Taft Near Death in Rail Accident
Taft driver speeds east and almost goes into ditch inrail incident. Local authorities investigated the accident with minor injuries reported to one passenger.
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1908
Page
9
Taft driver speeds east and almost goes into ditch inrail incident. Local authorities investigated the accident with minor injuries reported to one passenger.
Despite refusal to accept the national chairmanship Hinchcock remains a contender in the ongoing political contest His name continues to surface as a possible candidate and supporters believe he may still win the post.
Secretary Taft rode the Pennsylvania flyer when a piston rod broke on the locomotive at about 50 miles an hour near Coshocton. The derailment was avoided by the towerman and engineer who stopped the train on a sharp curve. Taft and Kelloggs dined in the car and escaped serious danger as the engine was secured. a replacement locomotive was sent to continue the journey.
A high speed racing tourer collided with a standing car near Hempstead Long Island killing J K Arosemina of New Rochelle New York and injuring six others including two who were taken to Nassau Hospital. The deceased and injured were in both vehicles.
In Portland Oregon six people were hurt when two heavily loaded electric cars and their trailers collided head on at Archer station on the Mt Scott division of the Portland Railway Light and Power company. More than 200 people were aboard the cars yet injuries were limited. The crash occurred in daylight on a straight stretch of track.
Warm weather sent thousands to beaches in New York on June 21 and eight drownings were reported. Police records also indicate several additional missing persons, though details remain unconfirmed.
San Jose California June 21 Roosevelts pledge to Japan noted as backing diplomacy or exclusion legislation if diplomacy fails Hayes says president confirmed he would seek exclusion law if needed to protect Pacific coast. statement framed as presidential support for tough action.
Secretary Loeb said he knew nothing of Representative Hayes remarks at a San Jose Asiatic Exclusion League event or any president's message to California. He had not seen the president that day and the matter had not been brought to his attention.
Representative James S. Sherman of Utica New York, Republican vice presidential candidate, visited Cleveland today as the guest of former Governor Myron T. Herrick.
In New Mexico near St Vrain R M Sallier and Edward Jones died in a simultaneous duel over a cattle dispute. Both men were wealthy neighbors, and the feud date lines to an old quarrel. In South Dakota E H Baldwin and Edward Graham were wounded in a road duel near Spring Creek. Baldwin died and Graham, shot twice, survived, with Graham surrendering after the clash witnessed by Baldwin's former wife.
In London on June 21 a massive suffragette gathering in Hyde Park drew about a half million participants. Processions stretched a mile and crowds filled streets as leaders and about 20 speakers urged Parliament to grant women the vote. The display showcased organization and vigor amid peaceful protest.
Investigation into the Arcadia explosion suggests a bomb placed in cargo to blow up the Hamburg American liner at sea. Three men killed and several injured as holes in bodies and torn clothing point to an act of sabotage amid worker strikes at Hamburg.
John A. Benson Henry A. Hyde Henry P. Dimond and J H Schneider face a land fraud conspiracy case in Washington DC with a jury report due after a long trial. Prosecution cost exceeds one hundred thousand dollars as witnesses from California Oregon and other states testified on alleged illegal land acquisitions.
In Cleveland on June 21 John Kelley a 75 year old retired contractor fatally wounded his wife Margaret 75 with a hatchet during a quarrel over their savings. He then struck himself and was found unconscious. both were hospitalized with Mrs Kelley having a fractured skull and likely recovery for Wes ley. The couple were about to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary and had gone to church before the attack.
James Cantillion of Marinette Wisconsin, who was totally blind, regained his sight at Bellevue hospital today during a fit of hysterics after the surgeon told him his case was hopeless and he would likely remain blind for life.
A man and a woman are condemned to death at Warsaw for involvement in a failed plot against General Skallon governor general of Warsaw. Seventeen more death sentences were announced today from various towns and cities in Russia.
Delegates from the Illinois State Federation of Labor convention in Springfield endorse John Mitchell for governor and pledge their individual support.
A dispatch from Irkutsk reports the American car in the New York to Paris race has crossed Lake Baikal and is expected to reach the lake region soon. The German car remains in Irkutsk and will stay there until Monday.
William J. Bryan issues a statement criticizing the anti injunction plank of the Chicago Republican platform. He argues it insults labor and misleads wage earners, charging Taft allies drafted the language to favor courts while masking opposition to labor.
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