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Washington Post

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Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Feb 04, 1909

Page

7

Wilkie Calls for central federal detective bureau reform

Testimony by Mr Wilkie urged limiting scattered cases and creating a centralized detective bureau in the Department of Justice to handle investigations for all federal agencies. He criticized reliance on the French system and emphasized discreet, authorized investigations only by the Attorney General.

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Two Centrate Law Blocked in Wisconsin Details Unclear

A garbled OCR report references a blocked centrate law and a restraining action affecting payments. It mentions the governor, South De, and Wis with vague terms about ten governors and pending actions. The readable content is fragmented and lacks clear dates or entities.

United States

Army Orders Raise Several Officers and Assignments

The army lists multiple officers including Swaine, Cagr, Hammon, Tron, and others. Promotions move Lieutenants to new stations, captains assume commands, and artillery units reorganize. Several personnel are slated for duty at various depots and command posts with specific postings and transfers noted.

Alen Orph Werse Artilery Hammon Prein Nate Presen Andsra

Orders to Naval Officers from February 1 1908 document

Fragmentary OCR shows orders dated February 1 1908 directing naval officers to various commands. Mentions officers Nasal PU Tatars and Arayat Footy with reference to Parigua. Details are incomplete due to garbled text but indicate official naval command assignments and duties.

Sail Ag Front Akon T Jewell Ommand Arayat Footy Oo Nore Parigua

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A garbled text item lists multiple names and places including Midland Va Berwyn Md Bethesda Md and Calarton Va. It appears as a fragmented social or marriage notice with numerous personal names, ages, and locations but lacks coherent action or dates. The readable fragments suggest a notice of people connected to marriage or social events without verifiable details.

Health Office Deaths Record and Acknowledgments

Health office list of deaths includes Charles White aged 40 from 32d st ow, Loule H Mayhugh age 34 at Stanton place, Cornelia Beall 74 of 1201 Columbia road, Maunah 4 Lary 82 at Bost aw, and Montgomery fF paragid 3lls Lith sto nw. Also listed are Michael McCarlan 22 Pleasant court ne, Henry D Siusmanne 1 year at 931 C st pe, Lunsford 41 years at 321 We are nw, Marton Naylen 4 months at 991 2lat st na, Adam Shinn yea, John Harraon 28 years at Tuberculotis Hospital, Anna Oeen Emergency Hospital 1 jea 6, Joseph Jonex 28 years at 2119 Cheater court nw, William Campbell 10 years at 62 Plevee ef nw, Hattle Woot 25 years at 425 Nallor, James Toyer 2 years at 23 host ge, Daniel Weight 52 years at 107 Lent nw, Noble Ty Johnson 3g years at 1742 Seaton at nw. Headaches and Neuralgia from Cold and a world wide cold remedy LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine offered. Names include E W GROVE and K Lang. Also a sports note: K Lang defeats Squires, Sydney, NSW, Feb 3, Lang wins heavyweight Australia title after 17 rounds. previous defeat by Berns in Melbourne last Sept.

Charles White Loule H Mayhugh Stanton Place Sears Cornelia Beall Columbia Road Maunah Montgomery Ff Paragid Sears Adelbert Co Wash Asylum Michael McCarlan Pleasant Court Ne Sears Henry D Siusmanne St Pe Lunsford Marton Naylen St Na Adam Shinn

President Roosevelt to Vetocensus Bill and Civil Service Debate

President Roosevelt announced he would veto the census bill and send his reasons to Congress. Civil Service Commissioner McAhenny and Public Printer Donnelly oppose the bill, warning it could revive spoils system practices. Osage Indians visited the White House seeking a government appointment, led by Big Heart with Congressman McGuire guiding the visit.

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Three Die in Seaboard Train Wreck North of Abbotville

A head on collision on a trestle of the Seaboard Air Line near Abbotville South Carolina killed engineer Clyde Moore and fireman C J Nickels along with a third man. Ten cars were demolished and passengers were badly shaken up. The collision occurred on a long trestle while the trains ran at high speed.

Sprcal Tourhe Richyndnd Ui ‘Eb Seaboard Air Lines Railway Abbotville Clyde Moore C J. Nickels

Keyes Edges Sullivan In Narrow Ninth Round Bout

Keyes fights hard from the start and wears Sullivan in the fourth. Sullivan lands a hard left jab in the ninth, but Keyes returns with a sharp uppercut and keeps pressing to force clinches. Both fighters weigh about 158 pounds in a ten round match at Shar Key Athlete Club in New York.

Washington Post New York Beri Theves Wid Sulllivan Washington Sixty-sixth Street Columbus Avenue Keyes Sulivan Sullivan

Forts Named for Veterans in Pacific Theater

A string of U S military reservations in Hawaii and the Philippine Islands are renamed to honor senior generals and officers by Fort De Hussey Fort Huger Fort Upton and Fort Frank. The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company reports continued growth, issuing a standing statement noting high policy counts and benefits distributed to policyholders.

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Morgan Sails May Buy Art On Europe Trip

Financier J P Morgan sails on the Adriatic with plans uncertain about buying art abroad. Charles M Schwab also boards the Adriatic and hints at a French automobiling trip with a Monte Carlo stop possible. Morgan says he cannot tell what he will do when he starts and may be tempted.

Europe New York Pierpont Morgan Plymouth Cherbourg Southampton Morgan Mr. Morgan

Mrs Stirling Makes Hit Not Free to Marry Lord Northland

Edinburgh February hearing in the Stirling divorce case centers on Mia Stirling testimony about marriage plans. She states she is not free to marry Lord Northland and that he has not proposed. Mrs Atherton’s breach of promise suit is referenced as a backdrop to the dispute. Lord Northland denies misconduct as defense opens, case adjourned for day.

Edinburgh Stirling Court of Sessions Mia Stirling

Hopkins Gains Two Votes In Governor Contests Fight

Springfield lawmakers debate a joint resolution to appoint a nine-member committee from both houses to hear a gubernatorial recount petition. Senator A J Hopkins gains two votes on the latest ballot as Democrats back Carter Harrison while opposition urges restraint and a pledge card campaign ends with threats of a constitutional majority.

Springfield I Tech A J Hopkins Carter A Harrison Chicago Hopkins Togs Shurtleff Mason McKinley Lowden Calhoun Harrison Sherman Hopking Hopkin Adlai B Stevenson Lee O'Neil Browne

Setback for Hughes as Senate blocks Cook nomination

Special to The Washington Post Albany NY February 4 193? Republican senators join Democrats in voting 31 to 17 to refuse confirmation of Herbert H Cook for the State highway commission. Governor must submit a new name. Some Republican votes were contingent. Contested election case against Wallis advances under Senator Grady Hepburn in Des Moines. W Jamieson contest notification served by M L Temple for W P Hepburn tolling to Centerville tomorrow.

Washington Post Albany Fey Tere Republican State Organization Senate Herbert H Cook New State Highway Commission Cook Bengee Wallis Thomas Grady Hepburn Des Moines Iowa Congress W Jamieson theéEhehth Distrief M L .Temple W P Hepburn Centerville

Manassas Hotel Fire Totals Building and Nearby Property

Special to The Washington Post Manassas suffers a major blaze that destroys the oldest hotel building and damages a block bounded by Main Center and Last Streets and Railroad Avenue. Firefighters struggle with limited water but save the Journal office and department store. Loss estimated at about 6,000 with insurance undetermined. origin unknown.

Washington Post Manassas Railroad Avenue Manangas Manassas Hotel George W .Payne Manassax Tournal Office McClellan Tetzer Tmpe WN Lopscomb & Co

Virginia Happenings Amid Local Notes and Incidents

Morriss Glaser of Hagerstown trading as Brenner Conquerateer was named trustee for creditors Joseph Wolfinger with assets of $1000 and several thousand in liabilities. George Gumbert died from burns after a coal oil fire exploded. J Frank Turner was appointed by Talbot County Court to fill the unexpired term of J J Harrington Covington as district attorney. John Haugh, assistant postmaster at Glopper's Station, was arrested for a postal law violation. Kee Mar College guests aided a midwinter reception fire when crepe paper decorations ignited by a gas jet. damage was limited.

George Gumbert Garrett John — Haugh Glopper’s Station Metropolitan Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Hagner Hagerstown Haugh Postoffic Kee Mar

Virginia Weddings in Lexington and Heathaville

In Lexington on Randolph street Capt Jesse M Artam and Mrs Arthur hosted the wedding of their second daughter Carria May to Marlon Lewis Beeton with Rev William S Hammond officiating. In Heathaville, George Lester Kesterson wed Ida Blanche Henderson at Mrs G S Pasquith’s home, the bride daughter of Capt scher Henderson of Palmers, Va.

Lexington Jesse M Artam Arthur Randolph Street Teir Carria May Marlon Lewis Beeton William S Hammond Trinity Methodist Church Heathaville G S Pasquith Baltimore George Lester Kesterson Ida Blanche Henderson Scher Henderson Palmers

Bell falls at church injures brakeman in Cumberland

Special to The Washington Peat reports William Crist, 30, a brakeman from Cumberland Maryland, was severely injured by a 20 pound church bell that fell from its steeple at Grace Methodist Episcopal Church on Virginia Avenue. He underwent trepanning, a two by one inch piece of skull was removed, and the cause remains a mystery.

Washington Peat

Virginia Briefs Chronicle Local Disasters And Elections

Scarlet fever closures at St Luke near Woodstock trigger fire destruction of the Ryman house to halt disease. Grandstaff barn burned with grain and hay, livestock saved. injury to 8 year old Lovell Jeffries from a gate incident. Various university and local governance notes include Washington and Lee editor election, Mary Washington Hospital officers, and Farmville assault case. Roanoke land deal transfers 20,000 acres to Pittsburgh capital, linking Catawba furnace site to rail expansion.

St Luke Woodstock County Board of Health David Ryman Wiliam Grandstaff Redbanks Grandstaff Iguana Lovell Jeffries BE M Jeffries Sneeks Washington Roanoke Va Botetourt County Pittsburg Catawba Catawba Creek Norfolk and-Western Chesapeake and Oslo

Manufacturer Ends Life in Thomasville Home

Special report from Tu 1-annul 2 ome Thomasville Nebraska describes a tragic suicide by a local manufacturer aged 34. He ate breakfast with his family, kissed his wife goodbye, then shot himself in the head. No motive is known. He is survived by his wife and four children.

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Circuit Court of Appeals Hearing Opens in Richmond for Multiple Parties

Special to The Washington Post from Richmond Va reports the U S circuit court of appeals reconvening with judges Goff Pritchard Boyd and Dayton present. Arguments covered Henneblyve Construction Company Armored Concrete Construction Continental Casualty and Ida Juckson et al with several attorneys. In Hagerstown Maryland Mrs Christian Laws separated from her husband attempted suicide by ingesting laudanum at her parents home, two physicians assisted with a stomach pump, she survived and had previously lived in Virginia.

Washington Continental Casual Company Lynchburg Lucian IC Cocke Zohan Hart Roanoke Mefiton Mvarlex Chicago M 17 Alizer R E Scott Richmond Ida G Juckson Henry Jackson Parkersburg McCluer McCormick Williamsport William Beard Mt Asabler Archer Washington Rose Hagerstown, Md Tech Christian Laws Virginia

Virginia Obituary Notice From CharlottesiNe and Nearby Areas

Obituary notices report Constantine Robinson of Campbellsville Louisa County age 65 died at University of Virginia Hospital from dynamic obstruction of the bowels a Civil War veteran Albemarle Light Horse survived by his wife five children Judge Clarence W Robinson of Newport News and other relatives in Campbells Patterson Norfolk Harrisonburg and Wellsburg WV Also noted are Frank G McLaughlin 24 son of J H McLaughlin of Farmont WV and Dr Presins Ogden widow Mrs Nicodemus and preparations for a marriage, with details about survivors and locations in Virginia and Maryland. The Virginia Railway opens a through train from Deepwater to Roanoke and a separate incident recounts a man falling from an elevator and surviving with noncritical injuries.

CharlottesiNe Constantine Robinson Campbellz Louisa County Clarence W Robinson Newport News Eleventh Judicial Circuit University of Virginia Hospital Fluvanna County Christopher Robinson Middlesex Albemarle Light Horse Irma Robinson Campbells, Va E L Sutherland Patterson Ogden Alice Sapp Real Shinnston poepMine Nicodemus Bowers W J Eddy Washapton Post - Baptist Frederck A W Nicodemus Buck Song Mra Fulton Lewis Washington

Births and marriages in Rockville area and nearby towns

The report lists births and marriages including Norman and Nettie fate Bos and Annie 3 Fogia, Arthur D and Addie Nette. It notes Rev J B Turpin dead in Pathernburg West Virginia and Miss Ruby Retby in Lacom Nebraska. Also mentions a marriage in Rockville by Rev L Wolfe between Harriet Larkin Garrett and a Baltimore medical student, Stella Bossetetter and Irvin Middiehaut wedding, and Stella Hostetter with Irvin Middiehaut in Hagerstown. Weather bureau plans a weather kiosk at the Rockville courthouse triangle with funds noted.

Norman Nettie Fate Bos Harvey Annie Fogia Sir Arthur D Addie Nette Roy Pitremti Lark Nee Frook Jule Willam Ajotrzo aNg Adelside Jaccha Piel Mensy Latte Brown J. B. Turpin Pathernburg W Va Tae Re Turpin Juniper Baptiey Jurchen Gouth Rockville Ruby Retby Lacom Nebr Washington Scott Woll Calvary Baptist Church Philadelphia Rock Ville Pelling Hotel Richmond Senest L. Wolfe South Senate Hagerstown Irvin R. Middiehaut Conrad Wiever The Reformed Church

Boy Dead of Lockjaw and Stabbing at Factory

Special to Toe Washington. Petersburg Virginia Feb . Forest Askey 44, son of William Aiken, died from lockjaw after a wound in the leg from a trap gun. Special to The Washington Post Wheeling West Virginia Feb 2 John Callahan, 15, stabbed by Charles Fordan, 16, in a fight at a glass factory in Moundsville. Fordan arrested.

Wasnington Petersburg Forest Askey William Aiken Atlantic Coast Line Washington Post Wheeling Wva John Callahan Charles Fordan Fia Slass Moundsville Fordan Callahan

Maybrick Beneficiary Wins Redress in Virginia Property Suit

In Richmond on February 3, Judge Daniel Gilinan ruled in favor of Mrs Caroline Evon Roques and Mrs Florence Maybrick's heirs, annulling deeds tied to Armstrong and Groom. The court ordered Armstrong to account and awarded $529,250 to the baroness and trustees, reflecting missing proceeds from sales totaling $62,912.50 and related misappropriations amid Maybrick murder trial pressures.

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Divorce Granted to Mrs Wright in Maryland

Mrs Lilia L Wright obtained an absolute divorce from Frederick A Wright an architect and promoter in Hagerstown Maryland ruled by Judge Reedy The marriage occurred in Washington ten years ago The case described Wright bringing a young woman named Berfas Branch into the home and claiming a family tie with a governor’s daughter.

Sheweallington Hagerstown Reedy Lilia L. Wright Frederick A. Wright Washington Wright Samuel Greene Calvary Baptist Church Mra. Wright Bercas Branch Big Wife

Coal Rate Quarrel Attracts Interstate Action

Western Pennsylvania coal operators failed to agree on freight rates to the lakes for 1909 and adjourned the meeting in Pittsburg with plans to reconvene February 4. They threaten a drive to the Interstate Commerce Commission if discrimination against Pennsylvania is not corrected by April. The issue centers on alleged rate favoritism toward West Virginia lines and may involve eastern Ohio and West Virginia roads.

Pittsburg Pennsylvania Ohio West Virginia Interstate Commerce Commission

Showroom space disputes spark sidewalk clash in Alexandria

Washington Post Bureau reports Mayor Part instructs officers to curb storefront encroachments on North Royal Street. Officer Beach uses a measuring club to enforce the law, while rivals dispute the scope. Other cases for sidewalk obstruction to be acted on today amid local unrest.

Washington Post Bureau King Street Alexandria Part Yeagerday Policeman Beach North Royal Street City Hall

Roanoke's New Judge Elevates City Bench

Special to The Washington Roanoke Va Walter R Staples ascended the corporation court bench in Roanoke after civil engineering study at Washington and Lee and the Boston Institute. A veteran Army engineer, he later joined surveys in the land office and practiced law in Lynchburg before moving to Roanoke. He is connected to notable relatives in academia and Virginia's judiciary.

Washington Roanoke Walter R Staples Corporation Court of Roanoke Washington and Lee University Boston Institute For Technology Engineer Corps United State Army Chicago and Micaisippi Zana United States Land Office Natuonal University Lynchburg Toanvhe Hustings J W Wood Staples A P Staples Supreme Court of Virginia Samuel Granville Staples

Color tests for monkeys at Johns Hopkins University

The Johns Hopkins graduate department of biology owns four monkeys used by Prof. John B. Watson to study color perception. Two are pets of Watson, who plans light and color experiments testing a monkey’s ability to distinguish colors using malaga grapes as rewards. The setup involves red and green light cues and rewards with praise.

Washington Baltimore Johns Hopkins University John B. Watson Department of Experimental Psychology Johns Hopkins Malaga Watson

North Carolina Legislature Debates Labor and Tax Bills

Bills introduced to curb insurance rate tricks and build a reformatory, with a two year ban on sale of birds. Measures proposed to tax vegetable sales, regulate oyster culture, and strengthen child labor reporting. debates cover antitrust issues, county boards of education, and party divides in Dare County election standings.

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Confederate Chief Surgeon John A. Rameau Dead

Special to The Washington Pant from Clarksburg West Virginia reports the death of Dr. John A. Rameau aged 65 or 66, the Confederate army chief surgeon, who died the morning after a period of illness in February.

Washington Clarksburg W. Va John A Rameau

Health lore on blood defense and a tonic claim

An old health column extols the blood’s immune cells as soldiers in a body guarding system. It touts the tonic Sareaparilla as a cure all to destroy germ enemies and prevent catarrh anemia and fatigue, promising vigor and protection against illnesses.

Hood Satan

North Carolina Notes Fire destroys Fayetteside bridge and more

Fire yesterday destroyed the wooden bridge spanning the Fear River at Fayetteside. Insurance valued at 5000 dollars covered the 4000 dollar loss. Durham and county officials discuss rebuilding on the old site near the county courthouse with funds and taxation details under review. Tobacco totals rise with 2090 extra pounds sold on the Dieham market, season price over 13 cents. Will Ward, the Canton assault convict, was moved to foreign penitentiaries under guard after sentencing to hang on March 3.

Up Fear Fayettesite Dieham Will Ward Canton MecLeod Fereign

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