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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1908
Page
1
A ten point plank will urge adoption of all of President Roosevelt's recommendations at the Chicago convention. It calls for tariff revision national railroads under control rather than government ownership and support for injunction power and currency bill endorsements.
A garbled transcript outlines platform declarations on tariffs and currency legislation, rail and trusts regulation, and labor relief. It references key topics like tariff revision, railroad law, trust regulation, and labor support, noting committee involvement and proposed actions while naming political actors and generic policy themes.
A forthcoming preparatory step will endorse a general pronouncement favorable to tariff changes since the Dingley law. It will pledge equal treatment for American labor and consumer benefit through prices and protection for domestic industries, with no shift allowing foreign labor competition and a duty matching the production cost gap plus a fair American profit. A general endorsement of protection principles and possible minimum and maximum tariffs is noted.
A taft alliance faces a stubborn opposition in contested campaigns as allies propose concessions, but Taft’s camp and Secretary of War Taft resist. Crisscrossing meetings and statements from Crane, Foraker, and Hoosier figures hint at looming hearings. The allies plan to press contested cases to the national committee, with a third party appeal possible.
Revelations in a Pittsburg case allege that Washington insiders aided the disposal of a government post office site for 13 13 million dollars. Promoter Armstrong and partners Wise Minor face claims of paying and routing funds to secure options. the motion lists “Man Higher Up” as a key figure. Court actions and Treasury records are cited as the dispute heads to trial.
Special to The Washington Post from Boston reports Grand Army veteran John H Bartlett and Cambridge resident Susie J Reese plan to wed after a mince pie allegedly forged their fate. Reese recalls meeting Bartlett after he bought her pin and shared a pie that sealed their bond.
The watch committee in Manchester has prohibited Mile Milo’s statue impersonation and now bans Maud Allen’s planned Salome dances seen in Paris and London. Her performances drew praise from royalty and high society, including the King Queen Prince of Wales and premier figures.
Thirty three miners trapped since Thursday in Gledstone were rescued after a bold effort. Three men had been missing since the fire began, with the rest belonging to two rescue parties.
In St Paul Minnesota James Duncan fifty two once owned racing stables in Louisville, found dead in a harness room after a suicide. Reports say he suffered financial reverses and domestic troubles, including a divorce about fifteen years ago.
Walter, a former postmaster, shot his wife Saturday night then killed himself with self-inflicted wounds. He died early today. His brother, in Washington, heads to the scene as investigators await formal statements and the needed records.
Washington woman Mrs Margret Davidson of DC among those injured when a Chesapeake and Ohio line wrecked twice in West Virginia within hours. Engineer James Mutone leaped from a sleeper to safety, breaking an arm. four sleepers and a diner later derailed in the second crash. Davidson was en route to Birmingham for a Confederate Veterans encampment.
New York report recounts nurse Sarah Kenet shooting Dr William Austitz in a Manhattan apartment vestibule after lying in wait. She fired twice, then sat on the stoop holding a revolver until police arrived. Austitz, a married physician, had urgent patients and a history of prior shooting incidents.
Engagement announced for Miss Talla Voute Osgood to William Mather Crocker. Osgood, a Boston socialite and athlete, recently finished an exclusive Washington school, with earlier studies at Castleton and Beeton. Crocker, a noted local artist, admired her after seeing a photograph that sparked their romance.
At midnight Captain Deakyne and four crewmen were rescued from the yacht Viva after it ran onto sand shoals near the harbor entrance. A volunteer lifeboat crew battled breakers to reach the vessel and bring everyone to the lifesaving station amid cheering spectators and dockside assistance.
A circus escaped panther triggered a mass chase in Pittsburg on June 7. Dozens hunted the animal through Harwich mine area wrecking poultry and cattle as terrified residents fled to safety while churches and grounds emptied. Armed groups scoured farms and roads seeking the creature.
Newport June 7 Representative Hobson argues that removing battleships from the Pacific before any power other than Japan places a fleet there risks inevitable war. He warns German naval growth has drawn British ships home, Japan’s fleet dominates the Pacific, and unbalanced power could threaten U.S. sovereignty and self government.
San Francisco reports the Maine and Alabama will leave port at 7 a m tomorrow for the return voyage to New York. Secretary Garfield sails for lands to investigate the immigration question. The ships are in good trim for the long voyage of about 187% miles, with Guam arrival scheduled for July 7 as the mule ship feet commanded by Admiral Sperry sails from San Francisco.
A June 7 twister plowed a ten rod wide path through Charles City killing local resident W oR Beck and a child while injuring others and leaving three children missing. Barns and homes were leveled aided by water from the river channel. Earlier, a separate tornado struck John Dalton's farm near Mauston, Wisconsin, destroying buildings and killing Dalton and his twelve year old son Philip.
Joseph Pospistel, viewed as deranged, opened fire on police and neighbors for hours from a second story window at 63 Seventh Street Northeast. After exhausting ammo and being cornered, he shot himself in the head as officers and residents fled. The incident drew in doctors, police, family, and nearby residents, with a dramatic confrontation centered on the Maccabees affiliation and fears of conspiracy.
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