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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1906
Page
6
Turbulence across Gzar's realm as secret societies vow vengeance against liberal leaders. Bomb and arson assaults reported near Stolma Street. casualties include two women, a man, and a student amid clashes with troops. Authorities pledge reforms while pressing suppression of terrorism.
Death notices and funeral announcements list burgess names and ages, with dates in August across various addresses and churches. Notable entries include Lucinda E Bushby wife of William Bunhles, J T Carpinthe, Bernard Mines, Jane Dray, and Rear Admiral Charles Jackson Train, detailing residences, ages, and funeral arrangements across several locations and churches.
The long sought nurse controversy resurfaces as DIGE recalls Hana being denounced as red necked boss and McKinley labeled a jellyfish. He notes Foraker differed on several questions and the dispute resurfaced amid political tension.
Amid a blaze at an Akron harbor vessel twenty one people, including women and children, were rescued as authorities shifted blame and political voices clashed over party endorsement stances. Senator Foraker and Senator Dick featured in a wave of statements tied to Ohio Republican internal matters and the Cleveland address by Harry M. Daugherty.
Twenty one aboard the steamship Charles A. Eddy including the captain's wife and two young children were rescued by the City of Mackinac off Port Sanilac Lake Huron. Fire broke out in the forward end and spread rapidly forcing crew to escape through burning bunks. Captain Ellsey’s wife and two girls were nearly nude, while the second mate wore only a fur overshirt. The City of Mackinac, crowded with passengers, moored at the windward side to save all on board. Eddy, owned by Glennchrist Transportation of Cleveland, was bound down from the head of the lakes with ore. Fire was extinguished later and the Eddy towed into the St Clair River with forward cabin and decks burned off.
Seventeen year old Sidney Sloane confessed to killing his father James F. Sloane with an ax in his Spokane room. The body was carried in a wheelbarrow to an alley behind the Sixth Avenue home, showing a bloody trail. Police found the confession after detaining the youth, who sought $500 he believed his father carried. Sloane was a leading Spokane merchant with the Sloane-Paine Company partnership.
Martin Winterstein a 30 year old steamship fireman shot and killed Annie Larsen 29 in her 49 Henry Street Brooklyn apartment this morning. Drs Prahn 29 a cousin of Mrs Larsen was shot and seriously wounded during the struggle. Winterstein was captured after a hard struggle and said jealousy prompted the crime.
Senator Foraker, returning to Cincinnati before the December Congress, says cordial relations with President Roosevelt remain unchanged. He notes differences in view are not grounds for hostility and hints the Ohio campaign will demand attention as Republican prospects in the upcoming election look favorable.
Atlanta report says the Populist State convention failed to attract delegates as Hoke Smith’s Democratic primary win makes fielding a ticket moot. Chairman Holloway noted 90 percent supported Smith, believing reforms could be gained through him. In Indianapolis W B Cox named for Third District Congress. Wilkesbarre Dems nominate Lenahan for Congress.
The article lists eight mayors and several Democratic candidates from Nebraska, detailing their party roles and cities. It describes a civic visit including pictures, downtown tours of tall buildings, and a reception at Gilsey House with William R. Hearst. Judge Howard defends reform stance with sharp exchange.
District Democrats plan a special 8 am train on the Baltimore and Ohio to attend Wiliam Jennings Bryan's New York reception. Maryland will join at Baltimore. District HQ at the Imperial hotel. Delegates wear white and blue badges with flags, a Capitol medal, and Bryan photo. Norris' authority to appoint ten delegates clarified. Norman B. Mack arranged, Norris selected ten names: Wilson, McIntire, Whittaker, Holteman, Miller, Thompson Jr, Moore, Meir, Atkinson, Kelley.
In Owego the Republican Congressional convention for New York's Eighth district adjourned to October 1 without nominating a candidate, surprising Representative John W. Dwight who expected renomination. Broome Cortland counties and Tioga votes backed the adjournment, forcing Dwight to back County Judge R S Parsons for Supreme Court or face opposition from the new political power.
In Haston Massachusetts August 28 a caustic letter from District Attorney Moran to Josiah Quincy chairman of the Democratic State committee rejects Bryan as arbiter and signals opposition to Moran's nomination. Quincy vows hostility to Moran while hinting he may resign if Moran chosen. Other leaders including Thayer Whitney and Douglas decline bids. Tulio Larrinaga is renominated as Porto Rico Commissioner to the U S Congress by the Unionist Party in San Juan.
Aug 23 reports show B B Comer likely to win governor by 16 000 to 20 000 with the unusually long ballot delaying counts. Lt governor race open among H B Gray D J Meader and Emmet O Neal. chief justice tight between S D Weakley and J R Tyson. Alternate Senator Johnston Knox Bankhead favored. railroad commissioner top contenders John G Harris and Charles Henderson. WB Craig nominated for Congress Fourth district. Burnett and Underwood unopposed in other districts.
A well dressed white man died on a train near Americus en route to Montgomery Alabama. He was middle aged with blue eyes and slight baldness. No identification found. He appeared refined and affluent before death.
President Riesco praises international aid and vows quick rebuilding of towns flattened by the disaster. He notes forthcoming electric tram and customs reforms and that the Valparaiso port crew are improving the port while authorities distribute abundant food. Mourning suspends social events for six months. Thousands flee the city amid aftershocks.
Honolulu Aug 24 Captain Hoadlett of the Sierra reports an extraordinary northwest current near the Hawaiian group in the last two days, the strongest he ever faced, pushing the ship thirty miles off course in one day and possibly causing the Manchuria stranding. The Restorer salvage dispute is referred to Washington.
Rome authorities arrest about fifty municipal policemen who had been on strike since yesterday. They are disarmed and summarily dismissed from the corps. another hundred strikers will face the same action, as authorities resort to stern measures.
In Havana the government offers clemency to rebels who lay down arms, while observers debate intervention and the Platt amendment. Insurgents press on with campaigns in Pinar del Rio and surrounding regions as war preparations intensify and rail lines brace for possible attack.
Secretary Loeb stated there is no foundation to claims the President has voiced an intent on Cuba. He said Roosevelt has indicated to no one any determination in the matter and dismissed public statements as unfounded.
Secret service operatives arrested traveling agent Herman Hanan in Philadelphia for the Royal Havana lottery. He appeared before U S Commissioner Craig and was held on $1000 bail for trial. During his absence agents searched his home and seized tickets valued at $10,000 for the September drawing.
In a Washington Post report, President Cleveland's first decision curbs American life insurance firms from deducting English income tax on premiums paid by British policyholders. The ruling forbids rebates via tax offsets, ending a common practice that kept American firms competitive in Britain and could classify rebates under the Arm Strong committee code as a misdemeanor.
Evelyn Adams Armit daughter of Al Adams married Paul Napoleon of Paris in Newport First Presbyterian Church. The groom, 36, listed no occupation and a prior divorce. the bride also had a divorce the previous year, and clergy access reportedly faltered. Engraved wedding announcements were issued.
In Newark at Van Buren and Lafayette streets, saloon keeper William Hoch was found dead behind the bar. A man named John Holzwasser staged a demonstration claiming an accident with an electric light switch caused a fatal shock, after which police concluded no murder had occurred.
Mrs Nicholas Longworth formally opened the Cincinnati Industrial Exposition in Music Hall and Washington Park with a ceremonial button and bell chime. She and Congressman Longworth toured exhibits as the Fall Festival Association presents a London musical The Blue Moon at Music Hall with James T. Powers in the lead and a cast of 200.
Chicago residents learn that Dr. CM Bigelow of Evanston and C. E Lawrence of Chicago, who were feared lost after attempting a launch trip from Saugatuck to Chicago, have landed safely in Michigan City after a day and four nights of heavy seas.
Valley City residents are stirred after Herman Personius, a municipal police officer, was fatally shot in the Northern Pacific yards while attempting to arrest two men. This marks a second police fatality in the area within weeks, fueling public alarm. Bunders Elect Officers in Dubuque as Deutscher Krieger Bund of North America wraps its business sessions with new leadership chosen including Martin Glass and L Rebhake.
A New York Bowery murder echoes Jack the Ripper as Annie Moore is found slain in Second Street. Her brother in law James Moore is held, amid blood print clues and three Prudential life policies. Police say no struggle is evident and a pillow bears a bloody thumb imprint.
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