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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1907
Page
5
Jurors hear defense claiming betrayal by Hubert Posey compelled the couple to kill. Witnesses describe a planned elopement and a motive rooted in alleged engagement betrayal as firefight and shooting at La Plata are recounted in the trial.
The Executive Committee of Wesleyan College of West Virginia recommends Rev Dr Carl G Doney for president, to succeed Dr John Wier who recently resigned. Trustees meet Friday to decide. Present at Buckhannon were Judge George W Attington and Rev Dr Wo F Anderson. Doney, native of Ablo, led Hamline Church and has headed the District of Columbia Anti Saloon League since January.
A granite shaft with inscriptions honors the Fourteenth New Jersey Setvivors at Frederick Maryland. The monument marks service end and memorializes the regiment and related veterans with a solemn dedication reported in local notes.
The session notes Senator Garrett renominated amid party tensions and regional concerns. The report records shifts in leadership, new appointees, and municipal finance actions including revenue commissioners changes and the planned expansion of public works programs across several counties and cities.
Robert M Whiteford formerly in the Customs Service received 18 months in prison and a $1000 fine for pleading guilty in the government fraud against John H Seward and the firm J A Seward Co. The case accuses the fruit importers of defrauding the government by claiming duty refunds on decayed fruit. Seward faces further actions including a $60,000 suit and possible additional jail time if unable to pay. Other firm employees were sentenced to six months in jail and fines, with remaining workers serving lighter terms.
The young Chinese leper Mock, deported from Harrisburg to Steelton, was placed under guard and confined in a tent at a cheap St ton town restaurant area near Harrisburg. He is under two physicians from the State Health Department, with daily supervision and medical exams by Dr Herbert Fox of the University of Pennsylvania.
Promoters announce a rapid transit trolley line linking Pittsburgh Wheeling Bellaire Barnesville Cambridge Zanesville Columbus. Backed by West Virginia based company led by Albert Achenko and subsidiaries Wheelings Tracion Company and Pittsbur Railways Company. Preliminary steps completed. project slated for quick start.
Montgomery County commissioners place a $9 reward for information leading to the arrest of the man who shot Charles Souder of Virginia near Belid in the county last Wednesday afternoon. Souder's condition reportedly improves and recovery is expected. In Richmond on July 9 a movement grows to have the council authorize a steel viaduct to link the east and west ends of the city from Twelfth to Twenty second street. The project cost is estimated at 32900 and 0000, with street cars to use the viaduct and pay for the privilege.
The Alexandria city council adjourned for the summer after electing William A. Smith keeper of the Almshouse and Warfield chief of the Fire Department. Henry Cal Hun chosen health officer Western district. Midney Mankin defeats Da Silva for First Ward keeper. water cut off due to contract defaults. various committee referrals and street repairs noted. Gov Swanson to speak at cornerstone ceremony. Bernard Cline buried. Assailant Janale Trigger fined for assault on Rev Hopkins.
Norfolie Va July 4 news reports Capt Letiyel H Lockherd master of the British steamship Albuera was assaulted returning to his ship at Lamperi Point. He was struck on the head robbed of a gold watch and $20 cash and left for dead. The ship sailed for Hamburg without him. the assailant remains unidentified.
Special to The Washington Post New York July 9 Sam Wah the Mayflower yacht cook is a patient in Bellevue with acute nephritis after being moved there today by Ah Fong of Mott Street The Mayflower is under repair at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and Sam Wah has been staying with friends at 2 Mott Street The report describes Grape Nuts as a nourishing food and relates a factory recall and other notes from a separate inquest including a deadly assault in Warrenville near Aiken It also mentions Postum Co Battle Creek Michigan and a local reader’s note about The Road to Wellville in packages
Special to The Washington Post reports Richmond's population around 116000 based on the census taker Jolmeon's estimate issued today. The figure, while not as large as hoped, indicates modest city growth despite the publicized number. A separate note states Worfolk held for the Norfolk County grand jury on burglary, avavit, and highway robbery charges involving David A Watt, a private in Battery Third Field Artillery, after presentation at the exhibition grounds.
Washington County Democratic convention in Hagerstown on July 9 unanimously endorsed Col Buchanan Schley for the gubernatorial nomination. The meeting elected Ernest Hoffman as chairman and John Mason secretary, authorized Achley to name delegates to the state convention in Baltimore on August 8, and adopted committee resolutions. Hoffman's supporters predicted the party would sweep the state if Schley is the nominee.
George Terry colored eighteen at 1034 Harmony Lane stabbed Florence Parker colored thirty at 211 Carlton Street near Arlington when she allegedly struck him with a beer bottle. He was arrested by Officers Hunt and Quinn after fleeing. Parker died en route to Franklin Square Hospital.
A Richmond joint city council committee advances charter changes by adopting a resolution to appoint a subcommittee of three to work with the city attorney. The panel will draft amendments to create a board of control with executive powers while limiting council and committee actions to legislative functions.
Mobile July 3 A rear end collision occurred on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad near Whistler Station five miles from Mobile between passenger train No 6 and a light engine. Engineer Thomas Dease was killed and fireman Evan Evans severely injured. Thomas Murray and another crewman were injured. The extra engine derailed as mail and baggage cars wrecked after the collision.
Stella Smith of this place was arrested today on a charge of shooting Charles Kish son of hotel proprietor Sandor Aish while he slept in bed. Kish says he plans to run from his room after the shooting but Smith claims innocence. A revolver was recovered from under Kish’s pillow. the bullet pierced his left arm. Police visited the suspect’s home and she was confined in $1000 bail.
Gov Swanson invites Gov Warfeld to join Virginia and Maryland officers in pursuing the floating Gambling Ark river boat blamed by residents of Potomac River shores for illegal gambling and saloon activity. If Maryland permits, Virginia officers will be sent to capture the steamer and disrupt the gambling den.
The German steamship Brewater arriving from Santa Marta and Port Antonio with 24000 banana bunches faced a twelve hour delay after a crab wedged itself in a valve in the injection water pipe. Captain Conk reports the crustacean halted the engines by blocking the seacock, proving the creature can disrupt a steamer's operations as a human might suffer a digestive halt.
A Cairo prince, descendant of ancient Egyptian rulers and son of a former prime minister, arrived incognito in California on a Pacific journey via Oakland. He sails amid a flotilla of ships from Acapulco toward La Union, El Salvador, with American naval interests noted in transit.
Union leaders battle Western Union as Chicago talks falter. Miller refuses to meet the strikers, offering only individual hearings while President Small and Grand Chief Perham mobilize for a Sunday meeting. Roosevelt expected to weigh in as Western centers brace for a broader walkout.
William Kessler, a Brooklyn printer, survived a near amputation after a naptha launch toss left his right foot severely injured and hip failed. Companions Charles Broun and Thomas Dingen bound wounds and performed field surgery as Duncan steered to Sheepshead Bay Inlet. Dr John W Toole reached the landing minutes later and treated Kessler at home, with fear the foot might be amputated.
Special to The Wasuengewn New York July 9 Charles Nichols a foreman for Terry & Tench Construction died after falling fifty feet into a sewer shaft at Second Avenue and Cortlandt Street while trying to rescue worker Samuel Wright who had been overcome by gas fumes Wright survived with injuries after medical treatment.
Rumors say the Duke of Abruzzi admiral of the Italian navy stayed incognito at a Philadelphia hotel, visiting associates before heading toward New York. The brief sighting occurred after he attended private functions here and left recently for the next leg of his tour.
A man estimated at thirty five frenziedly blocked a Chesapeake and Ohio train from pulling him from a locomotive water tank near Russell city Holt. He shouted religious commands claiming God ordered him to stand in water and pray. Four crewmen restrained him after he resisted, then bound his hands and feet to calm him. He wore a dark mustache and appeared medium build.
Sixteen year old Louis Johnson was shot while walking with a girl on Atlantic Avenue in East New York. He is dying at St Marys Hospital. Police arraigned Joseph Mulvey and William J Seeley on charges. Johnson refused to name his companion Jeanie who he said identified the assailant. The shooter passed Mrs Catherine Harle’s home at Ocean Place where her dog deterred him before he fled.
A violent windstorm in Louisville caused one death, multiple injuries, and about 250000 in property losses. Frank H Lehmann, a National Casket Company employee, died when a cornice fell. Horses and mules perished, buildings were unroofed, and shade trees damaged. Wind speeds reached 68 mph at the storm’s peak with debris blocking streets and service suspended for hours. New Albany, Indiana, also reported about 0 000 in damage.
John D Rockefeller, after a long donation, voiced disappointment with the University of Chicago during a Chicago trip on July 9. He noted his regret that more men did not reach his level of achievement and hinted future results may vindicate the university’s work. He spoke tersely while in an automobile with his brother William and a friend.
Special to The Washington Post Caldwell New Jersey July 3 a crowded Erie passenger train No 1 on the Greenwood Lake branch crashed into a rear freight car injuring four persons and wounding a score of others Lorilla Jackson fourteen of Rex Falls fractured her right leg Miss Ida Peterson of New York suffered multiple injuries and was unconscious on removal Sigler the freight conductor escaped with a broken rib Charles Howe baggagemaster sustained internal injuries The accident was attributed to a failure to signal the passenger train that the freight had stopped ahead. by the time the engineer saw the signal it was too late for a collision
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