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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1907
Page
12
An incident near a New York residence ends in tragedy as Eugene Howe attempts a perilous stunt. Mrs Eddy grasps a Science and Health copy and fights gravity to save him, but Howe falls from a window to the pavement and dies. The chaotic scene involves neighbors and churchgoers as authorities investigate the fatal accident.
Greta Joanson, sister of Mishmouth Johnson, rises from obscure freshman to top social leader at the University of Chicago Rockefeller School. The discovery she is related to a famed Black gambler shocks coeds and men. records erase her name from Delta Phi society as authorities defend actions claiming she was only a white student from a poor family.
Special to The Washington Somerve reports a late night chase led by Assistant Chief L A Bellis and Town Commissioner Joseph Barris north of the town for William Kline a negro accused of murderously beating William Rowe a white resident on Main street Rowe lay in Somerset Hospital in precarious condition Kline fled as a crowd of drunk negroes stirred in the street A bystander handed Kline a rolling pin to join the melee Rowe who crossed the street was struck and knocked unconscious initially thought killed threats were made to lynch the alleged assailant
A collision at a construction area injures four people. Witnesses describe vehicles striking barriers and workers rushing to aid the injured. Emergency responders arrive as investigators begin documenting the scene and securing the site.
A fragment reports a legal action concerning territorial rights of Japanese nationals and a chartered incorporation. It mentions Callfrala and a large center of population with around 100 entries, plus references to Frederick Reed Saxville and Magertown. The text is garbled and many details are unclear.
Mrs Lucy Wilkinson of East Eighty Fifth Street asked Magistrate Walsh in the Turtem Court to permit her to discipline her husband John Wilkinson for disorderly conduct. She claimed to subdue him and keep him in line, even striking if necessary. The magistrate granted Wilkinson custody to prevent further poor behavior. Other news noted King Victor Emmanuel planning a future visit to England with an Italian signal officer.
A Columbia Typographical Union meeting denounced Public Printer Charles A Stillings and his system of fines for proofreaders in the Government Printing Office. The union adopted resolutions appealing to the President and Attorney General for relief, asserting the action disrupts the crafts and demoralizes staff. The session featured sharp exchanges and references to a Boston letter criticizing Stillings, with calls to seek legal opinion on the fines policy.
Henry Scutcheon a fifty year old farmer near the village murdered his invalid son with an ax, then killed his wife and her foster father before being shot by neighbor Henry McClellan. He later died in a road-side collapse. The household had been troubled by the ill health of the son and Scutcheon’s paranoia after the spree.
U S Army officers uncovered a planned uprising in Oriente after Capt Robert Alexander Eleveth planted cocoa nut palms at Morro Castle Santiago. Rumors of 75 rifles and a July 17 attack were halted by secret service exposure and warnings about arbor culture. The incident highlighted tensions during the pending Cuban occupation and the desire of some leaders to sever relations with the United States.
The Mermentau dam at the river mouth in Vermilion Parish Louisiana was blown up by masked men who overpowered guards. This marks a second destruction. reconstruction is likely. The dam, built under a Congressional act, controls saltwater intrusion affecting rice farming and irrigation.
A Chicago meeting of the Commercial Telegraphers Union erupted when Congressman McDermott, invited to speak, was blocked over dues. McDermott clashed with Moore after Moore objected to his standing, Moore delivered an uppercut, dropping the Congressman. The session passed with few members present and tension over grievances against Western Union and Postal Company.
Yaqui Indians raided the Richfield Copper Mining Company camp just north of Quirobabi on Thursday. They stripped the camp of valuables but did not kill anyone. A group of roughly 20 U S mountain troops was dispatched to pursue and restore order as the raiders rode away after restraining the miners and workers.
Teenager William Daly son of a Washington dentist, visiting Harpers Ferry camp Ordway, drowns in the Shenandoah. A fellow camper and musician, T B Taylor, aided in the search. Body recovered about 2 PM. funeral likely tomorrow. Daly, 17, a St Johns College graduate and Southern Railway stenographer, had been visiting since yesterday afternoon.
Virginia prepares a bold front to federal authorities over rail passenger rates. The state seeks to preserve the power of its corporation commission after a federal injunction. North Carolina officials warn of armed intervention to protect state officers.
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