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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1907
Page
18
The text describes a chaotic battle where Capt Sommers and about six officers lead troops into a blaze. Marines entrenched in thick smoke gain the high ground, but all efforts fail and retreat ensues. The assault on the tower ends at 1030, with attackers believed to have suffered three batteries and heavy casualties within a week.
Fort Hunt fortifications repelled a night assault as a landing party attempted to bypass the main line using the Potomac shore. The post’s defense, including searchlights aided by a farm obscuring the view, forced the attackers to withdraw. Militia and regulars boasted of activity while logistical issues hampered communications and supply lines. The engagement showcased discipline and steady leadership, with officers praising troops and planning for further outpost duties and drills.
Reports from the Tonga Islands describe seven columns of volcanic eruption seen from Longatabu, with black pumice thrown up to thirty miles toward Nukusiote. Land is forming around the eruption site, suggesting a new island. An earlier quake near Tongatabu and a violent eruption near Atmatgura are noted in the Pacific region.
The Grand Army of the Republic announces a campaign phase for its upcoming encampment in Wissour New Jersey July 4 6 with Col Sterrett outlining activities. Headquarters open September 7 at Unitedstake Hotel and a grand parade is set for September 11 at Woodlawn Park with Gov Hughes and President Toosevent invited. Several candidates including Charlee Gurton Burrows Wilder and Patrick Coney are mentioned as potential leaders amid a busy schedule of muster meetings exhibitions and officer elections.
In New York City a wealthy woman tied to a Sylvan Lake real estate deal confronts threats from a man linked to Zora Cypher and Mrs Cypher. He demanded money, sent a menacing letter, and faced charges for threatening the woman and her associates. Proceedings began after summons were ignored.
Special to The Watkinston Fort New York July fire erupted in the basement kitchen of a six story manufacturing building at 38 Broadway. More than 20 girls and young women fled through smoke filled stairs and halls. No one was hurt, luck more than orderly evacuation. Firefighters faced great difficulty in containing the blaze as flames climbed an elevator shaft and spread to adjacent structures on a narrow Franklin Place corridor. Authorities prepared for battle to-day as lines of canvas and hoses stretched to rooftops and lower floors.
Lieut John Bean of Company VE First Regiment was placed under arrest for neglect of duty after being found gambling in his tent at Camp Ordway Harpers Ferry. The unit plans two day simulated maneuver with artillery signals and an advance guard to Halltown, while officers refine routes and communications. The encampment features extensive training, hospital drills, and preparations for visiting commissioners Macfarland and West.
Roswenl N Mex July 2 Captain RB Surry, slated to be installed as governor of New Mexico on August 1, received a telegram summoning him to Washington for a conference with the president Ha Jeaves tomorrow. The installation plans have been altered due to the summons and trip changes.
A Cleelana One July w-Feopie report says two salting vessels were seen sunk during a severe storm off a lake east of the city. Small craft searched three miles out for wreckage while authorities suspect shore observers mistook disappearing vessels as foundered.
Tomas Felde, serving a term in Maundsville Penitentiary for Washington estate embezzlement, seeks a writ of habeas corpus in the United States court at Philippi. He argues the district court should review retroactive application of a law changing embezzlement to a felony after his crime. Judge Dayton defers decision after initial presentation by Felde and deputies, with counsel arguing the law should not apply retroactively.
Julia Bryant, seventy five, lone surviving daughter of William Cullen Bryant, died in Paris after years abroad. She moved in the American colony with cousin Miss Annie Watrohitd and was linked to poets and editors, including her father’s Evening Post circle. Her death follows years of transatlantic visits and ties to Roslyn and Cummington.
Dr John J Ward, medical director, testified a patient Enoch Silvera died after a beating by two attendants named Skinner and Singleton. Ward said he reported the matter to Judge G UW Vroom, but Vroom took no action and the director discharged the attendants after a private agreement to avoid prosecutions.
The Washington Florists Club hosts its annual outing at Great Falls this afternoon with athletic events and multiple prizes. Prizes include a belt, parasol, sash, bag, necktie, quilted throw, and various smaller items as contestants compete in yard dash, tug of war, and other events beginning around 4 pm. Special cars depart at 66 clock from Thirty sixth and M streets and return from the tally at a clock.
Navy charges Chaplain Harry W Jones of the Minnesota with scandalous conduct and falsehood in a court martial to be held in Norfolk Virginia. Seventeen specifications allege failure to pay debts and circulating worthless checks, with claims of misrepresented notes and attempted debt evasion. The tribunal includes senior officers and will determine guilt or innocence.
Italian laborers Avanza Amedea and Gulvorm Olindo claim they endured peonage for twenty two months on a Mississippi cotton plantation. They describe a fifty person Italian colony at Eppinsonville guarded by sic guards, with harsh forced labor, beatings, and no contact with outsiders. District Attorney Blodgett ordered an investigation as US officials seek to end the peonage claim.
A regional weather report notes a shower cooling conditions in Gity with the Mercury reading reaching 91 degrees and a high of 97 and a quarter degrees downtown. The forecast warns of heat during the afternoon as humidity remains high and storms develop near the city center.
City endures a week of extreme heat with highs around 81 degrees and downtown readings near 97. A late night shower offered relief as forecasters warn of continued warm weather. Several heat exhaustion cases were treated by physicians across the city with no official hospital totals reported.
A dynamite plot on St Grove Street failed to explode causing a mass scare. Police found two dynamite sticks and a gunpowder tale after a note alleged to demand money or face violence was linked to Gustave Bone, a Flughing banker.
James B Dike, a tobacco magnate, settles with his wife Mrs. Duke in New York. They plan a voyage for the moon, and have begun repairs at Bomerte Place with funds raised from the settlement. A number of workers are engaged at the site.
A fragmentary regional weather update lists temperatures around the Madngh area and mentions wind and humidity. The text includes references to the Gulf coast, West Gulf, South and Upper regions, with forecasts for Thursday and Sunday.
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