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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1907
Page
10
In Pittsburg and nearby areas flood conditions are described as the worst in history. Property damage runs into millions across three states with $1,000,000 in Pittsburg and $2,000,000 in Connellsville district. Train and trolley service crippled. telegraph and telephone lines down. people seek skiffs to reach hotels.
The March 14 report describes the great flood across Western Pennsylvania and neighboring states with 31 lives lost and massive property damage. Pittsburg is largely submerged, hundreds of businesses flooded, power and trolley services disrupted, and thousands displaced as special trains to Allegheny fill depots and rescue efforts surge.
Rev Dr Anson P Atterbury warns New York faces a surge in infidelity and atheism unless immediate church efforts rise. He cites population growth and shrinking church numbers, saying materialism erodes faith and cities may fall into vice without Herculean revival efforts.
In New York on March 14 Frederick Thompson 29 and John Thornton 27 fell from a third floor scaffold at the Hoison Electric Light Building under construction at Thirty-ninth Street and First Avenue. Both workers suffered fatal injuries including broken backs and head injuries after a heated dispute escalated into a grappling struggle.
Special to The Washington Fest from Wilmington Delaware reports a tragic double death as George W Webber thirty five dies at his five year old son Olden's funeral from tubercular meningitis. Both bodies are to be interred together in Haston Massachusetts tomorrow.
Naples report says American women arriving from Marseilles had bags and purses stolen by Gamorra thieves during customs inspection. A policeman arrested three suspects. others were trapped but fought police with daggers and stones, injuring an officer.
Mrs Oliver Robinson, cousin of Princess Chimay, arrived from Bay City and sought food aid from Detroit’s poor mission after failing to find work. The commission notified Capt. Eber Ward, father of Princess Chimay, who dispatched Tony to assist the starving woman.
Chester Pa March 14 Richard P F Fi ckwir aged seventy two former member of the city council committed death by own action today by taking strychnine. He was aboard a trip fare of 1 26 to Baltimore and return via Pennsylvania Railroad with trains on Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets good to return until Sunday night 48 25 Calfor sth c and C Ry Proportions to East Outst rates to far West points until April.
Dover Del March 14 disclosure links Anna Haas abduction to EB Harriman. Bakers August Haas and wife claimed a $3,500 payout promised by Harriman for care of the girl. Delaware Rep Herman Taylor wrote letters to Harriman. a fraudor warning letter arrived. two men pressed Haas on legal lines and threatened blackmail charges.
In Dover Delaware on March 14 father Horace Marvin says hope is gone after failed swamp searches for three year old Horace Marvin Jr. A mysterious Philadelphia postmarked letter is underinvestigation amid theories the boy was abducted. Detectives search an abandoned cave near the Marvin farm as Gov. Lea pledges funds for the recovery effort.
Police uncovered a convoluted scheme involving a missing con linked to Dr Horace Yarvin. Suspects exonerated themselves as private detectives followed the trio from China and provided a tip that caused travelers annoyance, amid a tense event surrounding a child in their race.
At Princeton Universitys semi annual trustees meeting on March 14 gifts totaling over 75000 were announced. Among the donations Morris K Jesup gave 100 for the endowment of the Morris K Jesup fund and James Loughlin Jr of Pittsburg provided funds tied to the purchase of the Carpenter Building for the university.
In New York Harbor dense fog disrupted shipping with several minor collisions reported. The cargo steamer Gowanburn stranded off Great South Beach, Long Island, as lifeboats and crews worked to rescue her crew. One helmsman, Edward Trohnsor, was lost when swept overboard. The vessel, carrying seventeen Chinese sailors and thirteen white men, remained beached and at risk as pumps labored to keep her afloat.
John Alexander Dowie founder of Zion City was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery and his posthumous funeral sermon, condemning enemies as dogs of hell, was not read to followers. Judge Barnes preached a simple service while unrest and fear swept the 860 mourners as rumors of Dowie’s wrath lingered.
Special to The Washington Post from Madison Wisconsin March 14 The Connor Davidson mine is sprung as Lieut Gev Chairman William D Connor canvasses the district planning to capture the senatorship for Governor with a Stalwart Socialist Davidson Connor alignment With seven votes pledged by Connor men five needed to secure Davidson election The move unsettles other candidates Gov Davidson in touch with former Senator Spooner and a message from Washington reached the executive office Senators Smith pressured to withdraw his March 19 vote call The Connor Davidson Stalwart group seeks to delay to May 1 to gain advantage and perhaps push the GOP nomination into a primary, with Chairman Connor holding a decisive caucus key.
In twenty two hours of fighting near Tegucigalpa Honduran revolutionists crushed President Bonilla troops capturing seventy officers and soldiers Many casualties reported on both sides Managua dispatch confirms enemy defeat at Maraita after two days of combat and confiscation of a thousand rifles bound for the Honduran government Navy notes gunboat Princeton sailing from Acapulco toward Corinto while cruiser Chicago watches Pacific coast interests.
Mrs Clerteon recognizes her son James A Clarkson’s voice on a phonograph bought for the home. After twelve years apart, she learned he is in the Philippines and they have communicated and plan reunion soon. Clarkson had learned after leaving for China that his mother was believed dead and stopped writing.
New York March 14 The United States Circuit Court of Appeals denied Equitable Life Assurance Society motion for rehearing of the demurrer to Browne's complaint. Browne, a policyholder, seeks a court order to compel accounting of surplus and Federal appointment of a receiver for said surplus. Demurrer overruled previously. rehearing request denied.
Louisville Kentucky March 14 by unanimous vote today the 80 striking employees of the Louisville Railway Company accepted terms agreed on this afternoon by their executive committee and the company officers. All strikers will return to work and full city and suburban service will resume tomorrow. The strike began last Sunday and brought rioting at Fourteenth and Chestnut streets with five streetcars wrecked and several people injured including Police Corporal Louis V Whitman.
Eleven Japanese girls who applied for admission to the Reading primary school were admitted after a knowledge of English was tested and a formal order issued regarding the Japanese case.
Brest March 14 There was another accident to a French war ship today during torpedo exercises the defense ship Fulminant was struck seriously damaged on the waterline by a torpedo. Collision mats were attached at the hole in the ship s side and she was towed into port in a sinking condition.
LF Small and Sons Morrits announce numbers for a contest with entries to be judged. Readers may secure their corelogues at the publication office.
The market ends with no failure, but active railroad and industrial shares fall by $10 to $20 each, producing net losses near $500 million on the New York Exchange and shocking bankers with traders and brokers unable to sustain further declines. Report hints Rock Island crowd behind the bear movement and notes the panic as the greatest price stamp since the Northern Pacific corner.
Special to The Washington Post describes a day of steep losses across railroad and industrial securities, with Reading and Union Pacific dropping more than $20 a share and overall list losses surpassing half a billion dollars. It notes panic levels, heavy selling, and no bank distress despite fears, comparing the decline to the Northern Pacific Panic of 1873.
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