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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1906
Page
3
Richmond reports the burial of Mrs. Jefferson Davis with a large funeral procession through stormy weather. Mementos from President and Mrs. Roosevelt rested at Davis’s grave while Confederate veterans and Daughters of the Confederacy honored the widow of the Confederacy’s president.
Obituary notices from Leesburg and several Virginia towns report deaths of Macy C Kable 35 wife of Lee S Kable. John L Hoff 84 of Charles Town WV. Nannia Brooks Jordan ? of Neaville Tennessee. Eillen J Buckley 75 widow of Bushrod Buckley. Allen Virginia Dannis 28 wife of Z Witmer Dennis. Hilary A Jenks 24 son of Mr and Mrs John O Jenks. Mollie Norton Scarce 31 wife of James Scarce. William Garlaban 85 of Statto County. J Mcre ? of Roanoke. Thewas Brown 30 of Roanoke. Surviving relatives listed where available.
Remorse fills a grim note from Rumberger to his young wife as reports state he drank laudanum and died by his own hand while temporarily insane. D. Kenny Cumberland, a respected employee with mounting debts, left no clear clues beyond a prior blow to the head years ago.
Warrenton Virginia October 19 Willem Hunton of New Baltimore on his way to wed Miss Fannie Lee of Lees Mills was swept away by Cedar Run at Auburn Ford and drowned His body not recovered after a daylong search The victim was a cousin of General Eppa Hunton of Richmond
Attorney Bland and U S Marshal left for New York with a warrant charging Max and Lewis Felstein with violating federal bankruptcy law. They are accused of defrauding merchants in Baltimore, Richmond, and Norfolk by buying cloth on credit, shipping half to New York, and filing bankruptcy. The penalty is up to two years in prison. Deputy Miller plans to bring them to Norfolk for trial.
The felled body of a young man, likely Joseph Frizzel of Woodbine, Md., was found under the Baltimore and Ohio bridge over the Monocacy River near Frederick Junction. A return ticket fragment from Woodbine to Frederick was found in his pocket. He was last seen at Frederick Junction the prior night and reportedly refused safe crossing after being warned.
In Washington Port near Union District of D C Charlie Jones a respected Black man died after slipping from a church steeple while singing He fell about sixty feet breaking his neck and arm The fall occurred as he was singing You better be ready for you swyne ter die mebbe her day or tomorrow The incident ended instantly with his death
Washington man Ambrose C. Bushey of Greencastle reports his $500 team stolen after a man named J. BR Johnson hired two horses and a bogey in Washington on October 31 and disappeared. The team was abandoned in Somerset County. authorities pursue the at large suspect. Jacob S. Myers, a prominent farmer in Martinsboro, Va., died at eighty-two. Miss Fabbie Blair Berkeley married Wallace C. Burnet of Washington, D. C., in Vermville with a large wedding party and multiple local attendees. The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society reported $13,286.89 raised during the year, totaling $18,498.10.
New officers were elected to lead the society with announcements detailing their roles and responsibilities. The ceremony highlighted transitions in leadership and forthcoming events organized by the group.
Whitney moment packed two performances headline Norfolk Virginia event as Vanderbilts Howard and Westchester Farm lead ribbon winners. Royal Regent Newsboy and Lady Kathryn top runabout and harness classes with names linked to Vanderbilts Pritchett Smith Dunlop and Spratley among participants.
Mr. Merryman admitted that a magistrate ruled for Mr. Bonaparte two years ago and that he appealed for his wife. Bonaparte is in Washington while Manning says Bonaparte paid his share for sewers on Lafayette avenue and is willing to meet his obligations only if justified.
Floyd Virginia October 9 A new witness W B Sites testified Richards stood with a shotgun near the Francis ambush shortly before the murder. He said he met Francis a mile from the shooting site. Defense counsel questioned Sites for hours but the State seeks motive through Richards suit rejection by a group that had earlier rejected him.
A criminal information was filed against Mrs. Acale Bangert in Baltimore on October 19, accusing her of placing Paris green in the lettuce at the residence of Stanley Gary son of the former Postmaster General. Evidence showed Paris green also found in a dish of lettuce. the cook's suspicion arose from motives tied to Mrs. Bangert and the Gary household.
Baltimore October 39 Congressman Mudd answered AFL charges saying he voted for every measure aiding labor since entering public life. He cited Maryland legislative and Congress bills he backed, claimed to do more for workers in his district than any other congressman, and denounced injunction provisions. Cross Hall overflowed as laborers applauded, with Mayor Timanus, Collector Stone, and Congressman Wachter brief on-stage support.
Harrisonburg Virginia October 19 Thomas F Miller a well known Rockingham County resident and Confederate veteran aged about sixty died within minutes of shooting himself at his home. Ill health and worry over family affairs were given as the cause. His daughter Lula recently married Ivan Nelson Kemp of Dayton Ohio but left her husband and returned home.
East Radford Va Oct 19 Special to The Washington Post Parker and two Tidewater Construction men attempted to cross a rising river when a ferry cable broke. The floodwater rose twelve feet and two men perished, one man survived by swimming to shore.
Winchester Virginia October 19 The Winchester fair ended tonight amid driving rain and ankle deep mud on the grounds. No races were run over the three wet days. A proprietor reported to police he was robbed of money by an employee who escaped. Samuel Miller a leading farmer died at sixty one at his home near Martinsburg. The Marlboro fishing shore on the Potomac was sold for $2000 to William Faunce of Washington. Frederick races were declared off due to rain on October 14.
City Auditor BE F Price completes the 126th annual financial statement ending May 11, 1906. Receipts total 3138.00.19, expenditures 197,308.45, leaving a balance of 1,285.74. Sewers and street work cost about 40,000 that year, with the Peyton Street sewer costing 7,419.49 and ongoing construction from Hoopes Run to Cameron Street and beyond. The 1907 appropriation bill carries 125,000 with streets and sewers estimated at 8040, anticipating higher outlays. Police Court reports theft of an overcoat from D Harris clothing store settled with a 10 dollar fine. other cases and local political notes follow. The report also notes civic accounts for mayor, treasurer, and engineer, and mentions the death of Alexandria resident Emanuel W Webb and other local matters. The requisition for the Wright case in Virginia continues to be addressed by Sheriff Palmer.
The Potomac Reformed Synod visited Mercersburg Academy for the portrait unveiling of Rev Dr Henry Harbaugh and the dedication of Lauck's Hall funded by Israel Lauck of York. Rev Dr J M Schick led Scripture, Miss Mary Louisa Harbaugh unveiled the portrait, with memorial addressed by Rev Dr J Spangler Kieffer of Hagerstown.
Charles King, 27, was killed instantly when he touched an live electric wire entwined with a telephone line during an event in Washington on October 1 1969. Two of his hands were on the wire, with a white defendant reportedly nearby as authorities investigated the incident and prompted safety cautions.
The Ohio Valley Historical Society marked its anniversary with a ceremony featuring Col. Putnam and Vice President Fairbanks. Fairbanks' brief address praised the society’s aims before departing for Oklahoma causing a shortened program.
Special to The Washington Post from Cambridge Maryland describes John Sharp Williams addressing a crowded Auditorium on behalf of Congressman Thangs A Smith's reelection bid. Williams warned the nation could split into two major parties within five years one paternalistic and aimed at government, the other championing individual initiative and Jeffersonian principles. He blamed Democratic losses on corporate corruption and intra party divisions.
Jessie Vogel daughter of Dr George B Vogel and Leo Hughes eloped to Bristol. Initial reports say Vogel’s parents notified, Hughes claimed he guarded an empty room two hours after the marriage. The couple fled from the St Lawrence hotel as officers moved to arrest them.
Cumberland Maryland October jury in the Solomon Dayton case from Keyser West Virginia returned a guilty verdict for murderous assault. The State argued Dayton intended to remove Abernathy to enable a sister Jostie to marry Dayton’s brother and card her.
The Realty Banking and Trust Company, capitalized at 3,900,000, was granted a charter today by the secretary of state to operate a general insurance and banking business. The principal location is in Washington. Incorporators include A. B. Lewis, BLP Mucklow of Charleston, W Va, Henty Baker, and others.
Special reports from Winston-Salem and nearby areas recount the death of a nine year old girl, daughter of J M G Reece, who was killed while playing under a planing mill belt in Davidson County. The accident occurred shortly after the device caught and whirled her, with medical officials noting she died within half an hour.
George Rashid a Syrian leper dies in a shanty near Pickens after heart trouble. Health authorities across several states faced challenges in handling his case. A nurse from New York cared for him briefly, but she was assaulted and shot at before he died. Bodies to be cremated.
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