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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1905
Page
5
West Virginia lawmakers probe improper influence charges involving Standard Oil. Elliott could not explain his reference to a tractable member and denied employment ties, with testimony detailing possible pressures on legislators and party obligations.
Special to The Washington Post from Petersburg Virginia J M MaHen judge of the Hastings Court dismissed the cross bill and sustained the validity of 360000 graphic coupon bonds tied to George E Fisher and others against the Virginia Passenger and Power Company The court granted a thirty day suspending order and defendants may petition the Court of Appeals for an appeal The bonds were linked to the South Side Railway and Development Company properties owned largely by Frank Jay Gould of New York.
An eight month old baby died from a .44 pistol shot during a dispute at a dance hosted by Alonzo Sizemore and his wife near Yorkville nine miles south of Cassville. The Curry and Patrick brothers exchanged fire, causing chaos. the mother fainted and remains delirious. Two participants were slightly wounded. no arrests made.
Henry White, aged father of Rose White, testified in Floyd Stollings murder trial about his daughter's departure for a neighbor's, traces of her steps in the snow to the burial site, and her fear of Stollings after threats. The testimony, delivered in a halting voice, marked the first witness after the jury was seated and the case moves swiftly.
Charles Williams of Richmond indicted by a grand jury for attempting to defraud the Virginia Passenger and Power Company by claiming his wife was killed from injuries due to company negligence He allegedly collected a small sum, sent her away, and demanded more money claiming she died in another accident An inquiry reportedly found she is alive and well.
Andrew Martin of Raleigh accused in Stokes County of perjury while seeking a marriage license to wed a seventeen year old white girl. He appears white, but his mulatto mother lives nearby. Bond posted. trial set next month in a rare case in North Carolina with strong penalties. Special in The Washington East Leesburg. Vn Feb 7. Robert Cox of Vienna struck by a westbound Southern Railway train near town and killed. He was 40, a printer, survived by widow and two daughters. Charles Beaux ox of Rosealley tried to kill himself with an overdose of laudanum. motive not stated.
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A lively essay argues health foods gain traction yet a mixed diet of grains fruits and meats best sustains vigor. It endorses meat for strong digestion and promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a daily aid after meals to improve digestion and relieve indigestion.
Ice freezes Chesapeake Bay and tows buoys off station as Norfolk faces blocked channels. Many ships tied up while seamen unions provide aid. Ice field stretches fifteen miles along Virginia coast, stopping surf for first time in fifteen years. Meanwhile, crimes and church news update Roanoke and Lynchburg reports.
Fredericksburg obituary for John F Bland of Spottsylvania County aged fifty who died at home Eastern View. Survived by widow and ten children. Richmond report on William G Rooker who died yesterday in Washington aged ninety five, to be brought here tomorrow for interment. daughter Mrs D W De Sylvia resides in Richmond. Luray item on Mrs George Burrie, about forty, wife of a farmer, died at home near Luray. survived by husband and seven children. death due to consumption. she was daughter of the late Joseph Baker. Winchester notice of George Washington Bromley, seventy seven, a farmer near Winchester. married 1853 to Rebecca E Stephens who died eight years later. remarried 1869 to Emma Stephens. survived by two sons, two daughters, one sister. Bromley described as one of the county’s wealthiest.
A Raleigh message from Gov Glenn urges creating a state immigration bureau and wholesale purchasing for educational and charitable institutions, plus stricter divorce and vagrant laws. He backs higher judges salaries and more state insurance on buildings. House bills include hospital funding and land deed relaxations for insane spouses. Senate considers freight overcharges, pilotage repeal, and railway charters. A governor visit authority bill was also introduced.
John Simpers, serving eight years in Maryland Penitentiary, confessed to the murder of Albert Constable near his Elston home on August 1819. The written statement, read to Simpers in the penitentiary, claims sole responsibility for the death and states robbery as the motive. The confession followed police actions that recovered the victim’s watch.
William Armstrong, a Norfolk County bartender, was ordered held for the grand jury on a murder charge after a coroners inquest into the killing of James George in a rear barroom affray. Witnesses testified Armstrong and George argued over a woman. Armstrong fired twice, then returned to fire the fatal shot.
The tug Charles J Waker capsized upper harbor while towing a large car float. The Baker and Transport tugs shared lines. a hawser snapped, causing the Baker to capsize and sink in twenty seven feet of water. Crew were rescued from the icy water. In Staunton Virginia, First Lieut Hugh C Braxton of the Staunton Rifles was elected captain of the West Augusta Guards by unanimous vote after other nominees withdrew.
Alexandria notes outline a new Citizens' National Bank building project at King and St Asaph, a social club named Carlyle Club with initial 160 members, and marriages and local incidents. A man trapped by a falling railroad tie is hospitalized. jewelry theft case delayed. funerals and regional weather damage report sleet impact on Clairmont area. several special dispatches from Virginia and Maryland report accidents, deaths, and injuries including John Taylor coast accident and Marvin Davis shotgun incident.
George P Craighill chemist for the John IV Heard Company is dying in Lynchburg Virginia after a gun misfire while pursuing a crippled squirrel. He is a brother of Gen William P Craighill.
Savannah reader Otis J. Clay recalls long suffered stomach trouble with indigestion and dyspepsia, tried medicines without relief, then took Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey. The first bottle eased symptoms and he soon recovered, praising the product as the best medicine for stomach and digestive ailments.
An older advertisement claims Duffy s Pure Malt Whiskey has for decades been prescribed by doctors and used in hospitals to treat weak stomachs. The copy asserts blood purification, nerve and muscle support, and prevention of pneumonia malaria and other ailments while noting it is government recognized as a medicine and free from fusel oil.
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