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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1907
Page
27
A partisan dispute traces Durbin’s stance on Roosevelt renomination to past defeats and Fairbanks’ rise. Hoosier Republicans discuss why Durbin spurned support, linking funds from Chicago headquarters to legislative races and a Fairbanks aligned bloc. Harry New’s role remains debated amid campaign finance talk.
Tonzo Weeks, a longtime Bureau of Engraving and Printing employee and Civil War veteran, died suddenly in his rooms at the Steward Building on Sixth Street NW. William Vogelsberger of 404 Sixth Street NW found him and called Dr. Grafton Pauley. police, with Coroner Werttt, took charge of the body.
Special to The Washington Post reports Western Union reinstates nine discharged operators with no prejudice to union affiliations. Mass meetings set for tomorrow will be converted to ratification meetings, averting a telegraphers strike and preserving labor relations.
Impressive memorial services for Mrs Hooker Beecher Hosker ister of Henry Award Beecher and Harriet Beeler Stowe were held last evening. Speakers included Barrett director of the Bureau of American Republics Mrs Ellen Marcus Mrs Emma M Gillett Mrs Charles Pepper and William E. Chancellor superintendent of public instruction. Barrett praised the Beeer family influence. Rev John Van Schacht spoke prayers. Music by Schemmel Levers Barker.
Boston Feb 15 At the Mackay Companies annual shareholders meeting five trustees were reelected Clarence H Mackay William W Cook George G Wai Dumont Clarke and Edward C Pie two new trustees Pliny Fiske of New York and R A Smith of Toronto were added The companies own Commercial Cable Postal Telegraph Cable and Pacific Commercial Cable with assets reported at 92 107 447 The board plans a direct submarine cable from New York to Havana promising three minute service rather than the current thirty minute average
Butte officials report mail carriers will quit en masse March 1 after Washington rejected wage increase requests. Resignations were tendered two weeks ago if pay could not be raised. Local carriers in Butte earned from 4600 to 9000 dollars annually.
After a long meeting at the Riggs House the Business Men's Association endorsed increasing salaries for federal and district clerks and supported Representative Murphy's anti tipping bill for suffrage in the District of Columbia. A committee was appointed to lobby Congress, and a separate resolution backed extending public school hours and inviting the National Educational Association to meet locally.
Detectives tracked Mull Miller a horse trainer said to have sold two horses for James F Windom of 72 Second Avenue NE for 260 on February 9 and kept the money. One horse, the racing mare Mattle Chum, was prominent on tracks years ago. Windom sold her due to old age. Miller’s case follows a Norfolk trip by Detective Grant to recover funds. Washington Chapter Bank Clerks met with Isaac Gans on Why Some Men Have Succeeded and Allison Adams on The Surety Business from a Bank Clerk's Viewpoint.
Alexia Alladin, head of the Russian peasant party, arrives in New York from the Majestic and plans to lecture across the country. He urges American relief, warns of famine reaching thirty million, predicts a general strike if the government resists reforms, and says the army and navy may join a nationwide movement for a republic.
Six fortune tellers in Baltimore were arraigned before Justice Friedel and sentenced to one week to one month in the house of correction. All appealed and were released on bail for the Criminal Court action. Patrolman Kabler testified the accused claimed to read futures while the spirits were not united in divining his path.
Special correspondent reports former Minister Mosller says Kaiser Wilhelm II backs the Carnegie Institution opening in Pittsburgh with German art world leaders among attendees. He praises American educational expansion and predicts Germany moving toward democracy, noting Moeller will study U S industry for six weeks.
London reports a major revenue fraud by a distillers firm using hidden pipes to move whisky from the distillery to a duty paid warehouse, evading tax. Inland Revenue officers claim the firm owes a fine of 300 pounds. The issue is expected to be raised in Parliament.
London bankers decline to loan Brazil 25 million dollars to finance the coffee valorization plan. The Rothschilds and Brazilian government doubt the plan can maintain a fictitious price, and both sides view the refusal as favorable.
Weakness in the Treasury bookkeeping system leads to a proposed shift from single entry to double entry. The Keep Commission recommends reorganization to close fraud loopholes and allow balanced accounts. The proposal followed a conference between the Keep Commission committee and Assistant Secretary Murray.
Frederick Allen commissioner of Patents told the Patent Bar Association dinner in Washington that the office’s 6 600 000 dollars in past balances should be used to improve the system and fund a building equal to the Congressional Library The growth and future importance of the Patent Office were stressed along with calls for more staff and better pay The event at Rauscher’s marked the association’s tenth annual dinner with notable attendees including Chief Justice Shepard Justice Robb Senator Smoot and Representatives Bonynge Chaney and Reynolds
Maud Powell headlined the Columbia Theater in the eleventh Washington College of Music recital, delivering mature, richly nuanced violin performance. Accompanist George Falkenstein offered Chopin numbers during Powell’s brief delay caused by a peg mishap. The program included Schubert Rondo Brillant, Martini L Art de Varchet variations, Mozart La Bleuene Aende, Arensky Concert de Salon in four movements, and Schumann Träumerei along with Wienowski polonaise in D major. two encores followed.
The floor clash centers on the South Carolina contract labor ruling and a California related clause. Senators Tillman and Lodge spar over discussing in secret session while Bacon defends the current law construction and Culberson pushes for a Japanese exclusion amendment amid calls for executive restraint and constitutional procedure.
San Francisco officials reach a settlement over Oriental schools for Japanese children after immigration bill passage. Mayor Schmitz affirms abolition once the Senate conferees’ bill becomes law, while Chinese students remain in Oriental schools. California’s delegation credits lawmakers and signals a future treaty with Japan to exclude cookie laborers.
Coast States demand a formal treaty with Japan plus legislation to exclude coolie labor, arguing only a lasting pact can curb influx. They warn future administrations might grant passports to Japanese workers, nullifying immigration limits. Two school board members travel to Baltimore and New York to inspect schools while the mayor and others stay in Washington for a Central Labor Union reception.
The Bureau of Corporations will investigate all cotton related organizations and exchanges, including the New York Cotton Exchange and Southern and Southwest associations. The probe covers futures markets and groups like Farmers National Union, Southern Cotton Association, and National Ginners Association, shocking Southern politicians who backed broader publicity on price fluctuations.
An unnamed banker is reported to be acting for a wealthy influential buyer in a secret deal to option the Epiphany Home property and adjoining H Street frontage between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets NW. The 16134 square foot plat fronts ~116 feet on H Street with options expiring March 1 worth about $110,000. The buyer’s identity remains concealed as real estate circles note theater prospects but confirm denial from Epiphany Church Home owners and local theater figure Joseph E Luckett.
Isaac Gans of Saks & Co delivered Why Some Men Have Succeeded at the Washington branch meeting of the American Institute of Bank Clerks held at 1214 F Street NW. Allison L Adams of American Security Co spoke on The Surety Business From a Bank Clerk's Viewpoint, followed by music and refreshments.
A Topeka woman recounts abandoning coffee due to nervousness and dyspepsia and credits five years of improved health to Postum Food Coffee. She notes better sleep, digestion, and absence of medicines, claiming coffee caused her ailments and that Postum offers a safe, healthier alternative.
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