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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1907
Page
21
Governor attends Elks convention as leaders present Freedom of City and State honors. Delegations from Southern states dominate attendance. Secretary reports 254 532 Elks members. Dense coverage notes notable figures, events, and ceremonial duties through the day.
Eugene Raymond, a 22 year old New York aeronaut, plunged 300 feet after a balloon ascent near Nutley. A parachute device misfired setting him ablaze mid descent, crowd gasped as flames scorched his body and he landed safely with injuries. He is hospitalized.
An obituary fragment list mentions several names connected to IN MEMORIAM notices. Names include HARVEY'S SONS and FRANK GEIER'S SONS, with addresses and funeral service references. The text appears as a garbled alert from a 1900s era newspaper clerical section listing undertakers and associated notices.
A historical fragment lists numerous individuals and ages linked to marriage licenses or banns across multiple locales including Frederick Maryland Alexandria Virginia Pontian Augusta and Charlottesie with adult and minor ages, pairs, and multiple surnames appearing in a dense OCR style roster. The passage reads as a registry style compilation rather than a narrative event.
Health Office record lists numerous deaths with ages from infancy to elderly. Names include Moreard Johnson, Margaret Santey, Charles Kunt, William Vetterichen, Amy Winston, Aaron Howe, Georgiana Hamilton, and James Sewell among others, with ages ranging from under one to 79 years and addresses in the city. report notes July 18 as the reporting date and notes several entries incomplete or garbled.
A dying mother in Spiril to the Washington Post lists her four month old baby for sale for 50 dollars to cover medical bills and debts after her husband deserted three months earlier. The ad seeks a "comfortable home" for the infant as she nears death, while court testimony unfolds about related criminal trials and gas explosion debates in Cripple Creek, San Francisco, and Ada County.
Cross examination reveals defendant admits his uncle hanged himself while denying any insanity claims about his grandfather tied to alleged crimes. Richardson and Sabme engage in a tense one word exchange as the case unfolds.
Mrs F J Gould arrives in New York to meet husband and pursue reconciliation amid rumors of estrangement. Friends doubt detectives shadow her but fear surveillance persists. Family aides worry plans to sail abroad may be altered by today’s talks and recent tensions over her activities.
Fred E. Bausch, 22, of 1084 Stebbins Avenue, tried to stop a city horse at 167th Street and Stebbins Avenue. He held the bridle as the horse bolted, was dragged, trampled, and crushed when two wagon wheels passed over him. A group of children playing nearby were uninjured.
Rigo the Hungarian violinist once linked to Princess Chimay was involved in a street clash with Maj. George Crawford on Broadway. Rigo, now lodging at the Hotel Maryland, said Crawford punched him after a request for repayment of a loan made in Cairo last year. He received treatment at a nearby drug store and bore minor facial injuries.
Oakland telegraphers union head President Small met Labor Commissioner Neill this afternoon to decide if a strike will be called tomorrow. peace talks in San Francisco appeared near collapse as General Secretary Russell signaled readiness for action. A Pinkerton detective infiltrated local headquarters as organizers mobilized over 60 messenger boys for picket duties.
Telegraphers appeal an injunction bid against the Louisville and Nashville Railroad in a U S court claiming the carrier barred agents from talking with operators and threatened to fire those who joined the union. The Ghent Court ruling in Kentucky found charges vague, prompting the appeal.
Special to The Washington Post from Lockport July 15 Seventeen year old Harriet Proaner of Sulphur Springs on the Erie Canal drowned herself by leaping into the canal after her mother admonished her during a confrontation outside a saloon. The mother later urged her to return home, and the girl fled toward the water saying she would jump in. The mother witnessed the fatal plunge and the girl did not resurface.
Special to The Washington Post describes a Scenic Railway derailment at Dreamland Coney Island in a dark tunnel about 9 PM. Seven or more aboard were injured and police believe others were hurt. Cars crowded with passengers including children, left the track at high speed, flung against tunnel walls. Police made arrests.
WiltonSire Leaf Tobacco dealer Sigmund Rothschild of this city and Detroit died in the Hotel Savoy New York on July 31 from a complication of diseases. He had returned from Europe on the Amerika and, while automobiling yesterday with his son Harry, was taken ill and brought to the hotel where he died early today. Washington Ind July 1 John H ONeill twice elected to Congress from the Second Indiana district died today.
The ad touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a great kidney and bladder remedy discovered by the physician Kilmer. It claims quick relief for back pain uric acid and Bright's Disease and offers a free sample bottle and a book by mail to readers who mention the paper. Bottles at druggists are fifty cents to one dollar.
Special to The Washington Poet Eudora Miss July. A Persian cat overturned a lamp chasing a moth on a table. Oil spilled, a cloth pulled, and the lamp exploded, setting a house ablaze and killing two enslaved servants asleep inside. The residence burned to ashes with no aid until too late. Property loss estimated at 10 20.
Special to The Washington in New York July 15. Mrs. Eyabel S Cunningham of 86 Clifton Place Brooklyn files for divorce from Joseph T Cunningham former Boston politician and electrical company manager. She accuses him of leading a double life with Lizzie Dempsey of Borough Park New York and says they have two children. The couple married in 1894 at the Hotel Oxford amid Boston social circles, with Cunningham once connected to Mayor Josiah Quincy and Democratic figures. The trial details show Cunningham transferring affections to Dempsey and mentions a $1000 Queen Anne cottage registered in Dempsey’s name. Mrs Cunningham admits past jealousy including horsewhipping the Dempsey woman in Grand Central Station. The suit follows an interlocutory decree signed in April and seeks a final judgment of divorce.
Coatesville physician Dr Benjamin Holbrook a Delaware County specialist in eye nose and throat told detective Dague he planned to remarry and turn to crime as bankruptcy loomed His alleged crimes took place within miles of his home and he reportedly drove a buggy to each scene The widower claimed two Philadelphia women as fiancées and confessed to robberies in the Coatesville area He was held to bail at 200 and remanded to Westchester after a private hearing.
Incendiaries steal fire apparatus before starting a blaze in Hartland New Brunswick, destroying twelve buildings. Fire believed incendiary. stolen equipment hindered response. In Washington, Senor Don Jose D Gomez met Acting Secretary Bacon to discuss Central American issues.
In Tokyo and Seattle dispatches from July 15 Viscount Hayashi Japan s foreign minister travels incognito to Seoul Korea market activity rises on hopes no war Japan US relations stressed by Cannon Shaw and Endhmoners meetings in Tokyo Japanese and American speakers welcome the progress of Christian Endeavor efforts Berlin reports recall of Japan s ambassador to Germany with promotion to elder statesman committee not clarified
In Paris naval reservist ion Malle of Havre was questioned after firing two shots at President Falllarea on a Paris street. He did not hit the president, and no official statement on the examination was released. Public remarks followed.
Acting War Secretary Gen Ainsworth released a telegraphic update from Gen Funston detailing alleged espionage activity in California. A suspicious Japanese man at Fort Rosecrans San Diego was questioned and released after a pocket memorandum was found empty. A second Japanese man near Mare Island power house was sent back to San Francisco for investigation. The report was forwarded to the State Department for the Japanese Embassy.
In an interview in London an American, Homer B Hulbert, criticizes Japanese rule in Korea, alleging seizure of property and extortionate trade control. He plans to mobilize chambers of commerce in the United States to oppose conditions, while not blaming Japanese officials but questioning enforcement. Viscount Hayashi’s arrival alarms the Korean palace as the emperor distrusts Japanese troops replacing guards.
A Japanese shipyard worker, identified as Yoni, narrowly escaped injury after spitting on an American flag while cleaning an engine. The incident triggered a mob of American workers who restrained him until others intervened, and he fled the scene.
The Washington Post outlines a special report by Navy and Army leaders on fortifying Catalina Island for the Pacific coast defense. It notes Catalina as a key naval base for operations toward San Diego and San Pedro, with calls to seize parts of the island for land batteries and coastal defense. The plan includes condemnation actions against the Ban Mang Company to obtain needed areas.
Admiral Yamamoto arrived in Boston from New York with a party and was greeted by Maf Curtin and Frances Bowles. They toured the Fore River Shipbuilding Company plant in Quincy and dined at the Union Club. The group planned a Montreal trip but some members will remain in Boston and Quincy to inspect the works for one to three weeks.
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