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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1907
Page
10
The assailant calmly confesses to attempting to abduct and assault Lena Rowland-Telly, revealing a panicked flight across state lines seeking safety. Sheriff pledges pursuit as motive and mob violence fears arise. investigation centers on the paths toward Chesapeake and Potomac regions with police coordination.
A garbled 19th century style court record mentions a person named Martha and a bigamy charge. It references Redgely near Ye awa, Worcester Virginia, and lists local officials including President Ray and a Staunton treasurer. The document notes annual church health concerns and related community entries.
The governor appointed Supt JS Mann to lead the 1st Presbyterian Church here and Rev Alfred H Moment as pastor. FT Murdock and Ry Bary 17 tet designated to attend the National Poison Autorncumerence in Chicago, with Aug 2 noted in the dispatch.
The notice records a Virginia wedding scene with a widower, guests from Nash Greaop and Danville, and a ceremony at a church in Ashville. It notes attendees including Gill Buagan of JA Reagan and Willian Bo Skins, with the service at the home of Drang or JA Reagan, parents of the former husband, and mentions a retired Methodist minister overseeing.
In 1954 the South produced about 13 percent of U S iron output. By 1980 that share barely exceeded 5 percent despite some growth into 1896. Experts cite Mesabi range impact and Ohio as factors and urge labor expansion, timely development work, and increased steel conversion to boost regional output.
Maryland Storage Company announced it has acquired the steamboat line on the Maryland Eastern Shore, giving the Western Maryland Railroad control of the new route. The move signals Western Maryland’s aim to compete with the Pennsylvania line for Eastern Maryland business amid existing Pennsylvanian ownership of other steamboat lines and railroads.
Wilson NC Aug. Lewis Hains cashier of the Pinetops Bank at Pinetops vanished from his home last Monday. He wandered through woods all night and was found by friends brought to his father’s where he rests easy. Bank accounts are correct and overwork and worry caused the departure.
Special to The Washington Post Salisbury NC report says Hugh A Leonard, former ticket agent for Southern Railway, who vanished six months ago with 1380 in company funds, was captured in Idaho yesterday by detectives from the bonded company. He will be brought back to North Carolina to face charges.
Special reports describe Edmonds wife, a Lost Creek farmer's spouse, vanishing from Harrison County home and leaping into a well drowning in ten feet of water amid temporary insanity. Other items note a large blaze in Folingby Va destroying six buildings with about 1000 dollars in losses, and political notes on John B. Tocke and Shenandoah Revenue appointments under new law.
Mary J Cline died near Worleytown after illness, husband Setleeder found her home. Alvin Jane Vanderbogalt, rector of St Peter and Proteatual Episcopalian church, died at Soracac Lake. she was married to Mil Bates Gard. William Koen Howard, seventy, died at home near Gen Peal rtmet. he was head of Wills & Howard Co and connected to Gen John Facer Howard. Additional details list birthplaces, schooling, and family survivors including Elizabeth Mary, Jame Me, Henry Howard, Jerry Carrall Howard, and David R Howard.
A Fairfax County campaigner for state senate introduces a candy kisses wrapper tactic to win votes. The scheme spots a districtwide playful messaging stunt, while a funeral and multiple local notices pepper the page, including marriages and a worker’s death from a fall.
Prince William resident J B Thornton was appointed to fill the vacancy in the Sixteenth Judicial circuit caused by resignations of Judge Charles Nicol and Judge Louis Barley. Gov Swanson noted counties should have the judgeship, citing Alexandria’s need for its own city judge. Unveiling of the Jamestown Island Captain John Smith monument postponed due to completion delays.
Special to The Washington Post Greensboro August 2 an aged Imian hang led by a tone from a cedar tree slashed his throat with a knife. Joe Walker a local church member tried to aid him while Dettmering died. He had sought to end his life over family dispute and money. Detectives took him to the police station after the ghastly scene.
Mrs W Cruse of New Jersey and Chauffeur Kaufmann of Carlisle were injured when a steering failure caused a car to overturn on the pike two miles west of Chambersburg. Cruse, now in critical condition, and Kaufmann were taken to Chambersburg hospital, with others aiding at the scene. Shoes torn from Mrs Bossler after the vehicle was overturned.
Mrs Sadie Jer ron young, a white woman, was sentenced by Police Justice Simmons to five days in jail and a fine for contempt of court after being arraigned on charges of abusing a neighbor. She protested the verdict, vocally denouncing the magistrate, and cried when the sentence was imposed.
In Wheeling on August 23, a German American resident, amid jokes by friends about murdered relatives, hanged himself using a child's swing tied to a door top at Mrs Charles Schultze's home. He was a prominent local figure and Franco Prussian War veteran.
News from Bluefield West Virginia and Pocahontas Virginia describes a black man named Ripppy or Ripps charged with attempted assault after an attack on a teenage Corr sister while blackberry picking. Officers chased him to Watangiam and brought him to Bristol for safety amid lynching threats.
The Washington Post reports Rockville Maryland hosts the Montgomery County Agricultural Society fair next week. Entries for fourteen races include many top local riders and horses, with expectations of the best Rockville fair yet despite concerns about pool betting. The four day program runs Tuesday through Friday with events across trot and pace divisions and substantial purses.
A petition filed with the court alleges illegal voting in Woodstock's August 1 local option election. The drysny majority stood 15 to 11 against. Joseph B Marston, a Woodstock merchant, was arrested on a voting charge and faces a Saturday morning hearing.
The Methodist Protestant conference at Ellans West Virginia Aug 22 ruled that Rey I A Barnes cannot be recognized due to his own prior withdrawal. He tried to transfer back but admission was denied. The session authorized bequests totaling 500 from Alexander Morrison estate to be given to church boards. Other speakers included Miss Hazel Knox and Ira C Post. A wedding announced in Richmond Virginia and travel notices for coast-bound health seekers were also noted.
The paper asserts independence and fearlessness, aiming to serve all readers with accurate coverage. It emphasizes top news gathering, skilled writers, and modern facilities to produce a desirable daily publication.
The Washington Post provides full financial news market reports and business status for merchants financiers and farmers. It serves as a guide for produce sales and offers columns of news matter and engaging reading for readers seeking leisure content.
The illustrated magazine area presents choice selections by prominent writers and fiction from noted authors. Foreign news is carefully chosen with timely, accurate illustrations, reflecting the paper’s long standing reputation as the best Sunday visitor to any household.
The Sunday Post sports section, Toe Post, prints on pink paper each Sunday. Four pages cover baseball results, running, trotting, billiards, auto racing, yacht contests, boating, golf, tennis, swimming, and all features of the sporting world in accurate detail.
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