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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1908
Page
28
The Methodist Episcopal Church held a heated session as Bishop Warren announced a probable amalgamation. A proposal to split the conference into laymen and ministers faced sharp questioning, with a committee recommendation to merge book business amid a tense debate on changes to governance and structure.
A fatal incident at a Baltimore butter factory on May 19 left workers stunned as a limb injury triggered a deadly collapse. William Dodo is reported among the injured, with investigators pursuing the strange sequence of events that led to the tragedy.
Fragmentary legal notes reference circuit court proceedings, parties named Thorp and Join Lon, and Norfolk area defense. No coherent timeline or outcomes discernible from the garbled OCR.
Fragmentary OCR notes denote an appeal flow from circuit court to the Maryland Court of Appeals with judges named Seana Cin and Bernard Bans. The document records various parties and counts, citing a structure of filings and submissions, though many words are garbled. The piece reflects appellate proceedings and court submission steps without coherent outcome or dates.
Virginia wedding notices report the marriage of Thomas Antem and Ree Jaighter at Staunton with Reverend Rott presiding on May 19. Also mentioned are Gilbert Bets and widow Bailooner tied the knot in Court House with Rev J Booti officiating, and Mos Clara Gallahan wed at Stafford in an Episcopal ceremony led by Rev I B Burwei.
Special to The Washington Post says Ethel Patterson Randolph wins a divorce from Cary Ruffin Randolph issued by Judge G Burnley Sinclair of Charlottesville. The couple married at Briarfield, Md, then lived in Virginia near Charlottesville and Edge Hill. The decree orders Randolph to stay away from Mrs Randolph and cover costs. three years of abandonment may lead to absolute divorce.
The Washington Post reports the elopement of Mrs Greenwood of Alexandria and Repp of Baltimore across the river to Covington. Repp aged about twenty one, claims to be from Richmond but lacks confirming telegrams. A hotel clerk notified authorities when the ceremony occurred and the couple left for a haste of the peace after the wedding was performed.
A sparsely documented Wahagtan Post meeting notes a 19 4 turnout where George County delegates were chosen for the state convention to be held in Roanoke. Judge T moths Rnoes and G rege Brousseau led the district delegation amid a tense, contested selection process.
Fragmentary note from The Wahooetey Press dated May 1 mentions 35 alleged bootleggers and warrants to be executed. Names appear garbled. reference to pistol, participants, and suspects tied to violations, with mentions of Johnson and Yan among others.
Obituary notices from Virginia list Jacob Schaerer aged twenty seven a Knights of Pythias member, Celia Winester Todge, and Thomas Baker among the deceased. Other entries mention Tamara Drum and a man who died by self-inflicted gunshot, with survivors including spouses children and siblings. Funeral plans note Washington transport for treatment and wartime service references.
In a Washington Post report from Alexandria Virginia the steamboat Trenton sank near its wharf killing infant Posey. Joseph Williams confessed to opening forward portholes causing the disaster while Captain Beach and Mate Feach were exonerated. The Potomac Navigation Company was declared guilty of mismanagement and Williams testified he opened the ports to obtain air and forgot to close them.
Seizure action reported in Alexandria Virginia involving 800 sacks of flour alleged to breach food and liquor laws. Articles trace shipment by Orville Williamson Co to J Bick & Son and list local officials and observers at a state meeting. a Norfolk and Alexandria audience discussed enforcement and policy.
Baltimore May 19 A nine year old boy Horchner accidentally wheeled a baby carriage over an embankment. The infant Hdna was thrown from the carriage and fell among glass. A jagged piece cut the neck severing the jugular vein causing almost instant death. The mother died Sunday.
Maj. Gen. William Duvall issued orders establishing eight summer camps of instruction across the United States. Pine Plains New York hosts a camp from June 15 to July 15 with regiments from Fort Ethan Allen Vermont Fort Myer Virginia and Plattsburg Barracks New York among others. The plan includes long marches for dismounted and mounted troops totaling up to 250 miles one way and 150 miles for each route after camp completion.
Chicago mayor Joan Hamilton, claiming to be a U S Army lieutenant, was arrested on a charge of false pretenses. He is sought in Cincinnati for allegedly taking money from women via ads, traced through letters to his bride. Hamilton and his wife Blanche Bradley were involved. she was detained but released.
Des Moines Iowa May 19 Maj Charles P George a 25 year veteran and commanding officer of the local recruiting station faces court martial charges over irregularities in his accounts tied to duties as a recruiting officer at Des Moines trial details pending War Department note.
At the New York Navy Yard over thirty thousand people witnessed the launch of the large barred Vestal colliery vessel named with Miss Goodrich daughter of Rear Admiral Goodrich christening on the stand with navy and army officials. Generals and admirals attended including General Frederick D Grant and their staffs as well as Admiral Goodrich.
Norfolk on May 1 The United States scout cruiser Birmingham put to sea for Guantanamo Cuba. An attempt would be made to break the speed record for cruisers of the class. Morris torpedo boat to fire a Whitehead torpedo at the monitor Florida near Hampton Roads. Morris now at Newport to be commissioned there and then proceed to Hampton Roads for tests before returning to Newport.
A board of medical corps officers led by Lieut Col Charles M Gandy and Lieut Col Charles Richard will meet at West Point to conduct physical exams of carers. Second Lieut Russell Venable assumes charge of Fort William Seward construction duties. Several officers are assigned to ships, stations, and bureaus, with movements to Norfolk, Manila, Newport, and other cities. The torpedo boat Morris is to be commissioned at Newport and sent to Hampton Roads for Florida tests.
A special committee has been appointed to investigate labor conditions on the isthmus and report to the governor of the Canal Zone. The U S cruiser Des Moines arrived this afternoon from Guanta.
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