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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1905
Page
1
A fragmented dispatch describes Hunt for election frauds. Mentions Hearst influence, Tammany ties, and discovered ballot boxes in barber and tailor shops. Details alleged carelessness in returning ballots, counts of 80 ballots, and related investigations across New York politics.
New York reports ten indictments for election law violations and two for felonies tied to last Tuesday's vote. Grand jury adjourned after receiving evidence prepared by State's Attorney General Mayer and the Hearst contest committee. Indictments target several prominent politicians. registry check of the Fifth District was presented to the jury.
Federal grand jury in St Louis returns a new indictment against United States Senator Burton of Kansas for accepting money from Rialto Grain and Securities Company while serving in the Senate. The case references prior indictments quashed and notes statute of limitations looming after November 18 1935. Witnesses include Post Office inspectors and agency officials as Burton fights retrial and potential reindictment.
Harrisburg Pa May 10 Gov Penny Packer sent letters to every state governor urging appointment of delegates to a Washington DC congress on February 1, 1866 to discuss uniform laws on the use of force nationwide. Governors of thirty four states reply they have appointed delegates or will do so soon, pledging cooperation.
In Orphans Court Judge Smith dismissed exceptions to the auditors report in the Dilza B Smith estate matter. The decision nullifies two notes totaling 18 233 dollars given by Miss Smith to the American University in Washington DC.
Connecticut minister tells women to powder and paint to win a man. He cites Queen Rather and says dress the best you can cover defects with paint or powder and add good cooking to reach the average male heart. Also notes Fun sells ice cream delivered Sunday and orders by 9 p.m.
President Roosevelt announced new rules on consular and diplomatic appointments. The plan extends examinations to all consulates general and agencies with salaries of 1000 dollars or more, and requires secretaries of legations to master at least one modern language. The merit system aims to replace political influence for top posts from consulate general to chief agents, while preserving a transfer preference for current State Department staff.
The piece urges the President to push Congress for changes in consular salaries classifications and transfers to raise efficiency. It notes diplomats should speak the court language, cites past reforms by Assistant Secretary Pierce, and predicts legislation to base the service on business standards.
Albert V Deane Reid, who had married Miss Sarah A Delano on October 2 and had her committed to Bloomingdale Asylum, was arrested leaving White Plains courthouse as his wife's second trial unfolds. Detectives Farley and O Connell secured the warrant. Mrs Reid, said to be his first wife, arrived from Canada with their seven year old son. Deane Reid was jailed at police HQ. case set for general session.
Mayor Tom Johnson of Cleveland announces a new anti suicide commission after a report shows eighty six personal crisis cases in nine months. Directors Cooley and Greeland join State Senator elect F C Howe to solicit letters from those contemplating death and to remove causes such as unemployment by obtaining work and arranging aid. The panel, all experienced in social relief, aims to address troubles of despondent residents.
Detroit police guard a grotesque monument to Satan by Herman Menz at 48 Stanton Avenue after a mob of youths pelted it with stones. Clergymen and city officials weigh whether removal is warranted while authorities maintain the guard to prevent further vandalism.
John Jansut twenty two of St Cloud Minnesota is a human stone quarry. Fourteen months after a quarry blast doctors have removed more than four thousand pieces of stone from his body. A granite shard weighed a fun dunce emerged from his arm and yesterday another fragment half an ounce was taken from the eye socket lost in the blast. He endures surgical procedures four times weekly without anaesthetic.
Rand Powder Company posts a 5000 dollar reward for arrest and conviction of those responsible for the Fair Chance explosion on September 9, which killed eighteen workers and destroyed the plant. Coroner’s jury cited unknown cause but company officials suspect incendiaries.
The Drake flagship announces a pugilistic bout during the British squadron visit. Sailor Kirby of the English navy faces Sailor Collins of the U S navy for a purse of 100 francs and a cup presented by Prince Louis. The cup, now held by Sailor Cockayne, will become an international annual prize. launch races for English sailors are planned in the lower bay on a ten mile course.
Prince Louis of Battenberg charms New York during a visit by sharing frank remarks with reporters. He praises American women, deflects questions on Russia, and notes war's potential impact on New York. The schedule includes luncheons with Gen Grant, a Navy reception, and a Waldorf Astoria banquet before a West Point game.
An alarm over a planned Black Hundred mass casualty attack on Jews and intellectuals in St Petersburg and Odessa provokes panic among the American and foreign communities. Spencer Eddy and officials urge calm, while police and officials promise protection and investigations into the unrest.
All quiet at Cronstadt after a strong show of troops suppresses mutinous sailors. Hundreds deported, streets cleared, fires burned out. troops flood the city, bivouacking amid ruins as markets and shops are looted and later sacked, while firemen share in demoralization. The report notes a superb service to Alexandria via Woodbury ferry.
Spectators line sidewalks as owners salvage belongings from burnt buildings and wrecked stores. Police guard the area while crowds gather and patrols prevent looting. A cable from St Petersburg to the Russian Embassy in this city claims Cronstadt unrest was exaggerated, with fortifications loyal to the government and only ten houses burned.
Philadelphia reports George W Amory of New York met with Assistant District Attorney Chester A Farr Coroner Dugan Captain Donaghy and Detective Gallagher to discuss aspects of the Todd case. No action disclosed. Inquest date not fixed. Six Philadelphia detectives were reportedly on the case. In New York Sinclair Tousey sought a temporary administrator for Mrs Margaretta Todd's estate pending Mrs Frank Tousey’s return from Europe.
New York November 16 actress Lillian Russell escaped serious harm when her horse bolted in Central Park. Riding master Charles Trustrum of Durland leaped a shrubbery to reach her, stopping the runaway just in time. Russell, shaken but uninjured aside from a wrench, was escorted home with medical advice to avoid stage that day.
A Detroit woman, Miss Lunnie Baines, leapt from a fifth floor fire escape at the Boster store on State street just after noon. She died on the sidewalk after crashing onto the street, amid a crowd of witnesses.
Special to The Washington Post Clayton Del reports the local post office is under quarantine due to diphtheria in the postmaster family. Residents cannot receive mail and must use Smyrna or travel to trains. authorities in Washington are asked to authorize a temporary post office. Also notes a boiler explosion in Midvale, NJ killing one and injuring two.
Paris Nov 10 The Rouvier ministry faced a crisis as War Minister Berteaux withdrew during a heated Chamber debate and resigned. A violent session produced a 310 to 14 vote sustaining the ministry though its future remains doubtful due to factions. Berteaux said his resignation aimed to avoid harming the ministry, not to embarrass it.
November 10 petitions were filed in Common Pleas Court No 2 by the directors of Enterprise National Bank seeking to reopen judgments totaling 2.5 million dollars against them for state deposits. They argue bonds and discharges meet obligations as Cashier Lee Clark’s death and bank defalcations occurred after deposits, which were about 1.2 million dollars at closure. The court ordered the plaintiff to show cause why the judgments should not be reopened.
Harold Prescott confessed to stealing about 3.1 million dollars in gems from New York homes over two years after being paid as a painter in those houses. Police found 2000 dollars worth of gems from pawnshop searches and Prescott was sentenced to five years in Sing Sing.
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