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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1908
Page
1
Cleveland mourns as a funeral will be held Friday for a local figure. Messages of condolence pour in from all parts of the country as the nation joins in tributes. World coverage notes two of the four chiefs at Tamworth, Vermont as details of illness prompt care for relatives and home responsibilities.
The text reports a heated contest around the Indiana National Committeeman nomination for vice president, with factions pressing to block opponents and secure support at a Denver convention. Names and roles are garbled, but the core note centers on intra party maneuvers and leadership jockeying ahead of a pivotal vote.
Mishawaka, Ind. June 24 The Potts family of this city plans to cast a total of thirty Taft votes for the Republican presidential nominee. The household includes five sons and seventeen nephews and brothers, all aligned with the same party. The Potts family will add twenty of their votes to Taft this election, and Roosevelt has received the remaining six. No member has voted for any other party in memory.
A distorted report notes Kaiser reflections on a reform in imperial finances. He hints at a proposal to tax bachelors but withholds specific details while asserting potential implications for married men and the empire’s needs. The piece mirrors a cautious political discourse from a royal audience.
A chaotic scene followed an announced death notice on 29, as factions clashed near Cleveland. Officials moved to restore order with a council meeting and a counter-constriction aimed at fifteen minutes of calm before dawn. Andrew Irwin and J. Wilcox were cited in reports detailing the political turmoil and early morning security measures.
A June 24 report states Mow Turner will withdraw from the Democratic primary for the United States Senate. The lead continues to Gore, Barrow, and the Linnd Senator WMateh Barrow. The Electric Line promises Baltimore cars every half hour with no waiting or hiring issues in Washington or Annapoilta.
New Haven June 24 ex president Grover Cleveland’s death shades Yale commencement events. Secretary Taft mourns at Woolsey Hall then postpones a conference with James Sherman’s subcommittee to July 8 and plans a New York meeting with Roosevelt era officials.
Baltimore June 24 Grover Cleveland’s late pen appears in the Introduction of a book by Pey Peter Ainine pastor at Fulton Avenue Christian Temple The chapter quotes a March 15 1981 letter from Cleveland praising Bible study and urging mass attention to the New Testament and scripture wisdom The note highlights Cleveland’s view on Bible study shaping character citizenship and faith
A Teheran dispatch reports renewed firing after a quiet night as troops clash with civilians around the main square. The Shahalleges purges and arrests, while provinces report unrest and a state of siege. Consuls in Urmia monitor Christian fate amid Kurdish and Turkish troop tensions.
Gen Mortezahan, the Persian Minister, spoke last night about escalating violence by revolutionists causing deaths and injuries. He announced Tehran is in a state of siege to halt bloodshed, and corrected claims of 30000 killed, saying the figure would not exceed 600.
International college romance ends in marriage as James J Deshon of Nicangia, Cornell College of Agriculture graduate and famed pitcher, wed Meta Ozman of this city at the Catholic rectory in Ithaca. The ceremony drew intimate Cornell friends before the couple departed on a midnight train for Panama and Nicaragua via New York. Deshon rose as Cornell’s star twirler, helping lead the team to its championship run last season.
In a polio era case in Los Angeles a fleeting romance led to a box car flight from New York to the West Coast. William Forrivich, a Hungarian nobleman by marriage, fled army service with Albina, sister of Count Kabana of Austria. They wed in New York, she wore a man’s outfit, they rode freight to California, and the husband deserted her. Albina sought police aid and Forrivich was ordered to pay her immediately ten dollars and ten dollars weekly pending divorce action.
One death and four prostrations were reported as the city sweltered through the hottest June day in years. Temperatures peaked with unofficial readings near 109 degrees, while official records showed around 97. A windstorm cooled the afternoon, and officials promised relief with cooler conditions and possible drops in temperature.
Paris death of Benjamin Hart reveals a drama as his adopted daughter sues to break his will. Hart, a Virginian who built a New York fortune during the Civil War, raised and educated his ward Isa bel Lucchesi after divorcing his wife. She married a French diplomat, while Hart left most of his estate to Mme de Vne, prompting a probate case scheduled in New York.
A government forester H Db Everett teacher R Wake and four Filipinos were killed by tribesmen on Negros Island during a patrol. Everett, a New York native transferred from the U S Forestry Service, and Wake, a University of Chicago graduate who taught in the Philippines, were among those slain as tensions flared in the area. The region has been quiet for authorities prior to the incident.
Ambergris valued at about 400 a pound caused a loss of nearly 2000 as sailors of the British bark An Hope wasted grease on masts boots and skins. A Oakland druggist later identified a small portion as ambergris after the Antilope arrived from Newcastle Australia with grease floating on the water and scooped up by crew for slushing masts and gear.
Two more plague deaths are reported in Trinidad at Irmi as Jamaica launches a rodent extermination drive in Kingston. A cable from local Chinese to Hongkong urged halting emulation on the island, while merchants oppose excluding Chinese who are deemed desirable citizens en route to Central American destinations.
In response to a Post inquiry, former National Chairman argues the convention should be reconvened to fill a vacancy. Senator Carter of Montana and Senator Elkins discuss delegated authority to the national committee to fill vacancies and whether a new convention is required after a candidate’s death.
A bank run in Columbus ends without further action after many customers withdrew cash at Peowles Bark. Cashier Harry Rotticpitt shot himself, leaving 329 dollars in cash at his home. His shortage exceeds the amount.
Emperor Wunam aboard the Imperial yacht Hohenzollern steamed into Kiel Bay to witness the yacht races. The vessel moved between fourteen battleships and twelve cruisers as thousands lined the harbor to watch from crowded piers and the surrounding shores.
The report details Senator James Sherman’s condition after gallstone surgery on his way to Chicago. Doctors note a hopeful trend with temperature falling and declining exhaustion. President Fairbanks and Mrs Cleveland are kept advised as doctors weigh immediate operation versus continued observation.
A tin box with gunpowder and revolver cartridges exploded during a mass for St John the Baptist in Turin cathedral. Panic swept a mainly female congregation as people rushed to the doors. No one was wounded. the blast failed to ignite the cartridges, and authorities believe the act targeted Cardinal Richelmy.
Roosevelt Jr son of President Roosevelt finishes Harvard University bachelor degree in three years with extra courses. A furniture sale is announced for Sloan's MTG Street at 10:40 am, auctioning complete stock of dealer in new and used furniture for home furnishing.
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