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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1908
Page
24
The Springfield mob violence escalates with another fatal shooting. Gov. Deneen urges calm and vows swift justice, while a special grand jury weighs 100 indictments for murder. Troops deploy rapidly as authorities seek to restore order and protect residents amid widespread fear.
Albany Aug 17 Attorneys for John Bradley Jr Saratoga County Sheriff say he has enforced the antigambling law as he understands it. He notes arrest powers require offenses in his presence or a warrant. none were given. Former Senator Brackett says oral bets without a money record are not a violation. Bradley and Brackett met Governor Hughes who will appoint a commissioner to take testimony.
Disappearance of a Camden county couple may shed light on the mutilated man found in a trunk near Bell Mawr. William Myers recalled a former acquaintance, William Shuttinger, and his wife, missing since March. Police suspect a multiple offender erased clues, with no robbery motive evident.
A runaway horse and carriage on Seventh and K streets Northwest struck Mrs Mary Ann Given 67 wife of the U S consul at Cookshire Canada and her companion Mrs L B Latta injuring both. Mrs Given died at Emergency Hospital shortly after arrival. Driver William Harris was questioned and released as the coroner ruled accidental.
Minneapolis August 17 John Washburn vice president of the Washburn Crosby Milling Company said in his chamber of commerce office that flour prices are rising and bread will follow. Bakers expect a 14 ounce loaf to cost six cents, with all flour grades likely to quote higher than last year.
William M Carley of Des Moines Iowa was arrested in front of a Broadway department store following an investigation by the Gerry Society and the district attorney and charities department. His wife waited nearby with a detective, and an arrest warrant charging abandonment was issued by Magistrate Corrigan.
In Traverse City on August 17 Isabel La Bonte of this city died after the Leelanau steamer boiler explosion near Biligh while bound from Leland to Fouch on Carp Lake. Dozens were injured including John Hartung Russell Milla Stanley Mills and Mrs Ralph Hastings with varying severity. The ship had 80 pounds steam when a loose engine bolt caused a blast as crew tried repairs. Many passengers, including circusgoers, were thrown into the water. police acted as the vessel’s captain Charles Mosler and others aided the injured and missing passengers.
Norwal Ohio August 17 Judge D AL Devis ordered Representative 3 basing to stand trial on embezzlement and larceny charges in common pleas court. Indictments for obtaining money under false pretenses and misapplication under the 1851 free banking act were dismissed as the Ohio Trust Company was not operating under law. Gibbs walks free while Laning faces trial on embezzlement and larceny charges.
Advance guard of visitors for James Sherman’s vice presidential notification tomorrow noon began arriving today. Utica is decorated as preparations proceed for a day of parades and events at Sherman’s home and the nearby Yahan undasis Golf Club. Maj Thomas Hartigan and others arrived. Senator Burrows will announce the nomination tonight amid Taft and Sherman support.
Oyster Bay New York August 1 President Roosevelt declined to travel to Scranton Pennsylvania for the Welsh day opening but offered to press a button at Sagamore Hill via proxy He planned to authorize a representative by telegraph to act for him and R A Phillips president of the Lackawanna Druid Society will inaugurate the national Welsh day in his stead
A boiler blast at William Reid's sawmill near Drace in Caldwell County, North Carolina, fatally wounds Henry Gilbert and Fred Jackson and seriously injures owner William Reid and his son Hugh. The explosion propels debris up to fifty yards, mangling bodies and scalding the injured. All victims are reported white. Gilbert allegedly tied a high pressure safety valve. Reid's family home is sixteen miles from Taylorsville on the Southern Railway.
Representative James Francis Burke argues Bryan threatens the presidency as a dominant force in treasury and policy. He cites Bryan’s potential impact on the Philippines and interstate commerce, contrasting Taft’s record with Bryan’s approach and warning voters about a four year term under Bryan.
Ispahan erupts as bazaars shut and an armed posse frees Gadjinga Nurulla, a constitutionalist leader, taking him back into the city in triumph. Shah loyalists fear a Tabriz like upheaval may follow.
Eight members of the Barnum & Bailey circus cooking gang were badly hurt when ratls spread causing four menagerie cars to leave the Great Northern track south of New Westminster. Serious injuries include a crushed shoulder and broken ribs. Andrew Melane Mount Vernon Washington? head wound and possible fatal outcome. W C Wheaton Rochester New York also injured. Little damage to cars or animals.
The Farmers National Bank of Emlenton reopened today after last April's closure by the comptroller of the currency. It had been forced to suspend operations due to Clintonville bank failure and has been reorganized with C F Stevenson of Pittsburgh appointed as cashier.
Confederate veterans in Texas complain the state adopted grammar book includes several lines from Barbara Frietchie by John Greenleaf Whittier that reflect on the South. The state textbook board plans to ask Northern publishers to remove the objectionable verses. The note also mentions prior amendments to the arithmetic section. Public notices and classified ads offered free in The Post.
Arrivals on the Buford report natives of the Philippine group content with present conditions despite rice crop failures. The claim that Aguinaldo seeks Manila city council office is seen by Americans as indicating higher class interest in current government than before.
Frank Hn, August 17. To end a dispute over possession of his remains, condemned man Mike Holka bequeathed his body to Rev Bernard Donohue of St Patrick's Church. Holka feared relatives might turn it over to ghouls or a medical college if the body fell into their hands.
Cardinal Gibbons arrives from Rome and leaves impressed by the Pope and cardinal gatherings. He says neither Congress nor Parliament matches the dignity, impartiality, and breadth of these Roman congregations. He hopes for more American prelates to share responsibilities, noting the Pope as arbiter in cardinal appointments.
In New York Aug 17 Chairman Knapp of the Interstate Commerce Commission met with Delaware Lackawanna and Western officials Vice President Loomis and Jamney to discuss the threatened strike by switchmen. Knapp declined comment on Roosevelt's role but said his duty is to prevent such labor conflicts if possible.
Serious riot threat reported in coal mines near Jellico Kentucky border. Eleven African American workers had found refuge and work at Anthras mines after fleeing English Mountain. Tensions rise as white miners gather armed and a police and sheriff patrol moves in. General Manager John Gorman has armed 30 white miners and prepared Black workers to repel any attack amid warnings that blood will pay if the Black workers are removed.
New York dispatch reports Capt Peter C Hains Jr and his brother T Jenkins Hains faced arraignment over the Bay Side Yacht Club killing of William Bennis. District Attorney Darrin cites letters and alleged jealousy, with Mrs Annis and Mrs Hains central to the motive and a related friendship between Mrs Annis and Mrs Hains. Evidence includes letters said to warn of a confrontation and a possible divorce proceeding.
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