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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1908
Page
14
Jacob Lyons, alerted at the home of Representative Lowdon on Massachusetts Avenue, acts with presence of mind as a mad dash of 100 yards ends just in time to stop a heavy hose cart and slightly injure animals.
A sequence of near-collisions with pedestrians and a fire wagon endangering President Roosevelt is recounted. On November 20 two boys on bikes nearly struck him near the National Theater. November 22 a boy on a bicycle nearly ran into him while en route to church. December 2 a mudguard grazed the president as an automobile approached his carriage near Rhode Island Avenue. Lieutenant Lyons and firemen acted decisively to prevent disaster as a hose wagon veered toward the carriage. Lyons warned and redirected horses, saving the president and carriage from a crash. The incident left Lyons with injuries but spared greater harm.
The Washington Post reports Justice Loden dismissed the case against Thomas Clendinen, a Baltimore lawyer, who faced charges of blackmail from Mrs. Mora Cameron. After delays a letter asking to withdraw these charges influenced the proceedings, but the judge refused to mark the withdrawal, ending the Clendinen Cameron episode despite sensational beginnings and prior larceny accusations not pursued by the grand jury.
Special to The Washington Post from Paso Robles California December 3 The condition of Gov elect Cosgrove of Washington worsened after two weeks at the baths doctors say he cannot live more than two weeks longer due to Bright's disease He was elected governor of Washington and served on the state constitution commission
President Roosevelt has decided to transfer the Marine Corps to Army oversight. Gen Leonard Wood supports the plan, saying regiments are needed, while Navy officers oppose it and argue Marines should remain as expeditionary and base troops. The proposal, drafted with General Staff input, will be sent to Congress for formal recommendations.
A well dressed woman identified as Mrs L Falconer Doty shot herself in the head at the Hotel Clarendon in New York. She had obtained a divorce from William H Doty, president of the Reserve Fund Securities Co., eleven days earlier on cruelty grounds and custody of their 5 year old son. Daughter of Alexander Falconer, she was 25 years old and had a handsome Belle Island home. The body was claimed at the morgue and burial planned at Woodlawn, as mystery surrounds the suicide with rumors of a heart affair in Sioux Falls.
A blaze in Warrenton Virginia on December 3 threatened the business district. High winds and freezing hoses hampered efforts as flames swept through a rear row of frame houses behind the Virginian Publishing Company building. The unins ur ed property suffered a substantial loss, blamed on a boy with a cigarette.
Special to The Washington Post reports an assault at Slusser School Floyd County after dismissal. Miss Mary Pratt was struck unconscious inside the building and later fainted at her boarding house while cleaning up.
Port au Prince reports of rioting and looting after Nord Alexis’s defeat. Mob violence left twelve dead as troops restored order. Gen Simon poised to become leader. Alexis seeks refuge on a French warship. US, French, and British ministers monitor, with possible foreign landings if disorder resumes.
A Hungarian woman with a month old baby, unconscious on an Avenue sidewalk near Sixth Avenue and Fourteenth Street, was found starving. An ambulance surgeon said both mother and child were starving and the baby had bronchitis. The mother recovered enough to state her name as Mrs. Mary Soheim, 22, and said her husband died recently. She had been in Brooklyn with a friend and walked to Manhattan to seek hospital care for the ill child, but hospitals refused to admit them and she collapsed.
A mountain landslide at Mount Bon Lucano near Agordo in Pra and Lagunas towns has killed 27 people and left 10 injured, with rescue efforts ongoing as authorities confirm the toll.
In New York on December 3, a Republican Club dinner honored Hitchcock, Sheldon, and Ward for their campaign leadership. Roosevelt and Taft sent compliments, with Taft’s letter praising their work in securing victory. Notables present included Sherman, Depew, Porter, Shaw, Bennet, Brooks, and Woodruff.
Richard C Kerens, former Missouri Republican national committeeman and senatorial candidate, disclosed campaign expenditures totaling 59,570. He listed 351,567 in contributions to Republican national, state, and Missouri campaigns with precinct worker payments. Senatorial expenses Amounted to 8,003.
The Post urges advertisers to send ads early to ensure better service during the holiday rush. It notes early ads improve processing and that Next Sunday's Post Circulation will be the largest among Washington papers. Copy for Sunday Post should arrive by 7 p.m. Saturday.
Vorysis confidence centers on Charles P Taft securing Faraker’s seat. Visies elect cabinet roles for Burton or Herrick hint at upcoming moves. Either choice could open the field for a possible candidacy to succeed Senator Dick in 1910 with Judge Taft reportedly offering Treasury or State to a Cleveland representative.
Hot Springs reports that Charles P Taft’s bid for the Ohio Senate continues to gain backing from new state Republicans. Arthur L Vorys says Taft favors Charles P Taft’s election while noting Burton and Herrick as possible cabinet rivals. Taft reportedly denied offering a cabinet post but hints at interest remain.
San Francisco on December 3 a letter mailed in the city is believed to have caused Henry Boas a Celestian for an unspecified company to die. Boas was found dying at his apartments early today. The letter, said to be from a physician but showing ignorance of medicine, urged him to take two powders as a remedy for indigestion. Strychnine was found in Boas' stomach.
Chicago reports Peoria county leads in divorces with one filing per 42.3 marriages between November 1 1917 and November 1 1918. The US census places Tiviola with the highest divorce rate while the state average is one divorce per twelve marriages.
Customs brokers in Chicago hold a shipment of ecclesiastical treasures from France valued at 1500 and appraised at 15000. The hoard includes silk works once linked to a pope, altar cloths, and Egyptian relics, tied to Mrs Jack Gardner of Boston and Mrs Chadbourne of Chicago. A bond and court petition seek release to Mrs Chadbourne, with eventual forfeiture possible to the government.
Richmond Va Dec 3 A P Gilbert assistant general freight agent of the Chesapeake and Ohio Lines was found not guilty of rebates to W R Johnson. Indictments against Gilbert and Johnson and other charges remain pending. Verdict drew applause that had to be suppressed.
A New York based campaign demands abrogation of a United States treaty. The issue centers on a protective measure by the defense conference. The plan reportedly involves action affecting Russian refugees in the United States.
London Times writer hails J P Morgan is the greatest collector of things splendid and rare. The Golden Gospels gift to Henry VIII, and a vast library including Ashburnham Gospels and Tolstoy drawings are praised as unmatched treasures in New York and London reports. The White marble library with 16th century bronze doors, the Morgan collection dwarfs others in scope and beauty, described as a marvel of art and knowledge.
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