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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1908
Page
47
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss international politics and economics including mentions of China Japan and the United States. The legible fragments reference public figures and policy themes but lack clear narrative or dates.
Fragmentary OCR from a newspaper page reports on a planned public speaking event with James Tueth Brush Ambassador and references to delivery and birth, along with scattered notes about a court verdict favoring Kirn Printing Company in a paper delivery dispute and a Montgomery County physician at Pilot Knob. The text is garbled with multiple incomplete phrases and names.
The district Republicans chose delegates and alternates to the national convention. Wise of New Fort Lons and others were named as permanent delegates and members of the delegation with Brown and Wis listed among regional officials. The slate supported by the present administration was adopted, with Wis and Martin as part of the delegation destined for closer alignment with party leadership.
The readable text is fragmented and unclear, containing garbled phrases and missing context. No coherent event, names, or places can be reliably identified for a concise headline and summary.
Special to The Washington Post reports George Morris Paynter, once of Baltimore and later Panama employees, believed arrested in Panama on a bigamy and perjury warrant backed by Roosevelt and Root. He allegedly married Miss Emma Guethler in 1902 and later to Miss Else Guethler, with a second wife unaware of prior marriage. Paynter had claimed residence in Richmond, Virginia, and used various evasive statements.
The report states a defendant was found guilty in a serious case involving a violent act with a sharp object. The aggressor was identified as the offender, and the incident occurred during a morning period. Public safety remarks were not noted in the available text.
A garbled local report recounts a fatal accident involving a roadmaster. The fragmented text mentions a time around evening, possible site, and an injury or death outcome, but key details like location, names, and cause are unreadable.
Virginia obituary notices report Rosa Martin wife of J Couls Matin a leading Albemarle County lyre died at her Cocaville home after a week of illness. Walter Nelson Jones Jr son of Walter N Jones Jr killed in an accident at Beerk burg. Mary Brown of Sallot died after a lingering illness aged eight years. J L Mallena Mantz a teacher in the local wholesale business died today aged tasty una He left a valuable igs ate.
Washington Post Bureau reports Alexandria special grand jury urged condemnation of unsafe and insanitary conditions in Peabody Building and other school facilities. Buildings show cracked walls poor exits and inadequate ventilation. Report recommends fire escapes and safety fixes. some structures condemned for public events until improvements satisfy authorities.
In Alexandria Virginia the jury in the Commonwealth case against Wilbert Cook charged with felonious assault failed to reach a verdict and was locked up for the night. The report mentions a man named Sinekles, a young Tallax County farmer, who was shot in the chest during a hold up as he returned home, with his life described as despaired.
In Gloucester County and at the bride’s Smithfield home, Harwood and Elizabeth Skah Elizabeth were married yesterday. The ceremony was performed by a clergyman from the Methodist church.
An advertisement asserts Dr Miles Nervine restores nervous energy and normal activity to relieve aches and misery from nervous exhaustion. A Campbell Texas reader reports relief after seven bottles and improved digestion, sleep, and appetite, with a money back guarantee if the first bottle fails.
Special to The Washington Post. Charlottesville Va Mar 18 Judge Emelah Tote y rules his court has jurisdiction in the case of Charles Miller alias R L Lewis the alleged baggage robber extradited from London to answer grand larceny in Sinclair held The goods in Orange indictment are the same as those in Charlottesville indictment and the offense is punishable wherever the goods moved The Orange court meets next week but trial date unlikely until Judge Sinclair rating appeal is decided
Special to The Washington. A large number of Republicans gathered at Gaithersburg to back Representative George A. Pearre for renomination as Col Pearre begins his Montgomery County campaign. Mortimer O Stabler presided. Speakers included Col Pearre Gist Blair D W Baker and others. Pearre read a letter from Thomas Dawson of Rockville praising the Pearre cause. Pearre to speak at Olney tomorrow and Kensington Friday evening.
In Norfolk County Virginia Samuel Pirton and Sinus Conquest were found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the Onancock riot of last September. They were previously convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary. A new trial motion was argued tonight with testimony from Franklin Jocson and others shaping the defense. further proceedings are set for tomorrow.
The Killeen road dispute occupied the entire day as John Kut ter of Wash nat mn sues county commissioners to recover about 1000 claimed as a balance for a mile of Shoe Nakryke built near Bethesda. Kut ter says he built to specs and under a highway official, while Superintendent WoW Cros s refused to approve, alleging noncompliance with contract. Evidence showed a pike cut through the road after turnover by Kleen, with Wattlis said to be due to the character of ib for.
Special to Tha Wasi 5 reports Mrs Florence Edwards a young married woman of Tutium MN shot herself. She left her husband and two children at his bedside after a brief quarrel and promised to return but did not. The coroner’s jury verdict states she died from a pistol shot self-inflicted. the motive is unknown.
Special to The Washington Post Wheeling West Virginia March 18 severe storm battered the city for hours causing lightning strikes uprooted trees and sparked fires. Houses were struck a barn and stables destroyed a farm house was hit leaving occupant unconscious while tens of thousands faced blackout as darkness returned midafternoon and again near nightfall.
In Ogden Utah on March 18 the New York to Paris auto pace car reached Ely Nevada and departed for Goldfield, showing 141 miles in 7 hours of running. Heat and road conditions since the start at Omaha to Savan nah reflect a tough endurance journey with Italian, French, and German entries pushing westward.
A man and his wife, quarrels escalating, were in a suburb when he drew a public safety item and fatally harmed her by a close head shot. He then killed himself with a still smoking revolver. He had been drinking and later died. she died on the street. The couple had separated to live with her parents in Ashley.
A Wilmington committee investigation reveals a cash shortage estimated between one and six thousand dollars in the customs division. Chief Deputy Clerk Shriver, linked to the missing funds, is removed from duty for ten days while the audit proceeds.
Postmaster David Jo Smith of West Vrack reports three burglars attacked the local post office safe early today. One intruder was severely wounded in the ensuing exchange and is believed to die. The injured man was identified as Coward Murphy, 38, taken to a hospital. the other two burglars escaped.
Philadelphia March 18 Frank Var alias Franklin Stet was convicted of using the mails to defraud in connection with a city incident. Sentenced in Baltimore Court to imprisonment and a fine of 300. later selected in $10090 pending appeal. Maryland figures and congressmen attended a banquet and heard speeches.
At Elkiney West Virginia on March 18 a mob of over 14 armed men marched on the Sutton jail to seize Joe and Lewis Farro two Hallam accused of murdering Walter Cogg and G W Averd American winers last night. The Italians escaped after shooting and stabbing the Americans about midnight but were captured by a sheriff posse and spirited away to the Braxton county jail.
Col Robert Hough a Confederate veteran and noted horse owner across the East died at sixty seven. He helped found the Pimlico Driving Club and served for years as secretary, becoming a familiar figure at trotting races and the judges stand in this region.
The notice outlines that contestants cannot alter the answer banks or misrepresent themselves. It specifies that scholars or members of any school or fraternal or religious organization may not enter under false affiliations. Access to all contest communications is directed to the Contest Editor in Washington, D C.
A dense OCR style list records names of hotel guests and residents across major cities including Chicago New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh Hartford New Haven and Detroit. The fragment cites numerous individuals and couples such as Alfred H Cringer George Clark Arty Fo Frang Mont Raleigh and John Tonele Paro Tein Peck among others, with scattered city and state markers. The list reads like a passenger or guest registry from a metropolitan hotel page in this era, reflecting social and professional networks through names and places rather than a single event or narrative.
The article reports the death of Gregory Ger echam, a claimed lead of a Russian terror network, who died in exile in Switzerland under an assumed name. He had been sentenced to life in precament in Iberia for complicity in an assassination three years earlier and escaped from the Akatu silver mines on the Mongolan border, living in hiding.
An old health ad promotes Compound Kargen or munce Fluid Ex Caer Danklon car laif, described as a sovereign kidney remedy. It claims to restore kidney function, relieve backache, neutralize urine, and ease rheumatism and weak bladder, urging prompt use and avoidance of alcoholic patent medicines. Published for the Kargan Extracting Co, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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