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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1906
Page
3
Massachusetts convention renominates current officeholders led by Gov. Curtis Guild Jr with Eben D. Drafer and William M. Olin on the ticket. The platform backs tariff mildness, anti trust aims, and supports Roosevelt while opposing public railroad ownership. Foss disavows independent run and pledges support for Guild amid unity.
In memory of Anna Rothrock who died a year ago to day October B 1905. Anniversary mass at Holy Note Church. A daughter MaeCarlsson recalls her mother as devout and resilient. The verse reflects faith, struggle, and peace through God’s will.
Notice states marriage notices printed in The Washington Post will be reprinted in multiple morning newspapers at no extra charge. The list includes The New York Times Boston Globe Buffalo Courier Chicago Record Herald Philadelphia Public Ledger Pittsburgh Dispatch Providence Journal Rochester Herald Syracuse Post Standard St Louis Republic Syracuse Post Standard St Paul Pioneer Press Minneapolis Tribune Cleveland Plain Dealer Cincinnati Enquirer.
Local funeral parlors advertise undertakers and embalmers including W R Speare J William Leg George Zurhorst and Harvey's Sons. Services feature modern crematoriums livery to connect and extended funeral arrangements at 940 F Street NW and other central Washington locations with telephone numbers for inquiries.
The narration notes Henry Cabot Lodge likening upcoming elections to an Austerlitz of American politics while Benny E Turner is discussed for State auditor. The fragmentary text references con ventions, political maneuvering, and movement toward government order and liberty.
Houston Oct 5 E B R Green of Terrell, president of the Texas Midland Railroad, withdraws as reorganized Republican governor nominee. Dr A C Acheson is named to replace him. Acheson is brother of Congressman Acheson of Pennsylvania. The reorganized party protests regular Texas GOP conduct led by National Committeeman Cecil A Lyon seeking to purge black representation and create a white-dominated group.
Montgomery Oct 5 Attorney General Wilson ruled the Independent Lily White faction of the Alabama Republican party cannot use the party emblem in the November election. The regular Black and Tan GOP had decided not to name a ticket against Democrats, and independents sought to run. The attorney general upheld the regular organization’s contest of the Lily White ticket.
Labor leaders at AFL headquarters say organized labor will oppose Congressman Kennedy if the Republicans nominate him in Ohio's Eighteenth District. A labor convention in Youngstown read letters from candidates and refused to endorse any, signaling a campaign against Kennedy and Cannon. Walker nominated as labor candidate. funds sought to defeat Cannon with Illinois miners backing efforts in New Jersey district races.
Listed deaths include Hila Hawkins aged 60 at 209 Tst aw and Ruth Stewart aged 12? at Ti Buon at, plus Nathan Johnson 42 Romney's d oo, Richard Hyde 238 ath ot nw aged 80, David Ross 4005 bth mt nw 70, Herbert Alien 2 Douglass Row unknown age, and Margaret L Duty 8143 at nv seven weeks. Also C0 yeara and others referenced in Georgetown and local streets.
Stuttgart releases notes from von Hohenlohe describing clashes between Prince Bismarck and Emperor Wilhelm II. Diary extracts detail Bismarck’s retirement, court tensions, and policy disputes over workers and the 1890 socialist law, with the Emperor opposing dismissal while the Reichstag faced crises.
The American Ambassador to Turkey, Leishman, at last presented credentials to the Sultan in Constantinople with full ambassadorial pomp. He was escorted by Halreddin Bey and accompanied by Lewis Einstein and staff, with Consul-General Ozman also present. Previous attempts had been postponed but interactions with the foreign office continued without complaint.
London reports the admiralty’s preliminary trials of the battleship Dreadnought, noting exceptional maneuverability and lack of vibration. The ship sailed at low speed with smooth handling, then completed a thirty hour trial at one sixth power in the English Channel followed by further cruising trials, all regarded as satisfactory.
Tangier reports say authorities refuse action after tribesmen wounded a French agent of Compagnie Marocaine. Local unrest includes attacks on Jews and Muslims. European travelers narrowly escape harm as tensions rise. Madrid denies talks of two new Spanish towns in Paris and London. The Hague notes the Dutch government withdraws tax bill enabling peace conference reception.
North Carolina policy holders prepare for a meeting on October 18 after receiving questions from the Insurance Commissioners’ committee. The inquiry asks how a company plans to distribute surplus funds to policyholders once the 1907 law takes effect, with copies left for committee review.
In St. Petersburg fifty one members of the Council of Workmen's Delegates are confined for trial amid large demonstrations. Troops patrol streets to prevent further unrest while authorities prepare witnesses. In Poland, Czonstochowa, a drumhead court-martial hanged a terrorist condemned to death.
East Lake City October 5. President Joseph F. Smith addressed the seventy-seventh annual conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He urged Mormon parents to stop sending their children to study in Berlin, noting some youths in Germany had separated from church meetings. He pressed exemplary conduct and faith in Zion, stating the Lord will uphold the righteous.
Washington Post reports Alder man John F. Dondine of Wilkes Barre holds court on a hillside. Joseph Bolls sues McCowan Construction for 1.50 a day, paid 1.30. A constable ferries a sand filled wheelbarrow uphill, Bolls completes the climb and wins full wages.
In Trenton New Jersey William J Lea who escaped twice from the New Jersey Hospital for the Insane and now at large in New York City sent a letter to Governor Stokes detailing grievances and threatening to kill Judge Vroom of the Court of Errors and Appeals who heads the asylum board Lea says the judge’s ruling declared him insane He claims to have sent similar letters to other asylum board members and cannot return to New Jersey without recommitment to the hospital.
London colonel Boward Vincent hosted the Queen's West Minater Volunteers and their rifle team for a social event on Wednesday. The gathering featured demonstration drills and speeches, highlighting the unit's precision and public service during a period of regional tension.
E H Gary announces a lease of HilI ore lands in the Northwest to US Steel controlled companies. The contract calls for 750000 tons in 1907 rising by 760000 annually to 8260000 tons, at $1.65 per ton delivered at Upper Lake, with royalties and long term mining through exhaustion. The deal, described as second in extent to Lake Superior mines, aims to supply ore for fifty years benefiting both parties.
A New York Life Insurance Company policy payout was upheld by a United States Circuit Court judge in a case involving George C. Crane Kin, receiver for the First National Bank of Niles. The dispute centers on life insurance for George Kimmel, former president of Farmers State Bank of Arkansas City, Kan., who disappeared in 1898. Interest assessed on the policy proceeds and further claims were noted, with the court affirming the insurer’s position.
La Porte Indiana records the death of an aged author at ninety three. In ten years she published two books about her father James Leander Cathier Cathiert and his consular service in Africa. One work recounts American negotiations with Barbary powers to end piracy. Her brother Charles W Cathier served two terms in Congress and was later a U S senator by appointment.
A historical notice explains a new transport book good across the Pennsylvania system west of Pittsburgh except the Vandalia line. It allows one person to travel 1000 miles or a group to share mileage as a flat rate, with extra mileage possible on certain trains under the stated provision.
A touring car owned by E. L. Peacock and driven near Agnew Asylum in Ban Jose collided with an unknown Japanese cyclist. The auto wheel and rider were thrown into an irrigation ditch. the cyclist died. Motorists escaped with no injuries. Present were Maj. and Mrs. C. P. Beaslin, Mrs. Adelé Pieper, and H. N. Earl of Philadelphia.
An infernal shaped package about three inches square was found in Governor Pennypacker's mail at the executive mansion. It contained a cartridge shell with newspaper clippings tied around it and a red band bearing a garbled message. the device was submerged in water and deemed a practical joke despite potential danger.
Harvard Cambridge October 5 Cambridge reports Harvard seeks a new mascot to replace John the orange man who died in the sugamer. Katherine Lovett is favored to succeed him, with Walker the not-dog man and the Harvard Square crowd backing her.
The big steamer Bermudian of the Quebec Steamship Company ran aground on mud off South Brooklyn while approaching her North River dock. New York reports 16 passengers aboard. Efforts to pull her off failed at high tide as boats ferried passengers ashore.
The Messagero publishes an interview with Father Berrini general of the Camilian order denying reports that Father Virginio Caroneg rector of Santa Maria Maddalena fled Rome with a young woman. The general states Carones did not act with his superiors on church matters, suggesting his sudden departure from Rome was due to a strained parish situation.
Fifteen men are thought to have perished in an explosion at the Dutchman vein mine near Plessburg five miles from Raton New Mexico. Three bodies have been recovered with the cause of the blast yet undetermined. The St Louis Rocky Mountain and Pacific company operates the mine, which is equipped with modern electrical systems. The night shift was on duty when the explosion occurred.
Elaborate preparations for a jubilee dinner honoring Sir William Henry Perkins by the coal tar industry tomorrow night. The banquet hall at Elmontoo is expected to be filled, with about 400 acceptances already received by the committee.
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