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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1908
Page
18
North Carolina Governor warns that extreme action could be used to enforce state will over mileage ticket orders, despite court decisions. He contends the railroads cannot obstruct public interest and hints at strong remedies if necessary.
Local report details a tragic infant abuse case where a baby was immersed in lye by a father. Authorities describe the sequence of events, the child's condition, and the subsequent medical response as investigators pursue charges. The article notes the family context and the location surrounding the incident.
Disjointed text references wage scale debates among folk and Western officials, a fire or tragedy near Burns with mention of deaths, resignations, and various names across military and civic figures. The fragment mentions Bouffard, Dek, and Bonafield with scattered notes on naval matters and civil conflict context.
Special to The Washington to Bristol Virginia reports several hundred people gathered at Union Station to greet Mrs Theodore Roosevelt and her party as they arrived at noon. Rev Thomas Russell, rector of Emmanuel Episcopal Church and longtime acquaintance of the Roosevelts, was the only person in the car. The Bristol Board of Trade presented Mrs Roosevelt with a bouquet of carnations and ferns, which she warmly appreciated.
Special to The Washington Post from Tazewell Va reports Walter Rippey, a Black man, was hanged at 11 a.m. for criminal assault on a white woman near Pocahontas on February 12. He spoke briefly before the scaffold, appeared weak, and was helped by the sheriff and deputies. The neck broke and he was pronounced dead twenty minutes later.
A Roanoke meeting of the Baltimore Conference of Methodist churches debated whether Randolph Macon colleges should allow professors to join the Carnegie pension under its sectarian rules. The day included a visit to Randolph Macon Women’s College by special train as delegates divided on pension terms. No decision was made. discussion to resume next morning.
The trial of George TP Gaither a farmer from Colesville, charged with assault with intent to murder Denton Hobbs of Colesville, opened in district court. Hobbs visited Gaither on business. a dispute ensued and Gaither fired a bullet into Hobbs neck, causing serious injury.
Richmond report: Judge Clarence W Robinson of Newport News elected to the Eleventh Judicial Circuit to fill the vacancy created by the removal of Judge Blackstone. Eleven ballots were required in caucus. final vote 67 to 46. Blackstone denounces the removal as illegal and unheard, vows legal remedies. Legislature adjourns sine die after the vote as Robinson is hailed.
Leo C Thurman, condemned for the murder of Walter P Dolsen, received a respite from execution at 3 a.m. by order of Kentucky Governor William O. Swan son, to April 10, to allow his brother more time to gather insanity evidence. Thurman spoke of fate and eternity, noting his readiness yet accepting the delay.
A Roanoke Virginia fire at East End furnaces around midnight left Ellis R. Ballard killed when a slag kettle failed and ten tons of molten slag spilled from the engine. Ballard, who was operating the engine, jumped to escape, broke his leg, and was buried in the molten material.
The Washington Post reports on a death following a beating near Concord Virginia. Twiddy alleges a direct inquiry about running for senator sparked a violent incident. authorities have an ante mortem statement but won’t name suspects. Separate notes recount fires in Rockville and multiple obituaries in small communities.
Judge Britchard in Asheville declined to dismiss the receivership for the South Carolina Dispensary Fund or abrogate its jurisdiction. He held federal court orders govern the fund despite South Carolina mandamus actions directing payment, and did not adopt a later Supreme Court interpretation. The ruling preserves the existing receivership and fund.
Circulation reports that Southern Halfway Company plans abandoning Potomac Railroad freight yards in Alexandria County starting April 1 as the Washington Southern Railway contract ends. The railway may resume its old yards. Auction notices and local funeral services accompany this brief city digest.
Annapolis March 21 Senator Smith preserved the point at the fourth conference of Democratic senators as the direct vote for state officers was shelved to keep the existing convention method. The panel approved county and district nominations while judges of election would be named by election supervisors. The session saw bills drafted to pass by suspension of rules amid Republican observers. debate centered on the liquor question and a canal linking the Potomac and Ohio rivers via slackwater works with a $5000 appropriation and gubernatorial commission.
Catharine Rooks aged 23 was returned to her parents in Pittsburgh after a sheriff posse in Lawrence County mistook her for a murderer. In male attire she fled to escape a mob that would have lynched her for the stabbing death of a wife. Her voice saved her as the crowd moved to hoist her. She wore boys clothes to help her ill brother in Chicago.
William Bradfield, president of the Central Labor Union of New Jersey, defends a letter about telegraphers and government ownership, criticizing the union's response and urging clear representation. He asserts the letter referred to no union endorsement and calls for court review to obtain justice. The piece notes the request to publish the convention details and the April 23 hearing at State Street Theater.
Henry Orlaskey a ten year old German boy confessed after eight months to firing the shot that killed his eight year old sister Louise Orlaskey while playing in their yard. He said two unknown boys fired the shot. A concert by the United Daughters of the Confederacy was announced.
Williamsport March 27 bodies found in woods near the town reveal a double tragedy murder and suicide. Victims Frank Roberts thirty and Mrs Gus tine Brizet twenty four left her home together likely Sunday. Roberts had a wife in the old country. Mrs Brizet is survived by her husband and two children. Mr Brizet has been in Belgium and is due home soon, the report says.
Special report from Winchester Newmarket Shenandoah County covers Mayor Neff accusing himself of violating a town ordinance by a windy day chimney fire. He found guilty and paid a one dollar fine plus costs, then handed the money to the town treasurer. If unable to pay, he said he would have ordered jail.
A veterinary surgery in Roanoke Virginia found a black snake lodged in a horse’s gullet, believed swallowed two months earlier after the animal fell sick. The snake was alive and the horse died, prompting the inquiry into the cause of death. In Fayetteville North Carolina a judge sentenced Sam Murchison to hang April 16 for the murder of Chief of Police J H Benton.
Police ask for help finding Bessie Elliott a 27 year old woman missing from 102 Fourteenth Street NW since Wednesday also reporting Joseph Jester 10 missing from 516 Twelfth Street NW since Wednesday and a gold mesh purse stolen from a store counter at about 3 pm yesterday at a D Street NW shop.
A baking day feeling contrasts spoiled flour with Gold Medal Flour from Washburn Crosby. The ad claims Gold Medal delivers reliable biscuits rolls and bread, suggesting poor bread results without it and urging readers to try the product.
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