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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1909
Page
7
Former Vestrymen refuse to confirm or deny a public statement while praising an aged Lutheran pastor. The report notes the only objection centered on business matters and suggests withdrawal could shift church leadership dynamics. A lengthy transcript references meetings, resignations, and community tensions surrounding church affairs.
A brief report notes a new pact with Brazil establishing arbitration treaties across twenty four nations. The sketchy text lists names and events, but confirms shifts toward formal dispute resolution links in the region.
The two year term was imposed on Everding a patent attorney after a long trial in Washington with several co defendants including Ned Barton and John Allen Yeany. Barton pleaded guilty and received two years at Moundsville while Heany was acquitted. The judge noted Everding acted from his own initiative but took advantage of an opportunity to profit from improper patent office irregularities surrounding a light device.
The Metropolitan Church congregation met Thursday to form a call committee to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Rev Albert Evans. Elected were W R Spilman, E A Bakie, Burr Willama, Luther Speer, and Mrs. J A Travis.
Gov Fort refuses reprieve for Archibald Herron who is to be electrocuted next week in New Jersey. He denounces insanity pleas as unwritten law and says they will not stop executions while he remains governor. The governor’s decision follows denial by the court of errors and appeals.
The Schoen Steel Wheel Company has added 300 workers to fulfill an order for 13,000 steel rear wheels for Chicago street railways. Carnegie interests control the plant and will run day and night to complete the order.
A fragmentary advertisement touts Marmola Prescription Tablets as a fat loss aid promising a pound lost per day without changing meals or routines. It urges readers to mail 75 cents to Marmola Company or buy a larger case from a druggist, claiming a exact duplicate of a famous fat reducing prescription.
In Criminal Court No 1 Jeshee Gould sentenced Henry Schble fogel known as Ducky Holmes to death for the November 1907 murder of Mrs Mary Hamilton at 1423 Duncan Street Northeast. Holmes claimed self defense saying his target would have killed him with a knife. May 25 set for execution between 10 and 2.
Kentuckians prepare to wear the Bradley hat, iconic since 1860, as Senator-elect W. Bradley heads to Washington in March with 200 Kentuckians marching in the inaugural parade. Bradley, the first Republican governor of Kentucky, was elected to the Senate by a Democratic legislature after a dramatic contest.
A Sacramento hospital report cites a recovered patient after using Fulton s Renal Compound for kidney disease. Charles A Newton touts the remedy, claiming it saved the patient s life and restored work capability. Local agents and contact details are provided in the bulletin text.
Public access to the Municipal building is restricted after 3 PM on weekdays and barred on holidays and Sundays. Supt Ward and Capt John J Stram report repeated refusals of entry to officials and others not employed by District government, with guards and commissioners enforcing a strict after hours registration system.
Massachusetts congressman Samuel W McCall at Columbia University argues that Congress must act to save the nation from autocratic tendencies. He decries the presidential message as discredited and misused to appeal to the people and attack individual American citizens.
Andrew Carnegie has notified Mayor Bookwalter of a $120,000 donation for six branch library buildings in Indianapolis. The gift is conditioned on the city furnishing the sites and providing $12.00 yearly for maintenance of the libraries.
The Census Bureau notes a 2,000,000 bale increase from 1907 with 12,667,231 bales ginned by January 16. Totals include 24,21 round dates, 9,450 Sea Island bales, and state distributions led by Florida and Georgia. Total 1917 ginning up to January 16 reached 12,176,199 bales, about 93.8 percent of the year’s crop.
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