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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1909
Page
7
President Roosevelt and President elect Taft meet in the White House amid cordial dialogue about the canal report which Taft says is unanimous. They discuss cabinet appointments and the timing of the next moves as reporters note ongoing plans for the new administration and key nominations.
Weather Bureau forecast shows a disturbance moving across the midwest and eastern states with snow and rain likely in New York New England and Atlantic regions. Warmer temperatures expected central and western areas with clearing by midweek. local readings list hourly temperatures humidity and rainfall.
Three bureau of animal industry experts urge that better cows and more home grown food are key for welfare of the South. The dairy industry report notes Southern milk is low, production methods are often inefficient, and per capita milk consumption lags national levels. It cites improvements, costs, and sanitary practices as pivotal to boosting output and soil productivity.
Baltimore report states Bishop Hoss recovers well after operation at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Directors in New York review a plan to acquire control of the Crn neon revivals, Hamilton and Payton, held by receivers since December. A favorable report favors adoption, though some interests remain cautious.
Two alleged enslavers tied to a Powhatan fire that killed Mrs Mary Skipwith and Walter Q Johnson were taken to Richmond for safety after a coroner’s verdict. A posse led by Sheriff E A Baugh seized suspects. evidence including a bloody ax and stolen valuables pointed to a crime.
Special to The Washington Post. Grace Wilson Downing and Henry Warren Frye wed in Rockville on November 2. Their listed residences differ: Bentonville, Ark for the groom and Baltimore for the bride, with Frye a Johns Hopkins student and living in York, Pa. A letter from Frye's mother says the couple are just “mere children” and the minister, Rev Ernest L. Woolfe, is criticized for the ceremony. The license lists ages 25 and 21, and Woolfe says he cannot verify they were runaways.
The executive committee of the North Carolina Bankers Association fixed the next annual gathering for May 1927 in Charlotte. Secretary Pogue of the State fair informed Columbia that the South Carolina and North Carolina fairs dates are accepted, linking Southeastern shows from Virginia to Georgia and including Raleigh, Charlotte, and Greensboro. Salem Female College plans two endowed chairs, the Lehman chair of literature and the Shaffner chair of mathematics, in honor of Emma Lehman and U Shaffner.
Rear Admiral James B Green retired died yesterday at his Edenton North Carolina home. Born June 27 1841 in Jamaica Plains Massachusetts he joined the navy in 1861 and rose from acting ensign to captain by 1899. He commanded the ships Wyalusing and New Orleans and served as Puget Sound navy yard commandant during the Spanish American War.
Austin February 16 Senator J W Bailey writes to A H Cook Austin denying any plan to resign from the Senate and stating his intention to run again. He notes that public calls for resignation have followed failed efforts to secure a different result but affirms no resignation at present and plans to seek reelection.
At the February College Club meeting of Washington High School 45 students heard United States Commissioner of Education IE Brown and David B Porter of New York City urge stronger religious and moral instruction. Brown pressed Christian ethics as part of academic discipline, while Porter noted that about 48 000 North American college students studied the Bible last year and highlighted high school life problem clubs forming in the city. Dr Harlan Updesraft presided and Leonard Pauley spoke briefly.
Special to The Workington Post reports on Mia Anderson a Broadway actress and Lewis Ginter Young heir to the Ginter fortune announcing their engagement in Memphis Ten amid rumors of a high society union. The couple’s families tie to Albert Young Mary Arents and George Arents connect to the American Tobacco fortune and Richmond Virginia society.
The North Carolina Senate advanced a bill to regulate child labor in factories and require inspections. Debates covered school district funding, fire safety mandates for schools hospitals and hotels, asbestos protections for workers and anti blacklist measures for employers. Bill proposals also included engine inspectors taxes on dogs and property drainage and general education requirements.
Thomas P Grasty, 60, vice president of the Whalnufacturers' Record of Baltimore, died in Sycamore Alabama of pern emitis. He leaves a wife one daughter and two sons. Born in Virginia he moved to Missouri and Mississippi. He edited the Plantery Journal before joining Manufacturers Record and was a noted writer on Southern industry and commerce.
Interviews with Southwest Virginia Republicans praise A P Gillespie of Tazewell as the gubernatorial candidate. State Chairman Slemp reportedly favors Gillespie, who is wealthy and a lawyer. Virginia politics and party maneuvers are in focus as the campaign unfolds.
Richmond and other Virginia towns report a series of obituaries. Jamasz Ecobb of Hanover Court died at his home Oak Lawn at age 50, survived by wife and several children. Henry Garst of Salem died at 77 from a stroke, a Confederate veteran with two sons and a daughter. W D Stickley, Roanoke Reform Church leader, died at 84 after a prolonged illness. Stephen T McCandigan of Petersburg died at 48 after pneumonia, survived by brother Robert. Mildred J T Burnley of Rivama died of pneumonia, daughter of Col Jaim Bowcock, with two sons and five daughters. Sallie Tobin of Luray died aged 96 at her daughter’s home. lived in the county since the town’s first building.
The Rocky Count trial of Dr J and Cahit for failing Bob Smithers, set for today in Judge Campbell 5 court, was postponed due to illness of counsel P H Millard's son. Witnesses have been summoned and proceedings may begin today if Dillards condition improves.
Indictments were handed down by a federal grand jury in Roanoke and nearby areas. Cronk, a rural letter carrier, faces embezzlement charges, while another is charged with raising a two dollar note to twenty. The Montgomery County courthouse bid was won by local contractor Moore. A Roanoke woman’s brother, J Kester, was killed by a friend in Nogales Mexico. Henry Clay Michie, age 32, died at his father’s home near Batesville after a fall from a trap door in an ice house. Deer sightings near Massaponax Church in Spotsylvania are noted. Mrs Belle Goss’s home near Rosena burned, with dairy and creamery losses near 4000 dollars, partly insured. Frank Howard’s residence between Waverly and Susquehanna was destroyed by fire due to a defective stove. Harpers Ferry reports the marriage of Miss May Alice Cole to Mr Roe from Charleston, W Va.
The Rev Dr Henry N Couden delivered the principal speech at Alexandria's Young Men's Senate banquet held in the Young People's building. William Garner presided as toastmaster as members and guests, including several young women, listened to remarks like Our Senate and Absent Friends amid period music and a stage orchestra.
A set of 1910s style wedding notices reports multiple marriages in Virginia. Albert Theo Powell and Elizabeth Drucilla Zehmer wed at the Darby residence in Petersburg with Rev Reuben Meredith officiating. Anna Slemp and George B Myers marry in Bristol with Rev M P Carico. Warren and Booker wed in Bristol as well, then depart for Kansas City. Richard Logan and Lillian Viands marry in Washington, followed by RS Broyles and Nannie M Bowers tying the knot in Luray.
In Hagerstown Maryland on February 16 William Jennings Bryan Traver a 1 year old son of Harry G Traver of Lestersburg was burned to death when a sister put a paper into a hot range and dropped it on the blanket where the child played causing the clothes to ignite and the blaze to spread quickly.
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