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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1907
Page
27
Taft supporters in the Virginia Taft district push for unity while pledging support for Secretary of State and President Taft. Delegates debate running again, with efforts to sway Republicans denounced as treachery. The meeting referenced party alignment, faction splits, and anticipated nominations for the next district and national posts.
A long trial ends with the acquittal of a physician accused of promising care and engagement in a case described with limited readable details. The narrative references a prominent social figure and a trial that spanned several days, with testimony and a focus on trust and professional conduct.
Special to Thawazamaron Baltimore Maryland October Mrs Mary Margaret Moyer wife of Dr Frank Moyer of 1500 Easton Place filed a bill of complaint in Circuit Court No 2 to compel Dr Moyer to provide for the support of herself and two children alleging abandonment since May 1 1907 and the setup of two separate establishments with a secretary housekeeper chauffeur driver an automobile two horses and three boggles. She says visits ceased May 1 and he was forbidden to visit her at the Utow Place house. August 1 last he allegedly cut off all support though she claims he continued to provide for the two children and that the landlord refused to renew the lease leaving him homeless. Mrs Moyer contends Dr Moyer’s income from his practice ranged from 1010 to 109000 annually excluding injuries and that she is destitute. She states the secretary left his employ a few days before the filing.
The Anne Arundel County Democratic State central committee refused a Republican proposal to cap campaign expenses at 500 dollars. Democrats call the Republican plan insincere and impractical.
Mrs Moltie Stover of Hagerstown aged 31 was shot in the back at the Hagerstown Fair Grounds while holding her eight year old son Milford. The bullet came from a Wild West Show allegedly firing at a card held by Nebraska Blane’s wife. authorities arrested nine showman and attendants, with bail set from $100 to $400.
Fragmentary OCR shows a report about marriage and spending in a political race. It mentions a spouse urging thrift, a candidate’s rivalries, and questions of expenditures tied to a 187 election cycle. The text is garbled, but indicates financial and personal conflicts affecting a ninth circuit district race.
A damaged notice references Maud and Lucas Dillott planning a church wedding with travel to Venetor and Washington. A male figure is described as unable to act during a ceremony disruption. The text mentions fifteen year old Tennett and family dynamics surrounding the event.
Ambiguous OCR-text recounts Bryan praising Glenn at a Confederate veterans kinilchory convent event. Mentions Andrew Jackson birth, a lunch gathering, and a tribute to a railroad rate question. Indicates a political figure’s speech and possible future writings on political economy.
A B and O rail worker named J. Casillz was instantly killed this morning seven miles east of Parkersburg Parkersburg West Virginia while attempting to jump on the pilot of a freight engine Bolles Reagus from Exposition Norfolk Valet. W Stephens Ww. Hales chief of division of exploitation at the Jamestowne Exposition tendered his designation today effective November. He returns to St. Louis to take a position with an advertising company.
In Baltimore on October 17 Judge Gorter presided over the divorce case of John Henry Schneppe and Mrs Schneppe. The suit arose from a complicated antenuptial agreement and marital tensions. The court dismissed the divorce bill but ordered Schneppe to pay $2000 to the clerk to secure $1000 to Mrs Schneppe as promised in the agreement. Mrs Schneppe testified to alleged cruelty including extreme irritability and instances of her husband urging her to pay her own board during their wedding trip.
New Jersey’s Day at Jamestown Exposition marked by four state governors including Stokes and Swanson of Virginia among others. The reviewing stand witnessed a military parade as President Tucker of the exposition company and Governor Breckinridge of New Jersey Commission presided. Dr Demerest of Rutgers College delivered the day’s oration.
John Charles McNeill of the Charotis Observer died at his Laurinburg home after a brief illness. A gifted writer, he was preparing a book of his poems and had won the Patterson Cup for North Carolina literature. The article notes his early work and ongoing literary plans before his death.
The joint city committees met at City Hall to consider leasing or selling land north of the old canal basin for manufacturing. The property, desired by Milton Fetetax led Alexandra Vil Disasting Co and Arthur Bryant, will be advertised to the highest bidder with a stipulation it be used for manufacturing purposes.
Justice Caton yesterday sent Linden and Haddox both sixteen years old to two years in the State Reform School for shooting and wounding Justus Schneider on October 6. Evidence showed Haddox and companions were on a boat when Schneider and others irritated them by throwing rock into the water. Haddox fetched his father’s shotgun, returned to the boat, and fired.
In Asheville area a street car collided with a Southern Railway engine at a crossing. Engineer W A Kinney and a passenger were seriously injured. Kinney broke his arm while saving two women. Westbound locomotive plowed into the car, knocking it off the track and injuring several, with one death reported. A signal misread is blamed for the crash.
Mina Nelles Hinds, Philadelphia stenographer, wins $22,473 verdict against William Walden, Fredericks Ware magnate, in U S District Court. Jury found Walden failed to pay $100 monthly and compensation urged for Miss Hinds, amid other family notes and a Newport inquiry into the death of Miss Gardner, with doubt cast on accidental death theory.
A missing traveler Miss Gardner, found dead in water near Brooklyn, led investigators to suspect foul play. Her belongings included a gold watch stopped at 4, a diamond ring, and a leather pocketbook. police and detectives search for clues while relatives say she planned a pleasure trip against family wishes.
In Fredericksburg Virginia on October 17 the Republican and Democratic committees moved to bar intoxicating liquor and bribery in the election campaign. A written pact would bind both parties and require sworn participation from candidates, committees, and a cross party vigilance group in every precinct to enforce the agreement.
Fragmentary notice reports Frances Gardner linked to a murder case in Newport with allegations of missing money and a suspected abduction. Local officials investigating evidence point to possible motive tied to $500 and alleged theft.
In Greensboro North Carolina last week John Brame, a resident resisting arrest, died this morning from wounds suffered when revenue officers fired on him during a posse action. United States Marshal Milliken and Revenue Agent Lurber were present. A lawyer has been hired to investigate, and murder charges against the officers are likely.
In Horviavile Abekla County, Joseph Yoho was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the murder of his father Harvey Yoho during a family quarrel last winter. The jury returned a sentence of one to one years. The defendant shot his father five times after both the son and mother were brutalized by a mysterious assailant.
Thousands flocked to the Hagerstown fair with forty thousand attendees the largest crowd ever on the grounds. The event featured close finishes in the 213 trot and other horse show races with prizes awarded and many state political figures in attendance.
Special to The West Post Rockville Md Oct 17 Democrat State central committee named to serve as judges and clerks at the senatorial primary election. Listing includes Laytoneville district and multiple precincts with paired judges and clerks, names such as Thomas A Bigdette Phorepson Williams J Clayton Bayleclot Jamen W Targy Levis Pall cutt, Charles WW Ricay Samuel I Maney, and others across Rockville and surrounding towns.
Unidentified man believed to be one of three drowned when the barge Saxon stranded near Cape Hatteras last Saturday washed ashore at Cape Hatteras beach today. The report also notes a 1000 in money and stars stolen from GW Herring Grant Vaughan, confessed by Vaughan and his two brothers, with no recovery of the money.
Petersburg Va Oct 1 The Buckley case from Tashtaston DC charged with felonious assault on J BE Grimstead in his store was continued due to an absence of a key witness. Buckley was recommitted to jail after two witnesses in court testified he was in Washington at the time. Earlier term jurors were unable to reach a verdict with ten voting for acquittal and two for conviction.
President James Small of the telegraphers union, despite a suspension order, seized strike headquarters in the Monon Building Chicago accompanied by two detectives. He declared he would not issue an injunction and cautioned the strike could be prolonged as rival leaders vie for control ahead of the Milwaukee convention to appoint a national head. Local unions voiced support and opposition while Beattie asserted the right to challenge Small and lauded leadership claims amid the unrest.
Gen Booth founder and commander in chief of the Salvation Army will dine with President Roosevelt in Washington on October 28 and speak at the First Congregational Church. He will stay at the Hotel Majestic with his daughter Ea Booth and Commissioner Nicol, Lawley, and the singer. This marks his third U S visit with tours from September 25 to early January, including meetings in Baltimore and New York and charity work among London's poor.
Orlando H Taylor, longtime railroad and steamship executive and president of the American Association of General Passenger and Ticket Agents, rose from clerk to traffic manager for Consolidated Steamship Lines. His career spanned Tall River, Fall River, Norwich Providence, Stonington lines, and later New York New Haven Hartford, with leadership roles in multiple merged ventures. He was elected president at the association's city convention on October 16, the oldest railroad group dating to Pittsburgh in 1855.
In Covington Tennessee on October 17 a man barricaded inside a room resisted arrest after escaping Bolivar State Asylum a month earlier. Deputy Sheriff Charken M Webb was killed while another deputy was seriously wounded as they attempted to enter. The suspect, James P Strong, remained barricaded with the officer at the scene.
An OCR compiled list of individuals and spouses linked to various locations in states including New York New Jersey Ohio and Michigan. The garbled text mentions multiple households businesses and officials with scattered references to residences and affiliations.
A long list of patent remedies claims cures for diabetes dyspepsia catarrh cough and nerve ailments with various prices and doses. The piece ends with a Bluefield West Virginia note reporting a sixteen year old son electrocuted while climbing a telephone pole and touching a live wire.
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