10 Apr 1907
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1907
Page
1
The defense restates beliefs citing scripture and the written law after a fatal shooting at Madison Square Garden. A brave man is referenced in connection with White’s death, while prosecutors and defense prepare final arguments. The case may Go to the jury this afternoon.
A fiery sermon condemns a national craze of moral certainty as dementia Americana. It questions Stanford White and Harry Thaw, contrasting chivalric rescue with violent fate, and cites a biblical verse to argue against harming the accused while condemning social zeal.
In a lengthy courtroom appeal lawyer Delmas frames Harry K Thaw as a knight defending virtue. He argues Thaw shot Stanford White to protect the purity of American women, contending the architect preyed on beauty and that society owes Thaw a debt for his act. The judge adjourns to continue arguments tomorrow as the case heads to a jury. CONTINUED ON FOURTH PAGE. Countess d Audignès sale details noted at Sloan's Galleries with a 400 lot catalogue and public auction times today and over the next days.
In Rome on April, J P Morgan met with Minister of Education Rava to state he did not aid in removing paintings by Vandyke from Italy. Rava thanked Morgan for returning the Ascoli cope to Rome, with his name embroidered in memory of generosity. Morgan later spoke with Cardinal Merry del Val in a cordial session.
Second Lieut. McCabe of the Sixth Cavalry at Fort Riley has been chosen to ride an Arabian stallion from Portland to New York. The endurance test will assess cavalry value and expenses are covered by an Eastern horse breeder. McCabe expects orders to start within two weeks as rail distance is 2,181 miles.
Boston April 9 Robert J Lee and ny Watson Harvard students were each fined 40 dollars in Municipal Court after pleading guilty to creating a disturbance at the Majestic Theater during the opening night of Brown of Harvard. Three other students pleaded not guilty and had cases continued until Thursday. A sixth student faced drunkenness charges but was released as a first offense.
A Washington telegram reports Russia's drumhead courts halting executions since August as Premier Stolypin faces pushback from provincial governors. Officials say 1,080 executions occurred, while 2,000 bystanders may have died in related violence. The piece also notes zero prison executions due to riots and details budget debates in parliament.
Rev BE Lawrence Hunt married Mrs Fanny Rice Bassett in New York just hours after resigning from Noble Street Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn. He declared innocence and planned a lecture tour while his mother expressed astonishment over the union. Bassett, 40, described as a divorcee, attended with an eight year old boy said to be her son Rice Bassett. The ceremony at Rev Henry Marsh Warren home followed a phone arrangement with no witnesses. Hunt said justice would come despite Brooklyn presbytery accepting his resignation and he aimed to reenter the ministry.
A Newnan Georgia group from Cole Manufacturing Company faced federal peonage charges in Atlanta. After over a week of trial, a jury found all defendants not guilty in about fifteen minutes. The case drew attention from President Roosevelt and the German consul, with Secret Service and Assistant Attorney General C. W. Russell involved.
Thirteen year old witness in First District Court Jersey City testifies in Crescent Automobile Company case seeking damages for injuries to his fifteen year old sister from a collision between an automobile and a trolley car. The boy explains oath as a promise to tell the truth and confirms that lying would end the case. Local judges and lawyer question the witness about the oaths.
Denver April 3 John J Obara mining promoter was indicted by a Federal grand jury at Pueblo on mail fraud charges. He was arraigned before a U S commissioner and released on bail of 5000 dollars. James Wilkinson of Providence filed the complaint prompting the investigation of Ohara operations. The probe covered a dozen or more Colorado and Nevada properties he was promoting, with literature overstating values.
Reports from Norfolk and Newport News detail heavy shipping damage as gale winds drive vessels ashore along Virginia and Carolina coasts. Several barges sink or foundered, crews missing or drowned, including Capt. John Began and son from Comiskey. The Norfolk area sees wrecked hulls, grounded ships, and widespread peril to small craft and fishing grounds.
A Cuban conservative committee urged delaying elections to avoid inflaming Western political passions. They propose no elections in Cuba for about a year, timing municipal polls for next November and a presidential vote six months later, with Taft to issue a public statement. The discussion also touched on extending military presence for about six months after reestablishment of order.
Special to The Washington Post from Wheeling West Virginia reports Senator Scott of West Virginia returning home after a talk with President Roosevelt. He says he has no ambition for the presidency and that his aim is another Senate term. He stresses harmony with Senator Beott and Senator Ekins and urges a conservative Republican nominee.
A garbled notice notes the president or Norwegian official failing to comply with rules and delivering an address at an unspecified time. It records concern over timing and procedural compliance without clear details or names. The fragment implies a formal address and adherence issues in a political context.
Minnie Gatt echalk, eighteen, sole support of a large family, underwent a drastic double leg amputation at Charity Hospital after pneumonia led to gangrene. Conscious throughout, she conversed with surgeons and nurses while Cocaine-spinal anesthesia prevented pain. Dr. Alex Bunts oversaw the procedure and predicted her recovery. A carbon plant job six weeks earlier precipitated the illness.
In Logansport Indiana on April 9 farmer H F Stoughton was summoned to the office of Dr John W Ballard to a lunacy board. He collapsed into unconsciousness and died a few hours later at his sister's home after treatment at Tong cliff Hospital was proposed.
Special cable report from Berlin states Kaiser survived a motor accident this afternoon when his royal car slid on wet roads after a heavy brake and collided with a curb. The incident caused great excitement as he traveled to a breakfast with officers from a nearby regiment.
Evansville Indiana April 9 A newspaper misprint claimed the death of a woman named Louisa Duley forty nine. Reading the erroneous report threw her into nervous prostration and she died overnight. The afflicted woman fainted, cried I am dead, and passed away in hysterics after the error.
Henry Howard of the Eastern Yacht Club reported by cable that King Alfonso of Spain has offered a cup for a series of Spanish American yacht races to be held in San Sebastian next September under the Royal Yacht Club. The American entry would be Eastern Yacht Club of Boston. Trial races to select yachts will be held at Marblehead the week of June 10.
Samuel B. Van Ste ren, a curb broker, shot himself in his Manhattan Avenue apartment amid Wall Street losses. A note to his wife asks forgiveness and wishes happiness, while a second note to his parents pleads innocence and prayers. He was about fifty years old and connected to Small & Soam, Florists, in Washington and New York.
English publicist William T Stead lauds Theodore Roosevelt as the world s great megaphone guiding peace aims. He praises the President s energy and ideals, notes Roosevelt s engaging temper and remarkable teeth, and urges him to attend peace conferences in New York and The Hague to spread American values. He also comments on Carnegie and U S wealth, and downplays divorce sensationalism while praising U S civic accessibility.
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