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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1909
Page
34
Fragmentary remarks and tangled testimony surface as Sutton Naught Torer declines cooperation and claims ignorance of key facts. Officials and observers piece together timelines while awaiting formal investigations and a forthcoming court appearance.
President Taft presses for rapid settlement of schedules and rates disputes as Aldrich Payne lead conference talks. Senate gains on customs court salaries and tariff provisions, while House leaders warn of possible concessions before final agreement.
Washington Post and Times-Dispatch reports the coastal route via Leesburg Shenandoah Valley to Richmond Petersburg and Fredericksburg for a good roads campaign. A motor party led by Allan Potts will visit Staunton Petersburg and Fredericksburg, with meetings in key towns to explain road benefits to farmers and residents.
The Roosevelt party searched for game across a new river area as Montts and Taft took a weeklong tour. Dawn patrols and fog hindered progress while the party pressed on.
Special to The Washington Post reports Maryland state Senator German won a wager in Baltimore by tossing 120 pound wheat bags into a barn. The challenger, described as a farm manager, was beaten after ten minutes as Gorman, a former athlete from Lawrenceville and Princeton, outlasted him and won by three bags.
President Taft expresses confidence the tariff bill will reach his desk by July 24. He may cancel plans to attend the Confederate veterans reunion at Fisher Hill if the measure is ready, after talks with Senators Daniel and Martin of Virginia and other congressional leaders. Industry groups urge defeating the cocoa bean duty in the tariff, arguing free entry benefits consumers and that no domestic cocoa industry exists to shield.
The Boston Holding Company directors voted to redeem 1098 Lyon and Maine shares at 3400 each, issuing stock to cover 15 dollars per share of the remaining price. The deal includes net rent redeemable at 120 dollars per share, with bonds to be acquired by New Haven and Hartford railroad interests.
An American, Gustav Graait, born in Otterdorf Prussia, was ordered to leave Germany after failing to complete military service before emigrating to America where he became a cafe proprietor in Haw wor. The American embassy in Berlin was notified and may withdraw the order if Graait is seen as a guest of the city despite the expulsion threat. Gus Zimmerman, New York rifle star, won the rapid firing cup. Local misprint notes Morris, reported dead, was alive in Roanoke today.
A weather update notes variable winds and generally fair conditions across the Southwestern States and adjacent regions. Temperatures range from mid 70s to near 80s with cooler spells at times and scattered showers expected in the upper Great Lakes and Northeast areas later.
The report details Thaw's behavior and testimony at Poughkeepsie jail with Dr Valdemar, Evelyn, and staff. It notes his humor during questioning, the judge’s interruptions, Evelyn's puzzling attitude, and Thaw's routine under guard. It highlights the doctor’s observations, legal counsel shifts, and the jail’s daily sequence observed by McCabe and others.
Reports describe Thaw being escorted to a hearing then jumping a trolley to stay with his keepers before returning. Witnesses, including ex Chief McCabe and Dr John A Card, affirm his sanity and gentlemanly conduct. Other testimonies from guards and staff note his rational behavior at Mathawan asylum. Prince Suleyman Effend, brother of the Sultan of Turaues, died suddenly of heart failure in 1107.
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