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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1907
Page
26
Report from a presidential camp describes hunting dogs tracking scent despite rain and wind hindering bear pursuit. Latta and companions visited, Ben Lalley displays hunting legends as the group awaits better conditions for tomorrow.
Moss Crosman stars in a stage version of The Christian Pilgrim at the Garrick Theater in Philadelphia. Henrietta Crowman leads the company under Henry B Llereis and Maurice Campbell with an enthusiastic ovation for Crosman, the production praised for dramatic power and emotional climaxes aided by William Burts music.
Spokora Wastingson addresses pottery makers in Liverpool Ohio on Oct 8 praising revisionist tariff ideas backed by Congressman James Kenedy. The discussion centers on shifting industry views from protectionist standpat to a revision approach influencing U S pottery and related sectors.
A halt of the Hartridge family unfolds at Bellevue morgue as A L Hartridge and Bicycle Policeman Dobbin visit for identification. The unidentified body found on New York Central tracks is not the missing Mrs Hartridge, denying reports of a sanitorium and leaving the family unsure of her whereabouts.
Berlin denies a planned German voyage to Atlantic U S ports or any entente with the United States. Foreign Office says the idea of sending a German fleet to visit American ports is not under consideration and reports of Roosevelt signaling an Atlantic Pacific fleet move are unfounded. No initiative for alliance with the United States has been proposed by the Emperor or German authorities.
Friedrichshafen Germany witnesses the Zeppelin dirigible maneuver over Lake Constance with Crown Prince Frederick William and Emperor William entourage aboard. The airship outpaced a steamer, then crossed the Vorarlberg range, remaining aloft for about two and a half hours. Count Zeppelin denies state purchase, confirms the balloon shed sold to government for harbor use.
In St Petersburg in October a group of Russian trading firms in Persia reported to Novy Vremya from Tehran that high landowners block foreign goods from passing. The boycott by mullahs and the standstill in trade and traffic leave authorities powerless amid widespread unrest.
Kingston dispatch reports private advices saying General Alexis is dangerously ill with little hope of recovery. A separate note from Port-au-Prince confirms Nord Alexis remains president, while a Pars Rome Express wreck near St Pierre Arena killed one and injured six, no Americans involved.
French Ambassador Jusserand is back in Washington after a three month visit to France. He called at the State Department yesterday and held talks with Acting Secretary Bacon.
Secretary Taft outlines a positive program for China including open door, equal opportunity, and gradual reforms. He praises US relations under Roosevelt, lauds consular and court reforms, and calls for stronger US presence to boost trade, law, and order in Shanghai.
The Franklin board of education meets today to adopt a yearlong drafted set of school rules. The committee led by W V Cox aims to separate business and education duties while avoiding radical changes. Allegations surface that colored employees paid for positions, with Calvin Chase tied to a confession and calls for hearings. Superintendent Chancellor vows a thorough investigation and dismissal where needed, as cases of bribery for influence are pursued.
Loris Szergel, a Polish immigrant formerly of Chicago, was sent to the Western penitentiary to serve a thirty year second degree murder sentence for the shooting of hotel proprietors Andrew and Stephen Starzwald of the South Side. He remains unmoved despite the verdict and lengthy punishment.
The conference on cotton growers proposes warehouse storage and direct selling to Europe and America to cut losses, with a 100 pound unit and uniform bale banding. It endorses standard contracts by grade and color, longer storage before shipment, and rapid gin compression adoption to raise quality and efficiency.
A Japanese actress Mme Hangka and her company docked in New York aboard the Potsdam. The troupe, noted for feudal Japan plays, will stage a thirty week season at the Berkeley Theater. Mme Kanake, under four feet tall and seventy pounds, drew attention with her costumes and presence.
Vice President Fairbanks headlines the third annual West Virginia State Board of Trade session at the Young Men’s Christian Association building. The event drew almost all state business groups as plans for a unified board and deeper waterways were urged to ease rail congestion and boost commerce.
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