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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1904
Page
15
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General proposed higher salaries for rural free mail carriers to improve service and save money but was overruled by presidential guidance. Congress had set a $720 annual cap, and recent investigations aimed to reform the rural delivery system under A. W. Machen’s direction.
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A partial OCR notices a marriage license filing involving Aaltorp and Pokey with names including Ann Tatts FH and Alberta Mu Pores. It mentions various individuals, locations in Virginia, and accompanying witnesses or relatives, but the text is fragmentary and hard to parse for complete facts. The readable elements point to a county notice in Virginia with names such as Bing Wolbum and Pinney La tied to Deakins and Storty, plus Columbus and He derman.
A marriage notice from the Beth Hamidrush notes the wedding of Aron Dobragynski of Ta V Pamidrysa Sagal to Abra ts Dubrexnski of New York with the ceremony performed by Rabbi B. The brief item records the union and involved parties in a formal community notice.
Notices list multiple deaths and funeral arrangements across August 1904. Corinne Parmtiam Curtiss mourns at age fifty nine with interment at Rock Creek Cemetery. Isaac New Lev Tyee, husband of Isador Add, to be laid to rest at an upcoming service. J Herbert, widow and family mourn, with services at Chapel Ulehona Cemetery. Various other local obituaries note August 1 to August 7, with remembrances, attendances, and burial details for residents including the LeRoman and Welnes families.
A scanned health office record lists names and ages of multiple patients with ages ranging from a few months to 85 years. Entries mention hospital or asylum placements such as Soldiers' Home and Freedmen's Hospital, with assorted addresses and durations of stay in months or years.
John R. Wricht, embalm er and undertaker, advertises a commodious on premises chapel at 1337 Tenth Street with 24 hour service and telephone access.
The push for graduated rural carrier compensation met strong opposition from carriers and Congress alike. Bristow favored pay tied to route length, proposing up to 720 dollars yearly, but lawmakers restricted pay to not exceed 20 dollars annually, ending hopes for widespread reform and sparking protests in Pennsylvania and New York. The fight drew presidential and congressional attention as officials sought to balance service gains with economy.
United States District Attorney Sullivan announced a nolle prosequi in the Meredith case after a prior settlement with the Treasury and Attorney General. G W Meredith of East Liverpool, a wholesale liquor dealer, paid a $12,500 fine for revenue-law violations. Judge Wing had signaled the case could not be settled as before, and the matter rests on summer vacation until the fall session.
New York August 2 Bishop Henry C Potter opened The Subway Tavern a model saloon created by reform leaders to offer pure liquor and food at low prices under moral standards He urged action to reform the liquor situation and likened it to a social movement necessary to save the republic In Columbus Ohio National Anti Saloon League official P A Baker contrasted the venture with other saloons noting similar alleged orderly conduct but ongoing alcohol issues
Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad officials claim minimal disruption with less than a third of 399 agents at small stations quitting. They cite salary demands and rule changes costing up to 150000 annually, with offers refused. Railway Telegraphers say 459 operators and agents are out, none at work, and trains are severely delayed.
In Brooklyn two groups of Italians clashed during a Saint's day festival near Hamilton Ferry. Three men Pasquale Caruso Antonio Caruso and Peter Scarrella were fatally stabbed and hospitalized. Two other men were severely cut and sought by police as the cause remained unclear. Also Panama Canal news reports Admiral Walker and a commission aboard the Yucatan arriving Colon and plans to train to Panama. From New York Jacob H Studer ornithology author died in his Fifth Avenue office likely heart failure. He was 64 and led the National Science Association of America and the American Ornithologists' Union.
Democrats of West Virginia Second district meet in Grafton. Stuart Wilson Walker, Martinsburg attorney and ex Senator Faulkner’s partner, is unanimously nominated for Congress with strong backing for Henry G Davis. Delegates applaud, vow loyalty, and pledge to back Walker and elect him in November amid festive processions and rousing speeches.
In Parkersburg WV August 2 three conventions chose Allen Murdoch of Parkersburg as the Fourth District Congressional nominee defeating Harry Armstrong and Lemuel Via. Robert E Bills was acclaimed for State Senator and Harry P Camden won the Circuit Court judge post on the second ballot, defeating David Leonard and William Lee.
Readily to hay fever asthma and catarrh ascarco, the new Austrian discovery, is given in seven drops twice daily. Chronic cases have been pronounced cured after 400 drops. Preventive use weeks before the disease’s annual recurrence shows results. The Austrian dispensary on Fourteenth Street New York City will mail sample bottles free upon request.
Short legislative sessions adjourned for the day in Charleston out of respect for Pendleton delegate M. G. Trumbo. The House debated taxation reforms for coal oil and gas, while Senate bills and a $1.25 lease tax received votes. A Parkersburg convention loomed as Democrats addressed county shifts and liquor tax measures.
Robert Garrett of Baltimore County was unanimously chosen for Congress by the Republicans in the Second district convention in Aberdeen Maryland on August 2. The 28-year-old Princeton graduate has banking ties with Hubert Garrett & Sons and is related to prominent Baltimore figures. Democrats expected to nominate Representative Talbot to oppose him.
Five workers suffocated at Shakespeare gold mine Webbwood east of Sault Ste Marie after entering the shaft soon after a blast. Victims named Entid Little Current Walton Dinhey Grant and one unnamed man. Full details not yet received from the Soo.
National Society Sons of the American Revolution board in Bedford Springs, Pa., Aug. 4, discusses publishing the Revolution roll. Committees will translate and print a French government book listing 50 thousand French soldiers and sailors in the war and push a congressional bill to publish the roll. Memorial resolution honors Marcus Hanna. education for foreigners proposed.
In Omaha near Miller Park on August 2 a car carrying C. E. Perkins chair of Burlington Railroad and J. D. Robinson of New York collided with a suburban street car. Mrs. Perkins suffered critical injuries and remained unconscious for hours before regaining consciousness. doctors expect recovery. Mrs. Robinson was seriously hurt but not considered in danger. The two husbands sustained minor injuries.
Port au Prince Aug 2 serious disorders rise in prices provoked by riotous troops and police as a market pillage attempt hits the Central Market. Syrians, some American citizens, are targeted. Minister Powell promises energetic protection and urges calm while the Haitian government enforces a new Syrian-origin ban. American interests remain vigilant over the railroad and plantations.
San Francisco August 2 a contest for the fortune estimated at 2000000 of the late Bertha Dolbeer who died at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York was begun by Adolph Schandler of Alameda claiming unsound mind when she left most of her wealth to Miss Ella M Warren. The next of kin heirs include Horace Schandler in Sacramento and Mrs Josephine L Moody in this city. A second suit by Frazier H Dolbeer Jane Ann Brown Alice H Fern and Stephen N Dolbeer Brookyn and Queens County heirs claims she was not of sound mind when the will was made. The cases were continued for ten days.
Johnstown dispatch reports three Italians who killed Driver Charlies Hays and wounded Paymaster Campbell remain at large. Chief McMullen and a posse head toward Ogletown, where two men with a satchel like Campbell’s were seen near a Babcock Lumber Company camp. Campbell hopes to identify at least one assailant. a $1,000 county reward and a Portage rumor of a $1,500 Puritan Coal incentive are noted.
Coroner John I Sutton of Albion states Charles Lowe died in a quarrel while boating with Washington Delelys and Frank Swartz. He holds both men for the grand jury on manslaughter charges, with affidavits accusing each other of choking Lowe or overturning the boat. Also listed are ship arrivals such as Kaiser Wilhelm II and Kronprins Wilhelm in transatlantic traffic notes.
Reports from Gen Kuropatkin and Japanese sources describe the Russian withdrawal from Yangze Pass toward Liandianjian, with heavy casualties on the Saimatsza-Liao yang road. Haicheng saw July 31 fighting and Japanese advances with strong positions around Liaoyang. Tokyo reports detail dawn July 31 to August 1 operations near Yushu lintzu and Yangtzuling, with captured field guns and ongoing casualties under investigation.
The Times insurance correspondent reports two Russian volunteer steamers have left the Baltic as cruisers, raising anxiety about their status as auxiliary cruisers and possible implications for war risks. The whole Baltic squadron may sail in two weeks, with instructions to consuls to prepare for thirty vessels in three weeks. A Russian agent arrived in Copenhagen seeking transports to accompany the squadron to the Far East.
Geneva reports a conference of Russian Nihilists and Terrorists was held from July 5 to July 29 at a Russian’s residence near the French frontier. About sixty attendees were present, mostly from abroad.
In St Louis on Aug 2 Theodore Roosevelt Jr manager pro tem at the Inside Inn discharged a secretary for disobedience and briefly assumed the manager role for twenty four hours with his assistants aiding. The National Civic Federation forms a World’s Fair bureau to help wage earners visit the exposition as children’s day events unfold.
Charles Bosworth a reputed gambler was found battered and unconscious in his room in New Britain Conn this afternoon and died hours later without speaking. His skull was crushed and he bore severe injuries. He carried a heavy cane which was missing when found suggesting a blow from his own stick. He reportedly carried large sums of money up to £2000 though nothing of value was found on him.
The F. G. Smith Piano Co announces a six month free piano loan offer for families to educate children in music. Apply at 12035 Pa ue and pay only the drayage cost. After six months, you may rent or buy with monthly payments, no obligations.
The North Carolina Firemen's Association opened its seventeenth annual convention in Salisbury with about 1,000 firemen attending. President J D McNeill led the session. Mayor A H Boyden extended a welcome. State officers for the coming year were elected, with only the statistician new. Winston-Salem chosen for next year’s meeting.
Charlotte Aug 2 A quarrel with fourteen year old Paul Biggers led to Officer J H Brown dying five hours after being struck in the stomach with the boy’s head. Biggers is held for murder as the case heads to trial tomorrow.
Raleigh August 2 Mr B Yarnell was killed near Tarboro North Carolina this afternoon in an encounter with his son in law Joe Philips who is under arrest for the shooting The details indicate a domestic dispute ending in death with Philips detained by authorities
Aug 2 in Alligion jail Hugh Wheeler, charged with throwing carbolic acid into Miss Cornia Ramsey’s eyes and face, attempted suicide. Ramsey, blinded and disfigured for life, was attacked as she walked home alone. No motive given for the assault.
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