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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1907
Page
47
Murphy defeats McGovern in a tense Broadway showpiece as last test victim tries to rally. Murphy's speed carries the win though he proves vulnerable to a late jab to the jaw. Opponent proves no match in power, but effort keeps the contest close and dramatic.
Tommy Murphy of New York pummeled former champion Tom Corbett in a six round bout at the National Athletic Club Philadelphia. From start to finish Murphy outfought Corbett, pulling ahead in the second round and keeping pressure with rights and lefts to the face and body. Corbett barely rose after a brutal rally, but could not mount a response as Murphy controlled the action. Corbett showed early signs of the old taint from past fights.
A blaze in sheds between two and three story houses on Fourth and Fifth streets northwest last night burned seven sheds. Quick action by residents and fire companies prevented spread to homes. Sheds at 1155 Fourth owned by Mrs Downey and 1189 Fourth owned by Mrs Cavanagh each $50 damage. 1155 Fifth owned by Fred Brandes $75. 164 Fourth owned by Mrs Nolan $50. 1162 Fifth owned by W J McCarthy $50. 110 Fifth owned by W A Campbell $200. 1158 Fifth owned by Louis Abhett $2. All insured.
Barclay shines with clever work but the singles featured only in a lopsided match as Columbia wins all three sets. Commerce and Labor dominate their Clerk's League contest, while Eurekas trail Axlingtons in a separate showcase.
The report lists Bank Clerks versus Saengerbunds at Palace al dere in Washington and Philadelphia events including Fat Men alle Eastern and Hashtkeller alleys. Commissioners vs Intgetie at Palace alleys. Co. Toys and Co. A. Patace niles noted in miscellaneous matches.
In New York on January 9, a fire in Bellevue Hospital caused a wild panic among about 250 patients, many mentally susceptible, as smoke filled the alcohol ward area. Nurses and doctors faced resistance while firemen contained the blaze.最终 all patients were moved to safety and damage deemed trifling.
New York reports Samuel L. Clemens known as Mark Twain arrived by ship Bermudian at the pier. He wore white attire and spoke of travel for rest not health. He greeted reporters and praised New York, saying no place compares to it.
In the Real Estate League, Columbia’s Barclay led with strong play as the City Hall crew edged Palace al Jeys. Departmental results show Commerce and Junior defeating Government Printing Office, Eurekas beating Arlington, and the Woodward & Loth-Yop quint taking three sets from Hahn's. Included are detailed round-by-round notes and individual tallies for players like McCarthy and Murphy.
Special to The Washington Post from Philadelphia reports Peter A. Brown Widener, noted street railway magnate and philanthropist, is gravely ill at his Riding Park residence. Doctors express cautious hope given his rugged constitution, though the ailment, rooted in a months-long rheumatism attack, has grown serious with his age at seventy two and immediate family gathered at his bedside.
Edward Howard Griggs lectures begin tomorrow at the Church of the Covenant for the Washington Playgrounds Association. The course will cover Savonarola, Carlyle, Emerson, and Tolstoi on subsequent Fridays. Ticket sales support playground work for underprivileged children as the association expands its independent fundraising.
Special Assistant Attorney General Marion Erwin travels from Macon to Chicago to finish his brief for the appeal of John F. Gaynor and Benjamin D. Greene in the Savannah harbor cases. The hearing is scheduled before the Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans on March.
Eugene Anderson, long a village figure in Amityville, emerges as a millionaire after sixteen months of abstinence from liquor. He declares he will travel to Southern California after March and later around the world, recounting a will condition requiring yearlong sobriety to inherit. The Brunswick Home superintendent calls his case remarkable, noting his transformation from a confirmed drunkard to a temperate, respectable man.
Ella Bailey, a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger from Philadelphia to Atlanta, reported to police that two African American men befriended her aboard the train and later in Sixth Street station duped her by claiming to share a dropped packetbook. They asked for money to make change and vanished with her cash.
In Denver, Alice G. Cushing, a grocery store cashier, awoke with a sudden neck pop and excruciating pain. Doctors diagnosed first and second vertebrae subluxation. A neck manipulation reset the bones, and she is expected to recover, described as a rare case where swift care prevented fatal results.
Wilkes Barre Pa Jan 9 detectives of the Central Railroad of New Jersey arrested Michael Tierney a nine year old boy after a four day inquiry for allegedly opening a switch and letting a coal car onto the main track delaying the southbound Philadelphia express from this city last Saturday a coal mine official flagged the express to avert a wreck and Tierney is held on 500 bail for Juvenile Court trial
Mrs Louise Beauchamp Hughes, late of New York, dies. Bert Russell of the District bar and Melville Church motion to practice before the District Court of Appeals. Harold T. Dougherty of the Library of Congress elected treasurer of the District Library Association, succeeding Henry E. Parsons. Parsons had served as treasurer but did not accept. Misses Clark Stockbridge Rodgers Warner Colcord Oberly lead various library departments. Weeks of the Geological Survey argues for yearly card indexes over file cards.
English actor E S Willard delivers J M Barrie’s The Professor’s Love Story with a keen blend of humor and pathos. Critics laud his portrayal of Prof Goodwillie while noting uneven supporting performances especially from Lucy White played by Miss Towson and Miss Lennon. Tonight Willard also presents The Middleman. Nordica appears at the New National Theater this afternoon with Romayne Simmona.
In Somerset Kentucky prisoners Robert J Sawyer Everett Brooksidre and William J Martin confess a plan to use dynamite to wreck a passenger train on the Queen and Crescent Railroad and rob passengers. They described killing a railway detective in the act.
Joseph Blanchette, a Goffstown painter, killed his wife in Riverdale and wounded himself, dying days later. The couple had separated for three years. authorities say the wife refused reconciliation, leaving eleven children in the family. Alcohol in Jamaica ginger law notes follow.
A federal grand jury in Los Angeles returned two indictments against the Santa Fe Railroad Company totaling seventy six counts. The first indictment accuses the railroad of granting concessions to the Grand Canyon Lime and Cement Company for lime shipments from Nelson Arizona to California and to Joan F Shirlen. The second indictment alleges railroad rebates on lime. Indictments also charge Grand Canyon Lime and Cement Company with accepting rebates in six counts and with accepting concessions in seventeen counts.
San Francisco mining stock brokers holding claims against the L. M. Sullivan Trust Company of Goldfield accepted a dollar-for-dollar stock escrow as security for their debts in 60 90 and 120 days. The State Bank and Trust Company of Goldfield reportedly demands stock four times the owed amount. Sullivan is said to owe San Francisco brokers $255 in protested drafts while the Goldfield bank holds about $300,000 in claims.
A man in Philadelphia, shouting that a green bag held a bomb, sent twenty people fleeing from Wolf Bros. at 1939 Chestnut Street. No explosion occurred. the suspect fled after taunting broker Edwin Wolf. Also reported, Maj. John H. Beacom and Capt. Sydney A. Cleman presented as military attaches in London.
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