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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1909
Page
8
Reports describe Voit of Rusmam Govereign escaping a guard attack during the Triple Alliance gathering. Emperor Faspent, amid talks for European peace, pressed for restraint and calm as East and West officials weighed a possible path to broader settlement.
Marche and Co offers funeral designs with moderate pricing and a phone contact for Wiehe Tone Beer. The listing highlights hand thaw style arrangements and mid range costs for memorial arrangements.
A man shot his wife and then killed himself in a domestic incident. Police reported no immediate signs of a motive, and the couple’s relatives were being notified as investigators processed the scene.
Evelyn Short, a dancer with the Motor Girls company, faced threats from husband Jim Short who later shot his wife at Union Station in Washington before killing himself. Miss Caldwell, rooming with Mrs Short, aided police as details emerged of Short's violence, jealousy, and weapon possession amid a tumultuous marriage and career pressures.
A nostalgic wedding season promotion touts October weddings and presents Regmental Punch as a preferred beverage for receptions. It promises easy service by mixing with carbonated water, claims simple preparation, and offers returnable packaging with contact details for purchase.
Funeral directors and embalmers named including J William Lee John Wright Co R F Harvey's Sons WM H Sardo Co and Thos Sergeon successor to Es Cain with chapels and phone numbers listed for immediate service day and night in a dated newspaper notices.
A skeleton was discovered behind a laurel area near KADE, with authorities reporting the find as a possible historical remnant. Investigations continue to determine origin and context.
The long missing Beltsville postmaster Charles Alberton was traced after bones were found near a ditch, with initials on cuff buttons and a hat band identifying the deceased. Investigators tied the remains to Amos Fox’s son, while reports describe heightened interest in Hearst and Brannon political tensions as the case unfolds.
Police records show William H Short arrested September 2 on grand larceny and forgery charges at a steamship pier as he and his wife prepared to sail to Savannah. He attempted suicide twice, first with a revolver and again with a razor. On September 15, 1864, he pled guilty before Judge McMahon and received a nine year sentence to Sing Sing, with possible parole before term end. He is linked to a prominent Sumter County family. his father Marshal Short served in the U.S. Army in the Philippines.
The excerpt claims caffeine in coffee harms the nervous system, causing stomach issues, heart palpitations, kidney problems, and even paralysis. It recommends quitting coffee and using Postum as a direct nerve rebuilder, asserting clear health improvements anyone can prove by trying.
A scattered public discourse in New York features calls to justice from Rabbi leaders and church figures decrying anti Jewish sentiment and political corruption. Speakers condemn ignorance and elite misrule while urging unity among Americans to resist debauchery and restore governance.
Special to the Washington Post Gaynor responds to an McClure’s Magazine article accusing Tammany Hall of promoting white slavery and lawlessness. Charles F Murphy accuses the piece of ignorance and falsification while naming Mayors McClellan and Low District Attorney Jerome and governors from Roosevelt to Hughes as having power to remove officials.
Reports from Madrid and Barcelona describe large protests denouncing the Ferrer executions and oppressive regimes. Speakers include former ministerial figures and liberal editors, calling for broader rights and condemning Francoian and French actions. An international anarchist conference in Anisette plans a Ferrer memory school in London, while a bomb confession ties to the era’s street turmoil.
Clarence Moore and Will Duffy led two polo ponies on a 9 mile army endurance ride from Fort Myer. Each pony carried 26 pounds plus rider gear, matching cavalry mounts as they rode to Rockville and back toward Fort Myer. Moore expressed confidence the ponies would endure the journey.
Theatrical impresario Col Jenn D Hopkins dies in a Jewish hospital at age 73. He leaves two vaudeville daughters, Frhel and Emma Hopkins. Hopkins owned midwest resorts and originated the 102 and 2 cent continuous show, witness to Lincoln’s assassination. Philadelphia writer Charles Lea dies at 73, known for Middle Ages and church history works, preparing a history of the Inquisition.
Capital Traction opens a new Crosstown line linking southeast and northeast Washington. Sixteen trams begin service from the Barn at Seventh Street, offering rapid access across the city and connecting with the Pennsylvan ia Avenue corridor. The line enables quicker travel from Southwest to Northeast and eases routes for residents across the city. The inaugural ride highlighted a 6 minute headway and a first car load of passengers.
The hunting season opens with fox packs on Roch Creek farms near Tocieu. Masters Red Fox, Mos Las, and Mo Obeder attended as hounds worked through early dawn scent lines. The master and field wore cautious, noting early season limits and a reduced hunt due to ground scent. The regular season resumes two days a week with fox hunts on Mondays Wednesdays Fridays and Saturdays.
Mourning crowds gathered in Brooklyn for the funeral of Senator Patrick McCarren. Police aided the throng as flags flew and a mahogany cashel coffin carried the casket. Attendees included city officials and Tammany figures honoring McCarren’s fighting career.
A cablegram to London’s lord mayor expresses sympathy with Fagland's movement to create a national theater as a Shakespeare memorial. An architectural feature for New York’s Dew York repertoire theater aims to open in November with Antony and Cleopatra, backed by 30 citizens. Mme Mountford spoke to the Young Men’s Christian Association group on new talents and the Cross Thief. A Peabody quartet presented a musical program with Mrs Bel mons, Frederick Huber, Joel Belowcellist, and Joye.
Fragmentary hospital record lists individuals including Rudolph Siah and Walter Reed Army General Hospital, with ages 9 16 47 and other unreadable details. The lines reference streets and wards, but many names appear garbled or partial. This entry preserves only scattered identifiers and does not form a complete report.
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