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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1908
Page
26
A wealthy young wife who eloped with a coachman sues her estranged husband and defends against misconduct allegations. The case, filed after a December elopement, involves inheritance and secrecy as hearings set for March unfold in New York.
A garbled OCR summary notes banking issues linked to several entities including a corporation and individuals such as a president linked to Cit. The text mentions underwriting and agency roles, with scattered names like Aker and Cras, and references to American banking developments.
Reported plans show Taft addressing the St Patrick banquet in New York as part of a broader Irish American outreach. Mentions a meeting of Yale alumni and a Philanthropic society event with Hobton/Houpton references and a Harriman appeal filing in a separate matter.
A long list details members and officers of a new social organization as well as a parade line of coaches and attendees. It notes Miss Long, Mrs W Goodby, and many daughters of senators and representatives among enrolled members. Also mentions Mr James Dean Brown returning to London after a continental trip and tidbits on art sales and university fashion debates.
A conference on Latin American trade and commerce will be held at the State Department on Tuesday. Delegates from twenty one republics will discuss development of a unified commerce policy, following Rio conference precedents. The appointed committee includes Andrew Carnegie, Senator Elkins, Representatives Leathers and Slayden, Robert Bacon, Gen. Bates, Benjamin Ide Wheeler, Edmund James Pil Ree, J. R. Rowe, William Buchanan, John Barrett and William E. Curtis.
Short breath, palpitations, and feeble pulse signal weak heart action. Dr Miles Heart Cure and Nervine boast relief for heart troubles and even wedding suffering, claiming strong improvements and weight gain, with Mrs Lillia Thomas of Upper Sandusky Ohio sharing her two year struggle and recovery. If the first bottle fails, money back. Miles Medical Co. Elkhart.
A society of wealthy wives led by Byrd Carter forms a missionary group to teach Italian lace making and handcraft to Indian women, with Nevada sites including the Walker River Reservation. Miss Jane Hemenway arrived from New York to begin education programs, noting previous success among California tribes.
Fire aboard the Fall River Line steamer Providence near Bands Point, Long Island Sound, at 3:15 a.m. caused great alarm among 430 passengers. Captain Appleby and crew evacuated passengers to the Richard Peck, transferring them amid cooler heads and swift action as flames were controlled. loss estimated at about 1,000 in cargo and merchandise.
George Foulkes, an American customs inspector at Pembina on the U S frontier, is under indictment in Winnipeg for kidnapping. The information claims he stopped a grain-smuggling farmer, led the team to the customs office, and allowed the farmer to enter voluntarily. Penalty on conviction could reach seven years.
Twenty three special and two regular policemen were appointed yesterday by Commissioner West following recommendations from Maj. Sylvester, Bernard W. Thompson and Arthur J. Gibbons. Privates of Class 1 were Bernard W. Thompson and Arthur J. Gibbons. Ed. Drum and J. L. Donohoe resigned. Special appointees include names listed for sewer division, Star Building duty, Potomac Park, and bicycle patrol. Discontinued posts and replacements noted with Wille dismounted and J. B. Grant installed in his place.
Seattle March 13 The revenue cutter Whens returns with eleven of the crew from the Japanese schooner Satsuna Maru wrecked at Yakutat Bay Alaska on November 6. The vessel ashore at Malaspina Glacier due to heavy surf. Captain Fuji and four men reached safety earlier. Thetis sent to rescue the remaining survivors.
Special to The Welmington Fes Chicago March 17 reports a heated talk at the Sherman House meeting of the Men's Prohibition Club over whether Abraham Lincoln ever drank intoxicating liquor. Paul Selby recalls Lincoln’s temperance stance and links to Washingtonians while noting Lincoln’s Illinois store years and saloon era commerce.
Dr. Harrison Crook awarded 84 476 for professional services to victims of the Terra Cotta wreck after a four day Cir Court No. 2 trial before Justice Anderson. The jury, reaching verdict in under half an hour, found for Crook on the claim against Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.
Plans for Joan D Rockefeller's college trust are complete following a Wisconsin college presidents meeting. The plan authorizes one university within a mile radius, with Beloit College and Lawrence University surviving as junior class options. Downer College in Milwaukee seeks half a million in endowment to stay in the university class.
Berlin reports a marriage contract of the Chinese Emperor dated February 1589 has been found in the possession of a German family linked to a soldier from the 1900 Hexer insurgents expedition. The paper is believed to have been returned to Peking’s imperial archives amid widespread pillaging after the Boxer uprising.
Paris on March 13 The French Academy refused a 720000 bequest from Mile Louise II Leclerc who died in New York on February 38 1471 to fund efforts to raise the moral tone of France. The academy said accepting the money would endorse the testatrix view that the country is a sin of iniquity.
Prince Helle de Sagan arrived in Paris this afternoon ending reports he would travel to the United States with Mme Anna Gould aboard another steamer. Gould had left Paris March 1 June and sailed for New York aboard the Adriatic from Cherbourg March 11 with her children.
Eighteen persons are dead after an avalanche in the Dukhtarminsk district in Siberia on March 13. Rolling snow swept down a mountainside and overwhelmed two houses. two women survived but are badly injured.
A socialist demonstration in favor of universal suffrage sparked three hours of rioting in Budapest. Police and rioters exchanged gunfire and thrown stones. numerous injuries reported and about fifty arrests made during the clashes.
Anna Weat, a middle aged spinster, faced disorderly conduct charges in Jefferson Market Court after claiming larceny of her vocal chords. Rev Karl Reiland testified to years of disturbances, and magistrate Corrigan ordered her to Bellevue for examination while noting her odd complaint of mixed masculine and feminine tones after lending her voice to a pupil.
Special to The Washington Pest Hempstead reports Rev Jere Duakette, deposed rector of St George s Church, and Fioretta Whaley a schoolgirl eloped last May. The girl has an infant son and has telegraphed her grandmother in San Francisco asking for money. Grandmother Keziah Whaley denies sending funds and hopes the girl does not marry the man.
Victoria B C March 13 The Tokyo Kisen Kaisha Japanese line considering a round the world service with a 25 000 000 yen loan for building steamers The plan would route ships from Yokohama to Chile and Orient to San Francisco and use the Panama Canal after completion The proposal follows other round the world services and relies on the new waterway after it opens.
In New Brunswick New Jersey Assistant US District Attorney Gregg questioned applicants in court this morning. Adam Canalsey and John Remar were asked who makes the laws for the United States and both answered Roosevelt with prompt confidence.
The War Department approves Gen Franklin Bells memorandum stating that an officer whether West Point graduate or nongraduate should receive no bias in detailing for the Army School of the Line. Rank service and individual qualifications should govern selections.
Cambridge Boston report states Andover Theological Seminary will move to Cambrian next fall and affiliate with Harvard Divinity School, marking a major reorganization of one of the nation’s oldest theological schools.
A long reader's list of visitors and guests staying at major hotels in cities like Baltimore Chicago New York City and Philadelphia includes Mrs Henry Chipman Frederic Avery Harrigan Lyman Ken Willa EB Preston Ariington G B Davey Watt SE Edwerde A Cooper W Hose Fbbhill George Hurd R J Glimere James Andrew B Dumphres Horace Hollen and many others extending across states such as Maryland Massachusetts New York Ohio Michigan Indiana and more. The compiled names appear with hotel affiliations including New Willard Metropolitan Shoreham and other noted houses in a snapshot of social travel patterns and hotel guest rosters.
Berlin March 2 The Empress Auguste welcomed the American ambassador and Mrs Tower along with a large American contingent at a state dinner. Guests included American diplomats consuls general, artists, and officials, all attending as a special mark of distinction in the famed embassy setting. The event marked a rare occasion with the Empress accepting hospitality for the fifth time.
Saranac Lake reports Helen KE Haines of Brooklyn has been notified she will receive a pension for two months from Andrew Carnegie, a decision made without her knowledge. For fifteen years Haines led the Library journal as managing editor before being asked to rest from the post due to wide arts. The De Chaulnes sail postponement and Baron Rosen’s return to Washington are also noted as context.
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