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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1906
Page
4
The 35000 workers in Washington spent Labor Day at Luna Park and river resorts with egg races, sack races, athletic events, and a navy yard vs. Government Printing Office baseball game. Samuel Gompers and labor leaders addressed crowds, urging a new deal and anti injunction measures.
Carpenters and Joiners Local 19 members laid aside tools for a holiday gathering at River View featuring a wrestling match between Charles Ramsey of New York and Joseph Turner of the District for the 140 pound championship. Turner won two falls after Ramsey led early, as the St Vincent beat St Patrick 6 to 0 in a Marquette League ball game. Athletic winners included Clyde Bragener and Abert in sprints, William Burk in the boys dash, Ruchey Robey in the women dash, and Wimner Burgess in the three-legged race. Organizers were Joseph KE Peter, HB Burns, and James Deery among others.
Labor Day drew thousands in Virginia with parades at three seaside resorts and outdoor athletic events. Carlton McCarthy spoke in Richmond urging union rights and worker political participation while Roanoke held a citywide parade and business shutdown.
Labor Day celebrations ran long in Maryland with huge parades from city centers to parks in Baltimore and Cumberland. In Baltimore the Federation of Labor led the march to Darley Park with a day of community events and fireworks. Cumberland saw a police escorted parade followed by a Narrows Park picnic and a late afternoon gathering attended by about two hundred men. The United Mine Workers did not participate as mines remained in operation.
A special dispatch from Stuart Virginia reports a sweeping business merger taking effect in Danville. The deal unites T L Clark & Co and the TL Clark Hardware Co against Vin Stedman and Wimbiah Co with T L Clark as president. The consolidation controls nearly all town business except drugstores.
Suffering from asthma hay fever catarrh and bronchitis patients report immediate and permanent relief after using astateo the Austrian drug introduced two years ago in the United States. The Austrian dispensary at 3 West 57th Street New York City offers a free sample to readers who request it, claiming long standing sufferers are aided by its effects.
In Frederick Junction near Frederick, a five year old boy accidentally discharged a cat rifle left by an older sibling. The bullet traveled through a window and struck Mrs Obrinn in the breast, causing her death within minutes. Authorities report the incident occurred this afternoon and are investigating the circumstances.
Special to The Toahington Peat Petersburg Virginia reports conductor Septa Cant Hutt of the Beaboard Sir Line Rally way was stabbed and cut on the face by a passenger yesterday. The assailant, unnamed, was smoking in a car and became offended when asked to stop. A scuffle followed and the injury occurred.
Special to The Washington reports Mrs Otle Joy agrex sues her husband Thomas P. Yager in Rockingham Circuit Court for alimony and divorce on the grounds of desertion claiming he left her last May and has had no contact since. The couple, once prominent merchants, are noted for social standing and Mrs Yager’s gambler ties amid local notoriety.
Public school teachers from Prince George Anne Arundel St Marys Calvert and Charles counties gather for the joint Southern Maryland teachers institute at Maryland Agricultural College. Capt R W Silvester welcomed guests as the week began with America sung and lectures slated from Dr B L Earle Dr W L Gooding De G W Ward J M Gambrill H E Austin C B Richardson Miss M E Davis Theodore Courtney Miss A P Salisbury and Prof T Gibson.
A paralyzed man, unable to work after a stroke, cut his throat with a razor today during a Labor Day demonstration attended by several thousand workers in Wheeling West Virginia. The incident involved Dave Bradley, a cnl minor, and his wife is unnamed.
Hagerstown Md defeats Staunton in a doubleheader, taking the morning 1 0 in 10 innings after a misplay at home plate, and winning the afternoon game 1 0 with a Bragonier homer. Batter ies Kenna Woodsen Johns Rollins for Staunton and Hagerstown.
Lucy Grove accused of knowingly testifying falsely about an assault, arraigned in Fairfax County Court. Proceedings delayed as witnesses and bonds are debated. trial to be heard next Tuesday, with defense arguing the matter is a preliminary examination for bond and potential grand jury binding.
In Hegerstown widow of Justice James E. Hawken dies at home aged about eighty. Her husband died July 19. Survived by two children including editor Alber Hawken. In Keetemiller, Charles Ketemiller drops dead in morning at Joeoma while dressing. Venus Monroe Kindler, elder schoolteacher in Washington County, died aged seventy after long service in education. These items reflect local obituaries and notices from surrounding towns.
Roanoke Virginia dispatch reports the Sixth District Republican convention nominated C A Hermans of Christiansburg to oppose Carter Glass in Congress. The anti Slemp faction urged striking a section from resolutions, but the motion failed and Hermans was endorsed by an overwhelming majority. Hermans, a veteran campaigner, won the nomination by acclamation.
A powerful thunderstorm swept through Bristol, Tennessee and nearby areas, damaging numerous buildings. A West Bristol house burned to the ground, John Burnett and his family narrowly escaped, and the First Presbyterian Church steeple was struck with the weather vane torn off and an electric chandelier displaced.
Three deputy sheriffs returned to Wilmington after pursuing a gunman who fled through county lines in an armed rowboat cross Cape Fear River into Brunswick County. The suspect remains at large in Brunswick County.
Mary Moore daughter of Councilman George B Moore and Rorer Botenheimer of Washington D C eloped to Pelham North Carolina yesterday and were married they plan to live in Washington
Special to The Washington Post Danville Virginia sept. Cyndia Carrington, wife of Charlie Carrington, slept beside her dead husband a factory worker for hours before discovering he had died around 5 a.m. The physician said heart failure caused the death and that Carrington had been dead for several hours.
Special to The Washington. A balloon operated by actor-aeronaut Arthur Lana rose from Pleasure Park and hovered over Norfolk city before landing on the hurricane deck of a ferry steamer. A man, the serowput, jumped for life and escaped by swinging a wire to the roof of the farm station. The balloon was badly damaged.
Virginia wedding notices recount marriages in Staunton Court House and Richmond County with ministers from local churches, plus multiple couples wed in Charlottesville and Leesburg. Also reported are court actions in Alexandria, a public railway case update, a death notice for Mrs Furrer, and a Tennessee Democratic mass meeting signaling delegate selections for the district convention.
Fragmentary notices from Sept including births and deaths in Virginia and North Carolina. Entries mention infant Ellel Wakedeht in Braunton, several deaths from strokes, paralyzes, and old age, and survivors across families in Augusta, Frederick, Albemarle, and Charlottesville regions. References to local figures such as J Gammon of Pittsylvania and Mrt Deyler of Harrisonburg appear amid weathered lines.
The Rural Letter Carers Association of Maryland held its third annual meeting with about thirty members from several counties in Maryland in Baltimore. Officers elected include President Thomas G. Pearce of Baltimore County, Vice President P Ruchsidnon of Frederick County, and Treasurer Mr Pyle of Hartford County.
A mother credits Cuticura remedies with saving her infant from severe skin illness after months of suffering. She recounts seeking help from a local doctor without success, then obtaining treatment from a chemist in Illinois. Within days the child improved, shedding rough skin and finally recovering after about ninety days. The letter endorses the remedies as life saving.
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