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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1909
Page
7
The Senate discussed sworn statements linked to Herbert J Browne and the use of detectives to extract confessions. Critics accused officials of coercive tactics to undermine opponents and questioned the legality and ethics of Browne and Favinn employment, with references to past administrations and wartime policing.
Mr Foraker condemned a $2,000,000 appropriation tied to military contingencies and the use of private detectives. He argued the spending was illegal, improper, and not authorized by law, urging the appropriations committee to expose the scheme and warning it could undermine public decency and governance.
Sen Foraker denounces the presidents and the War Department reply to the Brownsville affair as unlawful. He accuses officials of offering reenlistment pay and rights to detectives to secure testimony, funded by public money, with no legal authority. He cites impersonation deceit and bribery in obtaining confessions and presents letters denying detectives statements.
The supply ship Culgar will sail to Gibraltar to obtain stores and provisions for the Atlantic fleet. After arrival at Negro Bay near Tangier, crews will prepare for the final Atlantic crossing to the United States. Rear Admiral Sperry issued the orders.
Army orders announce officer reassignments across divisions and posts including California and Hawaii departments, the Rock Island and Benicia arsenals, and the Philippines division. It lists named officers from infantry, cavalry, field artillery, engineers, and coast artillery for provisional government end and station changes.
Orders assign Liewis M Joyce DeP Johntone RA Koen and P Foley to Philadelphia Navy Yard for duty connection and voyage aboard commissioned vessels. Assistant Surgeon KK C Melhorn to Philadelphia Yard for duty connection. Pagxed Agalytant Paymaster W oN Hughes to Philadelphia Yard. Ntting cut the Dixie and duty aboard vessels. Passed Assistant Paymaster L WL Jennings to home, settle accounts and await orders. Assistant Paymaster P Williams to home, set accounts and await orders. S E Dickinson to Pauucah January 0 1909. Akaiutant Paymaster EA Cobey to West Virginia. Commissary officer Armed-salem at Athens Rocket at Washington Caesar at Boston Uncas at Guantanamo, Loulalenk and Virginia at Smyrna, Connecticut at Hagies, Minnesota and Vermont at Villefranche, Dolphin at Curacao, Lebanon at Newport, SaNed Salara at Newport for Philadelphia. Rocket from Washington for Norfolk, Salem from Philadelphia for Yorktown. Supply from Gusm for Bremerton. Panther and Ajax from Port Said for Maple.
Marydel Maryland January report on the Pip Pin death from raspberry vinegar after a New Year play. Authorities weigh arsenic in the alleged wine poison. inquest records note a young woman and several actors as potential links while chemists test bottles and vinegar. Detectives may exhume the body if needed.
A jumble of names and ages shows multiple marriage license notices across cities. Entries cite John J Cahll and Kate Waleh, era tied to Baltimore figures Walter Scott and Lugh Freeman, plus various reverends and spouses, including Virginia Ruckersf and Rev RW Lowrie Pahl Sailth, with scattered locations Cumberland and Norfolk mentioned.
Nashville Jan 12 The Tennessee senate passed third reading a bill prohibiting liquor sales within four miles of any schoolhouse and anticipated house passage. Senator Fort accused Rev Folk of intimidation while ministers were accused of corruption acts. A house resolution sought to cite ministers Chappel and Haynes for spreading alleged felonious charges against lawmakers.
A Burlington bound report details Rev John Haviland Carmichael of Adair Michigan confessing to killing Gideon Browning. He cremated Browning in a Battle Run Methodist church near Adair and fled by train toward Donnelson Iowa. Investigators found a rocket knife and syringes. deputies suggest drug influence and mercenary motives for Browning’s death and Carmichael’s flight.
An informal meeting at the Brazilian ambassador’s residence brought Latin American representatives together to plan a testimonial of goodwill for Secretary of State Root before his retirement. They unanimously agreed on united steps to express thanks and esteem.
The United States circuit court of appeals held that a federal court has no jurisdiction in an equity suit when the same subject matter is pending in a state court. North Carolina Mining Co. against Wentfeld heirs involved multi‑million copper ore property in western North Carolina. The Westfeldt heirs, including Overton W Price and Henry Grinnell, pursued a deed dispute since 1930, with verdicts and judgments overturned by the state supreme court. The mining company sued to cancel the deed, and Judge Pritchard ruled for the mining company just before the state court’s third trial, prompting an appeal to the federal court.
The House committee on agriculture frames a bill for an Appalachian forest reserve aiming to meet constitutional requirements. It calls for a permanent commission including the Secretary of War, Interior, Agriculture, a Senate member, and a House representative to buy land near navigable watershed streams to ensure interstate navigability. The measure may be reported soon after an early committee meeting.
William F Gude elected president of the Washington Chamber of Commerce for 1909 by a narrow plurality. He led Moses by one vote amid the largest turnout in the chamber's history. Capt James F Oyster named first vice president and Charley J Bell reelected second vice president as officers assumed duties.
Health office record lists multiple deceased individuals with ages and addresses including Robert Carnothis 4 months, George Kinear 26 years, Edwin L Moffat 2 months, Anp Tuohy 77 years, John Welch 46 years, Freneis M Smith 25 years, Emily Eappe 4, Ampepstta, Frederik region, Berke Westie 12 years, Amante Banks 65 seats.
Fragmentary birth notices list names such as Mary, Bray, Barker, Aine Frau, Costello, and Delia L among others. The text references infant fees or costs and several individuals including George, Ben Sobel, and Samuel, with unclear relationships or dates.
A blaze sparked by a dropped match among newspapers in Speaker Cannon's room forced action as Secretary Bushey quickly smothered the flames. Damages included a broken graggacreen, a burned carpet, and blistered hands.
Several children along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal near Glen Echo brought a skull and bones to surface yesterday afternoon. The skull appears that of a woman, with a hole in the temple likely made by a sharp instrument. Teeth remain intact and may aid identification, but no missing person reports have been filed in the area. Mayor John A. is informed.
The Alexandria city council held a stormy session debating the electric franchise contract with the Alexandria Electric Company and a smallpox case handled by Health Officer Dr Agrezse. A committee was authorized to notify the company to comply within nine days, while funds and pay for smallpox care faced scrutiny.
The case centers on a Washington foster dispute over a girl named Anna. Mrs Kane and her husband allege the stepfather demanded 9600 to relinquish the child, while the foster mother cites ongoing care and consent. Judge Barnard will hear final arguments Thursday as both sides press their claims and seek custody.
The Cumberland city council adopted the special house investigating committee report urging dismissal of Water Superintendent Sell and authorizing city attorneys to pursue charges against former Mayor King and Joseph L Sell. The panel found no clear proof King turned over money from lumber sales, but Sell admitted selling scrap and brass without city records, with a bank fund of 1067 dollars unaccounted for.
A mountaineer in Clarke county attacked Sam Wiley near Berryville after being refused a drink and was captured in Loudoun and tried in Berryville. A Charlottesville man died in a Lynchburg hospital after a police cell confinement, leaving a wife and children. Lynchburg bank elections saw John W Ivey resign as Peoples National president. John Victor Caghier named president and Garland Vaughan cashier. A Lee county coal mine foreman, William H Kelly, was shot in a dispute and died in Louisville hospital. suspect George Shepherd fled to the mountains. Woodstock trial of Dellinger for attempted assault ended with a guilty verdict and a three year penitentiary sentence. bond set at $2,000 for a new trial. Hermion hosts the Herndon Poultry Association show January 13 to 15. Fredericksburg Baptist Church raises pastor R Aubrey Williams salary to 1,800. Virginia Air Line Railway names directors M a W Stevens Decatur Aste CE Henry T Wickham B Wall and T C Troy.
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