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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1908
Page
3
A Philadelphia case centers on Mrs Shinn aged twenty denying divorce grounds. She testifies that Sunn proposed she break marriage vows while a tailor offered $500 to settle. The exchange includes a复杂 tangle of alleged proposals and counterclaims as the couple navigates allegations and court proceedings.
London dispatch says the Kaiser has become a total abstainer pledging to renounce alcohol for life. Etiquette would ban alcohol at dinners he attends, so he has invented a temperance beverage that fizzes like champagne and is served in champagne bottles while courtiers drink the real product.
Rev Hamma formerly of Baltimore and now in Springfield Ohio donated $60,000 to Wittenberg College on December 17, totaling gifts to the institution over $200,000. The latest contribution raises the college endowment to about $600,000.
In Istanbul, the new Turkish parliament convened with the sultan and imperial guard present. Delegates from Greece, Armenia, Arabs, Kurds, and others attended as Turkey seeks to advance constitutional government while Austria looms over Bosnia and Herzegovina.
A union of glass manufacturers announces refusal to accept a new scale, signaling a likely strike. About 1400 workers are expected to walk out tomorrow from Yuloteshee as tensions rise over labor terms. Inward and outward notes warn of health concerns and a sensational tonic ad touts Sarsaparilla as a universal cure.
Mrs William H Taft accepted honorary chairmanship of the National Federation woman's department and arrived in Spray North Carolina to host the first southern welfare meeting. The event gathered leaders from Georgia South Carolina Virginia and North Carolina to organize welfare efforts for government employees.
Willam Hudson spent last night in jail after a warrant by his wife and Edward Hyatt. The wife left with their baby after an alleged threat to kill. Hudson was released after police interference and began a search for his missing spouse.
Reports describe Simon winning broad support as the United States recognizes the new president amid celebrations. Authorities move quickly to maintain order as troops remain on duty at the palace and preparations continue for the new government.
Special to The Washington Post details the trial of W Bert Samuels for the murder of Sheriff William V Flannigan in Draper North Carolina. The defense sought his testimony while he faced a perjury conviction in a federal court, prompting the judge to require a certified conviction copy for admissibility. Samuels, convicted last spring for revenue fraud perjury and sentenced to three years, appealed. He was free on bond at the time of the Flannigan killing, which occurred before Eva Boyd's house. The appellate court later affirmed the lower court’s ruling.
Dr. Wilson of Baltimore testifies to a long friendship between Mas Wilson and the man his husband accuses of wrecking the home. Ex-senator will take the stand in his own defense.
In Baltimore today the cross-bill for absolute divorce by Dr Pierce B Wilson against Mrs Talitha V Wilson was heard before Judge Gorter, with former Senator George L Wellington named as co respondent. Lilian Davis testified of alleged intimacy with Wellington and payments to Mrs Wilson, while Wellington was not present but expected to testify when defense starts.
A letter to a Omaha man claims Abraham Spotts fathered a daughter Ophelia with Louie Hous and suggests Spotts sought to abduct the child in infancy. Police in Alexandria and the mother’s relatives are cited as keeping them apart for years.
Attorney General denounces a constitutional amendment scheme alleged to be devised by unscrupulous Democrats to perpetuate their control. Republican leaders from across the state denounced the plan as a threat to civil rights and Democratic influence, vows to campaign against it.
A shooting occurred inside a rural country store leaving two injured and one dead. Witnesses report a man named Oliver fled the scene after firing a fatal shot. Authorities, including Petitions, are investigating the motive and exact sequence of events as residents seek facts and safety.
Legal notice lists marriages or intent to wed between Pereagrime Wroh Jr and Laura Hamm with participants from multiple counties and listed witnesses or supporting parties. The document records names including Johnson, Merman, Brown, Titeroo Loh, and others, with associated locations and dates.
Major S J C Moore dies at his Berryville home after years of public service in Clarke County Justice He rose from lieutenant to staff officer on Stonewall Jacksons staff and fought at Manassas He later served as Clarke County judge before the office was abolished
The Washington Post reports the marriage at the bride’s home of Harley Martin and Wiss Gaugh. Charles Gough, doorkeeper of the West Virginia legislature, is noted as the bride’s father. The ceremony was conducted by pastor Taft Main Street at the church, with Martin a Baltimore and Ohio train dispatcher and Wiss Gaugh employed locally.
McAdoo was acquitted today in the Greensboro Superior Court of the murder charge in the January killing of EE Alfred. The jurors delivered a verdict that the death occurred during a hunting incident and not as a deliberate act by McAdoo.
Virginia briefs describe the death of Campbell’s six year old Laomas VW near Huanohe after a fall from an aunt’s home and a transfer to Buena Vista. A malicious act on the Southern Railroad near Danville involved a large pin causing a fatal train incident on No 37, with several killed. Sonny Gregor, a Black man, is reportedly arrested in connection with the pin scheme. A fire at Wellington near Manassas burned a house belonging to Samuel G Taint with no insurance. A man suspected of drunkenness is accused of setting a small blaze with five fatalities.
Special to The Washington Pit Hagerstown report from December 17 states Charles Gussler a 36 year old resident of Duncannon Pennsylvania died last night after injuries from the Williamsport bridge collapse. He is the fourth fatality among the injured, with Jacob Nace and Frank Benning expected to recover. Charles Moore, crushed in the back, cannot recover. Jeremiah Hollenbach underwent skull surgery by Baltimore surgeons and has an even chance for recovery. Cement experts testify that concrete piers should cure 30 days before steel is laid. the crumbled pier had stood only a week before steel workers arrived.
Henry Harvey colored sentenced to hang for murdering Hugh Prince, both Roanoke Va., today refused spiritual comfort from ministers. He claimed to wish to go to hell for a special march to the gallows as a chicken flew overhead and he laughed and cried out Somebody catch that chicken.
Special to The Washingon from Charlotte NC reports a federal peonage case in U S district court involving fatten mill owners A S Moore and B J Dablan of Gastonia. Government star witness is a 70 man employed by the defendants. Outcome is keenly watched by unit owners across the state.
Maryland fruit leads at the National Horticultural Exhibition with a first plate in several displays. Iowa and Idaho received notable honors while Washington and Montana/Mainland were also recognized.
Rackinle Wd Dec i In Suber Metiodiarhatch Jere. Wess Hessie Stonestreet Greene and Wir Nicholas Brewe both of the place wed in the presence of a large assemblage. Rev Forest J Pianmu of Vint Baltimore and a former pastor assisted by Roy Banest Ee Woolfe performed the ceremony. McLaughlin daughter of Fiwood McLaughlin of Clea Spung married Dr Robert Thomason Lahr of Foonwhire by Rev William Bald. The event included best man Eugene Fakta. several guests attended.
Mary Vigna Mackall wife of Richard Mucha 97 died in Olney after a medical event while resting. She was the daughter of Thomas and Sivnned, survived by a daughter and three sons. Funeral arrangements noted in Annapolis and at the Maryland hospital.
Virginia weddings recorded in a damaged OCR page show couples Broderkshore and Lee, Edmond and Mas, Wittie Taine and Wallam Godsex, Dora Tee Wrath and Kavnbam Fike. Details include locations Danville Pelhans Not Parsille and a Peace Wrog officiant, with residence notes and partial dates.
Virginia obituaries report Busiel Dee of Bristol and son of Bishop Newton, Charles Graham Cannaday of Roanoke, John Williams of Strasburg, and Thomas Great Spradlin of Lynchburg. Other notices mention Adona Crocker of Suffolk, James G. Coragell’s relation to Gov John Cox of Tennessee, and Prof Beahm exonerated in Oakland Maryland.
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