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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1908
Page
46
After a 100 vote dry victory, Winchester saloons rush to finish stock sales. Protest and threats loom as liquor buyers fear publication of names and a looming crackdown. Barrooms report a move to publish names of loc l buyers while authorities enforce the new law with swift closures.
The Virginia area club was denied a license amid a series of local notices and a fire at Milford Excelsior Mill. The report lists multiple deaths in nearby towns and notes Richmond and Washington connections, with ties to Rex Thomas and several named local figures.
Special to The Wasngura Fox Woodstak reports Henry White aged thirty two has been missing since Monday. The list was 41 today near the river as divers pursue the search. Also on April 30 C F Hetile proprietor of Mount Jackson Silver Company was fatally injured when a large pole struck him in the head, crushing his skull.
Special to The Washington Post from Maryland. A pre planned dorm riot at the Maryland School for Boys broke out last night, injuring Superintendent Hendrix and officers. Police including Captain Thomas Mee and seven others restored order after missiles, broken furniture, and smashed windows. Twenty four inmates escaped. seven later recaptured on the grounds, eleven taken by SW district police. Evidence of ongoing trouble preceded the disturbance amid an investigation into discipline methods.
Harvey Briggs aged twenty was chased through Saratoga Street after being pursued by officers for a night of disturbances. Police found a flight path through eight blocks to corner him, while residents Mrs Carrie Cowly and two daughters reported alarming activity and a resident confrontations with a trespasser.
The Washington Post reports on April 3 that the board of trustees for the proposed State Female Reform School adjourned without a decision. Senator George B Kezel was elected chairman with A Hony as secretary and W Carpenter as treasurer. Seven members were present for the session, including D L Halsey and J Pettit representing various counties. The group discussed terms for four year periods but no formal action was taken.
A civil action was brought by Mrs Florence T Holmes seeking $10,000 in damages from Norfolk Western Railway over the death of a woman at Main Street crossing in an incident dated September 13. The case lists Minnesotan witnesses and mentions city streets and the involvement of the court in the matter.
A petition filed seeks a moderate fare increase across routes serving the Virginia Apil and Potomac Wash area. The plan calls for higher ticket prices on long hauls to cover operating costs. The filing requests approval from the transport commission and carries potential implications for riders at major hubs.
Miss IFoma Carlloni died yesterday after three days of intense fever and illness caused by lokyaw. She was twenty one, daughter of Mr and Mrs Krejecksburg, Spotosylvania.
George J Knox a San Francisco bank clerk and key witness in the Hyde Berson Dimond Schneiderman land fraud trial testified yesterday that an unnamed man offered him a hint as a substitute for attending court. Knox described Hyde’s office visits and arrangements involving purchases, power of attorney, a notary, and a payment of 310 or 47 for services. Several other witnesses including Jeremiah Donovan and Dimnel J Cullen testified to signing forms without knowing their purpose or receiving compensation. The trial has stretched five weeks with about fifty four witnesses examined. the government expects to finish in late May, with defense likely calling fewer than thirty witnesses.
A district court in Alexandria weighs licenses for fifty seven saloons under the Byrd bill law. The fiscal year opened with sixty three licensed saloons in Alexandria and several shop rushes prompted further considerations. The law bans women from serving in saloons, a provision under debate as cases and appeals move forward.
President Roosevelt designated Maj Spencer Cosby the arms engineer in charge of the Washington Aqueduct as a temporary member of the permanent international commission of the congresses of navigation to convene in St Petersburg. Maj Cosby will serve in place of Maj Hodges of the Isthmian canal commission in Washington. Cosby, born October 2 1887 in Kentucky, rose from West Point to oversee government works in the District of Columbia and played a key role in Washingtons filtration plant and water supply improvements.
Tharas I Hager of St Morgan street northwest machinist at the navy yard was arrested after bronze and brass castings were reported missing. A heavy linen box yielded a bronze bushing weighing about fifteen pounds. Baker claims a joke placement in his lunch box and denies intent to steal. He is held on larceny from the United States. a hearing likely in police court this morning.
An experimental flight of about two miles was made today near Nags Head North Carolina by the Wright brothers aiding U S government tests at Kags Head N fC. The flight occurred without accident and could be continued indefinitely. The Wrights plan to test various airship types for potential war use and have a large aeronautic paraphernalia with them.
Actress Amelia Bingham, reported critically ill at home since Sunday, showed remarkable improvement in the afternoon. Doctors attending stated the change prompted them to postpone a second operation deemed necessary to save the patient’s life.
Samuel Gompers will speak at Memorial Day services on Sunday May 10 at Tsrosrapiical Temple. The Central Labor Union committee plans a solemn gathering to decorate graves of former Central Labor Union presidents buried nearby. A Sterne and ministers will deliver brief remarks in a period voice reflecting union traditions.
Treasurer Bell notes new cash receipts toward the Charles T Bult memorial as Crosby Noyes fund subscriptions rise. Names appear in a rough listing including various donations and amounts, with readers urged to send further contributions to a designated address for the memorial.
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