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Newspaper

Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Nov 20, 1907

Page

21

London entertainer testified on Katharine Clemmons case

A London entertainer identified as Miss Mar will testify tomorrow at 10:39 before a referee in a high profile case arising from an alleged confession by Katharine Clemmons prior to her marriage to Howard Gould. The proceedings focus on credibility and potential influence on Howard Gould and the related social circle.

London Decunon Katharine Clemmons Howard Gould Tondo Wetso Misa Mar

Fort Sa law dispute noted in unclear report

An unreadable fragment mentions Temtorern City and a drink incident with whiskey. The text references Fort and law, with ambiguous details about drivers and a court or police action.

Fort Sa Net Driok Win Arent Pian Ean Ia Bs

In Memoriam Castiate Te Any Lut Loving Remem

Fragmentary obituary note honors a beloved person with heartfelt memory and enduring love. Sparse readable names hint at a memorial in years past, reflecting quiet tribute and loss felt by family and friends.

Local Undertakers and Embalmers Directory Listing

A historical column lists multiple undertakers and embalmers with addresses and phone numbers. Notable names include W R Speare and Co, Thos A Costello, Geo P Zahorst, Hindle and Bayliss, J R Wright & Co, and R F Harvey's Sons. The listing references service offerings in livery related to funerals and memorials.

Speare F Street Erytatog Salecly Rat Elas H Sardo & Co Fonprag Maalmers Mousin Chapel Lincoln A Sergeon Rm Cain Geman Balaptene Raat Imbalmcau Youn Telemone Thos A Costello FONE Embalaer Geo P Zarhorst Tatarer Epital William Lee EET Bantapieania Hindle Bayliss Bao 'S Asda Onapal Talavhoge John R Wright Co Cimtarmine RF Harvey's Sons Fusthal Tarcton and Shoatooers Pointeectie Asain

Stage money seizures trigger money tightness scare

Special to Tue Washington reports Captain Fivan of the Secret Service Bureau and Agent C Wall seize printing plates in New York for stage money and other imitations. They note fake notes flooded by perpetrators during cash shortages, with stage money used to supply large payments masqueraded as real currency. Stage money owners hoard notes to dodge Treasury actions amid panic.

Tue Waablogton New York Fivan Jead Secret Service Bureau Secret Service C Wall Washington Perrons

Ryan Before Grand Jury in Railroad Deal Inquiry

Anthony W Brady and Thomas Sryan testified before the grand jury about the sale of the Courtlands and War Street Ferries franchise for 580000 to Metropolitan Securities Company. William Whitney brokers and bankers cited. district attorney Jerome examined witnesses. inquiry focused on the Metropolitan Securities purchase and related books taken by Flobster and Habeard brokers.

Anthony W Brady Thomes Courtlands and War Street Ferries Company Anthony ‘. Brady Mitropolitan Sensities Company Grand Jury Attorne Jerome Publics Service Commission Brody Willam C Whitney ‘Thomas F Rian Thomas Dolan Widener Walham Juhins and Moore & Shey Titerus Flobster & Habeard Brokers Road Street Asken Moe Chis Rm William Whitney Avalstunt Attames Kresel Way Frida Brady HH Vreeland Hou Metropolitan Street Railway

Observatory team to observe solar eclipse from Flint Island

An expedition led by WW Campbell of Tick Observatory will camp on Mariposa Island to observe the sun eclipse on January 8. Scientists will travel aboard the US gunboat Annapolis to Tint Island, meeting at Tablii for transfer.

Yack Observatory Flint Island San Trincico WW Campbell Tick Observatory Hunt Island Tablii United States Annapolis Wich Tint Island

Bank 8 Officers Indicted In Georgia Case

Macon Ga reports eight bank officers indicted including president Cabaines and cashier M Ore of the Idersnet Exchange Bark. They face charges of embezzlement and related misdemeanor. Indictment alleges improper borrowing and funds misappropriation without directors’ consent.

The Exchange Macon Macon Ga Cabaniss Idersnet Exchange Cabames

Carman Awarded Five Thousand in Damages in Dry Docks Suit

Washington lawyer Alan Carman won part of a $44 000 contract dispute against contractor John C Rogers. The jury awarded about 6000 in damages from the Towers Norfelle dry docks project in New York, with details reflected in the Supreme Court verdict.

Washington Speal Tle Washington Post New York Alan Carman Levnght Agaist John C Rogera Norfelle Dry Docks Towers Justice “En Bergers Supreme Court

Local Names List Mixed With Miscellaneous Mentions

A dense block of OCR garble lists many personal names, places, and partial titles. The readable items include numerous individuals such as Reed, Cohen, Thomas, Lambert, Woodrow, Irvine, Shumaker, Marlow, Samuel, Michael Watson, and Catherine Pinkie among others, with scattered surnames and fragments of addresses or affiliations. The text reads like a parish or community roster or ledger entry, lacking a coherent narrative or clear event.

Fester Uod Voxale Paul Gitte Chasestmund Reed Meteaugt Pavin Punedelphis Ami M Cohen Simmons Witten Rey Charley Taylor Ole Tarter Irvine Witter Tonk Mildred Shumaker EAC Bristel Pugme Sarah Shotan Samuel I Woodys Seliie Jackson Michael Watson Wittie Jona Sepa Vehak Maggie Pewal Catherine Pinkie Jehu Mecher

Obituary Highlights From a Busy Weare Area Notice

A fragmented obituary collection lists several local residents with ages ranging from mid forties to ninety, including Samuel Alvusion and Jane W. Palien among others. The text mentions deaths and memorials across multiple lines, with scattered names and ages, suggesting a community-centered notice page.

Alabama Dry Law Sparks Threat of Secession in Mobile

A mass meeting in Montgomery urged secession from Alabama to join Florida or Mississippi if prohibition passed. Mobile's whisky tax stance fueled anti prohibition sentiment with men and women rallying, pins and banners urging Prohibition for all Alabama as the Senate approved the measure. The Mobile Bank president warned anti prohibitionists to back down or Mobile would form a home government to resist state control.

Sta Nova Howe Senate Bammer Spragging Mable Alama Florida Mississipp Capitol Grobile Mobile Alabama Democratic Party Namburger McDermott Bank of Mobile Das Pleage

Churchman fined for talking with a Negro in Birmingham

Wesley Jones editor of the Southwestern Christian Advocate, colored, was arrested in Birmingham for walking with a Black woman en route to headquarters. Police say he attempted to bribe officers. charges included carrying a concealed weapon and attempting to drive an officer, with fines totaling 110 dollars.

Portland Ore Methodial Episcopal Church Hart Cranston Wesley Jones New Orleans Southwestern Christian Advocate Firmingham Ais Port Ind Birmingham Jones Birminghia Ala M Jones

Woman's stone weight mystery after casket disinterment

Philadelphia reports a coffin weighing 850 pounds after two years in a Gloucester City grave raises questions about Mrs Tane Purdy. The casket from Colar Grove Cemetery was moved toward St Thomas Canada for burial beside relatives. Authorities and onlookers discuss possible causes of the unusual load.

Philadelphia Tane Purdy Gloucester Hamea Colar Grove Gloucester City Canada

Baroness Rothschild Dead After Apoplexy

Baroness Adalphe de Rothschild died yesterday at Geneva from apoplexy. A longtime friend of the Empress of Austria she once urged a return to Terrket on Lake Geneva aboard the baroness private yacht. Hours later the Empress was assassinated by an Italian anarchist.

Adalphe de Jaca Neve Austria Geneva Terrket Pacht Iater Lucebem

Ohio saloon tax upheld by state Supreme Court

The Ohio Supreme Court upheld a $1900 saloon tax in the Bernard Wrede case against collector CC Richardson. The decision relies on acts from the last legislative session and notes Gov Pattison’s lack of approval as needed for validity. The ruling affirms the saloon tax as applied to Cincinnati establishments.

State Supreme Court Ohio Agioona Bernard Wrede Cincinnati CC Richardson Pattison

Americans Convicted in London Conspiracy Case

Montague Newton and Joseph P. D. Wisher, two Americans, were sentenced at the Old Bailey to twenty months and one month of hard labor respectively for conspiracy to cheat and defraud. Fisher, described as a mining engineer, was released after more than a month in prison. The case involved forged Lewis & Lewis letterhead and letters tied to blackmail or extortion, with payments allegedly solicited tied to a Mrs Violet Fraser.

London Montague Newton Joseph PD Wisher Old Raby Wit Defraud Fisher Newton Sir Charles Lawis Lewis & Lewis Sir Charles Lewis & Lewin Violet Fraser

Duty on Art Works Alters British and American Trade

A London convention signed at the foreign office by Foreign Secretary Grey and Ambassador Reid stipulates that British artworks will enter the United States at one quarter the existing duty, while American travel goods entering Britain will be duty free. The agreement, under Section 3 of the Prevent Tariff Act, lowers the duty on British works to 16 percent in the future and aims to boost U S exports to Britain.

London Great Beitain Walter States Foreign Office Grey Whitslow Reid United States Britih Great Britain

Former Senator Indicted in Bribery Case

A grand jury indicted Thames McConlea, a former State Senator, on bribery charges linked to influence over juror Charles Thompson and a suspected payoff of 509. The probe ties to a standard of alleged corrupt acts surrounding votes and payments. Some text in the source includes unrelated dialogue and is not part of the indictment.

Mindlas Ohie Thames McConlea Byron Willlaroon Charles Thompson McContra Wan Tt Jnoipaon St Tp

Hitchcock Silent in Court in Chanler Libel Case

Actor Raymond Hitchcock refused to answer questions as a witness in the criminal libel action filed by former Congressman William Aster Chanler against a newspaper publisher. The court sustained his constitutional rights, adjourned the proceeding, and scheduled a further session as Hitchcock faces related indictments tied to charges by young girls.

Chanler New York Raymond Hitchcock Questry William Aster Chanler Hitchcock Society of Thera District Attorney & Office Counse

British premier to rest amid Parliament session

Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman, the British premier, was examined at Downing Street by Sir Thomas Barlow. An official note said he should rest and complete some work before going abroad, with possible delegation of parliamentary duties to cabinet colleagues as retirement rumors circulate ahead of next year.

London Thomas Barlow King Edward's Henry Campbell Bannerman Downing Street

Murdered by Black Hand terror in Chicago war threat

In Chicago a Black Hand order claimed retaliation amid a looming war declared by the Mana Blanca against Italian exiles. Two prominent Italian figures planned a $50,000 fund to fight the blackmailers. Mariano Scardina, a young man from Buffalo, was stabbed to death in his father’s saloon as warnings escalated. A wealthy liquor dealer received a third warning, threatening death or home dynamiting if a ransom was not paid within 24 hours.

Chicago Aiand Cormldes Itaians Mariano Scardina Huftulo Beardina Max

New Jersey Road Discovers 816000 in Bad Paper Circulation

Authorities report that Central Railroad of New Jersey found counterfeit checks totaling 1000 dollars. denominations of 3 dollars issued to employees for wages were counterfeited. The checks were easy to counterfeit as they were payable to the holder.

New Jersey Road Easton Pal Central Railroad of New Jersey

American Commodore Bucknam Promoted in Turkish Navy

Commodore R. Bucknam, an American naval adviser to the Sultan, has been promoted to rear admiral in the Turkish navy and given the title of pasha. The promotion occurred in Constantinople on November 18 as Bucknam continues his advisory role.

Bucknam Admara Turlath Constantinople R. Bucknam Pasha

Bank Commission Organized by New York Governor

The six banker panel named by Gov Hughes to revise state banking laws selects A Hort on Hepburn of Chase National Bank as chair. The body aims to curb excessive fees charged by receivers and trustees when banks fail and will begin work in coming days. Hepburn has approached the Attorney General for data on receivers' charges.

New York Hughes A. Horton Hepburn Ichase ‘National Bank Commission Hepburn Jackson

Receiver for Star Actress Leslie Carter Payne Seized for Creditors

An involuntary bankruptcy petition was filed in U S Court by three creditors against Mrs Leslie Carter Payne star actress. Creditors claim over 2000 dollars and allege she is insolvent with assets estimated at about 9000 dollars. Details mention watches and other belongings seized as part of the proceedings.

Leslie Carter Payne New York United States BP Cook Tadge Housy Barntey Hare P Prentice Iciver

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