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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1908
Page
1
Jacob Lyons, alerted to a fire at Representative Lowdon’s home on Massachusetts Avenue, acted with remarkable presence of mind. He stopped a heavy hose cart just in time as the mad gallop of 100 yards began, saving animals and narrowly avoiding injury to all.
A series of near misses surrounding President Roosevelt are recounted from November to December. A bicyclist pair nearly struck him outside the National Theater, another boy nearly ran him down en route to church, and a mud guard grazed his carriage on Rhode Island Avenue. Firefighters aided, a hose wagon narrowly avoided collision with the president’s carriage, and Lieut Lyons restrained the horses, sustaining injuries but preventing a catastrophe.
Baltimore Dec 3 After several postponements Judge Loden dismissed the case of Thomas Clendinen a lawyer charged with blackmail against Mrs Mora Cameron. A letter asked charges withdrawn the judge declined and closed the affair amid earlier sensational beginnings and a larceny count ignored by the grand jury.
Special to The Washington Post Paso Robles California December 3 Gov elect Cosgrove of Washington, staying at baths for two weeks, has worsened. Dr says he cannot live more than two weeks due to Brights disease. Cosgrove, elected governor, served on the state constitution commission.
President Roosevelt has decided to transfer the Marines to the Army as infantry regiments. Gen Leonard Wood endorses the plan, saying it strengthens infantry and gives Marines a clear duty. Navy officers oppose, insisting Marines be reserved for expeditionary and base security roles.
Mrs L Falconer Doty of New York identified as the woman who shot herself at Hotel Clarendon. She had recently divorced William H Dat, president of the Reserve Fund Securities Co, on grounds of harsh treatment and cruelty, and won custody of their year old son. Daughter of Alexander Falconer, she was 35, and planned burial at Woodlawn. Reports hint at an alleged romantic affair behind the tragedy.
A stubborn blaze in Warrenton Virginia caused by a boy with a cigarette threatened the business district. High winds and freezing water in hoses hampered efforts as flames consumed part of frame dwellings behind the Virginian Publishing Company building. The uninsured property loss was not heavy.
Disguised assailant strikes Miss Mary Pratt at Slusser School after dismissal. she blacks out, later reaches her boarding house in faint. Separate dispatch from Lindsey West Virginia reports a saloonkeeper Samuel Carter shot in the abdomen. Constable Doc Counts accused of shooting across Tug River.
Port au Prince hosts rioting and looting after Nord Alexis is deposed. Soldiers fire on mobs, 12 killed, many wounded. Gen Simon arrives with troops to seize capital, while Gen Carteron and Loval guards aid Alexis aboard a French warship. US French British ministers warn of landing forces if order breaks.
A Hungarian woman with a month old baby lay unconscious on the sidewalk at Sixth Avenue and Fourteenth Street. An ambulance surgeon said both mother and child were starving and the baby was bronchitic. The woman, who recovered enough to name herself to Mrs. Mary Soheim, said her husband recently died and she had walked from Brooklyn seeking hospital care for the child.
A Mount Bon Lucano landslide near Agordo in Pra and Lagunas, Italy, has killed 27 people and injured 10, with bodies recovered from the affected villages. Local authorities report search and rescue operations ongoing as tremors are recorded.
Frank Hitchcock, George R Sheldon, and William L Ward were the guests of honor at a Republican Club dinner in New York. Messages from President Roosevelt and President-elect Taft praised their campaign leadership and fundraising. Taft’s letter extolled their service in organizing and winning the late presidential contest.
Richard C Kerens former Republican national committee man from Missouri and senatorial nominee defeat disclosed campaign records totaling 59570 in the just ended race. He listed contributions to Republican national state and Missouri congressional campaigns and payments to precinct workers across the state. Senatorial expenditures totaled 8003.
The Post asks advertisers to send messages in early to ensure better service during holiday patronage. It notes that next Sunday's Circulation will exceed any other Washington paper and that copy for the Sunday Post should arrive by 7 p.m. Saturday.
Vorysis confident Charles P Taft will capture Faraker's seat while Visies predicts Burton or Herrick as cabinet choice. The arrangement would clear the field for a potential 1910 Senate bid by Dick Taft, who faces a defiant reply that he has offered either the Treasury or State post to a Cleveland congressman.
A Star Corresponder report from Hot Springs Virginia notes Arthur L. Vorys’s arrival and quotes chatter that Charles P Taft is the favorite to win the Ohio Senate seat vacated by Foraker. It cites Taft’s possible cabinet path and Burton as a strong rival, with discussion of Myron Herrick and cabinet prospects.
Henry Boas, a Celestian for an sixties company, died after ingesting powders sent in a special delivery letter mailed in San Francisco. A physician examined him, noting the letter showed ignorance of medical basics. Strychnine was found in Boas’s stomach, with evidence pointing to a poison in the powders urged as a remedy for indigestion.
Chicago report states Peoria County recorded the most divorces in a year, with one divorce for every 42.3 marriages from Nov 1, 1917, to Nov 1, 1918, while national data show one divorce per twelve marriages and Tiviola leads in the state.
Customs warehouse discovery in Chicago reveals religious robes altar cloths silver and gold threaded textiles and era artifacts believed to have belonged to a pope. Items valued at 1500 listed but appraised higher as authorities hold for bond and release to Mrs Chadbourne with Isabella Gardner waiving title. Government suit for forfeiture underway. potential transfer to Gardner’s property if bond posted.
Richmond Va Dec 3 After six minutes the Federal court acquitted A P Gilbert assistant general freight agent of the Chesapeake and Ohio line of charges of rebates to W R Johnson of this city Indictments against others remain pending and the verdict drew restrained applause in the courtroom
A New York driven political campaign aims to abrogate a U S treaty in response to a defense conference decision. The plan is framed as a protective measure regarding Russian refugees in the United States, signaling a high stakes policy shift and potential diplomatic friction.
London Times writer hails J P Morgan's New York Morgan Library as a marvel of rare books and manuscripts. Describes Golden Gospels gift from Pope Leo X to Henry VIII, and likens Morgan to Lorenzo the Magnificent for collector’s breadth and taste. Highlights marble palace on Thirty sixth Street with bronze doors and white marble halls, housing priceless illuminated manuscripts, drawings, and letters from Dickens, Swift, Napoleon, and others.
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