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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1907
Page
17
A fragmentary report notes speakers claiming wealth can be acquired without systematic saving. A quoted investor boasts of buying two towns and emphasizes prosperity as a driver, reflecting early 20th century attitudes toward financial luck over discipline.
The article presents John D. Rockefeller advocating systematic saving and hard work as the foundation of fortunes. It recounts Rockefeller’s remarks on prosperity, wealth opportunities in America, and the role of industry, machinery, and enterprise in driving future gains. It also notes his public appearances in Cleveland, interactions with reporters, and a smoke-filled Union Station episode.
Gen Lay Yccused of instigating the affair as Prof Brightman and three companions voyage from New London toward Jamestown Island in a thirty five foot boat. A boom on the craft struck Brightman while he sat in the cabin area, knocking him overboard and preventing rescue as the vessel drifted in the Sound. Rescue attempts failed. Mexico City July 7 Gen Joe Marla.
A trolley car collision in Amsterdam left one boy dead and several others injured. Victims, riding the running board on the car’s wrong side, were crushed when a heat-closed car swung a curve and toppled them. Names include Andrew Duczewski and Charles Smith among the injured. Police investigate possible confederation ties in Central America amid the chaos.
A Washington dispatch says Mrs Barney, a wealthy widow, travels to Europe while Dr Buchanan of New York pursues her, swearing in a notary affidavit of his devotion. The tale, echoed by society, hints at an engagement and a possible future union to boost her artistic ambitions.
Police accuse friends of rival tong groups of backing the July violence in Chinatown. Wong Luck and Lung Kee were killed in a street shooting. several suspects arrested as authorities noted tensions over Mock Tong and Jung Jow convictions. Separate reports from The Hague discuss interparliamentary union efforts toward codifying international law and peace mediation.
President Roosevelt appeared in white linen at a church service replacing his frock coat and soft hat. A crowd of sailors and schoolboys gathered, and the President asked what the boys were doing. An instructor replied they were a schol camp group, prompting the President to praise them as they departed.
Report from Port of Spain details a posse cornering and fatally shooting Richard Jones’s murderer Hargraves near a Sunday camp meeting after a chase. The cabinet reshuffle includes acting appointments following Castro’s resignation, with Gen. Cantro appointing ministers for interior foreign affairs war public works and more.
Special to The Washington Post Keyser West Virginia July Fort Glenville Castle a longtime Baltimore and Ohio Railroad conductor between Cumberland and Gratton collapsed and died just as he was about to ticket passengers. Death attributed to heart failure. He was brother to Capt Edward Castle a noted B&O conductor. Survived by Mrs Anna Breedlove of Grafton West Virginia and several Castle relatives in Lima Cho Otis Castle of Columbus Ohio Mrs Charles Craig and Mire Henry Gleen of Kinesand West Virginia.
Rev R J Campbell denounced Congo horrors and King Leopold at City Temple urging Britain to end the atrocities within a fortnight. He urged Britain and allies to act now, noting much Congo wealth reaches Europe by British ships and Britain must halt Leopold. The minister proclaimed force justified to stop the tyrant and cited Roosevelt’s support for a concerted action. Cheers interrupted his remarks.
A Louvre employee attacked Nicolas Poussin's painting Winter or The Deluge with a knife to draw attention to a grievance. The artwork, valued at hundreds of thousands, sustaineddamage but remained on view as police investigated the incident.
Berlin reports on the Eulenburg affair tied to the crown prince and Kaiser Wilhelm as Maximilian Harden’s libel case against him unfolds. Details allege police, diplomacy, and noble conduct in questions of discipline, exile, and court intrigue involving Count von Lynar and others.
A Vatican related report details a secret international organization allegedly pushing a large reform movement to abolish the Congregation of the Index. The observed push aims at signatures to a Pope petition, with concealed origins and potential global Catholic impact, including possible papal action soon.
London reports Lieut Shackleton leads an eight explorers party to Antarctica to push toward the South Pole. The voyage, using motorized aids and foreign equipment, will have three groups of the strongest men aimed at reaching the pole, with King Edward VII Land as a base.
Mexico City July 7 At the foreign office officials denied the reported kidnapping of Manuel Bariia Grome jail In Douglas Aris a St Louis junta member who published papers advocating revolution in Mexico He was said arrested at Agua Prieta on the border over a month ago He remains in a Mexican prison The claim that the Mexican consul at Douglas would be arrested over the alleged kidnapping is not credited A New York originated story said Mme De Ruiz Sandoval widow of Gen Francisco Sandoval received a letter from Isabel de Puiz am alleging prisoners in Belim for political reasons is denied by authorities No such woman exists Gen Sandoval a Mentean exile died in Guatemala May 9 His brother living here says he was unmarried.
Shanghai July 7 the governor of An hui died from injuries after being shot during a parade review. The shooter, an expectant official and revolutionist, was decapitated by viceroy order. The governor had uncovered revolutionaries smuggling arms to disrupt illegal traffic. Former American consul dead in Sydney era telegram.
A Sunday sermon declares God inhabits planet Alvan and all celestial dwellings are transparent. The speaker claims angels, humans, and even insects conform to divine law, with a focus on universal obedience and the absence of rebellion. A bicycle record and a Chinese minister’s travel are also noted.
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