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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1907
Page
6
A fragment from The Washington Host outlines a push by Ninetha Bortle and others for church reforms and endowments. It references regressive seating rules, public wash days, and heated debates on gender roles and religious authority, amid suggestions of sermons and social programs.
A garbled report details a Vanderbilt event with references to a race, a governor escort, and participants including Gerken and Seabright. It notes winners, placings, and a town tour, but the readable facts are sparse and names are partially unclear.
Boston hosts Old Home Week events with religious services and an all day parade. Massachusetts Day features military displays, civic ceremonies, and races with New England teams competing. Officials celebrate state symbols and visits by dignitaries as communities plan entertainments and processions.
A biographical sketch recounts Col. Pettus of the Twentieth Alabama, his Civil War service under Generals Johnston and Lee, later political rise in Alabama politics, and a famed personal tale of courting Miss Mary Chapman after tutoring at Clinton College. It notes his long Senate tenure, party role, and reflection on humor versus gravitas in public life.
Special to Thy Washington, Birmingham, July 1. Former Governor John B Johnston of Alabama will succeed Senator Pettus for the remainder of his term and possibly the next full term beginning March 4, 1905. Johnston, a national banker and North Carolina native, served as Alabama governor 1896 to 1900 and was active in Pettus's career.
Postmaster General Meyer orders that any person practicing before the Post Office Department must be a member of the bar of the state or territory to which they belong and have conduct above reproach. Applicants must file a written application with their professional and private standing, disclose prior government offices, and swear to uphold the law. Disbarred attorneys remain barred until official revocation.
The funeral of Jamen Dudley Dooley who died Wednesday evening at 421 Sixth Street Southeast was held yesterday at 9 o clock in St Peters Church with Father Obrten officiating. Burial was in Mount Quiet Cemetery. Pallbearers included Francis Dooley Vincent T Dooley and others. Mr Dooley a Washington native aged 69 studied at Villanova and law before turning to newspapers. He last worked at the War Department Quartermaster General office. He was widowed. wife Miss Mary Jenifer Cucker. He leaves brothers and sisters, including MoT Donley of Mexico S W Dooley of Butler Mo and others.
Police attempted arrest of Mary Thom and "Puddin" Carter, both African American women, on MybUng charges. Officer Paliterain Horta, off duty in civilian clothes, was struck by John Shedrick after demanding police authority. Shaderek fled, was recaptured, and assaulted the officer. Coal shipments and other figures are oddly interwoven. Mary Thomas was briefly released.
Mrs E E Roberts, waiting with her husband, was approached by two young Black men near First Street NW and 4th Street NW. Walter Cheatham, 17, was arrested after a purse was grabbed and later recovered with items intact. a second suspect fled. Cheatham confessed to discarding the purse as he ran. He awaits a Police Court hearing.
A ten year old boy named Sayu Negro, allegedly taken from Lanham Md, was found wandering on a bounty road by Mr Stevens of Dh Tenth Street Northener. The child, son of Samuel C Carter of Lanham Md, was returned to his distressed parents after the police notified them.
Meager reports of smuggling of Chinese into the United States near the New England coast reach the Bureau of Immigration. Commissioner General Drank P. Sargent plans to visit Boston and Portland to investigate, with aims to extend inquiries to other New England cities.
Afro American Council leader Dr Carruthers warns that if the Republican State central committee endorses Taft or snubs Foraker, the colored vote could bolt across several states including Delaware West Virginia New York Ohio Indiana Missouri and Kansas. He accuses Booker T Washington of meddling in policy and urges Roosevelt to curb the Twenty First Infantry discharge to win black voter trust.
Police Court heard that a compositor at the Government Printing Office allegedly assaulted Tannis White after a quarrel outside the printing house. White claims her waist was torn in the encounter near the printery. The man was released on $20 collateral to appear September 3. a principal witness remained in the city.
The text outlines a home remedy regimen for infant illness involving two main steps: applying a treatment weekly and feeding for a few days on a pulk diet with milk. It suggests gradual improvement and notes the need for cool moisture and heating as required. The note mentions a society and secretary, with unclear context and many garbled phrases.
A dubious promotion from a 101 year old suitor to wed a Washington Post reader sparked by a fake romance ad. The Tennessee man Bundzen, 44, allegedly used letters and staged details to sell a longevity story for book research, with women from South St Louis and beyond named in the scheme.
Miss Belen Pierce Gray, a JATL woman, is accused of obtaining money from Crow Indians on their reservation in Montana by alleged misrepresentations and using her trip West to gather material for a magazine article. She claims to aid the Crow but faces graft charges and is jailed in Billings awaiting further action.
On Friday night thieves raided the home of Imaa S Childs at 130 Twelfth Street Northeast. Mr Childs and his wife were at Colonial Beach when the break in occurred. The intruders forced entry, ransacked every room, and left the house in disarray with belongings searched and disturbed. The amount of loot is unknown.
Two workmen fell from scaffolding during construction at government buildings. Harvey Fortune, of 46 Brith Northwest, tumbled from the Agricultural Building scaffolding and was taken to Emergency Hospital with head injuries. Benjamin Caldwell, age one, of 48 HL Street Northwest, fell about fourteen feet from a wall. he was taken to Gartland Hospital.
Mrs Mary E Edmondston a Northwest street resident remains in hospital after a late Friday collision between her husband’s car and another near Wis onéla and Connecticut. Doctors say injuries require constant attention though not life threatening.
An advertisement asserts an unconditional guarantee for morphine remedies claiming unique efficacy with money back after cure. It promises relief from withdrawal symptoms and insomnia without extreme nervousness or limb pains, urging trust in a supposedly trustworthy treatment.
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