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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1908
Page
3
Reported year totals show 1 094 vessel disasters affecting 230 stations with 562 shipwreck victims. 5 712 passengers and property valued at 13 530 225 were aided. 66 rescue cases involved drowning danger, and 50 received medical or surgical aid. Expenditures for service were 1962 in revenue terms, with improvements after March 1908 act. Names and details of rescued individuals appeared in extensive lists.
A big order for steel rails was placed by Pennsylvania Road, totaling 135,500 tons sourced from five concerns. The combined shipment includes 29,000 tons from a major supplier and 10,000 tons from another, reflecting substantial demand for track material and signaling renewed railway activity.
In a tense industry move, railroad leaders discuss limiting rate wars as the Wabash system plans to adjust passenger fares between Pittsburgh and surrounding regions. Officials warn of broader disruption if consensus stalls, with talks touching on consent from local managers and potential impacts on adjacent lines.
Hagerstown Maryland December 16 three men were killed and five injured when a concrete pier under construction collapsed into the Potomac River. The disaster occurred before the concrete had dried properly, dragging workers into the river as a steel girder broke away. Investigators gathered to determine if the failure was due to wet concrete, improper finishing, or careless work.
The window glass manufacturers near Morgantown and surrounding towns plan to close plants to protest a new wage scale. Union leaders and local officials in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ontario towns warn of shutdowns as talks fail. The dispute involves key producers and depots, with expected impact on jobs and local commerce.
Jury deliberations began in a case involving Samuel Surnels charged with murder after testimony from witnesses described a shooting as the victim was allegedly fleeing in fear. Key prosecution evidence suggested the defendant fired from behind, while defense argued for extenuating circumstances.
Virginia items report various informal notices. Alden Tep of Culpeper accepts an invitation from Stonewill Ficksou of Cant Derite Vetre. Shipments to Tidewater and Norfolk Western are summarized for past weeks and months. Antiques lovers are warned not to miss the Arlington hotel sale of platters and dishes at fixed prices.
Columbia Dec 16 Two applications for receivers filed over the Southern Life Insurance purchase of Fayetteville NC by Seminole Securities of this city. Charges include exorbitant commissions and misappropriation among officers. Insurance Commissioner McMaster orders Southern Life show cause why license should not be revoked. Stockholders warned. meeting slated for December 29.
Special to The Washington Post Greensboro North Carolina December 16 McAdoo son of Walter D McAdoo owner of the McAdoo Hotel and prominent citizen faces a jury for the death of Ed Allred saying the pistol discharged accidentally when picked up from a carriage seat causing a fatal wound to Athas breast. Witnesses say the men were longtime friends with no quarrel.
On the third ballot the Rev Dr Green was elected coadjutor bishop of the Virginia diocese at a session in Alexandria. He expressed gratitude but asked time to consider the role and whether he could lead the church from his current post. The salary was set at $8000 annually with a house allowance and incidental expenses.
The court, presided by Judge Tons Barley, disposed of multiple cases. Frances storey pled guilty and received four months. others faced indictments for larceny, breaking and entering, and related offenses with various penalties. A suspect received custody with bank safekeeping until asylum placement. Additional sentences include speaking at a store, theft of a horse and buggy, and repeated house breaking. Railroad directors were elected at the annual meeting in Alexandria with members named Anirese Burke Daingerfield, Miller, Moon, and Wallace.
Delegates from eastern Virginia and eastern North Carolina traveled to Washington to petition the congressional Ways and Means Committee for an increased peanut tariff. Led by Peter Holland the group aims to bolster peanut prices and support tariff protection amid ongoing political campaigns.
In Richmont Virginia December 16 Judge Pritchard of the United States court of appeals reversed the lower court in the case of Zella Conaway et al versus the Third National Bank of Cincinnati. The dispute centers on a private sale of coal land in West Virginia valued at about 5140 dollars and concerns the legality of reducing the sale to a private transaction rather than a public auction. The ruling directs dismissal of the bill and dissolution of injunctions while noting other circuit court opinions on related matters.
Hancock charged with embezzling over 100 from the Famb Fish Hox Company while manager of the concerns and arrested in San Francisco after a trip to Honolulu. He posted a certified $1000 bail and several checks payable to the Jamb Mish Company were found on him, apparently reducing his shortage to the bond amount.
Local notices detail multiple weddings across Virginia with names such as George W Douglas Alve Crosley and others from Weetmare tang Kinsiie Danville and Culpeper. Also reported is the death of Henry Murphy a pioneer of Westernport and Frederickaburg with family notes and burial mentions.
Special to The Washington nat Laurel Md Dee 16 Mrs Annie Shaw wife of Mr Bowie Shaw residing on second street died last night of acute indigestion. She was 48 years old and survived by her husband two sons and one brother. Mrs Shaw was formerly of Washington.
Mrs Liszie Tomblin wife of Clarke county farmer Walter Tomblin in a mental crisis built a fire in Berryville jail and leapt into it. She was transported to Western States Hospital for Insane in Braunton where doctors fear her injuries may prove fatal. Her clothing burned away and nails curved back with loss of tips. Despite medical protests she was sent by train to the asylum.
Governor Gienn in Raleigh directs that Henry Harvey be hanged tomorrow after thrice respites. He states that neither the judge nor the solicitor recommended mercy and that the crime was horrible.
An executive order prescribes biennial physical tests for marine corps officers. Field officers must complete a 9-mile riding test over three days and captain or lieutenant officers must walk 700 yards on double time with rests, totaling 20 hours of actual marching. Some senior officers may be excused from the test but then lose eligibility for future promotion.
Rodolfo Gaona, famed matador who earned five thousand dollars per appearance, died from wounds suffered after a bull gored him in the ring last Sunday. The Mexican star, renowned for a long career in bullfighting, succumbed to injuries in Pueblo on December 16.
A distressing report from Stanly County describes a vicious assault on Mrs James Moss by a large group of white men, with a lynching feared as authorities fear a negro will be taken from jail. The same dispatch notes miners in the Frederik district absent due to wage reductions, and details two local weddings in Poolesville with ministers and family attendees noted.
Maryland shellfish commission announces the survey of oyster grounds in Breton Bay and adjacent western shore waters completed. Eastern shore surveys in Worcester, Somerset, and Wicomico counties also finished. Work base moves to Baltimore for winter. spring plans to resume.
In a brief wedding report from The Week, details describe a marriage and the subsequent death of a participant. Names and locations are partially garbled but indicate a formal ceremony and a afterglow of the event within a community setting.
A historic residence in Mount Stuart suffered a devastating blaze destroying a County landmark built on the Grim homestead site. Firefighters fought the flames through the night. No injuries reported as investigators begin to determine the fire’s origin.
An obituary from Virginia recounts a life rich with family ties and late year milestones. It notes the deceased's age, relationship to daughters Norfaly and others, and references to a funeral and farewell services. The piece preserves dignified, non-graphic tone appropriate for a local notice.
The scan shows Willam Davis a white two year old, arrested in Tazewell, Virginia. He is charged with stealing a horse from HC Neel, his employer, and selling it in Bland County for $40. Davis had been released from the penitentiary weeks earlier after a five year term for horse stealing.
The case reports the death of 25 year old unmarried farmer Charlestown area resident Trussell, son of Moses E Trussell, killed instantly when a tree fell on him near Leetown. The article notes his age and marital status and cites the accident location.
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