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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1907
Page
35
Amid fading Moroccan rebellion rumors Germany eyed at altitude with satisfaction while Italy urged allies to press toward Fez. Paris reports French moves align with offsets as Mussolini regime rhetoric persists. Hossein and Pan-Arab voices echo march on Fez. no further troops to Casablanca expected.
In New York a Chinese laundry worker, charged with assault and attempted rape, followed Mrs Margaret Murphy home from a subway and kissed her aboard a train. He claimed affection and admitted the act, saying he loved her, as bystanders and police intervened and arrested him.
The former governor suffers another vertigo attack and remains confined, sending anxious friends and family into action. Reports list several acquaintances and note health office records from September, with unclear dates and names interwoven across the fragmentary text.
In a Washington Post report Harriman discusses a Western money surplus that could ease rates, notes a railroad sector strain similar to a year ago, and avoids specifics on campaign funds while signaling attention to the Illinois meeting and railroad company resolutions. He deflects questions on the Alton sale and central affairs, focusing on market conditions and regulatory tensions.
A Panama Line liner reported a minor collision with several whales during a voyage. The crew observed a few whales close to the bow and reported a brief drag but no injuries among passengers or crew.
Two men were drowned when the boat capsized off a wharf near Milwaukee Wisconsin. A third man survived by clinging to the hull until rescued. The incident occurred in twenty feet of water during the night while the four men slept. The accident remains under investigation.
Fragmentary text shows names and order of merchants or tradesmen linked to a Capitol area location, mentioning HINDLE BAYLISS and PARLORS near Capitol. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR but implies advertisement or notice for services at a local storefront.
From the Baltimore American, the fragment contemplates a poetic vision of a railroad landscape along tracks lined with apple and peach trees. The piece muses on travel, time, and a moment of imagined paradise despite urban surroundings.
A complex power shift unfolds as Yuan Shi Kai consolidates influence in Beijing. Liang Tun Yen named minister to Washington, with Chentung Liang Cheng returning to lead reforms. The era sees Western methods studied for modernizing China while aristocratic commissions show limited gains.
The sixteenth universal peace congress in Munich praised President Roosevelt for calling the second Hague peace conference. Delegates from many nations hailed progress in war conduct rules, neutral rights, and arbitration, but said the aims of peace advocates are not yet fully achieved.
Chicago report details Maude Westerfield murder at her home by boarder Hildebrandt. Police traced suspect via letters from Hamilton Ontario and found him at a Peoria Street resort. He shot himself in a bathroom after being warned of a police search. Ruthless confession letters tied to the case prompted pursuit.
The brother of Senator Penrose, Dr Charles B Penrose of Philadelphia, was badly injured by a silver tip bear in Northwestern Montana after killing its cub. He is hospitalized in Rochester, Minnesota, with a fractured right forearm, severe claw wounds, and a near fatal outcome averted by a bullet wound in the bear. The incident occurred during a summer hunting trip with Senator Penrose.
Washington Pixel Sept 1 Four alleged ringleaders of a gang of workers at the Tyler Tube and Pipe Company plant terrorized Henry Perry by forcing him over a furnace. A squad of fifty mill workers is said to have participated. The four men were given a preliminary hearing and released, Perry’s condition remains critical but hopeful for recovery. Officials conduct a personal investigation into the outrage.
Four year old Roland Barrett, son of former Assemblyman Timothy Barrett of New Jersey, was abducted while playing near his South Orange home. Witness accounts describe a well dressed older man and woman with the child leaving a candy store after a brief purchase, with police pursuing a woman matching the description. Investigators say a second woman in town on Labor Day may be involved as well, and Barrett has urged rapid police action.
The Biberian postal train was halted by highwaymen thirteen miles from here. They separated the locomotive from the freight car and seized $5000 before escaping.
Gen George von L Meyer spoke at the Zasex Republican Club annual outing at the Corinthian Yacht Club in Marblehead proposing a parcels port bill and postal savings banks. He advocated rural delivery expansion to ease farmer isolation and connect remote districts.
A historical Georgetown University Law faculty roster lists professors and lecturers. Names include David Waunowee Buel, George W. Hamilton, Hon. Shepard, Ashley M. Oscld, Daniel Thew Wright, Clarence Rowleyon, John J. Hamilton, Leigh Robinson, Gordon, and others. It notes roles in common law pleading practice contracts torts corporations and criminal law, with references to the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia and related offices.
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