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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1906
Page
1
Roosevelt speaks in heavy rain urging unity and warning against hatred toward corporate men. He pledges to curb trusts without fear or favor, insists virtue should be judged by character rather than wealth, and calls for measured response to wrongdoing.
President Roosevelt in Oyster Bay defends measured response to wrongdoings by the powerful. He warns against demagoguery and hatred while calling for addressing root causes without hostility. The crowd, rain-soaked, heard his account of stewardship delivered without a manuscript.
President delivers remarks to a soaked crowd in Atlantic City style setting, mirth and interruptions punctuate his account of stewardship while a veteran signals courage and a German tailed telegram hints at a royal birth. The narrative shifts to Thaw and White murder trial coverage with legal maneuvering, insanity theories, and Mrs Thaw’s potential testimony from London.
Payton Bibb a Montgomery Alabama native and former Naval Academy graduate died in a private West Twenty first Street hotel from an accidental belladonna overdose. Coroner investigating and may hold an inquest after contacting Bibb's Montgomery physician. Bibb had led the Montgomery True Blues and served as Port Royal surveyor. his wife is hospitalized in New York.
Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania July 4 five boys were killed and nine injured when dynamite and giant powder used as a makeshift cannon exploded near Wanamie seven others were injured. The blast tore bodies and limbs apart and left a deep crater in the ground. In New York there was one death from a stray bullet Morris Shapiro a seltzer maker shot in Harlem.
Misa Mainie Zimmerman, part of a Fourth of July party at a fishing store, was fatally struck on Sparrows Point Railroad tracks by a special passenger train in Baltimore Maryland. The incident occurred as she walked near the line while the train was in service. No other details on investigators or witnesses are provided in the readable text.
Mrs. Fred Sloat keeper of a boarding house at Lake Shore Avenue shot and killed George Clark a 35 year old boarder in the yard behind the house. Police report she admits firing the fatal shot. She is in custody as investigators determine if the shooting was accidental or intentional. Clark an hoisting engineer from Milwaukee arrived a year ago.
Former President Grover Cleveland travels from Chicago to the Eckels estate in Oconomowoc Wisconsin for a ten day fishing retreat. Eckels notes there will be no formal events, with focus on fishing and relaxing by the lakes.
A damaged report states the schooner St Johns Newfoundland on July 4 foundered off the Grand Banks last Monday. The crew rowed eighty miles to reach shore with whatever salvageable effects. Small boats narrowly escaped being swamped during the perilous voyage.
Pierce Ratlitt, a Oska-Jonsa business owner, collapsed at noon during a Morningside holineé cam meeting after predicting he would soon pass through the pearly gates of heaven.
The Fabre steamship America, damaged and short of provisions and coal, was towed to Bermuda by the Dinnamore after breaking her shaft in heavy seas on June 16. All 10 passengers and crew were in good health, with complaints about water and food after the breakdown. The ship was picked up off the Azores and is expected to reach New York as soon as possible, with Bermuda agents arranging onward transport.
Reports from Kiev note a violent clash as a peasant detachment assaulted Cossack forces at Uman. Cossacks fired volleys, causing deaths and injuries among peasants, while the attackers countered with bold moves amid ongoing unrest. In Koyno, authorities say several political prisoners disarmed warders and freed inmates including terrorist figures.
July reports from Tiflis describe a dire Caucasus situation with widespread disaffection among troops including Cossacks. Two infantry battalions and four attaching guns are sent to Batum and Aldin to suppress mutiny as lawlessness grows, with 35 Transcaucasian newspapers suppressed in five months and troops used to override mutinous forces. London reports deny Japan seeks to oust British trade in the Far East via covert grants or tariffs.
Report from Cronstadt describes a courtroom scene after the Japan Sea engagement. Admirals and officers face charges as spectators hear pleas of not guilty while blame shifts for surrender at port Arthur. Some plead for punishment to be limited to the guilty, others seek clemency for wounded survivors.
A Washington to Allentown fast train derailed on July in Allentown Pennsylvania injuring three adults, a child, and others. Engineer George Peck was slightly hurt while the engine and smoky car toppled over after the train left the rails, with several passengers hospitalized.
Constitutional Democrats consider caucus tactics to preserve party individuality while signaling support for imperial council status if Upper House approval arrives. No ministerial changes reported. Death reported: Lady Doyle, wife of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Louisa Hawkins of Minsterworth, Gloucester. Travel note includes Omaha, Baltimore and Ohio itinerary with return options and extension fees.
The issue opens with President Talks of His Policies as Thaw Insanely Jealous dominates foreign policy notes. Rogestvensiya is named alongside a peace hero and Bryan Lientzed in London reflecting international angles. Other items list Fourth in Washington, stockrén assails trusts, and European holiday celebrations with domestic legal changes and cultural events.
Reports from Mexico City detail upheaval as Salvador’s government cuts relations with Guatemala following a major intervention threat. President Cabrera’s safety measures include meals sent by his mother in a locked tin and sleeping apart from the same room, amid revolts and guerrilla warfare.
Prof. Henry A Ward, 70, famed naturalist of division avenue Chicago died two hours after being struck by a car in Buffalo Nu on July 4. He had dined with a friend and was returning to rail station for Wyoming summer home when the automobile owned by real estate dealer Alex Gunnell struck him allegedly as Ward stepped in front of the vehicle. The elder Ward built a notable scientific establishment and his son continues the family work, focusing on travel and field research since his earlier retirement.
The Sagamore Hill celebration near Oyster Bay features the Roosevelt families and guests enjoying a record breaking Fourth of July display. J West Roosevelt and W Emien Roosevelt hosted the event with a New York expert directing the program. Secretaries Loeb and Mrs drove in from the village as joyous juveniles joined the festive night with noisemakers.
July 4 report describes a bomb explosion that wounded the city prefect of Kubili, Prince Shervashidze, and a soldier accompanying him. two spectators were also injured as the assailant fled. The short item notes chaotic aftermath and ongoing security concerns in the Georgian city.
William J Bryan dominated the July 4 Independence Day dinner of the American Society at Hotel Cecil London. Ambassadors Whitelaw Reid and Bryan exchanged sharp humor while Bryan read a formal address on The White Man's Burden, urging Christian nations to educate and govern in Asia and Africa, and praising arbitration and labor.
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