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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1907
Page
1
Fragmented OCR shows a dramatic report of allied forces attacking Moorish bands near Casablanca and Rabat. Mentions French cruisers shelling camps, bayonet charges, and captives described as sold as slaves. Mentions Carnegie Hall and Union Trust Co in a jumbled, high-intensity battle-page montage.
Louis A Gourdain, once famous for vowing to build a prison and be his own warden unless jailed, is declared insane at Atlanta Federal Prison and sent to Washington Government Hospital. Accompanied by John Peterson, also insane, Peterson faced a life sentence for robbing United States mail. Gourdain previously faced fraud charges and four to eight year sentence, sent to Atlanta last June.
Miss Leach, noted as one of the city's wealthiest women, will marry Maher at St John Church in Worcester. The wedding follows a sensational larceny case where Maher was sentenced to four years in prison and recently released.
Taft sailed at 1 o'clock aboard the steamship Minnesota amid good wishes from Seattle crowds. The secretary and party discussed Burton's Cleveland bid with reporters and officials aboard, while Democratic and Republican observers weighed implications for Ohio politics and the United States in Japan.
Andrew Carnegie contends with New York City over taxes for the past three years and refuses to pay 40 without a legal contest. He claims alleged grievances and naval claims in the matter, asserting the assessment is improper and seeking relief after a two year dispute.
Gov John A Johnson told Nebraskan visitors he has no plans to run for president. He stated he will not enter the race and declined three invitations to speak, mentioning trips and trains tied to events around September 20 and related travel details.
The turbine driven Lusitania speeds toward Sandy Hook aiming to beat the Deutschland’s time and surpass Cunard rival Lucania. Indications tonight place her finish around 9 o'clock, with great marine salutes planned and crowds gathering along the Ambrose channel to welcome the liner and its 1000 plus cabin passengers.
A Woodhaven servant girl named Bessie Kane faced a shocking reaction at a moving picture show in Jameson Five and was taken from the scene in distress. She, about twenty, had been in Saratoga County summers with the Kane family and accompanied them to Woodhaven. The experience left her dazed on a trolley ride, necessitating ambulance aid, and she was later removed to Flatbush Insane Asylum.
In Oyster Bay records reveal Joseph A Physioc aged fifteen and Frank Linby sixteen wed Lorena Douglas fifteen and Lise MacNames sixteen at a Bayville ceremony on June 4. The couples claim consent but authorities move to invalidate the unions due to minor ages while parents and guests are unsettled by the events and the not-yet-legal status of the marriages.
Round trip from Baltimore and Ohio station Washington on Sunday September 15 to Harpers Ferry and nearby Martinebore Berkeley Springa Cumberland for $1.90 to Berkeley Springa and $1.00 to Cumberland. A splendid opportunity for a day outing with reduced fares to scenic destinations.
Robert J Doyle train master on the Monongahela division of the Pennsylvania Railroad married Agnes M Nolin, a longtime Pittsburgh telephone operator. The couple’s courtship, conducted over the telephone, is described as unique with Doyle famed for shyness after eighteen years with the railroad.
The Washington Post reports the diving bell ceremony at the Hippodrome tank for George Fairman of Brooklyn and Alberta Michel of Scranton. Rev H D Hughes officiated, flames of controversy erupting as Rev G W McPherson condemns the spectacle and calls for the minister’s unfrocking while the couple, clad in bathing suits, said vows under the sea level pressure.
Grand jurors indict Senator Borah and others charging intimidation against District Attorney Rutok. An order to reconvene the grand jury was issued for September 18. Reportedly, affidavits filed yesterday led to the new proceedings in federal court.
At Essex County Republican gathering Colby and the new idea faction clash with the regulars over platform debate. The new idea slate presses direct nominations and anti monopoly laws while advocating civil service reform and prohibition of certain land sales. William I Martin gains nomination, with Colby supporters named among the assembly ticket.
The Pennsylvania Railroad likely will adjust its fare schedule to a flat 2 cent per mile rate if the state Supreme Court upholds the recent law. Officials say round trip excursion and commuter rates may stay, with straight fares moving to 2 cents after October 1 pending final court ruling. Other state roads are expected to follow to avoid heavier charges under the act.
Richard Van Traut of 38 Schermerhorn Street Brooklyn was arraigned in Jersey City Police Court on burglary charges. Mrs Daniel McArthur, an 8 Hampton Court resident, testified she fought him as he entered during the storm, knocking him down the stairs. Her son John restrained him, police found three gold rings two rings a pair of opera glasses and five pawn tickets on Van Traut. The suspect had skeleton keys and the items are believed stolen.
Chinese viceroy and governor persist in denying Japanese demands for forests mines and land. The Japanese consul general is reassigned as talks continue amid threats of reprisals. Chinese negotiations affirm national rights and stability while an army guards future peace as harvests rise and Japanese commerce expands.
The $50,000,000 suit by C M L Raymond of Somerville vs Standard C Co. was postponed indefinitely due to Henry H Rogers illness. Dr C A Pratt said Rogers could not engage in business for about three months, demanding absolute rest and quiet. Rogers was reported in poor health and absent from his Broadway office, under care at his Farr Haven country home.
Joint Anglo American polar expedition leaders Mikkeleen and Lemingwell report soundings near Alaska show two potential landmasses beyond the continental shelf. From Dawson Alaska dated September 1 they describe sledge travel north of Afaka and crossing the shelf edge twice before reaching depths of 298 feet with no bottom. Plan to continue Beaufort Sea surveys and geological ethnological studies next year.
Charles E Letten New Orleans tax clerk said he spent about $107000 on a colored woman who lived in the old French quarter. He disappeared two days earlier, was found on the Mississippi river bank attempting to jump, and confessed to misusing funds. He planned to end his life after failing to summon courage.
Sept 2 The Hague reports a tariff agreement between the Netherlands and the United States. The accord lowers American duties on brandy and spirits imported from Holland in exchange for Holland reducing duties on certain imported meats. The pact maintains other tariff arrangements on tinned meats. Holland agrees to differentiate unfavorably against American goods during the agreement's term, while the United States will apply new American market value regulations to goods lacking origin use in the country of origin.
A Copenhagen dispatch reports the engagement of Prince Wilhelm of Sweden, son of Crown Prince Gustave, to Grand Duchess Marie Pavlova, daughter of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovitch. The wedding is slated for September in St Petersburg after the prince returns from the United States.
Newport residents discuss the disappearance of the Henry M Whitney, a two masted wreck buried near the harbor for years. Sightings of a white ship and claims of theft by Bob Evans fuel speculation as engineers probe the mystery.
Reports from Pittsburgh Cleveland and Prussia detail fatal and serious injuries in several automobile accidents. Prominent local figures Dr Cameron and Mr Bunnette are injured with Cameron later dying from internal injuries. Others, including five men in Ohio and a military automobist in Prussia, suffer serious burns or are killed as cars collide with poles and catch fire.
John F. Tremmer, 26, head of the Tremmer Co browers of Brooklyn, was found dead in a Brooklyn home room with a gunshot wound near the breast and gas leaking from an open jet. Police ruled it as a possible self-inflicted death though motive was unclear.
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