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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1907
Page
11
A farmer, Charles Larman, is linked to a poisoning incident involving his wife or companion in Montgomery County. Investigators report arsenic used in a meal, with details of a domestic dispute and a suspect named Larman. The case unfolds through court and police activity as officers search for the missing spouse and review marriage arrangements.
The meeting shows strong calls to reopen schools as trustees discuss budget line items Sian Sty and other officials push for a plan to restore operations. Amid proposals, a broad pushback from some board members emerges with focus on facility readiness and safety.
A mangled text reports a violent event involving a group of men, a dangerous pursuit, and subsequent arrest. Names and places are unclear but imply a fatal or serious assault. The fragment mentions bloodhounds, a party at a location, and individuals severely injured or detained.
A man named Ernest Simons appeared in Click Enointe court charged with typing causing death of Miss May Huateath of Wivertester after a vehicle collision near Laveaville. He faced grand jury terms and a preliminary hearing scheduled for Friday.
A testimonial clipped from a 19th century family column recounts how Grape-Nuts helped a family during illness and teething. The mother describes a sick eighteen month old gaining strength after using Grape-Nuts soaked in warm milk. The account cites prior illness, a striking recovery, and gratitude toward the cereal as a reliable food. It mentions other family members benefiting during a grueling bout with gripe and fever.
Sydney E. Mudd urges Gen L Allison Wilmer as Republican chief judge candidate for the Seventh Judicial circuit covering Charles St. Marys Calvert and Prince George counties. Democratic wave backs Judge Brisco for office. Adrian Posey pursues the nomination and a likely contest. The Sunclad convention meets at Le Plate on Thursday September 12.
Fire at the Berkley Ice Works, a major artificial ice plant, ruined the facility early today with an estimated loss of 50 000 dollars. The blaze started in the fire room near the boiler as sawdust fueled steam production. A worker identified as Treman reportedly slept and disappeared from the premises after the fire began. The wind blew fumes toward the water, limiting the spread. Large ammonia tanks were endangered during the blaze amid smoke and agitation.
The United States Improved Order of Red Men opened its alxth annual session in Norfolk with about 150 delegates and thousands of visitors. Key items include securing a permanent headquarters, with Chicago and Washington vying for the site and an office building costing 5000 to 720000 dollars. Also discussed are admission rules, a Pocahontas degree, cooperation with fraternal groups for a national sanitarium in Las Vegas New Mexico, and other agenda items as the group meets during the Jamestown Exposition.
The Alexandria council is expected to approve a proposal from H. V. Richards of the Southern Railway to distribute 1,000 copies of "Historia Alexandia" at no cost. Richards offers to ship via Southern Express to Jamestown Exposition, relieving city officials of distribution expenses and using the books from the council chamber for complimentary exhibition and promotion.
Specter to The WastLystva Pow Richmond Virginia Rept. 9 WIR Harris a colored man will hang for attempted assault on Mint Lena Rowland 18 years old two weeks ago in her father's garden near Chester Virginia Indicted in Chesterfield County Court and tried immediately evidence showed he sprang from behind bushes and tried to overpower Mina Rowland her brother aided her in resisting the negro Whally confessed jury out fifteen minutes and verdict guilty with death penalty judge to pronounce sentence Wednesday Also report of a man injured by train wheel in Alexandria and a fire at Bromilaw Brick Company plant near Hunting Creek plus political campaign notes and a court not guilty verdict for grand larceny with copper wire theft.
Sixteen classes and over thirty entries mark the second annual Union Horse and Bolt Blow Association show at Unison Loudoun County with features including half mile flat races close-country hunting events and steeplechases. Liberal prizes and special trophies announced for the September event. Mrs Basan Lae vinsa Kearna of this county files for absolute divorce from Joseph A Kearn in Rockville Circuit Court. allegations of desertion after marriage in March 164.
Crawford Weaver aged twenty three died at his home following a stroke weeks after a prior attack. The death was noted during a court session of the Supreme Court of Appeals with reference to the Beaver death case and related legal proceedings in Marin and nearby jurisdictions.
James B Beck, aged about sixty two, of Orange County, Virginia, died at the Carter Hospital after a long illness. Survived by his husband and two children, the family mourns the loss as the community recalls his years of service and local ties.
In Winston Salem North Carolina on September 9 farmer John Eade of Surry County was shot and killed by tenant Nathan Donathan on Mr. Harry Eads farm after a dispute over chickens. Donathan, arrested, allegedly fired after a dispute over coop rules and poultry interference with a truck.
Eriil Rosenthal, claiming to be a Baltimore merchant, wandered New York with a “mind blank.” Chaperoned to the railroad station by a policeman, he took a train to Baltimore to rejoin his wife and family and resume business. A separate note reports Mrs Helen Wilson Talbott and Frederick Bernard Welch wed in Rockville at the E church, with Robart Webb as best man. the bride is the daughter of H Mauclos Talbott.
Special to The Washington Post Fredericksburg Virginia September 9 Thomas Raytop sixteen son of Thomas Raytop of Middlesex County drowned while fishing alone in a silted part of the Rappahannock River. The boat capsized and he was drowned. The body was recovered.
Virginia wedding notes record Richard Taylor and bride Haw Boling along with Walter Waldte, Dean, and Chartee Doe. Goudy officiated at Bethel Methodist on Thursday. Mise Yattte Boos served as matron of honor and Howard Wales as best man, in a small ceremony reported by the Parham church.
Mrs. W. N. Sadler wife of Baltimore Busher College president died suddenly in her state room on the Merchants and Minees steamer Ontario at Chesapeake and Ohio pier No. 8. Heart failure followed severe storm excitement. she and her party were returning from the Jamestown Exposition bound for Baltimore.
A Bristol band of mountaineers stopped a passenger train on the Virginia and Southwestern in Carter County Tennessee after ejecting a member. They attacked the conductor Captain Robert Carnahan and brakemen A D Crods and R B Taylor, firing pistols. Den Berry, 25, led the assault, was captured, and jailed in Elizabethton as the group dispersed. Brakeman Croncie was beaten near unconsciousness before rescue.
Special to The Washington Post reports a late 19th century aeronautics accident near Hampton Roads. Sarael Ludlow of Shelby piloted a large aeroplane tied to two naval cutters. A fire in the Cleveland Springs Hotel kitchen broke out, guests evacuated, but five men fell into the water. One missing body later recovered. several others saved. The aeroplane and cutter were swamped, causing extensive damage with a loss estimated at $15,000. The craft will be repaired and another flight attempted.
Wesley Warner colored, about 36, jailed in Hockville for the murder of Bernard Smith colored at Avepal near the Montgomery County line. A quarrel followed a craps game at Warner’s tenement after liquor was consumed. Warner says he fired no shot. eight witnesses give conflicting tales. The shotgun shot killed Smith instantly. seven pellets pierced his heart per Dr. W. T. Brown.
Malcolm Page Haines a 26 year old junior member of M. E. Haines & Son Baltimore brokerage firm, shot himself at his uncle’s Smithaburg home in Washington County. He had arrived from Baltimore earlier that day, appeared fatigued, and was not discovered until noon. His mother was informed by telegram that he was not at home. The West Virginia Knights of the Garden Engin elect officers at Huntington with T. E. Gaskill named grand chief and J. M. Garvin as supreme representative.
A violent incident near Pinesburg ends with Harry Cameron stabbed in the arm and a brawl involving multiple locals and three Italians after a bush meeting. Shots were fired but failed to harm anyone, and tensions led to barricades at a shanty. Most participants were from nearby towns and counties.
The Ruth production at Columbia Theater opens the 1977 season with Eugenia Ellison in the lead and Edwin Arden as her husband. Bernice Ward and supporting company deliver a melodramatic domestic tragedy adapted from Libin. Strong emotional acting, vivid scenes, and a generally favorable reception mark the show, highlighting Miss Ellison’s famed performance and Arden’s capable portrayal of Allan Buchanan.
A Pueblo program featured Chase’s-Ryan-Richfield Company with Vice President Makea Address. The show mixed humor and music, including Mike Hagerty in a sketch, a burlesque on Valida ville, ventriloquism, and piano by Lillian Apel. An evening banquet honored Fairbanks. audience laughter filled the Grand Hotel.
Special to The Washington Pot reports belief that Blanche Kohler, twelve, was kidnapped from 20 East 20th Street. A forged note to her mother and aunt inquiries prompted police to extend the search to Staten Island while relatives traced the girl’s movements after she left home on Friday. A suspect Italian fruit seller near the uncle’s home is under scrutiny.
In White Plains New York Supreme Court today Bent Suprem e Court tussles Morschauser of Orange New Jersey. He is authorized to examine Thomas Watson the electricity wizard in the case brought by the New York Phonograph Company against Hyman Barron. The action seeks a permanent injunction and accounting for profits from selling phono graphs and supplies in New York in violation of law. The suit involves more than 1 000 000 and targets other defendants as well.
Empress dowager and foreign powers eye constitutional change as Yuan Shih Kai pushes reform by appointing three imperial commissioners to study constitutional models in Japan Great Britain and Germany. The move signals a shift in central administration, undermining earlier Manchu commissions and foreshadowing deeper changes under Yuan and Chang Chitung amid throne interference.
Tenace Hapbersall aged sixty four a veteran conductor on the Baltimore and Ohio division collapsed and died aboard a northbound train near Bradahay after leaving Washington at 8 o clock. A physician passenger pronounced him dead after an examination and the body was sent to Philadelphia where he had lived for years. He had been serving as an absent conductor for cervical issues in the company.
Berlin reports that 147 followers of Hot tentot chief Morenga surrendered to German forces, including 47 warriors. The move is seen as ending a renewed threat of attacks into South West Africa, as Morenga’s force supposedly numbered about 409 and had paused offensive actions in British territory.
In Mexico City on Sept 7 1920 F P Moyales and B Mora were executed for using aviation to murder former Guatemalan President Barillas. Convicted last June and sentenced to death, their execution at Belt prison ends an international episode that once risked war between Mexico and Guatemala.
Oklahoma and Indian Territory received generous rainfall last night ending a severe drought. The soaking rain covered the area with widespread soaking and promises of steady soil recovery and better water supplies for towns and farms.
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