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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1907
Page
2
A heat wave named Sol's Rays blistered homes offices and streets causing sun related distress. Sorgy and Stirling air shortages worsened conditions with many sufferers treated by physicians and two prostrations confirmed while breezes remained absent.
Yesterday Washington endured a stifling heat with humidity climbing as the temperature soared. Two heat prostrations were reported with victims treated at Emergency Hospital and other facilities. A late afternoon rain cooled streets slightly but brought only partial relief as officials warn of ongoing dangers from the heat.
Commuters along the Wash-Anattons line plan to organize and press for better accommodations from the railway company. Local officials note forming committees to study stations and services with unions and community leaders expected to join. A meeting is set for next week to discuss plans and member participation.
A speech led to a riot at a Guthrie county Republican meeting. Attendees clashed, drawing knives and causing minor injuries. Deputy U.S. Marshal Bud Lisle intervened with a revolver to restore order as Gov Frantz and statehood addressed the convention amid a fractured organization. The Frantz faction won the vote for temporary chairman, but chaos interrupted proceedings.
Policemen from the Fourth precinct rescued Willon Dyer a colored workman who slipped into the river near First and Canal streets southwest. He was pulled to shore with a rope and taken to Sumergency Hospital with a broken arm after falling from a swinging scaffold at 408 Seventh Street Northwest.
A German artist painted an oil portrait of J Plarpont Morgan about three feet square. The government aims to sell it at the forthcoming semi annual sale of dutiable goods in New York. Col Story notes the canvas copies a photo from 18 to 20 years ago. Morgan does not want the portrait, which arrived in New York from Hamburg about a year ago.
Three route agents of the Southern Express Company have been in Columbia for days chasing a suspected express robbery. Superintendent A M Badler confirms arrival but offers no details or denial of a recent theft. Reports say a package worth 19000 dollars is missing.
Mr and Mrs Frank H Partridge of New York escape serious injury in a London to Cambridge motor trip when a herd of cows forced a telegraph pole collision. The car overturned throwing Mrs Partridge son James and daughter Evelyn Humphrey from the vehicle. all sustained scratches and bruises, minor overall. This is their second motoring accident in Europe, the first occurring in the South of France last year.
Militiamen parade amid rain as Washington visitors show up for the event. Sergt Lanham defeats Capt Fox in a close Harve race at the Battery Dial. Dickman delivers a lecture on the Chinese Army, attracting attention from attendees.
Henry Romer, tied to the Henry Sloan Company, was arrested in Washington for selling eggs under an assumed name and for not registering his business. He allegedly supplied canned eggs to the National Biscuit Company and had a history of prior confrontations with authorities. Witnesses recalled flashpoints during a parade encampment as rain began to fall.
The Department of Commerce and Labor orders immediate investigation into the burning of the steamer Allegheny off Tybee near Savannah after it caught fire and was lost within three hours of departing port. Alleged mismanagement or negligence in loading, protection, or fire handling prompts the inquiry.
In Celina Ohio on July 18 boys in East Collins watch as floodwaters spill into village streets and alleys from the Grand Reservoir. Heavy rains over the past day caused widespread damage in the area.
The Roger Maul steamer Empremy of Britain on the Canadian Pacific Railways Atlantic Steamship Line arrived in Rimouski at noon completing the fastest passage on the Liverpool Rimouski route. She departed Liverpool at an early afternoon hour on July 32, making a sailing time of six days.
A Chicago Police Court hearing centers on alleged discrimination by government departments. The National Equal Amelioration council aims to protect Negroes in the District, criticizing race bias in jail conditions and jury selections. Leaders include Rev J Anderson Taylor as president and Mufius Delaney as vice president.
H B Mulford, a former major in a Nebraska volunteer regiment who helped found the American Bank in Manila, faced embezzlement charges. He was convicted for mismanaging loans to Chinese and other questionable borrowers, with embezzlement set at 40002 dollars. He received a year’s imprisonment and appealed, with the court action pending today while he also ran a Manila newspaper.
In a Found Gap saloon on the Kentucky Virginia line two men, William Robinson and John Centers, were fatally shot and Centers mortally wounded after an old grudge led to gunfire. Thirty minutes later Babe Stewart and Jeage Bentley exchanged shots. Bentley died and Stewart was wounded.
Special to The Washington Post Morristown New Jersey July 18 Edward Burke fourteen years old son of Mr and Mrs Hogeno Burke died at his home on Franklin Street morning from lockjaw. The lad several days after the Fourth of July went to his uncle Joseph F Burke farm on Madison Avenue with cousins and fired several charges of powdering cannon. The last charge burst the cannon and part of Burke s forehand was torn off.
Police say Frank Cuneo junior, son of a wealthy macaroni maker, escaped abduction when a would be kidnapper, Frank Marento, offered candy near Eighth and Christian. Marento was arrested at the central station with a revolver after a caretaker spotted the danger and intervened.
A public rights group titled Equal Rights Council advocates for enhanced court access and prison reform. The effort seeks equitable treatment and oversight in proceedings affecting Black communities, urging policy action and legal accountability.
A New York World dispatch outlines a dispute over a call for naval demonstration in the Pacific. Viscount Hayashi of Japan rejects sending an imperial message while affirming Japanese faith in peace and justice. President Roosevelt’s foundation remains cautious with naval maneuvers described as tests, not a response to Japan.
Detectives brought James Lewis McCalley from Baltimore to this city to answer charges of embezzling funds from R. P. Andrews Paper Company, totaling about 4000 dollars. He faces Police Court today after a Maryland-wide search. He was previously employed by United Railways Company in Baltimore.
An unidentified man entered the Colorado Building, rode an elevator to the seventh floor while the operator was absent, and attempted to break into offices. He fled after the alarm sounded, leaving investigators to search for the suspect.
Henry Comanere twenty five year old wrestler died at Emergency Hospital yesterday after a broken leg received while wrestling with four men. He had been in the hospital nearly two weeks and suffered delirium tremens. The death occurred at 1710 Want Capital er rest.
The State cutter Manning seized two Japanese fishing schooners, the Nitto Maru and the Elmo, near the boat landing off St Paul Island. Both vessels were outfitted for sealing and showed evidence of the trade in fresh pearskins carried by small boats. The ships were towed to Unalaska, crews placed aboard the Manning, and the captains under U.S. marshal custody for trial.
Justice signed a decree directing William J. Zeh Company to show cause on August 6 why it should not be declared bankrupt after an assignment for creditors July 16. Assets total about 1650 while debts surpass 5870, with three creditors named Whitney & Kemmerer Mill Creek Coal and W M Galt & Co. Creditors expect little cash from liquidation.
New York July 16 The Supreme Court Judge Hendrick signed a decree of divorce in favor of Dr. William Cutliffe an army surgeon now in the Philippines against Lena W Cutliffe They were married in 1894 The doctor named Joseph Walton in his complaint The testimony was taken before a referee and the papers were sealed.
New York July 18 William E Corey president of United States Steel Corporation, who left for Europe on his honeymoon after marrying Manelle Gilman, is expected to return to this city aboard the steamship Savate next Saturday.
The report notes unsettled and warm weather east of the Mississippi with high temperatures spreading to New England. Summer thundershowers and showers expected in parts of the Midwest and Gulf states, with generally fair and warm conditions in the West. Light to moderate winds, variable along coasts, and some showers Friday in the Great Lakes and coastal areas. Temperature readings and rainfall data accompany the bulletin.
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