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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1907
Page
47
The Washington Post announces a forthcoming Progressive Washington Edition to showcase the city and surrounding areas. It will cover industrial, commercial, financial, professional, and political fields with authoritative articles, planned photographs of prominent figures, and views of public buildings and parks.
The Syracuse University chancellor, Rev. Dr. James Roscoe Day, told the Syracuse Alumni Association at the Hotel Astor that charity harms wage earners and enables saloons, claiming the poor are the main support of over 10 000 saloons and urging self help over further philanthropy. He criticized labor unions and urged bigger corporations and unrestrained railroads. Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes and J. G. Phelps defended settlement work during the event.
New York reports a pending consolidation of management across the Vanderbilt system fast freight and dispatch lines. Officials say details aren’t mature for public announcement before about April 1, with a broad reorganization anticipated and possible compliance with interstate commerce laws. Francis Lebau of the New York Central notes the changes may be less sweeping than rumors suggest and discusses east bound versus west bound applicability.
Special to The Washington Post Montreal Jan 1 Root Secretary of State travels with Mrs Root and Miss Root arriving in Montreal. They meet Capt Newton and Lord Strathcona then head to his residence. Visit to Ottawa planned with skating party and Canadian Club address anticipated. political no scope.
Louis T. Rebisso of Norwood son of the late sculptor who created the Harrison monument in Garfield Park will be tried in Probate Court on a charge of insanity tomorrow. A warrant by Jesse Cutter accuses Rebisso of relentlessly pursuing Cutter's young wife, Bessie Nichola Cutter, who married Cutter last November.
John Siemsen and Louis Dabner known as the gas pipe murderers were today sentenced by Judge Cook to be hanged in San Francisco. Both are young men and several murders are credited to them.
John R. Walsh, former president of the Chicago National Bank, indicted by a federal grand jury on ninety two transactions alleging unlawful use of bank funds and 182 counts. Proceeds from notes and sale of bonds to the bank credited to his personal account, with payments to Walsh enterprises cited. Walsh arrested in 1906 and held on bond. current bond remains $50,000 with no immediate arrest.
Electrical engineers and fire underwriters alarmed by unidentified larvae feeding on red pine insulation in packing plant electrical wires at the Union Stock Yards. Larvae five-eighths inch long gnaw holes in lead pipes and short circuit wiring. Director Fred J. Skit at the Field Columbian Museum names the insect the lead pine cinch bug and studies it in his entomology lab.
Seismic activity noted in Lima Peru Tolmezzo Udine and Kuba with tremors felt early this morning. Tolmezzo 4.9 magnitude caused panic though no fatalities reported. Kuba, a fortified town in Baku province, has over 16 000 residents and experienced two violent shocks at 6 am.
William C Morton a Cleveland real estate broker who was assaulted in a Pittsburg hotel two weeks ago has returned home and can only recall a faint light after the attack. Doctors warn he may never regain his reason and cannot identify his attacker, while investigators say robbery was likely the motive.
In New York a circuit court upheld the conviction of Capt Willam D Taylor of the Cunard liner Slavonia for letting a cook escape ashore, ruling the immigration law covers sailors. Judge Lacombe said the law includes sailors. Judge Townsend dissented, warning it could bar captains and officers from going ashore in port.
The Court of Appeals denied the petition for a writ of prohibition to bar Judge Carnes from trying Judge James Hargis on murder charges in Frankfort Kentucky. The ruling, issued January 18, sustains the lower court decision and moves the case forward.
A letter and testimonials from Sisters of the Holy Cross and an aged veteran praise Father John’s Medicine. Clergy, physicians, and public institutions across the country report bronchial relief, tonic strength, and overall vitality. An old soldier, John H. Senter of Lynn, claims the remedy rebuilt his vigor and aided his daughter after other cures failed.
Dr James E Russell dean of Teachers College told Manhattan Trade School for Girls officers that the public school system creates anarchy among men and immorality among women and is a menace to the country's future He warned that few boys or girls reach wealth or power through schools and many find no livelihood if kept in the system, forcing some toward immorality and unemployment.
Senator David C. Rose of Dover announces a bill to curb elopements by non residents. The measure would require proof of legal age for outsiders seeking marriage licenses and bar clergymen not in active charge from officiating. The aim is to end Delaware becoming a Gretna Green for Philadelphia couples.
The court stenographer’s 3600 page transcript from Chester Gillette’s trial for Grace Brown’s murder has been typed and sent to the district attorney and defense counsel. A notice of appeal is expected within days as the January 28 extension looms. Gillette’s mother prepares lectures to raise funds for the appeal, her first set for Sunday night titled a mother’s appeal for her son.
Maj. H. B. Hersey of the United States Weather Bureau inspects Wellman Arctic expedition plans. Headquarters are on Splitbergen Island. The dirtable balloon airship measures 165 feet by 100 feet car with 8000 pounds lifting power. Trials planned in spring ahead of a 36 hour Spitzbergen to pole flight.
Assistant District Attorney Garvan and Detective Sergeant McConville departed for Harrisburg to seek extradition papers for R. C. Flower who was arrested in Philadelphia on larceny charges. They carried numerous affidavits to support the request.
London reports Queen Victoria wishes to nurse her gaming baby herself but cannot due to Spanish royal etiquette. A nurse is being sought to perform the task. The Madrid correspondent of the Standard notes the etiquette prevents direct nursing by the queen.
Abe Attell won the featherweight championship bid by stopping Harry Baker in the eighth round as Baker’s seconds threw in the towel. New bouts followed with George Gunther and Jock Blackburn slated for a three week limited-round contest. Jimmy Walsh from Boston secured by Matchmaker McCarey to face Freddie Weeks in a twenty round bout. Tommy Ryan set for a middleweight clash with Hugo Kelly, with Dave Barry and plans for a February 4 twenty-round match in Hot Springs.
Southerners defeat Eurekas in three games on Spar row alleys with Turner the southpaw high scorer. Scores list Ma Durekan Tai Berrow and others, totals near 466 459. Easterns drop another. Washington Light Infantry beats Eastern Athletic Club 42 12 to 32 12. Morgan to build a memorial building in Hartford for his father at Wadsworth Atheneum.
Ralph Brandreth aged twenty three, heir to a vast fortune, left New York aboard the yacht Taormina under Captain Lovelace to embark a multi year world voyage. The expedition aims at scientific study with ethnologist Dr Franz von Tuber, a ten person crew, and specialized gear including balloons cameras and motor cycles.
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