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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1906
Page
3
Bryan 15 Hifty declares Sullivan would resign if he loses the race. A poll showing Bryan behind forces him to quit candidacy. 7Mindi, a Jefferson Club committee member, issues a sweeping denial of charges from a speech, accusing Bryan of politics for gate receipts and advertising.
New York, Sept 7. Roger C Sullivan issues a strong rebuttal to William Jennings Bryan’s accusations, insisting Bryan quit his presidential bid if he argues Sullivan profited fraudulently. Sullivan proposes a delegate vote from the Springfield convention to settle the dispute, warning Bryan’s ambition could turn the party into autocracy. He urges Democrats to consider the implications for democracy and Congress.
The column lists multiple obituaries and funeral notices. Includes AMIRA BROUGHTON widow of David Broughton aged eighty, CARTER family member at Uniontown Paltrtnx County, LUCY CARTER daughter of Mr and Mrs Carter aged months, SAMUEL ACOMBS, LEWIS JOHNSON DAVIS, and others. Services set for September 7 to September 9 with private interments. relatives invited.
A condensed 1920s era directory page lists undertakers and embalmers with addresses and contact numbers. Names include W R Speare William Lee George P Zurhorst W R F Harvey's Sons and GuDe with varied street references on F Street and surrounding avenues, indicating multiple funeral homes offering services.
Sullivan attacks Bryan for alleged dishonesty and connections to Nelson Thompson Dunlap and Rainey while defending his own loyalty to Democratic principles. He rebuts Bryan's claims of corruption and monopoly on sincerity, notes past conventions, and dares Bryan to run if he believes fraud defines Sullivan’s committee seat.
Mr Bryan urged polling two year old Springfield delegates in Illinois under the supreme court chief justice to verify whether a majority supported his fraud charge regarding the national committeeman election. He warned he would resign if the delegates backed him or demand Bryan withdraw as presidential hopeful if they did not.
The trial of indictments against packing companies for restraint of trade is postponed until after the September election. Judge Humphrey freed some defendants on commutation when the case was reset for November 10 after a conference between Special Counsel Morrison and Miller. District Attorney Sims held talks with oil company lawyers about appearing, while Horace Taft publicly declared Republican allegiance at Waterbury caucus and supported direct nomination of Senators.
Secretary Shaw issued a warning note to national banks against loaning surplus public funds through New York brokers at high rates. He urged return of excess deposits to the Treasury and emphasized placing funds where they do the most good, noting the need to avoid speculative use and to maintain regular, prudent lending.
Darton Vito reports that Congressman M Nevin of the Third Ohio district has declined a renomination from the convention set for September 1 in this city. The public withdrawal announced in the Daily News today shocks local Republicans as no other candidate has been named after expectations of Nevin's renomination.
New York Senator Brackett announces as an independent candidate for governor on his own platform with no boss control. He condemns removing officeholders for dissent, cites Healy and Livingston cases, and vows no retaliation against loyal officials who disagree but perform well.
United States Senator Jacob H. Gallinger, chairman of the Republican State committee, was defeated in a caucus as a candidate for delegate to the Republican State convention. His slate of six delegates favored nominating Charles H. Greenleaf for governor, but the caucus delegates pledged to support Winston Churchill at the convention. In Alabama, the Republican State executive committee will name a full state ticket, with Charles Scott of Montgomery expected for governor and D E Wimbs, a Black candidate, withdrawing for lieutenant governor.
A Sacramento man Adolph Weber awaits execution by hanging at Folsom for the murders of his father mother sister and brother with a fifteen day reprieve granted for appeal. Local public notices mention a Sunday concert series by the Naval G F Band at Handle Highlands under the old anpie tree with rising crowds expected this September.
United States Treasurer Charles H. Treat spoke at the Allanife City Bank Clerks banquet proposing government acceptance of commercial papers with cleaving house endorsement as collateral to back currency loans. He argued this would relieve periodic financial stringency by broadening loan bases and stabilizing credit.
Father Anthony Walburg of St Augustine German Catholic Church in Cincinnati donated $15,009 to the Catholic University in Washington DC, bringing his total gifts to $30,000 for the endowment of a German chair. He has spent forty years in Cincinnati and is deeply committed to education. a final $20,000 is sought to complete the endowment.
Chillicothe Ohio September Bishop Mac Cane presiding over Ohio Methodists conference comments on New York Life policyholders committee removing him from further service. He says busy with church duties kept him from updates but supports administration ticket as honorable reliable businessmen and asserts they cannot be beaten.
Joseph Grasso, eighteen, died from bullet wounds after a street confrontation while walking with a sweetheart. Police say three men halted the pair. one fired deliberately, striking Grasso as another girl watched. Grasso was taken to hospital in critical condition.
A Tangier dispatch says 300 insurgents seized Mogador while the governor held Kashab. Royals report a cruiser sent and men-of-war sought as ministers scramble. The unrest stems from Anfioos Kaid pressuring Jews to move from Mogador’s Mellan quarter, a move deemed unauthorized.
Spesdel to 2ne Wanton 4 me Austin Texas Sept 7 The crew that sailed the smallest tug to Cape Horn passed through Texas en route to Philadelphia They are Capt George MacGoldrick Engineer H Derricks and Assistant Engineer Conklin The voyage lasted three months and nine days from Philadelphia May 7 to Manzanillo Mexico August 16 The 96 foot tug draws twelve feet of water On the Atlantic coast the voyage was brutal and the crew feared the boat would be smashed to pieces
Two teenage girls Katie Miller and Mary Vallincourt were arrested in Newark after police followed them as they attempted to rob a ten year old on Market Street. They confessed to a string of robberies and said they spent the money at Coney Island and theaters.
In Boyertown Pennsylvania on September 7 nearly seventy people gathered at Moonecacy to celebrate the thirtieth birthday of Charlie a bay horse owned by James R Kline. Charlie who once raced at Pottstown Norristown Reading Allentown and other tracks had an injury to his legs at age five and was retired from the track. He has been used by Mr Kline for general purposes for twenty three years and is described as Kentucky Grey in his youth.
Ho Anderson private secretary to Senator W A Clark married Myra Eather Grigg a teacher at Public School No 1. The ceremony took place at Lenox Avenue Union Church on 119th Street near Fifth Avenue with Rev James P Lientenberger officiating. Guests included immediate relatives and the couple then went to a private reception and left for a honeymoon trip in Canada and along the St Lawrence.
In St Louis a Porto Rico Steamship demurrer to a $100,000 Sherman anti trust claim by Perk Steamship was overruled. Judge Roder ruled Porto Rico is within the United States and Sherman law applicable. Also mentions a fire in St Louis injuring 11 firefighters including Assistant Fire Chief Barry.
In New York today court heard Mrs Isabelle Van Alstyne seek $ a week alimony and $1,000 counsel fees while pursuing divorce from Guy Chave Van Alstyne a broker. They were married in Charlotte Michigan in 1910 with a three year old child D Arcy. The suit names a Mrs Katherine Newman alias Mrs Katherine P Allison as a co respondent. The complaint alleges Van Alstyne profits from a $12 000 000 enterprise and that he accompanied the co respondent to restaurants and cafes and paid for expensive dinners and purchases including a house at Argyle Road Flatbush with furnishings belonging to both spouses.
Special to The Washington Post. New York Sept 7 Mr Mary Shippo faces perjury charges after accusing Burton W Gibson in the Mrs Alice D Kinnan murder in the Bronx. Shippo says she swore falsely about an offer of $10 to go to Italy. Gibson claims he can prove the contrary and the examination was postponed to Sept 2.
Philadelphia dated Sept 7 Miss Ella Stansbury a 26 year old music teacher did not appear at the wedding with John Shuman. He proclaimed breach of promise and displayed a gold watch while waiting at 1206 Dickinson Street as friends and relatives watched the romance collapse with humor and irony.
At Bisbee on September 7 both the Democratic and Republican parties of Arizona nominated candidates for Congress, with Mark Smith of Tuc Son and WC Cooper of Globe chosen by their parties. Both parties also passed a resolution opposing joint statehood with New Mexico, preferring territorial status indefinitely.
Skeleton discovered under floorboards of a partly burned hut near Trout Lake in Sault Ste Marie. Occupant James Jones, a lone homesteader, was said to have died by suicide after a life of drinking. A watch and a secret society emblem were reportedly found with the remains.
In Chicago on Monday delegates from metal trades locals across America will form an International Federation to campaign for an eight hour day affecting over 400 000 workers. Committees will raise funds educate workers and groundwork for the campaign though actual change may take up to four years.
London dispatch reports social revolutionaries meeting after government programme publication resolved to continue terrorism targeting top officials. An attempted assassination of Vice Minister M Kryshanovsky occurred when a revolu tionary in an army uniform was thwarted by a uniform error. Terrorists set fire to homes in Polish towns, killing a boy and injuring others. A policeman and soldier were killed in Lodz, and two officers were sentenced to prison terms for propaganda roles. Local shops and spirit shops faced closures amid robberies.
Detroit Sept 7 John Mielke worker at Railway Bree Company plant fell into a pit of boiling water near the engine room. His shoes were greased from heat and he slipped headlong into the scalding liquid. He was immersed from head to foot and endured five hours of agony before death.
Coroner jury finds fault with Traction Company assistant superintendent John O Bagkus for a wreck on the traction line. He dies by his own action following the verdict. Several killed or wounded. family from Ashland, Ohio.
A mother recounts her son soothed eczema from infancy using Cuticura Soup Ointment and Resolvent. After years of failed treatments, the child improved within months and fully recovered after continued use, with the family seeking publication of the testimonial.
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