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Radical sect followers declare doomsday near as services spill into late night vigil. Nervous energy rises among members and children, with 43 baptized today amid final talks on prophecy and end times.
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1909
Page
4
Radical sect followers declare doomsday near as services spill into late night vigil. Nervous energy rises among members and children, with 43 baptized today amid final talks on prophecy and end times.
The Dutch steamer Zeeburg bound from Hamburg to Jacksonville ran ashore on the south jetty at Mayport during a gale. Seas wash over the smokestack as tugs struggle to reach her while the Iroquois and Arapahoe monitor the wreck. Rescue cutter Yamacraw sought to assist but was tied up north from Charleston.
Cardinal Gibbons supported a Massachusetts judge's ruling that confessional communications are generally not privileged before a court, though a priest cannot be compelled to reveal confessional secrets. Legal scholars note practical privilege rests on clerical custom, with strong reluctance to disclose sacred matters.
W Martin was arrested in Roanoke at Bedford County officials request on a bigamy charge. He had fled and sought a divorce from his first wife in Vanila County but was turned over to Bedford officers. The case follows weeks of pursuit and legal actions as authorities seek to resolve the alleged bigamy.
Montgomery County election supervisors fill vacancies from resignations naming John W. Case Republican officer for Gaithersburg district and Henry MCI Sy tea Democrat member Clagett Charlie Shane among appointees. The article notes placements in the Gaithersburg district and mentions replacements affecting the Montgomery Board.
A. G. Varela owned Levant, named winner for most beautifully decorated launch in The Washington Post Carnival and Regattas. The boat featured 30 glowing incandesren bulbs, red white drapery, national signal decor, and a large white rose anchor, lit by searchlights. Electric work by Tasker Electric Company, guests included Miss Texcer and Miss Flanagan, with after carnival dance at Corinthian Yacht Club.
H. L. Ford, a Civil War veteran, collapsed after tumbling down stairs. He had not attended public duties since the Battle of Manassas but insisted on going about alone despite age and fatigue.
A former Manassas veteran, Herbert J. Ford, died after a fall on apartment stairs in New York. Ford, blind and pensioned under a congressional act, had served with New York volunteers in the war. His son and daughter, in New York, arranged funeral plans as investigators note his long life and memory for Dickens.
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