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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1906
Page
1
William Jennings Bryan remains defiant in his stance against party leaders. He speaks at the New York Democratic Club and in Newark and Jersey City, reaffirming principles stated at Madison Square Garden and announcing a westward trip by special train with no fear of political critics.
The speaker declares he values conscience over national approval, aims to persuade voters not politicians, and dismisses wealth as a distraction. He jokes about possession of money clippings and jokes his wife uses them for credit, then mocks the Republican party by claiming it has altered the commandment against theft.
Philadelphia reports reveal a banking crisis at the Real Estate Trust Company with President Hipple dead by his own hand amid a collapse alleged to involve heavy loans to promoter Segel. Receiver Earle and District Attorney Bell pressed witnesses including directors and the treasurer as $901,000 in trust funds was found missing and irregularities in the banking department exposed.
A head on collision on the Fitchburg and Leominster Electric Railroad near Fitchburg Massachusetts injures four to five dozen people. A construction car carrying about forty workers collided with an open passenger car carrying nearly fifty travelers from Whaton Park. Most jumped to safety but a few were trapped. three men transported to hospital after ambulances arrived hours later.
The great white fleet arrives off Oyster Bay with hotels full and crowds awaiting the Presidents review. The Mayflower anchors near Sagamore Hill as sailors return from shore leave and preparations accelerate for the parade of battleships, torpedo flotillas, and auxiliaries. The fleet will assemble by 11 A M Monday with Roosevelt aboard the Mayflower amid a continuous cannon roar.
Emmet Turpin, the sole prisoner at Nash ville log jail, Brown County, faces a 230 day sentence for selling liquor legally. He performs jailer and janitor duties, unlocks doors, leaves, then returns to man the jail, even threatening to sue the county for janitorial services.
Special cable dispatch from St Petersburg Sept 1 reports the Czar placed Gen Trepoff on the retired list and moved him from Peterhof Palace governor, prompting Stolypin to hold freer hands. The emperor showed sympathy for Trepoffs health and ordered a long rest. The change signals a shift but not an assured liberal direction amid regime crisis. The Czar has been uneasy over security near Peterhof, following Gen Minins assassination.
In Interlaken Switzerland a young Russian woman shot and killed an elderly Frenchman named Mueller during dinner at a hotel. She was arrested and claimed she was hired to kill former Russian interior minister M Durnov. She gave the alias Stafford and traveled with a man who left yesterday on a mountain expedition.
Honolulu reports the arm transport Sheridan stuck on a reef after impact. A joint pulling attempt by the tug Fearless the revenue cutter Manning and the steamer Caledine failed to move the vessel. The Helene arrived with many passengers including twenty women and ten children. Capt Perbody was aboard when the accident occurred. One engine is reported in working order. The FoYou Kigol rental Co notes the Hongkong will take sixty two Manchuria passengers to the Orient.
A Washington Post special from Hagerstown Maryland reports Georga W Harman filed for absolute divorce after twenty years of living under the same roof without speaking to his wife. Married thirty eight years ago in Frederick County the husband alleges desertion due to her conduct prior to separation. The notice mentions low fares to Atlanta and a September excursion program with tickets on sale September 1 to 16 and travel routes via Philadelphia and the Lehigh Valley.
Reports from Havana and Santiago describe a growing insurrection as rebels gain ground in Pinar del Rio and Artemisa Guanajay and Cabana areas. Government forces claim tactics and pardon decrees shift momentum while Vice President Capote defends unwavering action.
Bryen in New York and Jersey features arrest reports tied to trust wrecking schemes. The page outlines a broad issue index with public safety items, political notes, and editorials across PART ONE.
Berlin dispatch reports a formal American military mission hosted by Kaiser Wilhelm II at a gala dinner. Generals Barry and Duvall, Lt Commander Howard, David R. Francis, and other Americans were invited, with Emperor William presenting medals to Francis and the Empress in recognition of the St. Louis Exposition. Francis plans Vienna visit. the Emperor noted firsthand trade and goodwill aims, yet cannot visit the United States himself due to duties at home.
Sensational 40,000 spectators watch William Lakeland’s brown colt Electioneer surge from the outside to win the nineteenth Futurity at Sheepshead Bay by a head over James R Keene’s Pope Joan. Peter Pan and Ballot close behind as Shaw drives Electioneer to victory amid volatile betting and race-day drama.
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