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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1909
Page
1
A chaotic scene on the promenade ends with officers detaining multiple suspects after a disorderly raid. Witnesses report a loud clash as a hidden person was seized and restrained near a central concourse. Police cordoned the area while onlookers watched several individuals restrained and led away for questioning.
Officials say about 290000 will be spent on improvements along the Pitatan Railroad west of Pitaburg. The plan includes double tracking and expanded facilities at Niagara Farm. Special excursions offer round trips from Washington, with limited schedules and parlor cars dining coaches, and a return within fifteen days. The service emphasizes a broader West to East connection with improved trains and facilities.
Special to Waxht reports a renewed push to form a unified Democratic State organization emulating Seyour and Tilden era. About 999 Democrats from 40 of 61 counties will meet in Saratoga on September 9 and 10 to set principles and stakes for the party and address state issues. The call has drawn New York Mayor McClellan and Buffalo Mayor Adam, with figures like David B. Hill and Judges Parker and Herrick linked to the movement.
Tokyo reports that Japan has received instructions from Peking withdrawing objections to the reconstruction of the Antang and Mukden railroad line. The Japanese government began reconstructions yesterday confident China will not resist and that force would follow if warlike actions occur. The Japanese press largely supports the government's policy though some papers not normally friendly show support now.
Stockholm faces a general strike as King Gustav V mediates but fails to end a rail and street car dispute. Drivers and wagon crews halt work, telephone and telegraph operators quit, and government attempts arbitration. Premiership officials threaten a prolonged stoppage while aid pours in from Denmark and other nations. Cunard changes landing points for Britain bound travelers starting August 8 with a special excursion train advertised for August 15 from Winchester region.
President Taft attends worship in Beverly on a sunny Sunday, plans a quiet week of official business. He aims to appoint census supervisors with party balance, while withholding Customs Court appointments until Congress funds salaries, and MacVeagh leads a new tariff commission.
A Washington Post report details the deaths of eight wealthy Third Presbyterian Church participants in Pittsburg as they debated relocating the church from downtown to the East End. Calvin Wells, last survivor, died suddenly at his home, closing the long quarrel over the move that led to a new 350000 church at the East End.
Trustees of a $1,250,000 fund left by Henry Barnato to found and endow a London hospital for cancer research in memory of his brother Barney Barnato and cousin Woolf Joel. The gift aims to greatly facilitate cancer research and the institution’s development and treatment programs.
James Ahearn a Lancet Hill Queens truck boss was arrested after his wife was found murdered in their home with a heavy axe. He hanged himself in a jail cell using a chain attached to his cot and a makeshift rope at Hunters Point Queens County courthouse.
Roger Sommer attempted another flight before a large crowd at Mourmelon le Grand. His biplane rose briefly then touched the ground and smashed. Sommer escaped unharmed despite the mishap reported by The Washington Post.
Orville Wright plans experimental flights in Germany to test automatic balancing and discuss license terms, with Glenn Curtiss to trial a duplicate aircraft in France. Wilbur Wright may stay in the U S to instruct signaling officers at College Park, while other aviators like Branley Beach prepare experimental monoplane flights at Morris Park, marking early U S monoplane competition.
Special to TAB reports seven men slain and a wounded man after a savage brawl at Chanhassen, thirty miles from Minneapolis, Aug 8. A special train and deputies rushed to the scene as the fighting continued. Five dead initially, two more reported later. details scarce due to remoteness. Witnesses said men fought savagely and women and children were threatened during the drunken contest.
Sta9 reports the former Shah will be recalled on August 1 under a wholesale settlement and condition that he receive a pension of 75,000 dollars. The talks followed fighting on the Teheran platform as rival factions debated his return and terms of the settlement.
A mutilated female body, about years old, was found in underbrush near Ham track. The skull was crushed and bruises cover the face and body. A scarf and torn purse lay nearby. A witness says she was accosted by a man she believes was Italian, prompting police to search for the suspect as they investigate a possible pattern of harassment in the neighborhood.
The 1907 census bulletin reports telegraph and telephone use, noting over 15 million miles of single wire in 1907 and 268 million messages. Telephone mileage greatly surpasses telegraph, with telecom revenue and wages higher, and rapid growth in dispatching rail traffic. It outlines five telegraph classes and wireless and cable systems, plus police fire alarm signaling deployments.
President John Lourg of the Windsor Trust Company said by phone from Glen Cove Long Island that there is uncertainty over the facts of the case involving Fo Augustus Heinze McM doves and Lows S Lery Joyces counsel. He noted the trust company acted as lender’s agent and that Joyce offered collateral of stock in Davis Daly and Ohio Copper for a $1000 loan. Later the stock appeared missing and the bank denied holding collateral, with the matter referred to the district attorney for ongoing inquiry.
A party of ten Merrymakers aboard a private boat from Toledo Yacht Club capsized in Wannkee Bay near Maumee river mouth at 4 am. Owner Mrs Mabel Dowson perished with seven rescued by nearby fishermen after the craft overturned. Two bodies remained unrecovered, and a woman aboard urged her husband to return before he went out again to help others. The tragedy prompted a rescue by boat crews and police. Local reports list names including Harry Daily, Frank Shanes, and others. the incident occurred near Toledo with Maris and Trude among the drowning victims.
A disturbed man at a Fort area near Hin Father, Dunningcan, spent the day in the woods pursued by deputies. His father remained at the house unable to help officers. The man showed no fear overnight and asked to leave the area and go to Ku 1090. Residents stay indoors as armed men guard the scene while authorities handle the situation and monitor for further threats.
A southbound Lamaville and Nashville passenger train collided with a northbound train east of Galloway Tennessee. Engineer Timed in cab of the southbound train died instantly. fireman John Lewis killed. Fireman Roe Williams and Mail Clerk Evans injured. Mrs Ed Adams hospitalized with injuries.
George Van Dyke, head of New England industry, died from injuries after a machine crushed him when a vehicle toppled into the Connecticut River. Frederick Hogdon of North Stratford also died. two others were injured. In Pennsylvania a separate automobile overturn near Nazareth killed Charles Fleur and injured four Philadelphia dealers. Wagoner of Camden was killed instantly. A third accident near Sound Beach, Connecticut, involved Mrs Eliza Morris’s car breaking on a hill and emergency crews failing to halt the vehicle.
Fragmentary OCR narrative describes a violent confrontation with wounded parties and contested outcomes. The text mentions names and places in a garbled form, indicating a historic or battlefield scene with multiple injured individuals and interrupted action.
A burglar pursued by a policeman fled to a roof and plunged down a shaft. Police found a man’s body at the bottom, identified as the burglar. Evidence showed the intruder entered a hallway, moved to the roof, and fell during the escape. No other injuries reported.
An elderly farmer in Douglas County is dying at home after a savage attack by two neighbor's dogs. The man suffered severe lacerations to his neck arms and legs. Elis cries for help summoned aid quickly but the wounds are expected to be fatal. The dogs were beaten off but the injuries remain grave.
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