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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1908
Page
14
Grim seas and a blizzard near Hampton Roads raise grave fears as a schooner foundered after collisions with a wharf. Passengers from Washington to Norfolk fear for loved ones while crews report several drownings and failed rescue attempts amid wreckage and continuing search efforts.
Fragments detail transit, rail fares, locations like New York Boston and Lovell's Island, with mentions of ships, crews, and names such as John Westr and Capt Leushtan. The garbled text shows scattered references to transportation, the coast, ads, a gallery, and a sale notice, but lacks coherent events or dates.
Burt Hanson third deputy police commissioner faced a $10000 damages suit from detective Frank Peabody alleging false imprisonment. Peabody claims Hanson detained him at police headquarters from morning until evening and forced him to wait at the Yale Club while warning against sharing details. Peabody also alleges a later apology and threats to drop charges if he disclosed facts. The case ties to Inspector McLaughlin and the Gould divorce dispute.
Explosion at the fortress near the Tagus caused confusion as guards tightened. Dr Farmano Lopez linked to a plot to kill Premier Franco, with tense pursuit and a mass arrest of fortress officials. Police report no defections and ongoing censorship limits details.
In Cincinnati Ohio on Central Avenue a group of six young women restrained Samuel Greenbaum after he made offensive remarks and attacked one of them. He was held until police arrived and charged with assault and battery. He was fined five dollars and costs. Separately Milan's Julio Gatti Casazzo said La Scala director would not succeed Heinrich Conried as Metropolitan Opera director in New York City.
New York City reels from a minor blizzard with feet of uneven snow, halting streetcar and vehicle traffic. Ships unable to enter harbor, many deaths reported, dozens of workers shovel for wages, bread lines and shelters stretched to meet rising need as trains and sidewalks struggle against the storm.
Prof Minocchi, a Barnabite and aide to Count Jos, was suspended after defying Vatican directives by denying literal Genesis. The Vatican demanded he renounce his views on Genesis and his priestly duties. he refused, was barred from saying mass, and faced strong Catholic press reaction.
Miss Georgi Smythe of Cambridge Street Timel Room in Massachusetts hears she may inherit a fortune of around 1.0 million pounds as a great granddaughter of Valeria Fitzherbert once linked to King George IV. Her aunt and sister are said to be sole heirs if proven. An advertisement urges Miss Fitzherbert heirs to come forward.
An anti socialist union leader urges Mr Burns to leave the cabinet to aid unionism. The piece notes unions opposing socialist policy and cites leaders Bell and E Green voicing fears of socialism dominating the labor party and harming trades unionism.
Stolen from a London engraver's studio are three miniatures belonging to Queen Alexandra. Subjects include the Duchess of Fife, the Queen of Norway, and Princess Victoria. The theft occurred after the works were sent there for reproduction.
In Huntington West Virginia the court approved a liquor license for Holden, a mining town near by, with profits pledged to charity. The United States Coal and Oil Company representatives argued the saloon is needed to retain miners, not to profit, and offered a written agreement directing profits to charity. the court accepted and granted the license.
Janet W Leo Bockemohte, cashier at the suspended Bank of Dillawood, shot himself at his home after bondsmen surrendered him to the sheriff. The bank, founded twenty three years ago by his father, had been under strain after a fake statement of coalition.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed the business district and many homes in Bennettsville SC this morning at the Hotel Skye. The town lacks fire protection and damages exceed 1,000 before aid arrived. Col J Heckart, president of the Bennetts Me and Cheraw Railroad, leaped from a window to escape, fracturing a leg. guests also faced narrow escapes.
Special to The Washington Post recounts Mrs Willam Clarkson riding home when a catamount leapt onto the road pursued by wolves. She and her horse sped away through the forest in a three mile chase. Clarkson’s husband Ken Clarkson shot the catamount as it lunged at the saddle. The report warns of dangerous wildlife in the south end of Balsam Mountains Canada township.
New York motorman Jane Paul Kelly indicted for homicide in the Ninth Avenue elevated wreck that killed fifteen on September 1 1905 was found guilty of second degree manslaughter. Jury recommended mercy as the train derailed at Fifty third Street and Ninth Avenue plunging a car into the street. Kelly fled and was arrested months later in San Francisco.
The Washington Post reports that several strikers who returned to work at the main Western Union office received a one dollar weekly raise. Returned strikers at the cable office earlier got the increase. McInerney says about 300 strikers remain unemployed, but word indicates work may resume for those who were not objectionable.
John D Rockefeller and Senator Ben Tillman clashed during Rockefellers visit to the city. Rockefeller defended banks helped during the New York panic while Tillman pressed on issues of banks, railroads and Roosevelt. Tillman bade Rockefeller farewell at his train station as local dealer Sloan advertised secondhand goods and banking deposits offered for check.
In Philadelphia a three day trial ends with Andrew Jackson Detsch acquitted of murder. The crowd cheers as jurors accept his claim he shot a burglar mistaken for Terres Ferree. Prosecution failed to prove a motive. letters and photos were ruled inadmissible. The defendant asserts there is no unwritten law in Pennsylvania.
New York January 24 Trustees of Berea College Kentucky announce Andrew Carnegie promised 3200000 to endowment, to be added as the library gift and support for a separate school for negro students. $50000 needed to balance funds. Berea, founded in 185 and with antebellum ties, expands educational access with donor and local contributions.
Special to The Washington Poet Columbus Jan 24 Senator Joseph Henson Foraker’s fight against Taft will end only at Chicago. Charles L Kurtz says Harding’s surrender was a blunder and misread the situation. The piece covers election calls, board actions, and remarks by critics including Vir Mack, Walter Brown, and Secretary Carm Thompson regarding primaries and legality.
Congressman Parsons plans a Wednesday county committee meeting to endorse Hughes for president and instruct delegates to back an undivided Hughes delegation. Albany observers say Taft's letter narrows factional fights, potentially boosting Hughes supporters and weakening Parsons.
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