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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1910
Page
21
Beverly Mass August 26 President Taft addressed Hampton Institute trustees at Prides Crossing urging generous endowments for Hampton and Tuskegee and their offspring. He argued education for both races helps social progress and white Americans must also be educated. He cited industrial education as key and stressed self respect and dignity of labor.
Edna May Bradbury, beloved daughter of William T and Annie Alvey, died Thursday August 6 1910 at her parents residence Capitod Uembts Md. Funeral from William TE Sar io & Co chapel 408 Ftreet northeast on Saturday August 7 at 2:30 pm. Interment Mount Olivet Cemetery. Relatives and friends invited. Funeral in the near future for Charles Bradbury a retired lieutenant. Also notices for James Ward and others appear with interment at private.
In sad but loving memory of Meredith Henderson taken two years ago today. Beloved son whose loss still aches in the family, with prayers for his soul. Published by his parents noting death and marriage notices among major newspapers listed.
Directory of funeral directors and embalmers with laying out chapels and livery, listing J William Lee, John R Wright Co, Harvey's Sons, Sardo & Co, Thos A Costello, Frank Geier's Sons, W R Speare, Frank A Speare, Geo P Zarhorst, and others with contact numbers and on site facilities including chapels and 24 hour service in the city and surrounding streets.
The passage lauds Booker T. Washington as a powerful, truthful leader who emphasizes self-help and industrial progress for Black Americans. It argues that respect follows skilled work and community contribution, while noting hope for solving the Negro question as whites from both regions unite in supporting self-sufficiency.
New York Aug. 26 By the death of Mrs Flora L Dotger at her South Orange New Jersey home the bulk of her estate valued around 1 000 000 will go to Tuskegee Institute led by Booker T Washington as head Mrs Dotger widow of Andrew T Dotger who died December 3 1903 left a life interest in his estate with about two thirds to Tuskegee The exact amount was then estimated at 565 000 Dotger born in Philadelphia and long retired from the New York Stock Exchange never visited Tuskegee but supported education for negroes.
The Navy announced President Taft will use the armored cruiser Tennessee as flagship for the November Panama voyage. The Montana will escort, carrying reporters and experts. Both ships now at Rockland, Maine, will proceed to Portland for overhaul, with Taft away under twenty days.
In a New York hearing, Mrs Stuyvesant Fish faces scrutiny over quail served at a dinner out of season. The case, tied to penalties up to 6060 dollars, centers on chef discretion and alleged zeal by State officials. Ward suggested no prosecution would serve law aims.
At Kennywood Park near Pitteburn a runaway horse dragged Antonio Bazone along a narrow road with a 100 foot drop. Thomas Nugent of Braddock and companions chased the animal for a half mile and stopped it. Bazone suffers a broken leg and bruises but is expected to recover.
A Tageblatt dispatch from St. Petersburg reports the Russian interior ministry issued an order allowing Oscar S Straus American ambassador to Turkey to visit St. Petersburg with his family. The move is seen as easing anti Jewish restrictions.
The Washington Playground Association announces the opening of a playground at Fourteenth street and Columbia road Monday. It is intended for little children, with special provision for those accompanied by nurses. No formal ceremonies will mark the opening.
New York Aug 2 A Bronx burglar known for leaving notes to victims was chased across Unionport bridge by Patrolman William Burke. Wright surrendered after a quarter mile pursuit during which both fired revolvers and he encountered a push to the ground. He confessed burglaries in Westchester and waived examination awaiting trial on burglary charges. A note writer on a bed warned police, and a dollar attached to a note suggested the criminal cared for a hungry baby.
Surrogate Cohalan denied the petitions concerning Laura McDonald Stallo and Helen MacDonald Stellen infants, requiring more detail on income and paternal support and consent to allowances. Petitions may be renewed amended. Reporters were barred from viewing the papers. The children, dubbed heirs to $15,000,000, are grandchildren of Alexander McDonald, Standard Oil Kentucky president. Their mother is dead and their father remarried Mrs Dan Hanna.
The Bretton Woods Employer's Association held its annual masked ball at the Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods. Ethan Allen Crawford, grandson of a Green Mountains pioneer, portrayed Theodore Roosevelt and released two weeks old black bear cubs, trained for the act, to the astonishment of about 800 guests. The event featured J. Blake White of New York as speaker and raised several hundred dollars for the association.
A historic license list shows numerous marriages including Poaniers Walter R. Talbot 45 of Washington to Clark 4 of Chicago and many couples with varied spousal ages, followed by a long death notices section listing James Bright 63 at Sibley Hospital and Richard C Goodridge 72 at Providence Hosp among others, with hospital wards and addresses noted for each deceased.
Health Officer Woodward reported three new infantile paralysis cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 95. He cited Kansas authorities urging physicians statewide to report cases to improve isolation, noting the disease remains hard to control and its cause is not yet known.
Reported pursuit centers on two women believed to be carrying jewels valued at about 750000 dollars within a shipment of gems en route to the United States. The note hints at related activity involving New York and German ships with crews found in boxes aboard.
New York officials search the Cunard liner Mauritania for $760000 in diamonds believed smuggled from German South Africa by two women with shipper's aid. Grand jury to probe perjury and other matters as investigators inspect empty jewel boxes and passenger rooms.
The Uniform State Laws Commission in a Federal Building conference discussed a draft requiring loans and prerequisites to publish for valid marriages. Led by Edward W. Frost, the committee includes J R Thornton, Seneca M. Taylor, F L Siddons, Robert Snodgrass, John Semey, and Ernest Freund, spanning Michigan Louisiana Missouri DC Pennsylvania New Jersey Illinois.
Miss Ruth Shepherd of Scranton, heiress to the Crawford estate, was grabbed by a well-dressed man on Martha's Vineyard while visiting Rev. and Mrs Dorchester. The would-be kidnapper claimed to be a detective and dragged her before fleeing toward the town as the party resisted.
Harry Pugh of Niagara Falls New York became insane on a Union Pacific car near Ellsworth Kansas early today and fatally shot the porter Young and Dr. H H Temple of Kansas City. The porter died in Kansas City and Temple, badly wounded, was left in a hospital after being removed from the train. Pugh, about 20, was overpowered by the conductor and brakeman and placed in jail in Ellsworth.
Warren Pa August. Joseph Sibley former Republican Congressional candidate did not appear due to acute heart trouble. Frank R Taylor Charles D Crandall George B Munn and D M Howard all of Warren county were held for court trial by Justice H S Perry. They were released on their own recognizance with bail set at $1000 each.
Pittsburg citizen reports a stray elephant that fled a show after a storm. James Burke, the dog catcher, finds the five year old elephant on Henry Garrett’s porch. The animal ate two bushels of potatoes and three bottles of milk as Garrett says it attacked a screen door before police arrived.
Special to The Washington Post reports from New York that the United States proper totals 90,600,000 while New York City approaches 4,600,000 and Chicago about 2,400,000. Officials expect only minor changes when final statistics are released around November 15. exact city figures remain unavailable for now.
Newport August 2 Miss Eleanor Sears, famed for polo tennis and long swims, appeared at the Casino in a low cut gown with a patch on one sun tan cheek. Friends mobbed her as she joked about trying to shave and cutting herself creating the new beauty spot.
New York Aug 26 Informal announcement says cloakmakers strike of 70 000 workers is settled with return to work Monday Both sides claim victory Hours and wages to be settled by a neutral committee expected to favor shorter hours and higher pay A joint agreement covers shop sanitary conditions.
Prof. William James of Harvard University died unexpectedly at his summer home in Chocorua New York Aug 2 after arriving from Europe to visit his ill brother Henry James. Born January 1 1813 in New York he served on the Harvard faculty since 1872 and held many honors including Gifford lectureship and membership in several scientific academies. His books include The Varieties of Religious Experiences Principles of Psychology and The Will to Believe.
Mrs. John Burch of Sedan Kansas kept her 2 year old afloat in five feet of water for eight hours after the child fell into a cistern near her home. She called for help but none heard, stood in water up to her neck awaiting her husband’s return, then collapsed. The baby was unharmed. Friends plan to seek a Carnegie medal for her heroism.
At Paterson New Jersey on a late August evening a westbound Erie train struck a crowded trolley car and an automobile at Broadway crossing. Albert Froelich and his daughter Henrietta Froelich were killed. Injured were Hugh Butler Norton Edwards and Chester Foyle. One boy escaped unhurt. The at scene investigators and doctors treated the wounded while the driver’s car was tossed aside.
In New Preston Connecticut on August 26 D Valentine of Brooklyn and his fiancée Miss Moore drowned while rowing on Lake Waramang. Mrs Umbach an aunt was rescued. The couple clung to each other as the boat capsized after a dropped object prompted a reach for it.
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