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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1907
Page
10
Government inquiry into mergers presses toward dissolution of a railroad combination. Barriman refuses to answer. Hearing in New York ends as conference of counsel and commission to be held in Washington. Bonds may not be valid amid $23,024,000 profit alleged.
Special to The Washington Post reports the Interstate Commerce Commission's probe into Harriman operations. It details estimated profits from the Alton railroad dealings, including $2.624 million profit from bonds and stock, $8 million first mortgage bonds, and $6.009 million second mortgage bonds, with further gains from preferred stock. The article notes constitutional questions about bond validity and potential court action if antitrust violations are found. The session also covers ownership connections to Northern Securities and unions with Union Pacific and Chicago, prompting possible action by President Roosevelt.
Sacraments Cal February 2 reports the lower house pausing a bill aimed at restricting property ownership by aliens, notably Japanese and Chinese, to five years if they do not become US citizens. It would bar long leases and compel sale if citizenship is not attained, with expectation the governor may sign.
Richard Hazleton MP spoke at Downing's Hall on the Michael Davitt Chapter address urging united support from Ireland and America for Home Rule. Others echoed confidence, noting the House of Lords limits and a reform bill seen as paving the way to self government within years.
New York Feb 2 9 The stork visited the home of Mr and Mrs August Belmont Jr 4 West Thirty fourth street at o clock Saturday morning leaving a baby girl Both mother and daughter are reported well The announcement came from the Belmont residence and Northwestern Milwaukee supplied the news service confirms the items Huske Smith General Agents.
In Culpeper Virginia sister Viola Strother is center stage as James and Philip Strother testify to a fatal night at Rotherwood. The brothers argue their slain brother-in-law William F Bywaters provoked the tragedy with “insults.” The defense portrays Bywaters as the aggressor, while the prosecutor seeks a rebuttal to the plea of justification. The trial continues with cross examinations and emotional testimony about family ties and the murder scene.
Baltimore and Ohio No. 14 westbound derailed near Indian Creek seven miles east of town. Engineer Wylie Irwin was killed. fireman seriously burned. Forty-one aboard, including railroad officials, were rescued as engines and cars burned. Cause reportedly engine mechanism loosened and dropped to track.
John D. Rockefeller was elected a life member of the Aid Society in New York at its annual meeting. He donated $1,000 for the cause, and other prominent figures including Morgan, Miss Helen Gould, Mrs. Vanderbilt, and Mortimer Schiff were named patrons. The society, which prosecutes free suits for the poor, raised $72,633.90 last year but spent $32,116.70, aiming for $38,000 in expenses next year.
New York reports Secretary of the Treasury Shaw will take a salary of 25000 as president of the Carnegie Trust Company. The move is notable for a new institution and Shaw is said to reject lower figures. His closest associate is FR B Armstrong, formerly Treasury assistant secretary, who may link Shaw to other Armstrong interests.
Wellston Ohio February 28 Samuel Beatty six years old was awarded 101 damages by the Circuit Court against Southern Ohio Gas Company for loss of a luxuriant growth of whiskers burned off in a gas explosion in this city two years ago. E. B. Gilliland received 6000 for injuries in the same explosion.
An incident in the Chamber of Deputies today saw Deputy Gasparin challenge Deputy Carnaud to a duel after Carnaud accused Gasparin of gross corruption and electoral misconduct. The chamber confirmed three through-vestibuled trains daily, with the daylight train leaving Washington at 8:00 a.m. and arriving in Cincinnati the same day, plus other services and dining cars. Reservations at 619 Pennsylvania Avenue NN, and J. H. Small & Sons Florists in Washington and New York.
A parliamentary naval budget foresees a cut in men and spending with a plan to build fewer dreadnoughts if The Hague conference yields agreement. Estimates drop to 40.5 million, down from 45.18 million, and 1,000 fewer sailors are planned. Gunnery shows marked gains across the fleet.
Page listing notes Harriman Syndicate profits and a prediction of home rule for Treland. Mentions James Strother Tellx of shooting and a fast train wreck. Also references Dan Hanna seeking divorce and other political and legal items across pages.
New York reports that Daisy Gordon Hanna seeks divorce from Dan R Hanna, with his mother-in-law confirming the claim while noting Hanna’s loneliness in Cleveland. The piece traces Hanna’s past marriages, estrangements, and ongoing litigation as papers are drawn for a second divorce.
Special to The Washington New York Feb Miss Adelaide Downing daughter of contractor Nying at 460 Barnes avenue the Bronx was walking when she saw a runaway horse with an empty sleigh careening toward fifty coasting children. She leaped into the road seized the bridle and dragged the animal to the roadside preventing harm to the youths.
In New York on February 28 Harry K. Thaw interrupted a dull court session by accusing District Attorney Jerome of unprofessional remarks and asserting his wife’s truthfulness. He declared Mrs Thaw’s innocence, noted his alleged mind instability in letters, and distributed typewritten copies to newspapers while his lawyers monitored closely.
Rome Feb 28 Spain ready to endorse the Anglo American proposal for discussing armament limits at the approaching Hague peace conference. Prof de Martens left for Vienna after expressing satisfaction with the mission's result. Closing sales of the Daniels collection announced at Sloan's with items from Sheffield plate, mirrors, china, curios, and other odds and ends.
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