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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1906

Page

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Administration Denounces Efforts to Discriminate Against Japanese

A front page note reports the U S administration opposing anti Japanese agitation on the Pacific Coast. It reiterates no immigration restriction and states the government will counter agitators while preserving friendship with Japan. It cites Navy and State Department actions and calls for calm amid cross Pacific tensions.

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Fragments on Sino Japanese Relations and Government Attitudes

The text discusses US and Japanese positions toward China, noting concerns over harmony and friendship, and fears that Japanese people may blur the line between their government and agitators. It mentions efforts to prevent China partition and maintain cooperative ties with Tokyo. The passage reflects uncertainty about mutual trust and internal pressures influencing policy.

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Taggart at Deathbed. Family in France Hidden

Maj Elmore F Taggart dies in government hospital after dysentery and fever contracted in the Philippines. Lt Gilmore notified to inform divorced wife Grace Taggart and two children, who are said to be hiding in France. Taggart seeks burial in Wooster. father Morrow Taggart gravely ill in Orrville. divorce case details and confidential French residence noted.

Washington Pr Columbus Ohio Charles Gilmore United States Infantry Holle Elmore F Taggart Pulujanes Gilmore Wooster Taggart James B .Taylor America James Shields Highland Park Capt Taylor

Maj Gen Forsyth Dead in Columbia Ohio

Major General James W Forsyth retired at age seventy two died at his home of paralysis. Funeral privately Friday with burial in Greenlawn Cemetery. He married a daughter of the late Gen William Denison in 1867. Surviving: Mrs Dallas Bache, Mrs William Gerald Fitzgerald, and William Dennison Forsyth. He served on McClellan’s staff in Civil War campaigns and was chief of staff to Gen Sheridan. He was breveted major for Chickamauga victory and later became brigadier general, then major general under McKinley in 1900.

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West Virginia case details delayed delivery dispute

A special Washington report from Clarksburg notes a significant case involving Carl Schiff and a 1 cent liquor matter. The piece references the States Express Company and a dispute over delivery obligations and compensation, framed as a legal case in process.

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New York Democrats See Clearer Field After Hearst Endorsements

In New York County the Hearst ticket gains solid backing as Tammany Hall leaders urge loyalty. Independence League petitions face court review, with claims of petitions stolen to reduce signatures. Predictions place Hearst’s city plurality from 74,000 to 156,000, while betting remains light ahead of elections.

Washington New York Hearst Tammany Hall Charles F Murphy New York County Gore Independence League Congress State Senate Assembly Board of Elections Supreme Court Herbert A Limburg Law Committee The Justice Dowling League Election Board Grand Jury Te Deagie Gilev House Murphy Hearat W. J Conners State Committee Democratic and Independence League Conners Tammany Bronx Max T Samsen

Prison stigma on Miller and Longworth aids Landis

Esauahn S reports in a special dispatch that Miller faces social stigma tied to a prison past while Longworth is connected to aiding Landis. The fragmented text references names and places including New York and Trost Street, indicating a local or municipal focus with uncertain details.

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Gould says state ownership of railroads a failure in Europe

George J Gould, arriving in St Louis, declares government operation of railroads would fail and private capital is better. He opposes public ownership while noting European experiences and denying reports that Eastern lines would extend to Washington or New York.

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Unclear OCR Fragment: Money and Italy Coins Case

Fragmentary text references money trouble and Italian lire coins. Mentions Vinicenzo Falzerano Pasquale Felzerang and others, with mentions of appeals and remand. Details are garbled, no clear event, date, or location can be determined.

United States Italy Vinicenzo Falzerano Pasquale Felzerang Ac'ea

Suspect in Margaret Leslie murder identified in Chicago

Leonard Leopold, named by Howard B. Nicholas as a murder accomplice, was tracked to Muscatine Iowa after a Rock Island train stop. Nicholas, in custody, described the crime in chilling detail, saying Leopold choked Leslie, tore her pocketbook, and used chloroform, with both men sharing the proceeds and planning further acts.

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Threat to Blow Train Prompts Dummy Armored Run

Chicago and Indiana railroad officials moved a pretense train loaded with armed men along the line after receiving a ransom note demanding 5000. A manhunt began in Indiana marshes near Pine Miller and Aetna as Deputy Marshals and detectives pursued the suspect, with two Asine Powder Works workers arrested over related clues.

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New Jersey Charter Aims Trans Alaska Siberian Rail Tunnel

A new corporation, the Trans Alaska Siberian Railway Company, filed in the secretary of state today proposing a 6000000 stock issue to build a rail link from the Trans Siberian main line to the Bering Strait with telegraph and telephone to connect distant regions. Incorporators include Loleg de Lobel J A L Waddell John J Healy William H Black and John B R Turner. The project envisions a 2760 mile main line from Kangk station to Amour and Okhotsk area with branches toward the Bering Strait and Alaska starting at the Prince of Wales Seward Peninsula.

Ngton Post Bering Stratt Trans Alaska -Siberian Railway Company Loleg de Lobel Paria J A L Waddell Kansas City John J Healy Seattle Western Syndicate William H Black New York City John BR. Turner Jersey City Nicholas II of Rusela de Lobel Kangk Trans-Siberian Railway Amour Yakoutsk Okotsk Bering Strait Lnes Alaska Railway Prince of Wales Seward Peninsula Alaska Rianegan

Cortelyou Heads to New York for Political Inventory

Chairman Cortelyou of the Republican National Committee leaves for New York City to survey political conditions and report findings to the President upon return to Washington. Officials say national headquarters will be quiet while field leaders push to mobilize voters.

Cortelyou Republican National Committee New York City New York Washington

Senator Clark Attends Swedish Couple's Escape Wedding

A senatorial figure aboard a vessel witnessed a Swedish couple, shockingly eloping in Broten Zermlandg, as parents objected. The ceremony was performed Monday by Rev R C Williams with Senator Clark among witnesses. A wedding cake and five pound note were presented, followed by a champagne breakfast in the first cabin saloon.

R C Willams Senator Clark Fist Cabin Senator Clair

Pottsville Man Survives 400 Foot Abandoned Mine Fall

Joseph Schroeder of Pottsville fell about 40 feet into an abandoned mine shaft and survived a day buried deep underground. Rescuers lowered ropes, pulled him to safety after two dives, finding him alive without a broken bone in what witnesses call an extraordinary escape in the anthracite region.

Washington Pottsville Joseph Schroeder Schroeder Willam Ealbach Ealbach John Calloway Callaway

Rev Dr Hanna gift to Wittenberg College

The Olive Branch Luther Synod meeting reports Rev Dr M Hanna of Washington DC donated 2225 acres in Nebraska to Wittenberg College Springfield Ohio with an annuity of 5000 dollars to Hanna, a mortgage of 25000 to be paid off and minor obligations assumed. The gift will boost the college endowment per the report.

Olive Branch Luther Synod M. Hanna Washington, DC Wittenberg College Springfield Ohio Nebraska

Buried Ground Near Quincy Reveals Ancient Mound Finds

Excavation near Quincy Brown County uncovers a rich prehistoric burial site with skeletons up to eight feet long, pottery fragments, bamboo implements, and a carved shell with a wolf head. Artifacts in Cooperstown await final disposition as experts note exceptional preservation of remains in the mound network along the Illinois River hills.

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Thaw Insanity Plea Sways Court Strategy

In New York the district attorney's office indicated a move to appoint a commission to examine Harry K Thaw's sanity before the Supreme Court within days. Clifton W Hartridge, chosen by Thaw as chief counselor, has shifted from earlier counsel after two dismissed lawyers. The DA's office, initially open to Olcott's insanity plan, will oppose the commission in lunacy.

Washington Post New York District Attorneys Office Harry K. ‘Thaw Supreme Court Cliford W Hartridge Thaw Black Olelett Gruber Bonyagné William M E. Olcott

Woman Bookkeeper Arrested on Theft Charge at Hirsh Store

Detectives Weedon and Burlingam arrested Misa Ethel Thompson twenty eight, former Hirsh clothier bookkeeper, on a complaint by Louis Hirsh of 12 F Street NW. Accused of a ten dollar short in accounts, alleged to be a petit larceny tied to her last night shift at the Hirsh store.

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