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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1907
Page
37
A crowded Baltimore session saw the State Central Committee approve a plan while Lees proposal was voted down. The meeting featured many candidates, with primaries planned for the general election day. The committee discussed regularity measures to regulate voting and appointed judges for forthcoming procedures. Lightning disinterred body.
A May 10 vote at the Virginia Baptist Church to retain Pastor Rev Eli Tart failed to prevent a meeting of male members. The court adjourned after a tense session, with the mayor kept informed. Tart remained in Washington while awaiting further orders.
In Baltimore on September 10 a suit was filed seeking $1000 from Orana Mes Isaze Emerson. T Mitchell Horner claims his wife remains estranged and cannot be located despite extensive efforts. He believes she may be abroad with her sister in London. Daisy Emergon married Mr Horner in 189 and the couple have lived apart since. Horner, Southern agent for Emerson Drug Co in Atlanta, seeks relief after his wife’s disappearance followed a May order from Emerson dismissing workers, with Horner remaining in Atlanta pursuing business connections.
The Great Council of the League States Improved Order of Red Men adopted an amendment barring future membership for saloon keepers and bartenders. The vote on admitting past sachems failed 135 to 68. Exposition ceremonies drew governors and delegates, with remarks from Govs Swanson, Higgins, and Tucker.
Contractors continue work on the Virginia Air Line road through Fluvanna County with about a third of the total length from Lindsay to Palmyra completed. Trains may reach Palmyra from the north by December 1 as development proceeds amid steady progress and funding.
The Democratic primary in Virginia's Fourteenth Senate district remains undecided. Official and unofficial returns show Lewis H Machen of Alexandria leading R Ewell Thornton of Fairfax by 26 votes, with several precincts from Prince William and Fairfax still unheard. Counts from Alexandria City and County favor Machen, while Prince William results are incomplete, leaving the final tally to an official count. Machen and Wedderburn split votes in Alexandria, with Thornton leading in Prince William by large margins. Fairfax returns could tilt the outcome. The Democratic nominee faces Republican JoC De Putron of Fairfax.
A Special to the Warntoging notes the Washington Baltimore and Annapolis Railway may open to the National Capital on November 18. Completion faces possible delay as third rails are laid to serve both standard gauge Washington road and wider gauge United Railways lines. General Manager Shannahan says a Washington to city agreement date is not yet set, and he denies plans for a Chesapeake Beach link.
Special to The Washingwon rege Lynchburg Sept 10 in the Circuit Court Joseph Micen timer was ruled for the murder of Mrs Flora Watking near this city on June 7. The Gefenne was Insanity at 7 o'clock as the jury could not agree they were locked up at the hotel until tomorrow morning.
Norfolk Virginia reports describe a Democratic stronghold shift as anti administration forces capture a majority of the city committee members in the state senate nomination race. A local scene notes 15 of 24 committeemen aligning with the opposition as significance grows for forthcoming contests. Meanwhile, a separate item mentions a church site controversy in Rockville and court reports from the Fourth Circuit.
A Sept 11 wedding at St. Mark’s church joined Benjamin Major Vance of West Point and Miss Charm Nichole Ewart of Richmond in a formal ceremony attended by family and local dignitaries. The bride’s mother presided as president of the Womans Missionary Union of Virginia. The groom is a practicing veterinary surgeon. attendants included Harbere Woodward and DJ Salty Bagby. The service was conducted by Rev Dallas Tucker in Richmond, with celebrations at the bride’s home and reception nearby.
The Radford district fair opened in perfect weather with nearly 160 race entries across sixteen heats. Horsing on the grounds is valued around 750000 dollars, and premiums total 3430. Notable winners include Lady May in the 3WD pace, St Louis in the 217 pace, Guy Rector in the 217 trot, Ame 22014, and Vern Vickers in the half mile running race. Riders and owners hail from Wilmington Del to Roanoke Va, with many entries from Virginia Breeding and Training Association and local farms.
The United States Steel Corporation backs a Fairmont and Southern railway from West Virginia coal fields toward Pittsburgh to develop Tygarte Valley properties. Builders Ralph Overholt and B F Overholt, cousins of Frick, plan a line from Belington through Barbour County to the Monongahela River via Grafton and Fairmont, with Wabash possibly using it to reach Pittsburgh. The aim is to supply coke and coal to Pittsburgh area plants, leveraging cheap Maryland Steel Company finance and underbidding on big contracts.
A sheriff leads a posse chasing Ernest Copeland of Hillsboro for beating his wife and mother while intoxicated. The wife is critically hurt with a broken leg and fractured collar bone. The mother was seriously injured after intervening, and neighbors who intervened were attacked. Copeland fled into Clarke County and has not been captured.
Special to The Washingtons reports that at the United Cigarette Machine Company plant in Lynchburg Virginia about thirty men walked out demanding shorter hours and paid ten days in September. At Glamorgan Pipe Works six machinists left to press the reinstatement of discharged workers. Both plants deny union control and say the walkouts signal a broader effort to compel concessions.
Lynchburg Va Sept 1 The board of aldermen tonight concurred in the ordinance granting the Southern Railway a franchise for a new detour around the city and through the West End. Mayor Smith is expected to approve. The ordinance, pending for months, authorizes a passenger station two miles from the current Union Station. The new route will shorten trips by about thirty minutes. The board also approved creating a city forestry department to care for trees.
Special to The Waabtarton Post reports Louis Johnson FG Lynn W Nichols and WS Etheridgy jailed after a murder on Avon street rear of the Palace andoon. Police allege robbery motive. prisoners to be examined again. West Virginia Supreme Court proceedings noted with multiple appeals and rulings across counties including Tucker and Ohio.
Charles Johnson alias Mason, Robert Johnson, Cluster Wilson, and Benjamin Matley indicted for forging the firm name of W A Smoot & Co to small checks and stealing a gold watch from Councilman Frank Chipinks. Johnson may face eight years if guilty. other cases, including arson and burglary, continued or set for trial. Justice Julian Pelton, newly appointed notary, appeared in court.
In the Democratic primary two wards held contests for city Democratic committee seats. In Secunda ward Launa Brill led with 20 votes, HT Cock 19, and John Wo May Wo. In Touchh ward Charles Benheim led the slate with 10 votes. Jane Fitzgerato Jol and Courtney Acton each had 10. Each ward filled two committee seats. May and Acton were defeated. J A Brown, an armed watchman for Washington Southern Railway, fell from a second story window, breaking a collar bone and was hospitalized. John Penn convicted of stealing brass from the Southern Railway and jailed 90 days after admitting to selling brass to a dealer. City clerk issued 651 permits for white children to attend school, bringing total permits to 1,071. Horse theft reported at 61 King Street from M oH Parker & Bro.
A Hague conference approved by 24 to 2 a plan to create a permanent prize court to judge ships captured at sea. The tribunal would include judges from the United States Great Britain Russia Germany Austria Hungary Italy France and Japan with smaller nations contributing one judge for each year based on mercantile tonnage. A later proposal to appoint fifteen judges from each country was rejected and the U S envoy Choate announced continued work toward a workable project with invited ambassadors to discuss future meetings.
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