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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1908
Page
1
A fashionable Boston institution for girls becomes the scene as Miss Sarah Weed escapes a sanitarium and with Miss Elizabeth Hardee presides, fatally shoots a coworker, and then dies by suicide. Housekeeper discovers both bodies. families are prominent.
Special to The Washington Post reports a double tragedy at a New York school where Miss Weed and Miss Harden, both connected to the Taurens School for Girls, were involved in a night time shooting. Harden died, Weed survived with critical injuries after a revolver attack believed motivated by jealousy and money concerns. Names, ages, and residences of the principals and staff are cited, with details of the investigation and immediate aftermath.
Indefinite period order issued. girls returned home. Susannah Hardee of Meriwether Ga dies in Boston. Willam P Hardee, attorney of Philadelphia, is father. Cosme Hardee heads to Boston. Mrs Silvia M Weed of Chestnut Hill Philadelphia, mother of Miss Sarah Chamberlain Weed, awaits news as Wellesley librarian sister helps confirm details.
Unconfirmed reports from London and Dubai say the crown jewels stolen from Dublin Castle have been recovered from a pawnbroker and returned to Dublin. Scotland Yard declined to provide information tonight.
A fierce blaze destroyed 200 native shanties in Manila's Samoplouic district on the evening of March 11. Fire caused estimated $100 in damage. High winds spread flames from a locomotive spark. no casualties. About 15 000 homeless natives sheltered in churches and police stations, with food and aid provided. No starvation or eviction fears reported among refugees.
Victoria March 11 news from Australia reports the Wind Sor wrecked on a reef off Western Australia. Chief Officer Joseph Walters and Chief Engineer David W Jones died. Other officers and crew survived. The Windsor sailed from Paramant ia to Hongkong with sandalwood.
John Hayes Hammond, Washington mining engineer, has fully recovered after an extended illness and operation. He plans to return to the East in April, with health restored for his duties and travel.
Monarch Alfonso receives roaring cheers as he departs Bargelona and thanks the crowd for the warm reception. The scene showcases widespread public enthusiasm and gratitude toward the royal visit.
President Roosevelt plans a decisive push for reforms in a likely active Congress. He urges action on emergency currency labor safety railroad regulation and Sherman act revision while warning that failure to act rests with lawmakers. The message signals a broad, high-stakes legislative program with emphasis on national oversight and anti gambling in markets.
In Belhaven eastern North Carolina a race riot erupted after Greek workers replaced Black labor at Interstate Cooperage. About sixty armed men attacked Greek residents, driving them into a nearby swamp. Several Greeks were fatally wounded. Belhaven lacks police protection. Beaufort County officials asked the governor for military aid, and the Washington Light Infantry was dispatched, with further trouble anticipated tonight due to poor communications.
The Washington Host special from Columbus reports white students drove away Negro children in German township public schools. Several Black pupils were beaten, with serious injuries noted. County Superintendent Talkington visited, blamed white pupils, warned of expulsion if riots continue, and heard reports of mistreatment from a Black grandfather whose grandson attends Kaiser school. Griscom, U S ambassador to Italy, left Rome for Berlin amid European coverage.
Paul Morton, president of Equitable Life, urged federal oversight of all freight and passenger railroad rates. Speaking at a St. Louis banquet, he proposed declaring all rail transportation as interstate and subject to regulation by a single federal commission to protect shippers, carriers, and capital providers.
Seaman William Ruhlman, survivor aboard the Voltaire, recalls the Starbuck disaster off South America. Six crew members survived weeks aboard makeshift boats, two perished before rescue by a British steamer Cambuskeneth near Valparaiso. The rescued were hospitalized. one crewman died later.
Hackensack New Jersey March 11 inquest resumes into the death of Walter F Baker a Boston clubman who died in Bogota after an New York City outing. Dr William F Boos cites five grains of arsenic in organs and presumes poisoning in solution. Dr McGrath notes normal organs apart from minor lung spots. cause undetermined. Ex coroner Lees faces questions about burial permit and possible improper conduct amid financial talk.
Madame Gould sails from Cherbourg on the White Star Adriatic with her three children for New York. She cancelled earlier passage on a Bronstein liner and booked Adriatic state rooms at the last moment. Reported but unconfirmed is Prince Helias de Sagan also sailing to the United States, having recently obtained a passport.
New York dispatch reports Senator Foraker stunned the Senate by acknowledging defeat in his Ohio fight and signaling he will not return to the Upper House. As a lawyer, he is likely to resume practice, prompting both friends and foes to assess the impact on Taft's faction. The confession drew strong reactions from colleagues and visitors alike.
Rome reports that a local tribe aided by Mutlab soldiers attacked another tribe under Italian protection, killing about thirty opponents and driving off cattle. Italian troops were sent to repel the raid, with about four hundred tribal combatants killed and Mullat soldiers sustaining casualties. Sajlans suffered one dead and two wounded. The Persian Rug Sale continues at Sloan's, 1417 G Street, today from 1 pm to 8 pm.
In Paducah two First district Republican meetings chose rival slates for the national convention. One faction under W J Deboe and Adolph Well backed Walter Blackourn for Congress and Edward Thomas for presidential elector, while Dr Frank Boyd and C K Linn led the other side with J M Porter for Congress and Frank Harris for presidential elector. Both groups endorsed Roosevelt and Willson’s administration.
In a dark bedroom at Thomas Nichols home near Shawnee Oklahoma a pistol battle left three men shot with two likely to die. Sixteen year old Besme Nichols rushed in stopping the melee and knocking away a weapon as Charles Nichols and Joe McClutcha were placed under arrest. The incident stemmed from a country dance near Kiowa where the Nichols and McClutcha families clashed.
Republicans discussed Douglas Robinson's potential inclusion on the electoral slate from Herkimer County and his possible role as a convention delegate. If chosen, the president would have at least one special and personal representative at the convention.
Cincinnati Ohio March 11 A prominent community figure was fatally struck by a car driven by a courteous woman who misread the machine. Mayor Marbrelt faced protests after remarks that “the only machine a woman ought to run is a sewing machine.” He recanted, admitting error as city moves to clear exams for chauffeur licenses and permit any qualified driver, male or female, to obtain a permit. The United States Government pays Jobnern a tim on feat. By: selected coal and save money. Omties re
Four findings on the Brownsville incident involving the 25th Infantry were prepared after Senate Military Affairs reviewed evidence. The reports challenge the prior charge and discuss reinstatement for colored troops, amid fierce debate among senators and White House involvement.
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