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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1908
Page
12
A French artist is killed by two men and a woman who tie and gag his mother in law Mme Steinheil. The wife identifies a model resembling her husband as part of the gang. Police pursue leads from the Rav de Va region to Paris while relatives describe a struggle over a staged exhibition.
Fragmented OCR recalls a tale of love leading to suicide, escape from a sanitarium, and a complex chain of deaths. It mentions a wealthy Boston liaison, a New York press note, a Vermont or Providence sanitarium escape, and a life ended by self harm intertwined with scandalous relationships.
Former Miss Patterson delays bringing divorce proceedings until she has her three year old daughter back in possession. Her family says the count is not personally to blame for the shattered romance. The couple were once widely considered a happy match but rumors of dissension grew after the countess endured episodes abroad and a quarrel in which the count struck her.
Mrs Alm Ruoff killed her one year old daughter Mildred and herself by gas in Providence Row. The event occurred at about 2 pm with Ruoff leaving earlier to run an errand and returning to find wife and child dead. Police reported a fatal household tragedy with no witnesses.
Coroner photographs the retina of a drowned woman to capture the last image seen by the victim. The pantograph test reveals a faint outline of a man with a hooked nose and bearded cheeks. Post mortem shows no water in the lings though the body floated weeks.
Storm battered ships from Mexico and Jamaica reach New York with damage and delays. Ward One steamer Mexico reports deck scarring and hours of heavy seas. Bradford of Tinted Train Co experiences seventy mile gales off the Carolina coast en route from Jamaica on Memorial Day. The schooner Charles S Hirsch torn, crew rescues noted. Indianes Destroy Schoal reports May 3 fire at Dunmare High School. authorities deem incendiary.
A countess and her father are at the center of a custody dispute as the count allegedly abducted a little girl from the nurse caring for her. The mother has not seen the child or the couple since. The countess, granddaughter of Joseph Medill, links to the Tribune ownership as her siblings include Katherine McCormick and Eleanor Patterson. Joseph Medill Patterson, once a Tribune employee, shifted to socialist politics and now freelances after briefly serving as public works commissioner.
Speaker Cannon traveled by car from Washington to Danville after a late start, accompanied by Senator Hemenway and Representative Landis. The party, using two autos of thirty and forty horsepower, paused overnight in Gettysburg for memorial exercises and planned to tour the battlefield before continuing toward Altona and Pittsburgh.
A Brussels dispatch claims the Rad 1 steamer Vaderland may have wrecked in the North Sea amid fog. Dover reporters deny confirmation, noting no collision sightings and the ship’s scheduled Antwerp to New York voyage with expected Dover arrival.
Reports say conferences will be held on the arrival of Minister Symers to clear up uncertainty over Washington roles in Panama affairs. Panamanian authorities reportedly displeased with Minister Squier’s stance on politics. Squier summoned to Washington after a secretary’s report. Secretary Root reportedly wants a full Panama situation report. extent of Squier’s personal involvement unclear.
Mrs Mars Cassidy wife of a renowned New York Jockey Club starter and originator of the starting gate died Saturday at Gravesend Rhode Island? The funeral will be from her parents home at 3 o clock tomorrow interment at Oak Hill Cemetery The State Department was advised of the death near Pittsburg of J Hanson United States consular agent Nuevitas Cuba Hanson appointed in 1904 was then a New York City real estate agent and a native of New York City
Stanford University trustees announce an absolute dry policy when the campus opens in September. No wine or beer may be served at fraternity dinners for honored guests. Violators will be dismissed from the university and the fraternity will lose its lease.
St Petersburg May 31 The Douma commission has recommended replacing the imperial eagle on vodka bottle labels with a skull and crossbones and adding strong warnings against overindulgence on all labels.
A young balloonist from Passaic ascended to about 2000 feet at Hillside Pleasure Park near Passaic. As he waved to a crowd the parachute unfurled and wind twisted it around his legs. He fell into the Passaic River and could not be extricated despite救 efforts as spectators watched in shock. The tragedy recalls prior sea level air feats and local aviation history.
Scotland Yard detectives, under British direction via Consul General Bennett, monitor an Indian revolutionary movement in New York. Clan na Gael and other Irish secret societies face close surveillance as Hindu students and Indian associates are tracked for links to anti-British actions. The report notes riots and protests against Britain in India and cautions against premature rebellion.
Georgetown University commencement week opens with a votive mass and sermon by Rev Pathe Aloysius Po Hrosnan SJ urging students to remain faithful to alma mater while rejecting liberal modernism. He calls modernism a passing phase and warns grads to fortify themselves for clashes with evolving ideas as they enter the world. Alumni events and multiple commencement schedules follow, with details on dinners and ceremonies at Gaston Hall and related schools. Also reports Oaxaca rains causing property destruction and a Baltimore & Ohio excursion to Harpers Ferry and adjacent towns on June 7.
A gang of three youths aged fifteen seven and six conspired to rob coin from passengers aboard a city train. A fourth youth reportedly aided but a plan failed after a confrontation with the conductor and engineer. Police claim leader Hatch supervised. gunfire narrowly missed a fatal shot during the raid. Also noted Swedish royal visit to Berlin with King Gustave and queen welcomed by the Emperor.
An Allentown tremor at 1242 pm rattled buildings and windows, sent residents rushing outdoors, and unsettled children but did not reach suburbs. Reports describe rocking walls, tumbling crockery, and muffled sounds in the western area, recalling a similar seismic event twenty four years earlier.
Minnesota Statesman reports a Christian Science lecturer touting faith healing as a divinely guided power. Senator Clapp of Winnesota and former Indiana Attorney General Buskirk address a National Theater audience, arguing healing by Christian science as a long established practice and a rational, verifiable force.
A sister missed the deceased woman whose body lay on the bathroom floor. May Hugh Gordon, brother in law, believes an accident caused the death. The victim was daughter of the late Hall at Ealbourn and had been prominent in Sacety-Hag. The coroner and police investigated a gas flow from a jet. the door had been locked from inside. The body was found in the bathroom, beerish weather noted, and the inquest noted asphyxiation as the cause.
Mrs Hartman testified at a Denver auto race that she gave her husband morphine to keep him asleep after he objected to the danger of racing. The dose was not fatal but left him unconscious for the duration of the event.
A military troop arrived at Charleston Wall Stake Camp and prepared to cover the final twenty two miles of a march toward Winchester. Citizens in Charlestown joined a morning assembly, a brief halt, and a warm reception by Mayor Light and Dr Rames. The group, amid river crossings and rugged terrain, spent the night in Knwwville with hearty meals and cheerful town hospitality as they planned the last leg to Winchester.
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