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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1907
Page
3
Secretary Taft attends a gala Yokohama reception and dinner with the Japanese officials, the mayor presenting Mrs Taft a tea service. Remarks stress mutual friendship and the commerce link between the United States and Japan amid a cordial, formal atmosphere.
The Ironkin County grand jury returned an indictment charging Caleb Powers with conspiring to induce two convicts to swear falsely that Henry Joulse of Newport admitted near the time of Gov Goebel’s January 1901 shooting. Named associates include Howard Denton of Newport, lawyer Jennie Grivy, Sulla Sars of Lexington, and Dae Cushing of Kenton County.
A fragmented notices record lists numerous names, ages, and locations including Thariee A Morgan of Quiter Maud and various individuals tied to marriage or banns. The text appears as a garbled OCR segment with multiple names, places and dates.
Health Office records show numerous deaths with ages and partial addresses, including Cronin 38, Mur 70, Connelly 60, Johnson 1, Beltsley, King, McGinnis, Burke, Colliers, Higgins, Shepherd, Boeng, Pye, Annie Baker, Fred Smith, Marr Wiggins, Perry, Henry Lime, and Raymond Cook among others. Entries include ages from infancy to 70s and scattered locations such as 1408 Trad St, 2018 Columbia Rd, 605 Brightwood Ave, and Garfield Pl.
Retired Rear Admiral Coghlan, veteran of the Spanish and Philippine campaigns, cautions that Japan is mobilizing for war and urges a large US naval buildup. He argues a Pacific fleet expansion and naval readiness are key to peace, while predicting Philippines and adjacent waters as potential battle grounds if conflict arises.
Berlin reports quoted a Krupp board member denying Japan has severed talks on 12 inch naval guns. He said there has been no long term negotiation, and Japan may wait before any decision while ships can be built at English gun works.
The latest universal postal changes take effect yesterday with a five cent rate for the first ounce and three cents for each additional ounce for foreign postage. The new scheme excludes Canada, Mexico, and Cuba, which retain a domestic two cents per ounce rate. Also notes a medicinal advertisement for a cold remedy.
Florence Oct 1 Enrico Torii the Katulan planter, who on September 2 married the Countess Montignoso, has refused an offer from Hamburg impresario to give five concerts for 5400. He says he did not marry to use his wife as an advertiser. Rumors allege Saxon detectives plot to abduct Princess Anne Monica Pia from a convent near San Remo as Germans suspected of schemes.
In a libel suit reported from Oct 1, Chancellor Prince Eyelow launches a case against Agrnak a prominent nobleman and pamphleteer Brandt who distributed handbills accusing him. Knights of the Round Table including Flithorte von Buelow criticized critics but defend their private character while political foes are blamed for the slander.
Dublin reports Sir Thomas Tipton again denounces the New York Yacht Club for refusing his fourth challenge to the Americas Cup and argues the deed of gift and mutual conditions hinder fair competition. Royal Irish Yacht Club notes the decision but preserves respect for sport while acknowledging practical limits on an international race.
Newport society reels as Fanny Aurel Eaton Batonyi Burke Roche Batonyi seeks divorce from Edson Batonyi amid rumors of disinheriting disputes and a Newport farm transfer. The case highlights a high profile romance, a marriage kept secret, and an entangled financial and familial rift with Frank Work as the financier father.
United States and Canada face formal protests from Japan over alleged treaty violations linked to immigration limits. Tokyo warns of damages claims for riots in Vancouver, with $5200 to $6000 expected to be reimbursed by the Dominion government. Vancouver circles draft legislation to bar Orientals, while officials promise swift measures to curb debarkation.
Attorney General charges expose alleged collusion between the New York City Railway Company and petitioning creditors the Pennsylvania Steel and Degnon Contracting. The report claims federal receivership lacks jurisdiction and details improper control transfers to Adrian B. Jolin Douglass Robinson and Herbert H. Vreeland. Witness Lemuel Quigg testifies large sums paid to lawyers and public organizers, with a mysterious 5 million check uncovered during the inquiry.
Oct 1 in Baker City Oregon an explosion destroyed the gate of former Baker County Sheriff Harvey K. Brown’s residence. He lies in a critical hospital condition with severe injuries including a mutilated arm and internal damage from a dynamite blast. Police cannot determine motive or culprits and found a 25 foot wire trail. Mrs Brown is prostrate from shock as investigators seek any clue.
Special to The Washington Fest reports Wanamaker stating the country remains in excellent condition despite daily stock market jitters. He argues Wall Street moves are not a reliable gauge of real business or American prosperity and that the broader economy is steadily expanding.
Early today a fire gutted the upper floors of a tenement at East Third Street New York trapping residents. One woman was seriously injured and several hundred others were endangered as crowds fled through hallways and stairwells. Firemen used ladders to rescue many women and children out of danger as flames consumed the upper three stories. The inquiry points to possible incendiary origin.
James B Cortel yim chief of the postal inspectors in Philadelphia on Oct 1 states Henry Mather the London Sanker is Walter Fernald a head of the Imperial Trustee Company of New Jersey. Fernald’s picture is identified by four London victims as Mather, tying him to the bankers brokers and others involved in the ablations.
Attorney General cites taste as a factor in identifying whisky under the pure food law. Officials announce immediate action against saloonkeepers selling blended or bonded whiskies not properly labeled. Rectifiers head given deadline to correct labeling. arrests expected as court tests loom.
Market inquiry shows bath wholesale and retances of beef lamb veal pork mattos sausage and butter climbing. New York reports same foods higher as general price levels advance.
Washington market reports say meat and grocery prices are higher than two months ago as wholesalers ship to New York at reduced margins. Beef, bacon, ham, sausage, eggs, butter, and cheese rise from 3 to 34 cents per pound, with wholesale and retail prices diverging in places. Residents note New York buyers pay more per pound, while some shoppers buy from hot sales at lower costs.
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