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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1906
Page
4
War and Navy Departments act on Cuban crisis as Secretary Bonaparte meets with the President at Oyster Bay. Other ships to be ordered to the West Indies. Army prepared for rapid action. Congressional campaign steadies the administration against escalation of force.
Secretary Bonaparte travels to Bay City to confer with the President as Navy and War departments plan for swift action in Cuba. The Denver and Marietta face possible attack by insurrectionists. ships may be dispatched to deter or protect Havana. President Palma leads bond issues abroad while intervention remains officially unconfirmed.
Wartime planners at the War Department and General Staff have prepared invasion schemes for Cuba. US and European financiers watch the Palma bond issue, fearing American intervention if Cuba defaults. Bacon notes close monitoring. Morgan travels Europe. Merwin expected to proceed to Havana on arrival in New York.
The Mayflower hosts President Roosevelt with Bonaparte and Bacon as guests for a conference on Cuba. Navy Secretary Bonaparte and Acting Secretary of State Bacon are expected to discuss policy. Public view suggests no immediate armed intervention, ships only to protect American property, with possible decisive developments in days ahead.
El Paso report notes Mexican workers threaten to drive out Americans and burn railroad camps at Agua Caliente. Firing incidents occur Sunday and Monday. A woman’s letter from Agua Caliente says Americans are alarmed and many are fleeing. Also included is Dr. Minot Savage’s nervous prostration in Cleveland and Julia Marlowe returning from Europe aboard the Deutschland with Elbert H. Gary and Mme Schumann-Hein.
American sailors landed at a Havana street near O’Reilly and the palace to guard the legation. Detachment under Commander Colwell and Executive Officer Miller cited risk of unrest, with Palma and Sleeper approving a precautionary move to protect American interests. Reports noted insurgent activity and varied provincial conditions across Cuba.
Secretary of the Navy Charles J. Bonaparte arrived in New York en route to Oyster Bay and denied knowledge of the Denver cruiser landing at Havana. He spoke by telephone with Washington and said no official recall information had reached Oyster Bay by Sept. 12.
Hartford reports that a long standing custom of paying clergy to offer prayers at the opening of Superior or Supreme Court sessions will end when the criminal term begins next Tuesday. Judges say no statutory provision exists for such payments, prompting abandonment of the practice. In Milwaukee a portion of the Cudahy Brothers' packing plant burned, with estimated damage of 550000 dollars.
Gen Corbin nears retirement after 38 years of service. He urges keeping lieutenant general rank for corps commanders, supports broader athletic training, improves officer pay and fuel, and opposes peacetime alcohol bans. He cites half-rate rail travel curbs as harming officers and families abroad.
Annapolis Md Sept 18 The Washington Post reports Lieut Commander Ziegemeler will succeed Lieut Commander Thomas P Magruder as aide to Admiral Bunds superintendent of the Navy and Army Academy. The article lists midshipmen and officers forming the new battalion with Altert B Cohen Fletcher Webster Robert Molten Jr and others serving under unit captains and lieutenants.
This fragment lists army orders and officer statuses, detailing extended leaves and assignments. It notes Lieut. George F. Aferrisen, Capt. John Conklin Jr, and others extending duty periods, plus transfers to various posts and duties. Also references medical exam orders and the Fort Riley audit with Oliver arriving as acting Secretary of War.
In Kansas City a docket mixup reveals two divorce suits with twins listed on both sides. Jiles M. Parris versus Martha M. Farris and James J. Merris versus Mattie Farris show plaintiffs and defendants who are siblings, with each claiming desertion as the reason for seeking divorce.
Chicago September 12 fourte en of the indicted officials and members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters pleaded not guilty to conspiracy charges. The charges stem from the broad strike of the teamsters in the summer of 19. Examination of veniremen began at once and a long wait for a jury is anticipated.
Gates, an Alaskan miner, filed for bankruptcy in federal court today. He lists assets of 209 in cash and wearing apparel worth 100, plus a court judgment of 200,000 against him. The petition highlights the notable debt and sparse assets in the Swift-Water case.
Rear Admiral Evang cites Portland Maine residents for mistreating Navy crews during a visit by the Indiana and second torpedo flotilla. Sailors say police clubs and kicked them. skating rink and amusements denied entry. Mayor Clifford defends actions, says only one arrest for intoxication and disturbance. Secretary Bonaparte weighs possible legal action under the Civil Rights Act.
In Meriden Connecticut on September 1 a mass migration of hundreds of frogs occurred across Columbia Street leaving the county fair. People gathered to watch as the amphibian crowd moved along the night route beside the batrachtans. The event, a yearly frog hop by the pond behind State School, has long been a local curiosity, though recent drought dried up the small pond and paused the nightly spectacle.
John Carter was arrested in front of the Humboldt Bank as he urged elderly women in the crowd to sell their bank books claiming the bank’s failure was imminent. Attorney Joseph Todin of the bank led the arrest. officers suspect Carter was employed by bank enemies to spread false rumors. Carter denies the charge, saying he just arrived from Tennessee.
Announcement from Sept 1 reports Daniel O Day, vice president of the National Transit Company and a leading figure in Standard Oil operations, died in Rouen France. Born February 6 1844 in Kildysart Ireland he began in oil in Pennsylvania and rose to regulate transport rates under Rockefeller. His Long Branch home called Kildysart and his Charitable works marked a devout Catholic life. He died at his daughter Mrs Trians home with several of his twelve children present.
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