Man Drowns After Jump From Southern Railroad Bridge
A middle aged white man believed to be Charles Zahn, a carpenter of 1122 Eighth Street Northwest, leaped from the south end of the Southern Railroad Bridge around 6 oclock yesterday evening and drowned. The Vigilant police boat searched for three hours without success. another effort was planned for the morning. Witnesses reported the man stood on the bridge in a prayerful pose before plunging. police and bystanders described a frantic struggle and a fall into the Potomac near the riverbank. The drowned man’s family connections and missing body prompted a broader inquiry into similar tragedies within the area.
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Charles Zohn
Louth
Southern Railroad
Charles Zahn
Eighth Street
Oulock
Potomar
Sis
Brotier
Bertha Bosd
Alice Regar
Ard Oaoson
Frederik Zahn
Charles
Memorial at Hamline Honors G A R Guests
Sermon delivered by Rev Charles Guthrie and a special music program marked Memorial service at Hamline Church Ninth and P streets. Commander Walker and aides led a 30 member GAR delegation from department headquarters to the service. Church decor by A W Bogin drew praise. the event may become a yearly feature.
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Commider
Walker
Fotorite
Hamlet Church
Ninth
Pennsylvania Avenue
W Bogin
Lincoln Post
Hamline
GAR
Ey Charles E Guthrie
Arch
Bishop McDowell Delivers Howard Baccalaureate Sermon
Bishop W F McDowell of Chicago preached the baccalaureate sermon at Howard University in the afternoon, before a large assembly that included Liberian delegates amid Roosevelt discussions. He urged spiritual and practical insight for youth as graduation exercises of the Howard Teachers College proceed tonight with Dr J H N Waring delivering the principal address.
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Bishop McDowell
Howard University
W F McDowell
Chicago
Liberia
Roosevelt
J H N Waring
Colored High and Training School of
Baltamore
France’s Frange Returns Gall Visit To Great Britain
A tumultuous Franco British visit unfolds with President Faillieres arriving in England to a grand welcome. French warships, destroyers, and a fifty three-ship fleet sail to Dover for ceremonies. King and royal representatives attend receptions, galas, and state dinners across London, with operatic and theatrical tributes planned.
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Dover
London
Patheres
Lanard VII
Jallieres
Dr G N Sothoron dead prominent Georgetown citizen
Dr George N Sothoron lifelong Georgetown resident died at George Washington University Hospital after a three month illness from Brights disease. He was 40, a Mason, member of St Johns Church Georgetown, and brother of local attorney Thomas E Sothoran. Survived by wife and two sons. Funeral from Oak Hill Cemetery Chapel Tuesday at 2.00.
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George Led Soloren
Georgetown
Mason
George Washingin University Hospital
Bighis
Charlotte Hall College
Columbia Lowersits
George Washington University Hospital
Elmer Sothoran
T Street Northwest
Thomas E Sothoran
Twenty First Street
St Johms Church
George C Whitney Lodge
Louisa H Sothoron
Georen Sothoron
Georsg Mortimer Sothoron
Warren H Sothoron
Oak Hill Cemetery
Past Want Ads Are Free Daily Offer
The notice announces free use of the Want Section in The Past newspaper daily. It invites readers to submit ads at no charge, emphasizing continuous availability and the opportunity to reach a broad audience through the classified section.
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The
Post
Washington
Women call on Roosevelt to curb cheap theaters and saloon ills
Members of the Interdenominational Missionary Union of Washington DC urge President Roosevelt to back legislation regulating dime shows and bar maids in Union Station. The group seeks curfew and closing provisions, plus stronger rules on liquor outlets and youth entertainment venues.
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Interdenoninational Missionary Union
Roosevelt
Womans Interdenominational Missionary Union
District of Columbia
Union Station
First Congregational Church
Margaret L Ellis
Voc
Neltie Ji Prades
Christian Churen
Jo‘n M Schick
Gree Re
Joan Bf Culbertsom
Presbyterian Churen
S H la Fetra
Talun
John N Culbertson
Washington
W F Crafts
England
Dr Bischoff Honored on Thirty Third Anniversary as Organist
Large crowd fills First Congregational Church for the final choral service of the season honoring Dr J W Bischolt for 33 years as organist. The program featured works by the organist, with floral gifts and a reception afterward.
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First Congregational Church
J W Bischolt
Lades Ad Society
Wrs
H Smartiss
Edna Scott Smith
Douglasg
G Miller
J Walter Humphrey
H Woodrow
Dr Bischoff
Song
Bisehoff
Bischoffs
Miles
George Newton
Stella Raymond
Grace Rosa Mirs
Isaac Scott
Angela Shackleford
Thompson
Alonzo Tweedaie
Ridith
Willams
Lena Woodrum Cornaltos
Dr. Burnett Mise
Tiora Briggs
Merriam Caywood
Lettta Blisher
Anna
Hughes
Exa Jackson
Florence King
M Lewis
M Murray
J S Raymond
A G
Russell
Mona E Roberts
Misa
Helen
Skinner
F P Sanders
TJ Smith
Marion Smith
Hessie
Walker
Luin Waters
Dammeyer
L Burnett
P W
Coleman William TD Ernst George C Josten
Reed
H Smith
Spear
Stuart
H_ Stephenson
Bassos
Ball
Victor & Barber
George
Coffee
Dulin
Nebel
Mc Phearson
Lawson
Osgond
Roberts
Snow
Stakton
Tuayt
Sanders Apenas
Kraft Has a Cunning Dog on York Herald
John Kraft of Upper Montclair New Jersey owns a dog named Butts noted for clever chalk marking of a tennis court. The dog watches as Kraft marks boundaries with chalk, then tail-rubs the chalk and traces the lines along the pegs. Encouraged by Kraft, Butts now marks the entire course with high fidelity, needing only guiding strings.
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York Herald
John FR Kraft
Upper Montclair NJ
Butts
Kraft
Mason warns graduates against mannishness at baccalaureate
Dr Landon Randolph Mason of Richmond delivers the baccalaureate address to Gunston Hall and the Bristol School graduates at St Margaret's Church. He cautions against masculine behavior and argues success follows in womanly conduct, urging adherence to traditional womanhood as the foundation of a successful career.
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Gunston Hall
Bristol School
St Margaret's Church
Connecticut Avenue
Bancroft Place
Landon Randolph Mason
Richmond
Jadiea
Children Honor Mary in City May Processions
Thousands of Catholic children from city parishes joined marches to St Patrick’s, St Aloysius, and Sacred Heart churches for first communion and statue crowning ceremonies. Highlights included 1200 children from Notre Dame Academy and Gonzaga, May queens Ella Myers and Margaret Corcoran, and solemn benedictions after processions through North Capitol Street and local streets.
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Gelock
St Aloysius Church
St Patricks Church
St Matthews Church
St Anthonys Church
Lmost
St Aloysius Club
St Vincent de Paul Societ
Fred Devereux
Altar Boys
Francis A Byrne
Walter Burns
John Burns
John Dore
Thursters
Joseph King
Richard Lawlor
Notre Dame Academy
Gonzaga School
Capitol Street
Second Street
Comite
Vagle Marters
Alester
Ella Myers
Virginia Hunter
Spider Chariey Nealon
St. Patrick’s Church
St Patrick's Church
Stephen Fegan
Frances Deeds
Dorothy Lecraft
Agnes Wright
Mary Johansen
Anne Smallpood
Rickie Johansen
Lilie Miller
Clara May Richenbach
Laura Hancock
Marjorie Durham
Dora Simpson
Catharine Hannan
Pauline Ise
Man May Jacques
Clara Johnson
Edith Frown
Cecilia Beckley
Nellie Tonners
Marie Osborne
Annie Lepley
Lillian Miovich
Mise Gloetzner
Fonsa Flnding
Helen Quinn
Eleanor Wilkinson
St Patricks Parish
Russell
Clase
J E McGuigan
Carroll and
Smyth
Lillian Clarke
St Anthony
Church Brookland
Father Southgate
St Augustine’s
Mary Cook
Weather forecast notes unsettled eastern U S. low pressure advances
Weather Bureau bulletin from May 4 1908 outlines a three day rain period from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic with central valleys and lake regions affected. A retarding high pressure over the northeast will keep a stretch of unsettled weather in the Atlantic states into week end. Temperatures likely above seasonal average inland with a tropical disturbance near San Domingo expected to influence the southeast and Cuba in two days. Winds shift along the coasts, with northeast to east in New England and mid Atlantic, easterly along the South Atlantic, and brisk southerly on the Gulf Coast. Grand Banks bound steamers get northeast to east winds and fair weather. Continuous temps show midnight 67, 3 am 65, 6 am 66, noon 78, 4 pm 83, with humidities around 88 percent and 1.48 inches of rainfall recorded. Relative sunshine about 1.30. Last year’s high 58, low 58.
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Dept of Agrculture Weather Bureau
Washington D
Rocky Mountains
Atlantic Coast
Cartla
Gulf of Mexico
Lake
Atlante States
Borhood
San Dontngo
West Irites
Cuba
New England
Middle Atlantic
South Atlantic
Florida Peninsula
Gulf Coast
Great Lakes
Grand Banks
Huure
Punshina
Bama
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