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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1908
Page
1
Reported loss includes Prince Oyama's son and twenty three midshipmen with others feared dead in disaster. Cause linked to smoke less powder decomposition near officers quarters. Vessel, flagship in Yalu River action during war with China, deemed out of date.
The cruiser Matsushima exploded in the stern amidships while anchored off Makeng harbor. Rescue efforts saved 175 men, but many officers and cadets remain missing including the son of Field Marshal Oyama and Baron Chinda’s son. The loss stems from cordite decomposition and the ship sank quickly with 26 officers, 8 warrant officers, 321 enlisted men, and 4 midshipmen aboard for training.
In Fort de France, Martinique, April, rival political factions clashed at City Hall during municipal election tensions. The vice mayor M Labat led one party against Mayor M Severe’s group in an armed battle. The mayor died, several others injured and killed.
The Apostolic Delegate Diomede Falconio, serving in Washington, is among those named as possible new cardinals to be created at the June consistory in Rome.
American officials in China advised against a naval visit to a Chinese port to avoid misinterpretation of U S aims on Manchuria. The fleet will spend six days at Amoy before heading to Manila, with Amoy chosen over Shanghai and Brazil for a limited port call amid tense regional diplomacy.
Special to The Washington Port Cuva N Y April 3 The twenty fourth United States Infantry colored battalions refuse Watertown as trade partners at Sackett Harbor vow to boycott until civility is shown They will wait days or depart to Syracuse for goods after arrival from the Philippines amid town hostility and price signaling aimed at black troops.
Unofficial reports say the British Indomitable, undergoing speed trials, achieved 28 knots over a measured mile on the Clyde and 14? knots in continuous steaming. The 17,250-ton, 530-foot cruiser, launched March 16, is turbine-driven. contract speed is lower.
Special to The Washington Post reports Cardinal Logue of Ireland at a Maynooth alumni luncheon recounts the Vatican’s papal choice. He recalls the hardships and reluctance of the selected pope and notes an Irish precedent of a pope fleeing Rome. Archbishop Browne and Bishop of Cloyne add remarks amid song and church decorum. Pope Pius X is praised as saintly and divinely chosen.
At the cathedral a pontifical mass for deceased prelates and priests of the diocese was celebrated. Bishop O'Connor officiated, AutMary Bishop Cusack preached, and read Pope Pius words praising Archbishop Farley. The message from Cardinal Merry Del Val conveyed papal benediction to the New York diocese on the anniversary of its erection.
Mrs William E Corey wife of the Steel Trust president again told reporters she would build a combined opera house and theater on her return from Europe aboard the Deutschland. Her husband denied the tale saying there was nothing to the story as he hushed her at the pier and steered her away.
Maj. C. D. Devoll of the U S Army arrives from Washington to direct relief efforts in tornado ravaged territory. A conference with the relief committee and naval surgeons sets a plan for rations tents and medical supplies for 1000 people. The group may seek a 90000 congress appropriation as a Red Cross driven operation. Western Union promises free aid messages, pending official authorization, as Red Cross handles the effort.
Berlin April 90 The imperial government must borrow 250000000 dollars during the next five years. The statement outlines the government’s need for the large public debt to finance ongoing plans.
President Roosevelt notified Secretary Straus of reappointment for another six year term as an American member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague. Other U S members include Chief Justice Fuller and Judge George Gray.
James A. Coyle of 27 Quincr street northwest told police he was held up and robbed of $9 in cash a gold watch worth $75 and a gold chain worth $63 shortly before daybreak yesterday in the vicinity of Twelfth Street and Ohio avenue northwest. He could not describe any of the three assailants.
Countess Moustiere de Merinvillé denies reports linking her gift to the Catholic University of America with mature judgment. She explains the $260,000 donation to Caldwell Hall arose in youth from old friendship with Bishop O’Connell, notes she later left the church, and criticizes public misinterpretation of her action.
Special to the Washington Post from Baltimore reports Harry Boehm underwent an appendectomy at Franklin Square Hospital but no appendix remained. Surgeons found a grain of corn in place of the appendix and believe it was obliterated by a previous operation. Mrs Boehm claims his pain remains the same and an abscess on the liver is feared.
A chaotic winter storm spread mixed signals from Washington to Gulf cities, with temperatures swinging dramatically. Washington remained near the southern edge of warm readings while Shreveport and Galveston saw notable drops. Forecasts predicted a rise today as high and low pressure systems shifted.
Weather across the nation brings near freezing temperatures with frost in Wisconsin Minnesota Texas Florida and Ohio Kentucky reporting heavy wet snow. Severe windstorms in Florida and Pennsylvania accompanied property damage and lightning strikes while rail service ends dining cars on a Washington Southern Railway train.
Bernard Warkentin, president of the Kansas State Bank at Newton, shot on a train between Damascus and Beirut by a Turkish prince. His widow and son arrived home as questions arose over the ambassador Leishman’s handling of the case. The family seeks State Department action to pursue redress, while a paper noted his $10,000 tomb and his role in introducing hard wheat in Kansas.
Extremely cold weather with light snows spreads across Virginia, with reports from distant points warning of severe damage to fruit crops and early vegetables. The western Lynchburg region and mountain areas face the heaviest losses as young fruit in those sections suffers most.
April reports from Yenesuem Curacao and Caracas note no new bubonic plague cases in La Guarra over four days. A citizens committee offers 5 cents per rat killed to curb spread. Red D Line Philadelphia arrives San Juan with quarantine for twenty passengers. Venezuela plague conditions cause exodus. Baltimore round trip rates listed amid local notices.
Arthur M Beaupre, retiring United States Minister to Argentina, was hosted at a government house dinner by Foreign Minister Zeballos. Beaupre will head to The Hague to become American Minister there, the first official farewell banquet for a retiring foreign diplomat. Zeballos praised bilateral ties and Beaupre’s four years of service. Beaupre thanked the hosts in a Spanish address.
District Attorney Baker and assistant Harvey Given summoned Western Union operators Julian Wimberlake and H C Townsend as part of a probe into alleged doctoring of a telegram from Representative Fassett to Senator Owen Cassidy on the racing bill. The inquiry, lasting two days, aims to determine if a case can be made and whether new state or federal action is needed.
London April 30 auction at Sotheby's sold a $10 token issued by the Cincinnati Mining Company for 2175 pounds, a rich return for collectors. Only one other specimen is known to exist, making this piece highly sought after in American mining memorabilia.
A New York St Louis express messenger was bound and gagged as two robbers looted four bags of currency and gold and signaled the engineer to stop. The intruders escaped at Carnegie eight miles from Pittsburg, while a posse hunts the hills. Passengers were not harmed and the messenger declined to disclose the amount taken.
Gen Woodford presided at a New York conference of Hughes National League delegates and alternates to the Republican national convention. He warned that the party is torn and predicted Hughes would win 110 votes on the first Chicago ballot with 66 from New York, while other states' delegates were unsettled.
Baltimore April 3 A leopard escaped from a cage during a performance at the Zon arena causing a panic. The animal leaped into the gallery and injured a boy’s cheek, then fled to an adjoining room. Police sealed exits and ferried patrons out as skaters remained unaware upstairs.
Advices from Torreon report a Wells Fargo express package containing $72,000 vanished from the north-bound Mexican Railroad passenger train at Torreon. No crew was aboard the car, and no arrests are known at this time. Also notes weekend rail service from Union Station to Cane May and Cape May hotel openings.
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