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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1908
Page
1
A mob of about 10 000 swarmed the Laporte area surrounding the Guinness murder farm as authorities continue digging for answers. Detectives and doctors weigh whether the fire killed Mrs Guinness and three children or a separate woman, with reports pending and a mystery auto sighting under investigation.
A Maryland man, wealth owner J. Stoner of Eilursburg, north of Hagerstown, fled a matrimonial scheme connected to Mrs Belle Guinness. The ruse involved fake letters and forged photos urging a rendezvous in Martinsburg and Chicago. Citizens note Guinness and a Mrs Nelson used aliases. Stoner later learned the tale and alerted Petersburg locals.
A naphtha launch with nine men capsized at the Merrimack River mouth near Plum Island Newburyport. Five drowned. Captain George E Busey owner and three other men were rescued by passing boats. The decedents were Italian shoemakers employed locally.
Authorities fear mob violence as Arthiat Rawl is to be moved from Calvert County jail to Baltimore for execution. After the verdict, Mrs Ward wept, and townspeople warned of possible lynching. A heavy deputy guard will accompany the sheriff and prisoner on the rail journey.
Special Cable to The Washington Post Paris May 10 The Prix de Rochette for Allies was won by W K Vanderbilt's Foresight Armande second and Count St Phallis Philomene third Odds 5 to 2 against Foresight 9 to 2 Armande 25 to 1 Philomene Other lines note excursion rates via B C TH to Harper's Ferry Martinsburg Berkeley Springs and Cumberland with round trip prices listed.
Charles Exton Bamford a 26 year old former Thirteenth Cavalry lieutenant, killed himself in a Washington hotel room. His diary reflected melancholy views. health and financial stress were cited by friends and a superior as factors. The tragedy followed his resignation in 1906 and a bid to reinstate in the army.
Pittsburg May 10 Special to The Washington Post A Salvation Army officer wearing a coffinrobe preached on After Death What tonight at the local barracks. Staff Captain Treve urged the crowded room to prepare for the final summons and choose salvation, warning that tomorrow anyone may be laid in a coffin.
Lincolnnite Lewis Emery Jr of Bradford Pa who ran for Congress on the Democratic ticket explains his support for Taft at the Republican national convention. Knox delegates seek to block his seating, arguing Emery is not a Republican or qualified to sit in Chicago.
Poughkeepsie May 19 The Elks announce plans to found a church in the city to honor Rev Maryin V Jacobs who resigned rather than yield to Pine Plains Baptist Church demands Exalted orders expect to raise 80 000 dollars for construction and permanent endowment via a voluntary 23 cent assessment on each of the nation s 350 000 Elks The pastor may take permanent charge of the new church end of note
Florence May 10 report that Mme Toselli, formerly crown Princess of Saxony, has a son born last Thursday. The birth was kept secret pending registry notification. The infant is expected to bear his father Alberto as his name.
The Washington Post reports a widespread revolt in the Abji district of the Congo Independent State. Natives refuse to collect rubber, attack whites, burn multiple factories, with heavy casualties reported. Authorities struggle to restore order amid the upheaval.
William Montgomery cashier of Allegheny National Bank faces protracted defalcation claims nearing 750000. He allegedly aided Senator Quay to back Harrison for president, with both men profiting from wagers and mortgage schemes. Bank directors say millions may have been looted by Montgomery and associates, while threats to expose political figures loom if he is jailed.
A rock rolled from a hillside during a Baltimore and Ohio express near Fairmont seven miles east, crashing through a car roof and injuring JB Powell of Fairmont, Fairmont head, and Griffith Jones of Fairmont. Powell and Gilmore were rushed to hospital as the train slowed to a stop. the voyage continued after treatment.
San Francisco May 10. California Republicans, by unofficial primary ballots, showed preference for Roosevelt over other candidates. The Sacramento convention may direct that Roosevelt be instructed as the choice, with Taft as second, and Hughes third. Gen George Stone expects Roosevelt instruction.
Milwaukee May 10 Elfie Fay known as Belle of Avenue A ends her act at the Majestic and announces plans to wed Lieut Demon Plett of the U S Navy He will travel from Guam to San Francisco then shore duty in the United States and the ceremony is slated for Washington D C Lieut Plett is a naturalized Corsican and Annapolis graduate
Forty-one leaders from states including Hawaii will join today and Tuesday for an unprecedented Roosevelt gathering on forest preservation. Only five executives from California, Oregon, Georgia, Massachusetts, and Texas will be absent as the president calls the assembly to order to consider means to conserve forests.
President Roosevelt convenes 44 governors in Washington for a conference on conservation. Attending are Kibben of Arkansas Frear of Hawaii and Pindall of Arkansas along with other governors and cabinet leaders. The meeting aims to discuss forest, waterway, mineral, and energy resources and to detail proposed safeguards for the nation’s natural assets.
In Watertown on May 10 a card game ended in tragedy when buckshot shattered a cabin window killing Jerry Apple and local resident Albert Crowder. Mrs Royal Dunning Apple survived after a night of terror, while her husband Royal Dunning was later arrested amid gunfire claims of innocence.
A well dressed blonde woman, about 35, was found dead near a pond in southwest Philadelphia. A carbolic acid bottle lay beside her. Police doubt suicide as muddy footprints suggest possible foul play and consider whether she was carried to the spot. Witnesses report a taxi or carriage passing earlier.
Grace Snell Coffin Walker Coffin Laymar Love withdraws sixth divorce suit and reunites with H M Love secretary of the Los Angeles Board of Health. The long sequence of marriages includes Frank Nixon Coffin James C Walker and Fetus A Layman before Love. She is described as daughter of A I Ane a Chicago capitalist murdered years ago. A brief Chicago to promote financial deposits appears in the notice.
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