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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1906

Page

16

Railroads Face Prosecutions Over Safety Rules and Union Dues

Prosecutions ordered for failure to comply with safety appliance law and for threatening to discharge workers over union membership. The case targets several railroads including Louisville and Nashville, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, and St Louis Iron Mountain, with penalties from 100 to 3000 dollars per offense. District Attorney Tingley directed to bring cases before grand jury, pursuing swift, broad action across multiple districts.

Department of Justic H. B. Perham Order of Railway Telegraphers Louisville and Nashville Railroad Tinsley Russell Interstate Commerce Commission Tingley Covington Perham Dteriet Watler St. Louis, Iron Mountain, and Southern Railway Company

High water recedes after severe flood hits Bladensburg

Residents of Bladensburg and nearby areas praise the near miss as floodwaters fall by noon. Mud covers streets for hours, debris marks the torrent, with embankment washed away east of Washington Junction. At Damascus and Cedar Grove fences vanish and roads become nearly unusable, corn laid flat, and a house near Licking Springs becomes an island as waters recede late in the day.

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Boy Dies From Lockjaw After Fence Nail Incident

Coroner to investigate the death of seven year old George Gren of 182 C Street Southwest who was attacked by lockjaw after stepping on rusty nails in his yard about a week ago. Police report indicate the boy died last night at Emergency Host.

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Navy uses moving pictures to recruit young men

The Bureau of Navigation plans a biograph film tour to show naval life across interior towns and lake ports. The program displays shipboard duties, deck scrubbing, and uniformed life while candidly presenting hardships and the enlistment process.

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Plan to Stop Freight Delay

Washington Jobbers and Shippers Association joins a national campaign begun by Southern Hardware Jobbers for faster freight transmission. Reported plans mention possible establishment of a factory near Washington by Southern Capitalists to improve logistics and reduce delays.

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Negro Congress reduces attendance amid heat and disputes

The Negro Young People's Christian and Educational Congress enters a fourth day with election of officers for four years. Leaders named include Bishop George W. Clinton, Rev. J. W. Bowen, P. J. Beyant, and Prof. John R. Hawkins, with debate over a national bureau of intelligence and criticisms of free love. Sessions were disrupted by heat and miscommunication across several city churches. attendance declined though crowds gathered at Gathertowne and Shiloh churches for afternoon talks on morality, education, and race progress.

Young People’s Christian and Educational Congress Dr. Proctor Young People's Christian and Educational Congress Board of Ministers George W. Clinton A. M North Carolina J. W. 2. Bowen Atlanta Convention Hall Gatheatt Church Ninth Street Shiloh Church L Street W. E. Carr Danville B. F. Lee Wilberforce Ohio R. C. Quarles Charlottesville Intelligence A G. Glenn Marion Ala Proctor Yeaph Dawson Washington D. C Organization of A Nations Bureau of Intellgenre Negro Young People’s Christian and Educational Congress A. N. McEwen D. D Mobile KL. Hickson Greenville Claetson Lynehtare James W Sighetterger Redhilt Matthew Anderson Tyniladelphia Ashbery Methodist Episcopal Church Eleventh and K Streets J. M. May Altotn Miss Negro Young People’s Christianian T. C. Walker Glouvester F J Handy D. de Vowark N. J Jackson Birmingham W. B. Johnson D O LZ. Johnson Baltimore Vermont Woor. Wright M.D National Bureau of Intelligence Negro Young People's Christian and Educational Congress Ta ‘Prone A. B. Coutsville W. T. Johnson Riehownd LD. Hodes Noanoke John H Hurst Hettimore Durham Colombia S&c A. M. H Zinn Wltool A J Oliver Roanoke Bureau of Intel Nerio Young People's Christian and Educational J. A. Brannum Jr. Greenwood Jon Adams Columbia A. C. Quarles Chal W. G. Johnson Macon National Baptist Publication Board C. L.fisher Che Stewart Missionary Foundation For Africa Gammon Theological Seminary RT Weatherby International International, Sunday-school Association,"’ Dr. J. E. Shepard A. ME W. F. Scarborough Wilbertree Ghia Yeom. TE Moppins Hopkinsville A. ME. Zion Church Singer JB Colbert St Louis Missionary Society of the M. B Church G. G. Logan Holly Springs H. H. Groenor Kentucky Pace Archdeacon J. O. Russell D. D. Lawrenceville Devarions Congress Garland Penn M aAttants L H Holney Waholut Durant GW. Goode Yanville Nexro Young People’s Christian and Educational Rey Byens Richmont Lchland Paladelphia Spurgem Fayetteville Soc

Child Hurled From Cart After Candy Refusal

Violet Herbert, sx years old, critically injured at home on Quincy Street NE after a dispute over candy with a neighborhood boy. The cart overturned and she suffered severe head injuries requiring thirty stitches. the boy fled, later his parents said it was play, and the family may pursue action if her condition worsens.

Violet Herbert Quincy Street Dom Wintey Violet

Southern hardware jobbers urge Congress action on freight delays

The Southern Hardware Jobbers Association proposes a federal law to penalize railroads for unduly delayed shipments. Aimed at ruling a daily 24 hour shipment limit by the Interstate Commerce Commission, it calls for deductions from bills and possible punitive damages, with exceptions for force majeure. Local and Richmond groups discuss backing a nationwide solution as a cotton mill prospect draws capital interest and employment potential for about 4,000 workers.

Southern Hardware Jobbers’ Association Congress Richmond American Hardware Manufacturers’ Association Southern Wholesale Shoe Dealers’ Association Jobbers and Shippers’ Association Interstate Commerce Commission Tocal Association

Husband Finds Deserted Home After Wife Vanishes

George Sinclair, a Pennsylvania Railroad worker, returns from a two day road run to find his wife Maud Sinclair missing. He learns she was last seen Thursday night with her mother at Seventh Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, ill, entering a drug store for medicine, and has not been heard from since. He filed with police and sought help in locating her.

George Sinclair Pennsylvania Railroad Val Eleventh Street Maud Sinclair Sinclair Seventh Street Pennsylvania Avenue Minging

Delays in Rail Freight Times Across Southern Lines

Comparative tables from the Southern Hardware Jobbers Association show railroad claims of 437 miles daily freight versus actual 61.61 miles per day or 7 miles per hour. The study lists lines including Southern Railway, Washington Southern, Seaboard Air Line, Atlantic Coast Line and Chesapeake and Ohio with hourly and daily averages, noting times exclude crew changes and major delays.

Southern Hardware Jobbers’ Association Richmond Southern Railway Washington Southern R Pee On BIOS Seaboard al Line Atlantic Coast Line Chesapeake and Ohio Cate

Woman Shopper Loses 250 Dollar Bag With Papers

Dias Susie Dugger a government clerk of 1233 Newton Street Brookland reported to police that a bag containing 250 and valuable papers was left at the Pennsylvania Railroad ticket office at Fifteenth and G streets NW. Detectives Mc Namee Helan and Berman of the central office are investigating but found no trace of the money.

Dias Susie Dugger Newton Street Brookland McNamee Helan Berman Central Office Miss Dugger Pennsylvania Bayroah Fifteenth

Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Vital Liver and Kidney Health

An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a potent alterative and tonic to restore vigor to the liver and kidneys. It links proper function to relief from lameness, skin yellowing, constipation, bad mouth taste, headaches, pimples, blotches, and loss of courage, urging readers to take the remedy.

Greater Washington Awakens with Booming Shipments Ads

A 1903 speed table shows rail average 63 miles per day, now 61.61. shippers seek Congress action to penalize delays and allow demurrage claims. Merchants advertise aggressively, promoting Greater Washington growth with posters, rubber stamps, and factory prospects for office fixtures and furniture.

Soldiers Return From Camp At Mount Gretna In Rain

Gen Harries leads First Regiment as trains depart Mount Gretna for Washington. Militia return planned for Sunday evening with trains reaching Washington by 7 30 p m. Visitors arrive in downpour, photographer captures total eclipse images, while night drills and relocation to potato patches proceed ahead of West Virginia contingents.

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Military maneuvers at Fort Benjamin Harrison and Marine Band concert

At Fort Benjamin Harrison Indianapolis on August 3 troops of the Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth Infantry faced the Fourth Infantry and a cavalry squadron in a camp instruction exercise. The Blue and Brown armies clashed under Brig. Gen. Carter and the opposing force outcome remained undecided. The US Marine Corps Band led by Willam H. Santelmann would perform on the White House grounds that afternoon with a varied program including overtures, marches, waltzes, and a polka through a concert titled Marek Hall to Epirié of Liberty.

Fort Benjamin Harrison Indianapolis Twenty-seventh Twenty-eighth Infantry Fourth Infantry Blue Carter Fort Benjamin’ Harrison United States Marine Corps Band Willam H. Santelmann White House Marek Lebanon Sentelmann Csara Herneg Edwa Liewel- Syn Arthur Witcomh Haensel Gretal Ceordas Allegra Wollerstar Assal

Weather summary from the Dept of Agriculture report

The August 3 1868 weather bulletin describes Friday rains and thunderstorms from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic, a shifting barometric low, cooler temperatures spreading over the Mississippi and Lower Ohio valleys, and a forecast of mostly unsettled conditions into Sunday with showers and thunderstorms. Local data include temperatures, humidity, and sunshine hours recorded through the day.

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Doctor questions on Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral and its use

The excerpt urges asking a physician how long he has known Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral and whether he uses it himself or recommends it for throat and lung troubles. It suggests following the doctor’s advice for hard coughs hoarseness bronchitis and weak lungs.

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