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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1905
Page
1
Federal grand jury details new confessions and alleged dealings involving Senator Mitchell. Judge Tanner recounts testimonies about a contract and alleged distribution of firm earnings. Disclosures include sworn statements about a signed or unsigned instrument from 1901 and statements tied to Mitchell’s alleged influence with government departments.
The record describes a December agreement adding a clause that all money for services before government departments would go to Tanner. The rest of the contract remained the same. Alfert Herr testified that during Senator Mitchells Portland visit he prepared the new agreement for his father and Senator Mitchell as his father confessed.
Albany hearing refused extradition of William H Hunt to Chicago on charges tied to Pan American Bank. Judge found papers insufficient. Hunt contended he was in Scranton Pa at time of alleged crime. Public furniture sale postponed. bank furniture questioned as to ownership. restraining order issued to block sale. Receiver Day aims to recover $200 paid to clear estate from justice court entanglements.
Missouri State senate investigators heard police fund collection details tied to the Democratic campaign. William Faulkner testified police chief department funds were raised via captain by August orders and a schedule assigning amounts for ranks. Judge Evans said all officeholders owe campaign support and stated York and Van Diver opposed police fund collections.
An unknown assailant fired twice at Bishop Kaminski of the Independent Catholic Church (Polish) at close range but the prelate escaped unharmed. A stranger called at his residence, asked for money, fired at the door, and fled after a servant knocked the weapon from his hand, with no arrest yet reported.
The Senate ratified arbitration treaties with eight European powers in executive session after a heated debate. Nine senators opposed an amendment favored by Southern members to restrict arbitration claims, while President Roosevelt criticized the proposal as a step backward. Senator Cullom read the President’s letter opposing the amendment and reaffirming the need for clear treaty language and Senate consent for any arbitration agreement.
Leroy Love a 22 year old Adams Express messenger confessed after five hours in the sweatbox, returning 577 of 660 dollars from a January 18 shipment for the Treasury to Citizens National Bank of New Castle. The theft was traced by a thumb imprint on the package seal, with funds hidden in a bathroom floor and sewn in trousers. Love, active in New Castle church and agoral circles, was jailed in Pittsburgh Central station for larceny by bailee.
A sailor from the Orizaba was removed as a suspected case to Swinburne Island Hospital on arrival from Colon and later found to have yellow fever. The ship was not detained in quarantine as the illness is mosquito transmitted, with new passengers landing. detention was avoided since it had been seven days at sea.
Judge Green sustained motions to quash indictments against Thomas J Noonan former manager and treasurer of the Iroquois Theater and Cummings former stage carpenter. Cases moved from Chicago on venue change. He suggested a spark from an electric lamp might not yield a workable indictment and rejected a Cook County attorney comparison to the Slocum disaster.
Special to The Washington Fest Indianapolis reports Gen Lew Wallace's illness is stomach cancer. He has declined work on his autobiography, remains hopeful of a return, and is sustained mostly by stimulants as doctors note his fortitude and indomitable will despite the grave diagnosis. The note ends with an unrelated ad about goods reduced to ten percent.
Fire sweeps Casino Theater and a nearby five story tenement house on 38th Street endangering hundreds. A girl is rescued by a policeman and a stage manager directs exits. Two injuries to police and six firefighters from gas exposure. theater damages reach $30,000 to $20,000 in the blaze. Broadway traffic blocked. 1500 seats were ready for a matinee. Actors and staff escape as water hoses flood corridors and balconies. The Usher room blaze started the fire. several names tied to production staffs and performers are noted.
A six story brick building at 264 270 Fifth Avenue housing Central Electric and several firms was nearly destroyed by fire. Losses exceed 600000 with Central Electric alone at 150000 and associated firms listed between 100000 and 40000. Traffic on the loop halted for hours as investigators assess probable cause linked to crossed electric wires.
Reports from Owingsville and nearby mountain regions say lumbermen face heavy losses as streams rise and logs float to markets. Value reaches into the hundreds of thousands with logs stranded through winter. In Pittsburg the Monongahela ice broke with little damage due to a sudden cold snap.
In Monte Cristi Santo Domingo, Feb 11 authorities accept American control of the port customs. In East Liverpool Ohio, Feb 11 an ice gorge on the Ohio River broke, destroying property and drowning at least one man. Houseboats coal barges and pleasure craft were carried away, with several thousand dollars in losses. A lock faces danger of destruction.
The issue lists sections across pages such as Land Fraud Disclosures Senate Votes Against President and Fire Panic in New York. It covers politics, foreign affairs, railroads, military, impeachment, and domestic topics. It includes editorials, society notes, theater pages, and a comprehensive weekly operations index with real estate, stock quotes, and miscellaneous features.
Kansas City March 11 oil field activity collapsed under Standard Oil orders. In Chanute district every well idle and pumping stations closed. No barrels sold yesterday or today. Neodesha refinery operated on stored stock while Kansas City refinery used Humboldt tank reserves. John O Brien, Neodesha refinery superintendent, said the curtailment was misunderstood as only constriction work stoppage, not purchase suspension.
Butte Montana on February 11 registered the coldest day of the year with thermometers at 29 degrees below zero in the city center and lower in suburbs. Anaconda reported 38 below zero, Nebraska saw ongoing heavy snowfall, and the Black Hills area faced temperatures as low as 22 below zero.
Garry Schoft aged 27 was shot in his Frank Street apartment by Bessie Little. The bullet hit the base of the brain and he is in St Mary’s Hospital with mortal prognosis. Jealousy and money quarrel cited as motives. the woman was arrested after confessing.
Charles Taylor twenty five and Richard Gilmore seventeen were arraigned before U S Commissioner Craig in Philadelphia on counterfeiting charges after being caught making purchases. Twenty one counterfeit fifty cent pieces found as evidence. Taylor bailed at 1800 dollars and Gilmore at 1000 dollars for court rugs from Far-away Persia. The Boyaisian collection of Oriental rugs and carpets will be on view at Sloan's 1407 G street tomorrow and Tuesday with sale opening Wednesday at 11am.
A 1910 era summary foresees dissolution of the Balfour government as Parliament opens with King Edward VII’s ceremony. Reports claim stalemate power, with Irish votes pivotal. Protests and meetings mark buildup to a critical budget and war policy debate, amid fierce opposition and coalition tensions.
About 6 am a peddler named Greenberg was shot and killed by Mrs John Bivens after he made improper proposals and previously assaulted her. He was arrested, paid a fine, and promised to leave the neighborhood. He returned last night and again made advances. she shot him in the neck with a shotgun. Magistrate Cummings ordered a jury of inquest and ruled the killing justifiable homicide. Mr Bivens was in Columbia during Greenberg's earlier visit.
A Philadelphia grocer, Joan Sphroth, middle aged, lies dying in hospital from skull fracture and extensive injuries after a burglar attacked him during a store robbery. The intruder fled as police arrived. outcome unresolved.
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