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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1908
Page
19
Detroit March 6. Ellwood Trance, vice president of the Milion Triniimypans, shot himself at home. The bank says his accounts are in excellent shape despite his distress over finances and health.
An OCR fragment shows multiple funeral home entries and embalmers including Wright Co, Luc Emral Lavery, Ptarmas Sons, Sardo Co, and Costello. It lists addresses such as 910 F Street NW and 1090, plus services like undertaker and embalmer, with connections to livery and associated firms.
GEO C SHAFFER FLORIST advertises funeral designs of every description at moderate prices. Located at 2416 Vala 14th and Eye Street, with contact M. 4275.
The Union Trust Company declares Hance’s accounts are in excellent shape and he has long been a faithful official despite prior setbacks. The statement notes his extreme nervous temperament and sensitivity, intensified by a severe accident several years ago. In Chicago, March 6, church leaders North West react to attacks on Cardinal Gibbons over prohibition, defending him and opposing laws seen as curbing personal liberty. Bishops and archbishops, including Messmer and Fox, argue temperance does not require prohibition and urge moderation rather than broad laws.
A Brooklyn mechanic Esser is accused of seeking to sell torpedo construction secrets to a foreign government. Investigators Kuhne and Clemens pursue accomplices as the Navy denies any official secrets were involved. The Bliss Company manufactures torpedoes for the U S and allied governments while denying exposure of sensitive defense data.
Panama March 6 reports a remarkable canal dig as 55 054 cubic yards were mined from Culebra Cut in a single day. Engineer in charge notes eight hours work by 48 steam shovels on a hot dawn, praising the record pace under American supervision and foretelling possible canal opening.
A historical clipping lists multiple marriage licenses with pairings from Virginia Georgia Maryland and the District. Names include Jon H Tyers and A Mabel HI of Atlanta with Irvine Liddle Maher and Jennie Smith. James Wo Coldamith and Jennie Humphreys. Jesse C Lavey and Lillian F Mitchell. George Ro Carlisle and Pauth Brown. Joseph Piro and Mary Ambrose. James E Butler and Francis V Awerlcs. William Mason and Emma Hernstey. plus other entries with Rev references and ages.
Deaths reported with ages and street addresses include Bonney 413 Ho at nw 70, Schmidt 702 7th st nw 72, Proctor 1424 KH wt nw 6, Chase La Normandie 76, Emilio A Murfen The Poriner 65, Gottlob Lederer 2001 flalen et ne 81, Marcellus Jenkins 313 Monroe et Alacostin, Richard H Clanderin Nat Hom despi yrs, Frances Flamon 1256 Jith et nw 67, Dred Lupton jr MTtaleigh Hotel 42, Wittiam Creme Homa D C 4. Free notice listing multiple deceased individuals with ages and addresses.
Nearly 10 000 people from all parts of Vermont braved a snowstorm to honor Senator Redfeld Proctor at his funeral in Rutland. The procession from the Proctor Union Church to the mausoleum featured family, officials, and local organizations, with flags at half staff and schools and businesses closed.
Police radio mixups cue Patrolman Churchill to overhear a theft report. He spots a suspect with a heavy overcoat near a lawn shop, arrests him swiftly, and relays the capture to the station. Include a stolen overcoat containing a 2670 certificate and other papers.
Emma Goldman asserts American citizenship amid deportation doubts in Chicago. Police threaten hall clearance if she speaks at Metropolitan Hall as city venues risk license revocation. Meanwhile, Merlin passengers face strict inspection in Philadelphia and Rome proposes a global anarchist identification plan for international police use.
The Continental Trust Company of Baltimore filed in District Supreme Court a foreclosure suit against Seaboard Air Line Railroad for interest default. The action, ancillary to other suits in states where the road operates, notes the railroad's financial distress and that mortgaged property may not cover outstanding bonds. Judge Pritchard appointed receivers earlier, and the case signals inability to pay floating debt.
V H Simonson, a Yawman & Erbe salesman from New York, vanished from Paterson NJ a week ago and wandered Broadway in a lost state. He regained his senses today, reported to the Broadway branch, and telegraphed his wife that he was safe, noting he had only 50 in his pocket and no memory of his whereabouts.
The text urges securing competent advice to draw a will and safeguard property. It notes using a responsible trust company as executor for economical administration, or a co-executor with a relative or business associate, emphasizing prudent dispositions of one’s future property.
Despondent musician Montrezza and his six year old son William died today after taking carbonic acid in Waterbury Connecticut. A six year old daughter was found nearly dead from the same cause and another daughter found the bodies on returning from school. Mrs Montrezza worked in a factory while Montrezza, out of work for months, had been despondent. The surviving daughter’s injuries are serious but not life threatening.
The Washington Post provides comprehensive financial market news and full market reports. It serves merchants and farmers with current business status, while the leisure reader enjoys columns of news and varied reading in its Sunday Morning edition.
The illustrated magazine section features selections by prominent writers and fiction from noted authors. Foreign news is carefully chosen with timely and accurate illustrations, reflecting the Sunday Post's reputation as superior among Sunday newspapers and a trusted household companion.
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