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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1907
Page
3
A wary outlook dominates commentary on the national mood as the public awaits the presidential election. Analysts urge cautious optimism while noting that exuberance could outpace reality, with financiers and lenders signaling a stabilizing yet fragile recovery after recent turmoil.
The December Trade Review notes heavy steel orders from manufacturers and railroads, with new build programs and government contracts fueling anticipated shipments. Production and furnace utilization show rising activity despite curtailment signals, as buyers push for large tonnage and extended deliveries.
A suit alleges Hatters Union pressure interfered with interstate commerce by blocking 70 of 82 hat manufacturers from business with Loewe danbiet, claiming unconstitutional restraint on production. The US Supreme Court case centers on Sherman Act trust law and union boycott practices.
Prof Joseph Holmes of the United States Geological Survey told the American Society of Mechanical Engineers that half the country’s natural coal supply is wasted by mining methods. He cited abandoned high grade seams and the loss of low grade coal, noting a 25 foot vein with only four feet mined. He warned the PennsylvanIa Railroad uses 40000 tons daily and called for efficiency in mining iron ore and other ores.
Special to The Washington Poet reports the death of Charles Johnson aged eighty three in a blaze at his Warren Street printing shop. Firefighters found him amid ruins after attempting to smother flames with water and cloths. He reportedly hid his savings under floorboards as the fire raged, choosing gold over escape. Johnson, once prosperous with shops in the Bronx Yonkers and Jersey, never married after courting a lost love. The story weaves a tragic arc of romance, wealth and miserliness ending in a fatal blaze with his treasure still astray.
Morristown New Jersey December 4. Carlo Carriere planned to desert his wife Amelia and their ten year old daughter. He shot and killed the man pursuing their affair and accidentally wounded his daughter, soon after attempting to flee to Italy. Carriere was arrested as the tragedy unfolded before onlookers.
William Heaghan president of Bricklayers Local No 1 and officers fled in District Supreme Court an answer to charges of boycotting and picketing filed by Richardson and Borges and other Washington master builders seeking an injunction. The union claims most charges are false alleging no violent or threatening acts and that actions were legally driven to protect union labor and not to injure employers. Arguments to continue before Justice Gould.
Joh B Laskey, temporary receiver for Capuzeya Mining, reports to District Supreme Court that Andrew M Gattend, a company trustee in Parral Mexico, demands 447 in gold to pay workers or the mine will be abandoned. He informed Mr Gatlens that the matter will be before Justice Gould in Equity Court No 2 tomorrow.
A dense list of names, towns, and partial affiliations appears, including Boston, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, Richmond, and Washington. The text catalogs individuals with scattered titles or roles such as Metropolitan, Shoreham, and various Mr Mrsitone prefixes, interspersed with place names. It resembles a society or guest index from a hotel or event, listing many people and locations in a seemingly alphabetical or index-like format.
Coroner's jury determines Edgar Dassey died when a heavy girder fell at a freight site in front of a store at Seventh and E streets NW. Samuel Frisell, foreman for Washington Terminal Company's powerhouse ironworkers, was killed. Georges Friszell, struck earlier, was badly injured and reported recovering at Casualty Hospital.
Justice Barnard of Criminal Court No 2 directed a jury to acquit Frederick Reh of grand larceny for allegedly stealing the schooner Martha Davis from its owner at Norfol ls Wa and bringing it to this city. The defense showed the craft was bought with a conditional payment and Reh had an equitable claim to the property.
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