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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1908
Page
1
Hughes champions tariff revision and calls for an expert commission to study schedules. He praises the president, pledges his administration as a party asset, and urges imprisonment of corporate officers who violate trust. He seeks labor protection and commerce regulation while opposing socialism.
In a heated exchange on tariff reform, labor safety, and railroad supervision, Governor Hughes faces Senate critics as he defends federal control and administration while supporters tout progress under reform. The scene centers on party lines, loyalty, and the push for stronger government oversight of transportation and trusts.
Beaver Falls Pa January 31 Miss Vella Wille seventeen daughter of Rev and Mrs Wille of Wilkinsburg and Robert Patterson twenty two of New Alexandria both Geneva College students drowned when ice on the Beaver River gave way during a skating outing with about fifty peers. Patterson tried to save Wille despite danger and Arthur George and Livingston Matheney attempted rescue. The two students were pulled from the twelve foot water after improvised rope救. Evans Sieele twelve Hans Kraft twelve and Harold Kraft eleven also drowned in Hudson river incident nearby as bodies were recovered.
A tornado tore through Buln country about two miles wide and twenty miles long, killing six people and destroying farms, homes, and livestock. News from Junl 31 says several residents were injured, with widespread debris and calls for physicians. Aid efforts and evacuation were organized as towns reported extensive damage beyond the tornado path.
A Washington sale of rare books features George M Williamson’s collection with George Washington’s own copy of Don Quixote autographed and bookplated. Highlights include Stevenson works, a Deacon Brodie play, and a privately printed Legend of the West Highland sold for high sums. George D Smith bought several items including a presentation copy of Inland Volume.
After a long wait Justice Dowling ordered the jury locked in and postponed verdicts on Thaw as jurors remained eight to four for insanity acquittal. District Attorney Jerome warned a third trial may be needed while Thaw’s family awaited any outcome in New York courts.
Jacob Flow jerfet, a fed scientist twice charged with manslaughter for killing his brother in law Frank D Cramer on December 18, 144, pleaded to simple assault and battery before Judge Schenck and was sentenced to five months in jail. The trial details describe a brutal struggle, with Cramer inflicting injuries and the defendant claiming self defense amid a drunken household confrontation.
The jury returned a verdict after ten minutes denying Mrs. Oliver a divorce from William J. Other and rejecting her $15000 claim. Oliver admitted marriage to another woman in Rueville and acknowledged a long intimate relation with the plaintiff, though he denied abuses or stuns.
New York Attorney General James Detard filed to discontinue the suit against the ice trust, seeking to dissolve alleged restraints and remove the trust from the state. Leventritt, trustee, requested the continuation. opposing counsel argued for discontinuance. Judge reserved ruling.
Announcement from Homestead mills in Pittsburgh reports the 35 inch and 40 inch mills will resume work on fall Monday morning with 7,000 workers to return. The 38 inch and other units will restart, aiming four to five months of operation. camping and Puishing Valse and construction crews are set to resume next week.
Count Lazrio Szerhensi and his Ameri can bride Miss Gladys will come to Washington tomorrow for a series of formal entertainments in their honor. The couple, whose marriage last Monday featured in society, postponed their return from Paris to February 1 and will be hosted by Austrian Ambassador and Baroness Hengmuller. They are staying at the villa of Harry Payne Whitney in Long Island.
Budapest reports a 35 million credit from New York to the Hungarian Dissent and Exchange Bank for Count and Countess Laszlo Szechenyi. It notes Count Laszlo Szecsenyi married in New York January 27 to the daughter of Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt Lee Page. A prize is offered for the best menu for Sunday meals.
Reports say the American sixteen‑ship fleet entered the Strait of Magellan near Dungeness and Cape Possession as media warn the southerly Punta Arenas town may be the harshest place on earth. Officials expect a noon approach to Punta Arenas with preparations to receive officers and men.
New York Tan H Paul Kell a motorman on a Ninth Avenue streetcar was convicted of second degree manslaughter after a collision that killed Lows Kenerin. Kell received a sentence of not less than one year nor more than two years and six months in prison.
Wilkes Barre jury today sentenced Luzerne County election judges Stroudsburg area to fifteen months in the eastern penitentiary for conspiracy related to last November’s election. Judges Carron James Caffery Davnek Callahan William Connell and four Monahan members of the Preston Hanover township election board were found to have returned votes for the leading Republican candidate in a staged effort to influence results. The ruling concerns an alleged eraud in Luzerne County.
An explosion in the shrapnel department at the United States arsenal in Frankford Philadelphia injures two men, with John O McMullen Charles Fullerton and Elmer J Lee among the seriously hurt. Twelve workers were in a drill room when the blast shook nearby buildings. all escaped, fire contained quickly.
Pittsburg officials report close friends deny reports Mrs Magee widow of Sen Chris J Magee plans to wed any suitor. She is in Europe and not engaged, with her return to attend a memorial fountain unveiling for her late husband and Augustus St Gaudens work. Page six notes the prize winning vein.
Three men and three women claiming Holy Ghoster affiliation were arraigned at the Tombs before Magistrate Butts. All faced penal code sections on circumspect conduct. Prisoners Tolvert, Frank Prudharame, Mabel, Bertha Rideberger, Thomas, and Ann Docgy, all Philadelphia residents, were remanded for further proceedings as their counsel sought bail. The group carried Bibles and expressed devout rhetoric about returning to their beliefs, while a mother claimed her daughter had fallen under religious influence.
Adtioes from Honolulu report Japanese emigration to Hawaii may expand under Capadese rules. The measure allows limited family reunifications and spouses of included relatives to travel, taking effect February 1. Officials note about 70,000 Japanese already in Hawaii and potential for up to half a million more arrivals remains constrained by the new limits.
Jan 1 The town of Tabriz is under revolutionary control with insurgents increasing in number. European residents barricaded in homes, appealing to the Russian consul. Government unable to restore order as streets see terrorizing bands and disrupted traffic amid security concerns.
Portu guese government reports of bombs and daggers found at Santa Barbara and other sites fuel fears of a widespread plot. A decree granting magistrates broader powers in political crimes will be gazetted. the justice minister travels to Vila Vicost to secure the removal of Rune Carlos and to authorize severe measures. Press organs call for stern action and expulsion of uprising instigators.
London January 31 The Earl of Carrington President of the Board of Trade spoke at Lanenit defending American and imported beef for the army. He warned protectionists and said feeding the army on home bred meat would raise the army budget by about 700000 dollars annually. He vowed not to alter the law banning Canadian cattle and stressed cattle interests are numerously powerful to prevent disease risk.
In a January 31 report a detective agency notes Mexico has agreed to surrender Walker to U S authorities. Walker, alias Walkie the Savage, has been a fugitive since a nine month chase ending with his arrest in Lower Jaliffenia. The case centers on extradition procedures and cross border cooperation.
In Litchfield Indiana on January 21 two Lipsy brothers James aged 34 and Clarkes aged 40 ended their lives in a joint act of self destruction. Both used the same revolver and left a note about business troubles and despair. One brother lay dead, the other dying at home that night. A banking ad from Union Trust Co. appears amid the report as local context.
President Roosevelt closes a bruising week with a forceful address condemning what he calls unfair attacks on his administration. He calls for stricter controls on stock gambling and reforms to antitrust and labor laws while defending his policies against critics in Congress and the press. The scene shifts amid heated exchanges as supporters and opponents react to the message and its implications for upcoming political maneuvers.
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