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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1907
Page
10
A chaotic report describes French gunfire and bayonet charges as Moors suffer heavy losses. Survivors flee to hills while Franco-Spanish forces tighten siege near Taddert Benny Fog 1. Captives sold as slaves reported from Rabat with markets in Casablanca.
Centric Chicagoan Gour dain, famed for threatening to build a prison and act as its warden unless jailed, has gone insane at Atlanta Federal Prison. He is being sent to Washington to the Government Hospital for the Insane. Accompanying him, John Peterson also went mad at the same prison while serving a life term for robbing U S malls. Gour dain faced fraud charges before the Chicago sentence.
A society column notice in a Worcester paper reports Miss Leach’s engagement to John Maher at St John Church on a October morning. The event follows Maher’s release after a four year larceny sentence. Miss Leach, a wealthy city figure, resides with him and reflects a shift in social perception.
Taft departed at 1 o'clock aboard the steamship Minnesota as crowds cheered from Seattle docks. The secretary spoke with reporters and friends including Fran Carpenter and Admiral Backus, while discussions of Burton’s Cleveland bid stirred Republican party circles and mayoral prospects.
Andrew Carnegie disputes New York City taxes for the last two years and plans a legal contest. He argues the assessment liens are unjust and seeks relief, claiming the city’s levy is improper and should be adjusted.
Gov John A Johnson told Nebraskan visitors he will not pursue a presidency. He stated he is not a presidential candidate and does not intend to become one. The remarks came during a capital meeting with prominent Nebraskans who had invited him to speak in Bebragla. The event followed a Niagara Falls trip with a Baltimore and Ohio special train and Lehigh Valley excursions, offering ten day return tickets and side trips.
The turbine driven Lusitania nears Sandy Hook aiming to beat Deutschland’s time with a 593 mile day and record transatlantic speed. Officials expect a grand welcome off the Narrows as ships and crowds prepare to greet the liner and its returning cabin passengers.
A New York servant girl, Bessie, aged about twenty, employed by Mrs James Kane Jr, reacted strangely to a moving picture show in Jameson Fieve and was placed in Flatbush Insane Asylum after becoming dazed on the trolley ride home. The account notes her limited time in the country and her fascination with the moving pictures. The second item reports Cape Sable wireless contact with the Cunard liner Lusitania and Lusitania’s position near New York, with Luce-like nautical notes and fares to Baltimore.
A sensational tale from Oyster Bay reveals a double wedding of four youths all under seventeen in Bayville. Joseph Physioc fifteen and Frank Linby sixteen married Lorena Douglas fifteen and Lise MacNames sixteen after a June 4 trip. the unions may be declared void due to minor ages and parental consent issues. The town clerk’s office records the event and confirms the couples’ new status, triggering likely legal action to nullify the contracts.
A Sunday September 15 day trip from Baltimore and Ohio station Washington offers cheap round trips to Harpers Ferry and nearby towns Martinebore Berkeley Springa and Cumberland. Tickets cost $1.90 to Berkeley Springa 1 8% to Cumberland and $1.50 or so to Harpers Ferry with a $15 package for the day. This splendid opportunity invites a full day outing with easy travel and reliable rail service.
Robert J Doyle, assistant train master on the Monongahela division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, married Agnes M Nolin, a longtime telephone operator. Their courtship, told as a unique tale, began with a long series of phone conversations. Doyle, noted as bashful after sixteen years with the railroad, is now joined in marriage with Nolin, whose voice colleagues say is the sweetest on any switchboard in Pittsburgh.
A Washington Post report details a noon wedding in a diving bell at the Hippodrome tank. George Fairman of Brooklyn and Alberta Michel of Scranton wed, officiated by Rev HD Hughes amid bathing suits. The ceremony occurred under high pressure, drawing sharp criticism from Rev G W McPherson who called for the preacher to be unfrocked.
Grand jurors filed affidavits in federal court charging intimidation involving District Attorney Rutok and Senator Borah. An order set the grand jury meeting for September 18. The notice mentions adjournment and related advertising to sell items and jail terms, with references to Baltimore and Ohio connections.
Essex County Republican convention in Newark featured a clash between new idea forces led by Senator Colby and the regular faction. The New Idea platform called for direct nomination of state officers and a People’s choice for U S Senator, plus antimonopoly and equal taxation, civil service reform, and prohibition of sugar lands sales. Regulars countered, nominating William I Martin with Colby supporters still listed among the assembly ticket nominees.
The Pennsylvania Railroad awaits the Supreme Court of the State ruling on the 2 cent per mile rail rate bill. Officials express confidence the Philadelphia court decision will stand but foresee possible changes. If upheld, straight fares may shift to a flat 2 cent rate after October 1 and stay until final settlement. Other roads in the state may follow to avoid heavy new penalties.
Richard Van Traut of 38 Schermerhorn Street Brooklyn faced Jersey City Police Court arraignment on burglary charges after nursing home intruder Mrs Daniel McArthur a frail grandmother of 8 Hampton Court confronted him during a storm. She struck him, fell down stairs, and McArthur’s son John restrained him. police found three gold rings, a pair of oper glasses, and five pawn tickets on Van Traut, suggesting robbery and the use of skeleton keys.
Chinese viceroy and governor reject two months of Japanese demands over forests mines and land, prompting transfer of the Japanese consul general and threats of reprisals. The negotiations show restored self confidence and a growing Japanese presence, with an army of 50,000 safeguarding peace as harvests are abundant and trade prospects grow.
The suit for fifty million dollars brought by C M L Raymond of Somerville against Standard C Company was continued indefinitely due to the illness of Henry H Rogers. Doctor Pratt of New Bedford said Rogers could not engage in business for a test three months, requiring absolute quiet. Rogers noted as in poor health at Broadway and under care at his Farr Haven country home.
The Anglo American polar expedition led by Mikkeleen and Lemingwell reported to the American Geographic Society that soundings off the Alaska coast revealed two potential lands beyond the continental shelf. Their sledge journey north of Afaka logged sea ice observations as they crossed the shelf twice and reached depths of 298 feet without finding a bottom. They plan continued Beaufort Sea exploration next year, including coastal surveys and geological ethnological studies.
Charles E Letten New Orleans tax clerk fled after a $107000 shortage, claiming he spent the money on a named Black woman in the French Quarter. He was found on the Mississippi riverbank attempting suicide, reading about his alleged theft as police and a grand jury prepared statements and possible charges.
Sept 2 The Hague The government of The Netherlands and the United States have reached a tariff understanding to be submitted to Parliament for ratification. It provides for a reduced duty on brandy and other spirits imported from Holland in exchange for lower duties on certain imported meats. The agreement maintains existing tariffs on tinned meats from America, with a 3 percent cut per 101 kilograms. Holland also agrees to differentiate unfavorably against American goods during the pact. The United States consents to apply new American value rules for goods without use in their origin country.
Dispatch from Copenhagen reports the marriage of Prince Wilhelm, son of Crown Prince Gustave, to Grand Duchess Marie Pavlova, daughter of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovitch of Fuels. The wedding will be in Saint Petersburg the month after the prince returns from the United States.
Report from Newport notes residents discuss a disappearance of the two masted Henry M Whitney wreck after a night raid by a man resembling Admiral Evans. Local engineers probe the so called pirate act as the U S Navy conducts target practice elsewhere.
In Pittsburgh on September 12 President John Runnette of the Metropolitan Kauna Bang and Dr M C Cameron are injured when their automobile collides with a telegraph pole. Cameron dies later from internal injuries. Multiple accidents across Germany and Prussia report volunteers and civilian drivers burned or killed, highlighting a string of crashes and fatalities linked to high speed autos and military transport.
John F Trommer, 26, head of a Brooklyn firm, was found dead in his home with a wound to the breast and gas leaking from an open jet. Police report shows no clear motive for a possible self-inflicted death, with family unable to explain the apparent act. The elder Trommer built the business, which the son led after his death.
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