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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1908
Page
3
Henry Farman, French aeronaut, wins the Deutsche Archdeacon prize of 19000 dollars for a heavier than air airship flight near Paris. The flight spans roughly a minute a speed around twenty miles per hour, with observers including Archdeacon Santos Dumont Count de La Vaulx and Fer M fietint. A banquet is planned to honor Farman.
A garbled page lists multiple obituaries and death notices dated January 1998 and earlier. Entries mention spouses, children, ages, residences, and funeral details for individuals including Clara Hl, John F. Wright, Minnie Dib, Anson, Gaston Ears, and others, with private or upcoming interments and church or cemetery services across several towns.
Canon William Sheafe Chase rector of Christ Church Brooklyn was found guilty of contempt by Justice Marean for criticizing the court during a Sunday observance dispute. Sentence suspended. judge said his remarks were offensive and based on misstatements of facts. Chase had opposed police restraint on Sunday closing movements.
New York tax books show Mrs. Russell Sage as the city’s largest individual taxpayer with a personal property assessment around 8.81 million and estate total about 9.46 million after real estate increases. The Vanderbilt family stands as the next biggest contributor with a combined personal and estate assessment near 19.51 million, aided by a real estate rise of about 72 million.
New York January 13 clergymen and many physicians reject Dr. George H. Quay of Cleveland who proposed vivisection of habitual criminals for medical study. Eminent lawyers say states would need constitutional changes to permit it. public sentiment and ethical concerns run strong.
Columbia and New York law professors debate whether vivisection could be legally used for habitual criminals. They cite the Eighth Amendment and the Kemmler ruling, noting federal versus state authority and the remote prospect of constitutional changes.
In Adams Street Court Brooklyn a mob of women claiming to be Marks Zolna’s wives gathered to confront him when he faced charges. The men and women described a pattern of engagements followed by civil marriage contracts, a trail from Maine to the West. Names Fannie Weissblatt Gussie Brown Gisela Peyney and three others appeared, with one check for $50 returned unpaid.
Mrs Frank Gibb Virginia horsewoman shot herself Saturday near Calvert on home. Operated at Providence Hospital Sunday physicians say if she survives recovery may not hinder her riding. Family and visitors present as reports note her husband Mr Gibb and relatives, with long-standing ties to Warren ton and cross-country stock farm.
A reader praises the editorial Taft at Cooper Union, lauding independent mechanics and labor ranks against demagogues who undermine the organization. The letter, from M Robert S Cooper, urges vigilance across labor and politics and ends with a medical ad for Dromo Quinine.
New York observers at Frank Hipple’s West East Street home report a seance with Bluebell, a frail spirit, failing to materialize. several tests bound Samuel Thompson and two participants, while Bluebell’s guides and tricks faded under scrutiny. A Brooklyn girl with an electric sight faced playful provocation as the cabinet session ended without notable supernatural proof.
New York January meeting of the Clearing House Association unanimously voted to admit trust companies to full membership on condition they maintain at all times a 2 percent cash reserve. The proposal to create associate membership for firms with only a 6 percent reserve was postponed pending legislative action.
A list of couples and clergymen with ages and home towns appears under the marriage license notices. The record includes Greenler Litly and Mamin jraith of Warm Springs, plus several other couples and reverends with scattered ages and places, indicating pending licensure.
Health office record reports deaths at 6 p m January 12 listing Martha Parham 80 Mary Hartwell 70 Berg Burke 78 Wahibart Clary 73 Thomas Rover 64 Borman Goetz 41 Martha Popkina 58 Alice Hunter 88 Nellie Gardner 60 Margaret O Connor 2 Wilfred Royce 13 Leonard Brown 77 Frances Jones 69 Frances Allen 60 Thomas Smith ? Various addresses in Washington area listed for each deceased with ages.
New York Jan 18 reports odd stories from Amityville Long Setend where the stork delivered the twenty seventh child to Oscar Darling a civil engineer on the Merrick road. A family council is to discuss a name for the baby as Darling resents press attention and seeks privacy amid this notable brood.
Berlin reports show mass protests for manhood suffrage turning violent with over a hundred wounded and twenty eight seriously injured including three policemen. Police barred processions in Esgen, Cologne, and Frankfort as Minister Von Moltke warned socialists bearing responsibility for further unrest. Detached observers say four days of clashes embittered masses and hardens government to limit franchise.
Pain or dull backache signals kidney trouble and Bright’s disease risk. Swamp-Root, a kidney bladder remedy by Dr Kilmer, is marketed as the best healer with trials, free sample bottle, and a book of letters. The ad urges purchases at drug stores and mentions Lughantian New York and Washington Daily Post readers.
Paria Jan 13 W H Leavitt son in law of William Jennings Bryan denies divorce plans. He says his wife remains in Brindisi and will join him in April after spending winter in Cairo for the children's health with Mrs Bryan and the children.
Berlin January report debunks a rumor that Mas milien Harden died suddenly. Harden, recently sentenced to four months for libeling Count Kuno von Moltke in Jie Qarkuntt, remains ill with pleurisy after an earlier attack.
Dispatches from The Hague report Dutch troops seize the rebel stronghold on Flores in the Malay archipelago after severe fighting. One hundred thirty natives killed. most chiefs surrendered. Dutch losses were insignificant.
New York January date where Police Commissioner Bingham demanded surrender of Detective Edward Reardon as a special policeman. District Attorney Jerome retaliated by returning John Brennan’s shield, threatening revocation if not produced. Jerome’s special squad fades as Raids on alleged gambling houses may persist if evidence warrants.
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