26 Oct 1909
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1909
Page
1
Crowds file past the brooklyn home of Senator McCarren while official rites begin. Mayor McClellan, Chief of the Wigwam, and Lieutenant Governor attend the funeral as Brooklyn faces a power struggle over Tammany Hall. Charges and rewards linked to a public corruption probe loom over the political scene.
The article accuses Tammany of graft and vice involving young girls and police protection. Judge Gaynor calls it monstrous slander while defending the Jewish community. Leader Murphy breaks public silence amid political charges. CONTINUED ON THIRD PAGE.
New York Oct 25 The Hearst Independence League ballot issue stalls printing as Justice Gerard suspends the ballot run until arguments. William J Gaynor and others may testify tomorrow. Hearst and Gaynor attack Tammany rivals while urging honest policing and government for the people.
Charles F Murghy today urged remain silent while readers weigh a long article as a campaign document. He called for citizens to pressure the district attorney and grand jury to act promptly as City Hall confidence grows in Gaynor's lead while Hearst supporters claim strength and fusion party figures predict Bannard's victory by a wide margin.
Danish clergyman Rasmussen seeks examination by a churchman to verify Cook expedition claims. He reports Eskimos at North Star Bay spoke with Cook's men and believed Cook reached the north pole.
Leonard Phelps reports a fe family lost in the Imperial County Desert was saved after a Twes dey evening trek. They reached the Robert Gale homestead near the desert edge and, exhausted, hid in a cave near the cabin before Gale guided them inside and provided aid, bringing the group to safety.
Dr Ed ward Janney of Baltimore, head of the national vigilance committee, urged the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union at its thirty-fifth annual convention in Omaha to pressure state legislatures for stricter laws to curb white slave traffic which he described as a nationwide and transoceanic evil impeded by a Supreme Court ruling. Miss Ken Wo Stone, a missionary once abducted in southern Europe, also spoke at the event.
London October 26 Herbert J Gladstone named by the Daily Telegraph as the first governor general of United South Africa. His tenure as secretary for home affairs has drawn criticism and hints of removal. doubt exists whether the appointment would be acceptable to South Africans. The move could trigger cabinet reshuffles including a possible promotion for John Burns to home secretary.
Aurel Batonyi, famed whip, learns of his father Het Dheopold Batonyi’s death in Budapest. The elderly landowner, long prominent in Hungary, reportedly left a fortune estimated between 720000 and 9009400 dollars. Aurel’s wife, daughter of Frank Work, won a favorable divorce verdict last week.
Stormy city council session ends with rejection of a committee proposal to name a street for Worrer and fund grandchildren education. three to ten vote. Resignations follow as Persian Rege at Auction advertises sale of Oriental rug collection by Bayafian Bros at Sloans Galleries in New York City with viewing today through Friday and daily auctions.
President Taft vetoes pork spending while Speaker Cannon pushes for favorable terms, executives defend a steady policy to improve rovers for general benefit. Uncle Joe declares no money will be wasted on sewers.
President Taft denounces the pork barrel method for river and harbor improvements at St Louis. He says funds must benefit the nation, not favor certain districts or lawmakers, as a Mississippi excursion portrays broader aims of inland waterways and conservation. The trip, backed by Gov Hadley and business leaders, seeks a large bond issue to deepen waterways from the lakes to the Gulf.
At a Methodist Ministers' Association session in Indianapolis governor Marshall faced sharp censure for remarks made at a Columbus charity meeting. A resolution criticized his statements claiming average men and women are judged by attire and social standing, urging a return to brotherhood in the church to fill its pews.
In Philadelphia on October 2 Mrs Felix Isman, wife of a real estate operator and promoter, obtained a common pleas court decree of divorce. The ground remains unproved, with reports of cruel treatment. She planned a health-focused move through San Francisco to Chicago, while Mr Isman’s attorney kept silent.
Special to The Wallington Past New York Oct 2. In the American Tee Company monopoly case Morse’s role is probed as deputies press to show he ran the firm. Osborne says Morse was the brain behind the company and directed directors and staff. If witnesses fail, Morse may be called to testify.
In a Tombs cell communication Charles W Morse denies any truth to Rumored Croker visit. Morse reads the note and dismisses it as false while a tipping morning paper's claim is pinned to the reply.
In a New York confession, Frederick Gebhardt says he killed Anna Luther to hide his own marriage and child. He describes luring her to Long Island, shooting her after an argument over money, then discarding the weapon.
A Racine Wisconsin resident near seventy nine begins a second academic phase at Ohio State University. She will study psychology and literature, taking courses in the summer and planned to continue until she reaches her eightieth birthday.
Czar Ferdinand of Bulgaria accompanied by a military escort arrived at Krushevatz near Belgrade today to meet Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia. The unexpected visit carries political weight as Servian leaders weigh the potential for a Balkan federation and possible shifts in authority among Bulgaria and Serbia.
New York deputy port collector James T Vail and the Musica defendants face bribery and customs fraud charges over under weighing cheese shipments. Testimony links James Hyland, a missing customs inspector, to arranging illicit weighings. Vail denies wrongdoing as trial proceeds in federal court.
Michael Comporto, held on a two week term, confesses he stood outside while Francesco Dimesne entered the saloon on old York road and shot three men, robbed the cash register. James Quinn and Henry Saylor died from gunshot wounds, while Thomasse and others were wounded. Comporto alleges Sebastiano Dimesne conducted the robbery and shooting. Dimesne was arrested in Jersey City.
Eugene Zimmerman acknowledged a tentative offer to acquire Jetn RK Walsh’s railway holdings but stated he did not care to entertain direct connection for Lakewood. The statement refutes plans to purchase the Walsh roads, noting no active negotiations or commitment.
Commissioners draft a plan to reduce the District of Columbia bonded debt by staged payments through 1923, shifting $20 million in extraordinary improvements over 32 years. The proposal includes extending the payoff period, absorbing interest, and avoiding new heavy municipal borrowing while maintaining essential projects and district needs.
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