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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1905
Page
1
Cleveland amid talks of merging Equitable Trust Mercantile and Morgan Trust into a single giant. Thomas F Ryan reportedly plans to consolidate to create a top US bank, with Equitable Life possibly relinquishing control of subsidiaries. Correspondence shows tension over trustee powers and policyholder interests amid insurer stresses.
Nine policy holders filed suits in the U S Circuit Court to become party plaintiffs with J Willcox Browne of Baltimore in seeking a receiver for the society’s surplus. Thomas F Hyen said the Hyde stock purchase was absolute with no future commitments while a trusteeship deed of trust is being prepared. Morton to Washington until Wednesday for management readjustment.
In Knoxville Tennessee three men died and a fourth was mortally wounded in a four year feud duel at a Thorn Hill blacksmith shop near Tate Springs. Victims were John Holland, Will Holland, and Will Bundren. Clint Winkle wounded. Guns included Wincheaters and platotes. The Hollands were married men. the Bundren and Holland families have long enmity stemming from a prior murder.
New York June 12 traffic on the mubway was largely suspended as a water tank burst, flooding tracks and tunnels from Forty-second Street to above Fourteenth Street. Trains ran sparingly below ground and on surface lines, while steam pumps worked to lower the water. An accident also disrupted the Fulton street elevated line in Brooklyn during heavy rain.
A sensational shooting in Palmetto, Iowa, yesterday killed Tom Carroll, Oscar Fredericks, and John Magee, with Constable Boileau’s foe Copatabie F A Sollesa mortally wounded. Long standing ill will between Carroll and Boileau is cited as the cause.
Abraham W Bartis, president of Jacob Tome Institute, Port Deposit, Maryland, has accepted the presidency of Northwestern University. It will be impossible for President Harrie to come to Northwestern before fall.
A grand stand at a ranch exhibition collapsed at 3 30 in the afternoon, injuring eighteen people. The audience of about 9 00 spectators witnessed the accident at the 401 Ranch in Oklahoma. The scene disrupted the event as emergency crews attended to the injured.
Special to The Washington Post from Fort Monroe Virginia June 12 heavy rain and thick darkness hindered night operations as Admiral Dickins fleet approached Washington defenses. Fort Monroe reports minimal enemy contact while Forts Washington Hunt and Potts brace for potential dawn attack. Navy torpedo boats attacked by Maryland forts. three destroyers reportedly sunk with Worden Whipple and others plausibly identified.
The text describes a naval attack near Fort Howard in Chesapeake Bay as Texas and a cruiser engage. Fort Howard fires, both ships appear to be sunk, and the cruiser then signals and joins Admiral Dickins' squadron off Sandy Point. The local garrison remains vigilant with troops at guns, awaiting possible further landings and attacks during daytime. Generals Story and staff observe operations in defense of Washington and Baltimore.
Princeton N J June 12 Princeton's new preceptoral system was adopted today with preceptors of assistant professor rank to begin work next fall. Names include George X Prist William Kern Frank J Critchlow Christian Gauss and more from multiple institutions. Additional faculty additions include Charles H Smyth Hamilton College as geology professor and Hamilton F Allen Washington and Jefferson College as Latin professor for one year.
Chicago readers learn the city faces a legal clash over an ordinance changing the city seal to depict an "infant sleeping in a shell." Officials question the infant's posture and the word sleeping, affecting official documents and up to $2,000,000 in bonds due for October rescue.
A bloody fight near Jackson's Hole Idaho ends with two rustlers killed and a settler dead after a sixty mile pursuit. Ninety head of cattle were driven toward safety as ranchers pursued the outlaws in a running clash. Names given for two killed rustlers Per as Robinson and Lewis.
Portland Oreg June 12 Attorneys for United States Senator John H Mitchell argued a demurrer to the indictment charging him while a senator with taking money to influence the General Land Office over allegedly fraudulent land claim entries The judge took the motion under advisement after hearing oral arguments following prior briefs
Justices Dixon and Swayze today dismissed the writ of error in the Cordova abandonment case after prosecutor Berdine moved. Rev J Frank Cordova of South River was convicted for abandoning his wife and is currently imprisoned with Miss Julia Bown Ye now serving four years in the penitentiary.
Floodwaters of the Mississippi spread across lowlands near Hannibal and Alexandria Missouri. Riley Smallwood, a farmer, is reported drowned while seven other persons are missing. Cattle drift past Hannibal as crews seek bodies. Keokuk and West Quincy receive reports of widespread losses and potential fatalities. A separate notice cites railway car and storage movements via Washington and Luray, with Pullman observation parlor service and associated cargo details.
A San Francisco dispatch reports the body found in September is identified as D W Ross, father of Dr Frank C Ross of the Carnegie Institute. The elder Ross, a longtime California builder, vanished after a streetcar collision in August 1928. His son Walter Ross, Coast and Geodetic Survey employee, will oversee exhumation and burial in California soil.
Michael Cxtrille, 34, in Philadelphia county jail, sharpened a spoon and then cut his throat, severing arteries and wrists before dying. The incident followed a December arrest after a fight with Paul Urban, who died later in hospital. Cuzarilla remains jailed on a murder charge with trial set for today.
Milwaukee June 1 Henry Goll former assistant cashier of the First National Bank faced thirteen counts in a federal case charging him with personally misapplying funds on three occasions. Ten counts allege false entries aiding Frank G Bigelow. Judge Quarles raised bail from 10000 to 20000. Goll posted and was released. Bigelow meanwhile was sent to Fort Leavenworth to serve ten years but was hospitalized due to nervous condition and possible physical breakdown.
Norway plans to dispatch a special envoy within weeks to seek recognition from great powers for its diplomatic and consular representatives. Former Norwegian council of state head Mr Loevial will take office as Foreign Minister on June 18 and lead efforts to secure independence recognition amid tensions with Sweden.
Russia and Japan move toward direct peace talks with full plenipotentiaries. Count Cassini met President Roosevelt to discuss a suitable venue and a midyear conference location. The Hague and Newport are eyed while Washington is avoided for climate reasons.
A report outlines planned naval maneuvers and the progress of preparations as part of a broader peace effort. Officials discuss strategy, funding, and projected timelines while detailing the role of the trust company in supporting defense readiness. The article frames maneuvers as precautionary rather than aggressive, with attention to economic impacts.
Louisville hosts the United Confederate Veterans reunion as fifty special trains from the South bring veterans and guests. Gen Stephen D Lee arrives with Mississippi rifles escort. Battle Abbey fund reaches 200000 dollars to honor Confederate dead. parade expected to top all prior events with battle flags and veterans marching. next host cities discussed as New Orleans and Chattanooga amid cautious weather outlook.
In Raleigh North Carolina June 12 the libel damage case by Rev. Mr Gattis of the North Carolina Episcopal Conference seeks 100000 against Rev Dr Kilgo and trustee B N Duke. The suit, tied to the American Tobacco interests, contends Kilgo and Duke and others circulated a pamphlet about trustees. This fourth Superior court trial moved from Durham Granville on grounds of prejudice. Previous damages included 60000. The governor called a special term after Washington Duke’s death to hear the case with many lawyers present.
In a trolley car collision tonight Miss Sadie Bfichaela was killed almost instantly. Her sister Essie was badly bruised, father injured about the face and back, and mother severely injured and may die. The accident occurred near Gravesend crossing. Police report haste and fear among witnesses. The Mathews Sale announced at Stoan's, 1407 G Street, with portraits and fine goods to be sold starting tomorrow morning.
The Philadelphia scene centers on Samuel Salter resigning as assistant to the chief clerk in the county commissioners office after his linked ballot box stuffing case. Indictments were pursued against a Washington man, but Salter was acquitted. City councils created his post years earlier. now dismissal and budget cuts follow.
Edward Roberts, a veteran local shoplifter, attempted theft at H. Crocker & Co. stationers and, when confronted, swallowed poison and died before hospital arrival. He had a six year criminal history and was famed for inventing a shoplifter’s trick box. A manager warned of police as Roberts pulled morphine from his pockets and collapsed.
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