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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1909
Page
28
Turbulent events erupt near Pittsburg as strikers workers and guards clash over pay at a car plant while deputies and police try to restore order. A river steamer fires a shot amid injuries as crowds surge near McKees Rocks and government officials weigh actions.
Fifteen deputies head toward McKees Rocks as workers at a large plant strike after a wage system and group labor arrangement sparked mutiny. Guards attempted to leave, were halted by strikers, and fired on the crowd. About 2500 men faced a walkout after failed petitions and meetings.
In Edmonton, a Winniper man named Farreth died by stranding 38 minutes after the trap sprung. Parrett, who killed Deputy Warden Stedman in the Alberta penitentiary on April 1, had protested his sentence as the noose failed to fully clear.
Wheat markets surged as Patten urged rapid action to stabilize prices. Traders watched futures rise amid renewed demand signals and supply concerns.
President Taft and Senate and House conferees wrestle over a corporation tax clause amid warnings of a potential collapse of the tax plan. Aldrich and Payne press for resolution while some House managers threaten to drop the inheritance tax as a counter to the stalled measure. The White House discussion lasts hours with no decisive breakthrough.
The Washington Post reports William K sinter of Accident Village of Garrett County Maryland recovered a pocketbook containing 780 in checks and postal orders. The wallet was found by Mateus Bold at 68 Seventh Street after a detective pursued a young man to the doorway. The man was detained on theft suspicions but later discharged for lack of evidence.
Report on a planned prison break involving Carl Whittaker and another youth sentenced for whisky sale and larceny. A rope of knotted sheets and blankets was found during a search as authorities note the men’s attempts near Washington and Baltimore. Also mentions postal service debates and a new observation parlor car on the Baltimore and Ohio line.
New York July 4 missing United Copper Company books tied to Augustus Heinze in charges over Mercantile National Bank funds. Assistant District Attorney Smith traced trunks to Spring Lake New Jersey then Waldorf Astoria New York, where an attempt to ship to Montreal failed. Books later moved to a New York hotel, repacked, stored under copper company directors, then disappeared from a district attorney file until last night. District Attorney’s office seeks details on still-missing records said to have been sent to Butte, Montana.
Confusing misspellings obscure a report of rising fatalities nationwide tied to Independence Day observances. The article notes additional deaths across the country and mentions Chicago, with uncertainty about total counts and causes from the celebration.
A widow claims Samuel Clemens attached her Redding farm after lending repairs money. She alleges an unseen adviser manipulated events through actress Isabel Van Slich, with Clemens having given the house and land during her marriage. The case centers on an 89 to 600 dollar debt and ownership disputes tied to a burglar and alleged influence.
A government hospital for the insane reports inmates roam freely after many elude guards. Superintendent White defends lenient rules, arguing freedom aids recovery while critics warn of danger from a few violent or unpredictable patients. The case of Lightfoot highlights disputes over danger versus treatment.
A partially legible 1940s era note describes a Shakespeare image cast as a contemporary artist model. It references a statuette titled Shakespeare WDC, modeled after a modern figure, and mentions a Westmingler Abbey design priced around $2,000.
Witness testifies that Evelyn Thaw received seventy dollars weekly and twenty dollars on the first of each month from her husband. District Attorney argues the conversation at Matteawan asylum was not a confidential missive. Lawyers anticipate further testimony as Thaw delays continue.
Robert Taft son of President Taft is entered in the July golf tournament at Essex County Country Club in Manchester by the Sea. Taft has spent time with Count Chambrun of the French embassy this summer and is expected to compete alongside last year’s cup winner Walter Jo Pravis.
In Ogdensburg a Prescott family near Ontawa was attacked by what is believed to be anthrax after exposure to infected cattle. George Edeardy Prescott, his wife, their week-old infant, and another child developed severe symptoms. A government inspector ordered the burning of cow carcasses to stop the spread.
An unclear report describes a sealing incident involving a Japanese vessel and eighteen crew members. The crew allegedly faced coercion and capture, with references to locations and authorities but many details are garbled. The document lacks clear names, dates, or firm places.
A fragmented 19th century styled column argues for a divine legislator basis for marriage. It critiques modern divorce law, praising restraint and study before marriage, and notes parallel opinions in the southern United States and Canada about domestic harmony and legal separation.
A Washington Post report notes a July 14 preliminary inquiry into injecting a controversy at the State Democratic gubernatorial campaign connected to the Fathestown Exposition. Democrats and allied factions are using the matter to divert attention from the Mann Mahone letter while Tucker presses to lead the exposition. Norfolk and Richmond discussions were held with potential public release altering campaign dynamics. Also announces a matinee of "When We Were Twenty-one" at the Columbia Theater with tickets 2c and 50c.
The Charleston board of affairs orders street lights cut off effective tomorrow to cut expenses as deficits loom. Police force reduced to eight total day and night, street and department staff greatly pared, and the fire department cut entirely to avert a about six thousand dollar deficit under state law.
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