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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1908
Page
16
In a sprawling report from Kansas City a political scene unfolds as Taft gains support among Missouri and Kansas Republicans while Cannon's bid to split the party loses momentum. Western state delegates show mixed backing, with Taft praised by many for policy alignment and Roosevelt's influence cited as shaping voter sentiment.
Martha Rice, a middle aged woman from Danville with four marriages, shared her sad tale at a polling place recounting desertion after each husband. She described working in cotton mills while her husbands took her pay envelopes, and noted her current marriage only three months old. She cited hardships from consumption and a railway accident as part of her years of misfortune.
A young woman, alleged as a clever professional, flees after a diamond and fur theft from a wealthy Cumberland family. She travels by train toward Fairmount with companions, diverting pursuers through ruses and disguises. Police in multiple towns pursue, with links to a confederate cell and recovered jewelry valued at substantial sums.
A mother pursues her kidnapped child across Kentucky West Virginia Ohio and Indiana after her divorced husband and the boy fled following a court action. The fleeing man, linked to prominent Kentuckians and a Warren County family, disappeared on a special train as authorities pursued. The case, involving Teabers and custody battles, extends toward Europe if needed.
The Raymond Hitchcock comedy case, charged by a young woman, was set for Supreme Court today but postponed to next Monday after defense counsels sought a delay. Justice Dowling warned that no similar motions would be entertained and urged readiness for the next session.
A society fete at the Plitt Hotel featured Mrs James B. Dustis as Salambo in the Salambo tableau and Miss Nora Langhorne in Louis XVI dress, amid performances from Mrs Waldorf Astor and guests like Mrs Astor, Mrs Vanderbilt, and Mrs Whitney. The three tableau pantomime Le Reveillon de Pierrette closed with Pierrette and Pierrot sleeping, as crowds applauded the artistic display and the charity effort for Virginia mountain residents.
A Sicilian immigrant Giuseppe Allo or Angelo Gabriste, arrested in Colorado Springs for killing Father Leo, a Franciscan priest at Denver altar, claims anarchistic exile in Italy and a deserting wife. The victim may be declared a martyr with canonization possible within centuries as Denver clergy plan solemn reconsecration and funeral at St Elizabeth’s.
Representative Ole M James of Kentucky, here two weeks for surgery at Polscfinic Hospital on an abscess over his right eye, is recovering per Dr. Robert C Miles. He may leave in a few days. Mrs James, from Marion Kentucky, is staying near him at the hospital.
A famished wolf rushed through the streets of Chaffee Mareb today biting three people before being killed. Railroad employee Allen Stokes was bitten severely on the right leg and rushed to St Louis for treatment. John Lewis and a small boy were also bitten as Chlzena pursued the wolf to the swamp and shot it.
Washington and Boston society figure Gracia Calla known as American Beauty faces a murder accusation against her husband in New Hampshire. The tale traces European and American travels with her mother, assumed aristocratic lineage, a murdered brother, and a web of lovers, suitors, and high society, with gunfire at multiple venues and numerous dramatic claims about titles and family ties.
The Oregon law limiting women to ten hours of labor in laundries was upheld as a valid exercise of police power. Justice Brewer voided claims that the measure was class legislation and unnecessary for men, emphasizing protection of women and motherhood. The decision contrasted with New York bakery cases and stressed public interest in maternal wellbeing and race benefits.
Charles Harry Higgins of Washington obtained a Cumberland marriage license to wed Alic May Ridgeway employed at the Olympia Hotel but she did not appear Saturday night. A carriage waited for hours in front of the hotel and Ridgeway fled later she offered no reason. Higgins remains distressed by the cancelled marriage while Ridgeway’s former husband went to Canada.
The Washindon New York report details Rev Mr Devo, rector of the Foscypal Church, facing a disturbing court scene as his former fiancée, Mrs Monahan, accuses him of schemes and threats. Her brother in law, a policeman, remanded her to a psych ward while Devo narrates alleged harassment against him for seven years. The case blends personal turmoil with broader legal questions aired in court.
Willam Menezes, a patient about four years old, lies near death after alleged brutal beating at a state asylum hospital. Staff and attendants face possible charges as a hospital inquiry committee plans action.
In the American Federationist an opinion piece argues recent government decisions affect labor and urges Congress to act. Bumpers asserts the moves are not trusts and criticizes the idea of reverting to archaic procedures while demanding relief for unions and workers.
A spirited critique argues the Supreme Court misreads modern economics and expands workers rights beyond old limits. It warns unions face eradication unless Congress intervenes and defends labor against corporate influence while acknowledging the Court’s authority but not infallibility.
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