15 Jul 1909
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1909
Page
1
Scattered reports describe furious rioting by workers, strikers, and guards around a Pittsburgh area car plant. A river steamer fire and numerous injuries are noted as deputies, police, and guards restore order amid pay and strikebreakers tensions.
At Greensbars a large plant faced a staged walkout after workers formed a mutiny like wage scheme. Guards fired on strikers and fled while additional deputies headed toward McKees Rocks as 2500 workers halted operations amid a protest over fixed wages and group pay.
A Winniper man Garyit Parrett died at Edmonton prison after a noose slipped during his hanging for the April 1 murder of Deputy Warden Stedman. Parrett protested his sentence as the trap sprung and he died 38 minutes later from strandalition.
Farmer Patten urges immediate action amid rising wheat prices with calls to push stockpiles into the market. The commodity edges higher as market watchers weigh supply and demand signals and potential policy effects.
The article reports a stalemate over the proposed corporate tax as Taft hosts conferees Aldrich and Payne for two hours at the White House. House managers fear delaying revenue, while Senate Republicans weigh dropping the tax. Wickersham has redrafted the amendment and readiness to submit remains uncertain.
William K Sinter of Accident Maryland recovered his pocketbook containing 780 in checks and postal orders that vanished from a market area when boarding a Broadway car at Fulton Street on July 8. Mateus Bold found the wallet at 68 Seventh Street after Detective Martin pursued a suspect. The young man was detained on suspicion of theft but released with no link proven to Millers property.
A prisoner serving a whisky sale sentence and a youth jailed for orange theft were thwarted in a jail escape attempt. A search found a long rope of knotted sheets and blankets. The report also notes postal service rate hints and new parlor car service additions on the Washington to New York route.
New York July 4 United Copper Company books sought in charges against Augustus Heinze regarding Merchantile National Bank funds were traced to Spring Zine New Jersey and the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. An attempted shipment to Montreal failed, trunks were stored in New York hotels, then moved and lost track of until found again. District Attorney Smith said Arthur P Heinze appeared before the grand jury without providing details on remaining missing records believed sent to Butte Montana.
The death list grows to 114 with twelve more victims nationwide as Independence Day celebrations are repeated across states. Report notes tetany and complications linked to the holiday observance, with ongoing casualty tallies and warnings of further deaths from the festivities.
Mrs Ashcroft accuses Mark Twain, real name Samuel Clemens, of attaching her Redding Connecticut property after she lent him funds for repairs tied to their marriage. She says Clemens previously gifted the house and land, and another party alleges a burglar incident linked to a plan to recover about $600. The case involves literary secretary Isabel Van Slyke and associates, with scrutiny of Clemens’s finances and a potential public report. Snow plans to travel to Redding to resolve the matter.
Inmates at Government Hospital for the Insane escape repeatedly, with Superintendent White defending broad grounds liberty as humane. Lightfoot recalls eight years of Freedom ending in a fatal attack, while fugitives drift among public spaces, raising debate over safety versus treatment goals.
A mysterious art note from July 4 references a Shakespeare image, a $2,025 value, and a 41 sale at a society event. It notes a statuette of Shakespeare WDC thought to be modeled by a living artist, with a Westmingler Abbey design priced around $2,0%.
Witness Evelyn Neshut Thaw testifies that Charles M Thaw sent her 70 dollars weekly and 20 dollars monthly. District Attorney says the conversation at Matteawan asylum was not confidential. Attorneys argue relevance and admissibility, with Thaw expected to call further witnesses as trial proceeds.
Robert Taft son of President Taft enters the July golf tourney at Essex County Country Club Manchester by the Sea. Taft has spent time at the links with Count Chambrun of the French embassy and is expected to compete alongside last year's cup winner Walter Jo Pravis and President Taft himself.
In Ogdensburg area a Prescott family near Ontawa faced an anthrax attack after exposure to an insect nest. George Edeardy Prescott, his wife, a week-old baby, another child, and a farmer were affected. A government inspector ordered the burning of cow carcasses to control the spread.
A sealer crew was captured after an attempted voyage near the coast. Eleven men reportedly faced detainment as authorities inspected the vessel. The incident follows reports of illicit sealing activity and potential violations of maritime regulations.
A verbose discussion argues that Christian teachings and divine law should govern marriage and divorce across nations. It asserts that secular divorce rules undermine family order and urges careful study of partners before contracting marriage to preserve peace and stability in domestic life.
A Washington Post report notes a planned use of the Exposition Clef to influence the State Democratic gubernatorial race. The Mann Mahone letter and Tucker’s presidency at the exposition are focal points, with conferences in Norfolk and Richmond and potential public release affecting the campaign. Matinee today at the Columbia Theater shows When We Were Twenty-one with prices 2c and 50a.
Charleston officials move to reduce expenses by turning off street lights, cutting the police force to eight total, and halving the street and department staff. The measure aims to close a projected deficit of about $6000, risking legal trouble for board members under state law.
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