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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1908
Page
22
Poem expresses faith through the unseen witness of spiritual renewal. It describes how inner peace and hope come from Jesus, lifting the heart beyond suffering and poverty. The speaker speaks of being drawn to God, the quickening of life, and enduring joy as a divine gift.
A narrative scene unfolds with a leper awaiting judgment and meeting fear and faith. Guards call limits as reporters watch from under sycamore trees. The patient reflects on sorrow, courage, and the impact on his wife and infant, while the doctor probes his illness and incubation concerns.
A Washington man describes believing he may be a leper after years of illness linked to service in Cuba and the Philippines. He recounts quarantine duty in Abra and Manila Bay area, encounters with cholera, and a 1900 return to Fort Sheridan before Manila deployment. He recalls discharge from Fort McPherson and mixed health since.
Special to The Washington reports another set of MO Lugu Mulans arriving at Guadalajara on the deportation route to the hot lands of Yucatan. Prisoners including women and children, some over 100 years old, marched overland from San Blas to San Marcos before being placed on trains. The article notes Diaz’s order recently ending the practice of deporting Indians.
Weather conditions show below average temperatures across the midwest and south with scattered showers from Virginia to the Rocky Mountain region. Winds along New England and mid Atlantic coasts remain brisk, with unsettled conditions into Monday and Tuesday and no immediate spike in heat for the county. Local readings list hourly temperatures from midnight to the evening, noting sunshine, humidity, and cloud cover.
Special to The Washington Post Wilmington Del Aug 23 The Republican victory in yesterday's Delaware primaries for delegates to the State convention at Dover next Tuesday grew stronger The party lineup includes Simon S Pennewell for governor and William H Heald for Congress with the State committee to choose an attorney general nominee at its Dover meeting Deputy Attorney General Hastings of Wilmington leads the Newcastle slate and Hastings supporters push Davis to take the State treasurership while Kent and Sussex factions bargain over posts
Uncle John McCarthy 75 from Marion County arrived in Columbus last night and boasts a 4 minute 29 second mile. He claims he can still run in under 5 minutes. He recently saw a streetcar, his first shave in years, and an Irish acquaintance after 28 years. McCarthy farms a small plot, plows himself, while his 87 year old wife assists, though partly paralyzed.
Bristol native Robert EB Clay, a 13 year old temperance speaker, tours Virginia and other Southern states rallying Black voters for prohibition. He contributed to wet contests in Georgetown and Charlottesville, where Black mobilization helped swing votes toward prohibition, transforming formerly liquor-favoring attitudes into support for the cause.
Special to The Washington Pan Cumberland Md Aug 2 former State Senator David J Lewis of this place the Democratic nominee for Congress in the Sixth Maryland district plans an aggressive campaign to defeat Col Prane He will go to Hagerstown Tuesday to Frederick and Wednesday in Rockyile He claims he will carry Allegany County and that the labor vote will back him Lewis has long been noted as a labor advocate and previously worked in coal mines He also served as counsel for the United Mine Workers in the Georges Creek Meyersdale district for years
Special to the Washington Post a logging road engineer McCulley of Babeurk Lumber lost control of a six truck load near here yesterday in a steep grade he leaped to save his life but was struck by rock and died others escaped McCulley held memberships in the Knights of Pythias Fraternal Order of Eagles Improved Order of Red Men and the Davis Volunteer Fire Department
Special to The Washington Richmond Va Aug 2. A grocer's shop employee, Morriz, dangled from a meat hook after his wrist became caught during a customer request. Fellow workers climbed a ladder to free him. stitches were needed for a severe arm wound. Other items note fraternal officers and local notices in brief, mixed with assorted regional brief items.
Washington Post reports a Virginia congressional contest in the Eighth District with C C Carlin seeking re election and Park Agnew or Joseph L Cropper considered as possible Republican contenders. Cropper says he will not accept the nomination but may seek the internal revenue collector position if Taft wins.
Mrs Mary L Guy in Washington cares for the ill mother of Rep. C. C. Carlin as he pauses campaign duties. A Greek lunchroom dispute ends in arrest for assault on Privates. Old Columbia fire engine and hose reel shipped to Harrisonburg for Virginia firemen’s convention. George W Pettey travels to Ohio to showcase the electrical indicator, with stops in Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse. Mrs B Bradley and daughter Bertie injured in buggy accident near Luray after a Primitive Baptist meeting.
A temporary Republican club in Hyattsville Prince George’s County organized with Henry W Shepherd as president and Archibald McFarland as treasurer. Charles W Ingalls secretary and a Weiss Building hall secured for a Monday meeting to form a permanent organization. Vice presidents include Robert W Wilken Herman E Burgess Charles W Birdsall William A Brooks Howeré W Morrison and George Taie postmaster.
Weather stays warm with showers aiding ripening and curing of tobacco in Virginia and North Carolina. Farmers busy cutting and curing as color and texture improve. overall crop quality and quantity expected good, though higher grade wrappers may be scarce and markets take primings at solid prices.
Batesville Va August 23 Judge Williams of Wythe County one of the democrats electors at large has been chosen to open the Virginia campaign at Fincastle. The formal headquarters will open September 1. The burden of the campaigning falls on Williams and Ello of Richmond. Funeral held for William G Page Batesville merchant. The service was at Mount Eli Baptist Church with several pastors officiating.
Special to The Washington Post Woodstock Virginia August. A man named Isaacs of Charlestown West Virginia was fined 28 dollars and given a jail sentence for contempt of court by Justice Irwin after inquiring why he hadn’t been arrested. Isaacs was released around noon and planned to seek redress in Harrisonburg. Irwin, a longtime magistrate, had recently been fined by Mayor Tickley for drunkenness. Prosecution of the matter may unfold with regional interest.
B Spécial to The Washington Poo reports Cumberland Maryland August 28 railroads add extra crews to manage rising coal and coke traffic freight tonnage in the Felrmont yards doubles against June and July early drawback is empties shortage The fake trdic has opened in full and demand for mined coal is high Fifty more railroad men will join the Baltimore and Ohio shops at Gratton tomorrow with planned further increases in September
Special to The Washing In Test Bretz West Virginia. E H Snyder was carried to Baltimore for Pasteur treatment after being bitten by a mad dog on her lawn sixteen feet above the road. The dog leaped the bank, attacked her, and they rolled onto the road. She held the animal by the ears until it was struck and fled. Also notes several local weddings and deaths, including Joseph B Bradford and Madge Armstrong wed in Grafton, and Paul Kreps of Hagerstown dying after gallstone surgery.
Maryland rural delivery chief William R. Spilman warned rural mail routes would be cut if repair of ill used roads is not pursued. He urged residents to grade and drain dirt roads, noting no central fund exists and government support for roads is limited. The message followed his Washington return from vacation and cited annual Rural Delivery spending of about 35.5 million dollars.
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