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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1907
Page
20
Secretary Cortelyou drills down on Chicago subtreasury theft, ordering silence as investigators seek missing 173000. Subtreasurer Boldenwreck declines interview and guards keep reporters confined to outer corridors. Officials push ahead with bond shortage questions amid locked doors.
The British steamer Cambridge of the Great Eastern Railway grounded this morning on Nolle Plats near Flushing in fog with forty-five passengers and fifty crew. It later floated off the sand bank and proceeded to Antwerp.
Funeral notices and birth announcement from March 6 to March 9 mention families RANDOLPH BLACK Burke Caton Cohen Flynn Ler Gibbon Kaiser and Tyler with interment details at Mount Olivet Arlington Congressional Cemetery and St. Aloysius Church. Displayed are ages relationships and residence details for private services or flowers.
In Moscow a bold raid at the university saw seven armed men seize $20,000 then flee after killing a police sergeant. In Warsaw a bomb wrecked a government school but caused no injury. In Lodz, a funeral procession clash wounded many as officers attacked hatless attendees. The Vatican-linked monastic paper was suppressed and Count Witte was named for execution. In St. Petersburg a garrison order targeted any Douma haranguer.
Brussels reports that the Belgian cabinet, facing an adverse vote on internal affairs, has virtually decided to resign upon King Leopold's return to the capital. The move follows the volatile political climate and tensions within the government.
A compendium of funeral directors and embalmers including Thos R Nalley Son Armith street southeast R F Harvey Sons 195 Fourteenth St NW Mitchells Son 11th Street NW Wes Spears 940 F Street NW Adolph J Schippert 2th and Pay WM Riley 908 3d Street NW Frank Geier Sons 213 Seventh St NW John R Wright Co 1237 Tenth Street NW J William Lee 151 Pennsylvania Ave NW WM H Sardo 408 H Street NE George P Zurhorst East Capitol Hindle Bayliss St NW phone numbers and chapel services noted for day and night calls with livery and crematorium options.
A Washington Post dispatch notes a London Telegraph claim that Havana’s Diario de Mariana bribery story about US Senate war declaration against Spain is confirmed. The Madrid correspondent cites official proofs in Havana archives and alleges the intermediary payments were far larger, at least five million dollars, as explained by the Cuban ministry.
Special cable dispatch from Rome reports Signor Gallo the Minister of Justice died of syncope after a stroke. Signor Massimini the finance minister, stricken with apoplexy yesterday, was said to be dying. The double deaths revive beliefs of the evil eye affecting cabinet members.
Workmen uncover two ancient tombs during hospital foundations work in Ancona. Dated to the third century before Christ, the tombs reportedly contain silver vases, gold earrings, emeralds, and carved stone rings, with officials ordering antiquities researchers to continue the exploration.
Rome reports a case against Count Maurice de Bosdart for forging J Pierpont Morgan's name during 1903 art transactions in London. London businessmen reportedly lost nearly 150000. The count vanished after the alleged forgery and has not yet been located.
Charles Scheller, a sailor, stopped at 111th Street and Third Avenue with spirits and a revolver. He ordered a crowd to sing and dance, fired at fleeing men, forced fifteen into an alley where they danced at gunpoint. Police arrived, took the gun, cartridges all spent.
Special to The Washington Fest from Greenswich Connecticut records show Percival Johnson and Pearl M Crougs of Mount Vernon married February 21 at Justice Benjamin J Scholermann residence. The groom is 39, the bride 25 and had been divorced. They initially appeared at Judge George Darcher home but avoided bedside vows by visiting Scholermann’s residence.
Harry M. Daugherty, principal speaker at a W. Club banquet in Miles Ohio, urged primary reform and said Roosevelt's plan would be favorable to a strong, conservative national direction. Two hundred Republicans of Ohio's Nineteenth District attended as Congressman W Aubrey Thoms, a namesake figure, was highlighted.
A man and woman rode a vestibuled Philadelphia express train from Nanticoke to Wilkes-Barre and boarded at Nanticoke as the engine started. They clung to the steps eight miles through bitter cold until the tower operator alerted the south Wilkes-Barre operator who stopped the train. Both were found cold and frightened and refused to give their names.
Fire at Englemere near Ascot destroys Sir William Miller’s residence and contents valued at pounds. Among losses are Zuchero's portrait of Queen Mary, three Titans, a priceless chin, and ancient Persian carpets. Sir William's Yarnebire house previously burned in 1887 with similar large losses.
In Constantinople on March the United States moves to press for official recognition of schools and missions. A ministerial committee assigned to the Turkey question reaffirms a three year old settlement with the American Embassy. Ambassador Lefehman refuses to reopen discussions or consider new proposals to detail the agreement.
A severe Atlantic storm battered the liner Sarnia after clearing a school of whites a hundred miles south of Hatteras. Lightning and thunder lit the sky as thick ice formed on deck and cargo, including thousands of bananas, forcing cargo handlers to move fruit to freight cars at the Battery pier for westward transport.
Report says U S Treasury officials and railroad weighers are examining mail flows north of the Ohio River amid claims of attempted reweighing. Large quantities of sample papers are being treated as class matter and extra mail cars are frequently needed. The circulation spans Georgia Alabama and South Carolina with editions in St Louis and Chicago.
Turmoil surrounds Reading Co stock as E. H. Harriman and associates were repeatedly asked about their holdings and motives. Trading opened at 122 with intraday volatility, reaching 124 3/8 high and 118 3/4 low as activity surged in Reading, Northern Pacific, and related issues.
A fragmented OCR excerpt notes Nebraska lawmakers passing a two cent per mile passenger fare bill. It mentions unions and multiple rail lines including Union Pacific, Burlington and Chicago Rock Island, with terms about special rates for one way and round trip travel within Nebraska. The text references a Springfield Illinois context and a unanimous house vote, though many fragments remain unclear.
A hearing disclosed an agreement in which United States Independent Telephone Company of Rochester would transfer stock and securities to the American Telephone and Telegraph Company. Frederick P. Fish, company president, said Bel Telephone seeks the sale to provide better service, with the contract admitted as evidence.
March 18 report on a California senate session debating a measure to end separate Japanese schools. Caminetti proposed that local voters decide the discontinuance in the city housing the schools. The measure faced strong opposition with a 12 to vote against.
A fragmentary report recalls detectives questioning a hurried suspect Quinn in a transit era scene. Jewelry, alarm clocks, and a music box were found at a station house, hinting at a theft amid a bargain day rush and a list of unnamed characters.
Special Cable Dispatch from Berlin reports a madman tried to attack the Kaiser during a palace concert attended by the Emperor and Empress and royal guests. A musician rushed the throne near the orchestra, was seized by attendants, and handed to police after a fierce struggle. Putnam Griswold, the American bass, had applauded the performers.
New York March 7 Adolph Sterm a dentist of 65 Central Park West appeared before Justice Brady and a jury in Supreme Court Trial Term Part KI as defendant in a suit by Rose M Chambers to recover damages for alleged wrongful arrest and malicious prosecution She says while dental work was done on May 25 1941 he struck beat dragged her and police backed by a cop took her to the Twenty sixth precinct where she was held and later discharged as innocent He denies the claims stating she agreed to pay $9 for nine gold crowns and fled while he went to the bank for the $90 after she exclaimed If I pay you and ran out
A fragment lists multiple marriage intentions in Petersburg and nearby areas. Names include Thomas McGuigan with Emma Newberser. Jona Van Sickler with Charlotte Millard. J. B. McLaughlin bands with Philip Brand and Annie Shannon. Welter Conaway with Lula Scarlet. Robert Coates with Laura Moors. Jantus Norwood with Annie Cooper. Charles Clemons with Mattian Bradford. Rev. ministers noted include J B McLaughlin and William Locke.
Medically unverified death notices list individuals with ages and addresses including James Brady aged 34, John Kagan 24, Mary Skelley 71, Miner L. Thompson 57, Fritz Ingerliet 33, James Garvey 40, Loftus J. Parkar 60, Rudolph Eichhorn 84, Maggie Waller 42, Mebel D. Anderson 40s, Mary Mero 65, Elizabeth A. Conner 60, Annie A. Hennecy 60, Frank Z. Freeman 59, Levenia Henderson 42, Rose Flizhue 47, Reuben Smith 83, Mary Diggs 68, and Thomas F. Janson 58. combined ledger entries indicate multiple 19th or early 20th century urban residents with street addresses in various wards.
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