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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1905
Page
46
A Ben Hur launch carrying thirty passengers was struck by a flame from a flask of jimes and sank into gasoline aboard. Four men drowned after jumping overboard. names include ALGLST ta of Auststana and H J WONGER of Petrolt, with others rescued as crews battled a fire and saved the vessel.
Elmer Estrada, a 19 year old Negro, was arrested Saturday night in Philadelphia after a quarrel with a woman. Police found about twenty five pawn tickets in his room, suggesting calls for jewelry and other valuables. He remains in custody awaiting requisition from New York where he is linked to last week’s New York residence robbery of Jose Aymer Estrada.
A holiday crowds a newborn tragedy unfolds as police arrest John Dins er and wife for the death of Gertrude, with three young children coached to tell a consistent tale. Inspector Flood and Capt Ward lead the inquiry, Dinser gives a partial confession claiming punishment rather than murder, while coroner notes injuries not from fists.
Bayfield Wisconsin Sept 4 later accounts show eleven crewmen drowned when the steel steamer Sevena broke on Sand Island Reef, lake Superior, late Friday night, while seven others were saved. Four women aboard included the cook’s wife. volunteers stayed with the wreck to aid shipmates as the boat drifted to shore. Rescue efforts began after a brutal night of waves and wind, with engineers and crew marching through northern Wisconsin to reach Bayfield and dispatch tugs to the scene, only to find the wreck torn apart and some crew lost.
A Mercer County farmers ring is suspected of forming a mutual benefit group to dynamite the largest artificial body of water. Arrests include Eliah Lynch, Munc itgan, Riley Colton, and Parker Wright, with others to follow as prosecutors seek state witnesses.
A ten pound French poodle named Fritzl Scheff awoke Emma Werner on 310 West 118th Street before 4 am, barking to alert residents as smoke filled the hallway. The brave dog guided people from the upper floors amid a burning stairwell, prompting swift police and fire responses.
George C Miller, a retired grain broker and divorced husband of Mrs Hill, shot himself at 325 Chicago Avenue after trying to kill his ex wife and her husband. Mrs Hill escaped unharmed, Will Hill likely loses an arm, and authorities connect the case to the recent killing of Mrs Eme Mize near the Del Prado Hotel. Miller died hours later. police doubt the link but investigate. Inspector Shippy notes Miller's revolver held three empty cartridges.
Albert Brandi an engineer aged 32 was mortally wounded in a fight with his brother in law Thomas Harris over custody of Harris daughter. Harris and his brother Stephen demanded the child at Brandi's mother's home. A hammer attack injured Brandi and his brother Simon fired several shots as Brandi attempted to defend himself. Harris brothers were captured four hours later.
Tin dall former license inspector of Asbury Park who vanished last winter amid embezzlement findings reappears absent. He refunded 1500 to the city council and later worked for the Asbury Park Billposting Company. Books show a shortage with his new employers. He was last seen Friday and remains indicted on city embezzlement charges.
The annual Bedbug Special run by the Union Pacific was dispatched from Cheyenne on September 4 to exterminate bedbugs and vermin in section houses along the line. The train uses steam hose poisons and disinfectants with steam from the engine to apply treatment.
Nashville dispatch reports Adolphus Holder, nineteen, son of Rev B L Holder, fatally wounded John Wells at a Troy Tennessee tent meeting. Wells belonged to a prominent family. Wells's sister was reportedly the cause of the shooting. Both men from notable families in New York. Also noted is Rio Janeiro sugar shipment to New York aboard the Prince Tané Castilian, attributed to a large crop and low domestic prices.
Mason City Iowa September 4 fire destroyed the Iowa Nda Fellows home. The blaze forced evacuation of residents including children and elderly who were rescued by responders. Authorities investigated the cause as the building burned to the ground.
The coroner Nevitt report shows a rise in personal crisis calls in the District, while police records for August show a decline. Several suicide cases are noted, including soldiers and residents, with many using laudanum or morphine. Physicians and police urge a law punishing attempts and stricter poison sales, while druggists warn current laws allow easy access to deadly drugs.
The American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia plans an elaborate celebration for Benjamin Franklin's birthday with participation expected from President Roosevelt and officials in New York, Philadelphia, and Boston. The event, set for January 17, will involve state federal and French government participation and has $40,000 in funds, with half an earlier legislative appropriation.
Proceedings in Sioux Falls seek a guardian for Irving D Smith of Lake County, famed millionaire farmer. Brought by his wife, the case alleges he cannot manage his estate. Smith has donated extensive tracts to wife and relatives totaling 29,720 acres valued at 3679.
Traveling eye specialist Dr Abbo Coventry of Deadwood, South Dakota, while hunting with his wife, accidentally shot her near Clyde Park. The bullet struck Mrs Coventry in the brain as she approached through brush, and she died. Authorities investigate the incident as a hunting accident.
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