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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1910
Page
12
Police recovered Alma Kellner's missing girl from ashes near the St John’s Church furnace, inching closer to a possible motive. A bloodstained undershirt and a pile of quicklime delivered to a church woman sharpened the theory of an after the fact murder.
At commencement the Columbia Institution reports gifts exceeding 4 million dollars since its founding. The 18th annual exercises conferred honorary degrees on Willa Alten Motte of Faeporla Kansas Sir William Merry White former naval construction director Rev William Newton Clarke CAIate University president Ratlers College and others. The Post's Monthly Magazine section will debut Sunday with stories by noted authors and featured writers.
Obituary fragment notes the death on a Tuesday in 1918 of Mrs F A Telow TL and mentions private interment at a local cemetery. The text includes several garbled names and relations, references to addresses and dates, and a list of relatives and friends invited to attend a service, but many details are unreadable.
Fragmentary notice from a Washington Past page lists names and publishers including St Louis and Manchester Herald. Reads unclear but indicates marriage and death notices amid a roster of papers. No readable dates or locations available.
An obituary styled notice announces W R Speare as an undertaker and embalmer operating at 940 F Street N W with emphasis on respectful burial services. The brief ad mentions location details and professional offering.
North Carolina legislator leverages Republican luncheon to push railways restriction and grant shippers damages for refused information. Senate debates the bill, defeats La Follette and Bailey amendments, while Simmons and Crawford proposals shape the measure amid tense roll calls and party maneuvers.
A compiled list shows numerous births with parent pairs and newborns, followed by a deaths section naming deceased individuals with ages and last known addresses. The fragmentary OCR reads like a civic registry page listing families and residents tied to births at homes and hospital references across several streets and institutions.
Halifax reports six vessels wrecked and bright ships lost amid thick fog and a fresh southwesterly gale. The French brig Mauve perished with six crew. Norwegian bark Borghild lost two. Bath, Perebscot, and two barges reportedly total losses. Ben Cruachan battered near Port Flood with crew aboard. Wacouta damaged after striking St Paul’s Island. Several minor incidents follow in the adverse weather.
The offer emphasizes elegant home furnishings and open account privileges. It explains that terms are arranged to fit each buyer's circumstances, enabling access to the best qualities without immediate full payment. The message targets customers seeking flexible repayment for high quality goods.
Springfield dispatch reports State's Attorney Burke announced Representative H. J. C. Beckemeyer would travel to the capital to testify before Sangamon county investigators, corroborating Representative C. A. White's bribery claims tied to Lorimer's Senate election and other legislative deals. The day centered on bribes forming a slush fund, with witnesses including McCulllum and Staymates, and Johnston expelled from the grand jury room amid accusations of a frame-up. Browne must stand trial for bribing Representative White to vote for Lorimer, as Judge McSurely refused to quash the indictment and upheld Cook county jurisdiction.
Senate Elections Committee will not act on Lorimer charges as presented. Senator Kean reported the resolution to the Senate for investigation into bribery claims, and referred it to the privileges and elections committee. The panel will not act now, but will review formal charges expected from Illinois citizens in the coming days.
In New York on June 1 the late H. C. Havemeyer was cited as giving a directive to “take care of the boys” two weeks before his death. Three American Sugar Refining Co. officials, Ernest W. Gerbracht James F. Bendernagel and Charles P. Helke, face trial for cheating the government on customs dues. Gerbracht testified the phrase meant paying wages to ex employees and that Oliver Spitzer’s salary was paid to Mrs. Spitzer during Spitzer’s prison term. Nevada W. Stranahan’s 1903 tabulation showed discrepancies between sugar weighings at this port and others, hinting at prior investigations. The prosecutor read stenographic notes of a 1903 interview revealing that the government weighed sugar and samples closely, leaving Gerbracht surprised by the cross exam.
A young girl found the mutilated body of Giuseppe Florio on her roof, accusing a Black Hand revenge motive. The death, with throat slashed and skull crushed, is linked to New London for the Italian, as investigators probe the crime.
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