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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1908
Page
2
Kemp recounts evading capture near New Orleans, identifying Washington connections, and being escorted to police custody. He praises detectives Brennan and colleagues, describes train journey and court appearance, and expresses relief at returning to Washington with support from friends.
Melbourne experiences extreme heat with hundreds suffering sunstroke. Residents abandon indoor sleep, theaters reduce hours, and at least thirty deaths are attributed to the heat in recent days across Victoria.
A dubious recipe claims to mix whiskey glycerin and pine concentrate for cold relief. It advises shaking and dosing every four hours, stored in light-protected vials, marketed as a Philadelphia doctor’s discovery with purported high solubility and ozone retention.
New York men Charles F Tabler and Leo Lucas confessed to thefts connected with a plan that swindled the Hamilton Bank Note Company and the Washington Railway and Electric Co. Lucas named others implicated. Tabler to be tried in Washington with possible further arrests.
George Hess Richard Wimsatt and George Myers of New York were held in $5000 bail each by Magistrate Butts for larceny of $1000 worth Washington Electric Railway tickets from Hamilton Bank Note Co. Tabler and three others arrested after detectives found a plate for printing tickets. The scheme allegedly shipped tickets to Washington to swindle the railroad.
San Francisco January 19 Prosecuting Attorney Langdon announces immunity terms with Abraham Ruef were not honored and Ruef will be tried on another bribery charge while appeals loom over prior cases. The disclosure includes a May contract granting Ruef near total immunity for testimony in graft trials. The motive is Ruef’s alleged failure to live up to the agreement in a separate extortion case.
A Paris banker Siegfried Sacher's seven year old daughter Helen Sacher features in a district Supreme Court case over Mrs Colton's will. The dual juries will determine domicile and the will's validity amid claims of undue influence. Miss Sacher, heirs, and witnesses from Paris California and Washington will testify.
Col Morrison Swift, former Coxey army lieutenant, led unemployed men to Trinity Church in Boston seeking a collection for their benefit. The rector promised the next Sunday’s plate would go to Swift’s soldiers. No disturbance occurred. Swift was later arrested for holding a public meeting without a permit but released on promise to stop.
Mrs John Jacob Astor has issued invitations for a dance and reception at her Fifth Avenue home tomorrow night. The guest list includes younger society members, debutantes of the season, and several notable strangers in town.
Parishioners in Carroll Hall form the Dr Stafford Memorial Association to raise about 2500 for a church memorial. A committee will select art for a life sized Christ gate or tablet to honor the late rector whose aim was to beautify the church.
In Kyasno Ufmsk Russia Jan 19 a local zemstya president was shot by the brother of Mile Ragozinnikova, the earlier murderess of Gen Maximoffsky, director of prisons. The killing appears linked to a rise of vengeance for Mile Ragozinnikova’s trial refusal. She, daughter of a Perm Conservatory teacher, had once killed Maximoffaky at a St Petersburg reception. An armed carside attack and explosives were found. She was hanged.
Special to The Washington Post January 19 reports South ern Railway President Finley expects rising earnings as cotton movements and fertilizer demand pick up in the Southern States. He notes legal disputes in Virginia may resolve and cites resumed shipments from the West and improved financing for wheat shipments as factors behind a anticipated recovery in peripheral traffic and overall railroad revenue.
Secretary Oscar Straus argues for peace through robust commerce and a strong navy, praising Hague Conference outputs. Edwin Mead notes the second Hague Conference as a historic parliament of nations, calling for an international tribunal and regular parliamentary meetings. Mead opposes excessive naval spending and stresses redirecting funds to constructive aims, with upcoming talks at Howard University and George Washington University.
Representative Butler Ames of Massachusetts declares support for merging the Boston and Maine and the New Haven lines under joint control to improve passenger and freight service while safeguarding state supervision and opposing loss of regulatory authority. He aligns with Governor Guild on railroad policy.
Mrs Frank B Gibb who shot herself at her Cedar Run Park home near Calverton Virginia on January 11 has recovered sufficiently at Providence Hospital to be out of danger per physicians unless complications arise She may leave the hospital the latter part of the week The Post notes profitable amusement on page 11.
Special to Tie Washington New York Jan 17 Gladys Van Jaerbilt and her fiancé Count Laszlo Szechenyi plan a flurry of receptions dinners balls and social engagements before their January 9 wedding A dinner by Mrs John R Drexel precedes a ball hosted by Mrs John Jacob Astor and Hungarian dances are on the program Mrs William Waldorf Astor is expected to greet guests at another reception and Miss Vanderbilt will attend a dinner dance at the Whitney home The wedding invitations were sent January 13 despite the number 18 superstition fears
Rev Dr Charles Wood resigns as pastor of Second Presbyterian Philadelphia after eleven years to accept a call at the Church of the Covenant in Washington. He will start in late February, born 1851 in Brooklyn, educated at Haverford and Princeton, with travels in Germany India China and Japan, and author of several works.
Special to The Washington Fort New York Jan 13 Jimmie a boy at a switchboard in the Alyda apartments on West Ninety fourth street rushes to Frank Henrys fourth floor unit after a fire alarm. He bursts in finds smoke and screams then kicks in the door and sees a woman on the floor beneath a dangling telephone transmitter amid flames and danger.
A resident woman barricaded in a closet with a lamp caused a blaze and was rushed to Hood Wright Hospital where she is expected to die. Nearby, Deacon Joseph Morgan of Woodbury devises a cold weather remedy using a squirrel skin to keep feet warm and repel water, while a humorous Chicago News exchange mocks masculine gallantry.
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