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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1906
Page
1
A fragmented report describes pedestrians cut by flying glass as a wall collapses on Seventh Street during remodeling. Police, firemen, and emergency physicians conduct heroic rescue while a colored laborer displays bravery amid the chaos.
A pair of structures at 414 and 416 Seventh Street Northwest collapsed at 3:33 PM, trapping thirteen workers amid falling brick and mortar. Rescue efforts freed Emanuel Emaziah Thompson and James Harris, with Thompson pinned by debris for hours but saved by nearby workers and firefighters. Dozens of onlookers and police surrounded the scene as responders stabilized the area and provided first aid. no fatalities were reported.
Thomas Delehanty of Nashville Tenn leaped from a southbound Louisville and Nashville train near Cincinnati Ohio while being escorted from Manhatten State Hospital for the Insane. He landed on a roof then fought a policeman as he was captured. He was hauled to the track and taken to a hospital with slight injuries.
In Cold Springs Texas on August 4, B. Adame the Democratic nominee for tax assessor was instantly killed. His brother Sam Adame was shot in the head and is believed fatally wounded. W Robertson and Dr W Williamson were wounded Williamson allegedly did most of the shooting.
Gov. Magoon informed President Amador that President Roosevelt will visit the Panama Canal Zone in November. Amador extended a formal invitation through Gov. Magoon to the U.S. leader to visit the city of Panama.
Edward Coles a leading Bar Harbor summer colonist and Philadelphia club figure died after a carriage runaway in Bar Harbor. The carriage overturned on Main Street near the fountain. his nurse and grandchild were unhurt. Coles struck a telegraph pole and died within moments despite medical efforts. He was about sixty five, wealthy and longtime Philadelphia Club leader.
A race riot broke out at No 6 mine Erle Company in Pittston Pennsylvania as Italian and Lithuanian miners fought while waiting for powder. Lithuanians were outnumbered five to one, one man fatally stabbed and another seriously hurt. Five others received cuts or bruises. Italians fled the scene. State constabulary restored order and forced workers either to resume or quit company property.
Dr Bathman Jackson was killed last night in Altamont by hotel keeper J M Weedworth over control of the hotel owned by Jackson. The report notes a fatal shooting during a dispute over management and ownership.
Moscow reports a wave of bombings and train robberies as unrest spreads across the empire. Two railway workers were killed by a blast at Kazan Moscow station while Warsaw officials were arrested after a failed plot to free prisoners. Jewish socialists urge armed defense as Helsingfors rail workers strike ends. Police escort and naval searchlights sweep the Neva as torpedo boats patrol, with rumors of a pending military dictatorship and a government shakeup in Petersburg.
Pittsburg officials disclose a $125000 embezzlement from the Union Trust Company. Bookkeeper G. S. Hixson confessed joint theft with teller C. B. Wray, who had fled. Hixson was arrested and the theft verified by auditors. Wray was captured and faces full legal penalties.
Hugh Kress a bridge carpenter formerly of Williamsport Pennsylvania fell 100 feet from a scaffold he had constructed on the new Connecticut avenue bridge yesterday. He died instantly with a severe head wound. Coroner Negitt ruled accidental death. an inquest was not required. Kress had lived in Washington three years and was unmarried. He belonged to Ryland Methodist Episcopal Church. George E Barber and Nixon Brewer arranged the body’s removal to a local undertaker.
Former Boston mayor Josiah Quincey, chair of the Democratic State Committee, strongly urges the nomination of William Jennings Bryan for President. He cites broad support among state and local Democrats and expects official expression soon. Excursion rail tickets advertised by Minneapolis division offer limited dates with liberal stopovers and Pullman accommodations.
Illinois voters used the new primary law across all parties for U S Senator nominations. In Chicago Shelby M. Gullom led Yates narrowly, while outside the city Gullom carried Peoria and nearby counties. The Chicago tally showed strong Republican and Democratic contest, with turnout moderating amid dry election provisions and liquor sale restrictions.
Henry St. Germaine and Charles Hambly were badly injured in an automobile collision on Iron Bridge Road near Fairmount Avenue in Jamestown New York. Germaine sustained internal injuries and is in condition. Hambly suffered a broken nose and other injuries. the vehicle, belonging to a Pittsburg owner, was ruined.
Odell Jr and Senador Platt are cited with limited replies as Addicks delivers his share. The report notes that B B, not heard from yet, and the line suggests ongoing commentary on a political or farming issue.
Irene Bishop, once Irene Raynor Storrs Wells, heiress to a vast fortune from the Raynor and Wells families, returns to the stage. Daughter of Anna Raynor and widow Jam Storrs Wells, she faced family objections but resumes performing. She and her husband William Storrs Wells reside at 16 East Fifty-seventh Street New York. California round trip ticket sale advertised by Baltimore & Ohio.
Dr Kurt Elsner, a German physician living in Brooklyn, sent a warmly worded duel challenge to his brother-in-law Dr George Sentfer of Berlin. If accepted, Elsner would have boarded the next steamer to Germany. The challenge was not accepted amid family disputes and pending divorce proceedings.
The U S commissioner in Pensacola Florida ordered all nonresident or unfamiliar witnesses locked up in jail until the next U S Court term. The move follows the disappearance of Henry Lembert who testified about being horsewhipped after an incident with bloodhounds. Witnesses report being approached with offers to flee to New York to avoid testifying.
President Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt express hearty sympathy with the Audubon societies work to stop sale and use of white heron aigrets plumes worn on hats. Dutcher notes Queen Alexandra publicly disapproved and suggests further action to abolish millinery plumes.
Pittsburg August 4 Judge William G Hawkins Jr of the county courts is greatly improved after a brutal assault and robbery by highwaymen near his home. Six arrests have been made in connection with the attack. Clark Buffy, taken in the dragnet, was identified by the venerable jurist as one of his attackers.
In Portland Maine on August 4 authorities admitted a theft mistake involving Lord Douglas. The real Lord Douglas, wanted by North Corona police on a bigamy charge, was mistaken for a bogus titleholder and the matter was dropped after officials expressed regrets.
Mrs Mary Louise Langhorne wife of Charles M Langhorne and formerly Miss Mary Louise Alexander of Washington died in Richmond Friday evening at 730 o clock She was daughter of Dr W W O Alexander a retired Washington physician and had been married not quite a year She is survived by her husband her mother a brother Arthur A Alexander an attorney of Washington and two infant sons
A head on collision on the Lake Shore electric road west of Lorain Ohio kills two and injures about forty as the east and west bound cars telescope on a curve. The misreading of orders blamed for the crash. Injured passengers were taken to hospitals in Lorain and Vermilion.
GAEKWAR of Baroda arrived in Liverpool from New York and faced questions about alleged depreciation of American women's beauty. He told New York reporters he admired their vivacity and cleverness yet believes they do not meet the high standards of physical beauty he has formed.
Philadelphia authorities committed Charles Farrow and Harry Lyon, both eighteen, without bail to await the coroner's action after they allegedly ducked James Roberts, twelve, who could not swim, leading to his drowning while bathing in a pond.
Lincoln Nebr August 4 a lynching threat circulated after John Hamblin shot fatally wounding his sweetheart Rachel Exgeliex as she rode to a streetcar carnival with companions. Hamblin’s affection reportedly unrequited amid the tragedy.
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