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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1908
Page
17
A large posse ends a forty eight hour hunt for Mrs Fraser's assailant after tracking efforts around Suffolk Bay falter. New crews and a Washington bound suspect treatment plan emerge as authorities pursue fresh leads and reexamine the gully incident.
Notices of marriages and deaths appear with sparse details. include names when legible and any dates or places readable, noting official appt or public records as present in the clipping. The fragment cites individuals and events but lacks clear dates or full context due to OCR corruption.
Senator Joaquin Mabuco, Brazilian ambassador, spoke at Yale on Camões the great Portuguese poet. He likened the Lusiads to a national chapel and reliquary, praising its portrayal of Portugal’s origins, battles, voyages, and heroes, and noting its call for national memory through vivid sculpture, frescoes, and poetry.
A damaged OCR fragment reports allegations that a former Harvard educator promised marriage for a Washington, Boston area woman, beginning about six years ago. The account describes coercive pressure, financial demands, and manipulation, with scattered references to interactions, promises, and personal entanglements.
A fragmented report describes a Roman nobleman from the Armard Puples family aged twenty being held on a charge of petty larceny near Lambs Pond. The piece mentions county connections, local residents, and a suspected wider inquiry across counties, with a likely court appearance pending.
A patient contracted smallpox while receiving care at a local hospital. Medical staff reported the patient showed symptoms and was isolated promptly. The incident prompted a health check of staff and visitors with no further cases confirmed at this time.
Names of local residents and officials appear in a Virginia courthouse record. Individuals include Jonn Rieh ade MWtanakon Elizabeth Johnann Harret Githa Jane Tolor TM and Mary T Kramei among others. The list references a courthouse setting and associated community figures.
Health office ledger lists residents with ages and addresses including George Jackson 46 James Jones 16 N st se Andrew Curley Gov Hosp 06 years Peter Cessner Gov Hosp insane case 8 years Caroline Melorkle Grafton Hotel 4 years Lailler 30 Mat nw 08 years Vian Howard 20th st 2 months Mae Bunty 14 Sat ay 4 cats Theo Perry 19 HM st sw 3 years Lucy Redcross 91 Rest nw 32 years James Smith 12 avth st nw 6 months.
Paris May 4 Prince Helie de Sagan and Mme Anna Gould are expected to reach Paris mid next week for a possible wedding. No settlement is planned as Gould's fortune remains in trust for creditors. Debts near 2.1 million are noted as counts discuss Monte Carlo ties. May 14 in Monte Carlo: Gould and de Sagan travel to Nice to inspect a villa for next season before departing Paris tomorrow night.
Copenhagen May 14 A committee presented to King Frederik a draft law regulating future Denmark Iceland relations. The bill, to be approved by parliaments of both countries, makes Iceland a free autonomous country united to Denmark by a common king and interests forming a federation. If passed, Frederik would be King of Denmark and Iceland with expanded Icelandic autonomy concessions granted.
Manila reports a detachment of constabulary overtook the Moro outlaw band led by Manalao Alih. A roadmaster named Smith was killed and Governor Yard was wounded while the deputed forces were in pursuit. Official reports could not confirm Yard’s death. Private BF Clerk of Camp Slotsburg noted the fourth site during the affair was dined today.
In Paris a divorce case grants custody to the wife with conditions on the husband. The judge censures the husband for lack of elementary decency in reading his wife's love letters and deeming his acts violent. Financial arrangements include monthly support and restrictions on access to the child. the court finds some allegations unfounded.
Justice Anderson presided as court ruled over a dispute about theater admission rules. A machinist, Ruye A Nokes, was ejected for resisting, with the jury finding for the defendant Chive D. Nokes had sued over $1000 in damages, and the case touched on ejectment methods and the adequacy of force used during the April incident.
The Shenandoah County Circuit Court granted an absolute divorce to May Allen Jordan from George Dewey Jordan. They were married in Grensborn and have lived in Washington and Baltimore where Jordan worked in the instrument business. Jordan’s daughter of the late I W Allen of Viount Jackson Va. The article also notes a device to prevent train collisions exhibited near Chesapeake Beach rail line, with access via H Street car transfers.
Cosmos Club invites viewing of portraits by English artist Ernest Mecore at club rooms 1520 H Street. The exhibition starts today and runs Sundays excepted through Tuesday May 2, featuring portraits of Mrs Nathaniel A Shaler Mrs Sinclair Bowen Frazier D Fund W H Holmes Dr H W Wiley Lord Norfolk Ambassador James Bryce the Right Honorable Stuart Worley M C and the late Sir Henry Irving.
A two and a half year old boy died after igniting inflammables in a bedroom at 401 Duke Street Alexandria. His mother Mrs Walter Dornin was badly burned while attempting to rescue him as neighbors extinguished flames. matches were found in an open drawer and thought to have sparked the fire. Doctors treated the child and mother, but the child died before 5 pm yesterday.
The body of infant Stanleys D Pus y washed from a mother’s arm near Trenton inn while a coroner's jury adjourned after examining the scene and a safety inquiry. In Alexandria, Democrats prepared for a June 3 primary at the Roanoke district caucus, arranging voting and clerk details, while two stores faced a delinquent patient fall incident and a march toward forming a new military company before a funeral for Thomas Gorham.
Pittsburg May 1 A new rule by the HCG Trick Coke Company subsidiary of the Limited States Steco Corporation bans the company's misery from drinking whether on duty or off duty, marking a notable stance on alcohol use within the mines and among miners.
A May 14 Richmond convention split from Lynchburg's Taft rival, with about a dozen white delegates and many Black attendees. The anti Lily White gathering endorsed Roosevelt Fairbanks Cannon Foraker Knox La Follette Hughes Taft and pledged support to the Chicago nominee.
Former North Carolina Governor Daniel Lindsay Russell Jr. dies at his Brunswick County home after a long illness at age sixty three. Russell served as a Confederate lieutenant, became a Republican during Reconstruction, was a Superior Court judge, served in the legislature and one term in Congress, and won the 1897 governorship by about six thousand votes amid the fusion era. His administration followed a turbulent Reconstruction period.
A convention of the American Water Works Association endorsed forming state associations to combat legislation and opposition from public service commissions and state authorities. The aim is a united front before councils and legislatures, backed by the national body. A paper on Stripping Reserve Lands was presented by Hedigary J WM Diven, with other papers on mechanical and technical subjects. The meeting continues with further sessions expected tomorrow.
Stone and Fairfax sold the three story and cellar bay window dwelling at Park Road to Francis A Blundon. The brick and wooden structure contains nine rooms, hot water heating, large rear yard, and fronted by usual houses in the area. Blundon plans to occupy as his home. sale was around 700 dollars. Boss and Phelps sold to William F Adams the residence at 99 S Street Northwest, a three story brownstone with ten rooms and bath, furnace, and brownstone trim. Adams will reside there.
A Washington Pos. item reports Sheriff involvement and a suit from a 40 year old dressmaker against Siman J Booth of New Kiftam seeking 5000 dollars for a broken promise to marry made ten years ago. The plaintiff asks the court to compel Booth to keep the pledge she claims his father objected to. Trevente Booth died recently leaving the defendant debt.
Col Mosby did well after an operation at Garfield Hospital for a lingering ailment. The Department of Justice assistant attorney was operated on for a reset and expected to leave the hospital within a few days. Mosby previously led the Mosby Rangers during the Civil War era.
Chief Belt recommends annex of Garnet Public School in Lincoln be abandoned due to unsafe conditions. He notes wooden stairs at Philips Bruce Mehin ley Mansal Training Stevens and Gage schools and urges replacing the Garnet annex stairs with iron. Other buildings are deemed generally safe.
A May 4 ceremony in Makenzie Park unveiled and dedicated a monument to Rev Uranus Makenzie, founder of Presbyterianism in America, who died in 1708. The Presbytery of Newcastle oversaw the event, with an address by Dr Littleton Bowen and the Presbyterian Historical Society of Philadelphia funding led by Rev Dr McCoach.
Relieves palpitations and irregular pulse by strengthening heart nerves and muscles. Sold by druggists with money back guarantee if first bottle fails. Testimonial from Mrs Mary Chandler of Bullivan Missouri describes rapid heartbeat, breathing difficulty, and severe left side pain improving after using the cure.
Society filled Fredericksburg for the Deep Run Horse Club's fourteenth annual meet at State fair grounds. Charles M Hurkamp, Fredericksburg horseman, was seriously injured serving as judge after being kicked. The event featured a steeplechase with four entries, racing showings, and notable horses such as Tarpon, Miss Chafin, and Lord Cheasterfield, with final results listing several Virginia and Baltimore owners.
Danville captured the opening game against Portsmouth 6 to 4 on the other field. Key moments included costly errors by Portsmouth and notable plays by Cassady and Grifin. The second game featured Lynchburg defeating Roanoke 8 to 4 with Shatters spectacular catch. Richmond beat Norfolk 9 to 2 in the afternoon.
In Poolesville the marriage of Carrie Eleanor Wott daughter of Mr and Mrs Benjamin N Gott to Rockville resident Boyda took place yesterday at the bride’s home with Rev Father G B Harrington officiating. Also in Rockville Bessie Viola Hull of Wheaton wed Clayton Rabbitt a well known local farmer in a ceremony conducted by Rev T L Rone of the Southern Methodist Church.
Wealth in old safe discovery in Norfolk Va notes a cornerstone box with a Rockefeller letter and wartime gratitude to enlistees. The Washington Post reports appeals court actions from Richmond on May 14 and obituaries in Charlestown and Bristol noting long-serving postmasters and local casualties.
In Fredericksburg the marriage of James B Myli to Ada Mae Carner took place at the Methodist parsonage with Rev. Ye officiating. The couple, both from nearby areas, were joined in a ceremony described with modest, formal tones.
Important stock reducing sale advertised by a grocer with widespread overstock across many items. Notices urge immediate orders and list prices for items including flour, bacon, canned goods, coffee, butter, lard, and cereals, highlighting deep discounts to move surplus quickly.
A fragmented historical page narrates a mystery solved headline led by Spemal and a series of court and personal notices. It mentions a jury unable to agree, a death in Lynchburg, and a Richmond line of family ties, with names and ages scattered amid the garbled OCR text.
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