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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1910
Page
10
Zappone will attend the Ontario Henley regatta in Canada and on August 7 the New York Athletic Club Virginia Eight from Richmond will meet the Ariels of Baltimore next Friday on the Potomac River.
The fund raising for the national regatta next month gains new donors including Dulin & Martin and Georgetown Citizens Association. Subscriptions and entries extend, as Charman Zappone plans to attend the Canadian Henley in St Catherine Ontario, then join New York Athletic Club events. The Vinnie rat Tale of thisamond shell lines up a race with Are Boat Club of Baltimore near Brady, while coach Ames Smith leads the crew in preparations. Plans for the local meet proceed with arrangements, contests, and professional coaching.
Fragmented report notes strong earthquakes in Wyoming with shocks felt in multiple towns. Observers report homes moved and walls cracked while geologic instruments record the tremors. Authorities warn of continuing aftershocks though data suggest limited regional impact during the event.
A fatal head on collision in Cumberland railway yards injures three others. Names and roles are partially garbled but include engine personnel and bystanders. The accident occurred near the Westhouland tram area with engines and yard workers affected.
In Wheeling on July 2 the fifty year celebration plan for West Virginia statehood was discussed. Senator Henry Davis led a meeting to arrange the fiftieth anniversary observance and a possible world’s fair or city-specific celebrations were proposed. Further action is expected at the next committee session. The report to the governor will outline recommended celebration options across the state.
Newport July 25 The War Department will be asked to review the incident in which shots from Narragansett Bay forts struck the yacht Atlantic as she sailed from Newport to Narragansett Pier. Owner Nayry Payne Whitney and his brother Payne Whitney were aboard en route to the Pier. Rhode Island troops were practicing at Forts Greble and Wetherill.
In Los Angeles on July 25 16 year old Beatrice Anita Turnbull also known as Beatrice Anita Baldwin moved to secure a one third share of the $20 000 000 estate of the late Lucky Baldwin. The superior court appointed Leo McGuire as guardian.
Indianapolis coroner reports bichloride or mercury in Mrs Mary Emerson body and two missing women from Abbey avenue house are suspected to explain her death. Earlier chemist finds strychnine in Hazel Davis stomach confirming cause. motive and method remain unclear.
Representative John Hamal and President J Hampton Moore spoke to Wilmington business leaders under the North Carolina Waterways Association and the local chamber of commerce. They urged endorsement for inland harbor projects and pledged representation at the Atlant to Providence conference, after a Cape Fear River inspection aboard the government steamer Mercury.
In Nas Sawaddox Virginia, Nathan Wyatt 25 killed Almer Satchell 85 after Satchell shot Wyatt in a feud over a woman. Satchell fled to a relative’s home, Wyatt then shot him dead at the closet door. Other brief items note school appointments, Keyser waterworks bonds, a railroad agent transfer, a 13-year-old boy’s accidental death, a farmer’s murder, a rifle record, and a Virginia wedding in Harpers Ferry.
A 1870s account recounts the birth of the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen in New York after abuses in regattas. It details pre 1872 chaos of professionals and amateurs, the ban on professionals, and the alliance with London and Paris bodies. Rules for junior, intermediate, and senior classifications are outlined along with crew eligibility and weight standards.
Rockbridge’s hall of fame expanded as six portraits of distinguished sons were presented to Lexington’s board of supervisors to adorn the courtroom walls. W G McDowell led the event with brief sketches of each honoree including Judge Francis T Anderson, Prof John L Campbell, Col Edmund Pendleton, Col Samuel McDowell Reid, Dr William Graham, and Dr Archibald Alexander.
Herman F. Relker, 25, Johns Hopkins class of 1907, a Baltimore resident, drowned in the Delaware River near the Gibbstown New Jersey plant area. Employed by Repauno Chemical Company in Eastern laboratories, he was aboard the company's tug carrying supplies when a sudden lurch threw him from a box he sat on. Three crew members jumped in to try rescue but failed.
Bristol Tenn July 25 Officials deny two deaths at the mountain branch of the National Soldiers Home in Johnson City were caused by bread pudding served Saturday evening. A large number of veterans were made ill and home physicians treated them for several hours. Two deaths occurred last night, but officials dispute the pudding as the cause.
President Samuel Dickey of Albion College spoke as an early session speaker in Cumberland Maryland. The conference opened with worship led by A B Davidson. Dr. J W Mahood delivered morning and afternoon addresses while President Dickey spoke in the evening. Friday will feature evangelist J Wilbur Chapman.
John Moore and Mrs Roxie F How accused in Lovingston court of killing Frank How in May. Moore to be tried in August and Mrs Roxie F How in September. Both suspects live about 14 miles from Lovingston and face circuit court indictment in Nelson County Virginia.
On a wharf a young foreman Boyd and Big George muster a volatile crew of fishermen from Finland Portugal Maine and more. They contend with drinkers and a looming riot as they guard cargo and enforce discipline while police and guards stand by. The day ends with rising tensions and a threat of a larger clash.
In Rockville Maryland July 1910 a suit seeks to invalidate the Chevy Chase village incorporation act and to stop trustees from taxing property. The case centers on two 1910 acts the municipal control act and the special levy act and whether their conflict invalidates the village status and taxes. Plaintiff Anna G Mactier owns Chevy Chase property valued at 6500 dollars and sues on constitutional grounds.
The University of Virginia summer school ends its session with lectures through Wednesday and examinations Thursday to Saturday. About 1,310 teachers from 24 states and 96 Virginia counties participate, including many from the District of Columbia. Also noted are a Richmond area railway receiver case and counterfeiters active in West Virginia, with several local incidents and a Rockville wedding.
Wilmington North Carolina July 2 The grand jury returned a true bill for murder against Walter Way a young white man who killed C L Register a farmer in a quarrel over a ½ cent bottle of whisky in this city Wiley Way faces a murder charge based on the fatal confrontation in town
John M. Parsons, declared elected to the Fifth Virginia district seat, says he will accept if nominated by acclamation at Rocky Mount. Republicans in most counties back Parsons, while Grayson County delegates urged uninstructed support. Lloyd County Republicans oppose affiliating with the Sixth district and back Parsons’ Rocky Mount delegation.
The western Virginia branch of the Federal Council of the Church of Christ in the United States was organized in Clarksburg with Rt Rev George W Peterkin president and Rev G D Smith secretary. Delegates from Protestant Episcopal Methodist Episcopal Presbyterian United Brethren Baptist Christian Methodist Protestant Lutheran and Methodist Episcopal South attended to promote Protestant unity.
In Raleigh the Chief Justice compels Mrs. Roscoe Ayers to restore her daughter to Mrs. Mary Rogers in Durham. Ayers had abducted the child after separating from his wife three years ago. The girl will stay with Mrs. Rogers until August 5 when the court will decide custody amid adultery allegations from both parents.
Louis I. Baus a 28 year old Salisbury Hardware Company manager drowned while bathing at Ocean City Maryland yesterday. He, his wife and two Berlin residents were in the water when Mrs Baus called for help. Davis saved Mrs Baus and Miss Vincent. Baus drifted beyond the pier and could not be reached. A teen on the pier seized the body but the swift tide carried it away until others brought both ashore.
A late afternoon riot at Ashland on the Norfolk and Western line left six injured, with two feared fatally. Report says Negroes attacked white workers at a coal plant, escalating to a general fight involving about twenty five men. two white men were stabbed and two Black workers injured likely to prove fatal.
George W. Bland proprietor of a small grocery and oyster house in Alexandria is held on suspicion of setting fire to his store which caused damage near twelve adjoining frame houses. Fire Chief Pettey and police report burned oil coated scraps with Bland's imprint. Bland claims to prove innocence. Police say Bland left for home about fifteen minutes before blaze discovery with a $100 stock insurance and effort to obtain more. The one story building is insured and owned by P. F. Downey. Two other items cover a separate shooting and a later arrest.
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