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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1906
Page
17
Reports from Weersburg describe a cabinet backed push to distribute crown lands to peasants financed by issued land scrip rather than cash. The plan aims to roll out to peasants regardless of Parliament, with installments and marketable land notes, while preserving imperial land ownership.
Entries announce marriages in Washington and Alexandria ceremonies on August 22, spouses John Rohlands Ley and Miss Bagot. multiple obituaries report deaths including Appich, Appub, Berry, and Conger with funeral details, residence addresses, and burial plans at Rock Creek and St Barnabas churches.
Notice states marriage and death notices will appear simultaneously at no extra charge in multiple newspapers including New York Times Forton Group Buffalo Courier Chicago Record Herald Philadelphia Ledger Pittsburgh Dispatch Providence Journal Rochester Herald St Louis Republic Syracuse Post Standard and more.
Reports describe violence after Father Palmoff sought mediation. Col Lemkou killed the chaplain and a subsequent volley felled the colonel. Officers returned fire from quarters as soldiers fled the building, amid broader unrest in Russia with Jewish communities alarmed by trends in Sledice and Bialystok style violence.
St Petersburg reports that M Stebe glof Russian minister at Sofia is told to avoid political dealings with Bulgaria and focus on consular work after Bulgarian papers attacked Mitchegloff and published detailed exchanges with Moscow. Russia sought assurance the incident would not recur but received no satisfactory reply.
A fragment from Sifils printed paper purports to publish ten articles of a new Persian constitution. It claims Persia will move to constitutional monarchy with an autocrat as sovereign and legislative powers in the people. The proposed laws would be based on the Iberan and translated into Persian, aiming to abolish class distinctions.
In Stavropol on August 23 agitation over M Onipko’s arrest in Cronstadt spurred a dangerous agrarian movement. Eleven estates have been destroyed and the district is under martial law.
The American Federationist issue due soon will publish letters from 13 labor supporters and opponents of labor’s grievances to Mr Gompers. It includes Littlefield, Hoar, Hill, Landis, Livingston and others with Gompers' comments criticizing vagueness and stance on the eight hour rule and Panama Canal matters. The federation frames responses as careful considerations rather than endorsements, noting some lawmakers did not reply in detail yet show friendlier records in districts.
A dispatch from Kattowitz, Russian Silesia, reports that a Russian frontier party was lured into an ambush. The captain was killed, others were disarmed and bound, and twelve men crossed the frontier with arms and ammunition.
Moscow August 22. The trial of three persons tied to a conspiracy against former Governor General Doubasseff began today. One accused is the daughter of Gen Keller.
In Essentuki on August 23 robbers boarded a crowded railroad car and shot a clerk carrying about 8500 dollars. A policeman accompanying the clerk leapt from the train with the cash, but the robbers were not captured.
A Russian incident reports a soldier from a provision convoy detachment fatally shooting his captain after the officer cursed him during a match. The event occurred in Kursk on August 24, with similar police and military murders noted in Stavropol and Vindikavkaz on August 23–23.
Akron Aug 23 United States Senator Charles Dick chairman of the Republican State executive committe outlined his position for the upcoming state convention. He favors a convention driven by a committee of the whole with no resolutions committee and supports presenting two resolutions on endorsing or censuring Ohio Senators for delegates to choose between them. He also urged a rule change to elect the state committee chairman by the convention. He cited tariff revision railroad-rate regulation and navy size as issues to be decided at the convention and said he would endorse Roosevelt and Congress. He criticized personal attacks and urged the convention to decide all controversial questions. He also noted Williams sails and a Majestic voyage with Congressman Join Sharp Williams aboard.
District Attorney Jerome urged Tammany leaders to state publicly whether the harsh claims about William R Hearst made last year were true or false. He pressed questions on the Independence League and demanded clarity on whether it was Hearst nominating, a new party, or a dissatisfied Democratic faction. Jerome warned about Hearst’s inner circle and jabbed at Charles Murphy as a figure who “turns the other cheek” while the criticizes. The scene ranged from Rutgers Street to questions about party loyalties and the Hearst Murphy dynamic.
Georgia returns from Democratic primaries show Hoke Smith widening governor lead with 115 to Howell 10 and Russell 10. In Congress only First and Third districts had contests. Other districts renominated incumbents, while New Albany and Sandusky report Republican nominations for Third districts and Mouser renominated in the Thirteenth by acclamation.
The Guilford Cannon Club held its second meeting in Greensboro as plans formed for a statewide organization. Prominent Republicans joined, and a central State club was proposed to coordinate local chapters across North Carolina.
Washington committee members meet at the Atlantic Building with J Pred Kelley to arrange Bryan's reception. Delegates depart next Thursday at 8 AM from the Baltimore and Ohio station, joining the Marsland group in Baltimore and proceeding to Madison Square Garden. Seats are distributed per attendee intent, with simple ceremonial aims. Bryan to ride in an open carriage with Gov. Folk and Acting Mayor McGowan, then address a brief indoor meeting at Madison Square Garden and an overflow event in Madison Square Park. An informal at home will close the New York visit with the Democratic committee hosting visiting delegations.
William J. Bryan will land at 4 p m August 30 and be escorted by mounted police to the Waldorf-Astoria where Acting Mayor McGowan Gov Falk and William Hoge will ride with him. A reception committee will greet him and a parade will move along Broadway to Fifth Avenue. The event includes a dinner with newspaper men and an address at Madison Square Garden.
Socialists urge William J Bryan to debate in Cincinnati on socialism with a Socialist party representative. The invitation, mailed from New York by Nicholas Klein, cites Bryan's remarks on socialism abroad and is signed by the Socialists of Cincinnati.
After a stormy meeting, 860 telephone girls at the Chicago Telephone Company struck, leaving 7000 telephones in the business district out of service. They protested an order forcing entry through a rear alley doorway described as muddy and dangerous, with three saloon entrances nearby. The company refused to change the order.
Special to The Washington Post reports a four-vehicle burglary spree on Long Island. A red touring car with a female lookout and three masked robbers hit Roslyn and Westbury estates, stealing about 600 dollars in silverware at C. Vernam's Bryant estate home, blasting a strong box open after forcing a window. Shots fired at Edward Willets in Westbury, as neighbors alerted and cars sped away.
Valparaiso declared in siege by Governor Fernandez Blanco with supreme authority given to Naval Captain Gomez Cacreco. Water mains to be shot if broken and relief funds of 4 million dollars allocated. Cemeteries destroyed hindering interments, morgues overflow, and fear of epidemic grows. Meat and bread scarce, Red Cross aiding thousands, and international sympathy pours in from Root, Barreda, France, and Argentina.
A dispatch from American Monterey Hicks in Santiago says San Francisco led relief to Valparaiso quake survivors with a $10,000 donation. He added that all consulate buildings had been demolished.
Alexander J. Halter of Brooklyn, sought by Philadelphia authorities over a stock transition, was discharged after a habeas corpus writ found no legal basis for extradition. He had been held on vagrancy charges and released as the court ruled extradition not applicable. Berlin reports the admiralty office declined Midvale armor tests for the government.
Ayer's Almanac for 1908 offers full medicine formulas to the public. Readers may obtain a copy to show to their doctors and decide whether to buy. If the doctor approves, families may keep these standard medicines on hand.
In Bilbao on August 23, 6000 striking workers demand shorter hours while the military governor fails to mediate. Royal visit festivities are abandoned as clashes erupt between police and civilians. Two rioters killed and many wounded after troops repel an attempted railroad disruption near Castro-Urdiales, with widespread panic and top officials securing public services.
A Daily Mail correspondent reports London plans to forgo repayment of 150 million pounds spent on war by the Transvaal and Orange River colonies. Instead the colonies are urged to raise 2 million pounds for agricultural development and land settlement. Sultan's troops win in Melia Morocco as clashes continue with minimal casualties.
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