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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1908
Page
20
A bodyguard for Secretary of State Witte dies after grappling with czarist troops during an incident seen as protective duty. Physician cites death as indirect result of the assault amid chaotic crowding. details include multiple guards and the failed attempt to distinguish ally from perpetrator.
Fragmentary OCR text shows racing entries and scattered references to military orders and places including Windsor and Wisconsin park. Key names, dates, and locations are obscured, yielding a fragmented snapshot of sports and orders without coherent events or outcomes.
Unclear OCR text lists names and places with scattered terms like Perdue Mace Time and political or race references. Several proper nouns appear in a jumbled sequence, suggesting an old newspaper snippet with multiple items rather than a single clear event. The readable bits point to names and locations rather than a cohesive narrative or notice.
In Bethany Waugh and Btany fields both short handed for Sunday league play. An exhibition game defeated by St Che and Linthteum leading with the stick. Multiple line scores from St Josephs Warquette League games and other divisional matchups show 8 to 6 results and scattered fielding highlights.
Mrs Willis of Albany Oregon suffered severe heart trouble with shortness of breath and persistent coughing. After five bottles of Dr Miles New Heart Cure at Miles Medical Go Elkhart Indiana, she claims visible improvement and defies her initial prognosis.
Rain drizzled over multiple leagues causing cancellations and forfeits. In Capital City the Atlantics could not field a team and Government Printing Office was awarded the game by default. Nether Bethany and Waugh lacked full rosters in Sunday School. St Paul forfeited in the Marquette League with a one sided practice game elsewhere. Railway League saw a forfeit while Independence and Columbia played scheduled contests.
In Paris on June 30 at the libel trial of Senator Humbert against Le Matin over involvement in the Rochette affair, lawyer Baudelot struck M Jouvenel a brother of the Matin editor. The editor then struck back with a cane and several duel challenges were exchanged amid the melee. Rochette cites Matin enmity as stemming from support for a rival newspaper. Humbert once served as secretary of the Matin company.
Frank H Hitchcock and Postmaster General Meyer, both named as probable Republican national committee chairman prospects, ran into each other on the street yesterday. They talked little and refused to discuss the chairmanship. Hitchcock kept his famed reticence, while Meyer hinted he was not to be considered. Vic Taft was suggested as the only person who might shed light on the matter.
Union Park will host three baseball games and a wrestling card on July 4. The Marines face the Junior Athletic Club in the morning, Joe Turner of the South meets Mant Lynch of Baltimore in a finish match, followed by a doubleheader in the afternoon as the Washington Stars battle Belmonte and the winner meets the Eastern Bats.
The Nashville division of the Southern Railroad will today pass into the control of the Tennessee Central Railroad and be operated by the hat company. The main line runs from Harriman Jenn to Nashville. The Southern Railway announces its published rates will apply with Tennessee Central, FOB Pegram and R W Brown will continue to represent the Southern at Nashville, general freight and local agents respectively.
The submarine Octopus began commission at the torpedo station with Lieut Charles B Courines in command. It will sail for New York navy yard under its own power this afternoon, convoyed as Bunbeat Hist, joining the second submarine flotilla. The battleship New Hampshire was expected to arrive from Colon on Sunday. Philadelphia Cricketers Outclassed in match with Toronto club, Toronto scored 311 in first innings, retired three top Philadelphians. play to resume tomorrow.
District youth leagues schedule Sunday games across Bloomingvale Brentwood and Capitat City Park. Matches include Marquette St Vincent vs Torner at 4 PM and Moses at Eighth Street and Florida Avenue northeast. Additional bouts cover Independence Aly at Ninth Street and McDevitta fetd, plus Commerce leagues featuring Eckington Metro politan and ROR Y MCG A Tengu R & D.
The Capital City League and multiple divisional matches were postponed or forfeited due to rain. Teams including St Josephs and St Pauls faced forfeit exhibitions, while other games in the Independente and Commerce leagues were rescheduled or canceled.
London reports all British warships mobilized in home waters under Admiral Lord Charles Beresford. A 301 ship force with about 6800 officers and men is set to challenge Germany in maneuvers. Beresford’s channel squadron bases at Aalbek Bay while Bridgeman defends the eastern coast from the Firth of Forth.
A Washington health officer cites light clothing abstinence and moderate exercise to prevent sunstroke. Treat two forms differently with cooling tub baths or cold-water immersion, gradual warming, massages, hot towels, amyl nitrite inhalation, and careful use of stimulants for heat exhaustion in urgent cases.
A circus wagon released a lion in a Reading street. Policeman Henry Ennis chased the animal, tackled it at James Harris’s gate, and subdued the lion with a sharp blow to the muzzle. The beast retreated to a doorstep corner, then yielded and returned to the circus. Elsewhere, a Milwaukee blindness study notes many aged workers self support. Tornado freak on Tucker farm leaves bed and floor intact.
Abraham Stein 15 of 4410 NW Street and Raymond Hames 15 of 4450 NW Street confessed to placing cartridges on Seventh Street car tracks, a bullet injuring Stein. Both boys face malicious mischief and explosives charges as police note rapid juvenile court action.
Elmer E Simpson elected registrar of Albert Pike Consistory No 1 Scottish Rite Masons at a regular meeting in the Scottish Rite Hall Mr Simpson a past venerable master succeeded John H Olcott who had died recently The degree work included a large class and special ceremonies with over seventy Scottish Rite Masons present including visitors Refreshments were served
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