President Roosevelts Submarine Descent On Plunger
President Roosevelt rode the submarine Plunger during a long underwater descent in Long Island Sound. Lt. Nelson demonstrated diving to 0 feet, surface maneuvers, and a 1 minute turn amid stormy seas as observers noted the vessel’s capabilities and safety measures.
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Riggs to Again Lead Congressional Fight
Griggs of Groretin, a former congressional chairman in 1962, is poised to seek the Democratic chair. Democrats must pick a new leader after Cowherd’s defeat, with Griggs likely to appeal to the Georgian faction. The decision will come months ahead by a committee from each state and the union.
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War clouds over Far East as talks near rupture
The Associated Press reports that Emperor Nicholas’s reply partially answers President Roosevelt’s appeal but the conference nears collapse. Japan remains firm on price and terms, with Witte awaiting fresh instructions to salvage negotiations as the plan to end the dispute falters.
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Found Against Holmes Indicted Over Cotton Crop Leak
Washington reports Edwin Holmes Sr. of Washington, D C, ex associate statistician for the agriculture department, indicted by a grand jury for conspiracy to defraud the government. Two indictments cover Holmes and associates Frederick Peckham of New York and Moses Haas, with Holmes expected to return to answer in Washington. The case centers on alleged leakage of cotton crop report ahead of market.
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Romantic pardon appeal told in high society tale
New York Aug 26 A New York city lawyer Carl Fisher-Hansen will appeal to Governor Hughes for the pardon of a prisoner in Sing Sing who is innocent of theft. The man saved a woman’s name by taking the blame, and the woman, widow now, seeks justice for him. The pair’s scandalous past involves a vanished student, a forged name, and a blackmailing servant who profited from the affair.
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Jury of Frederick Peckham and Holmes Charged in Cotton Plot
Assistant United States Attorney Henry A. Wine charges Edwin G. Holmes Jr a statistician with the Bureau of Statistics conspired with Haag and Peckham to supply cotton crop reports before publication. The scheme aimed to let Hees Peckham and others trade on advance data with proceeds shared through Van Riper and others. Bail for Haag set at $10,000.
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Dynamite Used Against Negro Church in Carlisle
In Carlisle Indiana a Negro Baptist church was destroyed by dynamite placed under the altar. Bloodhounds are tracking the perpetrators. Threats were issued that every Negro in town would be driven out if arrests are made.
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Grain Rate War Settled Between Western and Gulf Lines
Chicago August 25 The long standing war over domestic and export grain rates between western roads and gulf lines is settled. The Missouri, Kansas and Texas and Kansas City Southern lines will receive confirmation. The new tariff goes into effect October with elevator loading charges waived and a 112 cent per 160 pounds rate for grain origin west of the Missouri River.
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Woman Jumps From Burlington Train on Eads Bridge
Laura Orford, 32, returning to Texas after illness, leapt from a Burlington train halted on the Eads Bridge and drowned in the Mississippi River. Efforts to recover her body continued as authorities said the death was self inflicted. The incident occurred when she pretended to want water and then opened a door, slipping over the bridge rail as the car neared St. Louis.
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New Orleans Act Bans Travel To Halt Fever Spread
In a state board of health meeting on August 25, authorities plan to curb travel from infected points to New Orleans. The measure, urged by the Marine Hospital Service, seeks to prevent Italians and others from returning from infected areas, aiming to reduce or eradicate the fever by October 1. The order would empower local health officers to prohibit entry of unacclimated or immune persons where it would raise disease prevalence, with residents from infected Louisiana locality noted.
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Weather summary for Saturday and Sunday across states
Weather data across Georgia Virginia Florida North Carolina South Carolina Alabama Mississippi Texas Louisiana Eastern and Western regions show cooler and partly cloudy conditions with showers likely in many areas. Northeasterly winds vary. temperatures range near normal with scattered precipitation reported in the last 24 hours.
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