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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1908
Page
1
Desperadoes fire on all they meet while fleeing through streets and into woods. Police pursue by auto and on foot as crowds chase, with a woman and baby among victims. Names and places appear in scattered fragments of the chaotic account, noting hospital, cemetery, and police action amid a city-wide manhunt.
Chicago reports discussants from Cannon Mann McKinley Loudenslager Tawney and Casson at Union League Club outlining the GOP campaign and a possible successor to James S Sherman as committee chairman. McKinley notes duties to be set by the executive committee as Sherman's status remains unsettled.
Reports claim Nicaragua and Honduras threaten war against Guatemala and El Salvador as U S observers monitor the scene. Honduran authorities deny imminent conflict while noting revolts in progress near Cholteca and Ceiba. State Department notes potential interventions with Mexico to curb revolutions. Bonilla, exile Honduran leader, accused of instigating movemonts amid long standing tensions.
Representative Serena E. Payne of New York Republican floor leader of the Ways and Means Committee seeks cooperation from executive departments to supply tariff schedules and rates. The panel is instructed to study tariffs and draft revision plans for Congress, with full revision after the fall elections. Payne cites Newark political conditions as favorable to Republicans and ridicules the idea labor interests could be forced to aid Democrats.
July 22 reports the Prince of Wales landing from the Indomitable as 59,000 crowd the wharves. Royal guns fire in salute from British, French, and American ships while dignitaries greet him ashore. He tours the Citadel, with Premier Laurier and Mrs. Fairbanks in attendance, and speaks in English and French at the welcome. The Indomitable, dubbed the mystery ship, draws naval experts for its open gun platform and tripod masts, marking a rare North American sight of a Dreadnought.
Two plasterers plummeted from a scaffold during mass at the new St Francis Church in St Louis Missouri. One man was killed and the other fatally injured as the scaffold broke near Rev Dr Holweck who was celebrating. The incident occurred during a requiem service.
New York July 22 The Right Reverend David H Greer who had been coadjutor of New York becomes bishop of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of New York after Bishop Potter’s death. He enters immediately into the bishopric duties at Coopertown New York.
Central office detectives say letters found in Miss Frances Caspari s trunk may prove crucial to a case of grand larceny. Police suspect a shrewd Baltimore connection and a male confidant controlled her activities, with several victims unnamed but money traced to a hidden source. Caspari, held at 5000 bail, was arraigned and remanded as investigators plan broader inquiries and a possible New York expedition.
The Crystal Park summer home of the late John Hay near Pikes Peak, at 9500 feet overlooking Manitou and Colorado Springs, sold for 25000 to a New York capitalists syndicate led by Ed son Pearsall of Wall Street. Hay built a log cabin there and used it as a Lincoln era retreat. the property will become a resort served by an electric road. Also noted is a Baltimore and Ohio Excursion list with fares and departure details from Union Station at 8:15 am on Sunday July 24.
Miss Caspari faced a preliminary hearing, waiving further proceedings. She proclaimed not guilty as bond set at $5,000, with Dr. Charles Gaspari of Baltimore watching in court. Prosecutors allege she obtained $00 from Elizabeth Gemmill on May last at Coreman Street Northwest.
Milwaukee July 17 Democratic State convention opened at the Alhambra Theater with State Chairman H M Manson naming Melvin A Hoyt as temporary chairman. A unanimous vote approved sympathy resolutions for Col William F Vilas. A J Schmitz announced his gubernatorial candidacy opposing J A Aylward. Plank on temperance may aid Prohibition party opposition.
Wade H Ellis attorney general of Ohio has been resting at a suburban family hotel for several days due to threatened nervous breakdown. His physician said he is resting to recover and will be all right soon, not seeing visitors, preferring solitude while his mind and faculties remain sound.
Grete Beier, 18, daughter of Freiburg's mayor, was executed for the murder of her fiancé, civil engineer Preffler. She used cyanide in a trinket, shot him, forged a will and letters, and staged a social scandal with forged documents and a fake affair note. The king refused pardon and an anonymous executioner from Dresden carried out the sentence between dark and dawn.
Special to The Washington Post Philadelphia July 22 John B Stetson announced engagement to Count Santa Eulalia of Portugal Chicago. The wedding will take place tomorrow morning in the pink and gold room at Melroge on the old Yorks road with Mgr Turtler chancellor of the Gathilio archdiocese officiating. Only about a dozen guests expected.
Taft moves from Hot Springs to Oyster Bay after a visit with Governor Hughes and Frank Kellogg. A large Hot Springs contingent sees him off as he plans to reach New York and Cincinnati. Taft hopes Root attends the Sagamore Hill conference and dangles a possible senator or governor run by Parsons. Virginia leaders arrive for a big August demonstration with railroads offering low rates.
Plans for Taft Day in Cincinnati include large delegations from Indiana Kentucky and nearby states. Taft and party will travel Eden Park at 7 pm with restricted traffic after 6 pm. Taft on the Island Queen with 100 decorated boats will signal fireworks starting from Eden Park tower. Mayor Markbreit proclaims Tuesday a city holiday.
Frank H. Hitchcock, chairman of the Republican National Committee, arrives from Colorado Springs and heads for Chicago with party leaders to plan a regional conference. Western politicians press for Taft to visit soon and urge President Roosevelt to endorse Taft. Key campaign figures include Senators Borah, Long, La Follette, and Dolliver. Borah may join the executive committee.
Caracas announces President Castro expelled J H de Reus, Dutch minister, after a public letter criticized Venezuela policy. Passports sent to him. Caracas will use a new intermediary for diplomacy. London protests delay tensions as Curacao commerce suffers and calls grow for royal mediation.
Chicago reports say bankers close to Standard Oil expect a capital stock rise of 500 million dollars, lifting total to 360 million. The move, argued as a diplomatic hedge to keep dividend levels modest, draws cautious sentiment from New York financiers who deem it unlikely this year.
Roosevelt argues the United States must defend the right of entry and press for stronger global posture. He calls for Panama Canal gains, admission of aggressive nations, and ceding Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Alaska to secure broader naval reach. Battleships patrol coastlines to enforce Monroe Doctrine.
Roosevelt argues a strong navy is essential to national security and the Monroe Doctrine. He warns that coast-defence forces alone invite disaster and surrender of crucial territories. Peace with insult is unsustainable without an efficient, first-class fighting navy.
President Roosevelt addressed a Naval War College conference of about 169 officers, urging a bold navy beyond coastal defense. He warned against “hitting soft,” stressing that only a fighting fleet capable of offensive action justifies its existence and that war requires fortifications and strategic reach, not coast defense alone.
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