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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1908
Page
1
Woman in Syracuse arrested on suspicion of being the Laporte multimurderess identified as Mrs Hearon. She asserts she is distantly related by marriage to John D Rockefeller and threatens a $50,000 suit for false arrest.
In Laporis Indiana authorities probe the death of Mrs Guinness linked to a barn fire on April 28. Missing a head, investigators pursue a sensational case as fault lines emerge between theory of infanticide and self harm amid autopsy uncertainties. The case draws on the sheriff and four physicians while a Monday test seeks the head in ruins.
Nancy France May 9 A woman named Jeanne Weber narrowly escaped lynching by an infuriated crowd after being found guilty of strangling a seven year old boy. Earlier Paris authorities had charged her with murdering multiple children amid infanticidal mania fears. She was released due to lack of proof. This morning she was found asleep with the boy's body beside her, his tongue cut out and blood on the scene. Police protected the prisoner as the mob pressed claims of ogress.
Prince Frederickstown May 8 Arthur Rand alias John Jones a negro found guilty of felonious assault on Mrs Mary Bugsy Ward on January 2. The mob feared death penalty and crowded the jail under heavy guard with orders to fire on anyone approaching. Sentencing to be passed Monday with court pledging a fair swift outcome and no lynching.
A 1904-era article reports President Roosevelt reiterating he will not seek renomination under any circumstances. It discusses Utah delegates and broader GOP dynamics, noting Taft as his preferred successor and stressing the President’s steadfast two-term principle and belief Taft can win in November.
Florence Schenck, Virginia girl linked to Charles Wilson in earlier sensational episodes with Alfred G. Vanderbilt, wed Wilson in London on Thursday. The ceremony, performed by a Paddington registrar, was private with only Wilson’s friend and Miss Schenck’s two friends present, and immediately the couple appeared on the coach Venture. This marks Vanderbilt’s first bridal pair on his coach.
William J. Bryan departs for a long eastern tour visiting Capital City Baltimore and Hagerstown. He plans speeches in Washington on May 1 13 and 14 then in Baltimore May 18 and in Wagerstown May 20.
Isaac Fragler Williams a former cotton broker aged about forty five killed himself while his fiancée Emma Arnold and 25 guests awaited him at the Cathedral of St John for their wedding. A note says he was to wed last week but the tragedy followed a cotton firm failure. The bride and mother were sent home after the discovery, and the groom’s motive remains unknown.
Special to The Washington Post reports Michael Gergley living with Paulina Florante on Potomac Street turned a revolver on himself and killed himself instantly after a domestic quarrel during which Florante was struck. He then shot Florante through the right eye before dying. Florante was taken to Hopkins Hospital unconscious. Gergley had lived with them for fifteen years and had worked in Washington for two months.
New York May 9 closing arguments in the King committee proceedings against District Attorney Jerome were set for May 25. Jerome said his broader knowledge now informs his views on actors, gamblers, ministers, crooks, and others. He acknowledged advising the last grand jury to present findings, while Assistant District Attorney Smyth testified that Jerome influenced the dismissal of the first indictment against Julian, a Metropolitan Street Railway witness.
In Berlin on May 9 Ambassador Tower will pass his post to Dr. Hill on June 1 and attend the Kiel regatta as the Kaiser’s guest. A banquet for Tower is set for May 30 under the American Association of Commerce and Trade. Support for the honor is not unanimous, though Tower’s tariff policy is cited as justification. Hill is not invited but may be in Berlin. Fare to Baltimore and return offered at 81.25 via Baltimore and Ohio.
San Francisco May 1908 Rear Admiral Robley D Evans sails from the Connecticut in a farewell to the Atlantic Fleet, praising efficiency and gunnery over armor. Charles M Thomas takes command aboard ship and a bid for Evans to be made vice admiral is pursued with Congress.
A dense index page lists topics including politics under Fears Clash with President, Justice Harlan Baseball, Roosevelt and the Third Term, Maryland Death Mob verdict, and ongoing sections on Real Estate, Magazine, and Sporting. It notes city, state, and national items plus society, finance, and travel features.
In New York dispatch, the Madrids led by Quentin Roosevelt edged the Plateaus 11 10 at the White House grounds. Umpire James Amos, the White House butler, ordered protests silenced after disputing a third base call as the crowd roared and Roosevelt walked thrice at critical moments.
Prince Philip zu Eulenburg, arrested at Castle Liebenberg for perjury connected to last summer's accusations by Maximilien Harden, is held in two rooms at a charity hospital in Berlin under constant police guard. He is visited by his wife, and bail of 125000 dollars was offered and refused. Prices dropped. Take advantage of April reductions and place your order. Johnson Bros., 112 Fa.
Rev Alyah H Doran of Philadelphia says fifty Episcopalian clergy across cities will renounce Episcopacy as a step toward Catholicism. Ten in Philadelphia, seven in New York, eight in Chicago, six in Fond du Lac, with others nationwide. He links this to open pulpit policy and to Companions of the Holy Saviour network. Rectors resignations follow, including R W McGurvey and M L Cowl among others.
Alphonso Dichina was hired by Savino Maline to kill him in a Jersey City street chase. Maline struck the victim with a keen-edged hatchet, splitting the skull, before Maline was captured after the assault. The motive was reported to be a quarrel over a woman.
A conference yesterday between Maj Walter Scott Hale of Boston commander in chief of the Spanish War Veterans and Brig Gen HH Bandholtz of the Philippine Army led to the amalgamation of the Veteran Army of the Philippines with the United Spains. The merger adds 1200 members to the Spanish veterans, bringing total membership to over 50000.
John W. Gates, once a Wall Street magnate and stock market figure, plans to sever ties with Chicago by auctioning his $300000 mansion at 2944 Michigan Avenue. Auctioneer Dan Long will offer the property to the highest bidder on Saturday May 1.
The George A Fuller Company wins the car tract to build combined artillery schools at Fort Monroe Virginia for about 170000 dollars. The officers’ school will be brick and stone with a 20 foot front and simple Greek influenced lines. The enlisted men’s building will be plainer in design. Baltimore and Return train service to Baltimore via B&O runs Saturdays and Sundays with all trains both ways except Royal Limited. City offices listed at 1417 Gat and 619 Pa. Ave.
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