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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1908
Page
1
A garbled report describes a White House bid to uncover wrongdoing with reformers sending a committee to question Kaswell. The passage mentions bribery, banking corruption, and efforts to expose graft, amid chaotic OCR fragments and stray names.
In Columbus, Representative Burton and Senator 3 of Baker plan return trips as campaigns gear up for U S Senate race. He opposes Taft’s plan, while Burton’s allies seek caucus or open voting to define stances before legislators choose a candidate.
A bold strategy proposes that if any Ohio Senate hopeful reaches 46 votes, other candidates withdraw. The measure outlines how supporters would rally around the leading contender, reshaping the race strategy and coalition dynamics.
Special to The Washington Post reports a planned union of sixteen large Texas ranches totaling about 7,000,400 acres valued over 75.98 million dollars. The 140 mile Gulf coast region would be affected as the syndicate seeks to split the land into small farms. J P Hill and B Yoa kj um of New York named amid undisclosed backers as leaders of the scheme.
A disordered report recounts Albert May and Mrs May Zulauf forming a deadly pact to kill themselves and each other after a parent overheard plans. May confessed in court, was lectured, and released. The tale traces a pistol purchase, an attempted interception, a hotel confrontation, and authorities detailing the pair’s intent and subsequent actions.
A Nyack revival prompted by Prophet Spangler ends without the predicted apocalypse. Followers in white robes gathered at Nyack Cemetery for a noon event, led by Mrs Murdoch, with authorities arresting Spangler on a nuisance charge as the crowd dispersed after failing to witness any celestial catastrophe. The day’s march, chants, and vigil yielded no disaster, leaving residents to retreat from the declared end of the world.
Virginia City endures a severe tremor sequence with electric plant outages and telephone disruption. Over a week the area registered more than 36 earthquakes, causing cracks in buildings and fall of plaster as residents fled the streets and darkness persisted.
John D Rockefeller argues the benevolent trust and cooperative principle can boost education and charity. He cites the Catholic Church as effective, praises Andrew Carnegie, and notes most requests to him are for personal use rather than legitimate philanthropic needs. The piece recounts his interactions with Dr William Harper and the University of Chicago and records his structured approach to evaluating funding appeals.
Special to The wasuayiwi San Francisco Dec 27 William A Dolph a wealthy lumber dealer of Memphis Tenn disappeared November 11. Last week in San Francisco he regained his mental balance and established his identity. He drew a draft on his firm and wrote to partners and wife Mrs Delph. Delph arrested for embezzling 00. Delph in court seeking habeas corpus. Dolph recalls traveling to Kansas City for clothes but recalls nothing else. He had no money and was hungry when he came to his senses.
A lean wolf attacked Frank Keiffer near a timber yard and pursued him four blocks to his home. Keiffer entered his house and shot the animal through a window, killing it with a rifle. The wolf is described as the wildest seen in Peoria in years.
Wireless dispatches report US cruiser North Carolina 160 miles from Curacao bound for La Guaira with special commissioner W. I. Buchanan aboard. The Zulia ferrying exiles from Maracaibo arrives at Willemstad Curacao, hailed by crowds as political prisoners are freed. Curacao papers publish pledges by exiles and leaders to unite factions in Venezuela under Gomez.
Prof George Hempl at Stanford asserts deciphered Etruscan inscriptions prove Etruscans descended from Trojans after Troy’s fall, linking their language to Latin and overturning the idea that Etruscans and Latins were distinct peoples. He predicts wide impact on Latin grammar, history of Rome and Greece. Dr Jordan endorses findings.
Chicago Citizens gathered to defend Rudewitz, a Russian refugee, amid his extradition case raised by the Russian government. Willam J Calhoun, former presidential special investigator, led the event with speakers Walter Lescher Rabbi Emil Hirsch and Ttev Jenkin Lloyd Jones. Resolutions urged changes to extradition statutes requiring federal court hearings.
Havana reports New Frars day marks the start of Cuba's evacuation by the army of pacification now in control since October 1906. About 960 Marines depart from Camp Columbia toward Newport News, with transports and schedules outlining the phased movement of units to Forts Myer Sheridan and McPherson.
Granddaughters of former President John Tyler narrowly escaped death after an alcohol lamp exploded in their Williamsburg home. Alfred Mies and Muss Juhin Tyler, daughters of Lyon G Tyler, president of Washington and Lee, were lighting the lamp when it ignited, setting their clothes ablaze. They acted quickly, smothering the flames with rare presence of mind, preventing serious injuries.
Mrs Roosevelt and four children Misa Ethel Kermit Quentin and Arcine sailed from Washington Navy Yard Saturday aboard the naval yacht Sylph for a Potomac cruise and reached Point Lookout at the river mouth yesterday. The yacht will return with the party today.
Investigators from the Engineer Department have checked a new asphalt measuring method adopted last June and found overcharges to the district up to about $100,000. Brennan Construction Company is implicated, with contractors blaming officials as details of the charging box and cube-foot measurements emerge. The probe covers Brennan contracts, prior use of Cranford Paving and Warner-Gateman plant ties, and seeks to determine exact overpayments and corrective steps.
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