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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1908
Page
14
Special to The Washington Post reports a case grimly linking restricted suffrage to violence. A jury found parental responsibility in the death of a child amid a murky trial featuring claims of medical mismanagement. Evidence cites a Rochester case of vision restoration and controversy over treatment by doctors.
A fragmented summary notes a discussion of party divisions over Secretary Taft's expounded principles and the drive to enforce constitutional amendments. It references the 15th and 14th amendments, the South's resistance, and the expected impact on the Republican base, with mention of West and Dians Totstine and key states like Maryland Missouri and Kent. The piece touches campaigns, enforcement, and the broader political stakes ahead of elections.
Vermont politics center on Senator Proctor and his son as party leaders weigh Taft Hughes and Cannon. The piece notes Hughes gains in western Vermont, Proctor’s praise for Cannon and ambivalence toward Taft, with labor views and Roosevelt legacy shaping the governor race and state convention.
A fire destroyed the home of carpenter Lawrence Haacke this morning killing his wife and six children aged from infant to eleven. The family, all asleep, perished before help could arrive as the house burned to the ground.
Henry Thaxton, a Black man, was hanged in Birmingham after three governor grants of respite. He faced the crowd smiling, muttered a short speech, and blamed a bed company for his trouble, delivering a final note of thanks as the curtain fell.
New York led by 10 1 Henrys 1 Osborn elected to succeed the late Morris Jesup as president of the Museum of Natural History after a meeting of the board of trustees. Trustees presented resolutions praising Jesup for twenty seven years of service. Government Pays Johnson Brox A premium on coal Buy our selected coal and save money Office 1512 Fat.
A sleet and snowstorm crippled Atlanta and parts of Georgia causing downed poles and severed telegraph lines. Streets clogged by fallen trees halted streetcar traffic while passengers on steamboats were forced to walk across icy waters. In New York, waves of cold weather forced women and children to cross Windy Hook Bay as soldiers organized escorts to safety.
Former Williams College president and Latin chair holder Dr Franklin Carter, retired since 1901, wed Elizabeth Sabin Leake of Williamstown, sister of Charles Sabin Leake. Leake, widow of Prof Benjamin Leake, is in her eighties. Carter, 70, previously taught at Williamstown and Yale before becoming Williams president in 1861. his first wife was Sarah Tentenworth Kingsbury of Waterbury, Conn., whom he married in 1863.
An unidentified foreign miner at Yatesville flagged a passenger train on the Wilkesharre and Eastern Railroad traveling from Stroudsburg to the city. A long section of track had disappeared, but the train was saved from destruction.
Special to The Washington Post reports Count Dionys Bre chen and Countess departed Hoboken on the Koenig Albert bound for the Mediterranean. He carried drafts totaling about 2,000,000 on European banks and deposited them with the ship’s purser. The couple were guests at a Vanderbilt wedding event at 1 West Fifty Seventh Street. Within days after the January wedding, 30,000,000 of the bride’s fortune was said to be transferred to bankers in Budapest, to be held under joint control of the count and countess.
The Washington New York Feb 10 Viscount Kentars Kaneko, a leading Japanese statesman, is quoted in a letter receded today by Henry Clews. He says any talk of a rupture between Japan and the United States is groundless, and that clutching at slaves or sensational rumors has no basis. The long friendship among civilized nations remains firmly cemented since America’s involvement with modern diplomacy.
A fire at Foley’s famous Inn in Pocantico Hills Westchester began when burglars upset a red hot stove causing flames to run across the floor. The Rockefeller estate fire brigade aided by John D Rockefeller workers and two Hill volunteers fought the blaze but the structure suffered about 1900 dollars in losses as the inn was left gutted. The alarm was raised by Mr Polo who with his family fled in nightclothes.
Pittsurs Dh 10 Antoine Folino and eight Haltens accused in a raid on exclusive Sewickler Heights, held after letters and literature in their home allegedly translated extortion methods. The Camerata Folue claims a school to train youths in terror and ransom, with leaders and students arrested. similar extortion cells said to exist in other communities.
Hugh Bonner longtime New York Fire Department chief after retirement pursued overseas firefighting work in Cuba and the Philippines and organized departments in Havana and Manila. He is appointed to succeed Francis V Santry, who resigned after a fire department probe linked to the Parke busking blaze. Bonner, nearly seventy, began firefighting in 1903 and is regarded as one of the world’s best.
Former First National Bank president and longtime legislator Roote shot himself to death today, after months of ill health. He left a note to his wife and son saying he cannot curse them and asks forgiveness for his enemies amid his large business engagements.
Federal grand jury indictments allege Morse conspired with ex Judge O Brien to discount notes tied to stock in the Natural Bank of North America. Indictments reference a $10000 note and a $200000 note, with Morse presiding over a banking network and handling funds at Mercantile National Bank. Bail set at 20000 in Morse absence. court notes unusual proceeding.
Virginia special to The Wabineton Post reports Biggs and Robbins were arrested at Riverton Junction while boarding a Norfolk and Western train and jailed for alleged failure to turnover lists and accounts from prior collections. Biggs, formerly with a New York Weekly, faces charges. bonding company representative aids prosecution. No Washington charges or directory listing for Biggs.
Deputy Public Printer Brian Possiters statement clarifies that changes in GPO personnel must come through Acting Public Printer Brian. Rossiter will oversee inquiry and report to the President. any reorganizations or policy shifts will await his official findings and a White House review.
Barry, acting ruler of the US, welcomes Flavana Peh 10 Herr von Eckhard, newly appointed German minister to Cuba, as he presents credentials to Brig Gen Thomas H Bairs. Barry vows cooperation to foster friendly relations between Cuba and the German empire, noting personal acquaintances with the German ruler.
The Oklahoma House today approved a sweeping hotel regulation requiring nine foot sheets and banning certain food receptacles with cracks visible to the naked eye. The measure aims to improve hotel hygiene and guest comfort nationwide.
Senate Finance Committee chair outlines a plan to issue notes backed by an emergency fund of $500 million within forty eight hours. He cites Germany as a model and argues bank managers should understand another suspension of cash payments could be allowed in the United States.
The speaker outlines a rapid $500 million infusion into trade channels within 48 hours during emergencies to calm public unrest. He critiques bank profit motives, endorses first class railroad bonds as safe securities, and estimates $2 trillion in state and municipal bonds plus railroad bonds could be used, while claiming purchases would not destabilize prices.
The Senate heard Mr Aidrich chair of the Committee on Finance deliver an explanation of the pending currency measure. The scene drew notable figures from Rhode Island and New York with interruptions and praise for Aldrich. He framed the bill amid warnings of a greatest financial crisis and urged heroic measures to prevent immediate consequences.
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