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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1909
Page
41
Report from Western Division of Potomac Park notes many highly bred horses noticed on the sands as Taft rode the track. Improvements and open roads draw equestrians, with daily riding expected as President Taft uses the Speedway.
Police report details a missing woman whose apparel washed ashore near Awkaway Beach. Her husband says she planned to travel to Indianapolis, and investigators note a packed suitcase and money at home, while the family recalls silverware and other valuables from the house. Reports indicate witnesses saw the wife with women near the shore days before, but no body has been recovered.
A chaotic hour in the town center as a touring group clashed with local poultry workers. A prize cockerel was killed, a fence was damaged, and several bystanders reported injuries while police investigated the disruptive incident.
A man named Stepper fell from a second story window at his home on M2 E Street near North Street around 12 to 1 a.m. Saturday. He was rushed by physicians to the hospital in serious but improving condition. His mother and other relatives visited the hospital yesterday.
Andrew B Trudgian III was operated on at George Washington University Hospital after about four weeks with typhoid fever and related ailments. Doctors express hope for his recovery. He recently graduated from Central High School and led the first battalion High School Cadets.
Burgess James Chambers of Vandergrift issues a proclamation forbidding Labor Day celebrations in his domain sparking local mockery. The United States Steel plant tolls and workers usually camp outside town to observe the holiday as in prior years. The dispute centers on Septembers Labor Day date and state norms versus local authority.
The United States Pacific fleet, armored cruisers in fog bound harbor, weighed anchor this afternoon and began a long cruise for Asiatic waters. Spectators watched from cliffs as the fleet departed through the Golden Gate. The force will head to Honolulu then the Orient and join the Asiatic squadron for practice in Philippine waters.
In a 180 person ceremony Rev Dr Bratenacht laid the cornerstone for St David's Protestant Episcopal Church on the Glen Echo line. The stone held a Bishop Harding photo, a diocesan journal, Bible, prayerbook, coins, and Bratenacht’s Ephesians passage.
Delegates numbering in the thousands arrive by incoming trains for the twenty fourth annual encampment of the Union Veteran Legion in Washington on September 7 1911. National Commander Thomas J Shannon leads events at Arlington Hotel with receptions and executive meetings planned. The Ladies Auxiliary No 23 assists in social activities as officials schedule photographs campfires and automobile tours around the city.
A drunken Henry Simms, a dark skinned man, wandered Georgia Avenue early morning, tumbling into mud and water. Bicycle Officer Sullivan found him weaving and accused him of being drunk and disorderly and stealing a lantern, delivering him to the Tenth precinct.
The Washington Post reports Wilkes-Barre police say Alice Butenewics a one year old girl who vanished on Thursday Sept 1 has been located in Hornell New York. Hornell police say she escaped from a house where she was kept and that she had been abducted by H J Cameron who will be brought to trial. The girl said Cameron took her to do work and kept her prisoner in a room.
The government cables between Washington and the Potomac forts will be repaired by Torpedo Planters rather than the Joseph Henry. Capt. Jesse T. Rhodes notes cables must be in perfect order for fortress defense, with telephones linking guns to orders. The Joseph Henry, a modern 36-man crew ship, has repaired lines damaged by the Irene and earlier incidents, and is expected to finish work this week.
Reformers announce they may pursue additional legal steps but vow not to disclose details about the Thor plane. Authorities and residents await further actions as the moisture-heavy conditions complicate the city’s public safety and regulatory review.
Atlantic City defied reformers by keeping Sunday liquor sales and opening saloons, while Sunday baseball continued. Authorities in New Orleans arrested Mayor Stoy over noncompliance with orders to close saloons, and Detectives plan further arrests. Prosecutor Goldenberg said state agents will stay for a month to stamp out gambling in the resort.
Columbus Ohio September reports a MI student from Ohio State University, De la Pena, killed by Mexican raiders for opposing Diaz’s reelection. He hailed from a prominent Guadalajara family, his father a former Maximilian era soldier and ranch owner. Friends recall his defense of Diaz and his Cosmopolitan Club activity.
An official statement issued to government relief centers reports Monterey area fatalities from the Santa Catarina River flood at about 3,00, with around 20 other deaths outside Monterey, totaling roughly 388 casualties in the district.
Beulah Land Hood Furer fruit farm of Oscar Vanderbilt ships two boxes of select winter banana apples to Washington for President Taft. A committee of Arpla Growers Union, Vanderbilt, and the purchaser will judge and pack every apple on conformation size flavor and keep. Each box around 5. likely $5 per box, about six bits per apple. Apples to be shipped in November and shown briefly at the Washington port.
Judge Conway Whittle Sams, associate justice of the Maryland Supreme Bench and a leading Baltimore lawyer, died at the Brighton Hotel Atlantic City at noon after a bout of acute indigestion. Born in 1842 in South Carolina, he studied at Johns Hopkins and Maryland Law, practiced in Baltimore, and served on the bench after appointment by Governor Crothers. He left two sisters and was accompanied by his physician.
An employee of the Little River Lumber Company in Savier County near Blount County was shot dead in an ambush at a camp. A fellow worker is suspected, and a warrant has been issued. The incident occurred early this afternoon as the victim left camp armed with a rifle.
Virginia railroads plan to transport material and provide free labor and equipment for highway construction at actual cost. William H. White says the plan aims to speed up a state wide road network, using convict labor and railroad cooperation to slash costs and boost intercity freight. Four road types are tested including a new grey soil road in Halifax and other counties in Virginia and nearby North Carolina.
Mercersburg Classis Potomac synod restricts sale of the old Reformed Church property at Quincy to avoid Mormon ownership in Franklin county. The buyer Noll of Quincy agrees ground must never pass to Mormons, with fallback to Mercersburg if violated. Noll sold church material to United Brethren for a new building at the Quincy Orphanage.
In Wheeling West Virginia on September 3 Charles MoDel of Benwoog Virginia angrily seized sharpened broomsticks and hurled one at 10 year old Jos Cobinaki striking the head. The sharp point penetrated to three inches, the boy died minutes later. MoDeht was jailed in Marshall County at Mowndaville.
Cumberland Md Sept report notes republican nominee Gustave Knaviem for the house of delegates in Alleghany county stricken with appendix illness. Several physicians attend and a surgical operation may be required. Also quiet on rector call at St Pauls Church Lynchburg Virginia and cornerstone laid for Church of God in Chathamburg with sermon by Rev Dr C E Farney.
Special to The Washington Fest Rockville Ma Sept 5 Rockville will be in the possession of 109 or more public school teachers of the county during the Week on the Annual Teachers Institute County superintendent Earle Wood announces a new program including Dr. M Bateson Woe Cale Senge 30 anche Cramer Prof A 5 Marve and others leading sessions and lectures.
The Central Hotel at Kisunodsville in Garrett county was destroyed by fire yesterday. George Long, who was in Connellsville, returned home to find the hotel consumed. Long had bought the hotel about two years ago for $000, and it was a frame structure in the heart of town with no fire protection and high insurance costs noted.
Labor Day will be observed in Alexandria with many stores open until noon and city offices closed. Many residents left the city for pleasure trips while others planned fishing and hunting outings in nearby marshes. Amateur fishermen and crabbing activity were reported, with several creeks attracting anglers. The Elks Lodge paused meetings, resuming next Monday, and a church service was canceled due to a death. A disorderly conduct arrest trio was taken into custody after midnight on Prinegs Street.
Speelgton and Crozet planters in Albemarle report firmer prices for Albemarle Pippin apples. Contracts total 6000 barrels at 375 per barrel yielding about 1709 dollars net for Wayland and 2,000 plus for Horsley and Whitehead. Harvest to begin around September 15 with estimates of 1500 to 2060 barrels from Horsley’s new orchard.
Mrs Blanche Norment Powell Drewry of Richmond was a guest at the Jefferson Park Hotel since August. She was found dead in her room yesterday afternoon, apparently died hours earlier. Daughter of Dr Powell, she leaves three children. The body was sent to Richmond for burial. Town residents note she had been ill but attended events earlier in the week. The Takoma Park voters face a $19,000 water filtration plant and meter bond issue at a September 1 session.
Health report details a facility near Bolling An Weite with observations on water quality and air conditions. The document mentions a medical staff unit, a tentative date June 10, and a care address at MHS in Bolling. Further unclear notes reference air and sulfur content with a European toothpaste description.
A damaged notice from Forest Glen Maryland outlines a forthcoming board meeting. It mentions participants and a general agenda but readable fragments are limited and no clear date specifics are preserved.
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