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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1908
Page
16
General Wright oversees the unofficial trial of a fourth carbureter device described as a test fast enough to reach about seventeen miles per hour. The secretary of war is summoned in a private official session to discuss the controversial test this evening.
Theodore Foster thirty eight a draftsman for the Southern Railway died by his own hand in a shed at the rear of his home in Tuxedo Maryland He suffered back head pains and despondency after an unsuccessful farming venture He shot himself in the temple following a dispute with his wife He had been with the railway a year and was a native of Dunkirk Maryland His brother in law is a local commission merchant The article also recalls wartime dirigible flights and Secretary Wright’s remarks during a test at Fort Myer with the Baldwin dirigible control incident and the captain Curtiss engineering notes
The Chamber of Commerce has sent a circular to local real estate dealers seeking all available factory and business sites and their prices. The aim is to provide quick, valuable information to out of town investors and possibly extend to listing residential property. Secretary Thomas Grant will gather data for the manufactures committee.
Baron Alexander de Pury-Herve, once a German army officer and Bismarck ally, died after a life of misfortune in the United States. Abandoned by his royal wife, he earned meager wages in Washington and New York folding rooms and later worked for German papers. His funeral included two flies and a red rose, honoring his ancestral coat of arms, with a German embassy representative present.
The District electric railway commission cannot locate a deed showing Washington Railway and Electric Company acquiring Brightwood Railway Company control since 1802. Secretary Eddy reports no deed filed under law authorizing such control, prompting questions about through service cost to Brightwood and possible action by the Interstate Commerce Commission if the railway company refuses to provide information.
Funeral services were held for Thomas Norwood who died Sunday at Monterey Inn Blue Ridge Summit Pennsylvania from brain hemorrhage. The 71 year old Washington resident was buried at Glenwood cemetery with pallbearers Charles W. Shelton W. Hed dingfeld Nolley Andersen Hugh Phillips T. W. Fowler and J. G. Thompson. He is survived by wife Elnor M. Norwood a daughter Henrietta Norwood and three sons J Lawton Norwood W Hyatt Norwood and Walter O Norwood.
Acting Postmaster General issues orders allowing first to third class Virginia postmasters to take leaves of absence to attend the second annual convention of postmasters of the presidential class in Roanoke on September 2 and 22. Also reports a naturalization convention signed by C. Vo Brien with the Greguayan government sent to the State Department for U S ratification.
A secret service warning reports counterfeit operations circulating in Texas Louisiana Alabama and Mississippi. Raised $20 notes are passed as $5 bills using precise cutting and pasting to skim $15 per transaction. Arrests in New Orleans Vicksburg Oakdale and Birmingham follow the tip from Agent McAdams. The scheme echoes Pete McCartney’s 1870s counterfeit methods and lectures to detect fake money.
The St Johnsb annual tournament and festival for St John's Catholic Church Forest Glen drew about 1600 attendees. Eighteen knights competed with Dorsey Hobbs of Howard County crowned Knight of Arlington winning $2 prize. DeSales Langley of Washington took $15 as Knight of Anheuser Busch.
The Virginia Democratic Association hung the first campaign banner in the city across Fifteenth Street showing Bryan and Kern. President W Mosby Williams sent a telegram to Mr Bryan announcing the event. The association will ratify Bryan and Kern nomination in the Highs House parlors Friday night with several prominent Democrats slated to speak.
J J Barnes a General Land Office employee and G A R member died in Harpers Ferry yesterday morning from Brights disease. He was about 70 years old and had lived in Washington for years, leaving July 1 for Harpers Ferry for health. His wife Mrs Barnes is the sole surviving relative and the body will be viewed before burial in Washington. Also reported are stolen checks and cash totaling 78 dollars from 15 E street northwest, with police notified yesterday.
Dr Robert soc a German official will attend the International tuberculosis congress in Washington as official representative of Germany. Dr Koch will visit Washington en route to Germany after Uganda study of sleeping sickness. About 85 German delegates are named including Dr Koeh Martiy Kirchner and Olivier von Leube. Norwegian official Francis G Hatbitz named as delegate.
The Washington Railway and Electric Company buys land at the southeast corner of P street and Wisconsin avenue and four and a half acres west of the Georgetown and Rockville tracks to straighten tracks and widen streets. A new car barn, waiting room, and permanent tracks for Union Station access are planned with repairs and new cars for suburban lines.
A meeting of the temple committee outlined plans for a house warming of the new Mason Temple starting September 28 with vaudeville and dancing as likely features during two weeks. Permanent chairmanship given to Dr. Frank Gibson with power to add members. Season tickets set at 1 with twelve coupons redeemable for features at 10 cents each and 5 more cent admission tickets carrying three 5 cent coupons. Grounds at Marshall Hall to be available for temple activities as needed.
In Alexandria Virginia a man named Grooms was fined three dollars for keeping an unlicensed dog and faced ten days on the chain gang or the dog’s destruction. He chose the ten days and promised to pay the license fee with his first earnings. Seven dogs were impounded as a dog wagon collected stray canines lacking license tags. Police report public interference with dog-control duties and note the officer’s pledge not to destroy the dog while the time is served.
A woman in Alexandria faces charges after she allegedly spent $10 from a bail fund to obtain her son's release, while a separate incident in the same area involved a confrontation at 401 Princess Street resulting in three men receiving injuries. James H. Caton of Alexandria was named to a U S board of commissioners and will attend meetings in Seattle and the American Bar Association. Gov. Swanson and Senator Martin visited Rep. Carlin in Alexandria before attending a Purcellville bush meeting.
Rev. Sen. Broughton of Atlanta says if the South had its way the Republican presidential nominee would be Gov. Hughes and would break the Solid South. He asserts the South will shape the government and praises Hughes as a Christian citizen. Officers elected include President Augus tus Stabler and secretary John Calvin Mungaster. Music by a Gaithersburg choir and Pragnaireville Brags Band attended.
Police were notified yesterday of a horse and wagon theft from a southwest street stable. The missing horse weighs about 130 pounds and the wagon has a yellow top with dark running gear and Chamber Coal Company on the sides. A short coupled lumber wagon was stolen from Thirteen and OneHalf and Water streets, valued at $30, reported by Elginger Bros., Seventh.
The article reports a movement by powder makers to pull their representatives from national matches at Camp Perry Ohio. Delaware’s powder firm led the decision, promising prizes go to the second-highest scorer. Notable shooters affected include Dr. W. K. Hudson and Capt. Rok Evans. Ohio contest scores progress amid darkness postponements.
Unsettled conditions persist across the nation with general showers in New England and the Middle Atlantic. Cooler trends appear in the Midwest and Plains while the East and South trend warmer. Showers expected through Wednesday and Thursday with variable winds and some thunder squalls around the Great Lakes and New England coast.
The Treasury seeks to condemn land bounded by Pennsylvania Avenue and B Streets and Fourteenth and Fifteenth Streets Northwest after owners refused to sell at asked prices. Congress allotted 2.5 million dollars for building sites for State Justice Commerce and Labor. Attorney General prepares petition in District Court with a three member commission to value the land and notify owners. If purchases fail, an additional appropriation would be needed to buy the entire property.
In Richmond Virginia on August לש, Rev. J T Mastin, superintendent of the Methodist Orphanage, announced his resignation set for September 1. Rev. A B Sharpe was chosen to succeed him by the orphanage directors after Mastin’s recent election by the State Board of Charities and Corrections. In Charlottesville Virginia on August 11 Rev Dr Horatio G Fleming accepted a call and began duties as new pastor of the Christian Church.
Thomas Claf ford Bassett of Danville aged 24 died today in Asheville while under treatment leaving two sisters and a brother. John W Motley vice president of Central Manufacturing Company Roanoke died suddenly aged 48 of apoplexy at his desk leaving a widow and one son. George Abner Turner a Roanoke pioneer died today of paralysis aged 76, a Confederate Veterans adjutant and secret order member, leaving two married daughters.
The Virginia wedding column notes a noon ceremony at the bride’s home officiated by Rev R A Williams with Miss Josephine Weaver of Pier Nevine as maid of honor and Chancellor F King of Washington as brother of the bride. Clarence E McGinnis and Miss Ella Quanty wed at ShiGh Laptize County at 2 5, performed by Rev Mr Newbitt.
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