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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1906
Page
47
Maryland debate on pension bills for judges, with Senator Gorman denouncing the proposal as insulting to the bench. Arguments focus on constitutionality and whether pensions ensure an impartial judiciary, plus reports on canal sale inquiries and oyster survey measures with legislative committee activity and future hearings.
Federal commission on municipal ownership and operation of gas plants arrived to investigate and report on the private Norfolk gas plant. Members declined to be interviewed, as the group inspected facilities and prepared to report on supervisory practices amid a city crisis.
Charles K. Hannan of Philadelphia, claiming residence in Norfolk, filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition seeking discharge of debts totaling 465 with no assets. Formerly in the rope mill business in Philadelphia, his largest creditor is Samuel Fisher of Philadelphia, to whom 0 is due.
Mrs George Gould of New York toured several Berryville estates seeking a country home. She made a handsome offer on one property but the owner declined. Other properties will be inspected as plans for a longer Berryville Horse Show are finalized by county officials and the directors.
Ro Schenectady New York February 27 William Collins of Petersburg Virginia a freshman at Union College was locked in his dorm room on the third floor during a class scrap. He tried to escape by a clothes line from the window but the rope failed and he fell three stories breaking an arm and suffering serious spinal injuries. He is expected to recover.
Culpeper Va Feb 27 The large dairy barn of Frank R Horner of Washington burned early Saturday night. Losses totaled about 15000 with forty eight cows and seventeen horses and mules perishing in the blaze. Large quantities of grain and farm machinery were destroyed. Cause unknown. Most of the employees were away at the time.
Lazewell Va Feb 27 A sudden termination of the case against Benjamin Read charged with murdering his sister Mrs Eliza Read Dietding near Pocahontas Va came when the Commonwealth’s attorney entered a nolle prosequi. The action followed the arrest of Arthur Turner colored the star witness for the prosecution. Read was indicted last week for the December 17 murder of Mrs Fielding who lived two miles from Parahontas. Her skull was crushed with a blunt instrument and she had a large coal royalty income.
Special to The Wartington Pow reports Alfred Kennedy a longtime figure in Lexington and Pine streets begged his last drink after years of whisky and exposure. He went to Bayview Asylum yesterday afternoon likely to spend his final days. Kennedy once worked as a fresco painter and describes whisky as his constant destroyer. His belongings include a hollowed letter possibly tacked as a will. Seventeen years of continuous drunkenness left him utterly exhausted and near death.
Special to The Washington Post. Wilmington Delaware February 27. The Board of Pardons will meet at Dover on Thursday to decide the fate of John Boozer alias Charles W Thorn alias John Williams a colored man convicted of the murder of George D Farr a farmer near Wilmington on December 14 1897 and sentenced to be hanged last September. He was captured eight years after the crime at Harrisburg Pennsylvania and has received two respites after new evidence showed he was employed by the Southern Railway at Penners Pot Virginia at the time of the murder.
Readable wedding notices from multiple Virginia locales. Minnie Mure and Ule Belfield wed in Washington yesterday morning. Dora Belle Bag eant and Robert Hugene Borden married in Reynolds Store Shenandoah County with Reverend Hey William Mark presiding. Lea Boyes and Annie L Clark tied the knot at the Southern Methodist parsonage with Rev Charles D Bun officiating. Fannie Dawson and William A Metzger married at the bride’s Leesburg home with Episcopal and Presbyterian clergy.
Heathsile Bruce Taylor aged forty five of Middlesex County died suddenly of apoplexy at his home in Fredericksburg. Hugh Burke of Spotsylvania County died at his home aged seventy five. Mrs Mattin Wilson of Smithersd Bank Smithersd died at her home in Fergu son’s Wharf aged thirty five. Robert M Preston of Leesburg died suddenly of heart disease at his home aged fifty four. Ruth Bennett of Leesburg died after pneumonia in her fifty fifth year, wife of the late E L Bennett and sister of J E Carruthers. The advertisement ends with a note urging daytime newspaper advertising.
In Richmond on February 27 the Senate advanced the general appropriation bill and debated the Williams anti compact fire insurance measure. The House considered the voting trust bill, liquor sales in sanitariums, and a tightening of liquor laws, while committees reported on a reform of judicial circuits and a charter amendment for Mineral town. An additional supplemental finance bill sought $41,000 for two-year appropriations, including $10,000 for Jamestown Exposition buildings and $8,600 for the University of Virginia.
Members of both legislative branches were invited to attend a dinner at the executive mansion to honor Lieut Gev Ellyson. Guests included Senators Las alter Phiegar Wickham Thomas Sims Sears J A Campbell and delegates Roger Gregory Jr A B Coleman M M Green G E Lane W W Old M Barrett and R Withers.
Albert Riehl thirteen son of Jacob Riehl of Wells Street Cumberland died from a cat bite that occurred two months earlier when he tried to break a fight between a cat and a dog. He developed rabies symptoms after a week of convulsions and died at Western Maryland Hospital. The same cat had bitten two other boys including the deceased’s brother Jad.
Alexandria city council debated an ordinance limiting sidewalk displays and obstructions. Amendments allowed fish and poultry within three feet but banned higher displays, while a chicken coop clause drew Mr Marshall’s fire against mayoral insertion. The measure passed along with sewer and tax collection ordinances and street plans.
A cake cutting party near Inisburg at Reuben Mahes home ended in a shooting. Henry Adams was killed and authorities have not identified a suspect. Ed Waller and Henry Fountain were seriously wounded but are expected to recover as bullets tore through the house.
May A S Lanier testifies on discharge clerk knowledge of the Virginia Corporation Company. Norvell Atkinson and A J Newby corroborate Lanier’s account and challenge Chief Clerk Upshur. Irving Campbell, Lanier’s former law partner, says Upshur was present and aware, contradicting Upshur’s denial of knowledge and interest in the company.
John Sears, colored, fled six years with traces through Canada and Cuba before being arrested in Rocky Mount North Carolina. Wanted for the murder of William Henry Keene in Winton, North Carolina, authorities say Sears shot Keene during a robbery attempt after calling him to the door. Keene’s wife was also shot and crippled for life. Rewards totaling about $1,000 had been offered as detectives pursued Sears.
Special to The Wellington Fort Asheville NC February 27 indictments found at a special term of the United States District Court accuse George L Patterson postmaster at Concord of abetting delays and opening mail matter and Sallie Kime a Concord office employee of detaining and stealing mail The postmaster was recently ordered removed under charges of immorality.
Governor Claude J. Swanson hosted legislators at the Executive Mansion in Richmond on February 27, entertaining members of the General Assembly in political social gathering.
A Maryland jury convicts Mrs Hillen Brown of forging endorsements on a check drawn by Abram Kohler and cashed at Wurst National Bank after she claimed Kohler gave the check. A post office inspector will aid prosecutions in related matter. In Virginia, Barto Rimel is found guilty of horse stealing in Pendleton County Court and faces 2 to 10 years in the state penitentiary. A gray report from Wise County finds a dead man near Black Mountain. identity unknown. Staunton reports Dr J S De Jarnette elected superintendent of Western State Hospital in Richmond.
A venting meditation links ancient punishment to modern life, comparing the condemned to gun owners chained to the corpse of their weapons. The piece then shifts to a medical pitch for Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, claiming they cure indigestion and related symptoms, with consumer pricing and availability.
From Winston-Salem February 27 special to The Washington: W A Lemly resigns after more than twenty years as Wachovia National Bank president at a special directors meeting. James A Gray, longtime cashier, elected new bank president.
Hagerstown Maryland February 27 Edward Slifer a young farmer of St James Washington County became violently insane shortly after learning his wife Gaza Slifer had obtained a divorce from him recently in South Dakota The distressed husband was reported to have shown signs of derangement upon receiving the news and authorities intervened to protect him
It leaked out yesterday that Jack Vedder a Pinkerton detective has worked as a marble cutter at Chauncey Brothers marble yard in Alexandria and has boarded at the Tonting Hotel to secure evidence in the Curtin murder case. Patterson proprietor of the hotel is under arrest in connection with the case and Vedder has left the city. Patterson and Stephen Davis, the two suspects, will be given a hearing in the Police Court next Tuesday morning.
The three masted schooner John A Beckerman, bound from Lambert's Point for New Providence with 914 tons of coal, was struck astern by the Washington steamer in Hampton Roads. Captain Mathewson and seven crew were rescued at Old Point Comfort after the ship’s stern bent. The blizzard raged as the accident occurred. vessel valued at $8000.
Special to The Washington Post from Parkersburg West Virginia reports a massive nitroglycerin blast at a Manetta Torpedo Company magazine a mile above Williamstown this afternoon. H B Kerr, an employee, was instantly killed and his body scattered for miles. The blast also destroyed a team of horses, the wagon, and damaged nearby residences.
A Morgan County fire about 2 PM in North Morgantown destroyed a business and several residences, including J W Tissue’s store and Lewis residence, with about 1500 dollars property loss and 2500 dollars stock lost in Tissue’s grocery. Buckets fought the flames as water service was limited. insurance covers about one third.
Winchester Virginia February 27 The Sevees bankruptcy and alimony dispute now moves to the United States Supreme Court after the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals upheld a $400 yearly alimony obligation on Ralph Savage to his ex wife Adah Savage. Judge Pritchard dissented.
West Virginia and federal judges clash as the Clendenning Company, owning about a dozen Parkersburg saloons and thirty statewide, is declared bankrupt. Judge Moss in Circuit Court appoints a receiver. two hours later the U S court confirms bankruptcy and names John F Dowd of Parkersburg as receiver, enjoining further Circuit Court action. Estimated liabilities reach around $31,000 with assets about $70,000.
Albert Hunter a Mannington West Virginia resident prominent in the town shot his separated wife at her home after a heated dispute then killed himself The pair had been married over four years both under twenty and the wife may recover Quoted from The Washington Post Norfolk Va Feb 27 and other notices show local happenings including a streetcar tax exemption ruling and a marriage in Harpers Ferry West Virginia.
The Nationals signed players from the Pacific Coast and Southern Leagues, adding Schafly the Portland Los Angeles second baseman and McCoy a pitcher. Starkell leads the trio in fielding and base stealing with 77 steals, while McCoy posts a 266 batting average in 21 games. Schafly, 28 hits in 193 games, shines as a base stealer with 77 steals and strong defense at second. Starkell stands out defensively, and Smith of Atlanta shows solid batting around 266. Schafly’s 660 at bats yield 186 hits and 12 sacrifices. Starkell tops fielding among pitchers.
The town of Shinnston suffered heavy losses from a morning fire. The opera house frame building burned, likely caused by a defective natural gas pipe and jet, with about half of the losses uninsured. The plumbing company and the weekly news office in the same building also burned, along with two frame houses and contents. Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias lodges stored records and furnishings in the building with no insurance coverage.
Hanshaw, a young man from Tazewell County, was held after telling police he forged a check for 3b and would be released when his relative sent for him. He is noted to be subject to illusions and the belief he forged a death, a form of hallucination.
The eighth annual convention of the Ti State Medical Association met with physicians from Northcot Ina South Cavehnr and Virgate in session. Dr C A Ros of Raleigh Norfolk Willis presided. A meeting at Whitestone spring ended with the place closed for the next session. Alleged incendiary Frederic Jones, 25, from Sais burs Md, was captured near Qlarrington Dil after a five mile chase and held for trial for setting fire to Reese s water use and a factory at Harrington.
The report claiming Tim Mansfield suffers from an incurable disease is unfounded. The editor Richard Mansfield of Buffalo New York, in a February 27 note, states the story published yesterday about his illness was in error and he is in perfect health and condition.
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