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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1911
Page
8
Sanitary Inspector Dr Hulbert Young pledges ongoing enforcement to purge un sanitary shops and illicit outlets in suburbs. The notice outlines strict actions to close unsanitary premises, warning offenders of intensified inspections and penalties amid mounting public health concerns.
Fragmentary OCR text references E J Wade, possibilities of finance for a railroad, and a misused social context. Names and connections are unclear, with garbled phrasing about motives, tears, and personal actions. Multiple broken phrases mention a person named Wade and implied relations.
John Wilson Morgan known as the Desperada of California attempted a bank hold up at Citizens National Bank Laurel by forcing clerks to fill a satchel with cash. A clerk’s shot scattered the robbery and Morgan was captured shortly after.
The readable text outlines a bank incident with a revolver on a desk, a masked figure confronted by tellers, and an investigation into the offender’s identity. Names and places are garbled, but the event involves a posturing robber, a police inquiry, and speculation about the suspect’s age and background.
Miss Morstin reports to Voss Vorgan that her brother John was not with their father in California where the engineer was building a bridge. She says their father, now ill with tuberculosis, took John away years ago, and adds no estrangement exists though letters rarely answered.
William Jennings Bryan called on former President Theodore Roosevelt in New York. They discussed general topics and agreed they had had a cordial visit, sharing brief remarks about ongoing political matters.
Disaster reports from Hunan and Sichuan describe widespread famine and flood. Pestilence follows retreating waters in Changteh, with survivors heavily affected and imports strained. Western observers monitor Chinese unrest while naval forces prepare protection for missionaries amid uncertain security.
Kermit Roosevelt leads a hunting expedition from Boston toward Bathurst New Brunswick to gather moose caribou and possibly other wildlife for the National Museum in Washington. The group travels with full hunting equipment and plans several weeks in the Nepissaquet River country.
Special to The Washington Post Trenton N J Sept The king of pickpockets James Newman alias Bid Carter is sent to New Jersey State prison for ten years at hard labor by Judge Gmichtel Newman aged 71 has spent fifteen years behind bars He acted as an instructor for youths teaching them the trade Pupils turned daily proceeds to him who divided the share Newman and pupil Howard Sternburg 20 operated on trolley cars from the country towns In Sternburgs capture Newmans part was disclosed through tips from police
District estimates for oil appropriation and related budgets face delays as the board of education and the board of charities lag in preparing figures. President Taft urged a September 4 release, but Secretary Wilson is away and the archival tables have not begun. Officials expect combined figures to exceed $12.9 million with funds sought for parking improvements.
A trove of birth announcements lists William S Barton and Myra B Fitzhugh of Pulaski Ya The Rey Wilburn. Mattalew James RBemnten and Anna L Canding han af The Rev L Pate. Merritt Taylor and Otavia Mc Read from Philadelphia and Smithfield Va. many other names including Eugene Te Katherine Moh boy Robert and Rhoda Waldron girl, and a long list of births. Death notices record Susanne King 60, Charles A Leith 69, and multiple ages at Home for Aged and Tuberculosis Hospital along with hospital fatalities and infants. The notices cite births and deaths across Washington area and surrounding states with numerous personal names and ages.
Weather report notes generally fair conditions across most regions Friday night into Saturday with warmer trends in the upper Mississippi valley plains and northern Rockies. Frosts reported in Wyoming and Montana. showers likely in the South Atlantic and east Gulf states. Winds variable to moderate by coast. Potomac and nearby rivers remain slightly muddy.
Northwest Washington lot advertised for 1000 dollars. Buyer may raise funds from building associations or banks on the first mortgage while a second mortgage covers lot costs. Requirement to build a home at once. For details write Box 442, Washington Post.
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