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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1906
Page
14
In Santo Domingo a manufactured tax on sugar provoked bribe offers to foreign planters blocked by the government. Court rulings denied challenge to tax legality, while President Morales hardened stance against foreign industry. Advisors say U S mediation may not restore status quo, clouding potential annexation moves.
Reports from Monte Cristi claim Domingo rebels gained a large arms cache, with a gunboat and 800 troops joining their cause. Governor Perez reportedly surrendered at Puerto Plata, while forces led by Demetrio and Barba moved toward Altimira as government troops pursue rebels in the mountains.
A fierce easterly gale swept the Irish coast delaying ships off Cork and Dublin. The Cunard Line steamer Carman reached Galway after sheltering near the mouth of Cork, with passengers awaiting further word as the fleet battled the storm and rough seas bound from New York to Queenstown.
In a police court session a banker and two associates faced charges related to a metropolitan street brokerage case. The magistrate discharged the defendants after the bankers asked to withdraw their charges, with no attendants present and no further accusations pursued.
New York Central Labor Union delegates today backed the Metropolitan Opera House Chorus Singers Union and Director Heinrich Comeid in demanding weekly wages rise from 315 to 2b. A committee will visit tomorrow to press the claim. If unmet a strike will be launched. orchestra and stage crews failed to pledge support.
Mr and Mrs J Selinger entertained friends last night at their home on 711 A Street Northwest. A late supper was served around midnight. Guests included Mr and Mrs E Steinem and Mr and Mrs M Cohen.
The article reports that the Senate will not press for a vote on the Dominican treaty, citing White House confidence and fear of humiliation. It describes a tacit understanding between the President and leading Republicans to avoid a vote, hoping to maintain stability with Dominican creditors and keep ongoing financial arrangements through the Morales modus vivendi until ratification or new actions are taken.
A small part of the cast iron tunnel near Brooklyn has sunk twenty inches below the adjacent New York side. Only one or two rings, each twenty inches long, settled, blocking standard train clearance. The New York Construction Company seeks a solution, enlisting engineer John Starr to apply his novel plan after secrecy shrouds see no progress.
Chicago officers and employes met on terms of social equality at Drill Hall Masonic Temple during the twenty ninth anniversary dinner of Chicago Division No 1 Order of Railway Conductors. About four hundred attended as messages of regret were read from President Roosevelt, Vice President Fairbanks, and other railroad leaders.
State Superintendent of Banks Kilburn of New York says frauds are often carried out by highly esteemed men in business social religious and political circles. He urges state control of rail and steamship ticket agencies handling immigrant funds and notes immigrants lose over a million annually to such schemes. Kilburn reports bank condition improved with record growth in deposits and resources across state banks savings banks and trust companies.
The Medal of Honor recipients from Congress will be accorded the right to honor their gallant comrades who wore blue at a New Year reception by the President. Emmet Urell of Washington, chairman of the Medal of Honor Legion executive committee, is designated to represent the legion as Capt J C Julius Langben cannot attend due to his mother's illness. Urell invites all medal winners to meet at the War Department north front at 1130 to pay respects, with the medal worn as prescribed.
The United States Heaity Company credits 1905 success to perfect organization and equipment, a large corps of experienced agents, and rapid sales of Ranch Highlands after the railroad to Pennsylvania avenue. Its Congress Heights property near the Pittsburgh enterprise is selling fast, and with the new year the company expands general real estate activity with agents in many cities to attract foreign capital to Washington for investment.
President Roosevelt and family return to Washington after a Pine Knob visit delayed by dense fog. Longworth and Miss Alice Roosevelt join a watch meeting at the White House. Mrs Roosevelt, caught in a rain storm, is rescued from mud by a neighbor as snow blankets the prior day’s church service and travel back.
President and Mrs Roosevelt wrapped up a five day Virginia cottage outing. They left Dorchester Junction at 7:46 PM aboard the Washington and Florida Limited. The party then joined a private car heated on a yard engine and traveled to Washington after attending New Year church services. Snow rain and shine marked the day as the First Family kept to quiet plans with their children Kermit and Archibald.
William Stanbery, a Fanwood silk magnate, rose to prominence after a Dunellen wreck that killed Mrs Westphal. His wife later killed herself. Stanbery faced manslaughter indictments. a horse damage suit and a grand jury probe followed. He was linked to the Runyon family and Chancellor Theodore Runyon.
Pittsburg Pa Deedl Gibson D Pack er former office counsel for Carnegie Steel Company and veteran group member filed a plea of no indebtedness in the $100000 breach of promise suit by Mrs Mary J Vetter a widow. He denied proposing to marry her in Philadelphia two years ago and being accepted then jilted. The plea moves the case toward trial and places it on the list as the defense intends to fight the suit in court.
A 25 year old telephone lineman, James Kinnear of Derby Conn, ended his life by carbolic acid in Great Barrington Mass. A note to his mother pleaded forgiveness saying he did not believe in God until now. A revolver and another letter offering $50 to a friend appeared with the body, and a Bible supported his head. He left money and instructions to settle his bills for his mother.
Marshal Frank Thornton died from wounds after a predawn arrest attempt on five suspected safe blowers at Perrysburg. In the same crackdown Guy Marcellan Phillip Marina Alger Proctor and James Mangam were arrested for shooting revolvers. Walter Scarlett and Walter Pester were held for waving a lantern and blowing a bugle.
The Independent Order Sons of Jonadab and Rechabite agitation committee held banquets and speeches as watch parties welcomed 1906. In Pythian Temple and Concordia Hall gatherings, members celebrated with services, prayers, and a pledge renewal, with impromptu programs, music, and banquets marking the old year’s end.
Telegraphic greetings for the year 1906 went out from the Naval Observatory last night. Signals were ticked at 12 12 and 2 o clock to fit Washington Central Rocky Mountain and Pacific coast times, flashing to all U S points, Honolulu, Guam, Manoa, the West Indies, parts of South America, England, and France. Wireless stations and long distance telephone assisted in distribution to ships at sea.
The weather summary notes a Southwestern disturbance with moderate development bringing rain to Southeastern Louisiana and Gulf and South Atlantic states, with local and Lake region snow. A second disturbance moving from Oregon to Colorado and Northern Arizona causes snows in the Plateau and rain in the Pacific states. A high pressure area to the north brings cold in the Northwest. Forecasts expect continued local snows along the Great Lakes and Lake Ontario, fair conditions in the Atlantic states next Monday and Tuesday, with colder temperatures across the Central West Southwest and Gulf states. Winds along New England and Middle Atlantic coasts range from light to fresh northwesterly, with variable winds elsewhere. Temperature readings list midnight 35, 2am 33, 6am 28, 12m 4, afternoon 30 with highs around 40 and lows near 30. Relative humidity and sunshine figures included.
A cluttered notice outlines a January meeting to discuss increasing capital and share distribution for TVA related stock. It references a block of shares, cash considerations, and claimant procedures, with names and numbers obscured by OCR. The document lists committee actions and pricing concepts tied to a forthcoming public posting or sale.
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