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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1907

Page

2

Rovers in Love for Murdered Mary Newlin

Irwin Lewin, accused of murdering the Mary Newlin and burying her in a yard, is in a county jail in a violent state and may miss the inquest. Bloodstains on a barn stairway bolster the district attorney’s theory of the brutal killing. Family defense supporters include Sheriff’s aide and Beverly NJ educators as lawyers prepare to press Lewin’s case.

Washington Post Philadelphia Mary Newlin Irwin Lewin Joseph H. Scattergood Avondale Lewis Little Mary Newlin Prof. J. Lewis Beverly N. J Thomas Pierce Wiliam S. Windle Chester County Landenburg

Attack on Girl in Forest Park by Unknown Man

Eleven year old Marcella Singer of 4047 Clayton Ave was chloroformed and assaulted in Forest Park while her eight year old brother was sent to fetch a new opera. The assailant fled and is being sought by mounted police after leading the boy nearly a mile to obtain the lure. The incident occurred amid park crowds as onlookers misread the scene as a child being disciplined.

Thawashington St. Louis Forest Park Marcella Singer Clayton Avenue Marcella Bors

Obituary notices bundled death notices from 1907 1907 and 1997

A composite obituary page lists multiple death notices and funeral details. Entries include Edith Cole aged 24 dying after illness with June 25 funeral in Allentown area, William W Duffield buried at Arlington National Cemetery, David A Fitzgerald aged 39 with Mass at St. Aloysius and Mount Olivet burial, Lanham, MD resident, Susan Schreiner at Forest Glen with funeral and Frederick interment, and Willis R Speare noted husband with June 74 date. Interments referenced in Glenwood, Arlington, Mount Olivet, Davisonville, Forest Glen, Frederick.

William W. Duffield Arlington Nationa Cemetery Detroit Fitzgerald D A. m K Street David A. Fitzgerald David Johanna Fitzgerald St. Aloysius' Church Mount Olivet Lanham Garfield Hospital Lettie Lanham Davisonville Schreiner Maj Herman Schreiner Forest Glen Susan Schre

Funeral Directors Directory with multiple Washington firms

A listing of funeral directors and embalmers with addresses and telephone numbers in Washington. Firms include Frank Geier's Sons 1113 Seventh St NW Modern Chapel. John R. Wright Co.. J William Lez. Wm. H. Sardo & Co.. George P. Zarhorst. Hindle & Bayliss. Thos. R. Nalley & Son. R. F. Harvey's Sons. W. R. Speare. John M. Mitchell's Son. Thos. Sergeon. T A Costello & Bro. Geo. C. Shaffer. and others, noting services and modest pricing.

Frank Geier’s Sons Seventh ST John R. Wright CO Tenth St Nw J. William Lez Pennsylvania Ave WM. H. Sardo & CO Modern Chapel George P. Zarhorst Hindle & Bayliss Phona M R. Nalley & Son Imp R. F. Harvey’s Sons W. R. Speare F Street N. W John M. Mitchell Eleventh Street Sergeon R. S. Cain Tihat Tolaphons T. A. Costello & Bro Eavery Connecttas SS Sacras

Sage gives $25,000 for Lincoln Farm preservation

Mrs Sage becomes a major donor to the Lincoln Farm Association supporting the preservation of Abraham Lincoln's birthplace in Hodgenville Kentucky. She contributes 5000 pounds and offers more if needed toward the Lincoln memorial building estimated at 100000. The fund invites patriotic support from citizens to safeguard the historic site and its log cabin birth home.

Washington Post New York Mra Russell Sage Little Army of Americans Clarence H. Mackay Lincoln Farm‘ Association Abraham Lincoln Association Lincoln Farm Association Hodgenville Robert Collier Lincoln Louisville

Col Stokes seeks annulment to shield Mrs Stokes from notoriety

Maj. Henry D. Hamilton, counsel for Col. William A. Stokes, says the Rockland County action to annul his marriage aims to protect his wife from publicity. He will pursue the nullity, arguing the wife is actually Mrs. Joan Hitchings. He claims Hitchings is alive and could testify, while Mrs. Stokes may sue for possession of 606 St Marks Ave. The couple met Hitchings at the Lotus Art Club in Brooklyn.

Washington New York Henry D. Hamilton William A. Stokes Twenty-third Regiment Rockland County Joan Hitchings Dr. Stokes Hitchings Col. Stokes Lotus Art Club Lafayette Avenue Brooklyn

Will Discharge Strikers Over Pension Forfeit

San Francisco and Oakland telegraphers report slight gains after a three day strike. Western Union and Postal threaten to discharge remaining strikers and strip 20 percent of pension credits for service. President Small says union seeks 5 percent raise and calls for arbitration. New York meeting upholds Small and the executive committee.

San Francisco Oakland Western Union West Oakland Postal Company Nally The Postal Miller Samuel Small Thenion Postal Companies Small New York Commercial Telegraphers’ Union of America

Longworths Begin Trip to Yosemite and Honolulu

Representative and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth depart Springfield for a pleasure voyage including two weeks in Yosemite and a stop in San Francisco before sailing to Honolulu. They had planned Alaska earlier but abandoned the idea. They recall the Pacific voyage with the Taft party and avoid interview questions about his father in law's actions.

Washington Post Springfield Ohio Nicholas Longworth Alice Roosevelt Yosemite San Francisco Honolulu Alaska Pacific Philippines Longworth

Duel Ends With Memphis Constable Dead

Memphis Tennessee June 22 constable J F Goad dies from pistol duel with Reed a negro who fired on him as he attempted to arrest Reed after Reed seized a home from two black women Reed fatally wounded after shooting Goad in the confrontation the assailant died later from his wounds

Memphis Tenn J. F. Goad Reed Goad Falen

McCullough Cavalry Officer Faces Court Martial

Special to The Washington Post reports First Lieut. Charles E. McCullough adjutant of the Second Squadron Fifteenth Cavalry returns to U S from Havana and quits to stand trial for conduct unbecoming an officer. His career includes service in the Philippines and at the Army War College. He disappeared from Havana last July amid gambling debts and loans to enlisted men but his friends insist he is sane and will prove his innocence. fellow officers vow to defend him.

McCullough Philippines War College Washington Post New York Charles E. McCullough Fifteenth Cavalry Havana United States Lieut Cienfuegos Cuba Inglaterra World Wisconsin Seventh United States Cavalry Custer First Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Ninth United States Cavalry Jack Pershing Kris’. Boto Hese Infantry and Foyt, Leavenworth Duilough Jessi The And Imar Mac the Fifteenth Actio Mexico Tropical Service Ang Mani Salt Lake City

Casualties Reported in St. Louis Area Storm Damage

Several people are injured and numerous homes damaged after a severe storm near Kansas City Missouri. The city area records indicate widespread impacts with property damage and multiple injuries reported by local authorities. Emergency crews remain on scene as investigations continue.

Riots and Outrage Force French Deputies from Paris

June dispatches from Narbonne report violent riots disrupting a French chamber session. Deputies faced hostile receptions forcing their return to Paris, with crys of Praitors and threats of the gallows as crowds massed in Narbonne and surrounding towns. Funeral services were held for a riot victim this afternoon amid unsettled conditions.

Paris Laiterte Narbonne France Marcelin Albert Therent

Willassail Orchard Darrow Will Address Jury

Boise Idaho June 23 William D Haywood pleads not guilty to the murder of former Gov Steunenberg and the defense led by Clarence Darrow prepares to argue innocence and outline anticipated evidence asserting a conspiracy against the Western Federation of Miners and Haywood. The defense plans to frame the case as a political vendetta and to portray Orchard as fabricating charges to gain a pardon for the actual murderer.

Boise Idaho William D. Haywood Frank Steunenbers State of Will Clarence Carroyy Haywood Steunenberg Western Federation of Miners Moyer Aarow Darrow Sation Saaney Bettibone Orchard Adams Ptaaperous Spesche

Mine Hill accident injures three people

A wagon incident on Mine Hill caused the front axle to snap and the vehicle to stop suddenly. Three occupants were injured and taken to a nearby farm for treatment.

Woman Occupies Pulpit in Bayonne Church

Special to The Washington Past reports MoT Tr. ghaltard wife of Rev. rton N J preached this morning and evening at the Baptist Church Bayonne. She will become pastor of Eine church in Bayonne on July 1.

Baptist Church Bayonne Mot Tr. Ghaltard Rton N. J Bayon Eine Church

Hadley Urges Honest Living in The Liar Sermon

Yale President Arthur T. Hadley delivered a baccalaureate address titled The Liar in New Haven urging honesty as inner conscience. He warned against external form without inner truth, calling for positive integrity in speech and business dealing to maintain trust and social order.

Yale Washington Post New Haven Hell

Pittsburg Rich Manals on Divorce Claim Stir City

Pittsburg was all agog after Judge Willard McEwen of Chicago said any man who learns his wife is friendly with a Pittsburg millionaire has grounds for divorce. The ruling came as he granted a Chicago man A. O. Gressing a divorce from Nora Bayes. The case mentions Frank McKelvey, son of William M. McKelvey, Alpha Portland Cement president. Local reactions praise sharp morality and defend Pittsburg millionaires as equal to others.

Washington Post Pittsburg Willard McEwen Chicago McEwen A. 0 Gressing Nora Bayes Frank McKelvey William M. McKelvey Alpha Portland Cement Company J. B. Corey Steel Corporation Mr. McKelvey Edward Young

Washington Man Missing in Newark Census Agent

Elmore W. Sanderson a United States Census Bureau special agent has been missing from his Newark office since June 12. He had been in Washington preparing Passaic River navigation statistics and last reported June 12. A search began with a bureau representative but yielded no results. Sanderson was last known to be in the New York office on June 13. his wife and three children remain in Newark. The family fears a temporary mental breakdown after overwork.

Newark N. J Elmore W. Sanderson United States Census Bureau Sanderson Washington Passaic River Dla Health Bureau New York

Sermon by Dr. Aked on Christian omnipresence in world

In New York at Fifth Avenue Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Charles F. Aked spoke on transformations if Christianity were universal. He argued peace would prevail with lambs and lions united and plowshares replacing swords. John D. Rockefeller attended with two friends as visitors filled the pews.

Washington Post New York Charles F. Aked Fifth Avenue Baptist Church Russia John D. Rockefeller Rockefeller

Eight Hart In Collision At Sharon on June 2

Eight carnival attaches were injured three seriously when a Pennsylvania Railroad freight engine crashed into a Parker Carnival dining and sleeping car on a siding in Sharon Pennsylvania. All injured were hospitalized. The cause was not determined but it was alleged the fireman was running the engine and the air brakes failed.

Sharon Pennsylvania Railroad Parker Carnival Company Carnival Company

Rev Dr Norman Fox Dead Morristown Clergyman Veteran Officer

The Rev Dr Norman Fox longtime Morristown mayor and Civil War chaplain died at Roosevelt Hospital after weeks of illness. Born February 13 1836 in Glens Falls he served with the Seventy seventh New York Infantry from Fredericksburg to Appomattox. He married Julia McKnight of Washington in 1868. she died in 1869. He had a third wife Miss Margaret Dimmice of Honesdale Pa home.

McKnight Washington New York Norman Fox Morristown N. J Roosevelt Hospital Lr. Fox Paris Margaret Dimmicé Honesdale Fox Glens Falls Saratoga Fredericksburg Appomattox Julia McKnight

Milkman suspects rival mutilated cow and goat in Bayonne

New York dispatch reports Max Hongsky of 45 East Sixteenth Street Bayonne found his cow and goat harmed. The cow’s tail and goat ears were severed and the tail left on Rongsky’s front porch. The milkman claims a business competitor is behind the act seeking vengeance.

New York Max Hongsky Bayonne Rongsky Dusineas Puhatinge Sami

Plan for Prize Court Body to Sit During Sea War

The American delegates at the Hague peace talks discuss a proposed international prize court to adjudicate ship captures. Gen. Porter reports European support may ease South American opposition, while the German plan tightens rules on neutral subjects and envisions a court at The Hague. Andrew Carnegie is expected Monday to arrange the Peace Building cornerstone relaying.

The Hague United States Horace Porter Porter Great Britain France Germany Russia Barriboza Senate Supreme Prize Court International Prize Court Andrew Carnegie Carnegie Pbassador Davis J. Hill

Shooting in Idaho Hotel: Engineer Wounds Contractor

H M Hedges fired five shots at A S Whiteway in the Idanha Hotel Boise wounding him seriously with three bullets. The motive involved Hedges wife and Governor Gooding’s apartments in the hotel. Whiteway is expected to recover. Hedges and his wife are held for examination. The incident is not connected to the Haywood case.

Boise Idaho H. M. Hedges A. S. Whiteway Idanha Hedge Gov. Gooding James McPartland Haywood

Yale Seniors Set New Marriage Record for Class of 1907

New Haven June 23 Yale University seniors plan more engagements than any prior class. Seventeen engagements reported, nearing the 1876 record. Captain Samuel Morse expected to wed Anne Thompson in Staateburg New Jersey. Edger Munson to marry Louise Franchot July 16 after bachelor dinner.

Washington Post New Haven Conn Yale H. M.woolsey Samuel F. B. Morse Staateburg N. J Anne Thompson Virginia Edger Munson Law School Louise W. Franchot Olean N. Y

Emory Foster Dies Suddenly in New York World Staff

Emory Foster a prominent newspaper man died today from acute kidney trouble. He had held major posts in Philadelphia Chicago and Washington and was then on the editorial staff of the New York World. He was a son of Mrs Ellen Foster the lecturer.

Washington Philadelphia Chicago New York Emory Foster New York World J. Ellen Foster

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