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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1906
Page
55
Morales and Jiminez loom as potential threats as their revolts falter. Morales offers to leave Santo Domingo unmolested if allowed to exit, while Jiminez eyes possible control amid scattered forces. Officials report no active threat from Morales and note the enduring modus vivendi with the United States remains intact.
Special to The Washington Post Greensboro N C Jan 6 Judge Boyd ill and unable to start a long jury trial today causing reconciliation of jurors on Sunday The court recesses until Monday when the case against Starkey Blare and R H Hardin former governmental revenue officers accused of false expense claims or the case against G W Samuel charged with false reports of the destruction of a distillery will be taken up The Samuel case had begun in October but was interrupted by Holtons illness It is expected the trial will take about two weeks.
Bank of Rutherfordton in Rutherfordton North Carolina reopened under new management by order of the corporation commission with J Haywood taking charge. President D P Morrow says deposits will be paid in full as assets exceed liabilities with 8000 dollars cash 34 00 notes and equipment valued at 30000. Eagle Tent installs officers and McKinley Circle elects leaders in a busy community night.
A shipment of 318,000 disappeared between Augusta Georgia and New York City while in transit. Adams Express Company paid the bank it was sent to restoring the funds, but the stolen money has not been traced.
A letter from Sue Rutz of Van Buren Arkansas asks where George Washington threw a silver dollar farther than others. DC Commissioners say they cannot answer. The tale places the throw at Fredericksburg Virginia across the Rappahannock or Mount Vernon across the Potomac. Evarts and Coleridge are cited with a quip about a dollar going farther in those days.
Dr S S Wise, rabbi of Temple Beth Israel in Portland Oregon, accuses Temple Emanu El of New York of muzzling the pulpit as he contemplates leading an independent Jewish religious movement. Louis Marshall rejects any call or letter to Wise and notes Emanu El has invited various rabbis in recent years.
The Washington Chapter of the American Institute of Bank Clerks hosted a smoker at 1214 F street with songs recitations and solos by Thoreas Hill and Walter Morton of Baltimore. Auctions of art wares begin tomorrow at 917 F street NW as the National Art Association must vacate by February 1. C H Luengene will conduct. An invitation was issued for a joint installation at 719 Sixth street for Logan Regiment and the Woman's Veteran Relief Union with regimental memorial night January 28 and related services.
Begin the New Year by Start ing a Savings Account. SMALL ACCOUNTS Are welcomed as warmly as large new counts, and all customers are treated with the same consideration and courtesy as then we eis BANK. You should keep all your Stocks, Bonds, and valuable papers in a place of safety. Our deposit vaults have excited great ad miration, and are for the use of our cus tomers free of charge.
Philadelphia dispatch reports the state rests in the forgery and records trial of John W. Hill former filtration bureau chief. The district attorney showed the McNichol & Co contract exceeded nine month limit by eighteen months incurring a 212000 penalty which was remitted after cost adjustments. The defense contends no fraud and plans to prove contractors were paid for work performed and Hill acted under director of public works authority.
A long OCR styled roster lists guests staying at hotels in various cities such as Baltimore Boston Chicago New York Philadelphia Pittsburg Richmond California Colorado Delaware Georgia Kentucky Maryland Michigan Mississippi Minnesota Missouri New Jersey New York State North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania Rhode Island Tennessee Utah Virginia West Virginia Wyoming Alaska Quebec and a United States Army party. Names include Schaefer Harvey Gillman Gross Tarbert Loomis Whitaker Allen Parrell Sheehan Killian Cox Wetherill Duane Attberger Shoemaker Thomas Doyle Rawdlie Arnold Wood Frierson and many more with hotels like Willard St James National Ebbitt Riggs Arlington and others. The fragment appears to be a administrative hotel guest directory or social notice.
Annual report of the Associated Charities outlines future aims for the negro settlement at 118 M Street SW. It seeks to widen the branch and enlarge the home, with a modest fund appeal. Treasurers and a long executive committee list support from notable figures including Miss Sara W. Brown and Dr F. Grimke. The resident worker is Mrs. Sarah Collins Fernandis.
Sam Gompers, AFL president, addressed striking typographers at Ninth and D streets praising conduct and outlining union conservatism. He noted the union welcomed new tech like no type, mold, or aging presses and highlighted history with eight hour day efforts. A Lamperrow note warned many replacement printers will arrive, with shops resuming full capacity in two weeks.
Special to The Washington Post. In Dover authorities held a hearing for Joseph Coppage and Herman Campbell both colored on a felonious assault charge involving four year old Lilian Boyles of Smyrna. Bail set at 5000 each with death penalty possible. Parents attended with victim. Boyles, superintendent of the Smyrna Electric Light plant, was searched before entry. He threatened to shoot the defendants on sight.
An advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a perfect medicine that repairs the body's digestive system. It claims deep action through the arteries and nerves, urges consulting a physician, and promises relief from stomach pain and cravings with a free book on dyspepsia from F. A. Stuart Co. Marcell, Mich.
Henry H. Rogers testifies in Missouri inquiry into Standard Oil Indiana Waters-Pierce and related firms. He refuses to disclose stock ownership or which entities control divisions of Missouri trade, citing privilege and personal reasons. The hearing adjourns with probes continuing into ownership and cross-ownership among Standard Oil units.
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