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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1907
Page
30
Coroner rules Austa McLanahan, a Baltimore banker, died after being mistaken for his employee. The body was identified over the telephone by a supposed victim. Witnesses described a fitting scene as the coroner investigated the strange death and questioned relatives and officials.
Disjointed text hints at a pursuit or incident involving an auto and fleeing driver, with scattered names and fragments of locations and actions. The readable parts mention a chase, possible weapons or alarms, and references to official actions, but no coherent sequence or clear outcome is present.
A Chicago woman Mrs Martyn offers to donate herself for a life restoring experiment by Prof George Poe of South Kurwatk. She writes from the Saratoga Hotel seeking to be used in a lung pumping device to revive gas victims, claiming she is a healthy 28 year old and eager to assist. The letter complains of sleep loss and outlines a scheme to reanimate victims by flushing the lungs with air and expelling poisonous fumes.
A Manhattan Lyceum gathering organized a local Welfare Brotherhood branch to aid hoboes with a "square deal" plan. Tamen Eades of St Louis led the effort, aiming to reform hoboes into better citizens and advocate public understanding of their needs.
Lois and Evelyn Fekul, two women from the city, were injured when their automobile was struck by a Northern Central express at a crossing. The collision occurred as a truck collided with the car and the engineer attempted to stop the train in time. Grandfather Adwaed Barether and other bystanders were nearby, with Mr. Hare escaping injury.
An angry crowd battered a door at a shoemaker Charles Jaeger. A noose was thrown during the disturbance. The accused fighter Vanrmugh reportedly struggled, the rope loosened, and Jaeger was left unconscious. Police later intervened as the mob dispersed.
New Jersey contenders shake up the governor race as former Judge Kane Cid of Newark declares for the GOP nomination before the state convention in Trenton. The move appears aimed at denying former Mayor Fram So Katermbuch the nomination, signaling expected floor turmoil at the convention.
A workman identified as John Kaet and others died from injuries after a fall from a ladder during construction by the Maryland Teuller and Saddley Company in Hagerstown. The accident occurred yesterday afternoon while he worked at the erection of a new bulding. The deceased was a member of Company B Fire Moni Regiment and a creck slur, according to local reports.
Reports from September 16 describe plans by the Bullmers and Old Railroad Co to install automatic signaling along the double tracked Ox Metropolitan Branch from Washington to Germantown. The system will operate automatically with block signals indicating entry and exit, and telegraph operators will supervise signaling while trains move.
M D Woodford former president of the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton Railroad died in Cincinnati while returning home with Islamiy from Charley, after a heart ailment at the American Hotel two weeks earlier. He was a veteran railroad man with service on Michigan Central, Western and Lake Erie, and the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton lines.
A broad OCR compilation lists numerous personal names, places, and institutions across cities like New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Boston. Included are mentions of hotels, universities, counties, and organizations, with scattered references to individuals such as Cradley, Knott, Reed, Guthrie, and Shaw. The text reads as a garbled directory of people and locales, lacking clear narrative or single event.
Special to The Washington Post reports Lucy Rows, an eighteen year old Columbus resident, fallen into a strange eighteen day slumber ending in death. Doctors outline a suspected gas poisoning and extreme anemia as possible causes. a post mortem is planned to seek concrete medical explanations.
Special to tng sv aameeten ru Rockville Vd Sent 16-Cht Spenner C dunes today for many atternd to the Rockville Baptist, av a site for their pro posed new house of worship the Shelot at the core of Washington and Jefferson street, recently purchased by him at a ceat of 240 The congregation voted mn inime ily to arope the offer .The location deeded upon is regardeds ad an Meal one Cal Jones also an nounced that he would contribute 650 toward the building fund-The Scate much Extension Society has agreed t contribute ROW and 8000 has been se cured from other sourzen making a total for HL 900 already in wight The proposer effee including turniah Ings ill vent 1009 but it is ledewed that no diffeulty will be experienced in yelping tin other 440 pedore the work of [eee is far under way It ws uped to complete the building with a tr ext twelve anonths
In heavy fog a Chesapeake and Ohio engine crashed into a Southern Railway stock train at a yard injuring crew. three cars demolished and three steers and thirty one sheep killed. One engineer died and other crew survived. funeral held for Mrs Louise Robinson at Grace Protestant Church.
Notices explain pension eligibility under various acts, with guidance for veterans, widows, and dependents. It covers rates, age thresholds, discharges, disability links, and how to file affidavits from physicians, plus procedures on reimbursements and attorney fees.
The document outlines a high court proceeding involving Durnin Guart Ion Extusleg of Ebereis tent Uharpe, and requests the Ram authority in the District of Columbia to review and amend acts related to the Gaime submission and property parcels. It names multiple property blocks and addresses and cites dates around September and October, detailing procedural steps, notices, and orders. The text references the Supreme Court, various officials, and notices to interested parties, including procedural timelines for objections and amendments.
The Norfolk and Portsmouth Truction Company hired Pinkerton detectives to expose fare evasion. Four conductors were fined and sentenced to thirty days in jail, with costs, after two days of hearings before Justice Sheith in the Cambridge Point district.
Frank Fuller, 45, a prominent resident of Sanda in Montgomery County, died of septic poisoning two months after being bitten by an insect while wading a stream during a fishing trip in the Adirondack Mountains. The infection developed after septic poisoning spread, leading to his death despite medical attention. He had served as postmaster at Fondsway and contributed to local American Broom and Brush Company developments.
Sept 13 in West Norfolk a blaze leveled the Frank Hitchcock Lumber Company yard. A drawbridge section and part of a train were destroyed. Estimated loss reaches 1000, fully covered by insurance. Eight dry kilns, distant from the plant and other property, were spared.
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