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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1907
Page
30
A Spanish War veteran identified as T. Fream died by his own hand on the veranda of his Hackensack New Jersey home. Police reported no explanation from the veteran before the act, and investigators pursued standard inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the death.
In Richmond Virginia on September 7 a sensational spread claims seceding members and a deposed pastor connected to a Quaker church property dispute. Citizens League debates race tensions while police pursue leads in a troubling series of violent events and altered church ownership plans.
Virginia officials report that dozens of applicants for teaching posts in Alexandria County have been licensed after July examinations. The county boards plan to hire for all district schools, with nine month terms starting September 16. Separate notes cover a verdict inquiry in the Mingiere Lambert case and tragic details of a local incident.
A mix of tragic deaths, federal and civic notices, and court actions fill the record. An aged painter died by self inflicted means at home. Edward Lee’s funeral arrangements are noted alongside baptisms. Reports cover a gasoline stove explosion death, a cornerstone dedication, and a murder case in Green County with Ernest Smith charged in the Pete Ward killing last Friday.
Mrs Mary Bargeat died at home aged ninety five. She was widow of John Bargeat and mother of several children. Funeral arrangements were to be announced by Preston Ap chia and family. She lived in Rainville County and passed after a long illness.
Commissioner General Koblasat remains employed by Jamestown Exposition. A statement released today says reports that CW Kohn must resign are unfounded. Barr asserts the aim is to safeguard the exposition's welfare and continues duties as director general.
The piece cites Charen J Bell noting a drop in U S emigration to Canada while praising Western irrigation gains. It argues Dakotas and Washington offer strong settler opportunities, with labor scarcity and high land values in the arid West offsetting Canadian expansion, and predicts rapid growth in the Northwest Territory and Washington State.
Rev John Mathews, aged eighty one, the oldest active minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, died at his home in St Louis after sixty years of service. He preached in nearly every U S city and town, retired in 1902 after eighteen months ill health.
The Pleate Patriarchic Regiment of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows holds a morning assembly at the new Odd Fellows Hall on Twenty eighth Street and Dumbarton Avenue with Edward Starling of Wilmington Delaware presiding. After sessions, a luncheon and 2 pm parade form on Dumbarton Avenue followed by a drill at Marqueste League grounds. Participants include Richmond, Baltimore, Wilmington, Norfolk, Georgetown, Staunton, Portsmouth, Newark, Newport News, Hampton, and Roanoke patriarchies. A German is delivered to the regiment at Mount Zion ME Church last night by Reverend BF Perkins.
Carroll Robbins longtime court reporter and special Savitory Master of the New Jersey Court of Chancery dies at a Albany hospital at 47. He studied at Princeton and led educational efforts in Trenton. Rev Dr Carl Doney leaves Buckhannon to become Wesleyan University president. Rev Dr Guthrie to replace Doney at Hamne with first sermon next Thursday.
Arion Society names officers including William Wiesmann as president and Louis Schmidt treasurer. Vice president FW Buettr, secretary GM Siebert, assistant secretary John Wischhusen, librarian Prof Emil Holer, and musical director. New committees formed with Reckweg Siebert Warne von and John Weber share music duties. Trustees listed as Redweg, Charles Gerner, and Witten Wreetiona.
Rey Zed Hetarl Cunp of the Highway Gospel Lalu at Bethany Chapel condemns crime as insanity and calls for prison cures and education for inmates. He argues housing trends and parental neglect drive crime, and cites Joseph, Jesus, Paul, Christy, and Jean Valjean as examples who could reform with opportunity.
Portsmouth observes peace week marking the second anniversary of the Portamouth treaty ending Russia Japan war. A key event is next Thursday at 6 pm in Christ Episcopal Church with evensong and a joint Episcopal Greek Catholic service. A tablet presented to the church will be unveiled and named treaty day.
Reported chaos spans Tangier to Fez as multiple American residents and locals seek safety. The new sultan Mutal Haig is said to march with a large army toward Fez while the nominal government is paralyzed amid rising tensions and imminent conflict.
New York police identified a slain burglar as Henry Hoffmann after his wife named him as the likely killer of Sophy Heckler at her employer Leo Mack’s Sixth Street residence. Detectives chased Hoffmann after a fatal gas and arson incident at the Mack home, with evidence tying him to the Mack burglary and Sophy’s murder.
Patrick Manion a Pittsburg policeman famed for saving sixteen lives over three years lies dying at home after a crab fever strike on the day a gold medal was to be presented by the Pittsburgh Camp of the Army and Navy Club for his bravery. The presentation was postponed and Manion, who patrols the city’s swimming pools along the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers, is not expected to live.
An Italian magistrate will interrogate Cardinal Merry del Val at Castle Gandalfo regarding a recent anti clerical outrage. The inquiry follows a Marine August 16 demonstration and connects with papal secretary matters. The case touches ties to the Prisom Congres and ongoing political tensions.
Secretary of the Interior Garfield after a Roosevelt conference in Toledo says a lumber trust exists and will face prosecutions by the Bureau of Corporations and Waterways Commission before the Interstate Commerce Commission. Frederick Weyerhaeuser, long leader of the monopoly, is named in the push.
Five boys aged ten to thirteen were jailed in New Brunswick New Jersey charged with the murder of eleven year old Joseph Chikinski at a Richmond Street synagogue area. They allegedly attacked him after he made a remark in defense, then beat him until he died at his home moments later.
Special to The Washington Post Knoxville Tenn Sept 1 Hero Engineer John Bibb gave his life in the wreck near Seavier City Tenn February 7 1907. A bell tolls in the Second Presbyterian Church for his memory a resistor giving his dying words and a donation funded a memorial chime in his honor.
Franklin Everhart, deported by Britain, was arrested before disembarking the steamer New York of the American Line upon arrival from England. He was taken to the Tombs Police Court where Magistrate Breen ordered hold for investigation into certain transactions. Lieutenant McConville said Everhart would be held until Tuesday as inquiries continue. Everhart urged no delay and asked to return to headquarters. He was brought back to the Tombs on Tuesday.
Actress Virginia Harned, who was blinded by a searchlight during a New Haven photo session, awoke in New York with only a temporary paralysis of the eyelids. Her doctor and husband Max Harned report she can see and she attended a Herald Square Theater rehearsal.
Wilkenbarce Pa October report says Jonsyt Gralger, trapped in Port Blench No 1 tunnel for ten days, was recovered today after a rock fall. He died in a crushed, ariting position, found about thirty feet from two other victims located last Thursday. The third body remains missing.
Sergt J W McCormick of the Att Precinct is shifted to the Ninth Precinct by order of Maj Bylvester after he failed to report two mounted policemen found sleeping on duty in a barn. Maj Bylvester says the sergeant bears fault for knowing the reporting rule on dereliction of duty.
Wary voices from the Washington Anti Imperialist League urge scrutiny of Secretary Taft and the Philippine policy. They condemn the burden of ruling eight million Filipinos and mock the idea of Taft as a diplomat for Japan while urging alternatives and eventual justice.
A West End crowd camping near the Miami River was disrupted when Sidney Schulte eighteen was accidentally shot while crossing Union bridge by friend Ward Barlag eighteen. Autopsy shows bullet entered chest and passed through the heart. Schulte died. Barlag is under investigation as a likely shooter.
Police in Richmond investigate after workers discovering a glass jar containing a baby body in alcohol in a basement room of a private residence. The mother, now widow of the baby’s father, claims the body was for a friend and that she planned to bury it. Coroner notes no foul play.
A Detroit bound Grand Trunk passenger train of seven cars, speeding sixty mph, collided with the rear of a freight train broken on a grade near Royal Oak about fifteen miles from the city. Two injured passengers and a wireman severely bruised or cut. several others lightly hurt. Signal blindness blamed for the crash amid signals and lights failure.
Savannah right fielder Brimkay of the South Atlantic League broke his neck diving into shallow water at Tybee Island this afternoon. Spectators saw him go under and later pull him to the surface, but he died at the scene. He leaves a widow and a three week old baby in Houston, Texas.
A fragmented humorous exchange shows a father claiming one can live on nothing while the son protests. The sketch hints at a divorce motive linked to a rain coincidence. The text appears from a Chicago News source and contains garbled lines about living on an allowance and the home during rain.
Funeral services for Judge Lewis I O Neal lasting about an hour were held at the First Methodist Episcopal Church in Febworth with Rev Charles Cole officiating. Masons led the grave rites at Glenwood Cemetery as hundreds of friends gathered, including Almas Temple Nobles, Knights Templars, and G A R members. Survivors include Mrs K B Hayes of Baltimore and Miss Louise Q Neal, with many relatives abroad.
In New York on Friday the body of Rear Admiral Windsor arrived in Washington for full military honors at Arlington Cemetery. An escort of sailors and Marines carried the casket to the grave as the Marine Band played and a rifle salute sounded after prayers led by Chaplain Wo Basard. Honorary pallbearers included Rear Admirals Munney and Asa Walker, Commodore Williamson, Capt Parke, and others.
The event, held in Franklin Park, featured Rev George Rail paswar of the Wert tin Presbyterian Church addressing over 400 attendees during a Young Men's Christian Association vesper service. A sermon by Bey George Willer is announced for next Sunday.
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