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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1909
Page
32
Local report details a controversial proceeding where witnesses will testify before judges, following a liner voyage to meet a wife and child. The journey ends with transfer to an execution steamer carrying a company as neighbors along the Bushwick route cheer. Peary is in the spotlight as a chance to defeat himself looms.
Fragmented OCR text shows a public figure thanking friends while awaiting verdict. It references a contentious controversy, a potential reception, and a demand to present a clear record of work. The piece mentions Cook, law, and media figures amid a heated public dispute.
Dr Cook faces a mixed reception as the Grand Republic arrives in Brooklyn. Officials from New York City and state are notably absent, while crowds surge through Bushwick and along the Battery. Police and militia guard the explorer to a reception at the Waldorf Astoria, ending with a controlled departure.
Sydney Nova Scotia Sept 21 Commander Robert F Peary said he would not attend receptions or public ovations until the north polar discovery question is settled by competent authorities. He postponed public appearances and left open the timing of a formal statement, noting it could come in one or two weeks. A large crowd greeted him as the Roosevelt entered Sydney harbor.
President Taft argues against a direct personal income tax and promotes a corporate tax as a compromise to avoid a direct levy. He urges constitutional amendment to permit a tax on income while maintaining apportionment concepts, citing English practice and Supreme Court rulings. Ballinger and Pinchot topics surface as part of a broader plan to fund tariff revisions and resource conservation during stops in Denver and Spokane.
A conference among Taft reception organizers including Hampton Moore of Philadelphia and Harvey M Dickson of Norfolk set events for the President’s Norfolk stay. He will arrive on the Mayflower November 9 morning, depart Washington November 18 evening, be saluted by navy and army, meet citizens, and review marines and soldiers at a Monticello Hotel headquarters before a parade.
Wallace Scott once powerful on Wall Street is found dead in a Mills Hotel room at Chrystie and Livingston after financial collapse and separation from his wife. He died of apoplexy with ticker tape and news papers in hand. Once prosperous for nearly two decades he fell into poverty after a stock crash and failed investments. He left behind a wife in Chicago and two children as he struggled to regain footing in the financial world.
Postmaster General Frank Hitchcock praised Secretary of the Interior Richard A Ballinger amid a Seattle chamber gathering. He hailed Ballinger as unsullied as mountain snow and dismissed attacks on Rainier as a blemish on Ballinger’s character, expressing pride in Seattle’s cabinet representation.
Rev Geome W Mundelein was elevated to bishop of Larsma and bishop of Brooklyn at St James Pro Cathedral Brooklyn. He becomes the youngest Catholic bishop in the country and likely in the world, just past his fortieth birthday with about 100 people present.
A gulf coast storm battered Louisiana and Mississippi causing high tides and property damage. Reports indicate widespread disruption from New Orleans to Jackson with at least several deaths and many missing as trains and rail service were halted and coastal towns faced severe losses.
Investigations by the Post Office Department show numerous letters containing a 37 bill wrapped in paper, addressed to a Boston resident. The letters have arrived since August 1904, totaling about 146 cases. The recipient, a former sick hat maker, claimed he found them and thought the paper hid a message. The money is expected to be turned over to the intended addressee after inquiry.
James H Channon testified before a Chicago grand jury alleging that lawyer L Scott Kemper and playwright George Hazelton threatened a scandal to extort money. Warrant issued for their arrest. both men held after being found in the Chicago Athletic Club building. Letters claimed Channon and his wife owed $6000 and warned of a national scandal if not settled. Hazelton, Kemper linked to New York. Hazelton had literary and legal work in architec ture and drama.
Beary M Lewis, secretary and treasurer of the National Trust Company of Washington, and officials of related trusts were arrested by post office inspectors. Investigators allege a plan to guarantee stock to lure investors and back fake mining schemes, with forged ledgers and documents seized. A Baltimore Springfield link is noted, with the Washington Trust Company’s endorsement tied to nationwide stock guarantees.
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