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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1909
Page
8
A concert plan features music by volunteers and a 50 piece band with prominent singers. Miss Mabel Boardman describes the scale of work facing the Red Cross Society as funds are raised through performances and sales at the event. Local figures and committees prepare for the charity effort.
The Williams Yerkes estate valuation fell from twelve million nine hundred two thousand to about five million as debts were paid and most assets tied up in receivership. Mrs Yerkes remarriage and divorce are noted amid complex settlements involving heirs and the Bradway properties.
Fragments of a newspaper page show scattered names and dates for marriages and deaths. The readable bits indicate personal notices but lack full details such as dates, places, or complete names.
Mrs Carter and the Pomises faced a three hour delay as 50 stage hands refused to move scenery due to a week’s wage backlog. Management pledged pay after Buffalo engagement, but delays persisted amid a stalled Union Station transfer and tense theater talks.
A Bord house owner Dench and a boarder Druin were found dead in a Valentine’s Day style incident at Py shore. The corpse showed signs of foul play. Investigators traced a large sum of money paid to Die by Punsharo authorities. Two other violent deaths in the same game house were reported in the past three years.
Professors of physics at MIT credit a device using mild electric currents to measure reactions in a subject to determine truthfulness or insanity. The apparatus links to a hand and foot circuit, with a central meter and thermally controlled needles, aiming to reveal deception or mental state through physiological responses.
A battered OCR fragment alleges a judge named Root faced corruption accusations. It mentions Seatie Wash January, Great Northern and Gordon towns, a grand jury inquiry, and an alleged plane conspiracy. The garbled text references a parliamentary MP Gordon and a committee pursuing a probe into alleged misdeeds.
A 1908 report from Harvard College Observatory states Prof WH Pickering proposes one or more planets beyond Neptune. The naval observatory at More Island Yard issued the statement after mathematical studies. The finding was to be published publicly in January 1990 to the Astronomische Gesellschaft in Germany.
An Arion Gesang Verein concert Sunday featured Poof kumi Woler directing choruses and Karl Holer on piano. The quartet Hollingsworth Hanson Chenoweth Molland performed while baritone Joseph Bass of New York received high praise. The society plans a masked ball at National Rifles Hall and a spring carnival, with the first hop in January and the carnival in February.
Special to The Washington Post reports a homesick boy aboard a steamship arriving from Liverpool on January 4 died by his own hand. He bound a rope to his neck with a plank and leaped overboard, after being watched for two hours starting about 10 o clock in the morning. He was found and burned, and the incident occurred near the steerage area while the vessel was tied at the pier.
Vienna reports that Austria offers Turkey 2,500,000 pounds Turkish indemnity for Bosnia and Herzegovina annexation. The plan includes a commercial treaty and higher Turkish duties, conditional on a conference of powers. Citizens foresee Turkey's acceptance and a precedent set by U S indemnity to Spain after the Philippine War.
Henry A Appelius a 4 retired insurance man and former general manager of the metropolitan department of the New York City Site committed death by own action Sunday afternoon by shooting himself in his apartments at Ninety second Street and Broadway. The act was attributed to temporary insanity.
Gompers declares that he and his associates did only what private citizens do all the time. Wright cites union activity and government restraint, arguing against perceived injustices. He urges labor to organize further to protect rights amid unemployment and capital pressure.
A fragmentary report from Honolulu describes an attempted shooting at a health officer in January. Dr Waygon, a member of the board of health and noted Honolulu physician, appears impacted by the event while others involved are unnamed. The text is unclear on motive and outcome beyond the illness of one party.
In Washington a Sunday field day for the Antisaloon League saw temperance sermons in twelve churches led by league officers. President-elect Taft and Emperor William were cited as examples for turning glasses downward at banquets. Dr Donald C MacLeod and Rev F A Baker urged regulations before Congress to curb liquor traffic, advocating active church involvement and a broad excise approach.
Police investigate the theft of hay at a Chevy Chase Cub stable following a night incident that left the animals hungry and the club shaken. Suspicions focus on a local group and the missing fodder prompted a broad search advised by Superintendent Sylvester as officers remain on the lookout for further clues.
Wealthy Atlaila coal dealer Phe Washington Post Avanta Ga Jan was murdered at his home last Sunday evening as he returned from a visit. Bloodhounds pursued a lead to Daniel Garvin, who denied involvement. Garvin and Black were reportedly relatives by marriage, with jealousy cited as a motive.
Special from Hermosillo Mexico dated January 11 reports Yaqui leader Buie and his followers surrendering with their guards. Terms of the treaty require a guard retained by the government and the chief and men placed on army payroll. Buie to concentrate followers to persuade them to disband and resume peaceful occupations.
In Chicago on January 11, Horace Westwood, pastor of Kais on Park Methodist Episcopal Church, was deposed without hearing after admitting certain beliefs diverging from Bible teachings. District superintendent Martin Cady acted after a conference with Bishop McDowell following a formal complaint. Westwood, affiliated with Garrett Biblical Institute, defended his honest religious change while denying public utterances of his views. President Little of the institute commented on the situation.
Georgians foresee big profits from a possum themed toy line sparked by Taft’s banquet request. A company is formed to produce daily possum toys as Teddy bear successors. Artists say a clever possum figure can be crafted to ride the craze and general Taft enthusiasm.
An Austrian named Stos Woreck, found starving in New York, was taken to Bellevue Hospital after four days without food. He spoke only German and said he came from Pennsylvania coal regions a week ago, hired for good wages with no home to return to.
A young African American man, respected in his community, was abducted from his home by masked men. After a brutal whipping, he was shot and killed. A hastily convened inquiry adjourned to Tuesday to allow more witnesses to testify as authorities search for suspects amid rising tensions. The motive is suspected to stem from a dispute with white men. no arrests have been made yet.
Police question four in New Jersey woman death after her body was found burned at her Newtown City home. Mrs Barbara Casterlin aged around, husband said breakdown of ribs. Daughters Roger Layton 28 and Mame Gunson 37, plus James Layton and Basin Hoffman, all held as investigators press for details.
A Sunday meeting of the Central Federated Timon deputation of woman suffragists led by Mrs Carre Chapman Catt heard an appeal for women voting rights. The group listened attentively and voted unanimously to pursue the cause, receiving credentials to obtain 2000 signatures from organized labor members in the city.
In Casdad Juarez near El Paso a bull and a Bengal tiger battled in a ring watched by many tourists. The bull gored the tiger, breaking its leg. the tiger retaliated and disabled the bull’s leg. The fight ended after both animals were exhausted and declared a draw by the judge. Both animals were to be slaughtered.
A New England grower describes crossing cucumber and orange blossoms to create a novel bicolor fruit with a yellow hue and distinct flavor. He recalls the moment the pulp from both fruits mingled in the garden and inspired the idea of the hybrid.
The text describes cucumber growth in the first year with notes on stem, skin, and fruit changes. It mentions misread lines about varieties, fruit size, and seed development as plants mature, with references to orange color and seed differences.
A proposed inland waterway linking Montreal to New York draws plans for a joint deputation of Canadian and American representatives. Delegations from major ports and chambers of commerce convene to discuss canal modifications and governance.
The New York World reports that Coffee defeated Dorando twice in major marathon events, first in London and again in New York. The detailed doctor’s findings accompany the account, dated December 16, 1068.
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