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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1904
Page
6
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General's plan to raise rural carrier salaries was abandoned. Congress had appropriated funds for carriers and set a maximum of 720 dollars per year. Kristow's inquiry into the rural system was ordered to proceed, seeking reforms through post office committees.
Notice lists inserted marriage and death notices in multiple newspapers including The Washington Post and various other papers across New York Baltimore Philadelphia Chicago Cleveland and Minneapolis. Inquiries encouraged for telegraphic insertion at no extra charge and applications accepted for publication in listed papers.
Fragmented OCR notes list individuals and places in a marriage licensing notice. Names include Aaltorp da wis, Ann Tatts FH, Howarth dois, Alberta Mu Pores, Josep wa ia, Charles Wolser aia ArtCar, Euna Charly, Bing Wolbum, Wal milton, Deakins, Lillian Storty, Pinney La, Columbus, Ann He derman, Wilson, Curry. Location cited appears as St in Virginia with county references.
A Jewish marriage notice records the union of Schl Rouwits Dubra zaynski on Sendo and Abra ts Dubrexnski of New York, performed by Rabbi B at Beth Hamidrush with witnesses from Ta V Pamidrysa Sagal and RFehhkewig. The ceremony took place at XL Meat fastt.
Fragmented obituary notes list several deaths with dates in August 1904 including Corinne Curtiss, Isaac New Lev, J Herbert, and others. Interments scheduled at Rock Creek Cemetery Congressional and other local cemeteries. notices request attendance from friends and relatives.
A garbled health office record lists numerous names and ages from 4 months to 85 years with addresses in Washington and nearby areas. Entries include hospital affiliations such as Freedmen's Hospital and Soldiers' Home, several elderly patients, and several unclear or misspelled names. The fragment reflects a roster of patients or residents with ages and locations but lacks coherent context or dates.
John R. Wright Embalmer and Undertaker operates a commodious chapel on premises at 1337 Tenth Street. Open day and night with telephone service listed as SNucth 47 to arrange funerals and services.
The idea to pay rural carriers by route length met fierce opposition as Congress clarified the law. Bristow pressed for graduated compensation up to 720 dollars yearly, but lawmakers and carriers argued the final limit remains not more than 20 dollars annually, quashing the reform attempt and provoking widespread outcry.
Cleveland Aug 2 United States District Attorney Sullivan notified on the back of the Indictment for violation of internal revenue laws that he would not prosecute the defendant G W Meredith of East Liverpool Ohio. The case had been settled with a $12500 fine after the Treasury and Attorney General consent. The action contradicts Federal Judge Wing who said the case could not be settled as such. The court is on summer vacation and the matter awaits the fall session.
Bishop Henry C. Potter delivered the principal address at the opening of The Subway Tavern a model saloon backed by reform leaders. He praised the effort to offer pure liquor and food at low prices under moral conditions and urged society to support the movement as a means to save the republic. Local reactions in Columbus, Ohio, argued the saloon remains harmful, though some noted it might be more orderly than typical establishments.
Conflicting statements emerged as telegraphers strike across the Missouri Kansas Texas system. VP Allen said less than one third of 399 at smaller stations quit and service remains, while Railway Telegraphers claim 459 operators and station agents are out with only six at work. Passengers report delays from three to twelve hours and freight schedules disordered.
Three men die in hospital and two more are severely cut after a street fight near Hamilton Ferry during a Saint's Day festival in Brooklyn. Police search for two other assailants. motive unknown. Other notes report Panama Canal Commission steamer Yucatan arrival and a Panama-US dispute update. Also obituary: Jacob H. Studer, ornithology authority, dies at 64 in New York office.
In Grafton West Virginia August 2 Democrats of the Second district held a brief convention nominating Stuart Wilson Walker of Martinsburg as their unopposed candidate for Congress. The platform backed the national Democratic platform and Henry G Davis for Vice President. Walker pledged to oppose the armor plate and shipbuilding trusts and praised Davis while criticizing Dayton. Delegates praised unity as the session adjourned for a Parkersburg train.
Three conventions were held in Parkersburg as Allen Murdoch of Parkersburg won the Fourth District nomination for Congress, defeating Harry Armstrong of Ripley and Lemuel Via of Parkersburg. Robert Bills was acclaimed for State Senator, and Harry Camden won the Circuit Court judgeship on the second ballot.
New Austrian remedy ascarco is claimed to cure hay fever asthma and catarrh with 400 drops for chronic cases. Administered in seven drops twice daily the tasteless liquid is touted as preventive if begun weeks before the allergy season. The Austrian dispensary at EB Fourteenth Street New York City offers free sample bottles by mail to applicants nationwide.
In Charleston several short legislature sessions adjourned around noon to honor Pendleton delegate M. G. Trumbo. A key tax resolution on coal oil and gas faced postponement by Democrats while Parkersburg dominated by convention. Senate plans included a tax shift on leases, and a general license tax bill for liquor and gaming was set as a Friday special order amid Democratic vacancies in Parkersburg.
Robert Garrett of Baltimore County won unanimous Republican nomination in Aberdeen for the Maryland Second District seat. The 28-year-old Princeton graduate and former discus champion at the Athens Games has ties to the Garrett banking firm and prominent Baltimore figures. Democrats expected to nominate Representative Talbot to oppose him.
Five men are reported suffocated at the Shakespeare gold mine near Webbwood on the Suv branch of the Canadian Pacific. The victims are Peter Entid of Little Current John Walton John Dinhey of Webbwood Peter Grant of Markslay and one unknown man. Details indicate they entered the shaft shortly after a blast before fumes had dispersed. The Shakespeare mine, opened last year, is the site of the tragedy.
Bedford Springs Aug. 4 The board of managers of the National Society Sons of the American Revolution met in session. Reports from national and state secretaries were received. A committee was named to translate and print a book by the French government listing fifty thousand French soldiers and sailors who fought in the Revolutionary War. Another committee was tasked to push a bill in Congress for publishing the Roll of Soldiers of the Revolution. A memorial resolution honored Marcus Hanna. An educational committee was created to assist the education of foreigners in the United States.
In Omaha on August 2 near Miller Park a car carrying C. E. Perkins chair of Burlington Railroad board and J. D. Robinson plus their wives struck a suburban street car. Mrs Perkins was critically hurt and unconscious four hours. later regained consciousness and is expected to recover. Mrs Robinson suffered severe cuts and bruises but is not considered in danger. The two husbands sustained only minor injuries.
Aug. 2 Port au Prince Haiti—rioting as soldiers clash with police while Syrians, including Americans, face attacks near the Central Market. Stores closed, some Syrians wounded, others forced to flee. Minister Powell pledges protection, urges restraint, and notes American interests, including a railroad, must be safeguarded. Haitian law targets Syrians, expelling foreign residents within six months. Admiral Sigsbee’s squadron watches the situation, keeping a warship within sight of the capital.
Adolph Schandler of Alameda contests the will of Bertha Dolbeer claiming unsound mind at execution. He and Miss Warren are named heirs by law, with relatives in Alameda Sacramento and New York asserting shares. A second contest by four Dolbeer heirs follows, arguing lack of mental capacity. The case was continued for ten days.
Johnstown reports three Italians who killed Driver Charlies Hays and wounded Paymaster Campbell remain at large. Chief McMullen and a large posse head toward Ogletown after sightings of two men with a satchel like Campbell’s heading to a Babcock Lumber Company camp. Campbell expects to identify at least one assailant, naming a street musician he says shot him previously in Huntingdon. Rewards total 2,500 offered by county officials and Puritan Coal Company for arrests and convictions.
Coroner John I Sutton of Albion finds Charles Lowe’s death in Oak Orchard Creek July 17 was caused during a quarrel with Washington Delelys and Frank Swartz. The coroner says one or both are responsible and held them for the grand jury on manslaughter charges. Each man accuses the other of choking Lowe and overturning the rowboat. Also notes ship arrivals in New York including Kaiser Wilhelm II and Kronprins Wilhelm.
Reports from Gen Kuropatkin and Japanese sources describe a Russian withdrawal from Yangze Pass to Liandianjian, with heavy losses on the Saimatsza-Liao Yang road. Japanese dispatches detail July 31 battles at Yushu lintzu and Yangtzuling, 25 miles from Liaoyang, and suggest continued engagement around Anping as three divisions envelop Haicheng.
The Times warns that two Russian volunteer steamers may be commissioned as auxiliary cruisers, raising insurance concerns as Vladivostok cruisers depart for Japan. Baltic squadron likely to sail within a fortnight, with instructions for up to thirty vessels in three weeks. A Russian agent arrives in Copenhagen seeking large transports for far eastern movement.
Reports from Geneva say a conference of Russian Nihilists and Terrorists met from late July to July 29 at a Russian resident’s home near the French border. About sixty attendees were present, many from abroad.
From St. Louis on Aug 2 Theodore Roosevelt Jr acting manager pro tem at the Inside Inn discharged his secretary for defying orders. He briefly took the role for 24 hours, with Kermit as assistant manager and the cousins as secretaries. Public interest centered on a lighthearted ceremony and his playful reluctance to fully assume duties. The piece notes the Civic Federation establishing a World's Fair bureau to aid wage earners in visiting the exposition and details various parade and diplomatic arrivals connected to the fair.
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 injuries were severe. He carried a heavy cane and it is believed blows from the stick may have killed him. Bosworth reportedly carried large sums of money but nothing of value was found on his person.
The F G Smith Piano Co offers a free six month loan of a square piano to parents for children's music education. Pay only the drayage cost with optional rental or purchase after six months. No obligation or other conditions.
Salisbury hosts about 1 000 firemen for the North Carolina Firemen's Association annual convention and tournament with opening remarks by Mayor A H Boyden and welcomes from Col Boyden and Whitehead Kluttz. J D McNeill reelected president. Winston-Salem chosen for next meeting. statistician new.
In Charlotte on August 2, Officer J H Brown died hours after a quarrel with a fourteen year old boy Paul Biggers a newsboy struck Brown in the stomach with his head during a fight over a bulldog Biggers is held for murder and the trial is set for tomorrow The officer served six months on regular patrol duties and the incident occurred this afternoon in Washington Pit
Raleigh Aug 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 Local police report a fatal confrontation between the two men arising from a domestic dispute.
Hugh Wheeler, charged with throwing carbolic acid into Miss Cornia Ramsey’s eyes and face, attempted suicide in Alligion jail. Ramsey was returning home alone at night when attacked. her face is permanently disfigured. Wheeler gave no reason for the assault.
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