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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1908
Page
10
Bishop Peterkin presided over the religious service at the Episcopal Theological Seminary in Alexandria with no other prelates present in Europe. The event featured a lengthy ceremony, various clergy and attendees, and reflected a period of religious gathering and church leadership activities amid distant peers.
A fragmented Virginia Weddings section notes marriages alongside civic items. Mentions of the Virginia Association of the Suncoast, railway office progress, and public school building plans appear with other local notices. Prohibition proclamations, officials in North Carolina, and a tea event hosted by Mrs. Carlin are also listed amid community happenings.
Charlottesville obituary notices report Mrs William AG Fatsh dying near Charlottesville at age about, with survivors including husband and five children. Luray notices note Mrs John Printz dying at about seventy five near four miles east of Luray, and Richmond reports 91 year old George Gibson dying at his home, longtime leading contractor with one son and one daughter surviving.
Charles Wortham, twenty five, a lineman for the Washington Baltimore and Annapolis Railway, died after a shock of electricity at the Annapolis depot. He collapsed on the ground and died within about twenty minutes. His mother resides in Meenirson, and Wortham had been a member of the community.
An acting order from the Department of Commerce and Labor Immigration Inspector Moran follows an investigation of all prisons and eleemosynary institutions in the state. It targets individuals implicated by the inquiry for deportation under the law.
Manila June 19 the Philippine Assembly voted 57 to 15 that independence was the Filipinos goal and ready for immediate independence Speaker Osmena said independence was their aim and that the people were capable of receiving it A progressive party spokesman urged a separate vote noting not all were ready for full independence though all wanted it
The Iron and Steel Trades Journal claims authority for a new international steel trust uniting American German and Russian interests. Aimed joint venture plans a central base in London with capitalization of 19 million dollars per stake and a total of 57 million.
Central Cumberland Md fire department drew up anew orders requiring firemen to use horses to haul a sprinkler during the will season. Chief William Chugston refused the mandate saying it was not the men’s duty and the horses could not haul the equipment. His resignation was demanded and upon his refusal many department members quit in protest, leaving the force short staffed.
A mob threatens lynching after an unknown man violently assaults thirteen year old Miss May Lusk of Moscow. The attacker fled as the girl screamed, and authorities are searching for the suspect described as dangerous. Police warn the public amid heightened fear.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions names and a marriage notice with unclear phrasing, listing several individuals and a location hint. No clear event date or verified organizations present. The readable items imply a personal notice among multiple names, but essential facts are missing.
Supreme Court in the District of Columbia firms equity matters with trustees appointed by Ralston to sell and bond amounts around 4006 and 6000 dollars, receivers named for estate and property administration, numerous lawyers listed, and ordered detainments and test procedures. Multiple cases span probate, real estate liens, and trust administration with deadlines in June 1988 and various judges approving withdrawals and commissions.
A scanned ledger lists numerous deeds of trust binding individuals to various financial institutions and partners. Names include Wilhelmiene Nander, Chaplt Brown, Harry Bergmann, Sarana Harris, Charles Coures, Charles If Mctartenay, Berger Certman, Pred Jones, Robert L Russell, and others. The document records secured sums ranging from hundreds to thousands, interest rates primarily around 6 percent, and terms of semiannual or monthly payments across multiple properties and trustees in a dense, historic record format.
Funeral crevices were conducted by Res rlamas Crousenastier of the Congress Sheet Methodist Episcopal Church Goetown in the church this afternoon at 2 orlock over the doty of Charles Edward Lusby who died at his home 2M O street last Wednesday morning WooM Wailles) master of Dawson Lodge No WFA A M of which the deceased was a member conducted the series at the grave Interment being at Arlington des Mr Lusby is survived by a wife Frances A Tusby and three children Charles E Tusby Mrs Granet Brown and Miss Rose Lusty But more than forts seat, Mr Lusby had been in em ploye of the Department of the Interior.
The National Board of Trade notes the need for a banking system agreement and gradual changes to avoid upheaval. President LaLanne's signed message calls for orderly steps toward a new monetary framework, seeing national unity and time as essential.
Spacii to rue was ming ran rom Cumberland on June 19. Sturkh fell a tree in the woods near Rochwand yesterday evening crushing John Pyene. He died before help could reach him.
A federal grand jury indicted nearly all members of the Fiber and Manila Association for conspiring to restrain trade under the Sherman Act. Twenty three companies faced charges for forming a price fixing alliance. John H Parks served as the association's organizer. United States Attorney Stimson said several firms pleaded guilty and proposed fines to avoid lengthy prosecutions.
Five Italian workers were killed in a premature blast at Lehgh yard near Scranton on June 19. The explosion occurred while foreman tested a charge with an iron rod, causing flying glass and shattering injuries to four others.
A historic report describes a rabies serum from Spey af the woatog described as a new serum. The article notes trials and a pathway to safety and efficacy with authorities and researchers involved in Paris.
A New York jury acquitted Fischer Hansen amid a murky trial laden with threats and community tension. Jury found insufficient evidence linking Hansen to the alleged offenses as defense argued coercion and misidentified incidents. The verdict sparks debate over vigilante actions and public safety in turbulent times.
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