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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1906
Page
5
Editor Mann notes the Col Mann named is dead as backers repaid a large fund totaling 165000 dollars. Some investors took securities at 1000 dollars per share via Town Topics Stock par value. Sta-Lawyer Osborne criticizes the paper while Judge Deuel weighs in.
Washington Post report details how Col William D Mann of Town Topics borrowed large sums from prominent financiers including W K Vanderbilt J P Morgan John W Gates and Charles M Schwab. The trial of Norman Hapgood cited loans totaling over 165000 and notes or Town Topics stock as security.
Testimony traces payments and stock deals linked to Town Topics. Col Mann details loans from Schwab and Vanderbilt, repayment via book sales, and a second mortgage to Keene. He describes publishing ties with Equitable, Belmont stock dealings, and family ownership among stockholders in a sprawling financial inquiry.
Chicago January 22 President Roosevelt is placed at the center of the immunity plea in the packers case. Attorneys read a June 12 1905 letter from Roosevelt to Attorney General Moody claiming joint effort by Justice and Commerce and Labor to obtain legal evidence of violations. The defense plans to offer the letter as evidence as confirmation of implied immunity. Edward Cudahy faced a threat of imprisonment for not providing information, with Cowin arguing that evidence-seeking from packers themselves equates to immunity.
The Sunday School baseball league held a banquet and conference to review whether schools benefited from league affiliation. A committee to draft rules was named, with George A. Pier, James B. West, and Edward F. Colladay, to report to the league board next Monday. Attendees included E. Colladay, Rev J L Ailson, G A Prevost, and others.
John Singer Wallace naval chaplain on the retired list died after a brief illness. Appointment from Lincoln in 1863, longtime instructor in international law at Annapolis, native of Ohio and aged 74. Remains to be taken to Washington DC for interment in Arlington Cemetery. Bethlehem PA and Frankfort KY notices follow.
A Ridgewood train derailed on the Fifth Avenue elevated line at Hudson and Myrtle in New York. The rear motor car hung half off the structure, narrowly avoiding a plunge. a man, a woman, and a child were hurt and sent home, two women fainted, but no ambulances were called. No serious injuries occurred.
Bay City Michigan January 22 Jacob Rails a friend of President Roosevelt denies quotes claiming Roosevelt would seek a third term if the fight against trusts continued. Rails says he told a Toledo newspaper Roosevelt would not abandon the battle while duty demands and may enter Congress to continue the fight, denying any intent to break Washington’s precedent.
The Humble oil field strike in Houston involves 400 workers. Major plants at Moonshine, Producers, and Texas companies are shut down as union nonrecognition and discharge of union men are cited as causes. Strike leaders threaten extension only as a last resort. managers refuse to bargain.
The Brazilian turret ship Aquidaban sank after a magazine explosion near Port Jakerepagua, killing 212 and saving 98. Three rear admirals and many officers drowned, including the ship’s flagship commander Admiral Mello. The Barroso carried the minister of marine and staff. the Barroso arrived with the injured. The Aquidaban, 4400 tons, built in England, armed with four 94 inch guns and four 55 inch guns, was 350 crew strong.
President Roosevelt and Secretary Taft rejected requests from residents and institutions in Manila to quarter a brigade there. They reasoned that Manila would not provide the needed drill for field service in China, making the arrangement impractical. The decision ensures troops will not be stationed in Manila for that purpose.
Katharine Gray a former Vassar girl claimed United States Senator Asbury Gray wealth of 300000. She was exposed as an impostor and arrested after a false pretense. She was ordered from Pittsburgh to Ment within twelve hours, warned of imprisonment if she returned, and made to settle a debt of 13 dollars with a note for 30 days. A separate note about postmasters under investigation for alleged pernicious political activity in New Jersey accompanies the item.
New York January 2 at the Van Schaick wreck trial the condition of life preservers on the Gen Sto cum was examined. Coroner and physicians testified many victims drowned while others suffered burns. Fire Marshal Freel identified a torn life preserver from a woman's body noting cork granules spilled from it and that the woman showed no burns.
York January 22 defense begins in the Lennon Globe Insurance suit to recover 37000 for the Levathian yacht loss. Witnesses say many fittings and stores were removed before the fire. Depositions describe curtains, wine, solid silver, and glassware packed for safe deposit and sent ashore. The plaintiff argues Captain Cardiff acted from malice. defense cites full provisioning. Trial to continue.
In Talladega Alabama on January 22 more than 100 students left Talladega College after D O Parks a Southern white man was hired as superintendent of the college farm. President B M Nice refused their demand for his discharge despite appeals to Dr S H Baird of the American Missionary Society who upheld the president. The students cited racial prejudice as the main issue while the faculty largely Northern whites supported keeping Mr Parks. The student body numbers about 1000 and Rev B WN. Tice the college president from Lockport New York since two years ago continues in his Presbyterian ministry work.
In Hopkinsville Kentucky on Sunday January 22 a mob of about 300 men dragged Ernest Baker from the county jail and hanged him from a beam at the city scales near the courthouse. Authorities had captured him after he allegedly assaulted Miss Mary Gentry, age eighteen, the prior night. The lynching occurred so secretly that neighboring prisoners did not learn of it until morning. Also, Vaughan Bible Class invites the President to their February banquet, presenting a formal engrossed invitation.
The 1908 presidential debate scene in the Senate centers on Roosevelt’s third term talk and the clash between Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island and Senator Bailey. Bailey presses for a bipartisan approach aligning with the President’s message while Aldrich avoids committing on Roosevelt’s renomination status. The exchange underscores party tensions and questions about money power relief and reform.
A report from Marseille describes Chinese regulars invading Tonquin French Indo China clashing with a 100 man French force. The Chinese suffered 300 killed and 90 wounded while the French lost sixteen Foreign Legion and twenty Annamite soldiers. A separate notice advertises a sale of rare rugs and art weaves collected by Mr Boyafian at Sloan's Galleries in Perala with hours listed and contact details.
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