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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1908
Page
19
Governor Hughes mocks the so called skyrocket policies and urges Republican loyalty as he promotes anti racing track bills. He appeals to party workers in Ulster County and argues for honest, impartial government and strong party organization to uphold public standards.
New York reports ex Johnson of Minnesota named as chief speaker for the Jefferson Day dinner of the National Democratic Committee, with William Jobrson unexpectedly excluded from invites though he will attend. Meanwhile, obituaries and notices stream in from Baltimore to Glenwood Cemetery, detailing deaths spanning March 1908 to 1993 and announcing funeral times and addresses.
A historical torn list of funeral directors and services appears with multiple firms and addresses. Names include John R. Wright Co, R. F. Harvey's Sons, W. R. Speare, Frank A. Speare, and others. It notes on site chapels, livery connections, modern chapels, and phone numbers. The listing presents an array of providers offering first class service and moderate prices with various location details.
Insult to the former candidate sparked a push for another Jefferson Day dinner with Bryan headlining. The Democratic State convention on April 14 will draw prominent Democrats and many will attend the Democratic Club dinner. The New York delegation likely backs Gov Johnson on the first ballot.
In Salem on March 1 the Twenty third Congressional district Republican convention endorsed Joseph G. Cannon for President. Delegates A Hamby Jones of Robinson and Walter L Bundy of Centralia were elected to vote for him. The resolution lauded Cannons service to the party and urged delegating to pursue his nomination with all honorable means.
Foreign editor Andre Tardieu of Paris Temps reports a long interview with Secretary Taft. Taft says his presidency would match Roosevelt’s policy on financial corporations, aiming for prudence and judicial tone, with Wall Street figures noting a potential shift away from Roosevelt’s extreme rhetoric.
Boston speech by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge defends Japanese immigration limits, says no offense to Japan, notes Western fears of Asian labor and Arabs. Reports from Seattle and Madrid cover labor campaigns and a royal visit amid a shifting alliance backdrop. Connecticut Dems set April convention dates in New Haven ahead of Denver.
Robert Falls Gretn aged 84 and Dama Manenhower aged 48, both of Alexandria Virginia, are listed in the public marriage license notice with official recording by Roy Charles E Guthrie.
Health office record reports deaths with ages and addresses including Lillian Perttt of 420 Third St NW age 26 and Nicholas Hone at Govt Hospital Insane age 35, Margaret Townes of 15 Sprtle St No 14, Hugh J. Fegan trustee at 1414 28th St NW age 6% Toate. David Ransdell of 1% Chapin nt NW age 6 days.
A fire sparked by crossed wire at the seven story Grand Pacific Hotel on Claris Street and Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, caused $100,600 damage but no deaths. Elevators aided fire crews as patrons fled via fire escapes, with three injuries including a firefighter. The blaze drew crowds and police action as thieves were nabbed and the damaged building, owned by Ito Levi Z. Letter’s estate, faced smoke and chaos.
Abraham Hummel, newly released from Blackwell's Island, is reported to depart for England on the Cunard steamship Lusitania tomorrow morning. He will head to London, then Paris, and later Marienbad for a cure, with nephews and nieces joining him. Two nephews, A W H and A M Kaffenburgh, have booked passage. He has been in hiding since slipping away yesterday, and a dinner in his honor has been postponed until his return.
New York March 2 Attorney General Jackson agreed to appear before the county grand jury to address Frank White's testimony that Jackson sought half of his fees as Hamilton Bank receiver. Jackson would offer no comment today. No new witnesses have been subpoenaed and the matter may end there. Albany March 2 Senate investigation into Jackson's office moves forward as Jackson asks the Senate to probe his department.
A dispatch from Arica reports Peruvian detachments invaded Tarata, Chile, pursued smugglers, and searched houses after Chilean police had disarmed invaders. The Tarata incident prompted the Tucna governor to send reinforcements as tensions rise.
Special to The Washington Post reports Mayor McClellan appoints Nicholas J. Hayes as fire commissioner to replace the late Hugh Bonner and James Kane of Brooklyn as commissioner of elections to replace John Maguire who collapsed in court last week. Emperor Francis Joseph in Vienna shows slight improvement after a week of illness with fever and cough easing.
Chicago reports a death at Bethesda Home for the Aged linked to a supposed suicide pact among about a dozen residents. John Koch’s fatal act followed an earlier faked attempt amid alleged poverty from the home’s bankruptcy. Matron Mary Mann suspects a poison bottle passed within the circle.
Detective watches Philadelphia hotel plans as J Noble of Los Angeles, a sturdily built man with a florid face, arrives at Broadway Central Hotel January 3 and engages to sail the Lamport and Holt steamer Tennyson for Buenos Ayres on February 5. He changes plans, tickets extend, and he disappears with about $8,000 in coins and notes, while hotel detective Armstrong notes Noble’s easy talk and wide acquaintances. Noble claims Quaker roots from Lock Haven and a Western lumberman career, with a 5,000 sheep ranch in Nevada, then travels to South Africa and Australia before returning to Los Angeles and New York. Police are puzzled by his sudden departure and lack of word to Armstrong.
George Willoughby, Milwaukee coffee mill manager, shot and killed his wife while she slept then shot himself in a planned double tragedy. He confessed to police that years of jealousy and a forbidden relation drove the deed, revealing a motive tied to a longer, unhappy marriage and a new romance. Willoughby described meeting a divorced woman and supporting her family, leading to years of planned self-destruction and concealment of the crime.
The Washington Post reports Willam Vanderbilt Jr must face trial before three Special Sessions justices after a District Attorney brings an information. A previous magistrate Frederick Kernochan discharged Vanderbilt after he testified, calling him Freddie, while Vanderbilt addressed the bench as Willie. Police traced Vanderbilt and another driver after a Fifth Avenue chase, ending at the Long Island City ferry where both were taken to the station. Vanderbilt greeted Kernochan with good morning and was released pending trial.
A bill introduced by Rep Stephenson of Brown County seeks to exempt farm groupings from the Valen tine anti trust act if formed to limit or reduce production or price of agricultural products. Stephenson says the measure benefits Southern Ohio tobacco growers.
In Sharon Pennsylvania on March 2 Mrs Eli Palmer aged 45 and Joseph Rosenblum aged 55 drowned when their frightened horse plunged a wagon from an embankment into the Shenango River. Both clung to the wagon as the icy current chilled their fingers and they lost their grip and perished. Neither body was recovered.
Ingram Canady, a Black man from Lagrange, was executed in the jail yard at 4 pm for assaulting Mrs Roxie Jones in September and convicted at the November term court. The execution follows his conviction and sentence.
President Roosevelt via Bishop Cranston will receive Methodist Episcopal Church members at Baltimore for the May general conference to be held at the American University. Senator Dolliver and others will deliver brief addresses on Saturday May 16. Portuguese Destroy African Town. Official dispatch says Portuguese troops attacked rebels at Jafimeo and Varella in Portuguese Guinea and destroyed the town of Varella.
An unidentified twenty year old in US Navy uniform leaped from a streetcar on the Manhattan approach of the Brooklyn Bridge. He fell 185 feet, surfaced after a turn, swam to a pier, but could not reach a watchman’s rope before exhaustion.
Public Administrator Troll and attorneys sue Metropolitan Life Insurance in the Circuit Court for 388 on John King a man hanged for murder. King was executed June 27 1907 and the insurer claims the payout is not collectible where death follows a legal violation.
The Shanghai foreign settlements municipal council voted to reduce opium dens by twenty five percent at its annual meeting. An immediate abolition amendment was rejected, with support from British and other authorities backing the reform effort.
Berlin reports say Berlin and provincial newspapers will not print any of the Reichstag debates until an apology and full retrac tion for the insult calling reporters pigeish louts. Twelve deputies scratched their speeches. some editors even suggested a duel with Herr Grosber.
New York report details Dr. Alexis Carrel at Rockefeller Institute performing a blood transfusion on five year old Adnan Lambert. Father Adnan Lambert Sr volunteered all his blood as Carrel connected arteries, saving the child from purpura and enabling rapid recovery. Anti vivisectionists attack the institute while doctors hail the case as proof of vivisection value.
An explosion in the garage of Charles J. Dinke, Edgar Thomson Steel Works general manager, burned two men and destroyed the gasoline tank, an automobile, three carriages, and two horses. Loss estimated at 25,000 dollars. Occurred while repairs were being made to the machine. incident tied to a residence in Pittsburgh area. mentions Williard Meigs and Schwab threats.
Five years ago Charles E. Ziegler, a Bronx School No. 27 teacher, spanked Tommy Gallagher and then quit after a fine. He recently sent $89 to Comptroller Mets labeled for the redemption fund, hoping Tommy forgives the act, while recalling the incident and his conscience.
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