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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1907
Page
22
July Fourth events at Jamestown Expo featured Governor Hughes and President Wilson as orators. They urged strong action against corporate abuses, advocating accountability for individuals behind stock manipulation and monopolistic practices. The day included cannon salutes, parades, and a session by the Jefferson Memorial Association.
The National Association of the Deaf opened its eighth annual convention at Tamalstown Exposition. Dr Edward Miner Galaudet urged a fund of at least 0000 with annual dividends for association interests and announced requests to Carnegie, Rockefeller, and Mrs Sage for contributions. Several hundred deaf delegates from nearly every state attended as officers led the session. The invocation was by Ro W Micasles, and the Lord's Prayer was signed by delegates.
Norfolk July 4 the Negro building on the Jamestown Exposition grounds had its formal opening and dedication. Prof Kelly Miller of Howard University gave the dedicators address and discussed race achievements while urging steady progress and optimistic resolve amid opposition. Giles B Jackson of Richmond and Maj Morton of Hampton Institute joined in the event, with broader calls for fair dealing and a square deal within the nation.
Washington Post dispatches report unrest on July 4 with Powhatan Guard sparking a clash. Col Ht RB Haldeman and WSM Commandant Henry W Carpenter express regret for soldiers drawn into the incident. Several privates face punishment or charges as investigations continue. Also noted is a marriage license issued in Rockville and a man killed by a train near Ballville.
The Culpeper Horse Show opened under ideal weather with about 500 in attendance the largest single-day crowd yet. Washington Stables from D C led by Thomas T Keane featured top exhibitors incl Allen Potter Garber & Garber, Julian Morrie and local riders from Virginia counties. Prizes named include Buckeye Laat Brentwood, Mirat Firetight and Lady Bay with multiple horses and ponies competing in hunting, harness, and jumping events across several races and divisions.
Special to The Washington Post reports the Southwest Virginia Agricultural and Live Stock Association Fourth of July festival at Radford with racing premiums totaling around 100 dollars and about 100 horses present. Multiple races completed in three heats produced winners including Bad News and Grace Cecil, with various purses, silks, and owners named. Other events were rained out or moved to different venues, including a silver cup road race and pony events amid a busy, feature-filled day. Nearby Roch Spring hosted a separate negro Fourth of July celebration where Mate Levy killed Will Ray during a brawl, Levy fleeing but later dying before aid could arrive.
Bristol and nearby towns marked Independence Day with parades led by Bethel Farm Fire Department Col Leedy and Edenton. Virginians from the 72nd Virginia Volunteers joined in, bands and mascots marched, races followed with winners listed, and a Kings Mountain battle reenactment drew crowds of visitors and dignitaries.
Charles L Souder, robbed and shot yesterday near Redland, remains in very critical condition. Report says doctors hold faint hope of recovery after a bullet was removed. Search parties scoured the area through the night. a suspect described as a negro desperado was detained near Gallaherstown and Wheaton but not identified. A blood trail from the pursuit indicates possible hit by gunfire.
Special to Thy Washington text Richmond July 4 reports that Elizabeth Loving of Nelson County daughter of Judge William G Loving was recently acquitted in a Houston murder case. Theodore Estes was accused of drugging and wronging her. Elizabeth was about to visit friends in Boston Mass when the trial began and would leave the state for Stone Rest due to a weakened nervous condition.
A steam tug named Virginia owned by O If Smith of Norfolk burned to the water edge near Campostella bridge in the eastern branch of the Elizabeth River at 3 o clock this morning. Supposedly caused by spontaneous combustion. Only the steel hull remains. Loss estimated at 10000 dollars. W Simmona, a former United States local inspector of steam vessels, saved a sleeping cabin boy who would have perished.
A 19 year old student Goodbread from Brooklyn drowned while bathing in the Patapsco River near Fort Howard Baltimore on July 4. Witnesses report a trapeze performer nearby attempted a rescue but Goodbread died. the event was witnessed by large crowds and the body was sent to a hospital in Hagerstown. Also noted: Florence W. Jones five crushed to death by a park wagon near Blue Mountain House. Petersburg veterans begin drive to mark battlefields and honor Gen Mahone with a monument.
An old advertisement claims coffee causes blotches and dull complexion. It touts Postum Food Coffee as a healthy substitute that improves skin and nerves, citing personal testimony about clearer skin and steadier health after stopping coffee. The copy references stomach disturbance linked to coffee and promotes the product as a restorative beverage.
Special to The Washington Post reports Fatally injured by a fall while stepping from a trolley car in Hagerstown Mrs George Ringer of Frankstown died at her son Howard Ringer’s home in Rockville. She was sixty years old and survived by her husband and several children Otto Linaweaver Nellie Neville are mentioned in a separate note. A separate brief notes a July Rockville marriage between Otto Linaweaver and Miss Nellie Neville, ages 21 and 20, performed by Rev Thomas H Campbell at his residence.
A Fourth of July scene in Alexandria features colored citizens celebrating Lincoln's emancipation proclamation on Lincoln Lawn. Magnus L. Robinson presided as speakers urged hard work, while efforts to curb idle vagrants were discussed. The day included arrests, a cannon cracker accident, and a horse killed after being frightened. Mary Jonson and other locals were mourned or honored in services and sheltering events.
Policeman George Hampshire shot Nathan Hinder during a chase on West Twenty seventh Street. Hinder was wounded in the calf, carried toward the New York Hospital in a hearse, and survived the chase after a dramatic escape attempt during a public dispute witnessed by bystanders and police.
John K McKay posing as a police inspector was linked to multiple housebreakings on dentists in Edgewater New Jersey. Authorities say he burglarized offices taking gold fillings and fled after a preliminary hearing. Bond set at 7000 dollars. he failed to appear in Criminal Court leading to bond forfeiture. Dentists named include Dragon Hodges Metzott Building James T McLanahan 634 T street NW Lewis Farrelly 623 Farragut agquere John P Devlin 26 FY street NW Charles H E Cocksey 607 Thirteenth street NW and Charea Didet IMS A street NW.
Jermar Bartels, the Syracuse brewer known as the millionaire, was arrested in Welland a month ago on perjury charges and ordered extradited by Judge Wells. He escaped custody near Juventus before the Toronto court opened, with the sheriff leaving him momentarily alone in the corridor. The court adjourned after Bartels fled and a deaf guard reported the escape. the extradition decision was expected today and Dixon is anticipated tomorrow.
A chain break in a shaft cage at La Salle County Carbon Coal Company Cedar Point hurled three men sixty five to seventy two feet down the shaft. Foreman William Smart survived by grabbing the chain while Hogan Benson and Charles Agnew died. Frank Basilica’s body hung near the bottom and had to be cut free from the wall before removal.
George Bronson Howard and contractor William Engle were arrested on a disorderly conduct charge in Baltimore after a street car incident. Howard, alighting to help his sister, said a man crowded the car. He swung his tennis racquet at the man. Engle allegedly struck back. Patrolman Fourek separated them. both men were released on collateral awaiting a hearing.
In Worcester Massachusetts Rev Charles W Dalrymple a long time pastor is sued for divorce with Miss Flora B Weston named as co respondent The libel accuses misconduct over several months while Mrs Dalrymple was away at a Worcester sanatorium for nervous shock The case cites Dalrymple and Miss Weston a young singer taken into his home at age fifteen and notes a letter from Miss Weston to Mrs Dalrymple supporting the divorce petition The wife calls him a gray haired monster and seeks remedy in court
Frank Schmelzer of Silverton Colorado, member of a miners executive board, was killed when he jumped from a moving train near Denver while en route to Boise to testify in the Has wood trial. He realized he was on the wrong train and called to the conductor to throw his grip after him.
Miss Millicent Ridout died at the Chase Home in Annapolis July 4. She was daughter of the late Arlande Ridout of the Wattehall estate near the Chesapeake Bay shore opposite Annapolis Mills. Ridout descended from the Ridout family once secretary to Horatio Sharpe.
A reader recalls confirming tomato plants and other greenery in Houston, noting that crops appear improved. mentions neighbors keeping chickens and the garden’s recent growth after yesterday’s check.
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