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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1907
Page
11
A long, garbled report describes a state corporation leasing Carolina Road to Southern Rusway, proposing a new rate structure and hearings set for September 19. The piece references Gov Glenn’s advice and various legal actions, including railroad and municipal implications and a notable court challenge in Raleigh.
A chaotic town scene centers on the removal of Prof Luckett amid controversy over school water charges and county administration. Report notes state years of conflict, the Loggerhead area, and a push by local officials including Major Lea Mat to settle financial disputes and staffing.
A damaged OCR fragment discusses a rate hearing at a North Carolina facility involving a Comptraller Fant and the Southern Tollway. It mentions adjournment attempts, testimony, and questions about operating expenses and a referenced North Carolina corporation. The wording is garbled but centers on a regulatory review and related entities.
Reports from Southern Railway headquarters say rail wage legislation stalled many projects across the South. The plan to build new lines and upgrade equipment in Tennessee and nearby states was paused as crews faced funding and policy setbacks.
Dr Southerland longtime minister of the Methodist Protestant Church in the country and former president of the church daily from 186 to 1871 died today at his home in the city after an illness. He entered the Maryland annual conference in 13 and served during the Civil War in Chicago defenses.
In Omaha a missing man known as Frederick Yeakle, last heard of years ago, inherits about 95000 held by court in Chicago. He is nephew of Col George T Cline, with relatives including Mrs Mary L Yeakle and Thomas Yeakle. If unclaimed within two years by the missing man, it passes to his brothers and sister in Frederick.
Special to ane waanmecon from forfolk Virginia reports President Harry Strange Tucker at the Jamestown Exposition saying he is too busy with the event to consider a candidacy for Virginia governor and has not authorized any such announcement.
In Bristol Virginia September the Union Iron and Steel Corporation faces intensified receivership actions as Judge Skean appointed a receiver. Creditors including Keynton Coalipation Norton Corporation and Kelly and Mewtn join the process, amid expected disclosures and potential sensational developments involving prominent figures. The firm owns furnaces across several states and faces liabilities that may exceed two million, with claims tied to a weak market and tight money conditions.
Norfolk Va September Eagles parade features 11, DORN members from Philadelphia Hillside Richmond Baltimore Kanesey Buffalo Norfolk Portamouth Newport News Charlotte Raleigh large delegations. Afternoon Jamestown Exposition. officers nominated. list of grand officers from multiple states given.
A Washtupswnro Hagerstows, Maryland dispatch reports James Turner, a laborer at the Western Maryland Railroad pumping station in Williamsport, was saved from a fatal attack by his two dogs. The dogs leaped on Turner, who stabbed at the assailant and fled, pursued by Turner as the tramp escaped on a freight train. Turner had previously been ejected from the pumping station two years ago.
In a special term of the United States Circuit Court Greensboro N C the sentence pronounced last January against LE Davis and Gay in the Atlanta penitentiary was suspended. Davis one of several former revenue officers convicted of frauds with moonshining collusion in Wilkes County had been critically ill for months and physicians testified he would not live three weeks if imprisoned. The sentence has been stayed repeatedly awaiting his recovery.
McAnulty convicted of manslaughter in Rowan County for killing Robert W. Owens keeper of the county pesthouse. Jury recommends mercy. Judge grants minimum four months to the county, with county commissioners allowed to hire him out. Ballsbury Water Commission to employ McAnulty at 30 per month. returns to work tonight. No bond required.
Time for filing notices of candidacy for city Democratic committee membership expired at noon yesterday in Alexandria. The slate of candidates includes Oscar Phillips, Thomas L. Rishefill, Louis Gelli, HT Cook, John W. May, S G Brent, P Fisher, Charter Bendheim, J B Fitzgerald, Courtney Acton, and Edsar F Thompson, with Carter not filing. Contests exist in two wards, and the committee plans to place the Second and Fourth ward nominees on the primary ballot next Tuesday.
Miss Ante Cecilia Ftarma of 19 North Payson street swore out a warrant before Justice Packard charging her husband William Methorn Adama with bigamy. Adama, already married eleven years to another woman with no children, allegedly wed Mina Horan after meeting her four months ago. The bride said she learned of the prior marriage in Annapolis and that Adama was spending the summer there with his wife. The case centers on the Pennsylvanian alleged act and the woman’s claim of a second marriage.
State Senator Lewis Machen and Alexander Wedderburn, both Democratic nominees for the State Senate, will address the city at the opera house tonight in a joint debate. Fairfax rival HK Ewell Thornton may join and is expected to speak in Hern Don tomorrow night with campaigning to continue to Fairfax Saturday and Alexandria County courthouse Monday.
James Woods a grocer and brother of Chief of Police Goods reported to the police that he was held up by six men on Bhooter's Hill while returning from a picnic. He lashed at the assailants with his buggy whip, drove away, and the attackers fled on foot. Additionally, a mad dog scare gripped West Alexandria as a horse and colt were bitten, and a local sister was scratched by an enraged cat. The city plans street and water main work, with King Street paving and new vitrified brick, and a Del Ray water mains extension was discussed. Mrs Jennie M Haws died after a long illness at 990 Franklin Street. Burial followed for Clay Thompson in Union Cemetery with services by Rev. Van Arsdale.
Special to Tha Washington Post Warrenton Va Sept. second day of the Warrenton Hero show drew an attendance of 8 400 The Virginis Hunter Improvement Society class for mares produced a strong field and a Silver cap prize presented by local businessmen. Lady Gay owned by Garler and Garber won the speet Ladies driving class with Frank Neer aboard Warsong tumbling in the coral. Awards honored Thoroughbred entrants with multiple color and class results across hunter and pony divisions.
Thomas J Reed miller and foreman at Round HM Milling Company Round Hill Lou foun County was seriously injured late Wednesday evening after being caught in grain elevator machinery and belting on the third story. He was unconscious with ribs and internal injuries, his right hand mangled, and officials feared his death momentarily. Reed, about sixty years old, was married with a large family.
William Mackintosh was hanged in Norfolk for the April murder of W Parks. He denied killing Parks to obtain Tom Laseiter, later convicted and confined in an asylum. Mackintosh claimed his grandmother lived in Indianapolis and a brother served in the Tenth U S Cavalry in the Philippines. The motive cited was robbery.
Gravely a stockholder and Star Laundry employee in Danville was arraigned for shooting Samuel G. Smith a butcher. Jury reported disagreement after evidence closed. case due to be resumed next morning.双方邻里纠纷引发暴力对峙，证人称 Smith 正在离开时 Gravely 以自卫为由开枪。
Special to Toe Venbinator Post Aderiden N H Sept 5 Mr and Mrs Max Fleischmann of Cincinnati and aerial pilot Leo Slavens of New York descend safely in Stevens 2 at o clock this evening after a four hour ascent from North Adams Mass They traveled 121 miles drifting through Vermont New Hampshire and along the Connecticut River before a calm easy landing in New Hampshire. The couple plan to return to New York tomorrow and express delight with the scenic Eastward journey over the White and Green mountain region.
Special to The Weatherton on Greenabore North Carolina reports a juror fined ten dollars while in United States District Court. Ingold went to a barbershop to shave and time slipped. He arrived ten minutes late and faced a $1 per minute penalty for the delay as judge Haya imposed.
Special to The Wasnto Story reports Sing Sing inmates panicked as a violent thunder storm ripped railing sections from buildings and loosened stone blocks. Keepers reassured inmates who begged to leave, then calm returned after about fifteen minutes and prisoners rested in their cells. Late storms subsided and water began flowing out of the town.
Philadelphia telephonists and subscribers of the Keystones Telephone Company will drop the word please from calls. A trade manager says the change saves time and reduces the polite word usage by about 195 hours per year, enhancing efficiency for operators and customers alike.
Americans and Philippine natives oppose selling the islands. Representatives Gooks Reynolds and McKinney, returning from a tour, pledge vigorous opposition in Congress, urging retention of the islands and a declaration of independence after arty years.
A New York woman customs inspector searched two young women from Europe aboard the White Star ship Adriatic for undeclared goods. No smuggled items were found beyond $1500 worth of lace and dress goods in a trunk, while a quantity of valuables was found with one suspect's baggage. The trunks were seized for appraisal under the law. An elderly man identifying as a church pastor appealed for considerate treatment of the Argomen sisters.
Special cable from Rome reports Count Kama ronel wounded during a late night assassination attempt in Venice. The attacker Nicholas Naumoz fled but confessed. Naumoz was arrested at Verona on the Milan express. The count was operated on and expected to recover.
Lincoln and mayoral officials notified Gov Sheldon that a Chapman murder case, involving James McGirr, is under scrutiny. A letter from Chapman residents alleges county officials concealed the crime after McGirr was allegedly handed to Greek laborers, taken to a hang car, shot, and found mutilated on the track. the state attorney, sheriff, and coroner reportedly refused an inquest. The letter asks for body exhumation and a formal inquiry.
New York September 6 strikers at a meeting in Central Lyceum Hall rejected the Wholesale Butchers Employers Association plan to end the walkout. They objected to a clause limiting reemployment to vacancies while discrimination would be avoided otherwise. Both sides favored arbitration and the strike will continue unless mass return.
Robert Col Ing of Bristol was wounded when William Campbell fired from an upper floor window at a disorderly house. The slug hit Ing in the left side as a cab was struck, overturning the vehicle and scattering bystanders. Campbell fled toward Jamison City as police hunt for him.
Rockyford Colorado reports a former state senator, G Williem W Randall, accidentally shot and killed himself while packing a grip for a trip to Wimantic Connecticut. He had been staying with his family in the East for the summer.
Frits Troxler a Baltimore immigrant claimed to hear of a plot to kill President Roosevelt. He implicated a secret society aimed at countering anarchists and showed officers documents and a firearms dealer’s name. A German interpreter judged Troxler sane. he was jailed for the night as authorities deem him possibly deranged.
Special to The Washington Poet reports Dr Sigmund Tynberg describing Abraham Hummel as emaciated and mentally unfit to testify. Hummel has shed about thirty pounds since arrival and remains in a lethargic hospital state, making him unable to travel or participate in the Thaw trial. The case hangs on whether he can recover enough to serve as a witness, with officials considering delaying the trial by at least a month to allow recuperation.
Prominent financiers and others attended funeral services for Robert A Pinkerton, who died at sea en route to Europe. The ceremony was at First Dutch Reformed Church in Brooklyn, conducted by Dr J M Farrar. The body was then taken to Chicago for a second service at William A Pinkerton’s home.
San Francisco September riot erupts as Iron Workers march from a funeral for J J Peterson fatally shot on Labor Day. At Guerrero and Twentieth streets violence erupts. four streetcar windows broken. motorman charged. one passenger struck by a stone. Police arrest five suspected participants and restore order. Traffic resumes after crowd dispersed.
Frightened by wind a hearse owned by Charles Baz eigslupp ran away from in front of a morgue on East Twenty sixth Street with two horses. The driver was thrown and a coffin dropped as the hearse smashed through debris, brushing a cab and causing damage near Bellevue Hospital during construction. The body of John T. Mevitt was being moved when the run occurred.
Fire destroyed the Wemple Gravely Tobacco Company factory and its contents, estimating losses around 570000. The blaze began in the better room and spread rapidly, with surrounding property including the Awift Co. outlet and the Burton viscount property sustaining about 5000 in damages. The fire area, in the tobacco district, was still burning but under control at hour. Ocean steamer movements report arrivals and departures from New York and Southampton with vessels from Europe. Clarence Powell and Ross Lee Self of Washington wed quietly yesterday at a Rockville Baptist Church home ceremony.
Special to Waynesboro Petersburg report states Heckler, former Henrico County treasurer, was reelected amid a tight result over Froaler. Solomon and Commonwealth's Attorney Wendenburg defeated. Vines allied with the Pro Clement. Wendenburg had prosecuted Hecklat at deposition. Meanwhile James Walker, a married man from Shore Street, drowned in the Appomattox River. his body was found near the dock after he disappeared last Monday on an excursion train to Norfolk.
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