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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1908
Page
1
Gov Deneen seeks justice as mob violence widens. Indictments may end grand jury work. The attack, fires, and shootings draw troops to Springfield. Police crack down with plainclothes officers, arrests mount, and evacuees seek safety while officials urge calm and cooperation.
Albany Aug 17 Attorneys for John Bradley Jr Saratoga County Sheriff reply to charges he failed to enforce antigambling law at the Saratoga track He says he has enforced the law as he understands it and needs a warrant or presence of offense to arrest He attaches former Senator Edgar Brackett opinion that oral bets with no written record are not a violation The governor will appoint a commissioner to take testimony.
Disappearance of a man and wife from Runnymede Camden county may shed light on the mutilated body found in a trunk near Bell Mawr. William Myers recalled acquaintance William Shuttinger and wife, missing since March, suggesting a possible link to the murder and missing identity. Investigators note no motive of robbery and found a soaked paper fragment. wagon sighting near the ravine adds a potential clue.
Mrs Mary Ann Given 67, wife of the U S consul at Cookshire Canada, died after a horse driven by William Harris dashed through a dust filled street crowd at Seventh and K Northwest Washington. Her companion Mrs L B Latta injured, driver released after coroner review.
John Washburn vice president of Washburn Crosby Milling Company predicts flour prices will rise and bread will follow. In a Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce interview he says a 14 ounce loaf may cost six cents, with flour quotations already trending higher than last year.
William M Carley of Des Moines Iowa was arrested in New York while meeting his wife outside a Broadway department store. A detective waited with a warrant charging him with abandonment after an investigation by the Gerry Society the Charities Department and the district attorney. The case centers on alleged affairs with Miss Gussie Solomon a public school teacher and resulting marital neglect.
A steamer boiler explosion near Carp Lake injures ten or more aboard the Leelanau bound from Leland to Fouch. The dead include Isabel La Bonte, 45, Traverse City. Injured range from fatal to serious burns. captain Charles Mosler and others aboard faced a chaotic scene as passengers were flung into the water.
Representative Laning and banker James G Gibbs face trial on embezzlement and larceny charges in common pleas court. Indictments for obtaining money under false pretenses and misapplication of 56364.48 were dismissed as the Ohio Trust Company was not doing business under the law Gibbs walks free while Laning must stand trial.
Advance guard of visitors arrives for notification ceremonies at James and Sherman home in Utica Minnesota. Decorated town, events include luncheon, dinner at Yahan undasis Golf Club, parades, sports, and electrical illuminations. Notables Thomas Hartigan, Robert Clark, Dennis Flynn arrive. Senator Burrows travels from Michigan to announce Taft Sherman ticket.
Oyster Bay August 1 President Roosevelt declines to attend the Welsh day opening in Scranton Pennsylvania choosing to act by proxy. He will authorize a telegram to someone to press the ceremonial button at Sagamore Hill if telegraph links allow. R A Phillips president of the Lackawanna Druid Society to represent him in inaugurating national Welsh day.
Two men died and two others were fatally hurt when a boiler exploded at William Reid's sawmill near Drace Caldwell County before noon. Victims named Henry Gilbert 50 and Fred Jackson 52 died on scene. William Reid owner and his son Hugh Reid were severely injured and scorched. Gilbert allegedly tied a valve causing the blast. debris hurled 50 yards.
Representative James Francis Burke of Pittsburg argues that the presidency is the most vital branch and warns that electing Bryan could empower the executive to rule and ruin. He cites Taft’s record and cautions about Bryan’s influence on Hawaii, the Philippines, and national finances while highlighting party shifts and legislative balance.
Ispahan erupts in excitement as locals shutter the bazaars and form an armed posse to seize and release Nurulla, a constitutionalist leader, taking him back in triumph. Shah forces fear possible repeat turmoil seen in Tabriz.
Eight Barnum & Bailey circus workers were severely injured when ratlines spread, sending four menagerie cars off the Great Northern line south of New Westminster. Serious injuries include a shoulder crush, broken ribs, and possible spinal damage to W C Wheaton of Rochester New York. Andrew Melane of Mount Vernon, Washington was wounded in the head and likely to die. Little damage to cars or animals reported.
Farmers National Bank of Emlenton reopened today after an April closure by the comptroller of the currency caused by the Clintonville failure. The bank was reorganized with C F Stevenson of Pittsburgh named cashier.
Confederate camps in Texas protest a public school grammar that includes lines from Barbara Frietchie by John Greenleaf Whittier. The state textbook board plans to ask Northern publishers to delete the objectionable verses. The article notes prior state edits to arithmetic for alleged Southern references. Post Want Ads are free in The Post classifieds.
Arrivals on the transport Buford report natives of the Philippine group are more content with conditions under American occupation despite hard times from the failed rice crop. Aguinaldo is believed to seek office in Manila city council, signaling greater interest by Philippine higher classes in the current government.
Controversy over body custody ends as condemned prisoner Mike Holka bequeaths his remains to Rev Bernard Donohue of St Patrick's Church to prevent desecration or donation to a medical college. Holka faces execution tomorrow after the decision.
Cardinal Gibbons arrived from Rome and praised the cardinal gatherings for their dignity impartiality and breadth saying no Congress or Parliament could approach them. He noted the Pope showed interest in America and discussed possible American cardinal appointments while in Pontifical circles.
In New York August 17 Chairman Knapp of the Interstate Commerce Commission met with Delaware Lackawanna and Western officials Vice President Loomis and Jamney to discuss a potential switchmen strike. Knapp indicated duty to prevent such strikes if possible and noted President Roosevelt would prefer avoiding a rail labor stoppage.
Special to The Washington Post from Knoxville reports rising tension near Jellico Tennessee with an impending clash at Anthras mine. Eleven African American workers who fled English Mountain were employed by Tennessee Jellico Coal Company leader John Gorman. Threats were posted promising “German blood” if the black workers remained. White miners gathered armed on hills while Gorman armed 30 white miners and some Black miners for defense as authorities mobilized.
New York August 17. In the Bay Side Yacht Club shooting of William Dennis by Captain Peter C Hains Jr the arrest and arraignment dominated by motive questions. Evidence shows a friended relation between Hains and Dennis's killer and hints of a feud fueled by letters and alleged infidelity. Mrs Annis and Mrs Hains emerged as key figures alongside T Jenkins Hains who is accused as accessory before and during the act.
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