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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1908
Page
5
The market staggers as buyers return at lowered prices while money flows back to bonds and high grade investments. Analysts note improved general finances but weak business sentiment, with fears of a deeper downturn easing only slightly as railway earnings and merchant failures temper optimism.
The issue notes easier financing for Erie, Missouri Pacific, and Rock Island lines, easing England's fears about American rail expansion. It discusses Berlin, Paris, and Japan, with expectations of big launches in Russia and Germany, and signals a cautious mood in finance, markets, and foreign policy amid tensions.
A group of barbers in Center City will be arraigned after a test case and religious tension story. The article notes community leaders and legal action, with references to Rev Chad Mith and St Maths Wetho. Glenn Petit and Deicor Pader are mentioned among those involved.
A National Guard Association congress in Boston will consider shifting volunteer forces from state to federal control as a first line of defense. Gen Charles Drain of New York and War Department officials will push a five year plan to create a 250000 war strength army with National Guard units serving under federal command during war while preserving state control for local duties.
A Carnegie Steel Company patent by Lieut Cleland Davis Tos introduces an electric method to harden armor plates uniformly. Electrodes melt or heat the plate face, distribute carbon as a powder, and drive hardness deeper with controlled current, promising faster production and stronger armor compared with previous annealing methods.
A German critic in La Pamph that warned America’s army would lag in wartime as current plans lack war readiness. He praises disciplined volunteers but criticizes no peacetime organization, supplies, or modern mobilization. He questions National Guard usefulness, estimating only about 2,200 of 106,000 could serve.
Obituary notices from Winchester report Edward Haymaker a contractor dying after a protracted illness. His widow and four daughters mourn his loss. Oliver Jenneon died late last night aged twenty seven after a brief illness. He is survived by brothers and sisters. Mrs James H Shenk wife of the Luray water works superintendent died at home this morning aged seventy two and is survived by six children.
Gov Glenn of North Carolina announces railroads will cover 17500 toward a special legislative session. Atlantic Coast Line noncommittal, Seaboard Air Line in receivership may require federal court approval for collection. North Carolina papers claim roads are being pressed to bear costs to correct a past wrong.
The veteran Methodist preacher Rev Asbury Reiley died today in Cumberland at age 71 after 55 years in the ministry. He led Baltimore Conference figures and built Center Street Church in 18 9. Survived by wife and four children. his family includes father Rev James Reiley and brother Rev Dr J McKendree Reiley.
Washington Post report describes a group of soldiers taking possession of a coach to Mount Vernon and terrifying passengers near the station. One soldier allegedly threw a whisky bottle through a window, causing a gush of oil. Officers will hold an investigation this afternoon.
Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon for James Houlson and Emma Houlson at Grace Pice Church and Bethel Cemetery with Rev Edgar Carpenter and Rex MoF Pishert presiding. Leonard Brown's rites were at Demaines with Dr Regester leading interment at Presbyterian Cemetery. LeoryBrengi services were conducted at the Masonic Temple by Alea and the Wisans Lodge, interment at Methodist Protestant Cemetery.
Theater group activity for St Marys Church support announced with a revival series at the Methodist Protestant Church in Alexandria. Open sermon delivered by Rev G I Humphreys and a men’s service noted. local obituaries report Olive May Shinaxel and Katie Williams, with windel area poisoning of four children near Grattan.
Special to The Washington Rest Norfolk Vi Jan 12. The Motel Dihait located midway between Ocean View and the expansion grounds was totally destroyed by fire last night. The loss is estimated at $8000. No injuries reported.
Heavy easterly gale from Virginia to the Carolinas battered ships off Cape Henry and along the bay. The Norwegian steamer Fortuna limped back to port after waves swept decks and carried away part of a bridge and boats. Virginia bow stove in, other lines battered, many passengers seasick, telegraph wire cut and no reports from Cape Hatteras to Cape Henry.
In Baltimore on January 1 Antonia Lanasa and Alfred Goffe posted $1000 bonds after a heating on charges tied to a conspiratorial plot to dynamite the home of Atlantiel Drint Co. Colgaro Monteleone and a suspect by La misame were also arrested amid calls for postponements and denials by counsel Congressman Wolfse and Senator Pinkney.
Washington Post reports tobacco sales declined due to cold windy roads and muddy conditions. About 18000 pounds of leaf were offered last week with prices around 11 cents per pound. Half the crop has sold, with breaks expected to rise in two months as banks use farmers in currency for loans.
John Ho Resrits and Miss Tore we Henepper united in Trin It y Latheria Chin Somerset with Rev Robert JL Petterson officiating. The bride, given in marriage by her brother Liett Com Chester Knepper, wore a formal gown. The couple, high school classmates who later dated, plan to honeymoon in the West after graduation year.
Edna B Kahn secretly married John M Ferriss of Cleveland Ohio after leaving home on Mowbray Road to the Monticello Hotel. The marriage, performed without her parents knowledge, faced their opposition. The bride is described as a Jewess.
A severe electrical storm and heavy thaw swept Maryland and nearby areas. Wills Creek and other rivers rose beyond banks, threatening Ridge and Cumberland. A Walbrook residence was struck by lightning, shingles ripped off, and the Baltimore exchange suffered damage. Heavy rain and snowmelt created widespread street flooding and property harm in Winchester and surrounding towns.
Miss Dish Ward 2, a sixteen year old girl of Portsmouth, attempted suicide by ingesting laudanum on High Street after midnight. Found by Constable Hal and a bystander, physicians treated her and she recovered. She stated she no longer wished to die.
A 35 year old man, Jim Crute, committed suicide by hanging at his father Capl Crute’s residence in Poanoke Washington. The act occurred in the afternoon, with the man using a strap attached to a support at the scene. Authorities report no external involvement. The incident is being investigated by local police.
The text contains a fragmented obituary or memorial line mentioning a person’s death years ago, a decline in health, and a vague note about self-harm. Details are garbled with many missing words making specifics and identities uncertain.
McConnell claims to prove that increasing body vital power cures chronic diseases and paralysis. He says anyone can learn to boost their own vital force, with a Life Electricity Institute offering courses in Washington and mail instruction. An 2pm lectures daily outline self cure methods.
Sergeant Oscar Gatling of the Twentieth Company Coast Artillery was shot and killed at Fort Barrancas early today by James Hart, a Black man who fled but was later captured. Gatling, stationed seven years, came from Atlanta where he had relatives. The Fort Barrancas incident is under investigation and local authorities are handling the case.
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