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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1908
Page
14
A sprawling report details Castro's alleged involvement in a plot against Gomez, with Berlin hospital intrigue and an entourage wary of public disclosure. Amid calls for calming international quarrels, Dutch Venezuelan truce persists as officials downplay key dispatches and Castro’s power appears eroded amid unfolding political shifts.
Acting president Gomez discusses cabinet shakeup rumors and the revocation of the transshipment decree, noting some minister names but stressing most news comes from dispatches. Exiles in Willemstad report Venezuelan revolutionaries invited to Caracas to meet the new government as tensions with Holland rise. A German consul at this port will dispatch a ship to the Venezuelan port.
The State and Navy heads refuse to confirm the Venezuelan voyage destination of vessels. Reports suggest U S warships move toward the Venezuelan coast amid secrecy while rumors of filibuster expeditions circulate. The Maine North Carolina and others are believed ordered south as tensions rise with Caracas and U S diplomatic ties severed.
Russian press reports pending changes in the diplomatic service following the death of the ambassador to Italy and nearing retirement of ambassadors in Constantinople and Vienna. The shakeup could include Berlin Madrid and Washington envoy Baron Rosen.
Pittsburgh dispatch details a dramatic bribery investigation led by President Roosevelt and the Voters' League. A flashlight photo captures a council member taking money from a decoy promoter in a private hotel room. Detectives, including one from Scranton, staged the scene to pressure councilmen, with arrests and further actions anticipated at tomorrow's hearing.
Reported allegations claim a sum was expensed to secure a bank as depository. The directory repudiated officers, who resigned. Bribe money allegedly paid by check with stubs to be used as evidence. Decoy contractors and promoters allegedly introduced to trap councilmen over months.
Indianapolis men Carl G Fister and George L Bumhaugh, who rode a balloon car, plan an Atlantic crossing. Their approved project would use a gigantic balloon with twenty supply balloons that can be bled into a larger bag as needed. A specially built boat would serve as the passenger carrier instead of a basket.
Defective insulation in the electric sign caused a fire at Herald Square Theatre in New York during a Bessie McCoy performance. Audiences and cast evacuated calmly as flames and smoke filled the theater. Treasurer Roy Long and manager Hyams coordinated safety efforts while Shubert lessee Lee Shubert aided with the theater books. The incident disrupted the show but no one was reported seriously harmed. several performers sought shelter at nearby places due to the cold.
Sixty five surviving crew members were rescued after the British steamship Trade, from Galveston to Liverpool, ran ashore at Miaren Head in heavy fog off Crookhaven Ireland. Captain Roberts and a stewardess died. six sailors clung to cliffs until dawn, aided by a new fog signal station. The vessel, 5234 tons net, built Belfast 1900, owned by Irada Steamship Company.
A letter from Theodore Roosevelt is cited by Rev Duncan C Milner saying Pilgrims Progress is among the greatest books and Abraham Lincoln is the ideal Greatheart of polite life. Roosevelt confirms the remark as his favorite allegorical character in fiction.
Dr Edgar P Smith provost at the University of Pennsylvania has begun an inquiry into the Order of the Fifteen a group including university students and other members believed to advocate reincarnation and a future Messiah. A woman physician and former member denounced pamphlets as improper. Miss Harriet Brown denied any secret circle and said a few theosophy enthusiasts meet in her apartments. The university awaits professor committee findings to determine any action. The report notes a member of the senior class is said to lead the order and meetings are in Miss Brown’s building.
Emma Jackson, Mrs Anna Jackson, and other witnesses testified as armed guards protected the Union City court hearing on the Night Riders murder case. Dreaded riders whipped, threatened, and burned homes, with Garret Johnson named as leader and 27 riders identified by Mrs Jackson.
On the stand Miss Dora, daughter of a key witness, corroborates her mother in a case tied to Night Riders. Witness WHl Russell, also an alleged Night Rider turned State's evidence, speaks in a whisper, fearing threats but confirming details similar to Night Rider Febringer.
The Washington Post reports Franklin College circles note a possible exchange between President-elect Taft and President E E Bryan over leadership in the Philippines. Telegrams and interchanges are said to have occurred since Taft's election, recalling their prior links when Bryan led the Philippine school system during Taft's governorship.
President-elect Taft plans a Texas stop and a broad southern tour after inauguration. Dallas, Atlanta, Charleston, New Orleans and other cities seek personal meetings to gain influence and showcase hospitality as Taft weighs how to balance requests with the limited time before taking office. A saddle fit prompts a light note on daily riding during travel.
Berkeley Cal December report confirms Dr Frederick D Taft cousin of President elect Taft returned home from an overdue hunting trip on Bouldin Island. Earlier rumors of disappearance were unfounded as he was located safe and sound.
Testimony in the Thornton Hains case centers on allegations of an Assassin Club formed by Yacht Club members and a plan to influence outcomes. Witnesses describe the float incident, gunfire, and differing accounts as prosecutors press toward the essential points while defense promises new evidence.
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