Motorman Foils Pursuit After Woman Is Struck on Tracks
A New York motorman halted a southbound car after seeing two men struggle with a woman on Ninety-second Street. One man strangled her and she was pushed onto the tracks as the car struck her. Passengers and conductor chased the killers. one man, John Dunn, was detained, another fled into a saloon and then a stairway to a roof. Police later reported three more arrests in connection with the case, including Fred Morse and William Solon. The victim is described as a woman about 35 or 40, with no clear identification yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas King
Amsterdam Avenue
Ninetieth Street
King
John Meehan
Trent
Nimetieth Street
Meehan
Philip Wagner and Sons
West Ninetieth Street
John Dunn
West Fwenth Street
Dunn
West 10Th Street
Westside Court
Shrady
Amsterdam
Columbia Avenues
Athan
Fred L. Morse
Boston
William J. Solon
Chelsea
Mass
Joseph F. Lambert
Curly Lambert
Judge Favors Sunday Liquor Sale Law in Jersey Resorts
Special to The Washington Post from Asbury Park New Jersey reports Judge Foster of Monmouth county court urged a restricted Sunday liquor sale. He said enforcement is nearly impossible under existing excise laws and that widespread violations persist despite efforts by officials. Foster, known for anti saloon actions, wields licensing authority in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey
Washington Post
Asbury Park
N. J
New Jersey
Boardwalk City
Foster
Monmouth County Court of Common Pleas
Monmouth County
Multiple Obituaries Dated August 1908
Notices list several deaths in August 1908 including Arthur D Adams of Salt Lake City and Annie Pray Ford with private or public funerals. Other listings include Emma Luckett and Elizabeth Sousa with funeral arrangements in Washington area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
Arthur D Adams
Salt Lake City
Utah
J. D
Annie Adams
Hembay
Curtis
Garfield Hospital
John Lafayette
Clark E
Margaret B. Curtis
Sea Ord Bee
Lee
Baltimore
Ford
First
Annie Pray
William T. Ford
Bam 'M
Julia C. Golding
Pam
HO Litchfield
Halt Meeoe
Luckett
Rhode Island Avenue
Emma
William E." Luckett
Frederick
Nussear
Tenth Street
Mary EF
Edmund A
Clara L. Nussear
Seventh Street
Thenca
Congressional Y. Chapel
Pimlico
Luna Park
Faysyne Press
Eldridge
Cleveland
Glen Boho
Washington
Notice of unified marriage and death notices policy
The Washington Post states that marriage and death notices will, upon application, appear simultaneously in multiple named morning newspapers at no extra charge. The list includes Cincinnati Enquirer Pittsburg Dispatch Boston Globe Providence Journal Buffalo Courier Rochester Herald Chicago Record Herald St Louis Republic Cleveland Plain Dealer St Paul Pioneer Press New York Times Syracuse Post Standard Philadelphia Public Ledger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Cincinnati Enquirer
Pittsburg Dispatch
Boston Globe
Providence Journal
Buffalo Courier
Rochester Herata
Chicago Record-Herata
St. Louie Republic
Clevsland Plain Dealer
St Paul Pioneer Press
New York Times
Syracuse Post Standard
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Funeral Directors and Embalmers in Washington DC area
Funeral directors and embalmers listed with locations and phone numbers in Washington DC area. Includes J William Lee John R Wright Co R F Harveys Sons W R Speare Frank A Speare and others offering chapel, crematorium, and on call services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. William Lee
Pennsylvania
John R. Wright CO
R. F. Harvey’s Sons
Fourteenth ST NW
Cain
A. Costello
ALMER
Frank Getzer
Geo. P. Zarhorst
Capitol St
Visitors at Sagamore Hill Attend Cuban Conference
President Ralph Peters of the Long Island Rail Road and Congressman W W Cocks visited Sagamore Hill with plans for a conference with the President. Gov Magoon of Cuba is expected to attend along with Secretary of War Wright. The key issue is the date of Cuba’s upcoming presidential election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oyster Bay
N. Y
Ralph Peters
Long Island Railroad
W. W. Cocks
Sagamore Hill
Petere
Long Islands
Magoon
Cuba
Wright
Gov. Magoon
Decisions Against Railroads Strengthen Safety Law
United States circuit court of appeals handed down sweeping reversals in two cases, sustaining the government against the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company and the Denver and Rio Grande. The court abrogates common law reasonable care rules and upholds federal safety appliance statutes in full.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St le &A
Mwach
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company
Denver
Rilo Grande
Court of Appeals
Horse Thieves Burn Towns in North Dakota Raid
Reports say Lowry and Alaska on the Minneapolis and St. Louis line suffered fires that destroyed the bank, general store, and pool hall, believed set by a mounted band amid sheriff investigations into horse thieves. The raids occurred around midnight and 2:30 a.m., with locals seeing riders depart.
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Aberdeen
Dak
Lowry
Alaska
Minneapolis and St. Louis
Missouri River
Walworth County
Persian General Dismissed Over Money Gift Dispersion
Teheran August 24 Gen Liakhoff military governor dismisses Third regiment Cossacks commander Gen Kazimaga amid quarrel over emperor gift funds. Kazimaga claims Liakhoff took his share and war minister promotes Kazimaga to a high post. tensions rise between Persian soldiers and Cossacks after shah assigns Siakh to punish a plundering Persian regiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liakhoff
Kazimaga
Teheran
Elakhoff
Siakh
Vivisection Sparks Debate Across Medical World
A letter from Helen M Roynton of Washington argues against vivisection, noting the medical world is divided over its value and questioning reliability of animal experiments versus human outcomes. She cites reported agony in animal testing and urges greater gentleness and ethics, urging future generations to assess vivisection's civilization cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen M Roynton
Washington
Aug
Thaw Gets Another Trip in Postponed Alienist Suit
Harry K. Thaw again faced delays in the $600 alienist services suit filed by Dr. John P. Wilson of Poughkeepsie. With counsel Morschauser absent, Referee Schlosser adjourned hearings, Thaw walking with deputy sheriffs during the delay. The case was reset for Saturday at 10 o'clock. this marked Thaw’s fourth appearance in Fishkill Landing, New York.
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Fishkill Landing
N. Y
Harry K. Thaw
John P. Wilson
Poughkeepsie
Thaw
Schlosser
Charles Morschauser
Leg of missing missionary found in river in Cincinnati
A leg of Elizabeth Hansen, a Presbyterian Church missionary who vanished from Cincinnati on April 27, was found in the river at Bridge Street. The rest of her body has not been recovered. A shoe and part of a stocking were near the limb and identified by her siblings as matching Hansen's worn shoes. Her family suspects possible self destruction.
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Cincinnati
Elizabeth Hangen
Presbyterian Church
Bridge Street
Miss Hansen
Algeria musical opens at Apollo Theater Atlantic City
A large audience witnessed the first night of Algeria a new musical by Glen McDonough and Victor Herbert at the Apollo Theater in Atlantic City N J Set on a Sahara oasis and a palace near Algiers the score reflects Victor Herberts style Ida Brooks Hunt is the prima donna Wiliam Pruette plays the governor general Harriet Burt is the flirtatious physician Ernest Lambert Toby Lyons and Harry Tighe are deserters from the foreign legion form a comic trio Florence Nash and George Leon Moore also appear in the company
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Atlantic City
N. J
Algeria
Glen McDonough
Victor Herbert
Apollo Theater
Sahara Desert
Algiers
Ida Brooks Hunt
Wiliam Pruette
Harriet Burt
Ernest Lambert
Toby Lyons
Harry Tighe
The
Foreign Legion
Florence Nash
George Leon Moore
Judge Denies Injunction Over Brand What Must Be Branded
Cincinnati Aug 4 Judge Thompson in the United States court denied the petition of Union Distilling Company and others for a temporary injunction restraining the government from branding imitation whisky as such The case resembled Clifton Springs Distilling and others granted a temporary order enjoining branding as spirits under the name of known alcohol
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Thompson
United States
Union Distilling Company
Auch
Clifton Springs
Ocean liners race across Atlantic with close finish
The Yver Kroonland from Antwerp and Dover arrived five minutes ahead of the Statendam from Rotterdam at Sandy Hook after a 2000 mile contest. The Kroonland first pulled ahead as they left the English Channel on August 16, gaining the lead on August 17, with timers tracking a tight duel to the end.
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New York
Aig
Yver Kroonland
Antwerp
Dover
Sandy Hook
Statendam
Rotterdam
Kroonland
English Channel
Rockefeller Institute Hospital Plan Drawn for Main Building
Plans drafted for the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research hospital complex on the east side of Sixty-fifth Street near Avenue A. Architects York & Sawyer depict the main building and isolation annex covering the riverfront site with existing Animal House and research laboratory on the parcel. Estimated cost includes the isolation annex at about $50,000 plus base expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
York & Sawyer
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Sixty-fifth Street
Avenue A
Naw
Railroads to test law in suits against ICC order
Five railroad companies file suits in U S circuit court challenging an Interstate Commerce Commission order issued in March enforcing hours of service rules. They allege lack of hearing, overbroad authority, and penalties for sworn reporting. The Delaware Lackawanna and Western seeks to block a Summit New Jersey junction with Rahway Valley as unsafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad
Central Retlroad
New Jersey
Ontario and Western Railroad
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Rahway Valley Railroad Company
Lacktanna
Summit
N. J
Women and Kidney Health in Readers' Notice
Many women suffer back pain headaches and loss of ambition due to kidney or bladder disease. Swamp Root, a kidney liver and bladder remedy, may restore health. Send for a free sample bottle by writing Dr Kilmer and Co, Binghamton NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N
Sio
Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlasta
Artillery officer to face court martial over club accounts
Capt. Solomon Avery, an artillery officer stationed at the Presidio in San Francisco, is cited to appear Wednesday before a court martial to answer charges of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman. The charges relate to alleged shortages in the officers' club accounts, for which Avery was treasurer. Avery served in the Spanish war and joined the regular army after. Officers at the Presidio say the culpability rests on careless business methods.
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Avery
San Francisco
Solomon Avery
Presidio
New York Infantry
Coast Artillery
Gunboat Paducah Loses Propeller En Route to New York
The U S gunboat Paducah after leaving Port au Prince Haiti Sunday lost one propeller but continued with one propeller. It carries condemned ammunition to New York and will proceed to Portsmouth NH navy yard for repairs. North Dakota nearly half completed at Fore River Shipyards with expected launch and completion dates in 1910.
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United States
Paducah
Port Au Prince
Haiti
New York
New Yok
Portsmouth
CN H. Navy Yard
North Dakota
Boston
Mass
Dakota
Fore River
Indian Protective Association cases and DC court actions in equity and probate
A wide listing of equity court actions in the District of Columbia overseen by Mr Justice Stafford, including Indian Protective Association matters, alimony and counsel fees awards, show cause returnable dates in 1903 to 1908, probate filings for estates and executors, condemnation, and bankruptcy hearings. Also noted are numerous property deeds, liens, and docket entries across multiple circuits and courts with attorney assignments and parcel details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
District of Columbia
Equity Court
Justice Stafford
Indian Protecors Association
Charles Pee
Berry & Minor
Indian Protective Association
Treat
Charles Poe
Brown
J J Darlington ‘van der Tann
Barnard
Filhiam
George H Calvert
Mattingly Butts
Butts
Rostles
H Adriaans Circuit Court
Justice Stafford Bterington
Montezuma Mining Company
Plaviti
W .A. Megrath
Peele
District Court
Bankruptcy Court
Corbin Birch
Eliza
Hyland
Charles H Hyland
William E Herbert
Monterey T Herbert
John J. Sleging
Michael Biggin
Louise A. B Hughey
Warry S Kimball
Justin S Chamberlain
Deeds of Trust Listings for Metropolis Building Association
A dense ledger of deeds of trust detailing property securities for the Metropolis Building Association. Entries include square numbers, parties, securing loans ranging from 250 to 36,030, with terms from 1 to 3 years and interest rates around 5 to 6 percent. Names include Bergmann Emmerich, Bolger, Linskey, Armes, Drury, and Hartman among others, with parcels in Mount Pleasant and related districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roward T Mankin
Henry H Bergmann
George M Emmerich
Metropolis
Edward D Bolger
H H Hergmann
Metropolis Building Association
William A Simpson
H. Bergmann
Robert B
Marion C. Bur
Harry Lamson
Alexander Th. Galt
Charles E. Ebel
Edward T. Linskey
Edmond Fitzgerald
John J ¥Egan
Tion
John Boyd
Woo Lester
Mr. Colbert
National Permanent Building Association
Barry Farm
Harry AL Hegarty
Wiliam J O'Donnell
Mary J. Heenan
Howard O Reedet
Frank X. Dieudonne
James Erry
Perpetual Building Association
Mount Pleasant
Pleasant Plains
Charles W Hing, Jr
John T. Arms
Samuel A “Drury
Les Brown
Pleasant
Charles W King, Jr
John T Armes
Samuel A Drury
Lee Brown
Mount Pleasant and
Charlee W. King
Jake, T. Arms
Mount F Pleasant and
Charles W. King
St Wx
John T. Acme
Samuel A. Drury
Hte Cattell
B. Francis Seat
James F. Shea
Home Savings Bank
Charles A. Hartman
KB Jordan
George R. Linkin
Ecure
Harry J. Sweeney
May bar geisha ills: Japan to receive protest
Tokyo reports Japanese Christian groups plan petitions against American fleet hospitality practices. They seek to remove geisha girls from public entertainments to align with American ideals, arguing for a more restrained, modern hospitality in Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Adimgri Sperry
Geisha Girls
Young Men's Christian Association of Japan
Tokyo
Christian Religious Organizations of
Japan
Sydney
Mormon Women Detained In Immigration Session
Boston reporters say the local board of Immigration Inspectors held a special session and examined about 100 Mormon women converts who arrived yesterday on the steamship Republic. Forty were held for further inquiry and Margaret Roe and Catherine Roe were to be sent back to their father in Liverpool England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Board of Immigration
Republic
Margaret
Catherine Roe
Liverpool
England
Fire destroys 7,000 homes in Constantinople blaze
A major fire in the Stamboul quarter of Constantinople yesterday swept through homes, burning about 2,000 buildings before being extinguished at midnight. Authorities report extensive damage across the district and are assessing the informally documented casualties and displaced residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Fie
Honsea
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Geo. C. Shaffer
14Th
Byesis
Njewsp
Long Island Railway
Cocks Call
Alaska, S. Dak
Sey
To-Kalon Wine Co
14Th St
Wonland
John D.'S Hospital
Commerce Commission
Accident
Mechanics
Torell
Blakensvot Ux
Twentyith
Southease
Handie Highlands
EL Gies Lewis J. Smoot
George W Fell
Lamont Street
Atterheya
Brandenburg & Brendenture
George
Wales
Henry Casper
Square
Hazen Warren
Charies Ho Treat
Traagmer
Et al
Walter Hriszell
Charles Sullivan
Flamitt
Leskie
Fubun & Cox
George Tehaan
Frank D Kaone
C L Simms
Presbyterian Church of
Georgetownia
Plaintif
Padgett Coombe
Witaon Reed
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company
Edmund Bu
Schuitzen Park
Alons F Larigey
Chaviea
Eva
Marsh
Georgia Avenue
Thirteenth
John T Wright
Edward JD. Bolger
Klien
L Bolger
Sovunth
Alfred A Johnson
Willam A Simpson
Wilth
N Strets
Peart G Selby
Simon
Gustave Oppenheimer
Scholyzen 'Park
Guy
Carroll S Spp
Albert F Gutskuner
Burrville
Henry P Holden
William G ‘Taylor
Lois
Jols
Randle Highlanda
National Savings and ‘Trust Company
United States Realty Company
Washington Heights
William Ty Browning
Gies
Walter O 'Caldwin
May Reed
Geetion
Dobbins
Olivia Johnson
Ioseph Paul
William E .Fowie
Jane R Bowie
Jother
Y.M.C. A
Centennial Park
Royal Navy
New South Wales
Sperry
Lady Northcote
Government House
West Virgina
W. T .Swinburn
Preble
Pacific Fleet
Golden Gate
Hawaii
Samos
West Virginia
Maryland
Stewart
Perry
Tennessee
Sebree
Hopkins
California
Truxtuon
South Dakota
Solace
Huffalo
Honolulu
Immigration Board
Peter
Bears
Castoria
J. Harry Norris
Norris’ & Johanson Co
I' Street
C. BE. Johanson
Norris & Johanson CO
C. B. Stokes
W H. Hoske
Julius Lansburgh Furniture and Carpet Company
McGill & Wi Ingrow
Gore Feet
DR White
E Street
Piet Jr
Frank P. Milburn
Architects
Washington, D. C
William Allen Johnston
Broadway
Marion Hill
Montgomery County
Rockville
Gavinne Danaea Swan
Ralph C Hey Sty
Jala Gilets
Teddy Bear
Mullen
Air Cetts
Mats Juesuay
Chas. E. Slaney
Jack Dorris
Weeak
Joseph
Santley
Newlyceum
Frank B. Garr
Munir
Maryland United Hunts
Fulton's
Ninth Street N. W
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