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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1908
Page
10
Watt's good bowling showed strong form as he posted 572 across three games in a Class A event, with Macoms dropping from the contest. The tournament featured multiple classes, standings, and doubles, singles, and team events, with notable performances and shifting rankings across the field.
An article recounts Father Damien and companions at the Molokai leper colony, detailing the mission, dangers, and donations aimed at supporting the leper settlement. It notes his resolve to aid afflicted individuals and the broader Chinese and local responses to the disease.
Word from Milwaukee confirms purchase of Randall from the Boston National outfit. President Doves admits to the deal but avoids specifics, saying he hadn’t spoken of the terms. The arrangement, tied to Schrenk and Ross, is described as ongoing with promises to a key figure.
The jury acquitted Mrs Thom after she testified about relations with a married man. Her husband was killed at Mrs Browns House where she claimed the affair with the other man began. A witness said she followed the husband to the Browns residence and observed the couple through a window, prompting further testimony about the shooting.
A proposed constitutional amendment designed to erase much of the Negro vote in Wariland was introduced in the legislature. It would grant suffrage to White voters with property and educational tests, include foreign or native born voters, and impose strict registration and eligibility rules. The measure, drafted by Democratic lawyers, targets voting rights and includes provisions on taxes, residency, and naturalization, with the intent of maintaining white political dominance.
A telegrapher for the Atlantic Coast Line Railway at Colliers Station was shot and killed today near Petersburg. An unknown Black assailant fired a pistol at close range, then fled as a posse searched the Dinwid woods for the murderer. The victim was a son of a station master. authorities pursued a suspect but the fugitive eluded capture.
Norfolk Jan 31 report says the steamer J Mo Gufres of Stanford Oil Co passed the capes towing the schooner barge Conemaugh in distress. The steamer signalled near crippled condition. The schooner’s masts are missing and she was partly disabled. They proceeded to Baltimore with the barge in distress. Also note the death of Miss Mary Stimmes at her home in Charlestown with survivors including George W Haines editor.
Obituaries list multiple local figures aged from eight to sixty including John Whitfield Santaow in Petersburg and Samuel Welsby of Ballimore. The notices note survivors such as widows and children, with brief mentions of professions and last residence, reflecting a mid Atlantic regional record.
The report highlights multiple weddings including Jan M At St Stephens Episcopal Church and Gear Titer of Skom PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DAYS PAZO OINTMENT is advertised with claims to cure bleeding or protruding fissures. The text notes Reedville and Waldport area events with local mentions and sponsor references.
Special to The Washington Post Suffolk Vaden 321. After a bitterly fought in legal battle Captain William B. Stant accused of oyster piracy in illegal fishing today was fined and sent one hour in jail. The vessel Jack Powhatan, involved in a collision with Commodore Maury, flagship of the Virginia oyster navy, under W McDonald Lee, chairman of the State board of fisheries, carries forfeiture. Prosecution led by the State board with Senator E Holland and special counsel John G Titon. Norfolk Commonwealth attorney defended Stant.
A steamship of the Merchants and Miners Line named Howard docked in Norfolk from Haston after a gale off the Jerry cast. A newborn boy, born during the voyage, was named Howard after the ship. The voyage carried one more passenger than it departed with.
Government forces including Maine Band will march in the planned Washington Birthday parade as part of a broad display urged by the War and Navy departments for a public celebration. Alexandria and nearby regions prepare as militia and fire crews join in this historic event with plans for a banquet and related ceremonies.
In Raleigh on January 31 1909 the house passed the Grauim rate bill by amending out the post January 10 1909 rate adjustment clause and keeping a 212 cent flat passenger rate. Railroads expected to honor the rest of the agreement though mileage hook pricing sits unresolved. The measure goes to the senate for concurrence with broad support anticipated.
At Bettany College mass meeting in the chapel President Cramblett announced the faculty would suspend seven expelled students pending a trustees inquiry. Students refused, demanding reinstatement for all fifteen expelled for burning Cramblett in effigy, threatening to seize the school if not. About a hundred students planned to move to Hiram College in Ohio.
Bristol judge William T. Rhea testified before a joint legislative committee on confirmations denying improper motives in charges by Senator Noel Ball. He recounted actions in each case, criticized a Bristol newspaper editor over a murder dismissal report, and awaited cross examination by prosecuting attorneys. The Senate Finance Committee favorably reported a $2000 appropriation for ICC costs in Federal court injunctions. another bill seeks a Virginia State Geological Survey at the University of Virginia with a $10,000 appropriation.
A major blaze in Bluefield West Virginia destroyed nine stores and the Railroad YMCA building after starting in the Christie tenement. Firefighters could not stop the flame as insured losses reached about $1800 to $2000, with the rest partly insured. A relief fund was started for homeless families and rebuilding funds were planned for WoC. The blast destroyed several flats above the shops, housing eight to eighteen families, with the art storage building used as an installment house.
Four Negro prisoners escaped Roanoke jail during a snowstorm tonight. Barney Harview, serving a house breaking sentence, PF E Morgan, a former felon awaiting trial on forgery, Edgar Taylor and Jesse Sims charged with house breaking. They broke through the wall by digging with a cane and used blankets to descend.
The notice outlines eligibility for entry, rules on how to submit illustrated answers, coupon handling, prize structure, and contest administration. It specifies that employees and relatives are excluded, sets submission timing, allows group entries under a school or organization name, and designates the Contest Editor as arbiter with final decisions.
Miss Wiss Janie Anderson despondent over health swallowed a half ounce of carbolic acid and turned on gas jets in her bedroom. Found unconscious across the bed with the empty bottle beside her by sister Bertha Anderson. Doctors used a stomach pump but condition remains critical.
Alexander P Butt cashier of the suspended Peoples Bank of Portsmouth under indictment for embezzlement offered to pay 1000 to the depositor committee through his attorney Captain John W Happer. The committee refused the offer as insufficient and preferred 4160, with the balance to be supplied by the directors who have not yet commented on the matter.
Special to wae v Been Richmond Virginia Jan 1 Proceedings in the Supreme Court of Appeals reported. Norfolk se J Wo Pere Company argued by Nathaniel T Green for appellant and Tarswell Taylor WL Williams for appellees and submitted. Norfolk vs White argued by Nallientel Grentor and Walter Taylor for appellee and submitted. Court adjourned to meet March nek.
Speralio, once in the brokerage field, faced U S court action in Hagerstown and Williamsport. He was sentenced to one year at St Marys Industrial School after pleading guilty to defrauding Montreal clients and others. A Buckets meeting in Washington County discussed security and rights, with local officials reporting progress on recovering losses and engaging capitalists.
Plans to connect Frederick and Washington gain momentum as a proposed railway link moves toward formal consideration. Officials in Frederick and Washington discuss route, funding, and expected regional benefits amid renewed interest and potential federal backing.
A three alarm fire swept the Mount Clare shops of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad shortly before midnight. Fire fighting crews battled flames with substantial damage expected to run as high as several thousand dollars, but the exact loss could not be determined at the scene.
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