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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1908
Page
4
Report notes experts to inspect the canal project and possible cabinet offers. Roosevelt plans a trip for on-site review and White House discussions with Taft timing next month. Names of participants and potential roles are circulated amid political maneuvering.
A proclamation outlines transfer of authority over seals from the Commerce Labor bureau to the fisheries office under Walter Lemb. The North Commercial Company loses exclusive rights to twenty seals. oversight and questions related to the transfer will be handled by the new fisheries administrator.
Scattered OCR reads like a juvenile case in court with references to defense, judge, and remarks by Dora. Mentions stay, custody, and a broader dispute with unclear outcomes. text is garbled but centers on a legal proceeding and reactions in the courtroom.
Chief Witte reports a new counterfeit note danger with sample A-4is2133 showing photomechanical replication on two papers, altered seals, lighter serials, and misprinted "treasurer" and "five" on the back. Notes by J W Lyons and Elis H Roberts document acts, plates, and portrait features to warn of the deception.
In Media Pennsylvania December 29 the trial of Mrs M Florence Erb and her sister Mrs Catharina Beisel for the murder of Capt J Clayton Erb at Red Gables opened. Prosecution stars that Mrs Erb fired the fatal shots while her sister aided and self defense is claimed by both women. Prominent Delaware and Philadelphia political figures attended as jurors were selected and guarded overnight. The victim was private secretary to Israel W Durham a senator elect and well known Quaker City Republican leader.
Dr. William C. Woodward, health officer, states John R. Early is gravely afflicted with leprosy and that physicians are certain. Early, who doubts the diagnosis, sought pension funds to hire Dr. Hansen and has refused treatment, arguing his liberty is unjustly curtailed.
President’s daughter Alice Roosevelt Longworth narrowly escaped injury when a two horse carriage crashed toward her outside the National Theater. Officer Sergeant John Catts of the First precinct stepped between her and the horses, guiding her to safety and into the lobby. Representative Longworth thanked the officer and indicated reward steps would be taken.
Great Dane Capitola Northwest, known as Den mark, disappeared from Griffin Halstead's home after a Sunday night incident. The 18 month old dog, weighing 12 pounds, last seen following a suspected intruder. Halstead, connected to Holetead & CJ Yankery brokers, seeks help to locate the prized animal and enter it in a New York show.
In Defiance Ohio on December 29 the Chicago Toledo Cincinnati Deep Waterway Association formed. Lawmakers mayors and business leaders aim to secure a $100000 congressional survey across three states. Officers elected include President T T Angberry Fort Defiance and Maj J B Fox first vice president Perry Randall second vice president Fort Wayne.
Special to The Washington Post reports H Harriman and associates have closed a deal for the Torres and Prieto railway through Sonora. The line connects with the Sonora railway at Torres and will be extended east from Prieto to link with Cananes Yaqui River and Pacific at Urea. The road was built and owned by J P Seymour and associates.
Dancer Genee of The Soul Klas company was put in a plaster cast by G H Vans after a rib fracture from a fall in a New York theater last Thursday. Despite pain she continued performing nightly until the physician found the injury today.
A Washington Post style feature recounts John Turner, a 7 foot 7 inch giant from Prince George County Maryland. Once a Washington teamster he left Providence Hospital after two months, with doctors warning his bulk and weak vitality will hasten death. Turner cannot read or write, cannot fit clothes, and bears hands measuring 16 inches from wrist to fingertips. He says he has grown all his life and has never had a well day. The doctors note his life length is inversely related to his height.
Civil War veteran Col Fortune, 65, arrived at Emergency Hospital claiming the “stump ache.” Doctors investigated until revealing his leg had been amputated below the knee, the missing stump causing the confusion. He was treated and later discharged.
Fragmentary OCR note mentions visitors at the White House and December dates with unclear references to captains and ships, but details are unreadable and names undetermined.
The National Capital Brewing Company sought upgrading Thirteenth street southeast between D and E streets, but commissioners rejected the proposal. Engineer Way B. Hunt said the roadway is not inferior to nearby streets, is below grade yet well compacted, and no action is justifiable now. He added material may be available next spring when the Captain Traction Company extends its line up Eighth Street.
President Roosevelt met with few visitors yesterday amid a cabinet meeting. James E. West talked with the President about the conference on the care of dependent children and more attendees may be invited. Secretary Cortelyou denied Pittsburgh is flooded with bank examiners over graft cases and Harrison Weebit led examinations so far. The President confirmed the dismissal from the marine corps of Lieut. Dean Newton for embezzlement and scandalous conduct.
United States circuit court judge rules on the Interborough Rapid Transit and Metropolitan Street Railway merger now before equity court. Continental Securities seeks to determine if the trio forms a monopoly that harms the public or stockholders. Defense given 30 days to answer.
Special to The Washington Post reports a Harlem incident at 102d Street and Hast River where a gas tank used to asphyxiate animals exploded. Keeper Harold Dunleavy and Abraham Reid survived. Dunleavy severely burned and both men escaped as fire crews fought the blaze. Dozens of animals were killed or rescued amid debris and smoke.
An unidentified Chinese man died of starvation on a Southern Pacific train near Arrade depot while traveling from Celtoh to return to China. He had worked a small vegetable ranch near Celtoh and saved funds for his voyage, but no funds remained.
Union City Tenn Dec 28 The eight Night Riders on trial for Capt Quentin Rankin's murder remain in a weary phase as defendants testify. They recall people at their homes the night of the crime and many incidents while unable to name others or recount events from days before or after the murder.
An advertisement describes the stomach as a strong organ aided by gastric juices and asserts that lacking digestion leads to disease. It touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as correcting such imbalances, enabling normal appetite, digestion, and nutrient absorption. The ad claims 40,000 physicians endorse the product and offers free sample packages from the F. A. Stuart Co. in Marshall Michigan.
Currency bonds and bank securities worth more than 44008 were found today in an old trunk opened by the coroner while seeking a route to relatives of John Ford Vaux, 73, who died in a rooming house. A letter from Harriet C Spinele of Philadelphia was also found and the writer was notified by telegraph.
Henry E B Everding, convicted last Wednesday by a five member jury in Criminal Court No 1 before Justice Gould, files a motion for a new trial through attorneys Gittings and Chamberlain. A hearing is set for next month as Everding argues the verdict and ruling were against the evidence and the law.
In Philadelphia Dee 2, Robert Becker aged 6 was killed by a car driven by Dorothy Ritter. Becker, the boy's father, then shot himself at home. Reports say he had received a large sum from A Howard Ritter after his son's death, a fact only recently disclosed.
Health Office records list multiple deaths with names ages and addresses including Emily Page 20 Andrew Purcell and Martha Calvert 24 from Washington area officials report addresses such as 1706 12th Street NW and 1788 NY Avenue NW.
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