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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1905
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a court hearing with Adm James II guest of honor, charges against a cadet, and possible penalties. Mentioned are Meriwether defense, Lieut Commander James Robinson, and a Richmond bath recommendation. Also notes a 91 year old woman’s fatal fall and a police report in Washington Post context.
Historic directory style listing shows W R Speare 940 F Street NW and J R Wright 1327 Tenth Street NW as funeral directors and embalmers with modern crematoriums and modest prices. George P Zurhorst operates parlors at 301 Hast Capitol St with telephone service, while R F Harvey's Sons provide fungal directors and embalming at 1325 Fourteenth Street NW with formal arrangements and moderate charges.
Miss Lucy Adams caught fire while standing before an open flame at her Gaineshore home. She ran a hundred yards in agony, dropped unconscious, and later died after suffering severe burns. Her mother Virs Delphie Adams aided with water and a blanket but could not save her.
The Virginian Military Institute board of visitors meets in Richmond to decide on the cadets food dispute and a governor backed pension plan for new buildings including a hospital and mess hall. Resignations are rumored if the governor’s plan is accepted.
Fayetteville bank officials J C Haigh and ex teller G G Worover pleaded guilty to embezzlement charges and were discharged after restitution. Judge Moore suspended judgment on costs following claims settlement with the bank and bonding company. Also reported Dr J A Bickers of Madison Virginia died of paralysis at the Astor House New York Port.
A string of marriage notices from Heathsville to Richmond, Suffolk, and Fredericksburg details unions between Hanks and Ida Wiscoe, Ursie Lee Powell and Albert Wynlon, Jacob La Count and Maude Lankford, Benjamin Irons and Bessie Griffis, Mareseet Cunningham Andrews and Calvia Farmer, Grace Woods and James E Wood, Cairm Whiortor and William Wilkinson, Andrew Hart and Katie Boyd, and Mamie Williams with Maive Ashburn. Also listed are Rockville marriage licenses for Warxel and Clara Wieds, Howard Ruddich and Rhoda Russell, and notes on court actions and municipal finances.
A West Philadelphia man was shot four times by his son in law Caspas Cooper who then fled and killed himself. The attack left the victim on a couch and severely injured, with doctors uncertain about recovery. Cooper had recently returned to confront the man about ill treatment of his wife. The case unfolds amid other local notices including obituaries and court actions.
Health office records list deaths reported through November with names and ages. Entries include James Allen Adeline Brotil Janey Brown Alice Chepman Meg T Cleary Thomas Colehan James Connelly Gracie Cook Julia Crutchfield Ernest Dent Hermann Dietrich Annie Feehtig Anna Hewett Caroline Hover Robert Huston Georgia Johnson Margaret Lee Peter Little Teresa Marlow William Morgan John Schroter Charlotta Smith Marla Taylor Cheriea Watts James Wien Jennie Wilton Henry Sawtelle Frances Trimble John Haas Florence Keys Charles Newman Gertrude Ho Adler James Hart Daly Terry Oth John Dorr Rowz Hessler Yeatman Martha Brooke John Hox Helen Kelly Baltimore Charles Walker Claude Jones Jessie Miller Tamura Tamura Johnny Brown Frances Henderson Moore J Puss Martha Gordon Morris Ellen Woodfolk Robert Nichola Mitchell Bunty Trowbridge Jobs Milton Hattie Johnson and others. The list references multiple facilities including Garfield Hospital Freedmen’s Hospital Emergency Hospital Soldiers Home Wash Asylum Hospital and Fort Seybert locations.
Genta Water 1% Gras Epsom leaf spring delivered to your home. available in 5 gallon earboy for $2 and reaired for $150. Recommended by physicians and chemists as pure and valuable for stomed troubles and liver bladder kidney diseases. Unsurpassed as two tables water. Satisfaction guaranteed. Gras Epsom Brewing Co Barbours, VA. Extracted from Orange County.
Walter Hurley aged thirteen son of A J Hurley of Urbanna on the Rappahannock was instantly killed Saturday while playing with an old gun which discharged and lodged lead in his neck. Also reported death of Miss Laura J Clagett near Rockville Maryland at about 10 o clock last night.
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