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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1904
Page
4
Reported shooting follows a church service sparking a fatal encounter in a West Virginia town. Prominent local residents and a large crowd engaged in a violent dispute over state tax laws as authorities investigated.
A respected female teacher in the county is reported dead. The obituary notes her long service to local schools and her influence on students. Family and memorial details follow in community notices.
Fragmentary report notes tests of a lake submarine boat near a coastal site. Mentions armer and motors, boxes loaded, and a plan for further testing at night, with uncertain details due to damaged OCR.
In a terse notation a student body plan is described as being sent home. The text mentions typhoid concerns and a Randolph Macon Campion, with references to service evasion and a jury at Potxt. The fragmentary lines imply an official notice or directive affecting students and staff.
In Ma ria town on Oct 3, Robert Bands, a ten year old, accidentally shot his sister Miss Ida Sunda while handling a revolver in a bureau. The bullet entered her left arm, shattering a bone, as the incident was reported in the local mare.
An elderly woman living alone on Tooman Christian Street died in a house fire. Fire started in her apartment, two citizens and a policeman were severely burned trying to save her. Fire left the bathroom body in water. investigators suspect she turned on water while fleeing flames.
Market reports indicate rain boosts curing conditions for sun cured wrappers. Farmers expect about 20 percent higher tobacco output this year, though light growth and color issues may limit full expansion. Offerings remain small but steady with prices rising to resemble levels from two years ago.
Special to Yas Washington reports the Vansville Farmers Club gathering at Snowden Hall home of President Sir John Snowden. Misses Bessi9 and Alice Hopkins served a collation, with guests including Dr HB McDennell Rey Thoms Johnstone and E Muller. Remarks compared today farm sites with fifty years ago and discussed Southern Maryland farming. A new meeting in November at New Birmingham Manor near Muirkirk was accepted.
A health column blames rapid eating for appendicitis and urges Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets to prevent digestive trouble. It claims fast meals cause irritation and that the medicine restores digestive health by aiding digestion and reducing inflammation. The ad-style piece promises quick, permanent relief and warns against appendix issues.
Special to The Washington Post. Herman Baloner, a 27 year old butcher at 227 North Washington, died from a knife wound in his dining room. His wife Lilie Hoth claims he fell on the knife after a night drinking, while police suspect foul play and hold her for coroner’s inquest. The eyewitness account describes a quarrel over breakfast and a knife on the buffet.
Fires gutted the Coal and Coke Railroad shops at Belington West Virginia, owned by ex Senator Henry Davis. Spontaneous-combustion in cotton bales sparked the blaze delaying firemen as they fought the fast-spreading fire. Loss estimated at $7000. rebuilding planned on a more elaborate scale.
An Alexandria gathering of notable business figures discussed forming a stock company to build two story apartment houses, hotel facilities, and boulevard links to Mount Vernon. They foresee rising demand for homes due to railroad expansion, with a future formal meeting likely to solidify plans.
Special to The Wadhamawe Rockville Md Oct 23 licenses to marry were issued by the clerk of the Circuit Court here yesterday to George Alfred Chetfield and Miss Blanche Louise Townley both of Washington and Joseph Wallace Bond and Miss Jessie Hinds Johnson both of this county. Then an advertisement proclaims Dr Kings New Discoveries for consumption with a no cure no pay guarantee.
In Connellsville yesterday a dispute over a baggage hauling contract sparked a riot aboard a station platform. Herbert Kerr and Grant Hoag, managers of a traveling company, were arrested along with several chorus girls as blows were exchanged leaving many with black eyes and disheveled hair and clothing. A crowd grew to over fifty people before police intervened and warrants were issued for rioting. The party proceeded to Greensburg after fines were paid.
Norfolk noted arrests for assault and robbery in the Watertown Florida case and a Portsmouth resident accused by JW Pooser. The suspect, identified as Thomas H Cook, was arrested after midnight amid family illness delaying custody, with Pooser recounting a dark alley robbery and lost watch and valuables.
The ceremony in Boston Mass consecrated Rev Father Edward Osborne as bishop coadjutor of the Springfield Diocese with Right Rev George Franklin Seymour DD OLD as consecrator. Attending bishops included Charles Captain Grafton, Arthur Hall, Henry C Potter, William Lawrence, Tanae Lee Nicholson, F M Francis, and William Ford Nichols. About forty priests processed in, as Rev Arthur Williams preached on bishops duties and church unity.
Gen Samuel Duncan Oliphant, 80, former clerk of the United States Circuit Court for the district of New Jersey, died at his Wrenton home. His death followed a brief illness. he is survived by a widow and nine sons, one of whom, Gen A C Oliphant, formerly adjutant general of New Jersey, predeceased him. Funeral scheduled for Wednesday afternoon.
Washington area dairy farmers dispute Corbin Thompson's claim that current producer prices are too high. They state profits are already slim amidst rising food costs and quality standards. The farmers argue milk production requires far greater capital than distribution and that dealers, with fewer assets, can endure narrow margins while farmers bear the losses. They insist price increases are essential for continued operations and reject plans to set retail prices themselves.
A fire at the State newspaper building in Columbia SC last night filled the basement with smoke. About 3000 dollars worth of paper and office furnishings were damaged with total losses estimated around 40 thousand dollars. Insurance covers 20 thousand and the building was insured for 40 hundred. Work resumed early this morning and the paper appeared as usual.
An explosion of flashlight powder fatally burned a man identified as W D Grant and likely injured his wife while he conducted experiments. The blast wrecked furniture and shattered all glass, leaving holes in the ice and revealing the improvised nature of the device. The blast damaged Grant's own invention.
Fire destroyed the Krehl & Sons tannery in Girard Ohio on October 23. The loss is estimated between 200000 and 250000 with insurance up to 700000. The tannery was among the state's largest and established in 3860 by Krehl, head of the firm.
The strike by the union iron molders of Cincinnati Covington and Newport ended today as the unions authorized leaders to arrange a return to work. Many non union workers have been employed in local foundries since the strike began about a month ago.
Mme Yale of Beauty Culture fame will perform a tour act and give a scientific lecture on beauty at the New National Theater on Thursday November 3 in the afternoon. Tickets complimentary with ticket purchases. early buyers get best seats. remaining tickets free without purchase after November 1 at Shann Sons & Co.
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