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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1910
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR text suggests a political or legal note about deferring a Barbinger decision, board probe, and president not wholly at fault, with garbled terms and partial names. The readable parts imply an official investigation context and potential political accountability.
An alleged manipulator was arrested in Easton Pennsylvania by a U S customs agent yesterday. The suspect, described as a seaman, was detained in a $200 bond after a conference with Captain Shattes Wugll and admitted guilt to the officer.
An old advertisement touts Mapes Diapessm and Dexpensia as cures for indigestion gas and heartburn. It claims relief within five minutes from stomach complaints and promises wide availability in drug stores with inexpensive three cent cases.
Special to The Washington Fest Annapode March 2 Senator Lee of Montgomery pushes an amendment to add two full time members to the State roads commission. The move aims to gain governor’s influence amid a split board with current members Tucker Hutton Clark Remsen Shoemaker. The two new members would be paid 2000 annually and assigned to county reading duties, as the legislature races to finish bids and hundreds of measures before adjournment.
Virginia briefs report poll tax day observations at the state capitol and summaries of local politics.Mention of Culpeper Colvin and the Staunton August district primary developments, finance discussions, and upcoming candidate filings with assessments planned to fund a primary. Mentions Cape Charles projects and nine to August events.
A string of marriage notices from Maryland and nearby Virginia communities details multiple couples wed in churches and parsonages across Frederick Warrenton Boonsboro Clear Spring Antietam and Hagerstown. Names include Rohulle Wiss Inda Trapnall and Euprace Edgar Waisall of Frederick and Noah Edward Hottle of Warrenton among others. ceremonies performed by local ministers with age notes where listed.
In West Virginia, Thomas and Powell faced fines and brief jail time after a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad case in Clarkstung. Rail yard expansion at Gratton will take two years. Rev US Mabie of Cimone NY accepts Bluefield pastorate. Kanawha and Little Kanawha Railroad offices move to Pittsburgh next week. A state examiner notes many state resignations. Williamson plans an April 1 bond vote for water system upgrades. Bloodhounds search Mink Shoals for missing widow Barbara Nartz, 63.
The ad extols beer as nourishing soothing lively and cleansing. It highlights malt as partly digested food hops as a nerve tonic and cites doctors who prescribe beer to the weak. It warns against inferior “green” beer and touts Schlitz for careful cleanliness aging and bottle sterilization ensuring consistent flavor.
A string of obituaries from Hagerstown and nearby communities notes deaths of Elias Rowland a one year old farmer and real estate owner from pneumonia, a teenager named Turner Smith from typhoid, and several others including Elizabeth Manch, Jacob Beeman, and Mary Adams. The report mentions funeral details, survivors, and local civic ties. A separate notice covers a bond referendum in April and crop concerns among South Mountain fruit growers amid early warm weather and late frosts. A fire destroys the hardware store of Woff Winting near Blue Ridge, with losses around 12 000 dollars and partial insurance. Additional items include a Green Castle janitor John Carpenter found dead, and a fatal accident or illness affecting Daisy Myers and family on the Smoketown road.
An advertisement urges fat women to slim fast for new fashions using Marmola Prescription Tablets. It claims rapid weight loss of about 4 pounds daily with a nightly dose, offers to supply through Marmola Co or local druggists, and asserts the product has no harmful effects.
The Association of Female Coeges of North and South Carola announces its third annual session to be held in Raleigh next Tuesday. Gor Kitchin will deliver the Welcome address at the meeting. CB Watson, announced yesterday that he will not be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Congress in the Fifth South Carolina district.
Mrs Fredence Pollock of Phoeniville received six months’ imprisonment after being convicted of involuntary manslaughter for tossing carbolic acid in the face of Mrs Charlotte Wilburn in a jealousy case. Judge Maxwell denounced Pollock’s husband as a brute.
An aged Baltimore resident, Cason, 0 years old, with pellagra symptoms is hospitalized at Wer Hospital. Doctors confirm pellagra not contagious, describing severe skin erosion and mucous membrane damage while noting the patient is improving.
A local note outlines the appointment of a magistrate and a game warden for regional duties. It mentions the trial of Mrs J iiaret Young and an event related to farmers in the district. Details are fragmentary with several garbled names and dates, but references a Monday April date and a travel or road charter context.
The Mayoralty race in the city primaries on May 2 is shaping up as competitive. Councilman Charles H Welch accepts the nomination for mayor in the Post ward, while John Pateryx declines reelection. Herman Burgess seeks another year, and ward races feature battles for unexpired terms and open seats. Dr Thomas Lathper will be nominated for a one year term with no opposition. In the Third ward ERA Waller seeks the two year seat to replace J Frank Roshe who runs for reelection.
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