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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1905
Page
5
Delegates in Baltimore clashed as Dashkind presented his report amid fierce opposition. The confrontation escalated when his adversary Dort demanded a hearing, prompting a walkout and a committee investigation. Officers nominations followed amid a charged atmosphere as tensions lingered.
In Brookavina a Berkshire murder case leads to a manhunt for McCleskey and William Horareks, with officials watching Crookssville for a possible train departure. Other briefs report a Louisa farmer Alfred Wey and a forged order case in Washington Court, plus a fatal chicken-thief incident near Hollang, and charter grants by the corporation commission.
Austin Johnson, a known figure to police in Henrico County, was arrested on suspicion of criminally assaulting Ruth Pinchbeck of Richmond. The victim, in serious condition, identified him. The jail is heavily guarded amid mob threats and a court appearance will follow when the girl can testify.
Special to The Washington Port Roanoke Va May 8 Huntington officers W T Spencer and J H Gull took M V B Black to Huntington to stand trial for forgery He arrived with a young woman claiming to be his wife He deserted his wife and three children in Huntington He says the woman is legally married to him after a divorce and claims political persecution The woman remains in Roanoke
The Record of Leesburg urges A B Shreve of Lucketts to enter Virginia's legislature. The editor notes Shreve’s past political writings and cites Loudoun County's effort to place its best men in state offices, hoping he consents to run.
David C Mayo of Powhatan was arrested in Richmond for refusing to disembark a car with an improper transfer and failing to pay fare. He rode the route in the pollen patrol wagon until friends intervened. Mayo has hired counsel and plans damages.
In Alexandria a unique public entertainment named the feast of the seven tables will be held at Lee Camp Hall by the Seventeenth Virginia Regiment Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy, promising a grand success. Also noted are a postponed Washington Alexandria and Mount Vernon Railway hearing in Richmond, the Bettis funeral at St Marys Church, a police report of an attempted kidnapping in the First ward, a city council semi monthly meeting, a fundraiser audire at St Marys Church, and visitors Mrs Fulton and children staying with Miss Mary Carlin on Duke Street.
Gov Montague issued appointments including the Mount Vernon Board of Visitors for one year with Archur Anderson Thooms Smith R D Davis and A Moore Jr named. A Virginia commission to promote uniformity of legislation was selected with R Berton A A Phle gar and John Garland Pollard. Dr J P Stuf was appointed to the State board of dental examiners. The Blue Ridge Chapter Daughters of the Confederacy organized at Hamilton with Blanche Rogers as president and twenty five members. The Maryland Class of the Reformed Church adjourned after appropriations totaling 110145 for church work.
A mother recalls using Cuticura Ointment Soap and Resolvent to cure her six month old daughter’s eczema after other remedies failed. She reports the child recovered fully with no remaining symptoms and endorses the products. Dated February 7, 1898 from Liben, N. EL.
An advertiser proclaims a permanent cure after six years without relapse. The notice touts instant relief and soothing sleep for skin tortured babies and restful nights for mothers, praising Cuthars Soap and Cutloara Ointment as a pure, fast, economical treatment.
Special to The Washington Post Durham North Carolina May Washington Duke founder of W Duke Sons Co of the American Tobacco Company died this afternoon at 2 o'clock in his eighty fifth year. He is father to J B Duke B L Duke and B N Duke. Funeral Wednesday at 11 from Main Street Methodist Church, burial in Duke Mausoleum Maplewood Cemetery. He rose from poverty after the Civil War to become a multimillionaire and with his sons gave over a million to Trinity Methodist College and other religious and educational charities totaling about a million and a half. He was twice married.
In Philadelphia on May 8 two thousand baskets of strawberries from Wikington and Chadbourn districts North Carolina arrived in ordinary box cars and were rejected by fruit buyers as unfit. General Traffic Manager George D Dix of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company denied delaying private Armour Refrigerator Line cars stating the railway wants the business and private cars are being returned south as fast as possible. He blamed the delay on underestimation of the crop by Armour Refrigerator Line representatives and a shortage of private cars.
At Cumberland Maryland the Potomac District AME conference revealed annual assignments led by Rev D A Seaton presiding sider with churches in Washington DC Anacostia Benning Midtown and Annapolis and others including J W Scott Ebenezer Church Washington JC Waterdy St Pauls Washington M W Traverse Brown Memorial Washington J F Powell Bladensburg Md and J N Still among listed pastors and districts.
Mary Eden Bowers fifty of Mount Vernon attempted to take her life with carbolic acid in a vacant lot near Sixth Street. Policeman Hervey Conklin spoke to her words of kindness and urged her to live, saving her from self destruction. She was taken to Mount Vernon Hospital where Dr. Sinnott said she has a fighting chance. Despondency is listed as the cause.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court sustains John Handley's will after reconstructing the document. Bequests include 60,000 to St. Patrick's Orphan Asylum Scranton 50,000 to the House of the Good Shepherd and 280,000 to Winchester Virginia for a public library. The endowment funds a twenty year trust with income semiannually. residue funds the city for schoolhouses for the poor. Portions conflict but the intent is honored with a division of lands and proceeds among Pennsylvania Virginia and West Virginia.
Authorities in Burlington believe a 65 year old Florence foundry man John Worrell was murdered and robbed before his body was dumped on the trolley tracks near Duleh Neck Canin in East Burlington. The watch and money were missing as investigators pursue leads.
A large fire swept the North Mountains in Washington County Maryland near Clear Spring. The blaze began yesterday from burning brush on Willam Hassett’s timberland and spread across the area, threatening surrounding woods and prompting cautions as flames spread through the terrain.
Large crowds attended the opening night at Masonic Hall for a Sacred Heart Church fair to raise funds for a parochial residence. The diorama, booths, and flower displays drew families and featured a paddles game, a wheel with business ads, and varied booths run by parish volunteers. Lunch and supper service were planned through the week as activities continued.
New York May 8 Starr J Murphy counsel for John D Rockefeller issued a statement replying to Dr Washington Gladden over Rockefeller alleged links to the South Improvement Company. Murphy argues Gladden's charge of perjury rests on a misreading of Rockefeller testimony about a different corporation and asserts the South Improvement Company and Southern Improvement Company were distinct. He maintains Rockefeller had no motive to deny any connection and answered frankly when questioned about the South Improvement Company.
Lemuel Walker of Mansfield shot his wife to death while she slept in Covington Georgia. He then tried to kill himself with the remaining shell and later attempted hanging in a barn. His son overpowered him. Domestic troubles are cited as the motive.
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