20 Jul 1907
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1907
Page
1
Habeas corpus proceedings begin in Asheville as judges clash with railway officials over contempt in a state case. The dispute centers on Judge Pritchard, threats to a federal judge, and potential imprisonment for contempt amid a fight over rate enforcement and railway fines.
Gov Glenn vows to defend jurisdiction as tensions rise over a late issued process. Judge Pritchard pledges to uphold court duties. Southern Railway leaders including Finley, Humphrey, and Ackert arrived by special train and declined interview requests.
Special to The Teashington Post from Chicago reports Prof Samuel W Williston head of paleontology at the University of Chicago predicts hair will grow on women’s faces. He foresees future styles featuring long beards and mustaches, remarking women may eventually rival male facial hair in extent.
Special to The Teshington Post reports Chicago Professor William Lawrence Lower and colleagues at the University of Chicago and Inn Southern Mere claim potato bugs evolved into a larger, colorfully marked creature under Carnegie patronage. They describe experiments, a treatise, and a claimed refutation of Darwinian theory.
Lt Wheat orders rapid militia reinforcement in Louisiana after Italian kidnapping case prompts fears of lynching. Brig Gen Gardiner confirms readiness and says action expected tonight or at dawn. Rumors swirl of possible mob arrival from New Orleans as 109 guard posts tighten along rail routes and road approaches.
A Scottish police thwarted an audacious attempt to extract 1500 pounds from Andrew Carnegie for a library. A Warrawang corn merchant met a continental crook in London, planned to visit Skibo Castle, and was found with a revolver. Detectives believe the merchant acted innocently. the alleged crook fled. The incident raised concerns over coercive demands linked to Carnegie’s philanthropy.
In Karlsruhe July 19 alienists testified in the Karl Han trial for murdering his mother in law Frau Molitor. A sister testifies a second man followed Molitor near the crime scene and Hall’s wife becomes sure of Hans guilt after relatives and a lieutenant detail how a dispatch to Frau Molitor was sent to provoke a stroke.
The case centers on Lina Molitor and Karl Hau involving a lettered motive for suicide. Lina died after taking poison and entering a lake. Hau's statements describe a doomed marriage and alleged confession by Lina. Witnesses recount letters, hidden pressures, and a disputed hotel telegram amid a tense court session.
Herbert C Stapleman, a Central City businessman, was arrested after he eloped with Birdie Buchanan, aged fifteen, to Columbus, while posing the mother Mrs. Buchanan as eighteen. The case arose as the mother complained she was deceived about Birdie’s age and Stapleman’s intentions.
John D Rockefeller Jr demands the $220 earned as a witness in the Standhard Oil case before Judge Landis. Rockefeller emissaries were told he must appear in Chicago or swear before the Cleveland district attorney that he is the man owed the money. If the affidavit is received payroll vouchers will be sent for Rockefeller’s signature, then government will issue a fee voucher. Baltimore and Ohio trains run weekly, with schedules listed.
In Guayaquil four military barracks were attacked at dawn by armed revolutionaries calling themselves independents. The fight lasted about an hour, yielding police casualties and reinforcing loyal troops. Martial law was imposed as conspirators were arrested and weapons found in their homes. President Alfaro briefly defended his residence and remained with loyal forces.
Laura Ronalison a young woman living at LaPorte near 7th Street and Amsterdam Avenue shot herself in her hotel room. Police and coroner seek motive as a bankbook shows $6, jewelry and antiques filled her room. She was the daughter of Edgar Ronaldson of Washington DC and niece of Dr. Charles Retz of Lewiston PA. A lawyer’s letter lists 162 Lexington Avenue as her house. She had traveled in Europe and left no farewell note. A former friend’s death by suicide years earlier is noted as a possible influence.
The Washington Post reports an eleven hour typhoid treatment at Michael Reese Hospital whereDr Carl H Stone used blood from four volunteers including his wife and brother H Q Stone. Blood from donors flowed through silver tubes into the patient’s artery via wrist connections aided by an air pump but the patient died from extreme weakness after three weeks.
Special cable reports Mma nne Gould denies any engagement, calling the rumor entirely untrue. She says she has not been engaged and is not willing to be. The remark was made after a question about the supposed betrothal circulated from Baltimore to Harper’s.
In Seoul 5 000 angry Koreans joined mutinous troops outside the palace gates after the abdication of the Korean Emperor in favor of his son. Casualties mounted with at least seven Japanese and four Koreans dead and multiple wounded. The city, under martial patrol, saw shops closed and crowds dispersed by rain as authorities blamed the episode on broader diplomatic tensions with the United States.
News brief items include Pec levying a fine of 30,000 dollars for road negligence and other short notices such as Guard posts in hot sun, a letter carrier arrest, and various civic and political notes reflected in the day’s index.
An interview from Rome reports Pope Pius hesitated to publish the syllabus on modernism but says a miraculous apparition of the Eleazarine Virgin extended a benediction over him, calming his doubts and prompting him to sign the decree.
Amsterdam New York July 9 Mrs Ghettes W Fairbanks wife of the Vice President and a car party escaped serious injury after a collision west of Amsterdam. The touring car lost a rear tire and veered into a ditch though all occupants were shaken and lightly injured. Mrs Fairbanks dismissed reports of the Vice President drinking cocktails and said he does not favor buttermilk as a fad, adding he drinks it only occasionally.
Norfolk July 19 a trolley accident on the Ocean View line killed C E Adamson of Providence R I and seriously injured Mrs W J Green of Norfolk along with several other passengers slight injuries report says the car jumped the track a second car appeared causing panic as Adamson leaped before an oncoming vehicle and Green fell down an embankment sustaining serious injuries
A baby boy weighing 22 ounces, likely the world's smallest, was born yesterday in Providence. Doctors report the infant, kept in an incubator, is doing well. the head is as small as a billiard ball and the arms resemble a lead pencil.
United States Senator Foraker urged tariff revision advocates to provide a bill of particulars at a Miami Valley chautauqua. He defended his against the rate bill as unconstitutional, arguing it overreaches by giving the Interstate Commerce Commission too much power and would burden it with complex rate making across the system. He cited Hepburn and Elkins acts noting limited penalties and questioned enforcement and scope as testimony to the bill’s flaws. He warned that more regulation could shift government duties and stressed the need for clearer guidance before lawmakers.
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