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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1908
Page
1
A blast at Chas Obispo area buries powderman and Spanish laborers as dynamite explodes while a foreman loads rock. Trainmen blame steam shovel. two Americans among the dead. Reports indicate debris and rock falls across the worksite near Canal construction with a full investigation promised by Col Goethals.
Report details alleged hazing at a college in New Brunswick where Samuel Jacobsen and associates face claims their brother was subjected to brutal acts. Accusers describe forced penny-rolling with his nose and other harsh tasks. The Jacobsons, from Newark, seek investigation by their father and authorities.
Special to The Washington Post reports Baltimore December 12 1909 Attorney General Charley Joseph Bonaparte states he will not join Tafts cabinet and would not accept any position. He plans to retire after March 4 and will avoid public life. He says the cabinet is not considering Congress rebuke proposals and pays no attention to them.
Thornton Jenkins Hains, a college graduate and author, faces a life trial for murder in Queens County for the August 1, 1891 shooting of William Annis, publisher of Recreation magazine, aboard a canoe near Fort Monroe. The case revives tensions from a prior acquittal after a rival gunfight involving his brother Captain Peter C. Hains Jr. and witnesses.
Toledo December reports Dr. H C Byman from Massillon State Hospital testified for the defense in the case of a 17 year old accused of murdering his mother. He described Hazel as insane in an ungovernable impulse and said subsequent actions were deliberate. He found no current or past symptoms of mental disease. He questioned the boy's capacity to plan the murder.
London reports that immunity for royals and heirs skews legal reach as the eldest son of the Maharajah of Kuchbehar faced a speeding charge and the magistrate declined jurisdiction. In Raleigh a court appointment fills a vacancy as Judge Neal resigns.
Chief Justice Mitchell of Pennsylvania denounces attempts to weaken courts and warns that dissent based on personal views whether from executive or hoodlum leads to anarchy. Bonaparte Beck and Carson join in urging respect for law amid debate on federal justice, antitrust laws, and executive power at the Pennsylvania Society dinner in New York.
Gov Stuart announces a gift from Andrew Carnegie James Gayley Col Robert M Thompson William Guggenheim and Henry F Stosmaker to establish a yearly gold medal award. A committee will pick a recipient each year for distinguished achievement while Carnegie and Guggenheim provide the honor. United States Senators Boies Penrose and Philander Knox were among guests at the dinner.
John Hays Hammond praises President-elect Taft as uniquely equipped to lead US commerce and unify the nation. He cites Taft's Philippines and Oriental experience, predicts a businesslike, nationally cohesive administration, and notes Hammond's role with the National Republican League Clubs while hinting at potential Commerce and Labor Secretary considerations.
President elect Taft leaves Washington for New York still undecided on key posts including Secretary of State Treasury and Attorney General. Four positions appear tentatively filled with Hitchcock as Postmaster General Wilson to remain Secretary of Agriculture Garfield as Interior head Wright to stay at War Ballinger from Seattle favored for Pacific coast cabinet seat with possible alternatives from California and Oregon sources.
Waterbury Conn December 12 Not long after a sharp ice fall near the Taft home Charlie Taft was ordered to meet his father William H Taft in New York on Monday to accompany him on a promised Southern trip The Taft boys plan to march to the railroad station when Charlie leaves to mark his stand as the President's son The fall left Charlie with facial disfigurement he will carry on the journey.
In a dramatic Lake Erie rescue a honeymooning captain and his bride aboard the Henry Clausen Jr with eight aboard endured a hurricane off St Michaels. After three days at sea they were saved by lifeboats, rekindling hope as the vessel burned. Nearby, Captain Hageney and crew were rescued from the barge Charles Wail by tug Sheboygan Sullivan after a perilous 16 hour ordeal.
An elderly woman known as Sammy lived near Manhattan for eighteen years in fact believed to be a man named Bam Ty Jones. The body was examined by undertaker Safley of Boreman revealing she was a woman who chewed tobacco drank and associated with men.
Minneapolis report says Senator Hansbrough is rallying from the ear operation tonight but remains in critical condition. Dr. Watson notes the progress is cautious and the outcome still uncertain at this late hour.
New York report recounts Dr Calvin T Adams at the New York Athletic Club who lunged with a broken foil piercing Robert Miller’s throat near the jugular. Miller survived after Adams removed the blade and dressed the wound, both men later fencing again with Miller grateful and wary.
In Indianapolis a divorce case ends with alimony to Dora Kling partly paid by a bulldog. Kling claimed no property, the wife accepted the dog to satisfy $85 of the owed installment, and the court recorded the transaction. The filing notes the ex-spouse’s settlement and the dog as payment instrument.
President Roosevelt and Taft led a Washington Gridiron Club faux African expedition at the New Willard dinner. Guests included prominent officials and journalists, with satirical skits about world rulers and a mock journey to a jungle banquet. The evening featured a gridiron table, ceremonial lights, and comic exchanges, ending when the dinner concluded.
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