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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1907
Page
33
Reports detail James Brown’s death after hemorrhages during typhoid treatment at Sibley Hospital. Family, hospital staff, and Dr Price offer divergent accounts of the primary and immediate cause, with a coroner’s inquest planned and potential damages sought by relatives.
The Montauk steamboat brought about 900 Excuymonists from Hampton and Newport News to Georgetown for the tenth annual Odd Fellows gathering. The vessel returned to Norfolk last night and will resume the Washington Jamestown Exposition route in a few days.
Three privates and a former sergeant from district stations face the civil service board for pension eligibility after police surgeons recommended retirement. The annual outing of the Capital Outing Club heads to Washington Virginia with a long list of members named. Raymond Norris, drowned near Fourth Street Southeast, will be buried today with funeral services at 11:30 AM.
About 7000 attendees at the Cosmopolitan Colored Temple Baptist Church event in Deanwood Park heard Labor Day talks by 8 H Warner. Warner urged unity and self-improvement, arguing voting cannot alone secure opportunity, and proposed forming a national race elevation committee with headquarters in Washington. Other speakers included McDonald of Albany, Rev J Bo Trisby, Rev E McDaniel, Rev Figpe of New York, J A Sanford, HM Nowiett, Rev JB McTarghlin, and Rev Simon P W Drew. The program featured baseball pig choge and barbecue for entertainment.
Calvert, a steamboat on the Maryland Delaware and Virginia line, lies aground on a bar in the Coan River near the Potomac mouth. Dredging may be needed if two high tides do not refloat her. Northumberland evacuated passengers and freight and will assist as soon as she can be floated.
A bygone city page lists local grocers and products with varied items and prices. It mentions health bread, crab feasts, and store names like Kodak Man and Arlington Betting Company, painting a snapshot of daily commerce and ads in a bustling area.
Clay Thompson 51 died yesterday afternoon at his home 1334 Four-and-a-half Street from asthma and heart trouble following a nine month illness. Born in Alexandria Virginia he worked as a salesman and bookkeeper before moving to Charleston. He is survived by his wife Mrs A B Thompson a son Frederick two brothers and four sisters. Funeral at one o clock Thursday from his home with Rev W L Lynn of the Church of this city officiating, body to be taken to Alexandria for interment.
Judge Bundy of the Police Court yesterday fined Herbert Wilson a nonunion workman $40 or a year in jail for carrying a concealed razor at Costello's saloon in northwest. The case charged two counts for concealed and open carrying. Wilson pleaded not guilty, but the judge criticized the proof of conduct and weapon possession.
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