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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1906
Page
6
Ohio Republican lines align as Senator Foraker and Senator Burton confront each other amid a Dayton convention fight. Taft's presidential prospects loom behind factional warfare with leadership splits and influence from Harry Daugherty Herrick Wolf and other Ohio figures shaping the strategy for the national ticket.
Married entries include Growder to Mary Moore at East Capitol Street parsonage by Rev Norman Ward on December 9. Death notices cover Carpinter, 65, at 630 Romm, Southwest DC. infant Madeline Furcal. Rear Admiral Charles Jackson Train of Boston, funeral in Annapolis with services planned, and a delayed notice for his passing on August 4 1906. Funeral details to arrive.
The Washington Post advertises Morrison and death notices to be inserted simultaneously in multiple papers at no extra charge. The list includes New York Times, Boston Globe, Buffalo Courier, Chicago Record-Herald, Philadelphia Public Ledger, Pittsburgh Dispatch, Providence Journal, Rochester Herald, St Louis Republic, Syracuse Post-Standard, San Francisco Pioneer Press, Minneapolis Tribune, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Cincinnati Enquirer.
Representative T. Fr. Burton of Cleveland plans a strong clash over Senator Charles Dick’s re election as state Republican chairman at the upcoming Ohio convention. Burton hints a well known Republican like Longworth Taylor or Dover may be acceptable and intends to unite opposition forces when a candidate is chosen. He will confer with critics of Dick’s campaign management and asserts the convention will settle the issue amid heightened Ohio Republican tensions.
A bitter scramble for Tammany Hall delegates pits Hearst against Jerome ahead of the September 18 primaries. McClellan faction backs Jerome to topple Murphy, while Sullivan allies line up for Jerome on the East Side. Upstate and city voters loom large as Jerome plots a statewide push and potential independent bid if denied the Democratic nomination.
The New York Evening Post reports independent Democrats plan a September 5 Albany conference with representation from every county. Jerome will speak, joined by Buffalo Mayor J D Adams, Edward M Shepard, and D Cady Herrick. The call argues to block a corrupt deal selling the Democratic name and organization amid corporate influence or demagogic rivals.
Special to Tue Washington telegraph from Leamington England reports Charles E. Hughes, attorney for the Armstrong insurance committee, arriving after a holiday and declining to confirm any candidacy or discuss New York gubernatorial prospects. He says he has given no assurances and plans to return home aboard the Carmania.
The new federal rate law takes effect and prompts a rush of questions as the Interstate Commerce Commission plans to organize on September 7 with Knapp again named chairman. Carriers await potential thirty day rate changes while authorities emphasize enforcement over interpretation and prepare extensive accounting reforms led by Prof. Henry C. Adams. The industry anticipates court challenges to unsettled provisions and discusses mandatory filing of freight tariffs, with Union Pacific moving to install a private refrigerator car system to support expanded California fruit traffic.
Judge Lockwood in Monroe appoints Willis Baldwin and BR Burgown as receivers for the Toledo Ann Arbor and Detroit Electric Railway between Toledo and Ann Arbor. Gorman Brothers of Toledo, builder of a Petersburg power house, filed the petition last Saturday. About 600 dollars worth of bonds are missing, prompting the receivership.
The Worcester Telegram reports two British scholars Dr J A Marving and Prof Joseph Wright have joined the simplified spelling board joining Henry Bradley and other chief dictionaries. Board chairman Brander Matthews notes this marks unity of major English language authorities and supports spelling reform. The Telegram later notes Worcester edition uses Roosevelt approved rules in its columns as an experimental one day trial.
Edward Dudley a well known Philadelphia lawyer and clubman returns from abroad to discover his wife has sworn a warrant for non support. Mrs Dudley has a pending New Jersey divorce suit and accusations of infidelity. Once lavish life at Locust Street home ended after Europe trip and estrangement rumors. She sought $100000 then $200000 alimony while Dudley offered $5000 annually. both alienation and affairs cases followed in New York and Philadelphia courts.
In Washington Pennsylvania August 27 William Workman son of Dr Samuel Workman prominent physician was shot at Bellevue camp meeting grounds near Independence by a police officer Ira Virgin who says he fired in the air while ejecting rowdy visitors. Workman remains in critical condition with the officer charged with felonious shooting.
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Mrs. Curtis from Washington carried War Department credentials to aid relief after the April disaster. Injured in an Oakland auto accident while aiding relief work, she returns to press suits against the Oakland Street Car Company and the auto owner. She seeks insurance on San Francisco property, stirring concerns over social reception due to race and marriage. once an army nurse in Cuba, she was connected to Clara Barton and San Francisco society remnants. Southern families reportedly will not receive her now.
Mazatlan Mexico Aug 27 floods have left several hundred homeless after twenty days of incessant rain. The lower coast, including a broad boulevard to the sea, was submerged as many beach houses were swept away. Water pipes and the waterworks system were badly damaged, with sugar planters facing heavy losses. The city of about 20 800 inhabitants endures great suffering.
Three hundred fifty thousand pounds of foodstuffs were destroyed in Chicago last week for impurity per the health department bulletin. Arrests have also been made during the week according to officials.
Milo Mead a Greenwich philanthropist who spent nearly a million dollars on public improvements died at his Byron Shore home aged eighty two. He was born in East Portchester in 1842 and was a distant relative of Revolutionary General Eben E. Mead. The note includes brief obituaries and maritime arrival notices along with an advertisement for furniture by Wilson & Mayers at 127 and 129 G Street.
Boosting claims of kidney and bladder cure, the ad touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a universal fixer for kidney liver and uric acid troubles. It promises symbols of relief from back pain dizziness and frequent urination and offers free samples and pamphlets via mail.
A Margaret Deland novel hailed as a great book and part of life by The New York Times and other major papers. Critics praise its relentless moral force and stark portrayal of sinners, calling Helena Richie incomparable and morally powerful in a chorus across publications.
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