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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1907

Page

31

Small Fled for Life in Telegraphers Strike Front

String men and women marched in front of Western Union to protest the union president. Two young men were arrested for disorderly conduct as demonstrations continued. Postal plans to form a new employees association were announced by Clarence H. Mackay.

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Telegraphers Vote Against Return to Exergonion Leader

Local Union members voted against the proposal for Sreikle telegraphers to return to Exergonion operator duties in the city. President Groves voiced satisfaction with the result though he hoped for unanimity, while factional moves could shift leadership to Washington if reports hold true.

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Runaway coal miners seek mercy after brutal treatment

Two boys from Pennsylvania, John Martin and John Philips, told Anacostia police they fled a West Virginia coal mine where they were kept as laborers. They alleged abuse, peonage, and being whipped, claiming they rode freight trains to reach Washington. Officers plan leniency at arraignment as the youths recounted their dangerous ordeal and hunger.

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Striking Tasmanian Turners and a Foot Injury Rally

A report details a worker named Turner living near Mur dock MI road who, after a toe injury and failed attempt to remove a corn, was hospitalized at Georgetown University Hospital. The account links her plight to anti open shop sentiments and labor union activities amid telegraphers strikes. A Central Labor Union meeting discussed aid, blankets for strikers, and a sermon controversy involving labor leaders.

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Balloon races await crews for Bennett Cup event

Balloonists bound for the James Gordon Bennett Cup races in Paris begin arriving from various nations. By Oct 4 only the French and German teams have landed in St Louis ahead of the October 21 start. German arrival planned for tomorrow, French entrants later in the week.

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Woman pays abuser fine and frees beaten husband

A woman paid the fine for Jack Newcombe who had severely beaten her partner, triggering his release from the workhouse after an agreed nine day sentence. The scene caused astonishment in the clerk’s office as she offered the payment and talked of the bizarre outcome. Police were seeking a counterfeit $2 bill involved in another incident.

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Knocked Down by Girl Skater Incident Near Riggs House

George F. Buchanan, sixty, staying at the Riggs House, was knocked down by a young girl on a bicycle skate at Fifteenth and Pistreste last night. He escaped injury.

George Buchanan Riggs House

Veterans Lose First Large Crowd Sees Contest

Special to The Washington Post from Baltimore October 4 recounts a vintage baseball game where the Orioles faced the Old Timers, led by Sid Gleason and Kid Gleason. Fans packed the stands, hailing the veterans despite an 8 to 5 defeat as Hoffer faltered late and the Old Orioles rallied seven runs in the eighth inning. Attendance listed as 3,190.

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Statue plans at Lafayette Square spark art commission call

A local paper cites several groups petitioning War Department for approval to place a statue of Toho Paul Jonas at Lafayette Park facing Pennsylvania Avenue. Critics warn of incongruity with existing monuments and urge a dedicated art commission to advise on statue placement and a central monument to revolutionary figures.

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Anna Karenina at the National theater recaps list flaws

Virginia Harned and John Mason star in Amma Kaxenius a rambling Tolstoy adaptation judged melodramatic with stilted acting and a tedious three hour run. John Mason saves some scenes while Harned disappoints and the production falters despite strong stage effects and a capable supporting cast.

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End of era hinted by star in Washington appearance

The performer signaled retirement to run a New Jersey physical culture school after this season, while his wife and self received a warm Washington welcome. The Lyceum Theater program this week featured The Jelly Grass Widows and a burlesque A Scotch Highball, with a strong vaudeville lineup. Elmendorf's lecture at the National Theater covered the Jamaica and Panama Isthmus trip, canal work, disease prevention, and canal project details, with praise for Goethals and cautious notes on politics. Next week he will speak on Old Mexico.

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Schmitz Cannot Appeal to Higher Court

Eugene Schmitz former San Francisco mayor now a convict must go to the penitentiary at once after his attorney blunder deprived him of appeal rights. The ruling was reported from San Francisco on October 1 by a district attorney's office.

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