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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1907
Page
23
A vehicle plunged thirty feet off an embankment injuring both occupants two aboard Bryce’s chauffeur and a mathivist escaped with severe injuries. Investigators described a chaotic scene as the car rolled down a steep slope, two men escaping amid shattered debris and a smoke filled area.
An obituary notes the death of a man aged 63 with family, street address, and last residence referenced. It lists a funeral or memorial at a local church and mentions survivors including a spouse and children. The report references dates and locations in a terse local notice style.
An OCR list shows multiple funeral directors and firms including CHOS. a COSTELLO, GEO. P. ZURHORST, J WILLIAM LEE, HINDLE & BAYLISS, FRANK GEIER'S SONS, JOHN R. WRIGHT, F HARVEY'S SONS, PEARL Undertaker and Embalmer, and WM. H. SARDO & CO, with street addresses and service notes in a historical directory snippet.
New York reports scientists dismiss Prof Garner's claim to converse with monkeys as a joke or sensational stunt. Critics question the authenticity of the language breakthrough while noting the ambassador's absence from the wrecked car weeks ago.
War Department receives messages indicating tentative plans for Secretary Taft to sail from Europe. Dispatches suggest he may visit Emperor William and King Edward, with a possible stop at Cherbourg and direct voyage to London. Reports place Taft aboard the Chattahoochee and Galveston near Nagasaki during intelligence patrols.
Emery Bryans a Twenty third ward meliman issued a circular announcing years of research have transformed silver copper into pure gold. The claim, tied to a Chester venture, quotes business figures including Robert D. Crawford and others in US manufacturing circles. The note states profits will fund a factory, with no clear timetable or feasibility details.
Fragments show a list of individuals tied to a marriage license and vows. Names include Haney Suds Fateeta Conn and Edwina eee with various others, indicating a local notice of marriage permissions and participants across multiple counties. The text reads like an OCR mash of names and places with limited readable context.
Health office records list deaths including infants and adults with cause unclear. Entries mention several individuals by name and location likely from hospital or cemetery registers, with ages and dates in a garbled transcription. Public health notices and burial references appear amid faded lines and fragmented phrases.
New York Sun reports Charles F. Brooker and William L. Ward met President Roosevelt in Washington to discuss amending the Sherman act. They say the President indicated support for repealing or softening anti trust provisions, hoping for a less drastic law aligned with business interests. A witness described the President’s calm, then furious reaction during the exchange.
Secretary Cortelyou and Speaker Wadsworth discussed the Hughes Roosevelt split and state leadership in Manhattan. Merritt contingency grows as Phillips seeks speakership support, with Woodruff aiming to install Roy B Smith over Lefayette Gleason. Wadsworth backs the President in Western New York, reshaping party power and signaling a tense legislative session ahead.
Readable fragments indicate Hughes won a distinct victory led by the superintendent of public works Mr. Stevens. The result confirms Wadeworth’s district alignment with Hughes supporters and GOP figures including John Bates. Bates backs Col Arch Baxter for clerk amid party efforts.
Hivira Giordano a 48 year old dancer with the Milan Opera Company collapsed on stage at Ye Liberty Theater in Oakland during the ballet Mignon. She was a native of Milan and weighed 180 pounds. Officials suspect exertion caused heart failure.
A Porto Rican steamship named Carolina of the New York and Porto Rico Steamship Co caught fire while under repair at Ghosters Island. The vessel, a 30% damaged steamer, was destroyed in the blaze that erupted during the July to November work.
Representative Herbert Parsons and New York County Republican Chairman Pargota met the President at the White House and had lunch. Parsons, staying for New York politics, smiled at reporters and declined to disclose details of their discussion. Parsons planned to stay in New York for the upcoming congressional session.
In Georgetown Kentucky Caleb Mowars asked Judge Morris to shield him from biased jury selection. He urged sheriffs not to discuss politics when summoning jurors. He cited a prior trial where Bourton County deputies influenced juror picks. The sheriff was told to summon unacquainted men. The case resumes with jury selection beginning tomorrow. many 1900 Democratic legislators arrived last night.
A company of Biennial Rifle from New Orleans received telegraphic orders from Gov Blanchard to report to Hahnville for the trial of two suspects in the kidnapping and murder of eight year old Walter Lemaniant June. Troops are believed sent as a precaution.
Special to The Washington Post reports ex Senator Spooner of Wisconsin leading a lively hour of debate at the National Founders’ Association dinner in New York. Roosevelt’s centralization policies drew both praise and sharp questions on executive power and states’ rights. The crowd urged the debate to continue as Spooner weighed Roosevelt’s possible presidential plans.
Governor Vardamann accompanies aeronaut Hatawin on a trial flight from the race track to the capitol grounds. The airship is limited to ten feet, with the governor perched on the framework as cameras capture the moment. The propeller remains off while the craft hovers briefly above the ground.
Sacramento reports Governor Gillett will convene an extraordinary session on November 19 to address tax payment extensions and allow courts to stay open during special holidays as a response to the current money stringency. The measures aim to prevent withdrawal of money from circulation and keep essential functions running amid liquidity stress.
It is not distrust but recognition of mortality and changing fortunes that leads people to appoint a Trust Company executor. The firm is financially responsible, under state control, and equipped to prudently administer estates with seasoned staff and systems.
Wilkesbarre Pa November Walter Lane of Piitoton returned home after months away to break into his parents home. A note on the door warned of the plan and stated he would throw himself before a train. Police found Lane an hour later lying on the valley tracks and he was jailed.
In a Iowa case from November 4, the State Supreme Court ruled that a woman’s stocking is not a proper place to carry money. The decision found the depot not liable for injuries after a fall while hurrying to remove cash. Pencathton of Waterloo filed the suit against the Central Railroad Company.
The White House announced Josiah A. Van Orsdel, an assistant attorney general, as the new associate justice of the District Court of Appeals to fill the vacancy created by Justice McComas’s death. Backed by Wyoming's senators, his confirmation is expected with broad support.
Nora May French a young poet and Bohemian figure took cyanide and died at Carmel by the Sea inside George Sterling's home. Report from Monterey says an unhappy love affair drove the act while Sterling was away in San Francisco.
Edward J. Reardon County detective for District Attorney Jerome’s office led a raid on a Ludlow gambling house near Broome Street and arrested seventy seven men. It was the second raid in a week, following a Grand and Forsythe streets operation that netted twenty four arrests. Threats to strike grow in Rome as anarchist and socialist leagues demand release of fifty arrestees within a week.
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman suffered a sudden heart spasm after a Bristol political meeting. Doctors treated him for over an hour and improved by night. He will rest in Bristol rather than return to London. Birrell aided as chief secretary and will deliver planned speeches.
In Napierville Quebec on November 14 three masked men robbed the local bank. They woke manager Paul Brault upstairs threatened to kill him if he did not open the vault. He refused he was knocked down and gagged. The burglars used nitre glycerin on the vaults and escaped with four thousand dollars.
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