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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1909
Page
15
Joe Notter's anxiety to leave post with Tom Shaw costs him heavy fine and suspension. Big crowd attends Oakland meet, first since Christmas, as full lineup leads to two wins. Vanderbilt offers Tee Got Consideration.
In Oakland the event showcaseshorses and owners with notable odds and performances. Key runners include Glamor, Belle Scott, Rey Del Mundo, Avontelius, and Washington Poet. The crowd notes Der Blwelt and Hamilton as prominent figures, with betting displayed on multiple matchups and weights.
The Capital City Baseball League met at St. Stephen's to plan a bright season. Chosen head of the schedule committee Maurice O Connor, with H E Botts and Willis Murrell as members. Brookland and United States Marines franchises admitted amid strong city teams including St Stephen's Columbia Athletic Club and Government Printing Office. Season to start late April at new grounds with upcoming meeting Friday at 7 in the presidents office.
Fragmentary and garbled OCR segment appears to describe a public event or sale with names, places, prices, and times. Readable items include references to Vanderbilt, Judge, January dates, and various named persons or vendors, but the passage is largely indecipherable. No coherent event or outcome can be determined from the legible fragments.
A scrambled recap shows Selang Sy and Kihon in sprint events with numerous racers named, including Cameron and Hogan. The report lists times, places, and entrants across events, with references to vendors and venues, plus scattered notes on earnings and standings.
Senate action clears the way for a House move on the President and Vice President election measure. Gaines of West Virginia introduces a companion bill to be referred to his committee, with plans to substitute it for the Senate version and pass it by suspension of rules. Democratic leaders warn the bill may evade the Constitution, while asserting both chambers will act decisively to remove Knox’s disability.
A chaotic recap lists several horses led by Reeve and Malta in a series of five and six furlong races with times around one minute. Names include Hamilton, Forbert, Cathe, and King Thorpe among others, with bets and placings implied but details scattered and unclear.
Billy Herman of New York defeated Young Kid Broad of Boston in six fast rounds at the Nonpareil, Philadelphia. Herman, a heavy favorite, used swift jabs and angles to dominate early, while Broad clung on and offered brief resistance with occasional blows. The crowd filled the uptown arena as Herman extended his string of victories.
A crowded program lists multiple races with weights and entrants across six events. Notable entries include King James 158 and Montgomery 118 in a California handicap, plus selling and claiming races featuring numerous horses such as Washelie 400 and Wine Merchant 102, with fields ranging from four furlongs to fourteen miles.
George Washington University athletes prep to defend their cross country title at the Bloomingdale Athletic Club event on March 3. Manager Mewhouser plans a ten man squad to compete, following GWU’s prior win over Bloomingdales and local clubs, with Fleming leading a 56 runner field. Also, John W. Wall of Norfolk and Western was killed after stepping onto a spark track as a train started, an incident reported from Washington Fuss.
Washington Post Bureau Alexandria reports Odd Fellows Night draws a monster crowd at the armory for closing ceremonies Tonight prizes including the George Washington launch will be awarded A Shriner jewel contest leads in the results. Kemp er leads Angelo second in the race Local officers and committees for Oriental Court and home-coming publicity announced Also noted are a remington death of a 4 year old former Alexandria resident charged store arson and related arrests historic ties to Gen Lomax mentioned.
Weather conditions show rains and snows from Texas to Ontario with a broad trough of cold air, warmer Atlantic states, and impending rain or snow across the south and east. Special forecasts warn of storm warnings along the Pacific coast and flood alerts for the Sacramento and lower San Joaquin rivers. Funeral and accident reports note Miss Louise Cox's drowning at Pohick Creek and Lina Sykes sustaining severe burns after a cooking-stove incident in Elizabeth City.
William M. Davie of Lynchburg age 42 dies after months illness. Enoch Duncan a Blacksmith dies after long illness. survived by wife two sons and three daughters. Judge James K Barnes US district attorney Western Arkansas dies at Fort Smith aged 62. summered in Winchester. wife survives. Abraham Ely farmer near Strasburg dies at 62. Confederate veteran. survived by wife and two sons. Thomas Stockton of Bristol dies of pneumonia aged 60. Civil War veteran. survived by wife four sons and one daughter. Edward Talmage of Stafford county dies of paralysis age 4. survived by four children.
Mrs Jennie Alexander De Shields wife of Mas George D De Shields of Washington died at her home in Cumberland today aged 30 years For about twelve years her husband ran the Queen City Hotel here He later ran the Hotel Dewey in Washington and is now in that city She is survived by one daughter and four sons.
An unusual feature of the Georgetown merl to be held in Convention Hall on March will be L2-meter relay race between teams representing the Temple School of Shorthand and Typewriting Emerson Institute and Preston period. There is rivalry between these teams and much interest has been aroused over the outcome. Promoters tried to enter teams from other commercial schools but were unsuccessful and supporters are confident of victory and will be out in full force on the meet night.
United States Senator Thomas B. Martin denies any coalition between antisaloonists and the Ring to force statewide prohibition. Judge Mann also denies a pro prohibition coalition while expressing doubt that statewide prohibition can be forced now. Mann reiterates his support for local option and denies any Antisaloon League conspiracy to back his gubernatorial bid.
Special to The Washington Post Raleigh NC February 12 no. A bill was introduced in the senate requiring electric headlights on passenger engines. Exemptions for railway conductors engineers mail clerks and rural carriers passed. The bill to halt mileage book exchanges was unfavorably reported. Senate adjourned in memory of President Lincoln. House unfavorable on electrocution capital offenders and equal challenges in capital cases. Freight train regulation favored. Bills to incorporate Louisburg and Atlantic Railroad prohibit walking on tracks repeal genatties on delayed freight deliveries. A bill to appropriate 10000 for a marble statue of Zebulon B Vance for Statuary Hall Washington was introduced. Taxing fish nets discussed but deferred awaiting Congress action.
The centennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth was marked with events in Baltimore and Hagerstown, Maryland, including a banquet by the Young Men’s Republican Club and readings of Gettysburg remarks. Virginia notices include Masons’ memorial funding, church moves, school fire losses in Waterford, and a real estate bankruptcy filing in Newport News.
The body of Jacob Applefeld, 10, was recovered from Back Basin at Lancaster and Caroline streets. Coroner rules accidental drowning, but Morris and Rebecca Applefeld dispute the finding. Father alleges a spiteful push. family home is shaken by a spiritualist's tale of kidnapping and revenge.
A. B. Cronk, rural free delivery carrier from Salem, was arrested by Post Office Inspector Mosby on charges of embezzling funds intended for money orders and tabbing letters. A decoy letter with 125 dollars was found in Cronk's possession. he is ordered held for the federal grand jury meeting next Tuesday.
Oripik Web reports 12 Marsden J. Perry chairman of the board of directors and largest individual holder arrived for inspection of North Carolina lines with New York and New England financiers. Perry provided 8 million of the 16 million initial underwritings. A reorganization scheme is in progress under receivership.
Special to The Washington from Parkersburg West Virginia reports 70 year old John McConnell beat his 56 year old son Platt with a broom after he came home intoxicated. The elder, despite his age, applied a thorough trimming.
A Roanoke jewelers firm sent $2,000 in gems to pinehurst agent and an express robbery led to arraignment in Petersburgh. A trap gun incident injured a thief who died, while another ship collision case surfaces in Norfolk. Obituaries note deaths in Princeton and Morrisville regions with fatal accidents and a farmer found dead by self-inflicted harm.
Forsythe North Carolina February 11 Charles Fodrell who shot and killed his wife last Friday was convicted of murder in the first degree after a 45 minute jury deliberation. He is sentenced to be executed on Friday April 30. No arrest after killing reported at a Surry county sawmill where Harvey Nestor shot William Johnson three times killing him today. Nestor, defendant in a previous slander suit, has not been arrested.
Baltimore February 12. Thomas Bessum, recently imprisoned after deserting the army, escaped the guard house at Fort McHenry and seized a Carey street car at the Western gate. The car crashed after the trolley wire snapped and he was recaptured. A sentry fired. no one injured.
New York February 12 Mr and Mrs Alexander Brown of Baltimore announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Har Net Brown to T Suffern Tailer son of Mr and Mrs H N Tailer of New York Tailer is a partner in T Suffern Tailer Co and brother to J Lee Taker Mrs Robert Livingston Mrs Henry Burnett and Mrs Sidney Smith a Harvard graduate class of 187? No date has been set for the wedding.
The Lib lerty yacht carrying owner Joseph Pulitzer editor of the New York World reached Old Point Comfort from the North and then sailed past the Virginia Capes toward the South.
Sleepless Nights report a nervous temper and sleeplessness eased by Dr Miles Nervine. W. W. Fishback of Redkey Indiana endorses the cure citing restoration of restful sleep and notes a money-back guarantee if not satisfied.
Mary land weddings from Rockville to Hagerstown detail marriages of Amy Estelle Bell Carson Wesley Pope Sadie Woodyard Joseph Daniels Helen Bridges William Towson Verlin Procter Emma Weatherholtz and more. Also notes on land development near Washington and the passing of Clarence Rouzer who served aboard the Raleigh at Manila Bay.
George Dodson aged 40 was found in a dying condition at the Hazel Top in a moonshine district and died yesterday at a farmhouse near here. An autopsy was performed and his stomach samples were sent to Washington for analysis amid poisoning suspicions. He is survived by a wife and children.
Dr John Ensor aged 8 was a schoolmate of Senator Zebulon Vance at Washington College Tennessee twenty years before the Civil War. He died today on the fifty seventh anniversary of his marriage leaving wife two sons and one daughter as survivors. Denounces Charge Against Aldermen
The bark Matanzas, en route Fernandina to Philadelphia, was in distress ten miles off Big Kennakeet life saving station, five miles north of Hatteras. Revenue cutter Onondaga towed her to Norfolk as life savers had already reached the vessel. Government salvage saved the Matanzas a large amount. A German vessel grounded at Bush Bluff below Lamberts Point but floated uninjured. High winds left water unusually shallow over Burts Bluff.
The West Virginia legislative probe into graft and irregularities in the state penitentiary management closed its testimony phase in Moundsville. Next Tuesday in Charleston lawyers for prosecution and defense will present arguments before the committee reports findings to the legislature. Dr. Lone, the prison physician, testified at a private hearing on alleged immorality, with Directors Join A Blood, Bob Mol and Clark Hamilton among those questioned by the defense to counter charges by Delegate Moure.
In Weston West Virginia a new glass workers organization was formed with Louis Fox as president. Judge Lynch issued an injunction preventing interference from the Nation Written Glass Workers organization. The Crescent Window Glass plant resumed operations with workers from the new union.
North Carolina notes report sculptor Ruchstuhl notified the state historical commission that the marble bust of former Gov and Navy secretary William Graham will arrive in Raleigh September 1. It will be unveiled at the Literary and Historical Association annual meeting at Wake Forest Baptist College amidst events marking its seventy fifth anniversary. Julia Crenshaw, the first student registered, attended, along with B R Wallace and others. A separate court note covers a verdict on W G Wright, a Forsyth farmer, found unsound minded and sent to the insane ward. Wright had been indicted for assault against his daughter.
Walter H. Cox describes a year long eczema on his hands spreading to wrists and elbows with severe itching and blisters. After ineffective remedies he used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. within months his hands and arms cleared and remained so for nine months. Cuticura remedies sold by Crug & Chem. Corp Boston. Sept 25 1908.
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