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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1906
Page
25
A garbled report references political agitation claiming foreigners face no danger as tensions rise. It notes internal trouble in Emote with mixed meanings, assurances from Pekin government claim control, and mentions travel routes to Baltimore via Pennsylvania Railroad with a $1.25 fare on weekends.
New York reports surgeons at Harlem Hospital examine William Murphy a 27 year old horseshoer after he fires two bullets into his forehead from six inches away. He walks to an ambulance unaided claiming the bullets did not hurt him. The first bullet lodged in forehead flesh, the second was deflected causing a wound.
Moses Ellis Wooster agent for pads and hancies testified at Col William Mann editor of Town Vopies on charges. John Turrel handwriting expert linked forged letters to Mann writing. evidence included letters between Ward, Wooster, and Mann. Examination adjourned until Monday morning.
Rose H Enner aged seventeen a motherless inmate of the Bethany Home Euphric orphanage in Cincinnati Ohio died this afternoon from extensive burns suffered while self injuring in a penance act. Witnesses say she held her bare arm over a grate fire causing her clothing to ignite and flames to envelop her body. Jillian Wears a three year old inmate sustained a minor arm cut as staff tended to the scene.
Special to The Washington & New York reports James W. Alexander former president of the Equitable Safe Assurance Society was brought to the city and underwent a severe surgical operation. He is at his home on East Sixty fourth street in a serious condition for his years though the operation is said to be successful and hopes for Mrs. Alexander's recovery are entertained by his family. The nature of the operation was not disclosed.
Essie Joinson a negro was hanged in the Jail at Dawson Georgia for the murder of Haza Banks an old negro woman. He confessed only minutes before the execution and requested the noose be tightened to break his neck. A miscellaneous collision news item and a sales promotion follow.
Cincinnati banker Rudolph Kiegholte sues in U S Circuit Court to recover debts from the Miami and Erie Transportation Company known as the electric mule. He alleges Cleveland promoters inflated bonds and stock to fund a scheme and left creditors with unpaid losses while taking millions in bonds and stock without paying for them. The suit seeks court action to recover assets, appoint a receiver, and apply proceeds to debts, naming Lamprecht Mandelbaum and others as defendants.
The Longworth Roosevelt wedding at the White House draws crowds and high security as guests arrive and gifts pour in. Miss Roosevelt rehearses the ceremony with Bishop Satterlee while royal-length preparations, police reinforcements, and strict entry rules shape the event.
Special to The Washington ost New York Feb 16 A wedding gift of rare Irish point lace crafted by Miss Marion Daly of this city will reach Miss Roosevelt on her wedding day The cuffs and collar match the design worn by Princess Beatrice and are the only duplication ever made The Irish gift is presented in a note from Daly stating it as a token of love and respect from the Irish people to Miss Roosevelt and the President.
London reports strong public interest in the Longworth Roosevelt wedding. Descriptive cablegrams, photos of the bride and groom, and lists of attendees fill today’s papers. Speculation runs on gifts from King Edward and whether his sister will join in Washington.
In New York detectives hid for thirteen hours in a twelve by fifteen foot ice box at a Bleecker Street butcher shop to arrest Giacchino Napoli, alleged head of the Black Hand. Napoli, held on extortion and threats charges, was picked up after delivering a demanded 3700 payment.
In Sydney Cape Breton the charred bodies of Antone Stetka his wife and two children were found amid a fire authorities believe set to hide a murder near the Dominion coal mine ten miles from Sydney. The children's skulls show crushing injuries the man’s skull was found distant as if severed by the killer.
In Omaha on February 16 Pat Crowe was acquitted on the Pat Crowe kidnapping charge after a 17 hour, 29 ballot jury verdict. During the same day he was re arrest ed on charges of holding up two Council Bluffs street cars last summer. Business leaders condemn the verdict predicting a carnival of crime and possible mob action while Crowe claims prejudice against Cudahy and the beef trust influenced the trial.
Pittsburg Ia workers flee as Nell Seiburg Co office fixtures plant burns, forty narrowly escape death and three adjacent houses suffer partial damage in Allegheny. Two men are burned and the engineer jumps from a window injuring an ankle. an unidentified man aiding firemen is rescued with minor injuries. Loss pegged at about 30000 dollars.
Edward Bruce a half breed Indian who married an Easton girl was sentenced to fourteen years in prison for brutal treatment of his wife. Bruce from Coupeville Washington where his forefathers owned most of the district and his grandfather left him the bulk of a vast estate.
In Columbus Ohio two young women Miss Maud Kile and Miss Georgia Robinson were struck by a train on the Ohio Central line while crossing tracks near Columbus. Kile died instantly and Robinson was fatally injured, with one victim found half a mile from the engine pilot.
Herbert L Bridgman of Brooklyn spoke to the National Geographic Society at the National Rifles Armory on Africa from sea to center. The lecture covered Britain Egypt relations and the Red Sea railroad as engineering marvel. He praised Gen Kitchener and paid tribute to Maj Gen Gordon after recounting Sudan history and British influence.
Traverse City Mich Feb 16 Two children cremated and a third likely fatally burned when a farmhouse burned near Summit City Unis county. The mother rescued a two year old from the blazing kitchen but could not save the other two children aged four years and ten months. The fire is believed caused by children playing with matches.
Final attempt at reconciliation fails as Countess de Castellane files for separation from Count Boni de Castellane. The case seeks separation of bodies and property under French law with a decree possibly leading to divorce in three years, affecting the Countess title. the Count will not contest. Officials and legal counsel from Paris and New York coordinate the proceedings while the Countess keeps her title barring a decree.
Joseph Leslie, locomotive engineer on the Susquehanna division of Trie Railroad, was found dead at Wellsburg after reaching out of the cab to take orders. The train ran at high speed, hitting semaphore and gates as crew tried to stop it. the fireman only learned of the death upon reaching Wellsburg. A damaged report lists the Palm Limited service to Florida and other Southern routes.
Describes an acute power struggle in the Russian government between reactionary and progressive factions led by Durnovo and Witte. Reports ministerial resignations and reforms, with Kutler's resignation and potential end of extraordinary police powers. Also notes a Vladivostok freight explosion injuring several as investigation proceeds.
Austro Hungarian consul reports that securities found in a false bottom trunk, transported from Antwerp, belong to a 1965 burglary at the royal Hungarian tax office in Budapest. The items include Austro Hungarian, Budapest city bonds, and bonds of Budapest banks and railways valued at about 50000 dollars. Carrier Isaac Heitzler says he held the bonds for friend Moses Greenberg who is missing.
Frank Castor of Canton Ohio, to be electrocuted April six, argues the Legislature should not end the death penalty for murderers. He warns abolition would bring a terrible state of affairs in Ohio as death stares him in the face.
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