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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1907
Page
3
A fragmented remark notes reporters exude confidence in wealth and growth. One speaker claims buying two towns while insisting prosperity cannot replace disciplined effort to save. The text hints at a debate over wealth creation versus restraint.
The article recounts Jn Rockefeller extolling systematic saving and hard work as foundations of fortune. He asserts opportunities for wealth are greater now and prosperity will continue, with the average citizen enjoying luxuries once held by the rich. He shares a parable of a railroad man and recalls encounters in Cleveland while noting ongoing rail and steel industry developments.
In Tong Island Sound on a voyage to Jamestown Bax Ion A werk today four men including Lima and Prof Brightman Shtines faced disaster when a boat boom struck Lima causing him to fall overboard. He sank before rescue efforts could reach him as his companions and others nearby attempted to save him. A Mexican source citesGen Lay Y as implicated.
A chaotic Central American scene emerges as Guatemala’s President Cabrera reportedly secures 700000 in gold on a forced loan to buy gunboats for a anticipated confrontation with Zelaya of Nicaragua. A racey accident on a streetcar in Amsterdam leaves several injured and one boy dead among a group riding on a running board.
Washington reports Mrs Barney the wealthy widow of Mr Albert G Barney may marry Dr Buchanan of New York after a European voyage. An affidavit charged perjury over her fortune while she tours Europe, with rumors she will not confirm or deny engagement as society watches. Mrs Barney, an artist and host in Washington, has two daughters and recently hosted Corcoran Gallery works, preserving her charm and cultural prominence amid romance speculation.
Police allege friends of men convicted for a Fourth of July murder sought to shoot a government witness. Wong Luck and Lung Kee died from gunfire in Chinatown amid a Tong feud. Several men arrested as witnesses identify ties to Hip Sing Tong Mon Mon and On Leung Tong. The report blends Chinatown violence with interparliamentary peace efforts at The Hague and New York.
President Roosevelt wears white linen instead of his frock coat for a church visit on a warm day. A crowd gathers as boys from a school camp swarm the church doors. the President engages with the youngsters and their instructor before leaving.
A Caribbean dispatch reports a violent incident at a Sunday camp meeting where Richard Jones was killed by a posse two weeks after an escape by Hargraves and Major Ruff. Hargraves was cornered by Sheriff Kitchens and Deputy Smith. Major Ruff remains reported missing. The Caracas crisis prompts cabinet reshuffles with Gen. Castro naming acting ministers and secretaries as replacements.
Special to The Washington Poet Keyser West Virginia July 7 Glenville Castle for forty years conductor on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad between Cumberland and Grafton dropped dead yesterday as he was about to take his train west. Death due to heart failure. He was brother of Capt Edward Castle a well known passenger conductor on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Mrs Anna A Breedlove of Grafton West Virginia Charles Castle of Lima Ohio Otis Castle of Columbus Ohio Mrs Charles Craig and Miss Henry Glenn both of Lowersood West Virginia.
Rev R J Campbell, Congregationalist minister, denounces Congo horrors and King Leopold. He urges Britain to act within a fortnight, notes wealth moved to Europe by British ships, and says England must coal at British ports to starve Leopold. He calls force morally justified to end atrocities, cites Roosevelt and Anglo American unity, and says delays mean more massacres.
An apparently disturbed Louvre worker slashed Nicolas Poussin's painting Winter or The Deluge, valued at hundreds of thousands. He claimed the act aimed to attract attention to himself as police restrained him in Paris on July 7.
Berlin reports detail a widening scandal linked to the Eulenburg affair. The crown prince urged publication of Das Zukunft allegations, triggering high‑level dismissals and royal embarrassment while police and diplomats face scrutiny amid a claimed culture of corruption. Maximilian Harden’s revelations provoke national doubt.
A Vatican centered reform plot described by Correspondenza Romana alleges a secret international organization forged to push large scale reforms. The movement is said to threaten unity, with fears of a potential schism and papal intervention expected soon. The Vatican reportedly suppresses details as investigations proceed.
English explorers led by Lieut Shackleton plan Antarctic venture after disaster. Twelve men split into three teams will use motorized vehicles and sledges to cross ice fields from England to King Edward VII Land, with supplies hauled by automobile power when possible.
Foreign Office in Mexico City has no record of the reported kidnapping of Manuel Bariia Grome jal in Douglas. The man, said connected with a St. Louis junta, was reportedly arrested in Agua Prieta over a month ago and remains imprisoned there. No credible link to a Mexican consul arrest. A New York tale about Mme De Ruiz Sandoval and a sister named Isabel de Puiz am being held for political reasons is denied. Gen Sandoval died in Guatemala May 9. his brother says he was unmarried.
Shanghai report says Anhui governor died from a revolver shot during a student parade review, not a bomb blast. The weapon was fired by an official revolutionary, who was then decapitated by viceroy order. The governor had exposed revolutionary arms smuggling. Former American consul dead in Sydney crime note.
A Sun-Tells style sermon depicts a pastor claiming God directly guides the universe from planet Alcyon. The report is full of sensational celestial claims, noting transparent celestial dwellings, angels, and human obedience as signs of divine order. Also noted: Aragon breaks bicycle record in Paris and Chentung Jiang-Cheng arrives in San Francisco en route to China.
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