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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1906
Page
1
In a letter to Secretary Root President Roosevelt rejects Mrs Storer and Mr Storer's plea. He disputes My Storer's assertion as untrue and charges dishonorably and ungentlemanly language. The exchange references former ambassador Bottem and wife. The public documents reveal polemical exchanges over a Vatican matter.
The President releases a White House statement rebuking William Storer and Mrs Storer for publishing private letters. He calls the notes and memoranda dishonorable and insists his private conversations were not altered or misrepresented. The document also quotes his stance on church matters and his refusal to intervene in ecclesiastical affairs while noting requests from Mrs Storer for her husband’s advancement. The article mentions Milligan Sale at Sloan's in Washington with a large auction of mahogany furniture, books, art, and Persian rugs.
President Roosevelt denies Storer’s claims of Vatican contact and personal authorization. The White House releases the December 2 1908 letter to Secretary Root, noting Storer failed to answer presidential inquiries and that the removal was based on his conduct and disclosures. The document references Consul General Hurst and outlines the sequence leading to Storer’s resignation.
A fragment from a political dispute discusses a resignation, misrepresentation, and questions of integrity around Mr. Storer and a Vatican matter. It recalls prior friendly relations, private correspondence, and efforts to protect American interests amid ongoing accusations and differing creeds.
The passage recalls requests during McKinley era for Archbishop Ireland to become a cardinal and notes Mr Storer and his wife pressing for Ireland’s promotion. It includes a claim that the President declined to interfere, and references letters exchange while the author was New York governor.
The document reports a dispute over private conversations about Archbishop Ireland and church promotions. It cites a 1906 White House statement on quoting private talks, defends consistency with written positions, and describes Mrs Storer’s letters pressing support for church figures. It includes a May 18 1900 reply stressing limits on influencing religious appointments and missionary activity.
Prime Minister Clemenceau and ministers Briand and Dessaigne announce the associations law will take effect next Tuesday. Briand blasts the Pope’s order as brutal while the Holy See defies the 1881 law, prompting warnings of enforcement and possible drastic measures against clergy.
President recalls letters from Mrs Storer urging promotion for Mr Storer after McKinley’s death in 1901. She proposed the War Department or embassies in London or Paris, while criticising others as unfit. He notes Storer’s attempts to twist his remarks and the comic element of the effort.
Vatican releases Q A style ruling on sequestration of church property and clergy conduct. Parish priests and clerical staff must remain passive unless grave risks permit limited cooperation. Bishops may authorize participation to protect families and rent payments. church buildings seized must not be occupied except under strict conditions. Clerics must report to the council of state if called to service and avoid schismatic acts while safeguarding parishioners and continuing mass when possible.
A platform at a Hebrew mass meeting in Durland's Riding Academy in New York collapsed, sending Jacob H. Schiff and about forty others to the floor. The crowd surged toward exits as police redirected panic, but all were cleared within minutes with no serious injuries reported. Dr Gimmarahu Lewin, visiting Jewish leader from Russia, was among those involved in the fall.
In Austin Texas on December 9, reports say the anti Bailey movement has gained steam across the state. Opponents claim seventy two legislators have indicated they will not vote for Bailey’s re election. Attorney General R V Davidson said he had no further reply to make to Bailey after the claims. Bailey had asked for proof of the charges and replied after receiving it.
Washington Post Richmond Ind December official announcement states the Washington Methodist Conference will hold its annual session in Washington DC on March 1 and Bishop McDowell will preside. Sixty Japanese seamen drowned in Tokyo harbor after sampans sank in rough waters near the Chitose.
Special to The Washington Port Philadelphia Dec 8 Notice will be served upon the Reading Railway that unless its employees are recognized at once a general strike will be called across the system and wheels of every train stopped within 24 hours. Brotherhoods representing over 90 percent of trainmen demand recognition in line with new wage schedules recently agreed upon after talks with General Superintendent Dice. Reading has resisted unionization for years though many workers now members. management would let committees address grievances in future. President Baet declined to comment.
London editorials weigh chances to bargain Newfoundland rights in the fisheries dispute with the United States. The Tribune suggests Sir Edward Grey could seek a concession to ease the burden, while The Standard attacks American hardball tactics and urges Britain to prioritize its own people.
Elmer McNeal a demented coal miner armed with two revolvers fired on a street car in Jackson Ohio. He killed Henry White and severely wounded J E Veh Atta and Jinnison the Jackson superintendent. McNeal was shot by officers after a running chase and died from a head wound.
Special from Topeka reports Meade Liberal Cimarron and other Southwest Kansas towns appealing to Gov Hoch for coal aid as temperatures near zero. In twenty towns residents gather at schoolhouses and churches for warmth while railroads claim coal shortages and confiscation of fuel intended for the fuel famine district. Rail lines are blamed for using steel cars to haul their own costs and deter citizens from taking coal.
State Insurance Commissioner Folk telegraphed Mutual and New York Life in Nashville to refund certain policyholders. The telegram cites thousands of dollars paid as agent compensation and electioneering costs for the administration ticket. New York Life is told to account for funds spent on printing and circulating 100,000 administration ballots.
Theodore Roosevelt Jr a Harvard sophomore begins initiation into the Dickies fraternity at Cambridge. Under guard he walks Harvard square at dawn in a gray suit and blue shirt, dining on mustard pickle oysters and maple syrup, delivering papers to Dickies houses, then bars and theater district in Boston for the night.
Former Senator Arthur Brown of Utah lay under intensive care after a shooting at the Raleigh Hotel. His condition remained precarious as doctors reported septic risk and long operation, while Mrs Anna Bradley, held at the House of Detention, professed love for the man she wounded and faced visitors seeking updates on his recovery.
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