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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1904
Page
2
A Boston firm's Washington branch reports a sensational hold-up last evening. Detective teams seek the alleged robber, describing a dark man possibly involved with missing funds and a chloroform ploy after entering a Colorado dyeing establishment. The victim, Miss Emily, was hospitalized conscious with the incident under police investigation.
Fragmented, OCR like text recounts a court remolded room case and a damages claim on behalf of a son. Mentions Justice Had, dates, places, and individuals such as Erin, Stewart, and Samu, plus a winter garbage schedule and a Mexico quarantine note. The jumbled text implies a legal action, public notices, and weather/rail details, with scattered city names and schedules.
Harry Hunt of Tech accuses J Paul Yoder and Logan Cunningham of assault after a lunch hour confrontation at the O street market. Warrants issued for the Central High student athletes, with Hunt describing a blow that knocked him down and damaged a tooth following a rough Friday football game.
State Department received a cable from Amoy China reporting the destruction of the American consulate there and loss of most records. The message from Consul John H. Fesler says the consulate was bumped with most of the records.
WANTED ALSO IN BALTIMORE. Bristol secured release on bond only to be rearrested. Arraigned in Police Court yesterday to answer a charge of false pretenses, George H. Bristol, piano agent, was arrested in Baltimore on Saturday and waived preliminary examination. He gave bond of 500 dollars, then was rearrested on a Baltimore warrant. He agreed to return and was taken to Baltimore. Report says he operated in Washington and Norfolk, advertising pianos for 183 dollars and sending cheaper instruments to buyers. thirteen such instruments were found in depots.
Joseph Ransom a Negro shot after being found in the back yard of 930 Westminster Street early Sunday morning was arraigned on a housebreaking charge. He testified he recalled nothing of the incident while police account supported his story. Police Judge Kimball dismissed the charge as Ransom appeared heavily intoxicated and disrobed in the yard.
Marie Van Buren Overend known as Bute Singleton dies at the Actors Home in West New Hiighton aged fifty nine. Born in Maine she began on stage in Warren stock journals Cincinnati and spent years with Augustin Daly's company. Several other brief obituaries note Gen C Mason and a British officer in Cal. and Gerol congressman Gudel a 74 year old Democrat prominent in late century politics.
The Weather Bureau notes extended dry spell with light rainfall across most regions except Florida and the Atlantic coast. Forecast calls for continued fair weather with slow temperature rise in the Lake region and Northeast while winds shift west to southwest across coasts and the Great Lakes. Temperature readings show values from 28 to 49 degrees at various times. reports include downtown measurements and sunset times.
The review surveys French divorce themed plays led by Sardou and the later Brother Jacques, noting their satirical tone and mild propriety. It lauds Annie Russell’s performance in Washington, highlights Oswald Yorke and Grant Stewart in key roles, and describes supporting turns by Lawrie Ore and others, as well as concurrent engagements at the Columbia and Lafayette theaters with varied repertory.
The written piece reviews a vaudeville program noting pretty music and graceful marches, praising Miss Kebe Adams and Laila Yalmore for singing and dancing, with other performers like Ghidys Arnold and Ed Boster in character roles. It mentions crowded theatres and a separate New York report about actor Alturee Barrymore’s illness. The County Chairman feature is highlighted with Willis P. as the role of Sas Safras Livingston.
Willis P Sweatnam delivers a droll impersonation that has left a lasting impression on theatergoers. The performance is praised as one of the decade’s finest pieces of character acting, with sharp humor and convincing verity. Seats for County Charm are set, while a New Year’s Eve incident near Fourteenth Street ends in tragedy as an elderly woman with heart disease dies after ambulance delays.
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