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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1908
Page
1
A fierce storm hampers rescue attempts as a large ship named Rickmers sinks off Long Island. Crew members board a lighter craft then are driven back, and a breeches buoy line fails to reach the vessel amid crashing seas and heavy breakers.
Fragmentary passage discusses white ink on black paper, printing costs, and paper preservation. Mentions millions of dollars, pulp, print paper needs, and professional investors, with unclear sequence and no cohesive event or subject.
A fragment from the Washington Post dated May 7 notes the Francis and Leupp Commission on Indian Affairs arriving from Washington to assess health of 47 Indians attached to Buffalo Rails Who West. After a matinee, Indians gathered in a garden, then fled past Commissioner Leupp who greeted each one.
A special Washington Post report describes a Brown County event near Nashville where a Crabbite sect member will be bitten by a rattlesnake to prove prayer can heal and prevent venom. Led by Rev Henry Crabb, the group has tolerated snake handling with multiple bites and a $20 purchase for a venomous rattler to be used at a forthcoming demonstration.
President Roosevelt visits Pine Knot hunting lodge near Charlottesville on a spring trip with Mrs Roosevelt and naturalist John Burroughs. A Virginia crowd greets the party as Roosevelt hints at Greenway, a University of Virginia baseball team member, amid rain and sun breaks. The group travels by private railcar toward North Garden, with plans to stay through the week in a simple rural stay.
Jealous husband John Cushner is accused of thrusting his wife into a dough tray and igniting paper, causing severe burns. He is charged after help from John Cardish, as doctors fear she may not recover. The incident occurred in Shamokin Pennsylvania on May 7.
Kentucky Republicans endure a long credentials session to seat delegates. Taft forces fight back with harmony appeal by Senator elect Bradley, but Bradley loses by 183 votes. Four delegates at large chosen for the Chicago convention. platform endorses Roosevelt and Taft.
The schooner El Blanco, seized outside Havana Harbor, carried six unmanifested boxes labeled hardware believed to contain arms and gunpowder. Customs will investigate when Blanco reaches Ibarra Port, amid secret police reports and no government knowledge of revolt plans in the Eastern province.
Washington Post Wilkesbarre notes the death of Blackie a sixteen year old cat from the Benjamin Dilley estate The pet heir survived its owner and received part of a $40 000 income while executors arranged care for Blackie and sister Rinkie The report mentions a $75 monthly allowance for caregiver Addie Ruch and an advertisement for Sweetheart Soap coupons in the following issue.
Cecelia Loftus suddenly collapsed during a matinee at the Maryland Theatre in Baltimore. She forgot the words mid song, stood immobilized, then fainted as attendants rushed to help. Loftus had been unwell for several days, believed to have contributed to the lapse.
The Standard Oil Company of Indiana began a fresh effort to escape the $29,240,000 fine imposed by Judge Landis in federal court. Attorneys for the company appeared in the United States Circuit Court of Appeals to argue the appeal from the lower court’s judgment. The hearing occupied most of the day.
Evans is hailed as a hero in San Francisco during a massive parade featuring 2,500 regulars and 8,000 sailors and Marines. Rear Admiral Ryan and Gen Funston led the display. Gov Gillett and Secretary Metcalf attended, with naval officers reviewing the fleets afterward. A notable echo of the 1898 Dewey Day parade.
Mrs John M Glenn of Baltimore asked the women of the South to shed aristocratic notions and extend generous help to the needy at the National Conference of Charities and Correction in Richmond. Rev W J Karby spoke on clarity work and Dr Charles B Granby warned that tuberculosis deaths are higher among Negroes than whites, noting alleged dispositional factors and urban life stress. Frank J Bruno urged a national sanitarium for consumptives.
Special to the Washington Post reports Mrs Hetty Green plans to leave the Hotel Plaza for quieter apartments. She seeks peace while retaining wealth, with some push from promoters and anxious admirers. Her daughter Sylvia pressurges society aims and may influence the move to Hoboken if needed.
The investigation into the Guinness farm killings near Laporte Ind identifies Ole Budsberg of Iola Wis as a victim and details a secret murder room built into Mrs Guinness’s home. Prosecutor Smith prepares to indict Ray Lamphere on charges of causing the deaths of Mrs Guinness and her three children, with a May term trial expected.
In New London a gale fueled a blaze that consumed the Pequot House and caused fourteen nearby buildings to catch fire. The Pequot property is owned by a Brandegee-associated group, with losses around 25000 dollars. Separately, Richmond batch reports W. Wilkerson, 70, died after a fall, a Civil War veteran and longtime merchant.
In Brooklyn Fifth Avenue Police Court Paul Sherp, a pale youth about eighteen, is arraigned for robbing Mrs. Catherine Bohanan, a woman claimed to be over eighty five. She testified she once loved him, but now has little affection while Sherp denies the accusation and is held for the grand jury.
Senator Culberson led a lively discussion reading newspapers to show railroads eyeing a general freight rate hike while the President and the Interstate Commerce Commission allegedly approved waiving the law. Senator Foraker argued that power granted to the ICC risks higher rates until legal review.Mr Money’s Credulity Taxed Msmons of Mississippi said his vote to fix rates with the ICC showed no belief the law would be waived and he doubted any presidential agreement to raise rates.
New York May 7 Exclusive Democratic circles report Judge Alton B Parker may announce or have others announce his candidacy for the nomination before the Denver convention. A flood of literature is said to revive the gold telegram story to draw Western Democrats toward Parker if Bryan falters.
William Montgomery, cashier of the Allegheny National Bank in Pittsburgh, is arrested for embezzling about 469000, a figure linked to long time Republican activity around Senator Quay. The case arises after bank examiner Folda uncovers extensive defalcations and mentions possible bribe attempts to suppress the story. Amelia Bingham undergoes successful operation for local peritonitis. her husband was present.
Kansas City dispatch reports Major Chaffee, brother of Lieut Gen Adna R Chaffee U B A (retired) of Los Angeles, died today at his home of kidney trouble at age seventy nine. The notice also lists Baltimore and Retara and train fare ads for the period.
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