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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1907
Page
4
Fragmented OCR notes describe Republicans and Democrats engaging in county and city elections with mentions of state attorney and party conventions. Names and locations are garbled, but reference to wards, conventions, and central committees indicates a contested political landscape.
An account of a pageant in Mexico with society women parading, a notable exhibit featuring an automatic display and a young marshal. It mentions attendees and an event celebrating community contributions, with notes on exhibitors and local dignitaries.
A burglary at Marshall Street yields displaced ornaments and six foot tall knobs missing from doors. Police report front door damage while detectives pursue multiple leads as area residents react to the incident.
The season opens amid scattered notes on oyster fisheries and a tragic blaze at Mounts site near Suffolk. Four year olds were killed in a rural stable fire as investigators consider matches from a nearby source. Also reported are a Suffolk marriage and a Norfolk couple leaving for Chesapeake with family ties.
Special to The Wasttastes Post reports Exmin G Williams accusing Richmond council members of taking municipal contracts in violation of state law. He named Councilman Wittenire as contractor at the city home and alleged unauthorized extra work. Dr Williams cited concrete evidence and linked this to all city departments. bills ordered by Wittahire were suspended pending investigation.
William Smith, a respected Culpeper County farmer, is killed by a shot as he stood on his porch. Authorities arrest William Seal and Byrd Jenking, with bloodhounds deployed to track the assailants. The motive remains unclear amid family tensions and threats previously reported.
A Washington man, 54, a former Keyser bank director and longtime educator, was fatally injured yesterday evening on Knobley Mountain while en route from Burlington West Virginia with Stoller Stortz. The car failed to operate on descent and plunged down the hill. his hat flew off and he jumped, dying three hours later at Keyser Hospital. He leaves a wife and four children.
The University of Virginia will receive the only life size bust of Thomas Jefferson, cast in bronze, by H Daniel Webster. It was erected by J Ackerman Coke MD of New York and will be exhibited at Tiffany & Co in New York before being sent to the Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. Dr Coles has ordered a replica to be cast for the university.
About 500 veterinarians from two states gathered in Richmond to discuss control and eradication of contagious livestock diseases. The three day convention in session focused on methods to prevent spread and improve sanitorium practices, with professionals addressing state livestock health concerns.
Negro condemned for the murder of Charles T Smith in Alexandria allegedly attempted to escape from Fredericksburg jail after sawing a cell bar. Deputies warned him of being shot, and Midgets pledged violence if shot. Authorities suspect confederates in Fredericksburg aiding a breakout. Military protection surrounded the trial.
A Democratic meeting opened in the Alexandria courthouses with Former Judge J M Love as permanent chairman and C Canin the Alexandria Democratic nominee for the House of Representatives delivering an address. R Mgell and Walter Tliver spoke as Democratic nominees for State Senate and House of Delegates.
About forty men were surprised by four police officers while playing cards in woods near Danville on a Sunday afternoon. Twenty four were arrested for gambling in a public place and released with a warning after arraignment. Ages ranged from youths in their teens to men up to forty five.
Washington correspondents, visiting Jamestown Exposition managers, were shown warships off the exposition after touring Sunday. They spent the day on the grounds and left for the National Capital. Daisy Ro Cost of Lovettors, Va, and William J Smith of Harper Ferry, W Va, were married in Charlestown this morning.
Bristol Virginia Sept 16 The South and Western Railway line from Eastern Kentucky to the South Atlantic seaboard carries an estimated cost of 50 million dollars. Carter backed by New York financier Thomas F Ryan has funded the project. The road is about 7 percent done with a length near 150 miles. Nearly 29 thousand dollars a mile cited, with over 7.28 million spent so far. Tunnels through Clinch Mountain at Clinchport and near Dante and Marion VA are planned along with smaller tunnels as the line crosses rugged sections of Kentucky Virginia Tennessee North and South Carolina.
The dedication honored Massachusetts soldiers who died in the Civil War and are buried in Winchester National Cemetery. Governor Curtis Guild Jr. spoke, introduced by Winchester Mayor Harry H Baker, with remarks from Dr John P Hyde and RL Gray Williams. The ceremony included a Confederate Cemetery monument decoration by Massachusetts soldiers and a reception for Guild and officials.
Marion F White of Rockville files in Circuit Court for absolute divorce from Emma B White after over forty years of marriage. Claim includes desertion and repeated violent episodes in Wisconsin and Michigan, with five children, three living, and pension disputes cited. recent similar divorce of Mrs Mary Kahthoes noted in Derwood.
In a heated party convention at Honaker Virginia the Republican party of the Third senatorial district nominated Roland Chew of Clintwood Dickenson County as their candidate for the Senate seat. Chewe is a prominent lawyer who has not previously sought public office. Democrats have not yet announced a candidate and observers expect a strong Republican showing in the district.
Virginia obituaries report several deaths: Suitalk Get 1 Mia Bteliasa Pritchatt aged 54 died here last night. Elizabeth Duck 92 widow of Timothy Duck died in Isle of Wight County. Luray Page County sees Aira Lee Long wife of a wealthy farmer die in Richmond after visiting the James Town Exposition. Charles J West 25 died of typhoid fever, survived by parents, two sisters, and four brothers. Lew Engey died at home after three weeks of blood poisoning, survived by husband and one month old son. John J Baker 70, longtime Winchester resident, died at home. Hochal Hilin of Stephens City survived by husband and three sons and three daughters.
A Washington Post report details Rev William Sims and Mrs Helen Dorn living together with no apparent ostracism as they pursue what they call a "soul marriage" amid controversy. Dorn and Sims describe education of neighbors and changing moral laws as essential to their relationship, while critics label them immoral. The article chronicles visits to cemeteries and a rescue mission, plus reactions from the clergy and public. The piece weaves in a separate court hearing note on Capt. J Phillip Roman related to Congressman Pete.
A Virginia column argues the Republican party is in decline as it marginalizes black voters. It cites Norfolk and Alexandria meetings nominating E. L. Howard, critiques fly white tactics, notes black enfranchisement history, and laments the party’s drift from Lincoln era principles toward patronage and exclusion.
A sharp cotton price collapse on the New York Cotton Exchange sent the October option below 1 cent a pound for the first time since June. Prices slid about 52 to 55 points, roughly $2.50 per bale under Saturday’s close and $7.60 per bale from the September high. Speculative liquidation and fears of weaker southern markets drove heavy trading and volatility. Oct options dipped to 1097 and January to 1122 with total sales estimated around 690000 bales.
In Philadelphia on September 16 Ada Smith age nineteen and George Denver age twenty three were drowned when a small twelve foot boat capsized in the Delaware River near Billingsport. Mrs Ray Springer and her two children were saved after clinging to the overturned craft. Denver remains missing. A rescue party recovered Ada Smith's body beneath the boat.
Staunton Virginia special to The Washington Post reports Harry Lushbaugh was tried in Corporation Court and acquitted of felonious assault for striking Joe Dawson a Black man with a wrench when Dawson did not address him as Mister The incident occurred in Staunton on Sept 16. In a separate dispatch from Kokand Russian Turkestan four strong earthquakes were recorded between 1 and 2 o clock last night and this morning on Sept 16.
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