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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1905
Page
7
In the Denver area courtroom, Williams allegedly used a pistol to subdue an associate, forcing cash and a promissory note payment while keeping the victim under guard. Testimony describes Williams gaining control, signing a check for 3900 dollars, and the confrontation escalating with threats and coercive actions.
Virginia obituary notices list Naa Mes Jane Rolling widow of a Leesburg resident dies at 74. Survived by one son, Lewis Rolling, and other relatives. Additional obituaries mention Frank Matton, a retired merchant, and Alexander Hamilton Rogers, with service details at Saint Paul Church in Leesburg. Interment planned in Ton Ton? Leesburg area.
In Laurel Maryland on November 3 a Democrats rally in the opera house featured torchlight processions and speakers including John W Gray MA Magruder W B Clagett Richard Hil James Haos Ray Jr Joseph K Roberts William T Casey George S Dove and Lloyd Wilkinson The crowd applauded when Senator Gorman was mentioned in his hometown audience reaction noted the event.
Special from Fairmont West Virginia November reports Asbury Snyder eighty four an inmate of Marion County almshouse was beaten by fellow paupers Thomas Brown and Cyrus Henderson early today and is expected to die. Snyder long resident of the almshouse provoked no quarrel until a dispute between Henderson and another man. Brown struck Snyder with a heavy pain and Henderson joined in the assault. The coroner dispatched to the scene could not obtain a statement from the injured man.
Mrs Avedis Hartman of Richmond reports her daughter Elsie Hartman an Armenian girl aged young vanished from home after she says Elsie eloped with a suitor who had asked for her hand. The youth also missing, last seen at his place of business in his Sunday dress.
University of Virginia President Alderman addressed a large Warrenton gathering on public education. Dr Pace R Payne of UVA and Chirks G Maphis of Charlottesville spoke, with Alderman recalling his Bethel Visitor Academy days and receiving warm, vocal support from a broad county audience.
Two Baltimore men Fred Rouche and Charlie Lentz fell thirty feet from a scaffold at a city site. Both suffered serious bruises and were hauled away in a semi-conscious condition after the accident.
Virginia wedding notices list Lara Now 3 Peter and Dovel of Markaville Twstrietthia County and Miss Annie Frasier wed at the bride’s home near Leakesville. Other ceremonies include Philip Good of Camden marrying Alan Clark’s daughter at the bride’s father’s home, and Rev Hoger Tyler uniting Esther Justina of Norfolk in Ghent. A late November nuptial near Tarewell joined Milas Nennie Peery and Samuel Grant in a family ceremony. The notices mention church officiants, residences, and future homes in Bristol and Hamilton.
In Green Spring Valley near Baltimore, the National Beagle Club trials featured strong runs despite gloomy weather and rain. William G. Rockefeller Jr.’s Flyaway won the dogs between thirteen and fifteen inches, defeating Musical owned by George B. Post Jr. of New York. Summers Mack won class A with dogs thirteen to fifteen inches. Rockefellers Leo finished second, Dan Summers third, and Prompter fourth as judging proved difficult. The derby is scheduled for tomorrow with a likely close conclusion to the trials.
William Tyler Page accuses Democrats of lacking courage to state positions on critical county issues. The Wheaton district GOP rally, led by Lee E. J. Hartshorne and David H. Venton, featured Rockville resident Thomas Dawson entertaining the crowd. Page attacked the Democratic county ticket and urged clear stances on local questions.
In Richmond Virginia on November 8 the striking printers urged Judge Grinnan to deny making the injunction against them permanent. Everett Waddell and the Richmond Typothetae applicants seek to dissolve the temporary order. The union’s answer denies the petitioners’ allegations and argues against permanence. Trial remains pending for several days as arguments proceed.
Special to The Washington Post Frederick Md November 8 Chorge Benson a colored man already jailed here is charged with attempting to break into Harry Karns's house near Burkettsville during Karns absence Mrs Karns awoke to Benson’s effort he said he knew Karns was in Burkettsville and offered money to gain entry but fled after her screams and approaching wagon He was captured the next morning.
W. J. Wilson, 22, assistant ticket agent at Durham union depot, was accidentally shot dead while showing a pistol to friend Robert Christmas. The fatal bullet entered Wilson’s stomach. he lived in Garner prior to relocating to the city two years ago. The incident occurred today.
Devon veteran contractor and builder of Dem died at Gotvinck Uris morning aged datyt three years. He was survived by his widow and daughter Missie plus three brothers Ephraim Foseg of Carroll County Luther H and Frank farmers near Damascus. He was a son of the late Thomas Young of the county with relatives in Baltimore and Washington.
The body of William W. Carter, a 44 year old Hancock merchant, was found in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal basin after he reportedly leaped from his bed in night clothes. An inquest was deemed unnecessary by Justice Sutton. Carter had been in poor health but ran a Hancock grocery for six years. he is survived by his mother and siblings.
Maryland voters addressed by the District Republican committee led by James W. Posen to mark against both constitutional amendments on the ballot. The guide notes the longer phrasing for against the amendment and urges voters unable to read to vote against both amendments by darkening the square opposite the words.
Roanoke Va Nov 3 police pursue a wide search for J H Muse proprietor of the Vendome saloon on Railroad Avenue missing since last Saturday. His brother Dr W H Muse has custody of his effects as investigation continues. Muse, a 42 year old bachelor, was known to carry a large sum of money and a watch found in his room with $80.50 remaining.
Middlesex hounds were hurried to day in English American hound trials at Goose Creek bridge Welbourne. The pack under Mr Higginson worked excellently receiving praise from judges while a fox was finally raised at 3 and the field followed across water with riders performing well over difficult country. Fred W Okie swam with horse during Goose Creek crossing and Bolling Haxgll also swam after the hounds crossed. Harry Smith of Grafton Hounds fell twice but recovered to hunt again tomorrow.
Mal Sylvester plans a Washington meeting with police chiefs to draft a bill creating a permanent government yard from the current bureau of criminal identification. Numerous officers and retirees are noted for pensions, retirements, and recent honors as the city prepares for a busy period of duty and social events.
A man named Rimmel was brought to Keyser jail after accusations of horse stealing and jail burning in Pencheton County. He allegedly stole a horse from a relative, sold it in Hartmansville, and was found at the owner's home when arrested. A Missouri warrant for horse and cattle stealing and jail breaking exists. The Franklin Jail was set afire while he was prisoner, and the jailer had to cut the door down. Also reported: a railroad conductor in Virginia injured, a court embezzlement conviction in Norfolk, and an oil strike in Calhoun County West Virginia. Additionally, Rev Dr James W Morris has accepted the Christ Episcopal Church rectorship in Norfolk.
The Lafayette Square Opera Company delivered a high class Belasco Theater performance of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Mikado. George A. Bentley led and starred as Ko Ko with strong singing and dancing, while Ethel Holtzclaw as Yum Yum and Eugene Barrett as the title role impressed audiences and critics alike.
Louisville clings to hosting the next national bowling congress as Philadelphia lingers as a possible site. A deadlock at the executive committee meeting in Chicago, with Louisville officials absent, leaves the contract unresolved and the convention in flux amid strained relations with ABC officials.
Georgetown plays North Carolina in Richmond Virginia. George Washington meets St. John s in Annapolis. Virginia faces Virginia Tech in Charlottesville. Yale challenges Columbia in New York. Pennsylvania confronts Lafayette in Philadelphia. Carlisle Indians take Harvard in Cambridge. Princeton meets Dartmouth in Princeton. West Point plays Vermont in West Point. Navy faces Penn State in Annapolis. Northwestern vs Iowa in Evanston. Michigan meets Minnesota in Champaign. Missouri vs Purdue at Lafayette Ind. Nebraska plays Ames in Lincoln. Minnesota listed as playing in Minneapolis.
Kentucky University football team, en route to Morgantown to meet West Virginia, chose to cancel the planned game and instead scheduled a match with Marshall College at Huntington. West Virginia manager Pritchard rushed to Huntington, seized Kentuckians’ property, and agreed to drop the suit only if they fulfilled their contracted play.
agitation at Princeton University leads to plan to form a university association football team. J B Fine athletic adviser supports it and expects student backing. Army and Navy prep school team faces Technical High School eleven at American League Park today at 3 o'clock.
A quoted passage praises a leader’s vision to unite the South and North with equal moral and industrial standing. It asserts that promoting regional equality will elevate the entire nation to lasting pre-eminence, citing past peacemaking as a model and Portsmouth as a symbol of prior success.
A long list of Episcopal and Protestant services across Washington and Georgetown churches with pastors and service times. Highlights include St John's Sixteenth and H streets with Rey Holand. Church of the Epiphany. Christ Georgetown. St James Esghth near Masonchuestes. and the Homeward Bound Christian Mission sixth anniversary at Apostole Church South corner of Gewerth and A streets northeast, noting debts paid and branches in Baltimore and Wilmington.
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