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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1909
Page
8
Testimony before a committee ties a costly campaign to bribery charges and payments routed through workers and a Milwaukee cashier. Amounts cited include 43,703 dollars from Milwaukee, with references to 40,060 and other sums. The account details hint at letters and illicit payments connected to the Republican candidate and party operatives.
Classified style item with partial readable text mentions local names and places. The readable fragments hint at a public or legal notice but lack clear action, date, or full identifiers.
Stephenson described church donations as a personal habit even if not campaigning. He claimed Jacob Summer did not spend on his Senate bid, while Melvin A Hoyt admitted spending BM. Francis F McGovern denied funding his run from Stephenson. Stephenson won 39 of 125 votes on the eleventh ballot, four shy of election. Earthquake shocks were reported across Europe and the US with varying damage and casualties.
Celebrated pianist Paderewski appears as composer and soloist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, drawing the largest audience at the Natl Theater in years. The Polish symphony, heard first in public in Boston, earns rave reception and signals renewed cultural prestige for Poland.
Fragmented OCR list shows names, ages, addresses, and family groupings across Brentwood Road Avenue New Jersey Avenue and local streets. It enumerates residents including H Small, Brentwood, Mary Varnes, A Kane, Camelt, Wren, Albert Wilson, Joe and Wirt Kubanks, James W and Nevtie Burly, Philip and Certrude, Bobette Le Howard, Potts family, Ernest B and Margaret Kita, Val Carlisle, James and Judith G OConno, John W and Mary T Lee, Howard and Burneas Jehresn, John IT and Minnis Curtis, James Ho and Margaret Calton, and others, with ages ranging from infants to seniors. The scan mixes placeholders, partial phrases, and garbled strings, indicating a health office or census-like health records collection rather than a cohesive news item.
Reports from Acapulco, Mexico, recount the Flores Cheater theater blaze at a gala crowd where exits were only at the front. The roof collapse trapped patrons, mostly women and children, with death toll estimates surpassing 200 and some reports higher. Injured survivors abounded as flames consumed the structure and nearby churches opened as makeshift hospitals.
A resident of the Government Hospital for the Insane in Washington reports that Halleck, son of Maj Witter F Halleck USA retired, escaped twice from the asylum. He boarded a streetcar, wore army uniform, and was recognized near police headquarters. Detectives pursued but he planned to leave Washington for good.
Former Representative Allace Foote hosted a reunion dinner at Harveys last night attended by many old club members including Gar Olett George N Southwick William Dranes Jr Charles G Bennett and others. Speakers noted no political significance for the gathering and members joked about word of a dinner being on the tapis. The club formed by tired Congress members who sought better meals, arranging summer trips and dinners since its creation.
The Lemp divorce case in Low a Mo ends after final arguments by attorneys Judge Hitchcock will render a decision later Mrs Lemp cried as her counsel described alleged misconduct by William J Lemp Jr Gross alimony is requested by the plaintiffs Attending attorneys list several clergy and lay witnesses or supporters from Maryland Virginia and New York City with various ages and locations provided in the record.
The Los Angeles meet shows winners across multiple races with notable horses like Powers, Page, and Palace among others. Results include first place finishes at various distances and placements for second and third, with detailed odds and handlers listed.
Multiple races described with various horses and outcomes including Malediction winning a 7 to 2 tally in the third race and Gowanga from Washakle and others placing in different events. The card lists horses, jockeys, times, and odds across six or more events, with selling and maiden heats noted and several runners like Eustacian and Kate Carney appearing in featured legs.
The text notes the American embassy at Paris awaits a successor to Henry Vignaud whose resignation to take effect March 1 has been sent to Washington. It mentions John W Barrett, secretary of embassy at Rome, as a probable candidate for the Paris post and cites Mr Knox deciding on an appointment after becoming Secretary of State.
William England, age 34, was badly hurt in a bicycle collision near New Jersey Avenue and Florida Avenue yesterday around 10 o clock. He attempted a turn and collided with Joseph T. Skinner, who also fell from his bicycle. England’s head struck the ground and authorities say his condition is serious.
A dealer touts February prices on serviceable furniture with guaranteed qualities. Buy on credit, paying a little weekly or monthly, to furnish a permanent home. Claims credit offers real economy versus cash stores and stresses value.
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