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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1907
Page
21
A sensational trial report details an attempted murder in court. The wife of a prisoner allegedly killed the victim by wrapping a body in a sack and hiding it in a railway cloak room. Authorities move to pursue charges as public outrage grows.
Fragmentary text reports a nurse at a New York hospital shot during an incident. The garbled lines mention hospital staff, police, and an investigation, with unclear details about location and suspects.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a death and a brief reference to a funeral and local station coverage. The readable parts name no clear persons or places. details are too garbled to identify individuals or events with certainty.
Detroit dispatch reports General Superintendent W D Trump released yesterday's examination of Conductor Hamilton after a Pere Marquette freight train collided with the Tona excursion train. The inquiry notes the crew claimed all aboard were handling orders, while the passenger schedule had indicated an intended Salem arrival. Eleven more bodies from the Marquette wreck were buried here.
A passenger train collided head on with a freight engine near Greenville Pennsylvania on a sharp curve. One person died an hour after the crash, while engineer Lintz and Albert Loveland were badly hurt. An unspecified number of passengers suffered minor injuries. The wreck disrupted service and involved members of the local Isemer Club.
A heated defense allegation targets Orchard, Gov. Gooding, Senator Borah, and others in a murder case tied to ex governors and Pinkerton involvement. The physicist-like plan to kill Steunenberg is debated, with Richardson denouncing the prosecution and detailing alleged conspirators, including Tasman and the Western Federation of Miners, amid ongoing pretrial hearings and witness scrutiny.
A health office list records numerous individuals with ages and partial addresses. The document includes names such as Jane L OFnioch, Warren Golden, D Potter, Becee Winther, Mary Soshell, John Fox, and Nancy Cox among others, with ages ranging from months to several years. It notes seats or counts in some entries and mentions streets like Maryland Ave and 1016 T Street, along with scattered locations and demographic details.
California merchant George T Bennett was shot dead by a woman visiting Miss Marguerite Bennett on her porch. The suspect, Mag Cornell, drove to Bennett’s home, fired into his car and then surrendered at a police station. Bennett, proprietor of Bennett Electrical, had reportedly pursued a relationship with Miss Carmelt, prompting the fatal confrontation.
Executors of the Thomas Henry Smith estate of Tuxedo Park, New York, secured an order from Orange County authorities directing William Frese of Port Jervis to appraise the estate of the late Mrs Monaire to determine the transfer tax due. The state plans to collect about two million dollars, with portions of the estate reportedly in Chicago and Toronto. The exact amount hinges on the appraisal and the court’s ruling.
A rear collision between a freight train and an express near Percy on the Pennsylvania Railroad division injured fourteen people early today. The express, traveling fast, could not avoid striking the freight cars as the freight’s tail swung into its path. The engineer reversed but impact caused multiple injuries, none serious, with names of several injured listed.
Ten year old Princis Rusack suffered a serious injury when his left ear was torn off after falling from a wagon in Trenton New Jersey. Surgeons at the hospital attempted to sew the ear back in place and expect it may grow back.
New York society notes record the marriage of Duke to Mrs Inman in Brooklyn at Mrs Stackpole home. Attendants include family friends and the bride’s mother Mrs Holt. The event followed rumors of the match and preceded a possible future wedding. Also reported is Alphena Frank’s Sing Sing sentence for perjury related to a trolley damages case. A bed fire caused by a stray match is briefly noted.
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