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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1908
Page
1
Senator Foraker sends congratulatory note to Taft praising his first substantial start in public life and expressing loyalty to the Republican cause. Taft replies with gratitude, while critics deem the exchange too formal, tying it to Ohio politics and ongoing party tensions.
Five indictments returned by a special grand jury in New York related to the ice trust case. The charges include conspiracy to restrain trade against entities including the American Ice Company. Defendants’ lawyers plan to present motions as cases move toward Supreme Court on Monday.
Taft heads to Cincinnati for talks as Vorys Hitchcock clash over who should lead the Republicans National Committee. Crane may be considered as a possible chairman to stabilize Taft's campaign. Taft plans Yale visit after return.
Secretary Taft travels toward Ohio with a stop in Cincinnati on June 18. He will remain largely in the train and will not deliver a rear platform speech. Charles P Taft and James T Williams accompany him, with two reporters aboard as the party continues toward the national Republican conference.
Special to The Washington Post Wilkes-Barre residents on June 19 christened Taft Street to honor the Republican presidential nominee. Each resident on the new block pledged loyalty to Taft, and the street runs with his pictures and the christening notices displayed along the way.
Benjamin H Richardson longtime Harvard Square landlord and bankseller who housed President Roosevelt during his college days died today at 76 in Boston. He spent over six decades in the book business and shared many Roosevelt anecdotes and gifts from the future president. The obituary notes his role in the Roosevelts college life and reflects on his long career.
Former Exeter school principal Edward Sullivan was found guilty of assault and battery after Miss Agnes Finnone, a teacher, testified he entered her classroom during recess, seized her, kissed her repeatedly against her will, and responded to her resistance by slapping, pulling hair, and biting.
A woman named Helen Slaugh dreamt of intruders and awoke suddenly, plunging from a second story window on Queens Court Northwest. She was rushed to Emergency Hospital for treatment.
A Washington Post report outlines Taft's looming decision on a national campaign manager amid friction between Arthur Vorhy of Ohio and Frank Hitchcock of Washington. Eight Republican National Committee members travel to Cincinnati to press Taft for a suitable chair, with Ohio factions threatening resistance if Hitchcock or any disliked choice is imposed. The subcommittee plans to present Taft with options while avoiding sentiment as a decisive factor. recent appointments of Elmer Dover and William Stone as secretary and sergeant at arms are noted, and the Ohio machine shows strong opposition to Hitchcock.
Special to The Washington Post Pillsboro June 199- D G Miller was arrested on the streets here by detectives. Police say he posed as a lobbyist with forged letters from Hughes Lodge Knox and La Follette to raise money from business men for a two cent railroad fare bill. He collected over $2000 across New York Boston Philadelphia Chicago St Louis. Letters were forged from prominent figures including Gov Guild Senator Lodge Sen Platt Gov Hughes and others. Miller came to Pittsburg from Chicago two weeks ago, disappeared from Chicago, and is suspected of concealing most of the funds.
Mrs Mary Farmer was found guilty of first degree murder in the death of her neighbor Mrs Sarah Brennan. Justice Rogers sentenced her to execution in the Auburn prison electric chair in the week starting August 2. The motive was to take the Brennan home deeds which Farmer forged in October. Brennan, 60, was hacked with a hatchet and her body placed in a trunk. Farmer's husband is indicted as an accessor to the crime.
Two more deaths in the post hospital at Fort Wadsworth raise mimic war casualties to three. John Welsh, 25, George Harvey, 22, and James McDowell, 22, all Ninth Regiment New York National Guard, died as the explosion and volley gunfire failed to halt the simulated conflict. Aerial and naval maneuvers continued with two fleet attempts to pass the defenses, followed by hours of cannonading before the hostile fleet withdrew. The mimic war was declared over late tonight and militiamen will return to New York City tomorrow.
A daylight intruder entered the second floor bedroom area of Dr Emory A Bryant on Yates Road near Cleveland Park. Marion Bryant, nine, screamed as a black man grabbed her. the suspect fled through a window onto a veranda. Police traced the description to Tennallytown but did not capture him by nightfall. Detectives Mullin and Jones investigated with help from residents and a revolver-wielding father.
A Riverside Park afternoon spectacle ends in a fatal fight between a bulldog and a buck deer. The buck wins after leaping and kicking the dog, despite multiple returns. The bulldog, a prize winner, was on a chain before the fight. Owners, injuries, and the event are noted as part of a larger society report.
Four cod fishermen arrived in San Francisco after eighteen months on a barren North Island. Their schooner Ida McCay ran aground near Pirate Cove. eight crew drowned, others froze. Rescued just as provisions ran out, they sailed from the harbor on the John B Miller two years earlier and endured extreme hardship before rescue.
A chauffeur for King Leopold was fined 110 dollars after injuring a bicyclist last fall while driving Baroness von Vaughan. The king was cited to appear but claimed diplomatic immunity. In Berne Switzerland officials propose a wheat and flour state monopoly. A Baltimore and Ohio excursion trains to Frederick and Hagerstown depart from Wihiew Station at 8 a.m.
In a crowded political scene, Speaker Cannon lauds the New Yorker as secretary while Rush of votes coats the field. Majorities split among Murphy of New Jersey Gav Guild of Massachusetts and Sheldon of Nebraska as the Sherman wave gains momentum in Chicago.
The Fairbanks 1 ballot from West Virginia and Sheldon 10 from Wisconsin appear amid a Republican convention scene as James Sherman of New York is nominated for Vice President. Tremendous crowds, Sherman songs, and a Cannon presence marked the decisive moment as delegates hailed the ticket amid heat and celebration. Delaware gave way to New York in the nominating speeches.
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