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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1907
Page
37
A state corporation approves a rate plan amid hearings set for September 19 while Road activity and railroad company actions draw contention. Legal notices reference Judge Write and challenges to rate changes impacting North Carolina rail lines and related services.
In a local dispute, Professor Lockett is removed amid controversy over school water rates and funding. The incident centers on county officials and a town board debate about utilities, with reports of a meeting and influence from state authorities.
A slow rate hearing discussed adjournment and continued examination of Mr Fant. The Southern Highway system was cited in relation to operating expenses and references to North Carolina were made as officials questioned the corporate and interstate commission actions.
Rail workers halted operations at Southern Railway headquarters amid proposed rate legislation across several Southern states. The stoppage affected routes from Tennessee to North Carolina, with plans to suspend certain projects while awaiting further directives.
The Rev Dr Southerland dies at his home in the city at an advanced age. He joined the Maryland annual conference of the Methodist Protestant Church in 13 and served as president of the church from 168 to 1871. His death follows illness attributed to appendicitis.
Frederick mta missing since years ago receives notice of an inheritance of about 95 000 dollars. The estate in Chicago court offers a two year window to claim, with relatives including ex Mayor Aquilis K Yeall and Mrs Charles Thomas of Frederick. If unclaimed, funds go to brothers and a sister.
Special to ane waanmecon reports President Harry Strange Tucker at the Jamestown Exposition saying he is too busy with expo duties to consider any candidacy for Virginia governor. He has not authorized any such announcement and will devote his time to the exposition work.
In Bristol Virginia September receivership proceedings for Union Iron and Steel Corporation gain new creditors Keynton Coal Company Norton Corporation and Kelly and Mewton join the process Judge Skean appointed the receiver and the firm faces pledges and possible public statements as embarrassment surrounds the company It owns furnaces in several states and is valued at over two million dollars amid market pressures and bond debt concerns.
Norfolk Virginia hosts the Eagles convention parade with 2,000 members from cities including Philadelphia Hillsdale Richmond Baltimore Kansas City Buffalo Norfolk Portsmouth and Newport News. The parade lasts forty five minutes followed by Jamestown Exposition activities. Officers nominations and the forthcoming ticket are noted with several grand officers named from California Pennsylvania Ohio Wisconsin New York Texas Connecticut Massachusetts and Michigan.
A report from Williamsport Maryland describes James Turner, a Western Maryland Railroad pumping station worker, nearly killed by a rampaging dog attack. He fought the dogs off with a knife, forced them to release him, and the assailant fled, pursued by Turner. The tramp had previously been ejected from the station two years earlier.
In a special term of the United States Circuit Court today the sentence of LE Davis of a year and a day in the Atlanta Penitentiary was suspended. Davis, a former revenue officer convicted of fraud against the government with moonshine collusion in Wilkes County, had been critically ill for months, with physicians saying he would not live three weeks, and his imprisonment had been repeatedly stayed awaiting recovery.
McAnulty was convicted of manslaughter in Rowan County for killing Robert W. Owens keeper of the county pesthouse. The jury spared him mercy and the judge sentenced him to four months in the county jail. The Ballsbury Water Commission hired him out at 30 per month to work at the water plant.
The Washington Post reports the filing period for Democratic city committee candidates expired at noon yesterday. Names listed include Oscar Phillips, Thomas L Rishefli, Louis Gelli, HT Cook, John W May, S G Brent, P Fisher, Charter Bendheim, J B Fitzgerald, Courtney Acton, Edsar F Thompson, and O F Carter. Thompson and Carter did not file notices. Contests exist in two wards, with nominees named for the first and third wards and likely ballots for the second and fourth wards in the upcoming primary.
Miss Mina Horan of Payson Street charged William Adams with bigamy after learning he was already married eleven years to another woman with two children. Adams, an invalid, had spent summer in Annapolis and courted Horan during that time before their August marriage. Household details and locations cited include Lanvale, Payson, and Moylan streets, with witnesses and family members mentioned.
State Senator Lewis Machen and rival Alexander Wedderburn plan a joint debate in the city opera house tonight addressing voters. Fairfax candidate HK Ewell Thornton is invited to share time but has not joined prior debates. Machen and Wedderburn conclude the campaign with a Fairfax event Saturday night and a final Alexandria County courthouse rally Monday. Thornton is set to speak in Herndon tomorrow night.
James Woods a grocer and brother of Chief Goods reported he was held up by six men on Bhooter's Hill between 3 and 10 Monday night. He lashed at the attackers with his buggy whip and drove to the city. A mad dog scare spreads as hydrophobia appears in area. Poles replace wooden piles on King Street as paving proceeds. Death notices: Mrs Jennie M Haws and Clay Thompson buried in Union Cemetery after services.
Warrenton Virginia September reports the Warrenton Hero show drawing 8,400 spectators. The Virginis Hunter Improvement Society mares class drew noted entries including Lady Gay owned by Garler and Garber. Frank Neer rode Warsong, with several Thoroughbred foals and hunters earning ribbons across divisions amid a large pool of entrants.
Thomas J Reed miller and foreman at Round HM Milling Company in Round Hil Lou foun County was seriously injured when caught in grain elevator machinery on the third story. He was unconscious with multiple injuries and internal damage. He is about sixty years old and leaves a large family.
Norfolk reports the hanging of William Mackintosh for the April murder of W Parks. He claimed noninvolvement, naming co-defendant Tom Laseter who was convicted but later confined to an asylum. Mackintosh had relatives in Indianapolis and the Tenth U S Cavalry in the Philippines. The motive was robbery.
In Danville Virginia Gravely a stockholder and Star Laundry employee was arraigned in Corporation Court for shooting Samuel G. Smith, a butcher, during a neighborhood dispute over their children. The jury failed to agree after evidence, and were discharged until tomorrow morning. Witnesses testified Smith was in retreat when Gravely opened fire in self defense.
Mr and Mrs Max Fleischmann of Cincinnati and aerial pilot Leo Slavens of New York descended safely in the Stevens 2 balloon at North Adams Massachusetts returning to New York city tomorrow after a four hour ascent covering 121 miles through Vermont and New Hampshire over the Connecticut River valley a calm and scenic ascent noted by observers.
Special to The Weahterton reports a juror from Greenabore North Carolina was fined for tardiness after a barber shop shave delayed his appearance in the United States District Court. He claimed the shave took longer than expected. Judge Haya fined him one dollar per minute for the lateness.
Special to The Wasnto Story New York reports inmates at Sing Sing Prison panicked as a thunderstorm caused railings to buckle and stone blocks to loosen. Keepers reassured prisoners who begged to leave their wells. After the storm, quiet returned and prisoners rested. Water began to drain from the town as storms ceased.
Philadelphia telegraph workers drop the word please to speed service as subscribers are told not to say please. J Ulrich trade manager says operators answer calls without the word and the change saves hundreds of hours yearly. The move aims to streamline dialing and reduce delays in daily operations.
Americans and native representatives in the Philippines protest a sale plan. Gooks Reynolds and McKinney, after a island tour, vow to oppose the proposal in Congress. They demand retention of the islands and a declaration of independence after five years.
A New York woman customs inspector searched two young women from Europe on the Adriatic for undeclared goods but found no contraband. The Mogens Hardy and Burton Haldwin are linked to a jewelry haul found in Hardy's trunk as officers investigated a staged arrival and deferred declaration.
Count Kamaronel in Venice narrowly escapes death as a young man enters his room and fires. The wounded nobleman names Nicholas Naumoz as the assailant, is treated and expected to recover. Naumoz arrested at Verona on Milan express and confesses motive linked to a delicate question with the count.
Lincoln and Gov Sheldon received a letter from Chapman residents alleging the murder of James McGirr and a county cover up. It claims McGirr was marched by Greek laborers to a hang car, shot, his mutilated body found next day, and officials refused an inquest. Governor to consider exhuming the body and ordering an inquest.
New York September 6. Striking wagon drivers rejected proposals from Wholesale Butchers Employers Association aimed at ending the strike. The plan would have kept union members employed where vacancies existed, with no discrimination. Both sides shared an arbitration clause. no demand for recognition. The strike to continue unless workers are called back en masse.
Special to The nanan rime Bristol Tenn Sept 6 Robert Col Ing of Bristol narrowly escaped death when William Campbell fired a fract at him from an upper window of a disorderly house Collin was on the doorstep as the shot penetrated his left and struck a cab driver and vehicle before overturning the cab The driver was thrown and the runaways fled toward Jamson City Tenn Police are searching for Campbell who fled after his shot and the incident at 74 Bust Twentyweek Sixth Street station continues to hunt him
Rockyford Colo reports former State Senator Randall, aged 49, accidentally shot himself while packing a grip for travel to Wimantic Conn. to join his family who had been in the East. Authorities say the mishap occurred last night and the victim was preparing to depart for the trip.
Frits Troxler, a Baltimore migrant, told police last midnight of a supposed secret society aimed at countering anarchists and planning to kill President Roosevelt. He produced papers and claimed a German interpreter found him sane. Troxler was jailed, and authorities deemed him possibly deranged.
Special to The Washington Poet reports Hummel, ill and emaciated at Blackwells Island Penitentiary, may not be able to testify in the Harry K Thaw case. Dr Sigmund Tynberg says Hummel’s physical and mental condition precludes travel and proper testimony, with a postponed trial to allow recuperation.
Prominent financiers and leaders attended funeral services for Robert A Pinkerton, who died at sea en route to Europe. The service at First Dutch Reformed Church in Brooklyn was brief, conducted by Dr J M Farrar, with pallbearers named and many floral tributes. The body will be taken to Chicago for a second service at William A Pinkerton’s home, with additional attendees including Senator H McCarren and ex Chief Drummond among others.
San Francisco Sept. riot erupts after a union iron workers funeral march for J J Peterson fatally shot on Labor Day. As stones and missiles flew, four streetcar windows shattered, a motorman was arrested for carrying a weapon, a passenger struck by a stone, and five men were detained. Police quickly restored order and traffic resumed.
Two horses hitched to a hearse owned by Charles Bazeigslupp bolted in front of a morgue as an undertaker prepared John T. Mevitt’s body for transport. The runaway crashed into a cab, toppled the coffin, and damaged the hearse and street debris near Bellevue Hospital and the Nurses’ Home.
A fire destroyed the Wemple Gravely Tobacco Company factory in Danville, with total losses about 570000. The blaze began in the better room and spread rapidly, damaging surrounding properties owned by Awift & Co. and Mr. F. Burton, estimated at around 5000. The fire area is in the tobacco district and under control. Nearby ocean liner movements and a marriage ceremony in Rockville are also noted in the report.
Special to Waynesboro Petersburg Va Sept 8 The deposed Henrico County treasurer Hecker was reelected in a close finish over Froaler the incumbent and Solomon and Wendenburg also defeated Pro Clement united with Vines Officials report Hecker’s small majority signals a political shift in the county body The body of James Walker drowned near Shore Street was found near the Appomattox River after he disappeared last Monday during a Norfolk excursion train trip
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