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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1907
Page
16
Spelling errors corrected: Spanish War veteran T. Fream dies by his own hand on the veranda of his Hackensack New Jersey home. He leaves no explanation or apparent motive, and neighbors are shocked by the suicide in this quiet street scene.
A sensational alleged race conflict plot in Richmond is linked to seizure of the old Quaker church by a white district faction seeking to intimidate Black residents. An ex-congregant and a deposed minister are cited amid investigations, while a man connected to the Lynch case is found dead at his home, with family inquiries and ongoing grief.
Virginia officials announce teacher licensing after statewide exams. Alexandria County applicants and others receive state boards notices. districts prepare to hire for nine month term starting September 16. Also reports on Mingiere Lambert case and related inquest details.
Aged painter in Maryland reportedly died by his own hand in the early hours at his home near Why home. The brief notice notes the man, about nine years in the trade, was found with a self-inflicted wound. Community records show a funeral planned by local officials, with services at nearby churches and interment in the Presbyterian Cemetery.
Local obituaries note the passing of Mrs. Mair Bargrat at her Rost Road residence aged ninety two. Survived by a son, eight grandchildren, and several greats, the Charlestonville Woolen Mill family mourns a long resident. Funeral plans are pending.
A Jamestown Exposition statement asserts Commissioner General CW Kohn has not resigned. Director General Barr says reports of his resignation were incorrect and that Kohn declined to continue duties to ensure smooth exposition operations and welfare. The Chicago News item notes unrelated lines about animal quarters and a dachshund.
A US observer notes emigration to Canada has slowed while Western states and Dakotas show strong growth driven by irrigation in arid lands. He cites easier land purchases in the Northwest Territory and Washington, but asserts North Dakota and Washington offer robust prospects and wage competition remains firmer in Canada.
Rev John Mathews aged eighty one, longtime Methodist Episcopal South minister, dies at home after sixty years in active ministry. In Montgomery, David Putnam West dies at home. organized first solitary car system in Montgomery. Milwaukee banker Samuel Marshall dies at eighty seven. Liverpool MP David McVicar dies after prolonged illness.
The Pleate Patriarchic Regiment of the Grand Unita Order of Odd Fellows will convene this morning at the new Odd Fellows Hall in Washington with Edward Starling presiding. After sessions and elections a parade forms at 2 PM from Dumbarton Ave to Twenty-ninth Street. Col NC Barnes commands. units from Wilmington Newark Newport News and more are listed. A drill at Marqueste League Grounds follows. a German was handed to the regiment at Mount Zion ME Church.
Carroll Robbins, special advisory master and court reporter of New Jersey, dies in Albany hospital at 47 after kidney illness. Born in Somerset County, he succeeded Col Meredith Dickinson as special savitory master and led education efforts in Trenton. Reverend Dr Carl G Doney leaves Washington for West Virginia University presidency. Dr Guthrie to preach first sermon in Hamine Church.
The Arion Society elected officers led by President Stockar, re elected president William Wiesmann, and appointed committees including Reckweg and G M Siebert on the HIT Warne roster with John Weber as music committee chair. Trustees named include Wassmann and Charles Gerner among others.
The speaker, Rey Zed Hetarl Cunp, argues crime is a disease that must be cured within prison, urging harsh confinement until rehabilitation. He cites housing proximity, parental care, and societal influences, proposing open playgrounds and education, and notes even famed figures like Joseph, Jesus, Paul, Christ, and Jean Valjean could reform with opportunity.
Portsmouth NH Sept 1 Peace Week marks the second anniversary of the Portmouth treaty ending the Russia Japan war. The main event occurs Thursday at 6 PM with a combined Episcopal and Greek Catholic thanksgiving service at Christ Church. A tablet presented to the church will be unveiled and named treaty day.
Tangier reports an American MLA and family, several officials, and others safe at Fez and Algezar as empire tensions rise. Fez faces threats as mutinous forces and a large army march toward the south. The sultanate government is paralyzed while general unrest grows.
New York police identified Henry Hoffmann as the slain burglar believed linked to the August 2 murder of Sophy Heckler at Leo Mack’s residence on Sixth Street. Hoffmann’s wife claimed him, but detectives traced the suspect to a rooming house and morgue body confirmations followed.
Pittsburg police officer Patrick Manion collapsed with fever on the day he was to receive a gold medal from the Pittsburgh Camp of the Army and Navy Club for saving sixteen lives over three summers at Monongahela and Allegheny river pools. He died at his home, and the presentation was postponed.
An Italian magistrate is set to interrogate Cardinal Merry del Val at Castle Gandalfo regarding a protest in Marine and a recent anti cleric riot. The move follows a summons issued yesterday linked to the August 16 incident and a conference noted in Chicago.
Secretary of the Interior Garfield after a Roosevelt conference disclosed plans to wage a campaign against the lumber trust. He indicated the existence of a trust under the Bureau of Corporations and the Waterways Commission and anticipated prosecutions of Frederick Weyerhaeuser and others by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Five youths aged ten to thirteen were jailed in New Brunswick NJ charged with the murder of eleven year old Joseph Chikinski killed near a Richmond Street synagogue on Saturday night. The assailants named George Hols worth Joseph Lout Joseph Erhart Joan Barlow and Charles Herris allegedly attacked him after he insulted them for his religion. He died shortly after at his home.
Special to The Weahington Post Knoxville Tenn Sept 1 The heroism and self sacrifice of Engineer John Bibb who died in 1907 after his engine wreck near Sevierville Tennessee will be honored with a church bell in the Second Presbyterian Church He refused whisky after pleading for others safety then urged rescuers to aid women and children His dying words are to be inscribed with a $600 donation from Oliver toward new chimes naming John Bibb and his sacrifice.
Franklin Everhart, deported by the British government but arrested before leaving the steamer New York of the American Line, was brought to the Tombs Police Court. Lieutenant McConville testified that pending an investigation into Everhart's transactions in this country, he should be held until Tuesday. Everhart insisted on going back to headquarters. He was remanded for further proceedings.
Actress Virginia Harned, previously blinded by a blinding flashlight, awakened at her home on West Sixty-ninth Street to find sight returned. Doctors report only temporary eyelid paralysis from the strain of photography. She planned to attend a Herald Square Theater rehearsal tonight after treatment in New Haven.
In Wilkenbarce Pennsylvania the body of Jonsyt Gralger, a miner entombed in Port Blench No 1 tunnel for ten days, was recovered today. Gralger died when rock collapsed, found about thirty feet from two other victims located Thursday. One body remains in the mine.
Sgt J W McCormick of the Att Precinct is moved to the Ninth Precinct after Maj Bylvester faults him for failing to report two mounted officers found sleeping in a barn during duty. The case cites a police regulation requiring reporting any dereliction.
The Washington Anti-Imperialist League criticizes Secretary Taft and the Philippine burden, arguing Americans tire of governing eight million in a costly, coercive peace. The piece questions Taft’s motives and calls for a noncolonial solution with global powers, urging justice and national restraint. The essay is signed by W A Crockett, president of the league.
Cincinnati Sept 1 A crowd of West End campers near Union Bridge on the Miami River were dispersed after Sidney Schulte a student, was accidentally shot by best friend Fred Barlag. The bullet struck near Schulte’s head then pierced his heart. Autopsy at the morgue confirmed the fatal path. Schulte was a clerk in Cincinnati and Suburban Telephone Company’s campment department.
Police uncover a baby’s preserved body in alcohol inside a glass jar in a Richmond house. Coroner reports the mother is the probable claimant. the infant, born in another state, had been kept for years. No foul play suspected.
Detroit passengers on Grand Trunk line traveling eastbound to come to the city collided with a freight train broken on a grade near Royal Oak. Seven cars of the freight were wrecked. The passenger train, traveling about sixty miles per hour, had seven coaches and was due at 7 45 p m. Wireman Ghanter was severely bruised and Mrs Jennison suffered facial cuts. Many passengers sustained minor injuries and the headlight of a nearby valley car is blamed for blinding the engineer and obscuring signals.
Savannah right fielder Brimkay of the Savannah team in the South Atlantic League broke his neck diving into shallow water at Tybee Island this afternoon. Bathers saw him go under and he appeared to linger before dying. He leaves a widow and a three week old baby in Houston Texas.
A fragmented Chicago News account shows a father insisting the son can live on zero weekly allowance, while the son protests. The piece hints at domestic tension and hints at Peckem’s divorce motive, noting an unrelated weather coincidence.
Hundreds attend the funeral of Judge Lewis I O Neal for thirty five years justice of the peace who died suddenly at his home on Varnum street The service at First Methodist Episcopal Church Pettworth was led by Rev Charles Cole The Masons conducted the grave side rites Interment followed at Glenwood Cemetery Brethren from Almas Temple Nobles of the Mystic Shrine and other orders attended Flowers and reaching tributes came from various local groups and relatives The family residence was left by a Chinese man with a large bouquet cards bearing the name May W Foor AM and the children scattered across the country attended the service Survivors include Mrs K B Hayes and Mrs Charles A Anabele The list included Mrs Hugh O Slower and Miss Louise Q Neal among others from Washington and other areas
A naval funeral in Arlington National Cemetery paid full military honors to Rear Admiral Windsor. The service featured Marine guards, a Marine Band salute, and an escort of sailors arriving from New York. Honorary pallbearers included senior officers such as Rear Admirals Munney and Asa Walker, Commodore Williamson, and Capt Parke, with rapid succession of taps and a flotilla of Marines. The body arrived in Washington after 1 PM, with Mrs Windsor and a large group of mourners attending.
Rev George Railpaswar of the Wert tin Presbyterian Church addressed more than 400 attenders at a Young Men's Christian Association vesper in Franklin Park. He urged generosity toward others and the extension of advantages enjoyed by the audience. Two solos by Walter Humphreys were performed. Next Sunday Bey George Willer of the Ninth Street Tinstan Church will deliver the sermon.
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