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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1908
Page
11
A political confrontation centers on contempt for law and mockery of courts. Allegations claim defiance of state authority and accusations that vocal acts threaten the president and judiciary amid national unrest.
Fragmentary notes recount statements about Haywood and the Western Federation of Miners, referencing Roosevelt, Gompers, and labor movement tensions. The text touches on self-protection laws, strikes, and political reactions, with scattered mentions of court, patents, and public discourse without clear narrative.
The piece recounts Haywood in Idaho murder trial details with prosecutions, witnesses, the defense by Clarence Darrow, and Senator Borah. It notes verdicts, jury ballots, and the broader context of the Western Federation and related events. It also covers Chicago threats and a major Chicago grand jury investigation into anarchist activity.
Immense crowd gathers at St Bonaventure's Church Paterson NJ for the funeral of Father Leo Heinrich former pastor, assassinated in Elizabeth's Church Denver. Thousands wait two hours in rain to view the casket carved from the church, Mass led by Father Edward Bleckee. Bishop John J. O'Connor attends. Dean McNulty delivers eulogy urging action against anarchists and social agitators. Procession forms to the Finly Sepulchre Cemetery where 100 priests chant the burial office.
Propaganda from Chicago reaches Kansas City as Croatian workers now here receive copies of an anarchistic Chicago paper. Many formerly in Chicago packing houses deny ordering the issue. The paper attacks Catholic church and government. Rev. M. Davorin Krempetic notes anarchist attempts in his parish but says they caused little trouble.
Emma Goldman, arriving from St Louis, questions the label anarchist in the Chicago chief of police Shippy assault. She says the slain man may not be an anarchist, cites possible fanatic or private grudge motives, and criticizes press labeling. Goldman lectures despite Mayor Blaine’s attempts to block the meeting.
TheForeign office reports persistent disagreements between Gen Nord Alexis, Haiti’s president, and German diplomatic and consular staff. Germany trusts the United States to broker a fair settlement that satisfies all parties as disputes may worsen.
In Philadelphia 3000 listeners at the Grand Opera House heard William D. Haywood accuse President Roosevelt of murder and defy law while blasting Taft and the judges as walking delegates of the lawyers union. He urged support for organized labor amid calls to beg borrow or steal and warned officials of possible reprisals if interference occurs.
In New York a wealthy Brooklyn broker Charles W. Gallaxher of 88 St Johns Place was seized near Proancet Park and tossed over the wall in an insensible state after being robbed of cash and his watch. Frederick W. Haines of 401 Washington Avenue was similarly robbed and thrown into the park. police suspect the same young, well-dressed attackers, seemingly from respectable families, are behind both incidents.
Based on a warrant by widow Mrs Alice Damon Albert Damon is found murdered with his sister. Alpheus Clyde and Damon, brothers of the dead couple, were arrested at the home charged with the crime. The widow says the father was the chief beneficiary. Stepson John Silloway faces a separate hearing as an accessory.
William Gould Brokaw and his wife Mrs. Brokaw are reportedly reconciling at Fairview Lodge Asheville with Mr. Blair and his wife awaiting resolution. Mrs. Brokaw rests at a New York sanitarium after illness and fatigue, while Mr. Brokaw’s location is unclear amid reports of frequent quarrels since their September marriage.
Erie freight handlers went on strike to protest a five cent per day wage cut announced on Saturday. About Morty men left their trucks. wages had risen five cents daily last May. Supervisors planned talks in Binghamton with Superintendent Parsons on Wednesday to seek a settlement. President Underwood of the Bria Railroad denied any general wage reduction order.
Weather Bureau notes high temperatures at over a mile altitude. Thunderstorm activity from previous day ended in Oliva Valley, with expected light gradients and surface temperature changes. Rain in interior valleys eases. possible severe weather in northern districts. Winds shift. regional forecasts for Tuesday into Wednesday anticipate cooler, windy conditions with rain in several areas. Local report provides hourly observations and temperatures from midnight to 8 p.m.
A long OCR fragment lists numerous marriage licenses with names and ages, pairing individuals in various town and state designations. The items read like a society notice of civil marriages with accompanying reverends and residences.
Report at noon lists names and ages across multiple addresses including Catherine Duffy 70 years Solomon Levy 66 years Nannie Renner unknown Peter Stahl unknown James Gow at Emergency Hospital 42 years Edgar Thompson 3 years Rosell Dowrick 4 years Russell Coylor 2 years Stephens Brightwood 2 years Church Jr Homeopathic Hospital 5 days Edward Droop 71 years Pietro Salatani Emergency Hospital 88 years William H W Aurr 38? years Joseph Mersmar 51 years Julia Cunningham 75 years James Nichol 37 years Selion O Seldera 2 months Catherine N Bryan 20 days infant of Percy and Susan FE Alles Columbia Hospital 1 day infant of Herman and Winifred Wilson 5 hours infant of Patrick J and Mary O Keefe Columbia Hospital 3 hours Spring Suitings at Wineman & Co F st NW.
London dispatch reports Chancellor Asquith telling the Commons that Britain will maintain the two power standard and keep naval strength defensive. He expresses sympathy for disarmament desires but warns against provoking a new shipbuilding surge while Germany grows. Dialogue suggests cautious cooperation with Germany and avoidance of expansion beyond need.
Pittsburg division of the Baltonare and Ohio Railroad moves to ease a dangerous grade on the Allegheny Mountains. From Somerset engineers survey a double track to Rockwood on the Somerset and Cambria branch linking with Uniontown and Wheelingine to enable freight passage through Southwestern Pennsylvania and Wheeling.
Maj. Gaillard chief engineer of the Panama Canal prohibits overtime work by canal employees except in extraordinary emergencies and for alien laborers. Overtime is limited to fifty hours per employee per month. The rule follows reports of excessive overtime pay.
The Mar 2 report estimates 3990,000 in losses with 1000 left homeless and 4000 out of work as factories close. Charities begin relief and a $0.5 million fund is raised. Officials say the fire started when a man fell asleep with a lit cigarette in Ismanth, igniting bedclothes.
An insurance style health alert touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney and bladder issues. It details symptoms like frequent urination and back pain, warns of Bright's disease, and urges readers to buy the product in standard bottle sizes. Thecopy targets a general audience with promotional claims and geographic ad cues.
San Diego March 2 Judge Cardena of the Mexican Federal Court at Ensenada Lower California denied William F Walker's petition for release from custody He was wanted in New Britain Connecticut for alleged embezzlement and sought discharge because extradition papers failed to arrive within forty days He remains jailed pending review by the Mexican foreign affairs minister in Mexico City and possible appeals may push the decision into months
Dr Reuben I Samuels stepfather of Frank and Jess James died today at the State Hospital for the Insane aged eighty-two. A Kiamy Missouri resident in 1878 he survived a violent incident when a bomb blew off his mother’s arm during a hearse attack blamed on detectives. Arthur Dr Samuels was present but unharmed. he had a solid reputation.
Rival Republican conventions in St Louis under police guard named uncommitted delegates Fred Essen and Louis Alt in one meeting, and Ed Koeln and Rowland L Johnston in another, with the latter instructed for Taft.
An old fashioned cautions readers to avoid harsh physic and carry Cascarets, candy tablets sold by druggists with CCC on each tablet. Prices listed as 50 cents and 25 cents, though the copy ends abruptly.
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