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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1907
Page
6
Reported Washington rumor states Britain may be ready to build a larger dreadnought than the current designs as Uncle Sam weighs a 40,000 ton battleship with 18 inch guns. Cost estimated at about 30 million dollars for two vessels, aiming to keep naval power ahead of Great Britain.
Report from Santa Clara Province says a dozen armed men raided Tarma yesterday. The attackers were repulsed and the raid bond was reportedly broken, with authorities pursuing several fugitives.
A garbled list of funeral directors and undertakers appears with names such as R F Harvey's Sons Mitchell Son Geo H Hindle Bayliss and J W Wright. The text reads like an old directory page showing business names, phone numbers, and addresses including 940 F Street N W and other city listings.
Special to The Washington. Secretary of War William H Taft hurries to his mother s bedside at the Torrey mansion. A telegram recalled from Pontiac Lake Canada said he would arrive about 9 o clock tomorrow morning. Mrs Taft s condition remains the same with no improvement or relapse. Dr Homer Gage of Worcester is in consultation.
A tornado swept Lacrosse causing extensive damage to churches, homes, and businesses along the riverfront. The storm ripped the cathedral steeple at St Joseph and toppled trees, damaged the Mitchell Brewery, Listman Mill, and surrounding residences, with reports of drownings and widespread debris.
Esther Davis aged 112 received a birthday celebration at the Home of the Daughters of Jacob in Hast Broadwey near Grand street. About seventy residents attended as she spoke in Yiddish about life, Russia, and hopes for the future, noting she would not live another hundred years and expressing mixed views on the years ahead.
The Wash Post reports Gev Cummins of Town passes through en route home amid Roosevelt third term push. Cummins declares Roosevelt would be the only logical successor, arguing broad American demand will force the president to reconsider and accept a candidacy for a third term.
Ten year old Aatronta Boyd of Cleveland lay dying in Memorial Hospital from a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Clarence Sisco and McVey walked through an orchard when Sisco paused to pick an apple and, as he drank a rifle, was struck by the bullet. The prior jury failed to indict Sisco for the death of Edgar Carr. Carr and Sisco were near the scene when Carr died after a blow.
A new comet appears daily in the eastern sky before sunrise. Observed by the U S Naval Observatory, it grows brighter each morning. Named for Dr Daniels of Princeton College, the celestial intruder was discovered weeks ago and now shines about a fourth magnitude, visible above the eastern horizon around 30 minutes before dawn.
Despatches depict savage Moorish attack across Casablanca and Mazagan coast with French forces under General Drude repelling tribesmen. Reports describe intense shelling, mass looting, and heavy civilian suffering as Arabs clash with French troops, Jews, and Spaniards.
An explosive manuscript asserts John D Rockefeller is a monstrous, merciless figure driving public tragedy. The speaker claims to reveal a hidden family rift, detailing alleged crimes, manipulation of publicity, and a plan to unmask John D amid fear of consequences, with references to William Rockefeller and a dangerous web of corporate plots.
Describes the assault on Gen Picquart, minister of war, in Rochefort after a monument dedication. A man struck him, was restrained by police, and the minister resumed his journey. The incident follows amid debates on Dreyfus revision and Catholic reactions to a new syllabus.
Ambassador James Bryce of Great Britain will headline the thirtieth annual Americas Bar Association meeting in this city beginning August 2. Topics include the influence of national character on common law and dangers in statute law. Prominent judges will present papers and the International Law Association meets August 23.
Yachts from Jumtington arrived to calm seas with about thirty of forty boats crossing the Smah line at varying times. Aurora won the main prize with a late finish, while Katrina and Queen claimed class cups for schooners and sloops. Winsome, Invader, Crusader, Venona, Effort, Gardenia, and Phryne earned class prizes as the fleet rests in harbor awaiting calmer winds for the next day’s races.
Augus tus Hartje paper maker in Pittsburg seeks to admit a letter from wife Mrs Hartje asking for forgotten grievances to be forgiven and for them to live together as husband and wife. Mrs Hartje denies knowledge of the letter and claims it is a forgery while the missing coachman Nadine remains abroad in Toronto.
Prof Miller of Howard University issues a public letter condemning President Roosevelt for the Brownsville affair and the mass dismissal of colored soldiers. The piece argues the order was cruel and unconstitutional, harming the army's discipline while failing to prove individual guilt. It portrays Roosevelt as popular yet polarizing as race relations and politics intersect at a pivotal moment.
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