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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1906
Page
1
Ohio politics drama centers on Dick’s charge that a rival senator aims to disrupt the Republican organization on election eve. The dispute features claims of spoils system tactics, governor’s influence, and efforts to seat a new state executive committee chair.
Miss Margaret Livingston Chanler, Astor heiress and great granddaughter of John Jacob Astor, is engaged to Richart Aldrich of the New York Times editorial staff. Chanler, notable for Red Cross relief work in Cuba and hospital leadership, has a prominent lineage including John Winthrop Chanler and sister to Mrs. John Jay Chapman. The engagement marks a union of fortune with a man of modest means but significant intellect.
The tale portrays Josephine Ballantini of New York choosing suicide to elope with Luigi Contarini after family pressure forces a marriage to another. A letter she wrote begs Luigi to join her in death and wait in America. Luigi travels from Lecco after learning of her fate, while her parents press for the arranged match. Antonio Ballantini pleads with his brother to reconsider as the ship departs.
Elizabeth Van Hart, a paralytic widow living alone in Elizabeth New Jersey, was found dead by her daughter-in-law after rats attacked her in a chair. The assault tore flesh on both feet and severed an artery, leading to fatal bleeding. The incident was discovered early today.
Georgia farmer John A. Julengon of Moultrie, once a county commissioner, was assassinated last night while at the supper table surrounded by his family. He was shot through a chimney hole, the buckshot taking effect in his head, and he died instantly. The report lists travel schedules and trains, noting Haithnere and Return with Odio Railroad.
International policy holders meeting at the Waldorf Astoria shows Bishop McCabe’s protest marked as out of sympathy with the movement. Committee resolutions say his attitude surrendering membership, selects a policy holders ticket for Mutual Life and New York Life trustees. A n
Mrs Nichol as Longworth arrives at Oyster Bay today as Representative Longworth spends the day in New York and later speaks in Ohio politics. President Roosevelt hosted Maj Llewellyn of the Rough Riders in New Mexico, linking national figures to regional events.
Miss Florence Elston wed Eugene Durable aboard a tugboat in the Gulf of Mexico amid a sea gale. The ceremony occurred within the United States waters as waves sprayed the deck. Elston reportedly disputed parts of her grandmother's will, which had cut her from an inheritance of a Louisiana orange grove if she married Durable.
In Sandusky Ohio last night nineteen men escaped with a narrow chance of death when the steamer Homer Warren and the tug Croumthwaite collided on Lake Erie near Kelley Island. The Warren, damaged in the bow, reached Kelley Island for temporary repairs. The Croumthwaite sank in shallow water in the south channel, raising navigation concerns. Memphis Trust Company Fails. Memphis Tenn September 6 Realty Trust Company, a small local bank, failed to open today with assets about 60 000 and liabilities around 350 000. The bank capitalized at 100 000 and is described as in a confused condition.
Miss Hattie E Taylor, 18, of Richpatch Virginia eloped with Malven Hughes of Lowmoor Virginia, married in Washington and rode to Lowmoor. Hughes jailed at Sixth Precinct on weapons charges. Taylor stayed at Howard House crying. police say Hughes intoxicated. she defends him and blames city life pressures.
The Richmond Branch of the American Locomotive Works received requisitions for seventy five ton steam shovels, rumored to be part of a government order. Reports suggest plans for 150 dredges for the Panama Canal, with a February completion target and a trio of 10 yard buckets.
The Arrow, a fast yacht owned by Bawara FR Whitne y, sank after a log jammed its propeller, leaving Mr Whitney and his nephew among the crew of fifteen rescued near the New York Yacht Club at Twenty fourth Street.
Speaker Joseph G. Cannon, arriving with a chill, voiced strong support for Representative Littelfield in a Maine campaign stop. He discussed Theodore Roosevelt and Bryan remarks, stressing Littelfield as a protectionist ally and home county advocate amid a tense political climate.
Rich ard Bars, an evon trainer, was attacked by a lion during a three‑lion parade at Jefferson County Fair grounds in Watertown. A beast leaped from behind and bit his back as the crowd of several hundred watched. Bars escaped with a painful laceration and scratches after the trainer kept his footing and beat the animal away.
A river rescue leads to the recovery of an unconscious man later identified by letters on his person. Dr. Gina Jones orders resuscitation at the Emergency Hospital as officials weigh whether the incident was an accident or attempted death. The scene unfolded after a passerby spotted a body in the water near the bridge, prompting rapid ambulance and morgue wagon response. Forsythe remains unconscious with doctors hopeful for recovery. residence and connections are unknown. Incendiary fire in Leesburg, Ohio destroys a city square, estimated losses reach $5,000. Deposits in Union Trust Co. earn interest at current rates.
Two 16 year old girls from Pennsylvania, posing as boys, traveled for six weeks after leaving a vaudeville company. They were arrested in Catawissa and sent to a reformatory for five days as vagrants. Names given: Qfery Brown of Milton and Eva Polk of Serena.
Havana reports fierce debate over Palma's presidency as insurgents press for Capote to take over. Moderates push for peace terms and a suspension of hostilities while commissions return from Pinoguerra to assess possible ceasefire and future governance.
News from New York reports Cuban insurgents plan to purchase two to three steamships in the coming days to fit for armed sails. A vessel once part of an American line is linked to the effort, with potential to attack the Maria Herrera at sea. U S authorities may face pressure from Havana while urging caution over interference with a friendly state vessel.
A Black man was struck in the neck outside Luna Park by an unknown assailant during a disturbance that drew a large crowd. Witness Miss Bywater and victim Settle described a stone or blunt object used near the gate, with Settle later hospitalized and both initially detained for questioning by Sheriff Palmer's orders.
In New York on Sept , machinist Paul Pietian, 50, and his helper Louie Zoebel, 26, plunged five stories to the basement through an elevator shaft at a new building on Broadway and Sixty-second Street. Both men were killed. the incident occurred during scaffolding work.
Clara Emelia Frye obtained a divorce from Charles H. Prewitt a longtime bigamist also known as Charlez B. Goddard. Frye’s divorce clears the way for a remarriage to Mrs. Clara Goddard in coming days while noting she has three children from the union and a history linking to Hurley and Dakota Territory. Meanwhile a Bucharest report notes twelve soldiers drowned during combined maneuvers as a torpedo boat capsized their landing craft.
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