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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1907
Page
27
Miss Angle Mor of Sugar Hollow, reported missing from her father John Morris, was located employed at Wirehunt Manufacturing near Charlottesville. Frank Long and Walter Lang arranged her escape from Brownsville area. Morris denies improper relations while claiming pity and support for her.
Dispute between Strasburg authorities and the Baltimore and Ohio over railway operations enters a new phase as trains will run into Strasburg from dawn. The issue centers on charter rights and jurisdiction, with a long running contention between the two sides.
Attorneys Ful ton of Henry County faces charges for alleged violations of the pure election laws. Laure Wend enburg of Hen rig is also named in the case for allegedly offering bribes to influence testimony not sworn. Judge Harrison adjourns court to allow further investigation.
Senator W P Whyte of Maryland is bedridden and cannot participate in the homecoming week events. The illness, described as a serious indisposition, keeps him at home as officials note his age and frailty. Previously, he offered to substitute for Judge Crothers as governor candidate during typhoid illness.
President Finley of the Southern Railway denied reports that the Virginia and Southwestern line would be discontinued. He said there has been no change in the road's use and the Holston division line connection remains unused for now but does not affect ongoing Virginia and Southwestern service.
A Baltimore and Ohio passenger train collided with a group of men at Round Bottom near Cumberland. One man, seventeen year old Tamquaio Barlato, was killed and Antonio Clercolon and Joan Antroni were seriously injured. Several others sustained minor injuries as the group stepped into the track area ahead of a freight train.
Public funeral services were held for Representative Campbell Slemp at his home in Big Stone Gap. The body was transported to Turkey Cove in Lee County for burial escorted by local Masonic groups. Mrs Slemp, recently incapacitated by a second stroke, did not attend a public service due to her condition. many prominent citizens attended the private burial.
In Lynchburg Virginia United States District Court three remaining moonshiners pled guilty to murdering Ann Hall of Patrick County last March. George Booth and George Martin received one year each, Grover Beamer seven years, William B Rakeswiek fifteen years, and the jury found Beamer guilty and Rakeswie fifteen years. A nephew of Ann Hall was suspected of tipping officers and the five defendants shot into her home at night, killing her. all were captured six weeks later.
In Rocksite on March 14 the Republican Montgomery County chairmen and Democratic State central committee leaders draft an anti bribery pact for the coming election. It proposes capping campaign funds at 500 dollars, requiring all money to go to party treasury and be disbursed only by campaign committees. Within six days after the election each committee must publish sworn statements listing receipts, sources, recipients, and uses.
In Greensboro North Carolina on October 14 the federal case against Percy Fonville for aiding and abetting Jane Jones in a $40 908 theft from Charlotte National Bank concluded. Three Charlotte telephone operators testified Fonville called Jones from Fort Mins to discuss the matter. Frances Jones was brought from Atlanta penitentiary to testify but Judge Boyd ruled her testimony inadmissible due to deceit and fraud in her offense.
Henry C Stuart of the State Corporation Commission says he will not run for Congress to replace Campbell Siem who died at Big Stone Gap. He plans to run for governor in two years, while Gov Swanson has not received word of Col Slemp death or a call for a special election in the district.
The crew of the dismasted bugeye Leonora were rescued ten miles from Thimble Light by Captain W T Bell and the W ED James crew and brought to Norfolk amid a gale. The vessel wrecked and crew helpless, the Leonora was saved as a gale raged along the coast near Norfolk and Maryland.
The document lists several ship movements with origin port and destination such as New York, Cherbourg, Bremen, and Liverpool. It notes vessels like Friedrich der Grosse and other unnamed steamers traversing routes to and from Antwerp, Naples, and Plymouth, with upcoming dockings largely forecast rather than confirmed.
The Relief Hook and Ladder Company refused a 75-dollar city appropriation to defray delegate travel costs to the State Firemen’s Association convention in Norfolk. Council members had approved similar funds for five other companies, prompting accusations of discrimination. The issue, touching publishing errors, strained relations with Dr. Stansbury, clerk of the common council, who vowed to correct the record after proceedings appeared.
Story recounts several people buying jewelry for a needy stranger, discovering faux value, and reporting to police. A man named James Owell of New York was arrested with many rings. an Alexandra defendant posted bond as a receiver in a separate electric railway company case. Major Hine suspected to resign but may cooperate with Agnew to run the company.
Washington man Frank Bt Dimmick son of Gen B D Dimmick married Mlle 33 in Worcester. The union, reported amid disputes over a county report on finance appropriations, drew mayoral opposition for signing without council consent. The couple’s home is in the city, with Gen and Mrs Dimmick involved in curiosity over the marriage.
Oct 14 Newport News reports a strike by marine engineers risks disrupting coastwise coal trade. Demands for higher pay denied by shipowners prompt layoffs acrossLeboard Transportation Co and coal barges. Merchants and Miners Transport says most ships run on schedule with few engineers out. Ola Do?aninion Steamship Company not affected. coal companies bear the impact.
Special to The Washington Post reports Annapolis officials finish inquiry into Lieut J Sutton death at the Naval Academy. Navy Department denies any duel motive after Sutton was shot. Sutton’s father James Sutton claims information from Annapolis suggests accidental death and disputes two-gun disarmament theory.
William N Wilmer aged 82 of the Canfield Wilmer firm died this morning from liver failure at his Virginia estate Plain Dealing adjoining President Roosevelts Pine Knot lodge in Albemarle County. He was son of the late Bishop Wilmer of Louisiana and educated at the University of Virginia. Survived by brother Joseph Wilmer of Rapitans and sister Mrs Edward Venable of Petersburg. He served on the New York City board of education and chaired the Normal College executive committee. The Roosevelt property at Pine Knot had been purchased from him, and he had hosted the Roosevelts at Plain Dealing on several occasions. After a brief funeral at Christ Episcopal Church near Plain Dealing, the body went to Charlotteville and was sent by night train to Baltimore for burial beside his parents and two brothers.
Patch, 70 plus, on Royal street near the depot, hung crepe on her door to signal a death. Neighbors flocked in expecting a corpse, but she explained the ruse and now her home is crowded with visitors.
Mrs Julia Pyle reported the loss of a pearl necklace valued over 2000 dollars following a Tiffanys visit and a crowd jostle near West 47th Street. A young man and woman who refused to give names fled in her car after the jewelry vanished. police and pawn shops were alerted.
The Epta saps convention debated archbishopric for provinces. A motion to set up a commission of ten bishops fifteen clergymen and twenty laymen to raise 5 million dollars for disabled clergy failed amid sharp debate. Bishop Samuel Ferguson of Cape Palmas praised by southern delegates. Dominican bishopric plan deemed inexpedient.
Thatagoan, accused of striking down a woman with a cat, has been cleared to depart after authorities released him. The victim, described as deaf and demented, was identified as a local resident. Stonehill of Chicago, involved in the incident, reportedly left sums for the woman's husband and for the local hospital.
London reports the eldest son of Joseph Chamberlain, Hetr Son Horn, was born yesterday to J Austen Chamberlain. The elder Chamberlain married last July to Miss Ivy M Dundas of Datchet Buckinghamshire.
Delegates at The Hague dispute a line about juridical equality of states in James Brown Scott s proposed permanent arbitration court. South American delegates claim omission changes core basis. Scott says it was an accidental inversion. Pressure grows to wrap up by next Saturday as president Nelidoft presses to end final work.
Special to The Washington Post New York October 1 Dr Frederick T Barber of 7 Union Avenue Mariners Harbor was arraigned before Magistrate Cloak in West New Brighton Court on charges involving his wife Mrs Pelcher. Pelcher, a well known architect of Richmond and Esser Avenue Port Richmond, testified Barber attempted to abduct him after an interrupted tete a tete with Mrs Pelcher last May. On July 4 a stormy scene followed and Lt Barber was ordered to leave and never return. The alleged meetings continued until about a month ago when Mrs Pelcher went to the Catskills. The parties are socially prominent.
Executors face a large estate, with estimates showing up to 7 million in real property and 13 million in personal property. The bulk is placed in trust for family members, while a written statement hints the estate may be divided among widow and four children. Morris left 5000 charitable gifts and 10000 for Hebrew Orphan Asylum, plus 15000 to endow beds for Morris & Co employees.
The prince of the royal blood of China, claiming to be the best dressed student at Tate University, fell into a New Haven County marsh during a geology expedition. Arthur Mullin of Salem and James P Lorey of New York carried him, but Mullins slipped, plunging the prince face down, his valuable clothes ruined in the mud.
The British Navy under Admiral Lord Beresford gathers a large fleet off the British Isles for maneuvers. The 110 ships include 24 battleships, 15 armored cruisers, protected cruisers, auxiliaries, and 48 torpedo vessels. The battleship Ismol, fitted with a new steering engine, will undergo sea trials. The four day exercise focuses on tactical defense against torpedo attacks and naval defense planning.
Crown Prince Frederick William begins a veers work in the Prussian ministry of the interior as part of preparation for the crown. He will study each department under the Emperor's programme and ministerial supervision, attend conferences, and prepare cabinet reports. An order relieves the prince from military duty for a year.
Immense flood swamps a large area causing heavy damage across Barcelona province. Rivers sweep away railways roads bridges and telegraph lines. life loss feared. A jewelry shop in Granby Street is robbed of a tray containing twelve diamonds valued at about 2400 as crowds flee the disaster. Police suspect a female accomplice and plan a pursuit.
New York reports Dr Darlington head of the health department advocates stringent penalties for druggists who sell cocaine. A man convicted of sale was sentenced to six months in the penitentiary. Reform groups and ministers rallied to curb open cocaine selling, noting many young criminals arrested recently are addicted to drugs.
An older medical ad touts a digestive cure called the Faateur formule. It prescribes Essence of Pepsin ginger and other ingredients, mixed and taken, with a healer claiming it will correct digestion, relieve belching and bloating, and restore the bowel tract to normal health.
In Philadelphia on October, a laborer named Pollock was swept from the fourth floor by a broken derrick at the American Ast Publications Society building on Seventeenth and Chestnut Streets. Several other workers suffered minor injuries as onlookers watched a rowdy car filled with passengers pass by.
Jemdon Get Richard Hall MP secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants said railways have sent a favorable reply to the demand for recognition. Leaflets show widespread support for a general strike to win recognition and wage gains, with voting to conclude on October 25.
Berlin correspondent reports a conference in Copenhagen arranging a meeting between King Edward and the Czar. The event is slated to occur here with diplomatic aims discussed ahead of time.
Fragmented OCR text mentions Opasco College and civil service Glen Brenites with scattered names. No coherent events or dates present. Summary remains uncertain due to unreadable source content.
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