25 Aug 1907
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1907
Page
1
A powerful earthquake rattles Sobrante causing a chaotic stampede as thousands flee from a factory area. Women workers rush onto the street in a mass scramble, many leaping stairs and hurling themselves from upper levels in fear. Authorities report injuries but details remain evolving.
A Washington dispatch reports a remarkable lecture at St Thomas Hospital claiming appendicitis spread is tied to worldwide use of American rolled four wheat flour. Prof Battle suggests iron filings in flour center appendicitis clusters, with England’s rise following American flour adoption. The piece also covers hospital casualties from an explosion at a nitro factory and a shift toward paper milk bottles as a sanitary alternative.
England moves toward legalizing marriage to a deceased wife’s sister after the House of Lords passed the bill at committee stage. The measure, reintroduced from the Commons, faced stout opposition but is expected to become law with retroactive effect, affecting marriages since 1835 though not addressing related property transfers.
Gabriel Sack, a 24 year old Italian laborer in St Paul Minnesota, slept sixty hours in hospital after receiving news of his mother’s death. Doctors aroused him with an electric battery. no poison or injury suspected. He had been in the United States only months and is recovering steadily.
A west bound St Louis and San Francisco train and an east bound excursion train collided near Sapulpa causing four deaths and many injuries. Fire followed the wreck as locomotives and cars were derailed and burned while dispatchers reportedly failed to issue orders to the east bound train to take the siding. Names of the dead and injured include Chris Bintz, George Angers, James Haner, W 8 Hill Teg, W J Walter, and William Biante among others.
An August fire at Chienit Hospital caused severe injuries to orderly Arthur Thornley who later died. Dr Lillian Morgan and a dozen nurses heroically battled the blaze, rescuing 26 patients, many lowered to safety by fire department ladders as interior rooms suffered heavy damage.
Nebraskan declares executive aims to grant federal protection to railroads and large corporations facing state controls. Bryan cites Roosevelt centralization plan favoring rail interests, urging caution over delegating power to Washington.
A fragment notes Democrats aim to push a pur suet measure through Congress with hopes to retire any Western Republican who voted for it. The piece emphasizes a united Democratic stance on the vital proposition amid Senate brinkmanship and party dynamics.
Reports from Casablanca describe fierce Moor ambushes against French forces with Arab positions near the city suffering heavy losses as German ship actions and contraband cargo activities unfold. The scene includes captured vessels, prisoner reports, political shifts around Sultan Abdal Aziz’s faction, and diplomatic chatter from Berlin and Paris while Roosevelt’s White Plains visit draws attention.
A woman in a white shirt waist and gray skirt sought the president at Sagamore Hill. She requested help arranging a meeting through Secretary Loeb and paid a boy to hire a team, but the plan failed. She was advised to return to New York and wait for Christmas for an interview. She narrowly escaped a train as she boarded the 603/ aelack train.
Mrs Filomena Captain died today after leaping from a fourth floor window at Italian hospital on Pleasant avenue. She had injured her arm on Tuesday and blood poisoning required amputation. Miss Arion, caring nurse, left briefly. upon return the window was open and the patient missing, found in the yard with injuries.
Tangier dispatch reports that Muley Hafid has proclaimed himself Sultan and formed a government in Morocco City. American minister Gommmere cites official confirmation of Hafid’s accession and outlines a new mortgage lending rate of four to six percent.
Bryan Assells Roosevelt Secretary Roots progress. Moora fatally harmed by a French mother and son victims of the incident. 2-Bucket Shop Crusade, woman loses diamonds at hotel. Smith deceased. Taft talks to Oklahomans. Prince entertains on ship circus. In auto accident. Less marching for soldiers. Captive girl resepect. Strikers incident Comunists. News of nearby states. One year of the ret e law. Gov Hughes optimistic. World news by cable. Pretty actress charged with blackmail. Pacifo march rush. Fiest la Cortelyous plan approved. Woman faces robbery suspect.
Rome announces a sweeping decree restructuring Catholic marriages. From next Easter, marriages must be conducted by a duly authorized priest with two witnesses. Previously American Catholics could wed before a justice or Protestant minister with Catholic approvals. The change aims to make all Catholic marriages valid only within church ceremony.
Seven Philadelphia passengers rode the Ben Franklin, the largest gas balloon built in the United States, on an initial voyage from Poelock New Jersey. The balloon drifted along a zigzag course over Egg Harbor and along the New Jersey coast before landing on a farm east of Philadelphia. The crew reported no accidents and noted collecting cloud photos during the five hour flight.
A light brown skinned man approx thirty five, 3 feet 10 inches, wearing a white cap and black trousers, escaped after slashing Mrs. Mary Carrico aged 63 and her son Joseph 36 at their 128 Hall Street home. Both were hospitalized with serious injuries. intruder fled through the back. Police hunt for suspect as son Philip aids in recovery.
Oliver Miller, a Mahionaie Manufacturer and phil anthropist based in South Bend Indiana, is critically ill with heart trouble and fatigue at nearly eighty. The passage hints at ventures to Jersey seashore resorts Adirondack regions and routes to Northern New York New England and Canada.
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