by locals, must shine twenty pans of shoes to reimburse the fine as police separated six others found in a secluded alley near a nearby court.
Harry Witchawah stands trial for murder in Dora Hall case. Hall testified the shooting was accidental, denying commonwealth witnesses, saying no quarrel with the woman. The Pottawattamie Indian defendant, with Franco-Indian blood, claimed memory gaps and described playing with a revolver when it fired.
Special to The Washington Fos reports Albert Morris a Baltimore and Virginia resident worth about half a million disappeared five months ago. His body was found in a boat house near a waterway with a pistol or hair pocket device. Authorities believe he killed himself while mentally deranged.
Ballimore Maryland April 23 during sky larking on a tug near Fairfield two youths Willa Ho Thomas and Barrell Metin aged nineteen fell into the water and drowned. wreckage and badges not yet recovered. Five cent fare to Coney Island noted. Albany dispatch mentions senate vote 3 to 9 on a railroad bill reducing fares from New York City to Coney.
An advertisement explains that old sores resist local treatment because the true cure lies in cleansing the blood. It claims impurities from illness, waste retention, or hereditary taint cause ulcers. S.S.S. is promoted as a pure vegetable remedy that cleanses blood and heals from the bottom up, with warnings against external applications. The Swift Specific Co of Atlanta markets the product and offers a free book and medical advice.
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