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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1904
Page
2
The trial records show Ohlendorf taking the stand and denying involvement in the Miss Margaret Hale case. He disputes detectives statements and claims he provided medicine for heart trouble. The courtroom features lengthy testimonies and numerous names as the jury hears the defense and prosecution.
The Iron and Steel Institute held its annual dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York. Andrew Carnegie proposed a toast to President Roosevelt and King Edward, praising peace efforts and the British monarchs. The event marked the first American meeting of the Institute with Carnegie as president and highlighted commemorations and future plans for visits and meetings.
Coroner cites death as suicide by self immolation with certificate listing cause as deliberate fire. Family disputes ruling saying accident and notes prior insanity. Witness Emma Brown and two men aided, but flames enveloped victim before help could save her. Mrs Retty Newman, wife of Weyer I Newman, died at home on Twelfth Street Northwest.
Engineer A G Jenning of the Southern tram jumped from his cab after a collision with a shifting engine at Twelfth Street and Maryland Avenue Southeast about 10 last night. His right ankle was broken and he was treated at the Emergency Hospital. The slow-speed crash caused minor damage to the two cars. Roland Atkins was the shifting engine engineer.
Fire responders arrived after 6 o clock to a blaze at a blacksmith shop on the site of the new Congressional offices in square 00 at First and B streets southeast. An engine used in earth transport and one car were lightly damaged. a loss of funds was noted. The fire department extinguished the flames and investigated.
A Persian decree reports that Francis of the exposition was today decorated with the Order of the Lion and the Sun, the kingdom’s highest honor, presented by Dikran Khan Kelekion, commissioner general to the Works Fair.
The piece assaults the Democratic platform and its candidates for wavering on key issues. It argues the party opposes Republican aims, questions the Philippines policy, and accuses Democrats of blundering, evasiveness, and relying on Southern and Tammany power. It emphasizes consistency in the Republican stance and warns of perceived betrayal if Democrats win.
A heated editorial voice rails at Roosevelt's critics, praising his peace efforts and arbitration stance while attacking the Democrats and Tammany Hall. It argues the president upholds constitutional law, defends the navy, and seeks steady progress on the canal with Republican backing, urging New York to rally behind him.
In New York City a mass meeting organized by the Colored Republican Club drew many women as speakers urged Governor Higgins and Republican candidates to address racial injustice. Speakers criticized the Democratic Party over treatment of Black and yellow skinned people, arguing constitutional protections must first be applied at home before abroad.
U S Senator Simmons, chair of the State Democratic committee, told reporters in Winston-Salem that North Carolina will return a solid Democratic delegation to Congress. He forecast Lewland’s large victory in the Eighth District and Newland’s decisive win in the Tenth, saying the state Democratic majority will be very large and that he has not seen it in finer shape.
Gov Odell says 10 000 cases found of fraudulent efforts to establish a voting residence in the greater city. He notes hundreds more small cases exist and that proper authorities will begin proceedings in 3000 of these cases today.
Warrants were issued for fifty African Americans by the county prosecutor for illegal registration. Officials said more warrants for about twenty additional individuals will be filed tomorrow. The charges allege prior theft convictions and a felony by registration under state law.
The Carnegie Technical Schools committee awarded Falmer & Harnbostelt of New York the prize for the Pittsburgh pact competition and named Sir George Bo Post as one of the notable jurors. Won second prize went to a New York firm with others earning $1000 each in lower tiers.
The National Congress of Mothers executive board set the next congress in Washington for April with delegates appointed to attend the International congress in Belgium in September. Mrs Frederick Schon of Philadelphia presides with Mrs William Carter as alternate. David O Metrs of Albany and Miss Mary S Garrett of Philadelphia named as delegates. The board also plans a day to present the condition of children in foreign lands at the Washington meeting next year.
Caleb Powers former secretary of state under the Taylor administration sits in the county jail in Louisville awaiting possible appeal after two life terms. He says former New York Governor Black had been involved in the case for some time and that Powers would push the issue to the United States Supreme Court if the Kentucky Court of Appeals rules against him. He notes Black would likely not come to Kentucky, and admits he is acting without remuneration. The report stirs comment in Louisville.
A Wabash freight wreck near Sadorus Champaign County killed five men, including a Bloomington cigarette maker and four tramps. Companions were found among the debris, with one survivor attempting suicide by hanging, later restrained by trainmen.
Howard W. Morgan selected as temporary successor to Postmaster Cornelius Van Cott who died suddenly. Morgan will serve as postmaster until formal choice by the president. At Tacoma, A. Lamb pleads not guilty to being an accessory to murder of Barrett Chamberlain after a pretrial hearing. Twenty witnesses, including Fletcher Watson, testify. In Mazatlan, U S consul reports the July murder of two Americans at Agua Caliente de Baja California and will urge U S action for reparations.
Ad claims from a vintage drug advertisement touting Di cing 3 New Life Pills as unmatched for stomach and kidney issues with a no cure no pay promise, urging relief from the era’s patent medicine era claims.
Conway Blaxton, thirty five, was struck by a street car near Shirtedth and H streets northeast yesterday. He was brought to Casualty Hospital in critical condition with injuries described as severe head and body trauma.
Weather report notes warmer trends in the east and cooler fronts in the northwest. It records temperatures, forecasts for Thursday and Friday, and mentions regions including the Rock Woug and Grand Tanks with European ports. The bulletin lists temperatures, wind directions, and precipitation expectations across multiple areas, emphasizing warmer conditions in the east and unsettled weather elsewhere.
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