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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1908
Page
17
Christmas Sunday in Washington churches featured carols sermons and varied music programs. Several churches offered special Christmas day services with choirs cantatas and choral presentations while others repeated nativity selections and additional concerts across morning and evening services.
A garbled mixture of marriage and death notices appears, with unreadable fragments naming individuals and events. The readable parts provide limited context on names and dates, preventing a clear biographical or event-focused summary.
Series of sermons delivered at multiple Washington churches last evening. Preachers included Rev James Schultz Memorial Church on Political Leper and Rev J Hen ning Nelma with Jeans of Nazareth at Church of the Ascension. Also featured were Rev J Howard Wells at Mount Vernon Place and Rev BM Roys Fishburn at Mount Pleasant Congregational Church.
English clergyman Dr William Spurgeon praised the Welsh revival as a movement led by rank and file worshippers. He cited 100000 converts with 9 percent remaining steadfast, noting improved morals, honesty, debt repayment, and reduced drink usage. Campbell White of the Lasmen Missionary Movement was to speak at the new Masonic Auditorium.
Congregational meeting held after yesterday morning service at Python Temple to decide on continuing the church work founded by the late Rev Alexander Kent for seventeen years. Committees named to secure regular pastoral supply and music direction. aim to console the public with Dr Kent’s writings and prepare selections.
The last meet of the year began yesterday afternoon at 3 then 8 for a choral service titled Song of the New Kingdom led by the League rabies with a sermon by Rev Robert M Moore The Sunday school entertainment is set for tomorrow at 8 in the evening in the Sunday school room Jewelry stolen from Mrs Ely Patterson prompts police to pursue one arrestee in connection with the case.
An advertisement touts Dr Ailes Anti Pain Pills as a cure for neuralgia and headaches. It asserts nerves cause the pain and promises soothing relief with two free doses and a money back guarantee if the first package fails. The contact details mention Miles Medical Co and Eikhart via.
Philadelphia reports a high profile murder case set for trial Tuesday in Medicoehouse. Florence Erb and sister Catharine Beisel stand accused of killing Capt J Clayton Erb at Red Gables Village Green last October. The case centers on marital strife, a threatened shot by coachman Eugene Poulson, and alleged self defense claims by Mrs Beisel. The proceedings involve details of divorce threats, alleged infidelity, and fierce public interest in a scandal linked to prominent Philadelphians and society circles. The trial, before Judge Johnson, will be argued by Assistant District Attorney Tallman and DA Albert Tutton Wxi.
The Rev Dr John Lee Allizon preached a Christmas sermon at Gunton Memorial Presbyterian Church. He spoke of the birth of Jesus as a rich universal message bringing hope and joy, noting the angels message and the longing for the divine among humanity. He described Jesus as a king who established a kingdom in the heart, a prince of peace, power, victory, and glory.
The Rev John Van Schaick at the Church of Our Father urged Christian justice as the cure for excess charity. He argued true brotherhood is daily, not seasonal, urging restitution, dignity for the poor, and character development over mere wealth.
Grace Lxuden a city resident aged around 22 is under court injunction to refrain from contacting Leroy Bell a 60 year old farmer. Relatives allege she exerts influence causing Bell to spend hundreds on her diamonds and clothes. Bell has been ordered to refrain from disposing of his property until a final hearing. The woman formerly worked as a school teacher.
The article explains lawmakers expect a rivers and harbors bill this session to raise funds for broad improvements. Clerks prepare a bill to satisfy backers while Treasury deficits constrain revenue. Supporters push for new enterprises and deep waterway from Chicago to the Gulf, seeking about 2.5 million dollars now and much more later.
Cleveland Dec 27 Great Britain to be invited to participate in the 100th anniversary commemoration of Perrys Lake Erie victory. Ohio plans a joint peace carnival and drill exhibition on Put in Bay Island in 1913. A commission will seek legislative appropriation for a several week exposition titled International Peace Centennial. The event would celebrate a shared ideal of peace harmony and progress.
Lawrence W Peters allegedly killed himself after wounding Miss Jenyles Beaudette who refused his marriage. Alexandria officials plan to extract a bullet from Beaudette’s head and probe the incident for evidence while she remains at James Posey’s residence.
Delegates and many white residents attended the funeral for Herbert P Tanell the colored barber who died Wednesday night. In a tribute, Delegate James R Caton praised his worth and cross racial esteem. Burial followed at Bethel Cemetery with notable civic expressions. The report notes the mixed attendance and respect shown by both races.
An ammonia pipe burst in a closed Swift & Co packing room fatally affecting carpenter Grover. He died at St Franck Hospital of lung congestion after coworkers escaped the fumes. three other carpenters survived by crawling out before help arrived. Special to The Washington Post.
Special to The Washington Poet Baltimore February 37 Judge Charles Edward Phelps former Baltimore Supreme bench ex congressman and Medal of Honor recipient died at his Walbrook home from heart failure aged about 70 He left wife and children Woodward Charles E B Phelps John Frank Alma Martha Phelps Funeral plans to be announced Judges and lawyers of Maryland attend the bier Phelps born in Vermont May 1 1833 educated at Princeton and Harvard Law active in public life from 1869 union officer wounded at Spotsylvania mustered as brigadier general in 1865 served in Congress and as Eighth Maryland colonel during 1876 riots elected judge 1882 retired recently health declined after a cold yesterday.
In Fawmont a group of youths from Belleview were burned and injured when a cigarette stump and mine powder exploded. Oscar Hare 16 suffered severe facial burns. Jonn Laughlin 18 and Elmore Sidnet 18 had serious cuts and burns. Benping Smith 16, Jesse Wilson, and John Holland sustained serious injuries. Doctors treated and transported the worst cases to hospitals.
A chaotic scene filled the courtroom as Samuel W Hause was found guilty of beating his wife Annie in Hagerstown Maryland. Mrs House testified the couple had 20 children, many born within a year, including twins, with several children witnesses to the trial. The family moved from Dikus W V2 to Middletown in Frederick County years ago.
Samuel Mansfield Mansfeld, 21, was found in a neighbor's home on State Street last night with buckshot in his chest. He was alive when found and taken to Mt. Vincent’s Hospital but died there. Coroner Kight ruled death by own action. He had been in ill health for some time. Son of Captain George W Mansfeld, a prominent local family.
Vanguard of delegates from Maine to Colorado arrive at Union Station hosted by Zeta Chapter of Sigma Kappa. The convention opens at George Washington University with receptions, tea, and gatherings, led by officers including Sarah Mathews and Helen Smail.
Theodore W Johnston bent urgent wires from New York to Trinidad Lower California to aid Willam George Morse, son of Professor FB Morse, arrested on a murder charge in a Mexican jail. Morse, a Yale alumnus, had travelled to Campbell ranch for health reasons and friends fear for his safety as the case develops.
Paris dispatch reports Wilbur Wright will travel to Rome to instruct three Italian pilots on his aeroplane, with Messina Wright Far man Delagrange Bleriot and Esnault Polterie among those who pledged to participate in the Brescia international aviation races in August 1909.
In today’s Post a correction states Byron Chandler of Manchester is not the son of former Senator Chandler or related to him. He is the son of the late George B Chandler, former Amoskeag National Bank president. The note counters a report that a Chandler son married an actress.
Former Annapolis postmaster Grafton Munroe died at his home on Prince George Street from paralysis. He had worked at the Navy Academy store until his death. His wife Miss Goodwin of Annapolis died years ago. He leaves two daughters Mrs William L Marcy of Annapolis and Charles A Munroe of the U S Army. He was in his seventy first year.
Lafayette Elza of Cumberland Maryland was paroled after 30 years in the West Virginia penitentiary for a murder in Job WV and a prior life term for another killing. He is visiting relatives near Hendricks West Virginia and has completed 17 years of an original life sentence.
Frank J Wells longtime Bethesda resident was jailed in Rockville on arson charges after authorities say he and former employer Matthew Griffin burned a barn on John W Hoffman's Bethesda area farm on the night of November 2. Griffin is believed to be in New York. Wells had been in a Washington hospital after a prior fire incident.
A test shows oven temperature at 200 degrees produces only about 100 degrees at the center of the dish. The low heat fails to break down bean fibre, keeping the food heavy and hard to digest for digestive juices.
Wells, held by Deputy Sheriff Aaron Hewitt, testified Griffin threatened him to guard a lookout while Griffin fired a building. He said Griffin held a grudge against his father in law after a loan refusal. Wells noted Griffin also fired the dwelling of WW Connor and a stable of Martha Newman, both burned a few nights after the Hoffman fire.
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