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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1904
Page
2
An ornate Washington townhouse long associated with Dr. Taylor is portrayed as a fortress like dwelling amid squalor. The piece details opulent interiors, a vast library, trophy collections, and security features while noting the alley’s grim exterior and the neighborhood’s poverty.
A testimonial letter extols Pyramid Pile Cure as a simple home remedy that cured long running hemorrhoids for a man after thirty one years of suffering. The writer urges others to write for a free booklet on piles and notes druggists’ sales and a follow up offer from Milleghall in Michigan.
The Washington veteran Dr Taylor left a strange home known as Taylors Warehouse with a chicken coop and a linked wire telephone. His will, entered to probate, faces a possible delay due to a signed agreement by his only son Leron M Taylor Jr of New York. He bequeathed libraries and large gifts to local lodges and a Lutheran church. He died September 27 at age 67. funeral held at Scoulshire Temple and buried in Rock Creek Cemetery. A close ally was Representative Richard Kin of Tennessee, noted as a top Scottish Rite Mason.
Vinton Murphy a young man arrested in New York for checks drawn in Philadelphia will be prosecuted in Washington. Detective Hartigan heads to New York for Murphy's U S commissioner hearing as authorities allege he raised checks for 50 to 1750 at Ridge Avenue Bank and passed more in Washington. Hazel Tracy & Co and Tracy & Co are named in the warrants.
Detectives received a telephone message about an accidental shooting near Silver Springs Missouri. Adam Beck, eight year old son of W Beck, was seriously wounded when hunters fired toward a bed from a doorway. Authorities advised a search for the gunmen though Silver Springs lies beyond district reach.
Charles Stebbins, 20 fold, a non inter, working as a painter in Taray Virginia, fell ten feet from a ladder at 116 Street Northwest when an unidentified van, linked to a local labor union, pulled the ladder. He suffered back injuries and was treated at Emergency Hospital before returning to his boarding place.
New York Oct 2 Rosa di Pietro a member of an Italian women’s gang who shot Michael Rogo after claiming he helped force unwanted attentions was indicted by a grand jury on a murder in the third degree charge. She will be arraigned before the coroner tomorrow. The previous jury acquitted him on the grounds the act may have been justifiable.
The Episcopal General Convention’s bishops and deputies approved a new remarriage canon effective immediately. A prospective remarriage by an innocent party requires at least one year after divorce and court decree verification before ecclestical approval. Remaining restrictions on remarriage are expected to keep remarriage rare within the church.
In Opelousas Louisiana Mrs Donal Guillory aged 14 was burned to death while praying in a Catholic church candles near the altar ignited her dress as she prepared to leave the pew she died within minutes despite efforts to rescue. In Memphis Tennessee Mrs Kunnie Sternberger who killed her husband Milton Sternberger and was convicted of involuntary manslaughter died tonight at the city hospital after collapse following the verdict and removal to hospital under guard.
A man in New York killed himself before a crowd at the Portny second street station. He broke away from two men who tried to stop him, threw himself under a southbound train, and was crushed. Police and bystanders watched as workers freed the body after more than an hour, halting southbound traffic.
Havana authorities suspend street car service on university routes after students stoned cars and protests cite inadequate protection. arrests from a previous attack and the release of detainees fuel the dispute as the firm cites safety concerns. Mormon Bishop Clu in Bast Lake City reports a land deal in Tabasco for 3600 acres with room for 1000 families and 500 homesteads available.
A butcher named Freihofel r was convicted of perjury and sentenced to ten years in state prison. The district attorney notes this as the last of numerous straw bondman prosecutions. Freihofel admitted testifying to more than 4 000 bonds, with over fifty fraudulent, according to witnesses.
New Orleans officials urged Acting Mayor McRacken to deny Felix Robert the permit for a bull fight. The acting mayor stated he would not allow the performance in the city. Representatives from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals pressed for a ban.
Mrs Siddons era Hermione and Perdita inspired Mrs Allen in The Winter's Tale with Viola and Perdita. Blanche Walsh returns in Resurrection at Columbia Theater delivering Musia Maslova with restrained power. Strong ensemble includes Jewett Putnam Young Currier and others in a production praised for taste and scope.
A verbose critique highlights principal male actors in a prince role and Helen Ware as Marie in a courtroom like third act. It praises Foster Lardner, Ethelyn Clemens, Theodosia Maynard, Isis Maynard, and Mme Slapoffski among others. The program features Mme Slapoffski songs, Milton and Dolly Navies, and a lively vaudeville lineup with comedy sketches and ventriloquism. Attendance is reported as large.
A review of W. T. Keogh’s war play The White Tigress of Japan at the Academy of Music. The production follows a Yokohama start through Ling-tung and Ping-yang with Fanny McIntyre as Phe Therese and Berjamin J. Horning as Gen. Jinsuke, noting costumes, acting, and between the tragic and comic elements amid a multinational cast.
The rural play The Ninety and Mine by Ramsey Morris staged at the Lafayette last night as a dramatic sermon themed on Christian redemption. Ruth Blake portrayed by Bayore Whipple captivates with clear elocution while A J Ashman and Frank Hill deliver strong performances. forest fire scene and panoramic locomotive sequence heighten the drama as Tom Silverton is redeemed through Ruth Blake's compassion and courage.
The Merry Maidens Burlesquers opened at Kernan's Lyceum with several familiar acts and new names on the bill. Patti Carney delivers a strong repertoire of ragtime and coon songs with a good voice, while Dari and Jesale Hiatt add a polished operatic number to the program.
The program features aeareal Nellie Hauly and popular songs by the Vans, Injoices and Rabbons in athletic novelties and burlesques At the French Pall and in South Dakota. Pat Carney Panny Hart Sammice Bully Spencer appear in comedy numbers. Annie Russell stars in Brother Jacques then Brother Tacques, praised for natural charm and delicate expression. Her Genevieve role is noted as fitting her temper and grace.
The report describes a disturbance moving from Wisconsin toward Upper Michigan with incoming high pressure and rain in the Lake region. Warmer conditions prevail in the Lower Lake region and Ohio Valley with eastward temperatures. Clear and mild weather expected in many zones Tuesday, with rain in Northern New England and rising winds along the Atlantic coast. Temperatures are given for several cities, along with a note about Storm warnings on the Great Lakes and a local temperature section.
A fragment indicates anted cabinet makers and a person named Nance at New Eastern Planing near the Washington Navy Yard. It mentions C B Parsons foreman at mill transferring to Thomas W Smith at corner Ist street and Indiana Avenue, Washington D C.
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