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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1907
Page
11
The event at the National Rifles Armory features a broad display of roses and decorative varieties. Prizes are awarded to Mrs Gartner Hubbard and Mrs Levter, with a parade of exhibitors and garden displays drawing considerable attention from attendees.
A report describes a theft involving a dead rooster found under a freight item, green walnuts, and patent medicine. William Ho How ara, living at 101 Dellis Street, Baltimore, was arrested by Police Sergeant Mnoro and jailed at Sunstatior. Investigations traced items to George Bo Parton, a druggist on Wraconsin Avenue. A larceny charge was filed against the prisoner. A Tennaily town incident involved a car strike on Howard, with a man thrown yards and the motor crew noting the rooster and a shouting claim. The thief admitted and led officers to recover three bottles of patent medicine, perfume, and a case of similar goods. Dr Parton later identified the missing items in the suspect’s possession.
President Roosevalt appointed a justice of the peace for the late judge O Neal Coluied position. Gwen Compromise Berth George and other applicants were considered for the post. The selection involved examination of credentials and legal experience, with emphasis on integrity and suitability for public service within district courts.
A photographic exhibit titled Interesting Photographic Exhibit opens at the gallery on Towles Street Mo. The show runs from 7 to 9 pm with hours noted. Organizers invite the public to view works by noted artists and discuss techniques.
A garbled OCR item references mint operations and overtime pay in Philadelphia and New York banks. It mentions gold distribution and secretaries in a Treasury context, with scattered names and figures. The readable fragments suggest a historical note on currency minting and payments, but specifics are unclear.
A garbled news blurb reports a copper dividend passing amid the Copper Campion event. The piece cites low production mood in the copper sector and notes the dividend timing tied to the industry’s current state. Names or clear entities are unreadable in the text.
The article notes Frome McLein heads the Associated Charities at the annual meeting to be held next evening at the Metropolitan Work House. The Bold department of Charlies and commons is represented by a philanthropic committee in the United States. He recently spent several days working with Washington venues charities and is expected to speak about the aims here.
Southern Anti-Saloon League supporters led by Vick Jones rally for total prohibition as Alabama shifts from saloons to dispensaries. The piece traces Alabama’s moves from cross roads groggery closures to dispensary laws and outlines proposed federal action to curb liquor traffic under interstate commerce powers.
A biographical and political fragment discusses liquor law fights and reactions from business leaders urging sobriety while denouncing the saloon's influence. It cites Representative Joha L Burnett outlining the stance and argues urban government cannot be decent under whiskey dominance. It also notes dismissed Mohican and Oneida figures, plus a tangent on radium glass in old houses and sunlight effects.
Funeral services for William F Dice, a veteran Washington real estate figure born in 1823, will be held at 3 PM at his home 1203 G Street North?port. The Seventh Day Adventist pastor will officiate. interment in Rock Creek Cemetery. Dice, who built many major office structures and served as chief carpenter for the old State Department, died Monday evening after a long career in carpentry and real estate. He was active in the Oldest Inhabitants Association and survived by two sisters Mixa Alice E and Miss Nellie V Dice.
The Women's Christian Temperance Union supported women suffrage and aligned on standard of purity for men and women. A resolution to abolish the football time was defeated amid debate. Carrie Nation was refused permission to address the convention but spoke nearby. an inquiry into alleged trafficking of young women abroad was adopted for investigation.
A fourteen year old boy lay dazed at Tenth and C streets last night after an encounter with three men Frank Thompson thirty one of 128 East Street Northeast Crank Conroy twenty two of 620 R Street Northwest and Charles Taggart thirty two of 323 Seventh Street Southeast. The boy Morra who lives with his parents on IX street Southwest went out with Taggart and the others and was allegedly given whisky by the trio. Police took the three men into custody on charges of disordered conduct and investigated the events leading to the intoxication.
Veronica Simonton, sought in the Thaw trial, returns to Pittsburgh from abroad claiming she holds information on Jerome and the Thaw affair. She says she will testify to prosecute Mrs Harry K Thaw’s mother and reveal details about the Thaw and White case at the next sitting, and notes she will surrender to a subpoena.
A historic legal page records proceedings from the United States Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and Equity Court Nos. 1 and 2. It lists judges, attorneys, case names, and action details across diverse civil matters, noting verdicts, appeals, and docket annotations amid sprawling docket text.
A garbled OCR fragment lists numerous parcels and street squares in Cleveland area blocks, naming owners or planets like Wm Merriam, Clarence Price, and J Ral with references to Knight, Heights, Columbia Heights, and Twenty Second Street. It references surveys, annual payments, and securing properties with various individuals and institutions, though the text is partially unreadable.
Readable fragments show several entities and loan terms. Fasex and Charles Parker arrange security interests with rates near five percent for three years. Cathedral Highlands Nan Morrison and Aeron Sear and Tru coordinate to secure funds for Bell eareiving trasten. John Aederon and Ballard with William Hf Cankacs appear with Oregon and local names and a stated $2006 amount, amid garbled words and mixed jurisdictions.
Robert A Luz, sixteen, of 1 Danforth Street died Sunday night from injuries suffered ten days earlier in a New Dorp Staten football game. He was knocked unconscious, revived, and finished the game. He returned home then fell ill, with a physician confirming the fatal injury.
Clarence Simms twenty three, said to be son of a missionary, faces grand larceny charges at the First precinct. He allegedly stole a garment, two water jugs, a watch and signet ring from multiple addresses on Ninth Street Northwest and Capitol Street. Some property has been recovered. bond was set. Separately, Judge Kimball considered freeing Em Schulz on bond after a jail hold for the grand jury proceedings. Continuous delays granted a four hour window to secure new bonds.
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