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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1907
Page
15
Special Cable to The Washington Fest reports in Bucharest that Roumanian Finance Minister Ionescu says the Moldavian peasants’ uprising is agrarian and anarchistic, not anti-Semitic. Government claims steps to quell outbreaks as bands raid farms and towns despite troop deployments.
A telegam from Czernowitz on the Roumanian border reports peasants capturing Vernole Pudest and attacking Misalleni with destruction of Jewish buildings in Podusael Roumania. Many killed or wounded on both sides. Incendiary speeches urged expulsions.
Reports say six days of raids by peasants have besieged Jassy with thousands of raiders. Troop commanders seek settlement, outsiders are urged to bolster local forces as banks in Pandu are pillaged and Jews flee to Merashostie before being forced to move on.
A Bucharest report says King Charles declined to meet a Jassy University student delegation seeking support for peasant reforms. The group circulated pamphlets urging aid to the revolting peasants, now widely distributed in the capital.
In London on March 23 a Philadelphia dealer bought early English books from J. Van Antwerp of New York. A first Folio Shakespeare sold for 18 000 dollars and a complete edition of Izaak Walton's The Complete Angler went for 36 40 pounds. The 243 lot collection brought 81 755 dollars.
Berlin post office authorities plan to supply revolvers to letter carriers handling money orders after recent attacks on two or three carriers on the street. The measure aims to protect workers and deter ruffians during deliveries.
The Washington Post reports it is highly probable King Edward and Queen Alexandra will arrive in Rome mid April for a private visit. They are expected to stay at the British Embassy during their stay.
London doctors report a blue electric light can induce a deep sleep and insensibility by directing the ray at the eyes, lasting two to three minutes and repeatable. They claim it is harmless and can be used to extract a tooth, with blue surroundings enhancing its calming effect for nervous patients.
London March 23 The high sheriff fixed April 9 for the execution by hanging of Horace George Rayner who was convicted and sentenced to death in the Central Criminal Court yesterday for the murder of Willough Whiteley, a merchant of Westbourne Grove on January 4.
Ambassador Tower opened talks with Germany for a supplementary treaty on the recognition of naturalized Americans from Alsace and Lorraine. The long diplomatic clash, dating to 1808 provisions with the North German Confederation, sought a settlement after Germany’s annexation and varied interpretations. Commissions and hours of correspondence have failed to resolve the issue, but Tower’s discussions indicate Germany may agree to a treaty, with Washington authorizing formal negotiations.
A youth near Athlone, Ireland, heard cows bellowing and found two elderly women in a farmhouse with torn clothes. One woman lay dead, the other died shortly after. authorities report a cow attack preceded the tragedy. A Washington Post dispatch cites the incident as a violent murder at a rural farmstead.
A Cardiff woman claiming seeress powers allegedly foresaw the Berlin wreck and other disasters. Her warnings caused Swansea fuse works workers to panic and avoid the factory this month. The manager reassured staff by restricting use of powder in March.
The Persian shah designates nine year old Swtan Ahmed Mirza as crown prince amid reforms. Tutelage begins with a team of tutors to prepare him for a modern diplomatic education. Parliament in Teheran reports families selling children to pay taxes, sparking fear among lawmakers and visitors.
A Glasgow Chamber of Commerce lecturer urges Britain to embrace protection and American trade. He credits Roosevelt with boosting U S commerce, cites American shoe imports, mustard, and cloth as undercutting British industry, and calls for reform in laws, colonies, and railroad policy to counter U S influence.
The Dowager Empress Dagmar of Russia, guarded by Cossacks and detectives, travels from Russia to visit Queen Alexandra in England. Her ties to liberalism and the autocratic court are debated, with emphasis on family bonds and cultural interests over politics. Her sisterhood with Alexandra and other Danish royals is highlighted amid lingering Nihilist fears.
English horsemen brace for a stern test against American rivals led by Alfred Vanderbilt and Ogden Armour. Vanderbilt’s four months at sea plus training at Fredhilt Farm aims to ready horses for the Olympia show ring. Washington Post notes the Americans’ top-quality entrants and intense preparation as the London exhibition nears. Pope Receives Mrs McCormick in Rome.
A 12 year old boy, son of George Krieger of Chicago, kidnapped in Hamburg by two masked men. The boy, educated in Hanover after his American divorce, was secreted by his mother Mrs MacDonald who later disappeared with him to Hamburg. Detectives traced him to Hanover where he was located, but then vanished again.
Prince Sedzarn, cousin of the Emperor of Japan, arrived in Marseilles and will travel to Paris after visiting King Edward. He came to the United States in 1904 and is on a special mission to Edward before proceeding to Paris.
London reports show the Deceased Wife's Sister Bill continuing to spark a clash between aristocracy and commonalty. Debates feature Sir Henry Fowler defending the measure as beneficial to morality and children, while Lord Robert Cecil leads opposition, with ministers and canon law cited as context. A separate boxing note highlights Gunner Moir’s quick victory over Tom Smith for England’s title, a swift display that boosts national boxing morale. A lawsuit involving Kitty Gordon and Captain Beresford ends with damages awarded to the plaintiffs over a fur coat loss linked to insurance and trunk tampering.
A courier reports Dr Maytcharoy a French subject was assassinated by natives amid geodetic mission unrest led by Prof Genty. Posts fired on a doctor's roof. Moorish authorities fail to enforce order. French minister confirms Manchemp's death, amid diplomatic turmoil and mourning.
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