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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1909
Page
32
New York February reports James J. Titra cites a looming high cost of living driven by agricultural lag. He cites New England’s soil wear and shifted exports, urging expansion of agricultural colleges to teach farmers soil science and production techniques while warning tariffs won’t curb costs.
A collage of obituary notices and funeral plans from February 1909 texts. Includes multiple individuals with ages and residences such as Joseph I, 1748 West Northwest, and George A. Gordon of Waitfax county, with funeral arrangements and church services noted. Also mentions Melville and other families, dates, and interment locations.
In memoriam for Louise Cox daughter of William Cox and Palaldaughter of William Newitt, noted for unselfish devotion and high ideals. She died February 10, 909, in Pohick Run, Fairfax County, Virginia. J. Nevitt, Washington, D.C. Med. 20, 390.
An old newspaper notice lists multiple funeral homes and directors with addresses and telephones. Entries include R F Harvey’s Sons at Forty Fourth Street Northwest, WM H Sardo & Co Edarn Chapel, Cain at Main Street, Frank Geier’s Sons at Seventh Street Northwest, W R Speare 940 F Street Northwest, George P Zu Zuhrorst, Frey Funeral Director and Embalmer, J William Lee, and John R Wright Co with chapel on premises and livery services.
Funeral designs offered at Blackistone's ih and H te N W with special price of 2.00. Geo C Shaffer provides beautifying floral design at Main 14th and reats with moderate pricing.
A health office death list cites many individuals with ages from 7 months to 85 years. Entries mention residence streets and multi-name pairs, including couples and religious figures, across diverse local addresses.
High federal court finds sufficient evidence in a case brought by the interior minister against Cipriano Castro on charges of plotting to assassinate acting president Juan Vicente Gomez. The court suspends Castro and transfers the matter to criminal court while Castro vows to resign and live privately.
Winthrop Scarritt, ex Automobile Club of America president, told the First Signal corps anniversary dinner that Congress underfunded aeronautics. He said a $30,000 experiment budget could build an airship able to sink two 26,000 ton battleships in twenty minutes, warning the US lags behind France and Germany in aerial navigation.
Frankfort Kentucky February 20 applications for pardons for John Davis and Harlan Whitaker principal actors in the alleged Goebel assassination conspiracy will be presented to Governor Willson today. Caleb Powers J Bird and Dr F W Finley filed petitions for pardons of Gov W H Taylor former Secretary of State Charles Finley and John Powers. The petitions were signed by about 5000 names. Commonwealth and Franklin to be notified before consideration.
In Philadelphia on February 20, Pope Pius sent a cable message greeting Archbishop Ryan on his twenty eighth birthday. The archbishop received many letters and telegrams of congratulations, but the Pope’s message brought him the greatest pleasure.
A perplexing decline hits Winnipeg's buffalo herd once presented by Lord Strathcona. From a barn of 30, the herd dwindled to two as feed in remains confined and no new bloodlines are introduced. Once among North America's largest herds, the loss signals a troubling decline.
Edward Byrnes, who shot and killed Officer Goldhammer while the officer tried to arrest him at Byrnes apartment, was remanded without bail and committed to the Tombs. Byrnes claimed the decoy officer resembled a hor slic Commissioner Bingham criticized, while Byrnes predicted lifelong imprisonment. The case echoes recent supreme court rulings on entering a home without a warrant.
New York press reports District Attorney will push for a March trial date for Captain Hains charged with murdering Ann is at the Bayside Yacht Club last summer. A lunacy commission may be sought to determine sanity to delay proceedings. Hains, confined in Queens jail, now exercises daily in the yard under guard as his health and spirits reportedly improve. Thornton Jenkins Hains, acquitted in the killing, is said to play a prominent role in upcoming proceedings.
Charles M. Schwab, in Paris for two days, departed for the Riviera. He declined to discuss E. H. Gary's alleged trust policy announcement, saying he had received no news and that Paris papers may be unfounded or exaggerated. He added any statement would be premature.
Special to The Washington Post from Salt Lake City reports the Utah State Senate defeated the statewide prohibition bill this afternoon after a near unanimous House passage two weeks prior. The vote was 13 to 6, signaling no restrictive liquor laws and strong push for total prohibition.
Special to The Washington Post reports the first day of open market steel trades brought many inquiries from buyers, with prices cut across rails tubes and structural shapes. Five major producers led by United States Steel Corp kept rails at 28 a ton, while independents align to match prices. Officials predict boosts in construction and railroad activity as ore, coal, and shipments rise, with wages potentially affected by tariff shifts.
A wealthy husband with paresis and his devoted wife, who is an expert chauffeur, flee with a nurse to London after relatives proposed committing him to a sanitarium. While driving, the wife inveighs against her husband and boasts of plots, leading a friend to seek help as Scotland Yard quietly investigates.
The article notes a missing pair whose funds will run dry, prompting them to seek help from their bankers. Anxiety and sympathy for the separated spouse are described as contributing to acute mania in the wife.
During the Rosie Albert murder trial in Chicago, witness Nicholas Mostriane testified that Mrs. Albert kissed the wounds of Vito Frappamino after a shooting, according to an Italian superstition she believed would prevent haunting by the victim.
Funerals for Estella Rocktashel and George J Kanut held after a taxicab killing. Siblings of the victims served as pallbearers for the other family, signaling reconciliation. Kanut shot the girl and then killed himself, steps in a tragedy that shocked Reading residents.
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