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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1905
Page
5
The convention in the Second district backed Lakin after a heated session with factions rallying loyal counties. Key figures included Judge Dayton and John Lindsay as nominating orators. the event marked the first major GOP gathering since 1894.
A West Virginia convention names Jim Lakin as the postmaster candidate after a marathon series of ballots. Delegates from Monongalia and surrounding counties push Lakin through 25 ballots amid pressure from Robinson and Keim supporters. Final tally puts Lakin at 147 with Forman second and others scattered. defeated contenders pledge support.
Scenatoc Elkins stated there was misapprehension about the Second West Virginia race. He had taken no part in the Republican nomination contest, did not know the convention date in his home county, and asserted all candidates were his friends and he aimed to neither defeat nor nominate any of them.
L P Summers of Abingdon will become collector of internal revenue next Monday in Bristol Virginia. He plans to resign as commonwealths attorney of Washington County and to quit on May 1 as chairman of the Ninth district Republican committee and as a member of the Republican State committee. His departure from the district post will be noted as a loss to Congressman Slemp who relied on his steady services in the last campaign.
Special to The Washington Post Richmond Va April 26 Senator Martin will speak Monday Accomac Court ing George County night in Manchester Although OCR text is corrupted the piece notes a political speech schedule across Virginia counties with Senator Martin as speaker at multiple court venues and dates in late April.
In Suffolk Virginia a rejected suitor fired during a Campbells Isle of Wight County Methodist wedding. The minister fled after a shot near him. A man was wounded in the arm and a woman in the face as guests pushed for exits. The bride Martha Bunkley and groom William K Davis were left standing at the rail.
Richmond and surrounding towns report numerous weddings on April 26 with brides from Staunton Staunton Norfolk Martinsville and Lynchburg among others. Notable unions include Miss Mary Elizabeth Gerring to John Arnheim at St Marys Church Staunton and Miss Annie Dillard to Murry Hooker Patrick Countys commonwealths attorney.
Detective Bennett of Jersey City arrived in Norfolk and arrested William Creamer and Mrs. Mary Fitzsimmons on wife desertion charges. They had resided together in a fashionable Norfolk boarding house. The report also covers Maryland court appeals, a 14 year old homicide case in Cumberland, and local political candidacies and church figures in Maryland and Virginia.
At a Confederate Memorial Literary Society meeting in Richmond on April 26 a letter from Mrs. Margaret Davis Hayes denied a guard's claim that Jefferson Davis wore a glass eye. In Winchester, John Koontz, a saw mill operator, was thrown thirty feet by a circular saw yesterday, suffering serious cuts and bruises but surviving with no other injuries.
James Delay owner of a Norfolk lodging house faces conspiracy charges with Frank Williams and Edward Morgan over the Port Norfolk post office burglary of June 16. Inspector J W Bulla says the plot originated at Delay's house and that stolen stamps were brought there before being carried away by the burglars. Delay's bond is set at 700, he remains jailed.
Gov. Dawson announces James H. Marcum of Huntington as state fish and game warden to fill the unexpired term of Frank Lively. The day also includes appointments to WVU regents, Normal School regents, the State Labor Commissioner post, Humane Society trustee, and the Industrial Home for Girls director, all effective in 1905 with terms starting in May or June.
Residents of Brentwood testify to the reputation of Dr Joseph E Ohlendorf's sanitarium in Upper Marlboro Maryland as the second day of the trial for causing the death of Miss Madge Hale of Washington continues. Dr Hulnes Glazbrook and Dr Griffith corroborate autopsy findings while detectives Evans and Baur recount admissions. Brentwood residents testify the institution had a reputation as a lying in hospital where criminal operations were performed. Trial is adjourned to tomorrow with a likely finish Friday.
Richmond and nearby towns report the deaths of several residents. W W Heath of Scottsville died in Richmond. Civil War veteran R H Price died at Memorial Hospital. Edward Webster, 20, died at his Gravels home after months with consumption. Benjamin P Taylor, longtime clerk of the King and Queen courts, died aged about 85. Delilah Wise of Paulington died on her 80th birthday. Mrs George E Cole of Fredericksburg died after pneumonia at 42. Captain Coleman, Confederate veteran from Pittsylvania, died in Danville at 83.
Newport News moves toward police reform after mayoral win. Chief T. A. Johnson resigns. Detective Sergeant John W. Reynolds chosen to succeed him, effective August 11, with changes to take effect later. Nearby notices include DAR convention in Asheville and mining accident near Cumberland.
A Chesapeake and Ohio passenger train struck a tree on the Greenbrier division at Cass and was hurled into the river thirty feet below. The wreck destroyed the engine and two coaches. Fireman Culp died after rescue and Uriah Byard of Marlington was badly hurt. Engineer Dean survived with serious injuries and expected recovery.
Morgantown April 26 A farmer David Stuchel killed Newton Fields aged 27 by slashing his throat after Fields struck him with a stone during a dispute over a buggy ride. Stuchel surrendered claiming self defense following a prior assault on a friend.
Richmond April 26 Mrs Smith wife of a horse dealer is jailed in Manchester charged with beating her five year old son to death with a strap. The boy's body was mutilated and torn by a buckle at the end of the strap. The woman declines to speak.
Nearly 500 Y M C A workers from across the United States gather in Detroit to open the tenth biennial convention of the American committee federated with the World’s Young Women’s Christian Association. Mrs J S Griffith of Chicago reviews progress, notes state committee reorganizations, and urges increased giving.
The World's Conference of the Young Men's Christian Associations opened in Paris with over 1,000 delegates from twenty nations including Japan, China, India, Australia, South Africa, and the Americas. Notable Americans include James Stokes and J. R. Mott. Edith Evans, 31, of 303 Thirteenth Street NW, attempted suicide by mercury tablets and was taken to Emergency Hospital in serious but hopeful condition.
A press opinion column cites The State of Columbia urging freedom for artists to choose methods and forms in fiction and praising writers who persist. The Birmingham News notes fame can be brief and contingent on fad. editors judge merit fairly. The St Louis Globe-Democrat forecasts May June receipts likely surpassing expenditures, small bond interest payments, and a likely Treasury surplus. The Macon Telegraph weighs Carlisle Indian School policy against military framing, suggesting administrative choices may not suit the Indian race.
The Mobile Register argues against government ownership of railroads citing risk of a political machine and expanding government employeess. The Nashville Banner urges organized immigration at ports to the South, to select desired classes and avoid unwanted newcomers.
In a dialog from the Chicago Journal a boy reports being thrashed by his father for nothing as an inquisitive visitor questions the reason. The boy responds that he was not paid by the visitor to endure the beating, highlighting a harsh family exchange.
An advertisement claims diseases resistant to medicine yield to Liquozone and offers a free 50c bottle at no cost to the sick, inviting readers to test it without any charge or obligation.
An advertisement extols Liquozone, claiming it uses only gas with oxygen, requires fourteen days to produce, and yields a germicidal, healthful product. It asserts internal use kills germs without harming tissues, cites high price paid for American rights, and notes adoption in nine nations and millions of homes.
A historical note lists numerous diseases as germ driven and asserts Liquorene kills germs wherever they reside. It claims diseases end when germs are destroyed and touts Liquorene as the sole indirect, certain remedy for many conditions including asthma, pneumonia, fevers, and contagious diseases. It also extols Liquorene as a vitalizer in nervous debility.
A coupon offer invites readers to request a free full size Liquozone bottle mailed via a local druggist, with the sponsor covering the pharmacist’s cost. The ad asserts no obligation and cites Liquozone at 50c or $1, aiming to persuade first time users.
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