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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1906
Page
1
Clinton Wray secretary of the Union Trust Company of Pittsburgh was arrested in Toronto today accused of stealing over 125000 from his firm He consented to return and stand trial without extradition proceedings and will likely be taken back this afternoon.
William Johnson, balloon ascendant in Little Falls, falls from about eight thousand feet during a parachute descent. The second parachute fails after the cord breaks, he slides along wires then crashes through them onto railway tracks a hundred feet below, suffering a fractured spine and likely death.
Chicago reports Zion City faces nearly five million in indebtedness. Overseer W G Voliva proposes funding the balance with eighteen year bonds at interest. 860 residents vote to accept the plan while two oppose. A mortgage on 4000 acres of undivided land may be used to relieve finances. Twenty five percent of gross earnings would go to a sinking fund to retire debt.
In Parkersburg West Virginia on August 7 the Republican primary nominated W W Mc Dowell for county commissioner W B Pedigo W E H Nutter and Elmer Shumway for the house of delegates T O Bullock was nominated for president of the school board The notice lists several party nominees and local races as reported by The Washington Post News Service.
After a strenuous Idaho Democratic convention, Fred A. Dubois is the United States Senator nominee, with C. O. Stockslager as governor candidate. The platform declares anti Mormonism as the keynote, urging the separation of church and state and a test oath regarding polygamy.
Special to The Washington Post reports Representative James Sherman of the Republican National Congressional Campaign Committee expects Gov Higgins to be renominated and re elected regardless of opposition. Sherman spoke at the St James Building committee headquarters amid widespread fundraising from every state as he stressed Higgins as the strong available Republican leader. He noted strong support across Utica and the central state, with people he meets expressing favor for the governor.
Kentucky authorities fear trouble as the Fitzgerald and Henson case goes to trial with troops likely to be brought in. Gen Roger Williams of Frankfort is in Barboursville conferring with court and local officials about mobilizing forces when the grand jury convenes to hear the murder charge against the two men.
L B Jones a signal man employed near the wreck site of the Cincinnati and New York Limited on the Fauhandie road was arrested by a deputy coroner on a murder witness charge. He refused to be questioned and will likely post bail as inquest proceeds. Wreck blamed on negligence with signal and right of way issues cited. Further arrests anticipated as inquiry continues.
President Roosevelt granted until November 1 a stay of execution for Arthur Adam and Robert Sawyer, two black prisoners in Wilmington N C, convicted of murder and mutiny on the high seas. The stay follows Henry Scott’s confession on the scaffold claiming he killed three officers and the cook aboard the schooner H A Berwind, which sailed from Philadelphia July 4 1903. another implicated negro was killed by Scott.
Philadelphia, Aug 7 The grand jury found true bills of indictment against fourteen members of the Exchange charged with conspiracy to raise the price of coffee. One indictment has six counts enabling joint prosecution. Trial is set for September 5.
Mrs J West Roosevelt and Mrs George T Maxwell sue Highway Commissioners Hawxhurst and Underhill and Constable McQuade for wrecking the Dplers obstructing Shore Road near Sagamore Hill in Oyster Bay. Town counsel to defend. Coudert had rebuilt his pier despite town ban. hearings set at Mineola with damages likely sought.
Greensboro August 7 a mob threatens to lynch three black men jailed for murder of a Southern Railway foreman. Sheriff orders state troops as guards around Beacham and the jail amid anticipated violence. The scene includes railway service updates with the New C. & O. Limited and connections to Chicago and the Northwest.
St Petersburg Aug 7 Workmen's Council ends strike in city with provinces likely to follow. Over half the factories resumed duty while Moscow outfits remain idle. Government pleased, military trains ready, foreign mail ships prepared. Samara Aug 7 assassin of Governor Al Black identified as youth Frotoff after confession. Pyatigorsk Aug 7 fortress commander killed by garrison officer. Gomel Aug 7 bomb damages home of Shattenstein, explosives and weapons found.
Aug 7 St Petersburg dispatch reports Premier Stolypin aims to press a firm program to distribute land by buying private holdings via land banks. The plan seeks to deter peasant voting for radical reforms, by giving tangible property rights while suppressing communistic holdings. Disruptions include arson at Kotchubay estate and crackdowns on rail and print unions, with cabinet posts for agriculture, commerce, and the holy synod expected to be announced.
Noah E. Church of Wadesboro, 25, brakeman on the Southern Railway Danville division, was killed in Salisbury when he stepped in front of a northbound freight to evade an approaching train. His body, badly mutilated, was taken to Lexington and sent to his former home. Authorities believe he did not cause the second train’s approach.
Secretary Bonaparte orders cause to show why contracts should not be annulled after officers aboard ships yards and stations report spoiled meat and bread penny priced to bluejackets. Investigations spurred by Rockport poisoning prompt immediate drastic action to protect sailors.
Tremendous rains sweep Northern and Western Texas and Indian Territory. Rivers overflow their banks causing widespread floods. railroad bridges washed out near Madill and Frandis, trains delayed, and notes of casualties and evacuations flow from Ballinger and Concho Valley.
Special dispatch from Washington Fort Petersburg Virginia reports the death of T Jefferson Clark the oldest printer in Virginia at his Rolling Brook Street home He was born in 1815 in King and Queen County son of Rev John Clark a Baptist minister Clark worked in newspaper publishing for over sixty eight years including proprietor of the Daily Express and editor at Petersburg Record and Price Current He served on Petersburg Republican and Southside Democrat for a time and was a longtime Sunday school assistant librarian at Washington Street Methodist Church He is survived by three sons.
Hiram B. Aleimick and his bride of two weeks died when their runabout was struck by an electric streetcar near a Benton Harbor to St Joseph crossing. The trolley crash occurred as the pair, travelling at about twenty five miles an hour, were trying to move a receding colt. Mrs Helmick died instantly. Mr Helmick survived a few minutes after being wrapped about the wheels. A dozen physicians were summoned but could not save him. The couple were well known in Hinchinan and adjacent rural districts.
Philadelphia authorities and the heirs of Dr. Thomas W. Evans seek a court order to inspect the books of the estate executors and trustees. The case centers on alleged mismanagement of a roughly 8.5 million estate left to fund a Philadelphia art museum and a dental institute, with heirs claiming additional funds were improperly distributed and no city part received.
Milan observes frontier arrivals amid reports that anarchists from the United States plan to enter Italy. The notice notes surveillance of travel and possible entry of dangerous individuals from abroad.
In Salisbury North Carolina Aug 7 a mob of about 3000 freed and lynched Nease Gillespie John Gillespie Jack Dillingham Della Dillingham Henry Gillespie and George Irvin after storming the county jail during a murder trial of the Lyerly family The sheriff guards and local companies of troops rushed to restore order while the crowd damaged the jail and looted the scene as Coroner and officers investigate the lynching with arrests anticipated.
Norfolk Virginia August 7 The common council passed to its first reading tonight an ordinance appropriating 103 after the city's share of the cost of a boulevard from Norfolk to the Jamestown Exposition grounds. It will be one of the handsomest highways in the United States.
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