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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1908
Page
10
The President's dispatch boat Mayflower arrived in New Orleans today and will stay pending a commander change. Lieut Vogelgesang will be succeeded by Commander Thomas Snowden. From New Orleans the Mayflower will go to Vicksburg to take on Mrs Roosevelt and her party.
Hartford Mar 18 ex President Cleveland says the Democratic party must offer rest and peace to a nation after hysteria. He warns against polities that appeal to anger and urges unity, integrity, and a substantive Democratic program aligned with constitutional ideals. He signs Grover Cleveland.
A partial OCR fragment reports a gym or public safety incident involving a shaft and elevator collapse. Names, places, and exact details are unclear due to text corruption, but references to a public safety item, police hours, and a florist firm are visible amid scattered numbers and dates.
An anticipated naval movement sees battle ships likely to visit Australasia and possibly Esquimault, signaling renewed British naval attention in the Pacific region. Royal forces plan goodwill visits and regional show of strength amid growing maritime tension.
Mrs Gerse MW Cook wife of Representative Geers reports theft at her apartment following a luncheon. A pocketbook and valuables disappeared from a dresser after the room door was found open. Police investigated with no arrests to date.
A fragmented 20th century political essay debates Wis availability and voter choice within the Democratic Party. It questions financial interests of railroad and bond owners, names Harriman Morgan Rockefeller Putitzr, and presses for disclosure before voters decide which candidates to support. The writer argues the public deserves clear views from all major financiers and political figures.
The University of Glasgow will see its first socialistic candidate for lord rector Kier Hardie Ma P has consented to oppose Lord Curzon. The announcement came at a socialistic students meeting this afternoon as the issue generates strong campus interest. A separate notice mentions U S government coal premium and a coal sale promotion.
Massachusetts Governor Curtis Guild is described as seriously ill with a severe stomach ailment. Attorney General Malone announced the condition after two weeks of illness and noted consultation with three physicians including Dr Winslow Dr Shattuck and Dr Josyth. The doctors agreed the governor remains in critical condition.
Sheriff A R B Adams of Cohoes New York arrived in Los Angeles with Ira J Bayliss in custody. Bayliss is wanted in New York for defrauding Prudential Life Insurance of thousands of dollars by burying empty coffins and collecting on forged death certificates and fictitious policies.
In Des Moines Iowa the state Republican convention adopted a platform endorsing William H Taft for president and calling for tariff revision by a special session of Congress. The body also endorsed Senator William B Allison for reelection, elected four delegates at large and several alternates, and approved the Ohio tariff plank. Delegates at large named were George D Prony, J R Lane, Frank W Simmons, and Young. The convention was uneventful with a single contest over endorsement of Allison. The La Place Sale at Sloan’s was also announced.
Buffalo New York March 18 Federal grand jury indicts Edwin D Scott cashier and Rox W Van Hosen bookkeeper of the Peoples Ration Bank of Franklinville for false entries and fraudulent reports to the Comptroller of the Currency The bank later failed and a receiver was appointed Scott was jailed then released on bail and later placed in Towanda State Asylum.
Ecuador fears rise of bubonic plague spark sanitation alarm in Guayaquil city. Lazaretto reports fifty one cases along with smallpox and velion fever. Historic buildings including a 200 year old town bell to be destroyed by fire amid cleanup efforts.
Special to The Washington Poet Wheeling. James Montgomery aged twenty, a Washington resident, was struck by a passenger train on the Panhandle Jacks and Cade branch in Jefferson County. He fell about thirty feet, sustaining internal injuries believed to be fatal. He was taken to a Steubenville hospital. The city directory lists several people named John Montgomery.
Elizabeth Amardi Cita of Balaimoe and Frederick Vincent Bykes of Washington wed in Rockville this afternoon. Rev Thomas J Packard sealed the ceremony at Christ Episcopal Church. Parents and friends kept details quiet as newsmen sought disclosure. the groom is 21, the bride younger, with military ties noted for the groom. Frederick Vincent Lyncs reportedly served in the Metropolitan Police, Navy service during the Spanish American War, and recent precinct postings.
Judge Delaces of the District Juvenile Court condemns cruelty and hate as causes of first offenses and urges reform through probation and parole. Senator Thurston lauds revolutionary heritage, while Justice Those Anderson opens the society meeting with inaugural remarks and plans for an open April session inviting Daughters of the American Revolution. New members elected include Walworth, Mohun Phelps, Heapstone, Petty, Cochran Copenhaver, Southwick, Lord, Briggs, Waller, Lipcomber, Harrison Lovett, and others.
Miss Helen Daenzer a Brooklyn embroidery teacher separated from her husband shot herself in a telephone booth after calling a drug store acquaintance for help. A note found on her body complained of ill health and listed a troubled family past. The incident links to her recent hardships and a mounting medical distress.
Berlin clashes flare as Socialists and anarchists defy the German government during a sixtieth anniversary of the 1848 revolution. Ten thousand troops stand ready as crowds march from the cemetery to honor victims, with scattered sword bayonet police clashes and street disorder marked by broken heads and arrests.
A disembarking passenger recalls being sent from Europe by his father after losing about $200,000 in Monte Carlo gambling. He was detained briefly on a steamer amid suspicions of misrepresentation to Austrian nobility, and his family, owning estates in northern Austria, provided a monthly allowance while forbidding return until his father’s death.
A Chihuahua dispatch reports about $100000 stolen from the Bamo Miners has been recovered. The remaining $80000 is located, and all involved have been arrested. Confessions led to recovery. suspects include Infeite Revs, Lenpeld Villal pandon, and Damos Barzola.
Students clashed with police after a Monday riot at the University of Michigan. Several were arrested and charged with larceny and disorderly conduct as hotel staff and students faced court proceedings for drunkenness and related offenses.
A fragmentary dispatch notes ongoing peace efforts in Central America with ships in the Caribbean aiding stabilization. It mentions diplomatic steps linked to Washington and references a March departure and a local auction at a Washington address for antique furniture.
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