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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1906
Page
7
The body of Mothel Amos, found in the river near the No 2 grain elevator at Lower Canton, is described as nearly nude with a bruised left eye and a bruised right leg. Coroner Thompson will hold an inquest. a jury will question the boat party members to uncover fuller details.
Richard Land, manager of a Portsmouth dry goods and clothing store, was crushed after trying to board a moving trailer beside a motor car near the Norfolk Baseball Park. An angry crowd gathered as the incident occurred. Land died instantly and was survived by a widow and others.
The Washington Prat ovkyville reports the Montgomery School Board confirmed several teacher appointments. Ritchi Haney is named principal at Sir school, Miss Clara B DeMuthy principal at Ruronsville, Roger J Whe ford principal of Sandy Spring High, Miss Isabel Stabler assistant there, and J H Surqmers principal at Travitan. The board notes a 2 percent interest policy on deposited funds for the year ending July 31 1996.
Lottie Be Sanders and Hugh Harris of Martinsburg eloped to Hagerstown and wed at Trinity Lutheran with Rev. Jacob S. Simon. The father opposed the match due to the bride’s youth. Court Clerk Oswald had been instructed not to issue the license since Harris was under twenty-one. Harris swore he was from Fredericksburg Virginia. Garner was unanimously elected to fill the Martinsburg city council vacancy left by W. Watson’s death.
A compilation of obituaries and death notices from Roanoke and nearby towns. Hardin Brown of Roanoke dies at Clifton Forge of paralysis at 48. Jeanette Marks of Naylors dies at 40 after brief illness. Christian Rabb, a merchant, dies in Milwaukee while attending Eagles convention. W. W. Corbin dies after a hospital accident near Covington. Thomas W. Taylor, prominent Parksley resident and longtime customs collector, dies at Peninsula Hospital. Annip Fidler dies at 12 from diphtheria, with three family deaths in one household. Dyer Wheeter, longtime Charlottesville contractor, dies at 92. Burial and family details follow for several of the deceased.
A midnight collision on the steep Edgemont to Smithsburg grade blocked the line as a rear freight crashed into a stopped engine. Engineers Roy Stouffer and fireman W C Clapp leaped clear with injuries described as sprained ankle and greater but non fatal wounds. The front train’s caboose and cars were demolished, track torn up, and traffic rerouted via the Altenwald cut off.
The Virginia Supreme Court's decision in Dutton v. State Corporation Commission upholds the act by which the legislature elects the Insurance Commissioner. Judge Whittle notes the act's constitutionality and asserts the legislative branch's paramount authority within a government of reserved powers, with no superior except federal and state constitutions. The ruling focuses on the constitutionality of the act, not on the commission's ministerial oath duties.
In Harpers Ferry on August 17 the Niagara Movement honors John Brown and the 50th anniversary of the Osawatomie battle. Rev Reverdy C. Ransom of Boston urged negro political rights and criticized the White House and War Department for failing to enforce the fifteenth amendment and for seeming to condone constitutional violations. The speech praised disillusionment with Republican leadership.
Huntington, W Va Aug 17 Annnie Davis claimed to be the world’s largest woman died suddenly at her home fifteen miles south of here near Hubbardstown. She was thirty years old and weighed 120 pounds. A coffin nearly six feet long and three feet high is being made for the body. The deceased had a sister two years younger who weighs more than 500 pounds.
Special to The Washington Post reports two midshipmen were rescued after a canoe upset near the Naval Academy in Annapolis Maryland. One rescuer Nicholas Nich failed to recover, drowning as he tried to right the craft. His body unrecovered. In Parksley Virginia John Osbourne Wessels, 60, was killed when struck by a Norfolk Express train at Mears Siding. found body described as mutilated. Wessels was a musician and fortune teller.
Roanoke witnesses the wedding of R Pride to Mes Rebecca Livingston in Atlantia City with plans to return to Roanoke. Mrs Price hails from Roanoke and is connected to Price Kyle law firm. In Fredericksburg, M B Alsop wed Miss Molilo Chewning of Spotsylvania County at a Methodist church with Rev J H Light officiating.
A satchel containing the manuscript of a jointly written book by Rev. Dr. W. A. Barr of Norfolk and Rev. Dr. A. J. Nock of Blacksburg disappeared aboard a Norfolk and Washington Line steamer en route to Blacksburg. A servant’s carelessness, plus a prior page burnings, complicate efforts to publish a work described as potentially stirring church circles.
A violent electrical storm last night in Salisbury North Carolina caused multiple strike incidents. J A Mahley residence caught fire after a lightning hit as Mrs Bradshaw suffered serious injuries in another strike. A power line at Salisbury and Spencer Street Railway Company was damaged. Parkersburg dispatch news changes note Gen J B Baker becomes general manager after purchasing an interest, with Reese Blizzard elected president.
The coroner's jury finds the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad responsible for Lawton Lewis's death after he was killed by an express train at Riverdale last night. The train crew is exonerated. Eyewitness accounts indicate negligence in safeguards, while liability rests with the railroad company. In a separate note, fireman S P Wheeler of Clifton Forge Va on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad was likely fatally injured at Quinnimont after a stirrup broke as he attempted to climb from a freight car. His injuries include a crushed foot and internal harm.
Otohiko Matsakata of Tokyo visiting his brother Midshipman Matsakata at the Naval Academy Hospital in Annapolis Maryland while typhoid fever is treated. In Cumberland Maryland Judge Boyar orders a $10,000 levy by county commissioners after floods to repair roads and bridges for Mount Savage area.
Special to The Weehington Fort Richmond Virginia August a charter grants Front Royal Rap pahannock and Tidewater Railway Company state corporation commission The road runs 190 miles from Front Royal to Charlottesville through Warren Rap pahannock Madison Greenbrier Albermaine Culpeper Orange Louisa Fluvanna Goochland Henrico Spotsylvania Fauquier and passes Charlottesville Incorporators and officers named E H Miller S R Miller president Front Royal John I Miller vice president Washington William J Browning William L Jones Hugh K E Naylor W Keyser Front Royal
Special to The Washington Pest reports a woman in Hagerstown Maryland found a letter mailed in 1868 by Mrs. John C Proctor that never reached her husband in Washington The letter bore numerous postmarks including Hagerstown October 1 1868 It will be forwarded to Mrs Proctor decades after being written
The State convention of the Ancient Order of Hibernians resumed its session in Oakland Maryland on August 17 with excitement over officer elections. D J Scully was chosen as chairman by the press committee. Rev J O Connell addressed the Ladies Auxiliary and Miss Catherine Mooney of Baltimore presides over auxiliary deliberations.
Special to The wanaigtor in Clarksburg W Va Aug 17 The box car carrying George Rashid the Syrian Teper drawn from Parkersburg to Pickens sparks fear and avoidance among train crews who refuse to load it. The car moves along the Gauley line and is now sidelined at Erbacon where officials expect it may be destroyed.
Special to The Washington Post reports that a Virginia and Southwestern Railway freight engine dropped its crown shield, exploded in steam, and left Engineer Grubbs and his foreman badly scalded. The train halted before further damage as it attempted to descend Walkers Mountain near Bristol.
In Richmond Virginia on August 17 a group including Sergeant J Wrenn Capitol Police Thomes Haines Charles Kohler Haines Reid and James Schehnose fell twelve feet into Murphy's Hotel basement after a street grate was removed for repairs and one inch planking covered the hole. Wrenn Kohler Reid Haines and Schehnose suffered injuries ranging from broken arm sprains and bruises. Haines ankle possibly fractured and Schehnose lightly injured.
Special to The Washington Post Baltimore report says Theodore Andere of Arlington faced charge of attempted felonious assault. Wright released by Justice Bevan with no stated reason amid claims of crowd pressure during the trial. State and local officials debated the case as Wright was rearrested on assault and battery warrants.
Clay ton Mannington West Virginia boss of Mannington Glass Works tried to end his life early this morning at Caraden Station Baltimore. He wrestled with Officer Carey for his revolver, then attempted to throw himself in front of a train. After restraint he admitted mental distress and was moved to the Western Police Station. Police report he is single, thirty-one, and had recent financial worries. Lutheran Synod of North Carolina meets in Salisbury with routine business only.
Raleigh Aug 11 James Perry a Negro shot Baldy Perry three times near Raynor County after a dispute over a dog. Baldy Perry, a white man, was killed instantly as he confronted Perry who fired from close range. Authorities have not arrested Perry despite a homicide notice sent to officers.
Sperryville Virginia suffers extensive flood damage from a mountain storm, washing away all bridges in the area. No lives reported lost, but reports indicate some injuries and numerous narrow escapes. Railway washouts near Petersburg and heavy rains flood crops in Norfolk County. An Essex Roanoke report notes a worker lost a finger crossing tracks.
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