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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1907
Page
10
A dramatic incident aboard the liner involves a deranged passenger attempting to leap into the sea. Mrs William E K Vanderbilt reportedly assisted after the man demanded to see her husband. A physician prescribed a highball and morphine was later involved.
An incoherent OCR fragment describes a ship ordeal with references to Hob Pinkerton and a judge in New York. It mentions a terrorized crew, a surgeon, and a medical figure, with scattered names and garbled events implying a sensational maritime incident and aftermath.
A fragmented report describes a family disturbance at a pier with items belonging to Shonte and his wife’s relatives. The scene includes missed boats, a trunk incident involving Thada and others, and preparations to travel to Washington.
Tahiti 00 pound Prince Ari Fal arrived in Hawaii en route to Honolulu to marry ex Queen Liltuckalani of Hawaii. He weighs 300 pounds and stays until Lil signals consent. The couple’s past romance resurfaces as the 4x queen is to be his bride amid public interest and shifting fortunes.
Cleveland Ohio September investigation into the death of John J Phillips, former coal operator, as coroner’s report says a self-inflicted shot is unlikely. Wife recounts a telephone threat, police doubt burglary theory, and unraveling Phillips finances suggests a creditor role in a collapsed firm. sensational developments expected as creditors and large transactions surface.
Five passengers saved after a Canadian Pacific passenger train derailed near Orangeville Ontario on the Markdale to Toronto run. Six killed and many injured as the heavily loaded train slid into a ditch. engineer escaped with minor injuries after being thrown from his cab.
A telegraphers union inquiry from New York reports President Samuel J. Small missing after an excursion from Niagara Falls with September trips listed. Chicago headquarters say Small left New York days ago and has not been heard from. fears of foul play arise as $1000 allegedly drawn from union funds to cover expenses surface.
Cleveland Ohio September statement by Congressman Theodore E Burton, chairman of rivers and harbors, announcing willingness to accept the Republican mayoral nomination. He cites consultations with Roosevelt Taft and Garfield, urges immediate street railway settlement, pledges no public service corporation influence, and urges decorum in caucus and convention.
Nebraskan discusses railroads, praising managers while condemning abuses. Bryan attends a Cincinnati banquet and declares he will challenge Taft in Oklahoma, arriving with Harmon. He criticizes railroad leaders and plans to deliver a speech opposing Taft’s policies, amid a flurry of private talks with Democrats.
A Central American military pact emerges as Guatemala and Salvador join against Nicaragua. Guatemala sent 3009 rifles and artillery to Salvador during August while San Salvador plans to patrol coasts with a modern steamship purchased in San Francisco. Presidents Roosevelt and Diss urged a conference to resolve regional tensions toward lasting peace.
Barry Walker predicts William Jennings Bryan will again vie for a top role at the Democratic National Convention. The tour will include New York under the New York Progressive Democratic League. Walker says Bryan will be nominated by acclamation while Augustus Thomas may influence the final roster.
In Cincinnati a Sept 3 report recalls Judson Harmon buying a Marquette railroad ticket from Lowell to Cincinnati for humor about William Jennings Bryan. The joke touched on Hepburn interstate commerce law and passes. Harmon later refused to elaborate on Bryan’s visit, citing discretion.
New York police linked Bavarian immigrant Hoffmann to the murders of Sophy Heckler and Mrs Lena Schum in Brooklyn and Manhattan. Jewelry and a key found with Hoffmann’s rooming-house belongings matched items from Mrs Schum and Mrs Heckler’s homes. Hoffmann was killed amid a gas-attack attempt on the Varrell family, with authorities asserting a pattern of targeting women of his own nationality.
Paria reports a girl with scissors damaged a painting by Ingres The Barque Chapel in the Louvre The act the third in two months prompted urgent action by Bajardin Beaumetz and police officials to assess protection measures and response.
A fragmentary news item references a steamer incident involving a politician deemed insane and a Cincinnati murder mystery. It notes hospital blame for deaths, a wife’s happiness after separation, and various local curiosities. The garbled text also mentions tax collection and naval destroyer bids in unrelated lines.
Walter Livingston Cutting of a prominent Massachusetts family died at Kittery Point Maine after a gunshot wound. Friends say a temporary insanity claim followed an accidental shot while cleaning, with wife Mrs Ila Mayo Cutting of Norfolk Va by his side. Cutting, Harvard graduate eight years earlier, was 35 and sole son of Col Walter Cutting, recently died, with estate affairs and a large galley farm business in progress. Survived by his mother and three sisters. married two years to Miss Ila Mayo.
Telegraph wires are down and communication with the Fort Gaines area is severed after a tornado. Fort Gaines, a town of 710 residents on the Chattahoochee River near the Alabama line, reports widespread damage and isolation from Union Springs to the east.
Miss Dolly Hazlett of Liverpool and T M A Deem of Richland County met in Parkersburg to marry after months of courtship. Upon seeing Deem she lost nerve and returned home, leaving him disappointed but determined to win her over with time. Both are young locally prominent with friends here.
A severe lightning strike struck the Buckhorn electric plant this afternoon killing five men and injuring about twenty five others. Downed wires trapped workers and hampered rescue efforts as crews worked to reach the beleaguered site and stabilize the area amid dangerous conditions.
Daniel Brown counsels the widow to seek redress after a coroner’s inquest blamed Sibley Hospital for failing to protect delirious patients. The jury found death from a skull fracture due to negligent restraint and urged protective window gratings. Brown’s brother vowed to sue the hospital.
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