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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1908
Page
1
Grover Cleveland writes from the path to success urging unity and a square deal. Ex president says conservatism and recovery under constitutional guarantees define true democracy. Mor gan J. O'Brien praised by Cleveland as a trusted party servant amid a notable Jackson Day gathering of Democratic leaders and dignitaries.
A historical editorial urges conservatism and constitutional observance as solutions to national distress. It references Grover Cleveland, William Jennings Bryan era politics, and Democratic leaders debating party unity, reform, and public duty while promoting honest banking and depositor protections at 15th and H streets. The piece weaves quotes and names to argue for steady, principled leadership.
New York Jan 8 after a two year search Jan Janofft Pouran a Russian brigand wanted for murder arson and robberies was captured in New York He was arrested on the Russian consuls complaint and held for extradition papers Detectives say he worked as an engineer in an East River tunnel and admitted his identity He allegedly and with fellow countrymen terrorized Ilvania during the summer of 1999 including attempts to kill Dombrowsky set fire to the Lobes Inn and shoot Yan Knaguiss and wife as well as murdering three persons in August and robbing others with threats of death. De Lodygensky claims more charges are pending against Pouran and his band.
The Democratic State central committee declares a state convention to pick delegates for the national convention at Denver. It will meet in Spokane on May 18. The committee unanimously adopts a resolution endorsing William J. Bryan for president.
A Maryland soldier was arrested at John E. Hurst's home after arriving to collect 91600 in notes or coin demanded by a Black Hand letter. The note warned of harm to Hurst and family unless payment was made. Police and Detective Pohler awaited the suspect, who arrived late and left briefly before returning, then was entertained as officers were called.
New London shore life-saving crews battled yesterday to reach barges stranded near Wishers Island after a gale. They pulled four people from one craft and two from another, delivering care at the life-saving station. One bargesman remained uninjured on a sandy beach.
Washington dispatch reports Southern Republican leaders remain undecided on backing a candidate. Georgia and Tennessee factions lean Taft but delay early conventions, awaiting Ohio results. Bristow travels to assist Taft, while Oklahoma lawmakers endorse him, boosting hopes for a first-ballot nomination. Taft to address in Cooper Union after New York trip.
A Washington Post dispatch from Albany reports that after talks among Chairman Conners Democratic State committees officials and lawmakers it was decided to fix a later date for the state convention to elect delegates to the national convention. It likely will be in June or about a month before the national event. Conners and his allies seek an uninstructed delegation.
Adlai E Stevenson and William Jennings Bryan spoke at a Jefferson Club banquet in Chicago urging unity and a return to the “fathers” in government. Bryan contrasted aristocrat and Democrat views on state versus national remedies, criticizing Republican handling of the panic and bank interests.
Joseph Gibara forty two years old claimed to be the czar's first cousin and in America to reform coast defense. He attempted to cash a 25 million dollar check signed by Pope Pius II at Harris and Shafer Co on Pennsylvania avenue before being turned away and later arrested after trying again with a smaller sum.
London investors including Lord Brassey Lord Rothschild Lord Strathcone Mount Royer Viscount Iveagh and Sir Alexander Henderson chart support for the Times ownership by C Arthur Pearson. Sir Alexander makes the largest contribution with 3 H Small & Sons noted as florists in Washington and New York.
New York Jan 8 jurors for Harry K Thaw case near completion as defense subpoenas old insanity experts and pushes six sworn jurors with three provisional ones. Thaw interacts with Evelyn Nesbit in court while other family members show limited attention amid peremptory challenges and fresh talesmen summoned for tomorrow.
Dr W W Butler of Roanoke traveled to New York to testify for the defense in the Thaw case. He had been connected to the Thaw family years earlier through a Staunton residence and a relative named Horace Thaw, alleged to be suffering from insanity.
Special to The Washington Post reports Mrs. William Thaw mother of Harry Thaw is gravely ill in Pittsburg after the stress of her daughter the Countess of Yarmouth and her son’s trial, with health failing tonight.
Fred C. Bonfils, owner of the Denver Post, was convicted of assault and battery against former Senator Thomas M Patterson, principal owner of the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Times. A justice of the peace fined Bonfils fifty dollars and costs after he knocked Patterson down and struck him on December 26 as Patterson walked from his house to his office.
Jackson of Greenfield won on the forty third ballot to head the Indiana Democratic State central committee at Indianapolis January 8. The result is described as a victory for Thomas Taggart in the party's leadership contest.
Multimillionaire John Roebling offeredBeaux Chenes estate near Asheville to the Home Mission Board of the Presbyterian Church, which declined it over prohibition views. The Episcopal Church accepted the gift under conditions to use the property for charitable, religious, or educational purposes for 25 years with no sale or naming rights, and will operate a girls school.
Special to The Washington Post from Pittsburgh reveals that EF Acheson representative from the Twenty fourth district and ranking member of the House Rivers and Harbors Committee will face strong Republican opposition. John Tener of Charleroi First National Bank declares he will challenge Acheson, bringing his background as a bank president publisher and former Elks leader into the contest. Tener is also noted for past baseball fame with the Pittsburgh club and for touring the world with A G Spaid.
Governor Glenn sent a letter to Senators Simmons and Overman urging support for Tillman and Clay in passing a law that would prohibit liquor shipments from one state into a prohibition territory of another state. He plans to seek North Carolina Representatives' backing in the House.
Perry Heath a former assistant postmaster general and Republican insider says the 1900 campaign shows partisanship fading. He notes individuals now drive choices, with party lines dissolving and no clear forecast for the convention's outcome.
Edward Henry Bulkeley died at forty in Newport after kidney trouble and heart failure. Two weeks earlier his marriage to Mary Stetwart of St John NB produced a son who will inherit his large estate. The family circle counts prominent New York and Newport society members among survivors. A separate item notes Rt Rev George W Worthington, Nebraska bishop, died at Mentone France after recent continental church duties. Also Capt Daniel Bilis, seventy nine, famed Union scout of East Tennessee, died near Elizabethtown Tenn, with Civil War foes once placing a price on his head.
Chicago January 8 a Minnesota Supreme Court mandate ordered a penitentiary sentence of one to five years for John A Cooke former clerk of the State Circuit Court. He is now missing with $55,000 in bonds. He was found guilty seventeen months ago of conspiring to obtain public funds by fraud. A rumor says he was last seen in Washington D C.
Paris papers debate a possible clash with the United States over Asia. The Echo de Paris cites a feared Japanese descent on American ships, while La Presa and Le Journal des Debats offer cautious or opposing views. Japan seeks to block Chinese railroad extensions into Manchuria, citing strategic concerns.
Special to the Washington press from Los Angeles byline notes a labor shift in California orchards as fruit growers discharge hundreds of Japanese workers and replace them with white men. The year faces gloom as Japanese demands rise amid a construction slowdown.
W Howes Fifth Avenue importer sues New Haven Railroad in Supreme Court New York for 75000 damages claiming workers passing Portchester estate cut down thirteen trees to block his mansion view. He recently bought the Quintard estate and mansion for 3800000.
Joseph H. Sheppard, a Millville father of seven, killed himself today by firing a bullet into his brain. He had long complained he could not adequately support his large family and had threatened self harm several times. This week his wife added a seventh child, heightening his distress.
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