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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1908
Page
38
The Methodist Episcopal Conference faced a heated debate over a proposed merger to form two bodies, laymen and ministers. The committee recommended a merger of book business, with bishops and officials arguing for consolidation and the potential division of powers amid tense votes and controversial implications.
Unclear OCR text from a Baltimore butter factory sets a grim scene with references to a May date. The fragmentary item hints at a fatal incident involving a person named William or similar, but many words are garbled, obscuring the exact event, location, and entities involved.
Circuit Court of Appeals reviews a district court ruling in a civil dispute involving multiple defendants from Norfolk. The proceedings focus on the legality of prior orders and the appropriateness of certain motions filed by the defense and plaintiffs. The panel includes judges Thorp and Long, with counsel for the Norfolk defendants presenting their arguments.
The Maryland Court of Appeals reviewed a Circuit Court decision with multiple named parties and judges listed. The document references arguments by Seana and others, the appeal from the circuit court, and involvement of Justices Cochran and Bans in a procedural proceeding.
Virginia weddings page lists several ceremonies with details of attendees officiants and locations. Notable mentions include Emmanual kit hart Staunton and Rev Rott presiding at a ceremony with Thomas Antem and Miss Ree jaighter, plus other marriages in Stafford Court House and Star City areas.
Special to The Washington Post from Charlottesville Virginia May 19 A decree of divorce from bed and board has been granted by Judge G Burnley Sinclair in the case of Ethel Patterson Randolph against Cary Ruffin Randolph Mrs Randolph formerly Miss Ethel Patterson daughter of Frederick E Patterson The couple lived at Briarfield Harford County Maryland and later in Virginia The record states the divorce followed Mr Randolph’s move to Petersburg with no intention to return The decree bars him from interfering with her person or property and places costs on Randolph with potential for absolute divorce after three years if abandonment continues The Randolph lineage traces back to Gov Ruffin and Thomas Jefferson via Martha Jefferson Randolph and Thomas Mann Randolph
The Washington Post reports the marriage of Miss Repp of Baltimore and Mrs Greenwood of Alexandria to a widow from Covington across the river near Cincinnati. The ceremony occurred this morning with an attempted secrecy due to age and nonresidence claims. A hotel worker alerted authorities but the couple left for a brief wedding near a local judge.
A mass meeting in George County elected delegates to the Democratic state convention. Judge T. Moths, R. Jones, and G. Brousseau chaired the gathering. Delegates were chosen to travel to Roanoke for the party’s state convening.
A fragment references 35 alleged bootleggers in a May item from a New York or New Jersey regional paper. It mentions warrants, firearms, and police action and notes penalties and charges against individuals linked to violations. The readability is limited by OCR garble.
Obituary notices mark the deaths of Jacob Schaerer aged 27 a Knights of Pythias member and past bar celia Winester Todge who died of consumption surviving wife and children. Other entries list Jo T James a freemason master of the MOE Ghureh Suth wayet Thomas RB Baker Tamar Drum and Stainton Greens are all noted with varying ages and causes including suicide by self inflicted gunshot.
The Trenton case ends with Captain William Beach and First Officer James Feach cleared of blame while the Potomac Navigation Co is found guilty of mismanagement. Joseph Williams, an 18 year old deck hand, confesses to opening forward portholes to gain air, causing the sinking near Alexandria Virginia.
Seizure of 800 sacks of flour reported amid doubts about mislabeling under the food laws. The bulk shipped by Orville M Wiln Co of Orscle Ome to It Bik & Son of thieft, with several local firms named in the notice. Proceedings from Federal authorities and a Virginia branch meeting are noted, alongside Alexandria city actions on girls school plans and local obituaries and registrations.
May 19 Baltimore an incident ends in instant death of a fifteen month old girl Hdna when a nine year old boy Richard Horchner accidentally wheels the baby carriage over an embankment. Glass shards sever the jugular vein as the child falls. The mother died last Sunday.
Maj. Gen. William Duvall issued directives establishing eight camps of instruction to be held in summer across the United States. Pine Plains New York will host a camp from June 15 to July 15 with regiments from Eleventh Cavalry Fort Ethan Allen Vermont Fifteenth Cavalry Fort Ethan Allen Vermont Thirteenth Cavalry Fort Myer Virginia Third Field Artillery Fort Myer Virginia and multiple infantry units at Plattsburg Barracks New York Fort Jay New York Fort Niagara New York Madison Barracks New York and Fort Ontario New York plus Washington Barracks and hospitals in Washington DC. Troop concentration and dispersion will require dismounted marches of 200 miles one way or 106 miles each way and mounted marches of 250 miles one way or 150 miles each.
Chicago mayor Joan Hamilton, claiming to be a United States Army lieutenant, was arrested on a charge of false pretenses. He allegedly obtained money from several women via ads, traced through letters to his supposed bride. The case stems from Cincinnati where a warrant was issued on a complaint by Mrs Deni Ischwab alleging a $0 robbery.
Des Moines Iowa May 19 personnel at Fort Des Moines court martial to try Maj Charles P George a 25 year veteran and commanding officer of the local recruiting station on charges of irregularities in his accounts related to his recruiting duties.
In New York on May 19 the large Lafted Stites collier Vestal was launched before over 30 000 attendees at the New York Navy Yard. Miss Goodrich daughter of Rear Admiral Goodrich christened the vessel amid presence of navy and army officials including Gen Frederick D Grant and their staffs.
The United States scout cruiser Birmingham sailed from Norfolk on May 1 for Guantanamo, Cuba. An attempt to break the speed record for aircraft carriers class ships is planned. The torpedo boat Morris will fire a Whitehead torpedo at the monitor Florida near Hampton Roads as tests against turret and hull. The Morris is at Newport, to be fully commissioned, then proceed to Hampton Roads, returning to Newport after tests.
A list of medical corps officers and appointments at West Point and Fort William Seward Alaska, plus assignments for engineers and naval staff. Arrivals and detachments include ships such as Mayflower and Panther, with movements to Newport, Hampton Roads, Puget Sound, and Manila Bureau of Navigation insular government Manila. The torpedo boat Morris is to be commissioned at Newport for Florida tests before return.
A special committee is formed in Colon to investigate labor conditions on the isthmus and report to the Canal Zone governor. The U S cruiser Des Moines arrived today from Guanta with unspecified details.
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