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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1907
Page
3
A flood of heat casualties overwhelms hospitals as workers, many from sweatshops, collapse in close hot rooms tainted by fumes. Surgeons struggle to cope amid rising deaths and crowded wards.
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The report details Lieut Goodrich and Midshipman Goldthwaite killed in the Georgia explosion and the wounded men at Chelsea Naval Hospital. Capt McCra sends thanks as a court of inquiry investigates flareback as the likely cause. A funeral at Stone Church honors Goodrich with naval and marine attendance from multiple states.
A York Times report suggests spontaneous combustion in the Georgia battle ship blast last Monday may have caused nine deaths and thirteen injuries. It notes cheap cotton in smokeless powder may trigger explosions and references a prior investigation at Laffin Rand Powder Co in Haskell and related resignations.
The Washington and New York papers identify Benjamin Kreizer of Brooklyn as Seaman George Miller of Memphis the unseen hero of the Georgia battleship turret explosion. Miller, eighteen, enlisted last February and ran away from home claiming no kin. Navy will seek his family while his body is to be buried with naval honors in Boston.
Japanese naval attache Naom Tanigushi conveyed regret to Acting Secretary of the Navy Newberry about the Georgia battle ship accident. He left Admiral Yamamoto’s card to express personal condolences to the victims and their families.
News from Burt's Greater Stores at 1343 F St. highlights a Friday bargain sale on mens suits in serges and tweeds, once $20 to $2250, now $14.50. Children's wash suits, previously $1.50 to $2.00, reduced to $1.00. Arthur Bart is listed as the store contact.
Special to The Washington Font reports Dr Igging, a leading elk expert, praising a Philadelphia decision to drop elk teeth as the society emblem. He notes elk teeth demand has diminished, preventing mass slaughter and suggesting the western elk population may survive. The avi in the century order now shifts away from teeth symbols.
John D O Shea chairman of the board of grand trustees of the Elks, and exalted ruler of Lodge No 117 in Lynn, Mass, died after an apoplexy in his apartments on Tuesday night. He was about forty, and was among the best known Elks in the country. His father, mother, and brothers William and Dr Joseph O Shea were with him, as were De M R Donoven and Dr Bloom, the hotel physician. He had been working hard that day and complained of fatigue.
The Washington Post reports a private wartime style marriage as W H Hearne of Wheeling West Virginia, a Pennsylvania Railroad lawyer and brother of Col Frank J Hearne, wed a young woman identified only as the bride. The couple, who met recently in Kansas City, traveled to Wheeling then to Atlantic City, refusing interviews.
Details reach Mester City of a June 21 duel at the Vera Cruz Paving Company plant over a loan dispute. Richard Kerry and Warren Grimes died, Grimes’s brother was seriously wounded, and a Mexican named Lopez was later killed in a dispute with another Mexican.
Health office record lists numerous individuals with ages and addresses, including Anna Blackmon 24, Mary Pabin years, Flore Brae 28, Homer Pitman residence, Imogene Catlum Farragut 47, Jason McCulimm 86, Wilbur Keema 9 men near Avile E Maree, Agnes Bo grown 60, Wilbur Keema at 664 havy place, Florentine Proovidenta pleura, and others with varied ages and locations, indicating a compiled register of residents with scattered medical notes or hospital references.
A Seoul dispatch reports the Korean Emperor agreed to abdicate after a morning conference with ministers and elder statesmen. Marquis Ito met the Emperor seeking a solution acceptable to Japan, while Hayashi greeted officials on arrival in Seoul amid Korean elder statesmen urging fair treatment and pledging loyalty.
London July 38 Gen Booth head of the Salvation Army arrived at Rushden during an English tour. Mothers with babies lined up hoping for a kiss but he declined saying he would wave. The crowd dispersed disappointed despite his cheerful remark that there was no race issue in Northampton.
Paris July 18 final decree of divorce to Countess de Castellane prompts reports of Anna Gould's engagement to Prince de Sagan. The prince, linked to Duke of Valincay, frequents her Paris chateau dinners and would elevate her status in French society. The couple’s match would unite prominent noble lines, with Sagan noted as a renowned swordsman and former duel contender.
Whitelaw Reid the American Ambassador toasts King Edward and President Roosevelt during a London luncheon. He honors two men whose hearts are for peace, noting their belief that preparation for war ensures peace. Also reports the Argentine steamer Toro wrecked off Santiago with seventeen drowned.
In a firm statement, Arbuckle Brothers, touted as the greatest coffee dealers in the world, pledge to maintain equal quality coffee at the same price across town. They warn that no rival can undercut or claim match of their value whether sold from bag or bin or under a trade mark.
Rome reports the Pope has promulgated a syllabus condemning sixty five propositions linked to modernist currents. The preamble asserts that some Catholic writers distort dogmas in the name of history, erasing core beliefs and prompting church reproof through a Vatican congregation’s notes.
Prince Robert de Broglie and Estelle Alexander, formerly Mrs Sydney Vest, had a marriage in Chicago last summer annulled. The court ruled the union void for secrecy and without lawful bans in France or parental consent. Mme Alexander barred from using the de Broglie name. France Amides de Broglie, father of the prince, pressed for immediate judgment.
In Wezan Russia, July 38 peasant disturbances at the Krolshoveva kaff estate led to a clash with police after peasants cut grass on meadows. Police fired, injuring and killing eleven countrymen. At Gertslev estate, Gov Salzkowsky witnessed surrender of ringleaders after buildings had been burned.
Ma D Yuen, a Chinese student, was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy by the University of Berlin in a ceremony attended by Chinese ministers in Berlin and Vienna and several China scholars in Germany. He studied six semesters, with a dissertation on China’s entrance into the international association, noting the slow adoption of Western culture by nations.
Fire at Hamburg central commercial district destroys several warehouses. The blaze, still burning, threatens more buildings and causes extensive damage. Dozens of firemen were overcome by smoke as investigators blame a tipped petroleum lamp for the disaster.
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