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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1907
Page
16
California lawmakers warn that a treaty and accompanying exclusion act must come before adjournment to prevent unrest over Japanese immigration. They caution Japan may demand rights that threaten school control and seek assurances no discrimination occurs, while noting the President and Secretary Root are cautious about timetables and concessions.
The text discusses pressing legislation and a potential exclusion treaty with Japan. It suggests pushing action by March 4 and seeks a deal banning Japanese laborers from Hawaii by decree, while California might accept Japanese children of school age with a related pact. It notes the President could signal goodwill to Japan to prevent Pacific Coast trouble.
The Impress of Ching reports that Japan's 1907 08 budget totals 305 000 080 yen or dollars, 20 million more than last year and twice the prewar level, with large naval and military increases. New and revived schemes fund rivers harbors railways telephones iron foundries and technical schools. A training squadron of three cruisers sails to Australia via Honolulu after distress in the voyage.
In San Francisco on February 4 the executive board of the Japaneae and Korean Bion league adopted resolutions demanding that the United States and California keep the right to exclude Japanese from public schools used by white children. The measure, debated with vigor, held that yielding to Japanese influence would equal surrender to the echoing school methods. President Roosevelt drew sharp criticism during the discussion.
Six hundred Japanese immigrants arrived today on the steamer Siberia bound for Hawaii. Several wore the full uniform of Imperial Japanese Army, including two captains and others with ranks displayed on their dress, along with war insignia.
Archbishop John of New York addressed Knights of Columbus at Madison Square Garden on the French church property seizure. Farley attacked theFrench government for confiscating assets worth 306,000,000 and accused cabinet friends of profiting, recounting a Paris sale of 16,000,000 francs as part of a broad graft claim.
Caleb Powers case on complicity in the Goebel assassination faces a continuance by agreement when the circuit court opens in Georgetown. A special term is planned for early summer as Powers, twice sentenced to the penitentiary and once given a death sentence, awaits the next proceedings.
Ottawa Kans Feb 4 friends of Mrs Frank Smeck and her two children ages nine and ten were found dead with throat cuts in their Centropolig home twelve miles NW of town. The motive is unknown as investigators weigh murder or suicide. The husband and father has been absent for months.
An unclear OCR fragment references escape from jail, fraud indictments, and individuals including Mel White and Willam 3B Hart in a Ontario context with February timing. The readable text hints at legal actions and indictments but lacks full details or dates.
Special to The Washington Fest reports a deadly explosion at Mine No 25 in Thomas WV. Thirty miners were killed and seven bodies recovered near the opening as afterdamp and a failed fan shut in rescuers. Rescue attempts continued despite dangerous conditions. families gathered in grief as officials investigated causes and safety history of the Davis Coal and Coke Company mines.
An item from Omate Nebraska reports on an incident involving engine trouble after a bridge blaze. Details indicate a four‑the engine event with local involvement and potential transportation disruption.
Lady Grenfell eldest daughter of Lord and Lady Grey dies in government houses Ottawa after typhoid relapse. She contracted fever in Mexico while traveling with her husband and had been recovering before the relapse. Husband, father, and mother were with her. body to be sent to England. She was in her late twenties. Rideau Hall notes sufferings of the governor general’s family.
Seven miners die and about a dozen are hurt when a coal train collides near Des Moines, Virginia, on the Chicago and Northwestern Railway. Names listed include Petra Pilstrum, Peter Hine, Olaf Amdergon, Albert Olson, Carl Andergom, Samuel Drew, Andrew Momma. Rescue crews report miners trapped on track and carriages piled in wreckage.
Reported incident describes fallen walls at a building collapse injuring several volunteers. Names and exact roles are partially obscured in the OCR, but it mentions a firefighter and a person identified as a father, with several injured and hospital mentions.
Trenton N J February 4 Republicans in the New Jersey legislature plan a caucus at 10 am to choose a successor to United States Senator John I Dryden. State Treasurer Frank O Briggs of Trenton leads the field with strong pledges, Colby agrees to enter, and the caucus aims to finalize the nomination barring last minute changes.
The narrative describes efforts to cast Stokes as a bona fide candidate while he declined to assure acceptance if elected by the legislature. Friends pressed for his name or at least implied support, amid public hearings for re election bids. Senator Dryden withdrew, citing health and desire for harmony, with Brelinghuysen presenting his nomination and Dryden’s formal retirement letter.
Senator Dryden releases a lengthy address detailing political views and state affairs. He withdraws from re election, defends party discipline, criticizes opposing forces, and ties party harmony to potential consequences for New Jersey politics and his own fortunes.
An unaccompanied march begins from the Monument through fast falling snow as the president, without an overcoat but with a Rough Rider style hat, walks four miles toward the White House. The scene is brisk and marked by a civic procession tone.
Albany Feb. Supt Otto Kernay from the state insurance department said he would not accept the resignations of Kinkead and Marks as inspectors of the New York Life Insurance Office. He questioned his right to accept or replace them, warning acceptance could affect the upcoming election. Ke believed the count would be completed.
In Bridgeport on February 4 Edward Skinner aged eighty two, a wealthy retired businessman under conservatorship, secretly married Mary Curtis, his housekeeper of earlier years. The ceremony at a New York church led Skinner to announce the marriage to his conservator Louis Morris, who quipped about needing higher allowance as the elderly couple begins their new life together. The conservator now considers the case of the aged bridegroom.
Severe February blizzard hits New York and surrounding areas causing heavy snow, stalled traffic on elevated lines, subway diversion, hourly ferry service, and widespread disruption from Maryland to New York City. Coast guards doubled fearing ships driven to sea as schooner Lena A Cotton ashore near Ocean City.
In Cincinnati Ohio on February 4 a seventy year old man named Frank Titus was found dead from freezing within a few yards of his residence at 2868 Mount Echo Road. A butcher boy discovered the body after Titus had been seen accompanying Mrs. Johneonm from the street toward his home.
A man identified as Dying LW Snow was found dead in Jerney City while another man lay critically injured. Initial reports say Joan Sten and Miller were involved, with Branley dying later in hospital after transfer. Authorities investigate cause and identity details.
Fire at the Ford Motor Car Company plant on 1445 Michigan Avenue Chicago gutted the rear flat floor area destroying a portion of automobiles. An explosion of gasoline in the fuel tank caused the blaze in the early hours, resulting in significant damage and a heavy loss.
The state’s case nears completion with the defendant’s plea advancing. Mrs. William Thaw and May MacKenzie are slated to testify, detailing Stanford White’s role in the defendant’s life and related incidents that affected her husband’s state of mind.
Prosecution finished its case in two hours aiming to prove Harry Thaw killed Stanford White. The State called eight witnesses including White’s son and the physician who treated his wounds. Defense opens with Evelyn Nesbit Thaw expected to testify. Thaw plans to plead self defense aided by claims of hereditary insanity.
Special to The Washington Post New York Feb 4 reports the Thaw homicide trial opening with defense and prosecution outlining insanity heredity and stress linked to Thaw and Evelyn Nesbit. Prosecution cites a lack of immediate premeditation while the defense seeks to prove hereditary insanity and emotional pressure as the motive behind the shooting of Stanford White.
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