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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1909
Page
10
A historical dispatch highlights a push for national laws promoting equality and shared prosperity while noting President Taft’s tour through California, a speech on conservation in Sacramento, and plans for a Panama voyage. The piece reflects early 20th century policy themes and presidential activities.
President Taft warned that prosperity tempts the evil, urging voters to choose representatives who will oversee equal opportunity and curb monopolies. He said Congress should enshrine Roosevelt era laws to sustain progress and prevent the evils of unchecked wealth. He spoke during a Sacramento stop en route to San Francisco, addressing a noisy crowd and stressing accountability.
Venice dispatch reports Plerpent Morganu, famed artist, offered five million dollars for the Reggia at Mantua, once the Corte Reale, an ancient royal residence. The government refused, noting the sale would breach laws restricting antiques to foreigners.
An unusual accident aboard the Philadelphia express left Engineer William Cooper wounded when a stone rolled into the cab from the locomotive way. The train continued at high speed for miles until a fireman discovered the missing throttle man and moved the train to Redway for a replacement engineer.
A Tromsoe dispatch reports seven members of a Norwegian expedition once presumed dead arrived at Tromsoe aboard an Iceland steamer from Spitzbergen. They endured extreme hardship after crossing ice from King Charles Land to Spitzbergen, subsisting largely on raw blubber.
Charles R Crane newly appointed minister to China was recalled after agreeing to sail the Mongolia. He said only that he would return to Washington for further instructions and did not discuss details. Crane expected to sail Korea on October 20 and return to San Francisco for his post in Peking after briefing officials.
Five people from a Wolfville Nova Scotia family were lost when a sailboat capsized in Minas Basin. The victims include Robert Martin 80, Mrs Rover Martin, Percy Martin, Hattie Martin 16, and Gertrude Stivers 3. Robert Stivers and his wife clung to the upturned craft for four hours before rescue. Mrs Stivers expected to recover.
Wilbur Wright completes a 2 mile flight over the Hudson from Governors Island to Granta tom and back, timed around 20 minutes up river and 13 minutes returning. Sailors from four nations cheer the Dayton aviator as Army and Navy officers praise the feat amid windy conditions and close calls before a large New York crowd.
A young farmer John Coffen is trapped sixty feet underground after a well collapse at Central Sallo New York. Workers labor through two shafts with slow progress as sand and water hinder access. Authorities doubt survival beyond days, while attempts to create an air chamber and cross to the original shaft continue amid constant delays.
A New York report says a New York policeman stopped a speeding car carrying Maj Gen Leonard Wood US Army to a hospital. The general said he would arrest the driver, who did not intend to press a complaint, after noting the injured man in front of the vehicle.
James B Martin of Yale law school class of 92 was defeated for mayor by Frank J Rice a former trolley conductor now a real estate dealer Rice 9927 to 9263. Martin carried a 1600 majority two years ago. Election held today in Washington Past New Hayggi Comm. Special to Fie.
The Hearst McClellan canvass notes 190003 enrolled on the first day in five boroughs versus 228989 last year and 206014 four years ago. Dr Charles Parkhurst plans to advocate the Republican mayoral candidate Owen Bingham at Calvary Methodist Church, urging votes for reform.
American ambassador Whitlaw Reid received an honorary LL D degree from the University of Manchester, presented by Viscount Morley, chancellor. Reid also attended the ceremonial opening of the chemical laboratory as suffragettes interrupted Morley’s speech.
Oklahoma City reports Gov Haskell and banking officials defied a Guthrie court restraining order as State Bank Commissioner Young continued payments to depositors at the Columbia Bank. Judge Catteral to hold further proceedings in Oklahoma tomorrow to decide bank’s status amid offers of 2 million dollars to aid return. Hearing in the Haskell fraud case postponed to October 13 due to governor’s presence in Oklahoma City.
The courage and fidelity of a bulldog saved Deputy Sheriff EM Mitchell from being mauled by bloodhounds this morning near Asheville North Carolina. The officer was feeding the hounds when the dog attacked him and knocked him down. The bulldog sprang to the defense and forced the hounds to redirect their attack, allowing the deputy to escape.
The supreme court today affirmed a judgment awarding Mabel Wellington 150 for seven years of confinement at the House of the Good Shepherd at De feat. One court held that such detention without a court order was intolerable even when deemed in the girls best interests.
A NY metropolitan reception for a Hudson Fulton tercentenary ball failed as engraved invitations demanded a $3 hat check and a $1 admission from military and naval guests and even prominent officers reported no prior knowledge of the event. The episode involved figures linked to the Albany Burgesses Corps and listed names such as August Belmont and Levi Morton. officers faced extra charges at the door while trying to access the party.
New York October 4 After two years of agitation against tracks gambling the Hart Agnew law remained the target as a Kings county grand jury handed up indictments against two jail officials five private detectives and 2 bookmakers for conspiracy The Coney Island and Brooklyn jockey clubs named as corporations with conspiracy allowed betting at Sheepshead Bay and Gravesend tracks Inspectors and detectives including John J Enep Hugh Reynolds and Hugh Meyers faced charges alongside Cavanaugh a leading bookmaker The case could set a test in the Court of Appeals and prosecutors hope to press the crackdown on racing gambling nationwide
Page fragment notes political stirs as indictments ship from New York racing spark attacks by Bishop on Colleses Parsons and others. Mentions: Crane, Wrighties, Hayward, and district board changes. Also references suffrage debate, Arctic explorer reception, and forthcoming Pittsburg games.
Trenton suffragan Bishop James A McFaul renews a letter urging Catholics to support Catholic institutions and oppose secular universities. He claims some professors teach there is no God and deny the Ten Commandments, arguing such environments threaten spiritual and temporal welfare of students.
A Chicago editorial in the Biblical World questions whether the Bible serves as a compendium of ethics and argues that treating it as moral instruction risks disengaging modern Christians from pressing total problems. The unsigned piece, tied to Prof Ernest DeWitt Burton, critiques traditional moral instruction while noting consequences in churches and society.
Herbert Parsons of the Republican county committee accuses upstate Republicans and Tammany of a deal to influence election bills in Albany. He vows to expose frauds, push for stronger election laws, and seek state convention action if the legislature stalls.
Dispatches from Oct 4 describe Moors attacking Mount Guroga with no reporter casualties yet. East Morocco preaches holy war against Spain, with Seadine reinforcements expected for the Rif. Morocco coastal occupation advocated between Cape Tres Forcas and Tetuan, Alfonso VII’s sympathies noted, Liberal leaders unite. Ramon Clemente, sentenced for July outbreak resistance, was executed at Montjuich with troops present.
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