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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1908

Page

4

Historians Plan Meet Ambassador Bryce at Annual Meetings

Eminent historians will gather for the twenty fourth annual session of the American Historical Association in New York and Richmond. Ambassador Bryce will address history topics and host a reception at the British embassy after the first session.

American Political Science Association Richmond Boas Pryce Amerro Jeros Anmererar Nowayers Pintavetonia

Family Perishes In Suspected Poison Tragedy

Fragmentary notes describe a household suffocation death with a man blamed for an alleged poisoning. Names and places are unclear but a nearby room and a Christ figure are referenced, suggesting a domestic fatal incident under investigation.

Mysterious Theft Loses $29000 at Cal Bank

Monrovia detectives report a $29,000 loss from a local bank last Saturday. The money was discovered missing after the bank opened on Monday. Insurers may cover part of the loss. police are pursuing suspects with limited details available.

Monrovia Merilay Noel Boo Bers de Roel Breathug Partte

Baron Rosen Stay Claim Sparks Diplomatic Rumor

A confusing fragment suggests Baron Rosen may remain involved in a disputed service. It mentions an ambassador and a Western rumor about foundation status, with a tone of surprise at an arrest and a claim of no foundation supporting the claim.

Bernhardt Sees Czar at Tsarskoe Selo in St Petersburg

French actress Sarah Bernhardt was received by Emperor Nicholas II at Tsarskoe Selo, St Petersburg, and presented with a portrait. The audience occurred on December X as Bernhardt tours Russia.

Emperor Micholas Tsarskoe Selo St Petersburg Sarah Bernhardt Nicholas

Starving men demand work as London poverty grows

Shabbily dressed unemployed men parade fashionable shopping streets shouting we want work amid aristocratic crowds. More than a thousand homeless gather on the Thames embankment nightly for Salvation Army tickets, yet shelters fill only half. Charities struggle as destitution surges beyond Christmas relief.

London Glasgow Tyne Addey Thames Embankment Salvation Army Army Newsnapers Daily Sylvatin Army

Robbers Bind Farm Family and Loot Farm in Ohio Attack

Two masked men forced Ho A Shadow of Curtice Ohio to open a safe at a farmhouse, obtaining 180 dollars. They tied seven family members, gagged them with a sheet and a mitten, set a stove on fire, and stole a horse and buggy. A farmer, Sehabow, was tortured with matches while a second robber kept him at gunpoint. Children found their father unconscious after the raid. A posse pursued the suspects.

Toledo Ohio Curtice Ohio Schabow Sehabow Sibabow Schadow

Dr Ghas Allen Dead Stricken While in buggy

Dr Ghas Allen a longtime Washington resident and prominent Georgetown Medical College graduate died at 74 from an apoplectic stroke. He collapsed en route home from a patient and was driven to his residence. An active charity worker, Democratic committee member, and Baptist lay leader, he leaves a wife, four sisters, two brothers, and many relations. Burial at Congressional Cemetery under Magons auspices.

Charles Allen Washington Second Baptist Church Hes Swein Congressional Cemetery Magons Allen Alen Astoria Third G Streets Grant Place Dr Allen Virginia Arsenal Georgetown Medical College Alten Norfolk Newport News Democratic National Committee Association of Oltest Qezree Mason New Jerusalem Lodge Mary Alien ED Olixe Naomi Curley Jane Lynn City Marshal Hichand Alien Judson Allen

Librarian Fatally Injured In Park Trolley Collision

In New York a sunken road near Central Park at Tight Street, George C Hurlbut, aged librarian of the American Geographical Society, and his daughter Miss Ione Hurlbut, were fatally injured in a crash with a trolley car and automobile. They were rushed to a hospital with skull fractures. the chauffeur jumped to safety and was arrested, along with James Gannon, the trolley motorman.

New York Dec Central Park George C Hurlbut Theepital Wittam Gg James Gannon

Mother Crushes Infant as Parents Fight in Philadelphia

Alfred Turner aged 10 weeks died in a domestic fight in Philadelphia when his mother dropped him while the couple argued over breakfast. The father Illam Turner attacked the wife and the infant was crushed during the struggle. Both parents were arrested.

Philadelphia Alfred Turner Illam Turner

Battle Over Whisky Jug in Hopkinsville Riot

In Hopkinsville a deadly whisky jug dispute sparked a countywide pistol fight leaving five Black men mortally wounded. Charles Leander allegedly tried to steal whisky, triggering about 100 gunshots amid heavy drinking. Kirk McCoy was shot in the eye and killed by Eugene Ferguson in another incident. At Tidella near the Tennessee Central Railway depot, a later shooting wounded several as a train departed, with three likely fatally hurt.

Hopkinsville Charles Leander Kirk McCoy Eugene Ferguson Tidella Tought Tennessee Central

Reading cocoa magnate dies after hockey game

John C Proctor of Reading and Boston cocoa interests died suddenly at Mishawam Pond after an ice hockey game with Reading Golf Club members. He collapsed then died within minutes from cerebral hemorrhage.

Woburn Mass John C Proctor Reading Boston Itte Proctor Mishawam Pond Reading Galf

Blue Day For Showmen In New York as Theaters Close

Moving picture theaters in New York shut down after a mayoral order obeyed. About 46 theater owners or keepers met at Murray Hill Lyceum led by William Tox, Jr. to await a court report from Augustus Rogers while they seek clarity on Sunday entertainment rules under police direction. The managers hope for a legal ruling to permit certain Sunday shows.

Washington Post New York Moving Picture Christiaas Deai Murray Itil Lyceum Wshona Wiliam Tox Augustus Rogers Bingnam Lem Manhattan Opera House Metropolitan Opera House

Militia Reorganization Aims at Rapid War Mobilization

Nieut Col Lt Weaver head of the division of military affairs asserts that nearly all militia groups in the United States would respond to a wartime call. He notes Congress empowered a militia reorganization enabling a peacetime formation of U S land forces for immediate use on war outbreak. He proposes dividing the nation into territorial districts each with militia and regular troops to form mobilized army corps and subunits.

Weaver Coast Artillery Corps division of milit + affairs United States Snowe

Christmas Mail Delivers Record Results in Ely Post Office

More than 100 sacks of malt were piled at the Ely post office as postmen made late deliveries yesterday. Clerks separated contents overnight and will distribute today. Mail volume rose over 20 percent this Christmas, and postal workers achieved record delivering efficiency with all packages expected to be delivered by tonight.

Ely

Pigeon Drops Aboard Off Brazilian Coast Case

A steamship report from Boston dated December describes a homing pigeon found exhausted on deck near the Brazilian coast. The bird bore a metal band reading Antwerp 777 with the number 70 between two lines, suggesting a racing or messenger history.

Boston Hellenic Brazil Antwerp

Bandit Starr Opens Negotiations With Oklahoma Governor

Guthrie Dec. Gov Haskell announced receipt of word from Henry Starr a noted bandit that Starr was ready to surrender to the state and stand trial on charges here with immunity against extradition offered by the governor Starr was wanted in several states on various charges and Haskell refused to consent to any arrangement.

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