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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1908
Page
5
Final day ceremonies at VMI featured diplomas for graduates while Swanson awarded Jackson-Hope medals to W T Biedler of Baltimore and M G Be Shazo of Martinsville. The event concluded with a final ball season as cadets received battalion promotions and tributes noted throughout the page.
Fragmentary wedding notes describe a ceremony at a Virginia location with relatives named Tebee and Norton. The text mentions a groom Frank West, a bride Miss W R Buds die, and a ceremony conducted by the bride's father, with several family ties and obfuscated details.
The Washington Post special from Norfolk dated June 24 reports the Democratic primary window closed with four candidates entering. Harry L. Maynard of Portsmouth seeks the seat, alongside incumbent William A Young of Norfolk who was unseated by Richard A Wise, Georges W Cabell of Norfolk who backed Maynard in the past, and Peter Holland of Southampton making his first congressional bid. State Senator W W Sale withdrew to support Young.
Owing to rabies outbreaks among fox hounds of the Piedmont Hunt the entire pack has been killed by order of the club officers. The pack included valuable dogs, and the loss is serious to the club and hunt activities.
A farmer named Gulangin of Woodlawn Virginia was gored by a bull and hospitalized in Alexandria for treatment. The incident occurred south of Alexandria as the bull attacked near a canal lock region, with medical staff providing care and updates on his condition.
A man named Sicher confessed to killing a watchman on the Norfolk and Western Railway near the Roanoke round base. He was found on a freight train at Finplins, armed and threatening to kill, and was seriously injured before being taken to Roanoke for treatment.
A dramatic pursuit spanned 8000 miles from Oprai to The Washington Post Richmond, weaving Hemp Hill County Texas to Alaska and Virginia. WB Johnson of Wymopnill County arrested McPhail, who fled with a large sum from a worked draft after a bank spree in Hemphill County. McPhail is headed back to Texas with the prisoner.
Special to The Washington Post Charlottesville June 24 lightning struck near a creek one mile south of the city killing Lind say Blue aged fourteen son of John Blue and Robert Snead aged twelve son of Robert L. Snead and Ralph Bethel aged eleven son of Mrs Sallte Bethel. A fourth boy Elve ten was stunned but unharmed. The boys were returning from the creek when the strike occurred under a chestnut tree. The bodies were taken to their Charlottesville homes.
An unidentified colored man was struck and killed by ten Washington Baltimore via Annapolis Electric Railroad near Academs Station in Annapolis Maryland. The train's whistle repeatedly urged him to move but he did not heed. Grothers and his nephew Ener ser Crothers, passengers on the train, witnessed the incident.
Roanoke defeated Portsmouth twice in a make up game set. In the first game a pitcher’s duel produced a 1 to 0 finish as Roanoke held a late inning edge. The second contest featured strong pitching and key hits by Roanoke to seal a 2 to 1 victory.
A well known Franklin County citizen, age about thirty, killed himself in Martinsville after leaving notes for his wife and cousin. His wife Hundley raced to town but arrived too late. the man had planned to go to Louisville and end his life due to domestic troubles.
The Aborn Opera Company presents the Memowipie comic opera next week at the New Nibenid theater. Pauline Wall returns to the title role for the first time in years alongside a star cast including Moa Hall and Charles We Meser. The program promises comic operas lauded as enduring classics with irresistible charm and high musical appeal for audiences. Separately Anthony Lev mons files for divorce from Elizabeth Lev mons on statutory grounds alleging desertion since May 1908 and naming a corespondent.
A 13 member Reading Pa High School graduating class tours the city for three days visiting the Congressional Library Navy Yard Bureau of Engraving and Printing Monument and Chevy Chase Lake. Mrs Mary E Killigan widow of T J Killigan dies after three months illness of paralysis. funeral Saturday at 9 00 from 171d Seventh Street Northwest with Mass at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
An ad touts Dr Miles Restorative Nervine as a remedy for sleeplessness from overwork. It claims the product soothes tired nerves and rebuilds vigor, with an anecdote of improved sleep and strength and a money back guarantee from Miles Medical Co of Elkhart Indiana.
Public Printer Leech denied a sweeping wage cut and asked the Treasury Comptroller for a special rate to raise pay for about seventy five men in the government job composition division. Proofreaders gain 80 cents daily, compositors 1y cents daily, with the broader payout set at four dollars a day for standard work. Also noting the transfer of JL Jackson to the Manila Bureau and the sale of veteran fire horse Ned after long service.
Report of elevator inspection amid church society events. Inspector noted compliance with safety rules and recommended a collapsible barrier on cars. Ceremony and anniversary observances accompany the safety review and discussions.
Sarah Anderson sues husband Skyood Anderson in a fleet-related suit alleging he is a machine on the battleship New Jersey with the Atlantic fleet. They married June 1 1986 in Wilmington Delaware and have one child Elizabeth. Service by publication is requested through subpoena.
Myrile Caandier twelve over oid of 29 Koostreet was scalded by hot coffee at her home this morning. She received first aid at the scene and was later taken to Aikent Casualty Hospital in serious condition, remaining under care tonight.
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