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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1909
Page
15
Horsemen praise the newly opened western division of Potomac Park for riding on a mild Sunday. Taft rode daily on the Speedway with several thoroughbreds stabled nearby. Improved roads, a ten mile circuit, and modern surface enhance training while winds kept many away.
Police report details a missing woman who left her clothes at a beach bathhouse. Her husband Herter believes foul play may be involved as investigators note a suitcase and funds at a savings bank, with notes of a planned trip to Indianapolis.
A chaotic county scene unfolds as a touring show disrupts a prize poultry event. Reports describe a cockerel attacked, several birds injured or slaughtered, and a caretaker removing fencing to separate battling fowls. The incident centers on Routwell and local handlers amid a tense, unfinished inquiry.
Steppar, a local resident, walked from a window at his home on M2 EB street around midnight Saturday and was found by physicians to be improving. His mother and relatives were at the hospital yesterday, while a companion reported the fall from the window to the street below.
Secretary Dickinson says appeals from cadets dismissed from the United States Military Academy for hazing have been forwarded to Washington for action. He notes the appeals received serious consideration but no further decision could be made at this time.
Andrew B Trudgian III, after about four weeks of illness with typhoid fever and related complications, underwent a surgical operation at George Washington University Hospital last Saturday. Friends and family hope for a restful recovery at Washington Grove. He graduated from Central High School that June and led the first battalion High School Cadets as major.
Burgess James Chambers of Vandergrift issues a proclamation forbidding Labor Day celebrations in his town, defying the state holiday decree. Residents treat it as a joke while United States Steel workers planned their traditional camp celebration a few miles away, continuing the prior custom.
The United States Pacific Fleet, anchored in San Francisco Bay, steamed out through heavy fog for a long voyage to Hong Kong and the Philippines. Spectators watched from cliffs as the armored cruisers left the Golden Gate to join the Asiatic squadron and conduct exercises in Philippine waters.
In a 180-person gathering at Latile Baltes station along the Glen Echo line, Rev Dr Bratenacht spoke on the rise of St David's Protestant Episcopal Church. He noted services were held in a rented hall for years before construction, and the cornerstone included a Bishop Harding photo, a diocesan journal, a Bible and prayerbook, coins, and his sermon text from Ephesians. The ceremony, aided by several parishes, announced future expansion plans and a 3,000 seat capacity choir area.
Delegates from the twenty fourth nominal encampment of the Union Veteran Legion pour into Washington on September 7 1911. National Commander Thomas J Shannon leads events at the Arlington Hotel with a welcome reception and executive meeting tomorrow. Expect large crowds and thousands attending with social functions hosted by the Ladies Auxiliary No 23 and District commissioners Chamber of Commerce.
Henry Simms a 19 year old Black man on Georgia Avenue was found intoxicated and disor derly while wandering in mud and water at dawn He lit a lantern from dirt piles and zigzagged along the road Bicycle Policeman Sullivan chased him and detained him at the Tenth precinct on charges of drunkenness and stealing a lantern belonging to the District
Sperial to The Washington Post reports 12 year old Alice Butenewics of Wilkes-Barre Pa was found in Hornell New York after being kidnapped and imprisoned there by H J Cameron. Hornell police say the girl escaped and Cameron is in custody awaiting trial.
The government plans to lay and repair cables between Washington and Havre de Grace using torpedo planters under artillery corps, not the Joseph Henry. Capt Rhodes says the job requires precise handling of submerged cables and telephones linking gun batteries, with repairs ongoing after prior damage from the Irene.
Reformers indicate plans to continue legal action and seek delays regarding the Thor plane, but will not disclose additional details at this time. The move follows ongoing debates over the project and related regulatory steps in Atlantic City.
Atlante Gib New Jersey Sept Citing reformers bid to shut down Sunday liquor trade Atlantic City keeps saloons open and gambling fights widen. Mayor Stoy faces action for defiance while Frederica Hernshelm dies in New Orleans at 99 after years of residence. Detectives widen arrests. Governor reform effort aims to stamp out gambling in the resort.
Columbus Ohio September reports MI student De la Pena of Ohio State University was killed by Mexican raiders for opposing Diaz retribution. Friends note he defended Diaz praising him as a great man. His family is prominent in Guadalajara with wealth and a Jalizco ranch.
An official government statement issued to relief headquarters estimates Santa Catarina River floods in Monterey killed about 3,000 people with roughly 20,000 displaced outside the city, totaling around 38,800 casualties in the affected district.
The Washington port of Portland, Oregon reports two boxes of select winter banana apples from Oscar Vanderbilt's Beulah Land Hood Furer farm may fetch about 5 to 6 dollars per box, with each apple priced at six bits. A committee will judge size flavor conformation and texture before packing under expert supervision for a possible exhibition in Washington.
Baltimore dispatch reports the death of Judge Conway Whittle Sams associate justice of Baltimore city’s supreme bench. Born 1842 in South Carolina, he studied at Johns Hopkins and Maryland Law School, practiced in Baltimore, and served in the Maryland bench. He died at the Brighton Hotel at Atlantic City after a bout of indigestion.
G J Rich ards an employee of Littl River Lumber Company was killed in Savier county near Blount count. a fellow worker suspected and a warrant issued. He had left camp shortly before the shooting.
Virginia railways announce free labor and equipment for road building as part of a state backed highway network. President White says the plan aims to boost freight and produce marketing, with counties bonded for road work and convicts used for construction. The initiative seeks faster interstate transport and uses new gray soil road tests in Halifax and nearby counties.
The Mercerburg classis Potomac synod reports sale of the Quincy church property near Montalto to DB Noll of Quincy with a stipulation that the grounds never pass to Mormon ownership. If such a sale occurs a plan to reverse the deal is stated, and Noll has sold church materials to the United Brethren for a new building at the Quincy Orphanage.
An angry man, Charles McDell of Benwood West Virginia, grabbed a sharpened broomstick and hurled it at 10 year old Jos Cobinski, piercing the skull and brain. Cobinski died minutes later. McDell was arrested and jailed in Marshall county.
Republican nominee for the house of delegates in Alleghany county, Mr Knieriem, was stricken with appendicitis yesterday. Doctors attend him. a surgical operation is expected. Former Cumberland city tax official, he was laid up as illness worsened. In Lynchburg Virginia, Dr. W. Barr, rector of St Pauls Church, has not decided on a New Orleans church call extended two months ago. In Hagerstown Maryland the cornerstone for the Church of God at Chatheraburg was laid with services led by Rev Dr C E Farney, editor of the Church Advocate.
Special to The Washington Fest Rockville Md Sept 5 Rockville will host 109 or more public school teachers during the week for the annual Teachers Institute County Superintendent Earle Wood has announced an new program featuring Dr. M Bateson Woe Cale Senge 30 anche Cramer Prof A 5 Marve and others set to speak during the event.
The Washington Post reports a blaze that leveled the Central Hotel at Kinisdsville in Garrett county yesterday. Long, who lived in Connellsville, was at home when the fire began. the two story frame hotel, bought by Mr Long about two years ago for $000, burned rapidly due to lack of fire protection and high insurance costs.
Washington Post Bureau reports Alexandria will observe Labor Day with many stores open until noon and public offices closed. Many residents left the city for trips while anglers expected on local creeks reported good fishing and bait. The Elks lodge resumes meetings next Monday. a church service casualty was noted, and arrests were made for disorderly conduct after complaints about crowds on Prineags Street.
Speelatea roe near Charlottesville Virginia reports the Albemarle pippin crop selling at 375 per barrel for 5000 barrels netting about 15709. H B Wayland of Crozet and Judge John D Horsley of Nelson also sold early crops to the same Northern firm. Whitehead of Nelson, a young grower, joined the deal as harvest begins around September 15 with 2500 trees expected to yield 1500 to 2060 barrels.
Mrs Blanche Norment Powell Drewry of Richmond was found dead in her hotel room at the Jefferson Park Hotel in Charlottesville. She was about 54 and survived by three children. The body was sent to Richmond for burial after an apparent death of several hours. Separately, Takoma Park voters will elect on September 1 to issue $19,000 in bonds for a water filtration plant and meters.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe health, resort, and location terms with scattered names and dates. The readable segments reference Virginia, an address at Bolling, and June 10, hinting at a planning or promotional notice tied to a resort or facility in a government or military-adjacent setting.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a place near Forest Glen Maryland and mentions persons and a date in September. The readable portions reference a pleasant scene and a board or head notice but lack clear actions, entities, or outcomes to form a definitive news item.
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