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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1904
Page
8
Two Negro Candidates Vie For Congress in Virginia District
In Riamond Virginia August 17 the race features Joseph R Pollard and Maj Johnson as two African American contenders. Democratic nominee Congressman John Lamb seems assured of reelection. Republicans face internal factional strife and an empty honor if nominated. Negro papers push for Maj Johnson while whites oppose the idea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph R. Pollard
Maj. Johnson
John Lamb
Man's Legs Ground Off On Baltimore and Ohio Express
In Cumberland Md a Canton Ohio man named Gasile Drigef was crushed between the cowcatcher slats as the Baltimore and Ohio express began to move. The train slowed and flagged at a tower. Drigef’s legs were severed at the knees and his skull fractured. He remained alive but with slim chances of recovery. In Rockville Md county commissioners appointed Harry Riggs of Goshen as a trustee of the poor, succeeding G Fenton Enouffer who recently died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cumberland
Gasile Drigef
Canton
Ohio
Baltimore and Ohio Express No. B
Charles Bain
Drigoff
Washington Fost Rockville
Harry Riggs
Goshen
G. Fenton Enouffer
Little Girl Assaulted in Maryland Cornfield Case
Special to The Washington Post from Hagerstown Maryland Aug 1 A white male about 35 with smooth face and no coat assaulted seven year old Elmind daughter of John H Wise on a street after offering money and fruit to lure her into a cornfield. The girl escaped, her father and officers pursued. A description matched man was confronted by Harry Alsip who offered money to reveal the Norfolk and Western depot. An armed mob of about fifty chased a suspect toward the northern suburbs but he escaped through a hedge fence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Hagerstown
Elmind
John H Wise
Harry Alsip
Middlebury
Alsip
Norfolk and Western
Tidewater Railway controls Farmville and Powhatan line
Special to The Washingtons Newport News Va Aug 17 Tidewater Railway Company has secured control of the old Farmville and Powhatan Railway giving a right of way from Farmville to Bermuda Hundred above City Point on the James River Freight may be barged down the river to Newport News and Norfolk while Tidewater holds options on piers and terminal property Bermuda Hundred topography favors James River bridge and final track connection to Newport News is expected
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washingtons
Newport News
Tidewater Railway Company
Farmville
Bermuda Hundred
James River
Tidewater Company
Growers' Association Aims to Fix Tobacco Prices
Richmond Va August 17 Dealers fear a move by the Interstate Tobacco Growers Association to fix raw tobacco prices. They argue farmers mortgage crops before harvest and must sell early, making concerted action unlikely and likely to fail.
Virginia Legislature Blamed for Wildcat Insurance Schemes
The Insurance Herald attacks the Virginia State corporation commission for issuing charters to wildcat fire insurance operators. Maj. A. S. Lanier replies that the commission was created by the constitutional convention and that the legislature is responsible for lax laws allowing wildcat companies to form. Special to The Washington Post report ends with Cumberland incident details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation Commission
Washington Post
Richmond
Insurance Herald
Atlanta
State Corporation Commission
Maj. A. S. Lanier
Commission
Herald
Wildcat
Tragedy Near Little Capon as Man Is Killed by Train
Near Little Capon West Virginia about twenty miles east of Cumberland an man was killed by a Baltimore and Ohio train yesterday evening. He walked with a small boy and they stepped from one track to another to avoid an approaching train. The man was struck by a second train he did not observe. The boy escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Capon
W. Va
Cumberland
Baltoners and
Ohio
de Haven
Dr Osler to Oxford Regius Professor of Medicine
Dr William Osler head of Johns Hopkins Medical School and professor of medicine has accepted the regius professorship of medicine at the University of Oxford. Appointment approved by King Edward to take effect next spring. He will reside in Oxford and leaves Hopkins amid shock from trustees. Osler, born in Ontario, educated at Trinity University and McGill, has authored major medical works and built a global reputation. He previously taught at McGill, Pennsylvania, and Johns Hopkins, and was physician-in-chief at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Wiliam Osler
Johns Hopkins Medical School
Regius
University of Oxford
England
Edward
Oxford
HK. H. Hurd
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Osler
Hopkins
Canada
Europe
Bondhead
Ontario
Trinity University
Toronto
McGill University
University College
London
Berlin
Paris
Montreal
McGill College
University of Pennsylvania
William Osler
D. Cc. L
McGill
Aberdeen
Yale
Edinburgh
Royal Society of London
Royal College of Physicians
Institutes of Medicine
Medical
Johna Hopkins Hospital
Journal of
Experimental Medicine
Oxford Medical Society
Man Hospitalized After Self Inflicted Shot Wound
A man shot himself this afternoon in the left breast with a revolver. Physicians say an operation will be necessary, but Dozier's condition is listed as critical tonight, making surgery seem impossible at present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dozier
Pir
Sommers Waives Hearing After Train Stop Probe
Sommers of Washington waived a hearing before Justice Heading after being charged with stopping a Baltimore and Ohio train by signaling it with an explosive at Boyds station. Detectives Williams and Eagle traced the device to him, with security set at 250, posted by H Maurice Talbott as surety for the November term. It is believed the act may have been an experiment rather than criminal intent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Rockville
Sommers
Washington
Justice of the Peace Reading
Baltimore and Ohio
Boyds Station
Baltimore and
Ohia
Wiliams and
Eagle
Boyds
H. Maurice Talbott
Wealthy Cearfoss farmer dies by his own hand at hotel
Max A. Smith a wealthy farmer aged about thirty from Cearfoss near Hagerstown was found dead at the Hotel Franklin early this morning with a revolver in his hand and a bullet wound in his temple. Eyewitnesses heard a shot last night but thought it was rats. He left a note unreadable by design. Smith leaves a wife and child and managed large farms for his mother. He was brother to Martin and Hadward Smith, with no stated reason for the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington and Hagerstown
Max A. Smith
Cearfoss
Hagerstown
Franklin
Smith
John W. Dolan
Runaway boy killed after leaping from freight train
Frederick Md Aug 17 Willie Hillburton twelve son of John Hillburton a New York broker was run over and killed by a train at Brunswick while trying to reach New York after runaway trip with two companions. They boarded Norfolk and Western and Baltimore and Ohio trains from Berryville Va. He jumped onto a track as the Btis express roared westward and was killed instantly. Captain John N Opie announced his bid for Congress as an independent citing unfair treatment by the Tenth district Democratic committee and lack of a fair primary opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Louis Express
Washington Peat
Frederick
Willie
John Hillburton
New York
Brunswick
Berryville
Norfolk and Western
Baltimore and Ohio
Brunsw
Hillpurton
Btis
Staunton
John N. Opie
Congress
Opie
Tenth District
Democratic Committee
Statesboro unrest over white mob violence
Aug 17 Statesboro Ga reports say white mobs roamed rural areas targeting Black residents linked to the Before Day Club. Whites attacked a Black man near Register. Albert Roberts and son were wounded. Judge Daley urged calm. militia prepared to resign. telegraph censorship noted amid rising uncertainty and risk of further fatal conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Statesboro
Bullock County
Handy Bell
Bell
Albert Roberts
Register
Roberts
Daley
Firemen Overcome by Smoke in Manhattan Engraving Firm
In Cortland Street New York a blaze at William H Cookfaire’s engraving and printing shop sickened twenty two firemen including two battalion chiefs and two captains. Ambulances removed most to safety with only two hospitalized. Captains Ruch and Higgins resisted restraint returning to the fire until revived. Financial loss described as small.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William H. Cookfaire
Cortland Street
Ruch
Higgins
It Is The Best Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters Claim
An old advertisement proclaims Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as the best remedy for over 60 years for stomach liver and kidney derangements. It targets heartburn bloating poor appetite coated tongue insomnia indigestion dyspepsia constipation and malaria fever and ague urging readers to try a bottle at once.
Girls Arrested for Begging Near Glen Echo Camp
Amanda Massey fourteen and Grace Gordon twenty two were arrested near Seventeenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW by Officer McCarthy for begging. Police say Massey told false tales of dead relatives to gain money. Gordon claims to be from Brooklyn and an aerial contortionist. They were taken to the House of Detention and slated for arraignment on vagrancy charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanda Massey
Grace Gordon
Glen Echo
Mda
Seventeenth Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
McCarthy
Massey
Gordon
Brooklyn
N. Y
Fatal bullet wound ends in death at Emergency Hospital
John Towles a 29 year old Black resident of 410 Wilson St NW died at the Emergency Hospital after being shot in the leg during a lodge excursion at Hamilton Virginia on August 9. Blood poisoning from the neglected wound caused his death. He claimed the shooting was accidental and that he did not know the shooter. Capt. Boardman will investigate with Virginia authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Towles
Wilson Street
Hamilton
Towles
Ifie
Boardman
Virginia
Obe Dens
Train Backs Into Ice Wagon At Night
Henry Jenkins an ice wagon driver plus three negro workers attempted to cross Pennsylvania Railroad tracks at South Capitol and G streets about 9 o clock last night. A switching engine backed a train into the wagon throwing the driver out. He suffered slight injuries treated at Providence portal. The wagon was damaged. Fall Down Stairs Fatal In Rush City Miss Anna Larson died yesterday and her mother Mrs L A Larson aged sixty fell down stairs while preparing the funeral and broke her neck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Jenkins
Pennsylvania Railroad
South Capitol
Providence Pottal
Rush City
Minn
Anna Larson
L. A. Larson
Promises Put In Writing On Equal Treatment For American Schools
Constantinople has sent a formal note to the American Legation pledging equal treatment for American schools and related institutions as for the most favored nation. The pledge is subject to usual departmental formalities yet is not expected to spark new crises if faithfully carried out. American and diplomatic circles note differences with the Mytelene settlement of 1901 but recall Minister Leishman secured the demands and awaits execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Augu
Une Porte
Legation
Porte
France
Mytelene
Leishman
Germans claim Hereros routed after August battles in South Africa
Gerlin Aug 17 reports Gen von Trothe of German forces in South Africa says the Hereros fled eastward after the August 12 clash. Deimling and Muehlenfels divisions chased natives to Omutjatjeva, but pursit halted due to dispersion and lack of pasture. Estoria column defeated bands Aug 16 on the Omuramba with heavy losses. German casualties were five dead and seven wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerlin
von Trothe
South Africa
Deimling
Muehlenfels
Omutjatjeva
Omuramba
Monarchs Kiss and Part at Brief Carlsbad Stop
Emperor Francis Joseph traveled from Carlsbad to Ischl via Marienbad with a brief stop as King Edward departed by automobile to bid farewell. The two monarchs exchanged hisses on both cheeks and saluted before parting. the meeting was described as purely informal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marienbad
Francis Joseph
Carlsbad
Ischi
Edward
King Edward
Fires devastate Hungarian villages amid droughts
August reports from Vienna and Berlin describe disastrous fires across Hungary and Western Silesia. Hundreds of houses have been destroyed with up to twenty people burned. A locomo tive spark ignited a vast timber district, burning Neu verwerk on Duke Ernst Gunther’s estate and killing many deer, with troops called to prevent further spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Hungary
Berlin
Silesia
Ernst Gunther
Schleswig-Holstein
Count von Dohna- Kotzenau
Neuverwerk
New Australian Cabinet Forms Under Reid Leadership
Melbourne August 17. A new cabinet is formed with Mr Reid as premier and minister for external affairs. Other members include Sir George Shaw as treasurer, Sir Josiah Symon as attorney general, Mr Thompson as minister for home affairs, Mr McLean as president of the board of trade, AE Mec as minister of defense, and Mr Molt ii as postmaster general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Victoria
Mr. Reid
George Shaw
Josiah Symon
Mr. Thompson
Board of Trade
McLean
AE Mec
Molt ii
Italian man narrowly escapes lynching after alleged kidnapping attempt
Pittsburg August 17 an unknown Italian accused of attempting to abduct five year old Helen White narrowly avoided lynching. Neighbors rescued the child as the man offered candy, prompting a mob to surround a Robinson Street tenement. Police saved him, name James Flesh, and he is to have a hearing tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Helen White
Allegheny
Tralian Society
Black Hand
Robinson Street
Alice
Central Station
James Flesh
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Mas Johnson
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D. S. Russell
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Lewis E. Jones
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