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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1905
Page
28
Multi millionaire Thomas F. Ryan and wife plan vaults in the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Richmond for their bodies and for bishops of the Diocese of Richmond. Ryan provides funds. Pope grants permission for burial in a church vault. cathedral costs near half a million dollars.
Special to The Weslington Post Tasertell, Ve. Oct. 8 Constable C H Sturt Jute arrested John H Davis at Cedu Bluff on a charge of murder committed years ago. Davis allegedly aided in a shooting that killed George Steel at Swords Coch in Russell County Virginia. A man named Martin also involved was jailed years ago and died after a prior sentence. Davis, who had left the counties, returned and was held for the grand jury after a brief trouble with a brother before his arrest. He was lodged in jail in Lebanon the county seat of Russell.
Special to The Washington Post West Morgantown W Va Oct The Methodist Conference votes to hold next annual session at Moundsville The present conference will adjourn tomorrow evening Bishop Goodsell and the conference council prepared the appointment list Read it tomorrow Memorial services and numerous sermons drew large congregations in multiple churches Methodist preachers led today with Rev Grimes and Rev Resteger officiating at baptist and other churches Incendiary fires damaged unoccupied houses in Cumberland Md and a house owned by Dr S L Syckes A coal lamp mishap also caused damage to a residence on Baltimore and Liberty streets Two street cars on the Camden Interstate Railroad collided in fog in Huntington W Va with one motorman fatally injured The M A Building dedicated in Parkersburg Va was opened to the public as the handsomest of its kind in the state
Mary Winders of Hagerstown aged 74 died at her son in law Joseph E Newcomer’s home after a long illness. Rev Ben Knepfer longtime pastor near Frostburg is mourned in reports of his death in Connellsville. George E Brooke of Brooke Grove near Sandy Spring dies at 92 joining a life of political involvement and service to Montgomery County communities.
Norfolk police board restores authority to arrest deserters from army and navy. Naval deserters previously found profitable by officers, turning Norfolk into a haven for service members seeking safety. The new order, effective at midnight, spurs deserters to flee, with agents locating uniforms and government property during the past two months.
On October yesterday the fifty sixth anniversary of Hagar Allan Poe’s death, a bronze tablet was placed on his dormitory door No 13 West Range at the University of Virginia. The gift of Miss Lois A Bangs and Miss Whiton of Washington DC, principals of the National Cathedral School. The inscription and size are noted in the ceremony attended by professors and students.
A commemorative event presented by donors and accepted by the university honors Poe at UVa. Dr James A. Harrison cites Poe’s 1826 matriculation at seventeen, his Lawn to West Range move after a roommate dispute, and his ten month stay in Room No. 13 with contemporaries noting his enduring influence.
Silk weaver Setrick Ekmekiian from Lambert's Point attacked a woman in a Portsmouth Hebrew synagogue during Yom Kip pur observance. He knocked the woman unconscious and fought pursuing worshipers before police, aided by patrolmen, overpowered him during the melee.
Miss Daisy Fillinger sixteen years old lies dying in a Huntington hotel after drinking carbolic acid. She saw her sweetheart driving with another girl earlier in the day, then reacted rashly. A series of brief notices from Newport News Cumberland and Logan report a horse theft arrest a deserter from the Philadelphia and a fatal street fight over a woman with stabbing injuries and possible death.
Norfolk Va Oct 8 Two local insurance firms figure in a Police Court case to be heard tomorrow when J F Morrissette an agent of the National Insurance Company will be given a hearing on the charge of erasing the addresses of patrons from the books of the Southern Mutual Aid Association while he was employed there recently.
Special to The Washington Post in Suffolk Virginia October 3 coroner jury finds William Graham colored died from pistol wounds inflicted by David C Lyon during a struggle at a saw mill Graham attacked Lyon earlier with a club and had threatened to kill him Lyon barred from mill premises but returned for an envelope containing ten dollars and forty one cents Lyon seeks bail up to one hundred six thousand dollars to be bonded by friends Lyon's young wife was in Washington at the time Graham described as a dangerous man and a South Carolina native expected Lyon to be acquitted today
The new Christian Church at Waynesboro Massachusetts is debt free after its dedication today. Rev C M Smith of Cincinnati preached the dedicatory sermon. Former pastor Rev J A Hopkins helped organize the congregation years ago with Rev H C Kendrick and Rev Walter Scott Hoye assisting. The church was bought for 2800 dollars from St Pauls Reformed, which built a new edifice, and remodeling cost about 4500 dollars. A pastor is to be chosen soon.
United States District Attorney Holton, who collapsed during the Revenue Officer G. W. Samuel trial, is expected to resume the case in Greensboro North Carolina on Monday. If Samuel is acquitted, other indictments may be quashed. Holton faces eight openly appearing lawyers and many more retained in a high stakes case.
The four year old daughter of Amadee La Clair near Masontown Grafton wandered into an orchard with coal oil and torched a wood pile. Flames enveloped the girl and she died. Her mother and father rushed to help and suffered burns, with the mother Mrs La Clair likely fatally injured.
Wharncliffe West Virginia October 8 several shots were fired from a freight train passing through the town a bullet struck Emil Swanson twenty years old causing a fatal wound the shooting is believed to have been committed by drunken tramps in a freight car
William A. Wilson of 706 Bedford Street St Paul Minn walked into New York police headquarters last night asking to surrender. He said he had fled with $215 on October 21 while working as a messenger in the United States Army Building in St Paul. He traveled East facing hard luck and asked to be jailed to atone for his sin. A telegram to St Paul police prompted Chief J J O Connor to request that he be held. He was locked up awaiting detectives from St Paul.
Special to The Washington Post Newport News Va Oct 8 Albert 5 Berger 23 artilleryman Fort Monroe instantly killed falling from a trailer car of the Newport News and Old Point Railway and Electric Company as it entered the Millcreek Bridge trestle. Cause undetermined no inquest. He was found dead in water with severe injuries including skull fracture and broken neck. Berger reportedly resided in Carrollton Indiana.
City council will meet for the first time in three months to discuss delays in remodeling the police headquarters in King Street Alexandria. Work stalled, desks moved to the Police Court room, and lockers criticized for size and dust protection. Also notes on the Bachelors’ Club election, a minor fire on Prince Street, a horse accident, religious group events, and Day of Atonement closures.
In Topeka Kansas the Supreme Court ruled that the Grand Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Woodmen of Kansas cannot void a member's beneficiary certificate by a by law banning liquor sales. The case involved John Haddock whose widow Jane Haddock sought payment after his death while he was a liquor seller and the lodge contested the premium.
Rail ads list schedule details for the Baltimore and Ohio and Seaboard lines with numerous departures to Philadelphia New York Atlantic City and other points. It notes Pullman dining and parlor service along with breakfast and sleeper options and references baggage handling. A fire destroyed a building and a nearby millinery shop with losses estimated at 25000 dollars while two clerks were overcome by smoke.
Dayton October 8 The general manager of the National Cash Register Company says the factory which has used union labor only will open Monday as a nonunion establishment a move seen as a challenge likely to trigger a strike by union labor The decision hinges on orders from President O Connell of the machinists international who will visit Monday The manager also states that 250 men discharged for missing a factory meeting will be rehired Monday.
Norristown officials move to take legal action against the Second Regiment of Philadelphia for Sunday target practice on an island in the river endangering residents. The guardsmen allegedly use the granite shaft of ex Governor Hartranft in Montgomery Cemetery as a target, prompting community safety concerns.
In Rogersford near Pottstown Pennsylvania two railroad workers Christian Zimmerman fireman Harrisburg and George W Montgomery Reading were killed when a fast freight train crashed into a coal train in dense fog. They were trapped under wreckage in the engine cab as fire and rescue efforts followed.
In Cleveland on October 8 Mrs Gustave Bigham aged fifty two and her son Edward twenty six died from burns after a gasoline tank exploded while Mrs Bigham prepared supper. Mrs Evard Bigham, confined to bed, attempted to escape via an upstairs window, fainted and hung from the sill before neighbors rescued her. she remains in precarious condition.
The United Daughters of the Confederacy elected officers for the coming year in San Francisco with Miss Lizzie George Henderson as President and officers from Mississippi Louisiana Georgia Kentucky and Tennessee named for various posts. In Erie New York a railroad director denied rumors that F D Underwood would resign the presidency confirming he will stay on and oversee the newly purchased times.
Details of multiple rail services including Washington to Harrisonburg Warrenton Charlottesville and Lynchburg routes. Listings show daily and weekly trains with coach and sleeper services, dining cars, observation and club cars, and connections to Chicago St Louis and Florida lines. Includes Bluemont branch and Chesapeake and Ohio schedules with ticket offices and contacts.
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