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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1907
Page
12
Fragmented text requests writing tasks and mentions a doctor office, a widow, a box address, and daily routines. It references a typed message stream with instructions and locations, mixing names, places, and numbers, suggestive of a mis-scanned classified or notice page.
A sprawling classified-like notice offers numerous rooms for rent in Washington DC areas NW and nearby, including furnished front rooms with board options and private baths, un furnished bedrooms, and large suites. Rentals highlight central locations, near Arlington and Capitol, monthly rates, and options for board.
A collage of rental ads seeks rooms with board or full apartments in Washington near central areas. Listings detail private families, single men, or couples seeking furnished or unfurnished rooms, with or without meals, and nearby transit or city amenities.
The District of Columbia probate court announces letters testamentary have been issued for the estate of J Wesley Swith of the District of Columbia deceased. Creditors must exhibit claims before July 20 at 1008 or be barred from benefits. James Tanner, Register of Wills, and William A. McConvey, Attorney, oversee the process.
Twenty five waitresses gathered outside Nathaniel Marshalls restaurant near city hall demanding promised pay from a rush at the Bike Week. A conflict with manager Gotham and hotel official Graham led to tense stand‑offs outside the Jamison Hotel as officers tried to calm the crowd and secure the owed wages of 55 dollars per girl, with scattered money eventually handed over.
Coroner to investigate death of aged Mrs Grant of 2806 Mutter Street. Annie Becker and Mrs Swatlow heard groans, found Grant in bed fully dressed and unresponsive. Police notified. marks of injury noted. Grant’s daughter and pensioned ex-husbands referenced.
A 28 year old negro, Dowling Green, was executed in Pittsburg for the August murder of his wife. He had accused her of infidelity and insisted on testifying, recounting his crime to the jury before a near crowd. The jury returned a first degree verdict after a brief deliberation.
At the United Dressed Beef Company plant on Forty third street New York a worker named Ginsberger lost his right hand and fingers when a ventilating fan blade caught them. He fell unconscious as blood spurted from the wound and was saved by an improvised tourniquet from a government inspector Jacob Speck. Dr Bestor attended to the victim and reports say several fingers were severed in the same fan recently during testing.
Two white convicts Ben Beawly and B L Hareran are believed fatally wounded after an escape attempt this afternoon. They gained revolvers and fired at guard G Duman, who returned fire. Heasty was shot in the abdomen and Hartman in the shoulder.
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