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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1908
Page
1
A chaotic Texas episode ends with six prisoners lynched and a farmer shot in his own home as his wife and child watched. Authorities report a violent pursuit of alleged conspirators, with a mob hunting three more suspects and gunfire and bloodshed following. The scene, spattered with blood, involved aroused residents and claimed multiple men as casualties amid a manhunt.
In Madrid June 22 a son born to Queen Victoria of Spain is announced as the year old Ponce 2. The first son was born May 1 1907 at La Granja also San Ildefonso. Royal physicians summoned, Dowager Queen Maria Christina and others advised, preparations for ceremonies and a battery of artillery ordered. Greenetta formerly Princess Ena of Battenberg and Bing Alfonso were married at Madrid on May 41 106.
A fragmentary report shows Johnson delivering a critique of Bryan and the Democratic front, with references to Washington and Denver, and mentions of delegates in Virginia and Minnesota. The piece notes dismay among Antis and hints at internal factional tensions shaping the race.
Report claims Grenwtel Corn Pere Moaklam and Poche consults indicate John D Rockefeller heirs intend to acquire about 490 acres near their properties and add hundreds more from adjacent parcels to create a residential park with private passes. William Rockefeller unloaded 3 acres. two young men already own land nearby.
Captain Hemis McCrea who commanded the battleship Georgia on the cruise to the Pacific is seriously ill in Brooklyn. Private physician Kelly says patient shows some improvement after arrival from S i France where he was detached and ordered to report to the light house bureau in New York. The patient was moved from Staten Island to Naval Hospital through Falsom Cary and Corches to Pittsburgh on the Pennsylvania Railroad Express leaving Washington daily at 10 am and arriving Pittsburgh at 8 pm.
Yale alumni events center on Secretary of War William H Taft at Woodbridge Hall and College Hall. Spooner lauds Taft as a lawyer with constitutional bounds while urging graduates to study law and resist unwise political shifts. Taft wins cheers, recalls Old South dorms, and notes the three branches must stay within their powers.
New York June 22 Secretary Taft spoke in New York on the political outlook saying a man must be an optimist to succeed. He praised the Roosevelt Chicago convention demonstration as genuine and great and noted he has high regard for Sherman as a VP candidate. He expected active campaign work through Election Day and said he cannot take a vacation.
Secretary Taft plans altered to attend the Thames boat race at New London on Thursday with President Roosevelt, Gen Wright and others. He may extend to Sagamore Hill Sunday and confer in New York on Friday with friends about the Republican national chairmanship, seeking a party consensus among readers and officials. The schedule includes a Yale game and memorial dedication, with potential meetings in Newark and New Haven as he eyes the political path ahead.
San Francisco jury convicts Walter J Bartnett in less than an hour of embezzlement from the Colton estate. The case centers on a dramatic will contest involving Siegfride Sachen, Helen Sachem, and the late Mrs Colton. A compromise later awarded Sachem a quarter of the estate while Bartnett resigned as administrator.
Mrs Samuel Swayze of Nantucket Massachusetts, living at 212 West Street, died this afternoon after a misstep while checking a neighbor's new hat in her yard. She fell on her head and succumbed within minutes.
London June 2 The House of Commons heard a peace libel member on behalf of Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey state that Great Britain and Russia were in agreement on the Macedonian question. The claim reflects aligned views between the two powers on the regional dispute.
New York June 22 A man about thirty two and of swarthy complexion registered at the Hotel Empire on Slaty third street and Broadway Sunday night as Jacob Prozesloy of New York was found dead in his room this afternoon He had been strangled by a towel wound around his neck and twisted tight Coroner Harburger pronounced murder and ordered an autopsy Tomorrow The man had no baggage and paid in advance A letter addressed to James A Hayes from Charles R Allison introduced the bearer and recommended him to Mr Hayes and a cash fare receipt on The Pennsylvania from Philadelphia to New York dated Sunday was found in his pockets Police believe Prozesloy went to Philadelphia to seek a position then returned to New York and killed himself
A Philadelphia court case details Mrs Matisson, wife of a drug maker, alleged connections with doctor Wainwright and janitor Loftus. Witnesses testified about nightly drink takeaways, bottles from a dumbwaiter, and suspicious visits as grounds for divorce proceedings.
The funeral of Wunam a Gree wed on a train bound from licson Ar 7 tr last Tuesday was held later in Nar a lock. Services were at Glenwood Cemetery with Baker pastor of the Church of the Atonement officiating. Pallbearers included Henrs tech Hernan Pheris Frank Hinn Harry Gluk and James Johnean Lurial. Glick had traveled to Trivona months ago for health. his wife and daughter were with him at the time of death.
Frederik Hyde and Joost Schneider found guilty on some counts. John Benson and Henry Dimond not guilty. Jury deliberated over seventy three hours after indictments from 1902 Triapequa trial. Hyde and Schneider face appeal and further bribery charges while Benson remained under trial. Court noted record-breaking duration and high government cost.
A severe heat wave grips New York and surrounding areas for a third day with over 20 people affected by heat exposure. Hospitals prepare for more cases as the Weather Bureau warns no relief for two days and public parks may open for shaded rest on lawns. Representative Livingston renomination follows Democratic convention in Georgia with Leonidas F Livingston formally chosen for Congress.
Convicted twice, Benson and Dimond were acquitted after a 73 hour jury trial, one of the district's longest. More than two hundred witnesses were examined, with a government cost of $210,000. Arguments for a new trial to be heard next October. Benson faces a separate bribery indictment in the case history.
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