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Newspaper

Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1906

Page

5

Railroads Face Prosecutions Over Safety and Union Activity

Prosecutions were ordered for failure to comply with safety appliance laws and for threatening to discharge workers for union membership. The case targets several railroads including the Chicago Burlington and Quincy and the St. Louis Iron Mountain. District Attorney Tingley, urged by Acting Attorney General Russell, will pursue penalties from $100 to $3000 per offense 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

Flood Waters Subside After Devastating Deluge Near Bladensburg

Residents of Bladensburg and nearby areas praised safety as floodwaters fell by noon leaving mud inches deep and debris across streets. The two mile wide torrent washed away an eastern railway embankment near Washington Junction yet tracks remained solid causing only minor travel delays. Damascus Cedar Grove and Spa Woons suffered fence destruction soil erosion and crop damage while a large house in a village stood on an island as waters rose.

Bladensburg Washington Junction Traffe Damascus Cedar Grove Licking Springs Spa Woons

Boy Dies From Lockjaw After Nail Injury at Home

George Gren, seven years old, of 182 C Street Southwest, died after being attacked by lockjaw following an injury from rusty nails in his yard. Coroner Nesta will investigate. police say the incident occurred about a week ago when the boy ran on nails near his home.

Geoge Gren C Street Neste Ted

Navy Moving Pictures Aims to Lure Young Men

The Navy Bureau of Navigation launches a biograph tour to show life aboard ships and recruit youths. A traveling unit, led by a Navy electrician, will screen scenes of deck work, drills, and daily routine for Swedes and Norwegians in Michigan Minnesota Wisconsin and North Dakota. Admittance is by card through YMCA groups and orphanages nearing enlistment.

Bureau of Navigation Navy Yard President Roosevelt Connecticut Navy Department Michigan Wolverine Minnesota Wisconsin North Dakota Lfe

Plan to Stop Freight Delay Plan to Stop Freight Delay

Washington Jobbers and Shippers Association to join in national campaign inaugurated by Southern Hardware Jobbers for quicker transmission of freight. Southern capitalists may establish a factory near Washington.

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Negro Congress Sees Attendance Drop At Fourth Day

Excessive heat and confusion mark the fourth day of the Negro Young People's Christian and Educational Congress. Officers for four years were elected, naming Bishop George W. Clinton as president and Rev. J. W. Bowen as vice president, with Betsy Williams and John Hawkins among the key appointees. Speakers urged uplift, education, and a national intelligence bureau for the race, while addressing issues of free love and moral reform.

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 Sixteenth W. E. Carr Danville B. F. Lee Wilberforce Ohio R. C. Quarles Charlottesville Intelligence A G. Glenn Marion Ala Proctor Peaph 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 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 Columbia S&c A. M. H Zinn Jon Adams A. C. Quarles W. G. Johnson Macon National Baptist Publication Board C. L.fisher Che Stewart Missionary Foundation For Africa Gammon Theological Seminary RT Weatherby International, Sunday-school Association 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 Rev W.W. Jenkins D .P. Parkersburo Neato Rey FX C Popgins AM. Bod Covington, Ga Nations New Tasinera League Hos Jona E Bash Little Pack Ath Eramett J Scott AMW Tuckegro Ann Afco-American Council 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 Nortwest

Little Violet Herbert Hurt After Candy Dispute in Child’s Play

Violet Herbert, six years old, lies critically ill at home after a neighborhood incident over candy. A playmate attempted to take candy from her cart injuring her head and body, requiring thirty stitches. the boy fled but later his parents claimed it was playful. Authorities were told the family would act only if injuries worsen.

Violet Herbert Quincy Street Dom Wintey Violet

Southern Hardware Jobbers Press Freight Delay Reform

The Southern Hardware Jobbers Association seeks a federal law to penalize railroads for undue freight delays. Aimed at faster interstate shipments, the plan would allow consignors to deduct daily delay penalties, with punitive damages for aggravated delays, and exemptions for force majeure. Local and Richmond groups may join, and a cotton mill venture is also being explored by Southern capitalists.

Congress Interstate Commerce Commission Tocal Association Richmond

Missing Wife Vanishes After Two Day Railroad Run

George Sinclair finds home deserted after two days on the Pennsylvania Railroad. His wife Maud Sinclair disappeared leaving no word. He learns she was last seen Thursday night with her mother at Seventh Street and Pennsylvania Avenue before feeling ill and going into a drug store. Police aid requested as search continues.

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

Delays in Railroad Freight Delivery Highlighted

Comparative tables from the Southern Hardware Jobbers Association of Richmond show railroads claim 437 miles daily freight movement, but actual speed averages 61.61 miles per day. The table lists hourly and daily rates for lines including Southern Railway, Washington Southern, Seaboard Air Line, Atlantic Coast Line, and Chesapeake and Ohio, noting times account for stops but exclude crew changes and junction delays. A second table tracks elapsed shipment times from Richmond in 1908.

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 In Dropped Bag

Susie Dugger a government clerk at 1233 Newton Street Brookland reported a missing bag containing 250 and important papers. Detectives Mc Namee Helan and Berman of the central office pursued leads but found no trace of the money after she left the Pennsylvania Bayroah ticket office at Fifteenth and G streets.

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

Hood's Sarsaparilla Restores Liver and Kidney Function

Doctor warned that when liver and kidneys fail symptoms like laments in side and back dull skin constipation bad taste in mouth head pain pimples blotches and low spirit follow. Hood's Sarsaparilla is promoted as a tonic and alterative that gives vigor and tone to these organs and claims to cure their ordinary ailments. Take it.

Greater Washington Boomed by Journalistic Drive and Shippers

A report notes shipments averaging 61.61 miles per day amid a push by the Shippers' Association for federal action to penalize delays. It recalls a 1903 table showing 63 miles per day and urges Congress to authorize demurrage penalties. Local merchants promote the boom with banners and ads, while Alfred Phoebus touts a factory for office fixtures as part of a broader capital-area industrial surge.

Congress Greater Washington Frank Finley Mercpante Tilden & Lamb Washington Focal Ista Alfred Phoebus Phoebus Jabbers and Shippers’ Association

Soldiers Return From Mt Gretna Camp In Rain

Generals Harries and the First Regiment prepare to depart Washington by noon with trains loaded for the outer world. Delays on the Mt. Hope Cornwall Lebanon line extend travel time. headquarters expect arrival by Sunday evening. Visitors arrived in rain from Harrisburg as militia and photographers wove through a damp camp.

Washington Mount Gretna Mt.te Cornwall and Lebanon Conswago Pennsylvania Road Harrisburg Chautauqua Thrasihord Smithsonian Institution

Troops in camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison

Aug 3 Fort Benjamin Harrison Indianapolis opens camp maneuvers between Twenty-seventh Twenty-eighth and Fourth infantry and cavalry Blue and Brown armies. Brig Gen Carter directs as Marine Band program planned on White House grounds with Santelmann leading a varied concert of marches waltzes and overtures.

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 Washington Aug 3 1868

The Weather Bureau reports Friday local showers and thunderstorms from the Rockies to the Atlantic. A low pressure area moved east over the Western Lake region while a strong high pressured system traveled past New England, bringing cooler air. Showers and thunderstorms are expected over the Mississippi and Lower Ohio valleys with ongoing warm, showery weather into Sunday. Winds shift toward the south and southeast for European-bound ships, with rough Grand Banks conditions. Record temperatures and humidity are noted, including nighttime readings and sunshine hours.

Dept. of Agriculture Washington Rocky Mountains Atlantic Western Lake New England Missouri Miselasippi Ohio Atlantic States Grand Banks

Doctor's advice on Ayer's Cherry Pectoral and lung troubles

A reader advises asking a doctor how long he has known Ayer's Cherry Pectoral and whether he uses it himself or in his family. The note asks if he can recommend a better remedy for throat and lung issues such as hard coughs colds hoarseness bronchitis and weak lungs and urges to follow his guidance.

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