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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1908
Page
25
Wealthy Alfred Vanderbilt case stalls court action as referee David McClure weighs a settlement. Mrs Vanderbilt demands ten million dollars in securities to secure equal voice in raising their son, while earlier offers and testimony reveal alleged infidelity and a long dispute over alimony. The article also notes wedding plans for Vanderbilt’s niece and a string of obituaries and notices.
A dense listing of funeral homes and embalmers in Washington area addresses with on site chapels and 24 hour service. Notable names include J William Lee John R Wright R F Harveys Sons and Speare family among others along with contact numbers and locations.
The court lays out access and equal voice for the father in rearing the son William Henry while noting Mrs Vanderbilt will return to Newport after settlement, skip Oakland Farm, reside at Harbour View, and assist in her niece Pauline Irrene’s wedding to Samuel Wagstaff on May 5 at St John’s Episcopal Church.
Special to The Washington Post New York April 10 engineers said tunneling under Bergen Hill behind Hoboken will finish by morning enabling a 53 mile underground link from Long Island City to the Jersey Meadows. Samuel Rea announced the south bore would be completed soon as part of Pennsy’s vast New York network with trains expected in Manhattan by 1916.
Nashville Tenn April 1 The Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis Railway complies with a Washington order to furnish equal accommodations to white and colored passengers. In a move prompted by a suit by a black bishop denied soap and towels, the company has removed all soap and towels from toilet rooms, leaving only drinking water for both races.
An unsigned letter received in Muskogee threatens to assassinate Gov Charles II Haskell and Bud Ledbetter chief of police and to burn the city of Guthrie by negroes. The note links to Jim Crow laws and Guthrie closes every ambling house and saloon in the city.
Whitelaw Reid, U S ambassador to Great Britain, spoke at an American Chamber dinner in London. He praised San Francisco’s post disaster resilience, noting December bank clearings rose by 30 million and workers rebuilt amid shanties and makeshift desks. He asserted no greater American pride than San Francisco’s recovery since the earthquake.
Paris reports reveal Graham rector of the Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Church shot himself in his Albany study this afternoon. Ill and despondent for weeks, he fired two heart-aimed shots and collapsed at his desk before dying. He was 45, brother to Edward J Graham National Bank Examiner, and had served Caldwell on Lake George for eleven years. Bishop Burke said Graham acted queerly for months and urged him to leave, but the priest chose to stay and fight it out.
Corfu April 10 The German imperial yacht Hohenzollern with Emperor William and Empress August Wilhelm lands at the Corfu harbor. They are saluted by fortress and British warships while King George of Greece, Crown Prince Constantine, and Princess Sophia visit the yacht and join for luncheon aboard.
The Chamber of Deputies adopted the senate amendment to the public constructions bill. It transfers church property to charitable institutions and directs money left for masses to aged priests aid societies. The Vatican previously opposed formation of associations the government could treat as an association cultuelle.
London April 10 Miss Mary Robinson, a Druce case witness, was sentenced at the Old Bailey to four years penal servitude for willful perjury. The sentence for Mrs Margaret Hamilton, also found guilty of willful perjury and conspiracy, was postponed pending appeal.
In Frankfurt and across southern Hesse Nassau and several North German cities a building trades lockout takes effect. Negotiations between builders and painters over hours and wages failed, leaving tens of thousands of workers idle. Local reports note widespread disruption of carpenters bricklayers and plasterers as the strike enters a critical phase.
A list of marriage licenses or banns including William Robinson and Rebecca Selins both of Baltimore Mary land with officiant Rabbi Louis Stern and others: Sarah E Forbes and Frank M Bristol in New York City. Rev Frank D Gibbs and Mary E Moffett. Rev Weston Braner and Ethel R King. Rev Albert Evans and Emma Neal. Rev 7 W Dickenson. The document records names ages and locations across several states.
Health Office records list deaths including Catharine Heins aged 68 and Frank Scarborough aged 44 at northwest addresses, Philip Dels 66, Robert Michell 63, Addie Perkins 10, John Fox 55, Martha Koehler 81, Mary McCullum 47, David Leverane 51, William Allen 18, Anton Remy 71, Heinrich Klausemeyer at Government Hospital Insane 6, and others aged 10 to 81 with various street addresses in Washington area.
Joseph Bowie aged 35 of Charles County Maryland arrived at Emergency Hospital after a revolver accidentally exploded while he was cleaning it. He suffered a wound to his left breast and was picked up yesterday morning by the steamer Harry Randall near Fort Washington. He is expected to be discharged this morning.
In San Francisco April 1 Whan Chang a Korean who recently shot D W Stevens the American attaché to the Japanese diplomatic service was held to answer a murder charge He will be tried in the Superior Court Also in Little Rock April 10 Pudlaski County grand jury returned eighteen indictments including four against Waters-Pierce Oil Company charging discrimination and conspiracy for bribery rebates
John Bryson assistant to the chief architect of the Navy Department and a leading ship construction authority died after a short illness at his home 714 Twelfth Street Northeast He was born in Scotland in 1841 and worked with Denny Brothers Cramp Ship Building and John P Holland before joining the Navy Department in 1891 He is survived by his wife four children and two daughters The funeral will be held tonight at 8 at the family residence with Rev A G Pierce officiating and burial planned in Philadelphia afterward
Spring flow of applications. owners urged to mail house particulars for quick tenant placement. Central office location near all car lines promises prompt matching and filled vacancies.
An advertisement urges readers to drink Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey daily with water or milk to stay youthful and vigorous. It boasts fifty years of tests, asserts purity, and claims medicinal properties with no oil. Bottles sell for $1.00, with a free medical booklet offered to readers who write.
The Post is described as the leading newspaper in Washington, providing comprehensive financial news and market reports for merchants and financiers. It also guides farmers in produce sales and offers columns for leisure reading, with the Sunday Morning Edition highlighted.
The Sunday Post highlights its illustrated magazine and prominent writers with timely foreign news and the best sporting coverage. It promises extensive sports reporting across baseball, racing, billiards, auto, yacht, golf, tennis, swimming, and more.
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