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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1907
Page
27
An extended funeral in Washington honors McComas H I with state viewing and rites. President Roosevelt, Fairbanks, judges, and Bay area figures attended as hundreds observed the service and procession.
The fragmentary notice references the Maryland Court of Appeals and a special case ruling involving named individuals. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR. The text hints at procedural matters, possibly involving Joseph U Liman and others, but specifics are not recoverable from the readable portions.
Fragmentary obituary notes an unmarried woman named Lak i Sov or similar, aged about generational term unclear, with possible references to family survivors and a burial in or near Washington. Details are heavily garbled OCR and not fully recoverable.
The Rockville bar and county residents urged Hat tery W Talbott of Rockville for the Montgomery County Fourth Circuit judgeship to succeed the late Judge James McSherry and avoid cross county eligibility issues. Petitions were presented in Annapolis as supporters backed Talbott while others favored Warfield and Prettyman for the post.
The obituary notes the death of Harry Langhorne son of CulswalD Langhorne of Muvadur on the Blu dge Vowsong mule from the Eamnerne om Winter. He had lived in dy ente he nth tm Sconrd years. Survived by Geo brothers and several relatives including Miss Terki Cinchuine and William Ho uanghorn. The funeral was held November 21.
Witnesses describe chaos at the site on August 1 as Mrs MacCarmack and others suffer injuries. George Teer and Lysander Meltyes are named among those harmed while onlookers recount the peril and efforts to aid victims.
A vessel suffered a dockside blaze as flames engulfed the steamer during unloading. Officials reported extensive damage to the hull and engines, with crews evacuating and a quick response from harbor fire units. Investigations to determine cause are ongoing.
Obituary notes the death of Dr Gen W E W Ross at age 101. He served as lieutenant colonel with the Lovie Tenth Beusiami Volunteers and rose to brigadier general by war’s end. Born in Tein Fittersburg in 1864, he endured illness after service, leaving a widow and two children. Sister of former Senator Camden, the city mourns the loss with local figures recalling his long public career.
A Portland Oregon resident recounts a life extending experience with Dr Miles Heart Cure after severe heart failure. He describes initial doubt and relief following two doses and credits the remedy with stabilizing his heart and preventing further collapse. The letter promises satisfaction and a money back guarantee from Miles Medical Co.
United States intervenor argues Maryland Glen Echo case preserves federal jurisdiction over road policing. Lutz contends state police powers and Maryland statute allocations. judge Henderson reserves decision after lengthy argument on criminal and civil conduct and county road use.
Fire swept a store owned by HC Rowe spreading to Hugh Smith and T. Th Belts as flames endangered the Stewartney Hotel. The courthouse suffered minor injuries during the blaze. Losses totaled about 900 to 2,900 dollars for properties including HC Rowe and Lode Betis.
The Washington Post reports yard conductor John H Scott of Norfolk and Western was arrested on padding payrolls while serving as train conductor for the Queen and Crescent. Stringfellow, living under an alias, aided arrest. Virginia court proceedings and appeals across multiple cases are listed, with names and locations in brief.
Nov 12 3itus Lona Gertrude Gloyd wed Clord of Migdiebrocky and Worthineion Grimt at their home with church officiants from Catholic and Protestant congregations. The second ceremony united Mary Vincent Jamison and William Thomas Ham at St John’s Episcopal Church with Rev. John Spbuglas presiding.
In Circuit Court New York Judge Gorter eyed dismissal of a suit by Henry B Ketcham's son against Miss Lillie League and her parents Lieut Albert L League and wife over railroad stock. The case alleges purchases by Ketcham while she was secretary. demurrer cited. no amended bill filed within ten days.
Confederate veterans from the Soldiers Home at Pikesville and hundreds of Marylanders, including Society of the Army and Navy members and women who endured Civil War times, carried thirteen Maryland flags to the state house. Governor Warfield received them for safekeeping as midshipmen at the Naval Academy saluted, caps off, and the band played Dixie, ending with formal ceremonies and muttered guards.
In Stafford County Circuit Court Commonwealth's Attorney G B Walker moved for a note prosequi and Eugene Ballard was discharged. The court declined to accept Raleigh Cooper's dying declaration due to delirium at the time it was taken. A former trial ended with a hung jury.
Rumor says Slomp Summers faction of the Republican party in Ninth Virginia district offered Independent candidate David F Bailey a compromise to withdraw. Summers reports the party will nominate the next Representative for the district at the Gate City convention on November 19.
Fire of incendiary origin swept through Charles J Dodds saloon on Cooke and Queen streets and neighboring tenements in Portsmouth early morning. Estimated $15 000 loss, largely insured. Howard Bobbitt ran the saloon and escaped. A stray reference to Booker T. Washington Jr and Fisk University appears in the damaged text.
The Virginia wedding column notes a ceremony at a home with Brame and Ian Patterson of North Carolina joining in marriage at Flint Presby terian church at nine. Other unions include Fannie Gukle and Donald Graeme Moore with clergy Rev J D Paston officiating. The article lists many attendees and bridesmaids, noting multiple local names and a large ceremonial crowd.
Alexandria council favors extending Mount Vernon Avenue and a transfer of nearby canal locks property to Old Dominion Glass Company for 107 and 400 dollars respectively. A called meeting of the Transfer of Property committee is set for 2 PM at 9 South Fairfax Street to discuss ordinance drafting and sale terms.
Special to The Washington Post Richmond Va Nov 12 Robert Foran who died in the city years ago as a ward of the Life Sisters of the Poor lived twenty two years after he had been declared dead and after his wife Mrs Margaret Foran had letters of administration issued and his estate divided He left his wife and family in 8 and from that time until the day of his death they had heard nothing from him He left two brownstone dwellings in West Forty fourth street and two tenement buildings on the East Side of New York believed worth about 35000 His wife heard nothing for eleven years after his supposed death until the man attempted to cash a life insurance policy.
The State Corporation Commission grants two charters to Economy Switch Point Company of Middleburg Virginia with capital up to 310 000. President is WM Mitchell Louis vile, secretary WM Mitchell, attorney WG Turner. Mass Webster's wedding cards issued. Invitations to Mr and Mrs Samuel A Webster of Blackstone Virginia for marriage of daughter Fannie W to Bernard B Cline on Thursday at 330 in Crenshaw Methodist Church. Funeral for Miss Blanch Hamilton held from 728 Jefferson Street with Rev W F Van Arsdale officiating, burial in Bethel Cemetery. Funeral services for Carey Davis scheduled for 2 o clock from 501 Princetown. Miss Daniels Weds William Finneey. Daniels and William Finneey married Saturday at Elneolhia Methodist Church in Fatetex County.
A Washington Post report from Wheeling West Virginia states Ada Cross, a negro convict released from St Elizabeths Hospital, is barred from returning to Moundsville Penitentiary amid claims of insanity though she recently was reported cured. Cross, sentenced in 3 years ago from the District of Columbia for housebreaking under a twenty year term, faced transfer bids and authorities questioned her fitness.
Special to The Washington Fast reports Dr Elijah White of Pootesville, a leading Montgomery County physician, was accidentally shot by his brother Benjamin White of Baltimore. The incident occurred this morning during target practice. a misfire struck Dr White in the breast and near the eye. He was taken to Baltimore Hospital for treatment.
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