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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1908
Page
10
A long contested scramble for the Republican presidential nomination unfolds as Cannon Knox La Follette and Hughes vie for support. Reports say Taft backers seek unity, while Roosevelt contends the party can win with his renomination.
An Army Signal Corps balloon No 10 carried Maj Russell Lieut Lahin and Capt Wallace on a wireless experiment about 3000 feet up. Mrs Nicholas Longworth changed her mind about the trip. The flight from Washington landed near Patuxent Md about nineteen miles away without mishap. The party returned to the city by evening.
Special to The Washington Post reports a tornado sweeping from Louisiana into Texas, killing residents in Gilliam and Bollinger, injuring others, and driving families from homes as Red River floods and debris disrupt communications. Multiple towns from Shreveport to Dallas suffer heavy damage and casualties.
Butte May 18 The Republican State convention will meet in Butte to elect six delegates to the national convention. Though the State central committee endorsed Taft, his friends have not decided to push for an instructed delegation to Chicago. Some delegates present favor Roosevelt instructions. Also advance notice about Sloan's Annual Clearance Sale for 1908 with catalogues mailed on request.
James H. Conking a tinsmith and hardware shop operator in Middletown WN died after pouring molten lead into his ear in a personal crisis. He had melted lead in his shop, inserted it into his ear, and despite surgery to remove it the mass damaged the brain area and led to infection. He was related to Roscoe Conkling.
Washington Post special report from New York details a family dispute after The Allen pool hall owner dies on his yacht Sentinel. Matt Allen contests the will benefiting Mrs Clarence Owens granddaughter and adopted daughter. A coroner probes poisoning claims as relatives clash over estimated estates and property.
The inquiry touches on claims that The was poisoned. The half-brother recalls questions about drinking milk from a glass before tasting it. An autopsy reveals pneumonia heart disease kidney issues and digestive tract congestion.
New York May 13 The Marquis and Marchioness of Headfort sailed today on the Mauretania after a railroad accident near Winnipeg. The marchioness spoke on American society and international marriages, praising a balance between work and leisure and noting Americans' wealth enables more heiress marriages abroad. She urged English and American men to find a middle path and expressed enthusiasm for international marriages.
New York May 13 Gov Rollins Woodruff of Connecticut was elected president of the Pounders and Primate of America to succeed Admiral George Dewey at the annual meeting in this city today Other officers elected include Gen Edward F Jones of New York deputy governor general Rev Jozega F Folsom of New Jersey chaplain general Lawrence H Leonard of New York secretary general Capt William A Dorland treasurer general Robert I Hinckley of Pennsylvania attorney general George F Newcomb of Connecticut genealogist general William W Knapp of New York historian general George E Scranton of Pennsylvania Judge James A Betts of New York and Edward Lewis Ripley of Connecticut counselors general for three years
A May 13 rock and coal collapse at Lehigh Valley Coal Company Prospect colliery Mildvale Wilkesbarre killed four miners and injured three others. Seven men went to assist when two more falls trapped them. rescuers freed the survivors as the scene was cleared.
German farmer Nving Nowsch of Tolland after a domestic dispute at 3:30 PM returned to his house and killed his seven year old son with a gun then shot himself following an argument over kicking the family dog. His wife heard two shots and found both bodies in the house.
Seattle reports raise revised Yangtze river flood death toll to ten thousand, correcting earlier figures of two thousand. The surge flooded the river up to twenty six feet, sinking junks and boats and wrecking steamers, with scenes of debris and bodies across miles. Coal prices dropped amid April reductions offered by Johnson Bros.
From New York May 13 George Hermann a Brooklyn real estate operator faces a sensational dispute with Mrs Ern St Claire Stoddard wife of Capt Charles Stoddard over alleged soul mate claims and an alienation suit. Mrs Stoddard says Hermann dined with her husband and deceived her while denying true affection and she cites a medium's warning and threats of self harm. Capt Stoddard sues Hermann for 1000 with a wife’s alienation claim as the two households collide.
San Francisco May 13 unofficial presidential primary returns show total votes polled 10000 with Taft holding a 296 vote lead over Roosevelt. W. & A. E. Ray Co announces increased train service starting May 1d with cars from White House Station 15th and H streets northeast to Baltimore every hour on the dot from 6 20 am to 7 30 pm daily. Train table appears in the paper for details.
New York May 13 Rev Dr James O Wilson pastor of Nostrand Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church Brooklyn said at a meeting that a Brooklyn senator had been tempted with 90000 dollars to vote against anti betting bills. He refused to name the senator and said the report came from an unknown source. The senator allegedly replied eighty thousand dollars was not enough.
Duke calls on Mme Gould as Prince Helje de Sagan and the pair arrive from Genoa for a brief Alpine stopover in Monte Carlo. The prince plays at the Casino with a light loss, joking that his uncle has already drained the family funds. Duke de Dino sends roses and the trio share luncheon before returning to the Casino.
Indian Head Maryland May 13 Bloodhounds led by Hurricane Branch of Suffolk Virginia pressed a man said to be the attacker of Mrs Margaret Fraser. The pursuit covered woods and creeks toward Mattawoman then Potomac with armed townsmen awaiting result. Fraser recovering. police detective James McDevitt absent. A government launch crossed to Virginia as reports of a barefoot, scantily clad negro man emerged.
President warns Congress to perpetuate the Waterways Commission at a conservation convention. If lawmakers fail to fund its maintenance he will seek ways to ensure its continuation. Governors Johnson Andrew Carnegie and John Mitchell propose remedies for the alleged evil.
President Roosevelt calls for perpetuating the Inland Waterways Commission and urges decisive action on conserving forests coal iron oil gas and soils. He says delays endanger navigation and future well being and warns unchecked use will impoverish the land for current and future generations.
A historic assembly of forty-one state governors gathered at the White House at President Roosevelt’s invitation to craft plans for conserving natural resources. The scene blended past and future, with notable figures Edward Everett Hale Andrew Carnegie James J Hill and William Jennings Bryan among attendees, as the era’s young president presided over discussions on forests and national progress.
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