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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1904
Page
5
Thousands witnessed Eugene Stevens and a balloonist fall after a parachute mishap at the Hagerstown fair. Stevens was injured severely. a companion died later after landing in a field. The crash caused a two foot deep hole in the ground and drew a large crowd as medical staff worked at the scene.
A scrambled report from Hagerstown describes horse races, pacing, bets, and multiple participants such as Am y and Princess dog, with results and times mixed in. The fragment mentions drivers, trainers, and locations like Bellevue, suggesting a busy racing program and wagering activity.
Disorder amid entries for the fair led to postponement as organizers and sponsors confirmed the delay. Brayton, Moore, and other officials did not provide new dates, leaving contestants waiting for further word.
A local pigeon fanciers event near Falls saw Hagers and other clubs present trophies for speed and distance. Prizes included 133870 yards and 99 points with birds from Aty and nearby lofts competing. Death of James Ritter noted at his home in the area.
Abington Va Oct 18 Bishop A Coke Smith of Norfolk declares scriptures violated as Holston Conference discusses divorce. He cites a divorced woman marrying within the church and warns the marriage law must be observed. He adds he would not marry the President if divorced on unscriptural grounds.
Special to The Washington Post from Hagerstown Maryland reports a noon robbery at Augustus Polack Jewelry. Two men inside distracted proprietor Polack and a repairer Oliver Smith while four accomplices entered singly and stole about twenty diamonds and opal rings from a velvet case. Thieves likely fled on the first train. detectives pursue leads.
Indictments found against James B Murphy known as Cain Murphy and Earl Gor ugn in three cases including a robbery at Mrs Nannie Phillys Maryland Avenue residence. The women confession links the pair to hold ups at Biler Leaf Club and the street shooting of William Offman in Frostburg. Carnahan is tied to the crimes but unavailable. The tale includes a threatening claim to protect a robbed man and Murphy’s alleged role in guarding a woman’s dignity.
In Cir cuit Court at Perth Amboy a jury awarded David E Edmondson of Middletown $700 in his suit against The British and Mercantile Insurance Co of Philadelphia. Edmondson claimed loss for a store fire in Middletown in February and the insurer had denied payment for contents and office furniture. Edmondson once served as Middletown’s mayor, was arrested then acquitted in a later alleged plot to burn the town. Separate local notices report marriage licenses issued for Wilbura Holtzman and Ruth Payne, and for George Willcombe and Eva Henrikbeth in Washington.
A reader describes using Cuticura Resolvent and Cuticura Ointment to treat a neck swelling thought malignant. After several weeks the tumor drained and disappeared, with soreness easing. The testimonial invites verification by interested parties at the provided address.
Annapolis Oct 123 Nominations papers filed for Sydney Mercer as a candidate of the Repudiation party for Congress from the Fifth district. The plan aims to confuse black voters by echoing Sydney E Mudd’s name while three Mudds appear on the ballot. Names on petitions incomplete. Mercer and Reynolds addressed omissions. Baltimore May Oct 18 Three Mudds on the ticket: Sydney E Mudd first with Republican nomination, Samuel E Mudd chosen by Democrats, John E B Mudd filed as Independent Republican.
A Washington telegram reports governor is asked to speak in Delaware October 18. He is in Dickinson County and may alter plans to attend Amherst Courthouse October 11, possibly reach Delaware October 19. Guy Montague is expected to add a New York or New Jersey stop before November. The invitation says he is deemed the proper man to attract the People.
Allan Caperton Braxton of Staunton canceled all political engagements due to his brother Hugh Braxton's illness in Staunton and was summoned to Richmond, while Hugh wed Agnes Trimble in Staunton on his sick bed. Maryland and Loudoun party notes follow with reports of a Bethesda mass meeting and a Purcellville GOP rally as campaigns begin in October.
Winchester reports two early morning marriages as He gerstown fair partners HD Whiteacre and Ma0 Getty Vo Anderaen wed, then Katherine Newhouse and Syre Thompson tie the knot in Washington with Rev Clement Brown officiating. A Winchester couple, Frank Bare and Maude Pittenderfer, wed near Wiechsser and plan Kinara Falls trip. Leesburg notes Pearl Garrett and Harry Chamblin marrying, with a Niagara Falls bridal tour to conclude the celebrations.
City sergeant C W Rogers of Charlottesville arrived in Petersburg to summon a venire of fifty jurors for the murder trial of former Charlottesville mayor Samuel McCue. Names surfaced late, many summonsed are young clerks. jurors to report Tuesday at 1 a clock, with some on the list excused due to existing Petersburg ties.
About 300 out of town merchants attended a Hill City Council banquet after visiting the ongoing horse show in Lynchburg. Prizes ranged from 60 to 3100 in classes for Virginia harness horses saddle horses ponies and hunters with several named winners and entrants from Lynchburg Charlottesville Richmond and nearby areas. Speakers included Gordon Payne and Capt J W Foster and toastmaster G E Caskie.
In Norfolk Virginia October 13 the American Insurance Company of Philadelphia and others join Charles Chauncey in his suit against Seaboard Air Line Railway and the Roanoke Railroad. They seek to restrain the railway officials from disposing of assets by merger or other means. Chauncey and Mignonette Vo Whalen wife of Charles Whalen with Henry Whalen Jr Charles Whalen Jr and Hunter Swing trading as Townsend Whalen Co claim ownership of certificates worth $1100 to $2000 alongside Chauncey. The firm states it holds $3300 in certificates and requests consideration of its claims with Chauncey’s in the case pending before Judge Waddill.
A pamphlet style exhortation arguing against under eating and praising overeating with Stuart Dyspepsia Tablets. It warns of disease from fatigue and poor nutrition, claims over eating with proper digestion prevents exhaustion, and urges using the tablet to create strength from real food. It targets general readers with medical rhetoric and brand emphasis.
A jumble of notices and brief items recount bargain sales in high grade mahogany furniture, a fatal strychnine case in Isle of Wight, property deals by United Realty Company, a hanging death in Virginia, court decisions on railroad damages, a Rockville marriage, a fatal shooting in Richmond, Knights of Pythias gathering in Clarksburg, and various local incidents including robberies and political rulings.
Roanoke Ort reports prominent Roanoke lumber dealer and business leader Charles Grabawr died of heart failure at his Back Creek home this morning. Also noted is the death of Mrs Marmaduke aged eighty, dying after a lingering illness in Spottsylvania City. she leaves two children and a brother.
The Alexandria area notes a wedding announcement for Mrs Downham’s sister Evelina Hertson and Howard Turner Underwear with a ceremony set at 60 Princess street Leesburg Virginia. Rev FJ Prettyman of Vernon Place Church Washington will perform. The article also mentions Col Dempsey joining Virginia volunteer infantry and funeral notices for James F. Hamerson and Mrs Susan Rafferty.
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