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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1907
Page
21
A damaged OCR fragment presents a garbled obituary style notice. Names, places, dates are unreadable. The piece shows scattered letters and stray phrases without discernible entities or clear event details.
Frank Uayson, 11, son of John W Uayson of Philadelphia, was shot and killed by his uncle while a revolver was being examined in a hotel room. Willim Tagh Haigh and Herman Boyson, 17, brothers of the dead boy, were arrested. Police deem the incident accidental and not a planned detention. The Boyson family arrived last Saturday for a brief visit.
Egan, a father, recovered the body of his nine year old son John from the North River at Fourteenth Street after a Friday afternoon fall from a pier. Fire and police divers located the child this morning and brought him to West Nineteenth Street for removal.
A man in disorderly melee on a Central Railroad train tried to kill his newborn daughter by throwing her down the car steps and leaping from the moving tram. He was restrained by crew members as the train neared Bellevue Hospital. The incident follows earlier threats. the man sought to end his life as officers intervened during the chaotic scene. His daughter now in care as authorities review the case and the man faces examination for motive and mental state.
A July ice cream served at a Huntington event sickened eight guests and prompted emergency calls. John Church hosted the party where guests suffered vomiting and stomach pains. Medical workers treated the ill and investigated the incident as authorities searched for a cause and any possible deliberate contamination. The article lists several named attendees including Miss Tyg Claunen and John Chinneh amid the disrupted gathering.
Fragmented OCR text lists names and places with scattered dates and pairs, referencing marriages and individuals such as Witham Lowe Dewte and Cathan Matex BH, plus multiple surnames and locations including Cincinnati and ACURA W Palene. The readable bits suggest a public notice or wedding roster without clear event details.
Fragmentary OCR lists names, dates, and ages across multiple individuals. Mentions Tauber Wind Mish Sondia Arhingon Vanni PA Dwitos and others with scattered dates and ages. appears to be a compiled health office log or registry excerpt with missing context. The readable items show names, months, and scattered numbers, suggesting a record of health observations or cases without full details.
A 22 year old woman found strangled in an East Ninetieth Street areaway is joined by another unknown victim at West Twenty second Street. Police suspect the same killer, noting crescent shaped neck and limb injuries and a crude, brutal method. Investigators question witnesses and search for clues, with Armeninan gang theories considered but not confirmed.
A terse report notes a masked man moved stealthily from a room after removing all identifying items to hide the victim Davidson and a woman’s body found in an area near Hast Ninatisth street remains unidentified. Police have not yet identified the woman or the killer.
New York officials estimate grocers steal about 20 million yearly through inaccurate weights and measures. State superintendent Fritz Reichmann, visiting Albany and twenty stores, says most measures are deficient and many clerks once received extra meat as part of wages, with pay tied to overweights.
Salisbury dispatch reports intense debate over a prohibition bill in Georgia. A final vote of 139 to 0? 139 to 0? approved amendments allowing physician prescriptions for alcohol and stock for wholesalers while barring manufacture or supply of liquor. The measure, with twenty one amendments, moves toward enactment January 1908 amid rival factions and notable health and political figures.
Evalyn Nesbit Thaw declared she has no intention of returning to the stage and will devote herself to study of voice, following a physician advised partial vocal cord weakness. Harry K Thaw at the Tombs dismissed reports of a stage comeback as false and an attempt to sensationalize his wife’s character.
The funeral of late United States Senator Edriana Petty, who died Saturday in Hot Springs NC, drew thousands to Selma. State officials and residents joined in mourning with Gov Comer and former officials attending. The ceremony featured Presbyterian rites, a cavalry and artillery procession, and a mourning city as business houses closed.
Special to Thy Weshingieat rest Stamford Conn July 8 Mrs Ca Whitney an evangelist from New York was stricken with apoplexy while preaching in the Baptist Church at Rowayton Sunday noon She died this morning Whitney aged seventy two was near the end of her sermon when the Bible dropped from her hand She stooped to pick it up and fell to the floor She rose and moved an arm toward the audience indicating she would resume the discourse soon People in the audience came to her aid and she had become unconscious
Rassuli claims threaten death of Sir Harry MacLean held prisoner in Tangier if Muhaqamed El Torres, the Sultan’s foreign affairs representative, does not withdraw troops from the 7 seas territory. No letter from the UK minister indicates otherwise.
In Chicago a tense rooftop and basement gunfight left Officer Harix dead and Henry A Nayes wounded when ex convict William Wood opened fire near 2848 Archer Avenue. McComb entered the bakery basement, Wood fired, Nayes was struck outside 269 South Sorgimon Street, and Wood briefly fled before dying after fence escape.
Police at the First precinct questioned a young colored woman named Lillian Russell about her name age and life habits. She replied Whats your name Lillian Russell and was charged with vagrancy after the brief questioning before being placed in a cell for review.
In New York on July 3 Joan Lyset allegedly stabbed his wife at their Twenty third Street home, then killed himself. Authorities fear deportation to Europe and say Lyset showed signs of mental distress after recent return and possible criminal history.
A settlement ends a threatened strike of about 2000 Carmen on the Northern Pacific Railway after eight weeks of talks in St Paul. An agreement grants roughly a 20 percent pay rise and a closed shop with company exemptions to protect nonunion workers.
Hartje and wife Mia quarrelled during a European tour aboard the Cedric with Ireland and Italy discussed. Mrs Hartje accused Isaac Hartje of drunken travel and of alleged infidelity tied to a colored coachman Hoos. Court hearings included forged letters and conspiracy charges against Hartje and associates. Judge Fraser granted absolute divorce to Mrs Hartje but reserved alimony and child custody, with Hartje bearing court costs.
On January 3, 97 William De Coste colored was found guilty of perjury for false statements in a petition related to Hartie. He received a two year sentence on May 21. Hartie offered 100,000 for the forger of the Madine letters but no claimant has yet been found. The Hartie divorce and alimony petition, plus conspiracy charges against Hartie and Wilshons T, were scheduled for Superior Court review with arguments held since May 17.
In Chicago at Eighty sixth street and South Chicago an early day automobile wreck left one man dead and another severely injured. The deceased was identified as Temple, a chauffeur, found beneath a overturned vehicle. The other victim, Thomas Norton, a saloon keeper, lay unconscious after the crash. Police recovered the bodies and are investigating the scene.
Charles H L Moyer furnished bail of 25000 and released from jail as union leaders Haywood and Jones prepare tonight for Salt Lake City and Denver. The fraught case centers on perjury charges against George A Pettibone and relation to the Herwood and Bunker Hill incidents. Moyer and Haywood head toward the federation headquarters after a brief stop in Salt Lake City.
The Clinton grand jury weighs handwriting claims on suicide letters said to be in Fet Waailluwa's script. Prosecutors seek production of the letters as evidence in the Magill case. Mayor Edmonson travels to Chicago for chemical report results on Mrs Pet Magill.
Disorder erupts in Blackmans alley as police surge to the scene. Four people detained. James Lewis, Toln Nils Wan, Lewis, Belle Mal and Cora Geary among the injured or involved. One suspect sent to hospital, others held for questioning. Ernest Jeterson and Mamie Madison also listed among those in the melee.
James Seymour was arrested after allegedly stabbing his wife Clara multiple times in the head and body at Shepherdy alley northwest. She was taken to Homeopathic Hospital in serious condition but expected to recover pending further medical results. Police reported the dispute arose over furniture and a loan, with the wife denying accusations.
The cornerstone of Andrew Carnegie’s Peace Palace was laid at Borg- Lil et near The Hague with delegates, officials, and the American delegation present. Real estate speculators face criticism over site choice, while Elouit, president of the peace conference, notes the project advances peace goals and memorializes the conference work.
The British delegation proposes a conference schedule that could yet surprise others at The Hague. Representatives from Great Britain Russia Japan and others prepare to coordinate work for the conference while sessions face secrecy and possible delays. The plan aims to align national agendas ahead of the meeting without binding any single nation to final terms.
A harsh statement from the Hague fleet administration accuses a government minister of cruelty and treason in a trial over wartime acts. The document references orders approved by a minister and notes a public release in February.
In a murder investigation linked to the 1811 case, a body was exhumed to examine a bullet amid claims of a possible accidental shooting. Doctors Barnt and Hamilton conducted the examination, with results withheld, as the case moves to a special court term next Monday.
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