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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1909
Page
32
Reported speech outlines administration push for equal prosperity and new laws. President Taft plans conservation emphasis during California tour with Shasta peak sighting. Travel includes California southward and a stop in Sacramento. Preparations noted for plans to Panama voyage.
President Taft warns that prosperity can breed evil when people grow complacent and careless about reform. He urges vigilant oversight of Congress, calls for equal opportunity, curbs on monopolies, and continued Roosevelt era policies to enforce progress. The speech also previews railroad reform and a broader push for laws to sustain national prosperity.
Venice report says Plerpent Mor ganu sought the Reggia at Mantua also known as Corte Reale, one of Italy’s famed royal residences. Dorgan allegedly offered $5,000,000 but the government refused, blocking sale of the ancient structure to a foreign buyer.
A stone weighing several pounds struck Engineer William Cooper in the cab of the Philadelphia express, throwing him to the floor and leaving him bleeding as the train continued at speed for miles until a fireman discovered the fatality and summoned another engineer at Redway to take over toward Philadelphia.
Seven members of a Norwegian expedition who spent the previous winter at King Charles Land have arrived in Tromsoe aboard an icebound coal steamer from Spitzbergen. The men, long presumed dead, endured extreme hardships, crossing the ice from King Charles Land to Spitzbergen while surviving largely on raw blubber.
Charles R Crane newly appointed mailster to China was recalled and expected to sail October 20 on the Korea. He said he would return to Washington for further instructions. Secretary Knox’s absence and the uncertain recall raised questions about China Japan Manchuria treaties and Hankow railroad issues influencing Crane’s post at Peking.
Five members of a single family die when a sailboat capsizes in Minas Basin near Wolfville Nova Scotia on October 4. 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 rescuers arrived. Mrs Stivers is not expected to survive.
Dayton aviator Wilbur Wright flies over Governors Island and the Hudson in a dramatic display before sailors from four nations. He completes a 24 mile round trip, with a second sunset attempt halted by motor trouble, drawing praise from Army leaders and spectators along the river.
John Coffen, a young farmer, remains trapped 60 feet underground after a well collapse at Sauxty Foot Well. Workers struggle to complete a second shaft as hope fades, with air pockets and rising sand and water threatening his survival. Relays work through night. officials warn chances are slim and three to four days may pass before reaching him.
New York reports a patrolman stopped a speeding car carrying Maj Gen Leonard Wood US four after it ran a man down near a hospital collision site. The injured man declined to file a complaint while Wood saluted and the officer left with the automobile number.
James B Martin, Yale Law class of 92 alumnus, was defeated for mayor by Frank J Rice, a former trolley conductor now in real estate. Rice won 9927 to 9263, a 1600 vote majority. Rice is a former conductor and current real estate dealer. Martin had served as conductor and councilman. Election held today in Washington Past New Hayggi Comm.
Dr Charles Parkhurst announced he would advocate the Republican nominee for mayor Owen Bingham from his pulpit. Gen Theodore A Bingham, appointed by McClellan, but a Republican ally, will campaign in Bernards support. The first day’s five borough registration reached 190 083, down from 229 899 last year and 206 014 four years ago, suggesting apathy. Only two Manhattan districts saw small increases on the opening day.
Walt Whitman Whitlaw Reid, American ambassador to Great Britain, received an honorary LL D from the University of Manchester. Viscount Morley, chancellor, awarded the degree as Reid attended the institution’s opening of a chemical laboratory. Suffragettes frequently interrupted Morley’s address during the ceremony.
Oklahoma City reports Gov Haskell and state banking officials contest a Guthrie federal restraining order as the Columbia Bank and Trust Company faces possible transfer back to its original owners. Judge Catteral to rule on the bank’s status. Worton and backing figures offer 2000000 to aid restoration efforts. A separate fraud hearing for Gov Haskell and others tied to Magcee town cases delayed to October 13 due to his Oklahoma City appearance.
In Asheville North Carolina on October 4 Deputy Sheriff E M Mitchell narrowly escaped a bloodhound attack while feeding the dogs. A bulldog charged the hounds lifting the officer to safety and allowing him to free a chained companion. The incident highlights the dog’s courage and fidelity.
The supreme court today upheld a judgment granting Mabel Wellington $150 for seven years of confinement at the House of the Good Shepherd in De feat. The ruling found detention without a court order intolerable, even when done with the girls’ best interests in mind.
Washington report details a New York Hudson Fulton tercentenary ball invite issue at the Metropolitan Opera House. An Albany corps invitation demanded admission and a three dollar hat check fee, prompting outraged military officers and diplomats who found no prior knowledge of the event and complained of hidden charges.
New York October 4. After years of racing track agitation and the Hart Agnew anti betting law, a Kings County grand jury handed up indictments against two major race clubs and a group including police officials and bookmakers. Conspiracy charges allege the Coney Island and Brooklyn Jockey Clubs permitted betting at Sheepshead Bay and Gravesend tracks. Indicted are officials and private detectives, with trials set for October 16.
Page details a jumble of headlines including New York Racing indictments, ministerial recalls, calls for reform, and political clashes. It mentions figures like Bishop, Parsons, and Crane, plus notes on suffrage debate, Arctic exploration reception, and local civic changes.
Trenton Bishop James A McFaul renews a plea to priests and laity to patronize Catholic institutions, opposing secular universities. He cites professors allegedly teaching there is no God and denying the Ten Commandments, urging support for Catholic education to protect faith and morality.
An unsigned editorial in the Biblical World warns that using the Bible as a compendium of ethics risks reducing faith to moral instruction. It argues the Bible is not just rules and cites concerns about Christians lacking zeal on moral issues amid social and industrial challenges. Charleston report notes Gov Glascock’s secretary Hurt injured in a bicycle accident. Warsaw reports a military court condemns two German subjects for espionage to four and two years respectively.
Herbert Parsons, Republican county official, accuses upstate Republicans and Tammany of striking a deal to block reform bills in Albany and Washington. He vows to expose the arrangement, push stronger election laws, and seeks public support to defeat perceived graft, pledging continued fight for honest elections in New York City.
An October 4 dispatch flags increased Moorish incursions toward Spain and the Rif conflict. It says tribes near East Morocco mobilize to aid Rifians, while a plan for coastal occupation from Forcas to Tetuan is discussed. King Alfonso backs military measures as liberal factions unite in Barcelona.
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