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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1907

Page

24

Guard On Speeches Plans For Western Trip Tour Of Escort From Keokuk To Memphis

The article reports President Roosevelt’s planned Western tour to deliver a state message to Congress and meet with governors. An escort of 23 governors will accompany him from Keokuk to Memphis along the Mississippi River. The trip is described as a major, carefully arranged event with stops at Canton and Memphis and discussions of a canal project and river improvements.

Keokuks Memphia Sigamore Hill Congress Keokuk Emcinty Moyerta Lend Memphis Flowman Frank Ibbey & Co

President to entertain lavishly during river pageant and hunts

The plan calls for a lavish party with a water pageant at Keokuk and crowds escorting the President down the river for miles. In Memphis the President will attend the Deep Waterways convention and deliver a speech. A hunting camp in northern Louisiana is arranged by McMhenney with Latta and press reps present but not part of the hunt.

Tim Keokuk Canton Fairbanks Reonuk Addres Brest Memphia Acasion Louisiana Civil Service McMhenney Pralae Latta White House McTihenney Rixey Vickaburg Hermitage Nashville Jackson

Drowns Saving Boys Wife Too Poor to Bury Him

Willam Dalton, a laborer with seven children, died rescuing two boys from the water at East Sixth Street dock. His widow cannot bury him, and neighbors raise funds aided by Leonard Glegrich and Benjamin Hoffman to provide a funeral and bread for the family. Dalton’s body was found later after efforts to rescue the children and a rope attached to the second boy.

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Drude Resumes Offensive At Sidi Brahim In Morocco

French forces under Gen Drude launched a night march and daylight attack to burn the Moorish camp at Sidi Brahim south of Casablanca. Two hollow squares protected 2000 infantry, cavalry, artillery, and natives as they cleared the position with light casualties, one killed and ten wounded.

Casablanca Drude Sidi Brahim Casablanes Cam

Mystery in Crime Woman Sought by Police in New York

A murder in a East 198th Street tailoring shop leaves Epifanio Argona dead from stab wounds. An employee who volunteered to aid police later refused to talk, fueling Black Hand fears. Detectives pursue a forewoman named Vita, with a key witness Spirrof arrested after a suspicious shift in testimony. Argona, married to Marietta, left three children from a prior marriage set to join her in Sicily before returning to New York. The crime scene reveals a guarded shop with barred windows and a single entry, as investigators race to identify the killer and motive.

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Blood fingerprint seen in Velate crime scene

Pattcs headquarters reports a black hand gang link after Velate murder. A large fingerprint on the shop door matches a suspect, with blood marks inside suggesting the killer groped in darkness. An autopsy found nineteen stab wounds from a double edged knife, heart pierced, left lung collapsed, and a fatal throat thrust. Authorities continue to round up Argons coworkers.

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Bishop McQuaid Says Four Sworn to Kill Him

Rochester news reports Right Rev Bernard J McQuaid bishop of Rochester says he has learned the Trattan Black Hand Society planned to extort money from him and that four gang members are sworn to kill him He notes prior threats reached police but no trace of the letter writers is found He has served as bishop for nearly forty years in the Diocese of Rochester.

McQuaid Rochester N. Y N.Y Bernard J. McQuaid Diocese of Trattan Black Hand Society

Six Die in Shipwreck Off White Fish Bay

A steamship named Alex Nimic was driven ashore thirteen miles west of White Fish Bay during a last night storm. Seventeen crew members were aboard. six perished, including Captain Randall, three bodies have washed ashore, and several others were rescued as lighthouse crews aided survivors. The vessel capsized after foul weather drove it ashore and threw those on deck into the sea.

Zeney Mtn Alex Nimic Wen Randall White Fish Bay Sforead

Ghost Making Friends and Fear Grips Bridgeboro

Special to The Washington Post Burlington New Jersey September report details a ghost seen by a farmer that spurred vigilance and unrest. A large woman in white robes allegedly aids frightened farmers, while nocturnal disturbances and hold ups terrorize the Bridgeboro area as an embryonic vigilance committee spots the shadowy figure nightly.

Washington Pent Burlington Bridgeboro Bridge- Core Embryo Vigance Committee

War on Ocean Gamblers Targets Transatlantic Ships

New York authorities vow a war on gamblers who ply their trade on ocean liners. The plan includes posting pictures of identified gamblers in ship smoking rooms and ticket offices and refusing transport on tickets issued under false names.

New York New York City Heye United

Mob executes Black suspect in Alabama near Mobile

Sept 22 at Pritchard Station Alabama a Black man Dousett allegedly attacked a white woman Mrs Breeder and was seized by armed men after deputies tried to move him to Mobile. In a rain soaked woods the mob killed him, mirroring a prior mob killing of Jim Robinson and Thompson who died last year near Mobile after similar alleged attacks.

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Wish Davis for Governor in West Virginia

The Washington Reich news notes that eighty three year old Henry G Davis, former vice presidential candidate, is urged by many Democrats to run for governor of West Virginia. Davis is described as still hale and wealthy, with a fortune estimated between 25 and 40 million dollars. The piece mentions possible campaign routes and a Sunday round trip excursion to Harpers Ferry Martinsburg Berkeley Springs and Cumberland from Washington.

Wheeling Democrata West Virginia Henry G. Davis Davi Haryera Ferry Martinsburg Werknley Springs Cunberland Washington, B Harpers, Ferry Berkeley ‘Springs

Borah Trial Opens as 21 Indicted in Idaho Case

Idaho Senator William Borah, principal prosecutor for Idaho in the Haywood retrial, to face federal court on charges of conspiring to defraud the government over 17 240 acres of timber lands. Twelve others indicted with him, some contesting indictments and legal tactics.

Boise Idaho United States William Borah William D. Haywood Western Federation of Miner Borah A& x Washington Norman N Buick Hta Norcns I Low Imerita Rulek Whitson Rulck Conree

Peace plans fail as Choate stays hopeful for tribunal

The Hague report that the second international peace conference adjourns with no permanent court of arbitration. Mr Choate remains optimistic, believing the principle is admitted and a court will follow, though most delegates fear the idea will be buried by governments. Critics blame lack of preparation and suggest the conference failed to settle judges or armament limits. The cost nears 130000 and Paris notes the mood is subdued with disappointment over the stalled project.

The Hague Choate Permanent Court of Arbitration Sir Edward Ury South Amercans Washington Unites States Germany Brazil America Great Britain International Prize Court Watch Henry Campbell-Bannerman Paris France

Court Auto Wrecks Surrey Near Avenue D

An unlicensed driver, George Roberts, caused a crash on Avenue D near the Parkway after a trip from Coney Island. Passengers including Miss Madaling Howard and two nobles were injured as a Surrey collided with a carriage. Roberts was charged at Parkville station.

Washington Post New York Francia Felix’ Hayes Vienna Waldorf Coney Toland Feltz Leutenant Surrey Avenue D Parkway Eannae Hoffman McKelvey George Roberts

Failure of Arbitration Proposals Frustrates Peace Efforts

Friends of peace in France lament the U S proposal for a permanent court of arbitration failing to gain support while a pathway to compulsory arbitration remains debated. King Leopold is cited as having betrayed the arrangement as nations at The Hague seek a feasible route from the current dispute.

Friends of Peace France Leopold Bertin The Hague

Strike may be extended for 1300 telegraph workers

A secret meeting at Clinton Hall discussed expanding the strike of telegraphers in New York. Officials and pickets said a motion to pull 1200 newspaper and broker offices workers would be voted on Wednesday at 3:30 pm. Daniel L Russell claimed the action aims to show the union's power and that a broader tie-up could win within short time.

New York Syettal Washington Clinton Hall Daniel L Russell Tom Afraie

Prison Break Through Window At Joliet Jail

Chicago Sept 22 guards and a trusted prisoner report a dramatic escape as two men climbed through a fourth floor window, aided by a conspirator. They fled onto Illinois Street while onlookers believed they were workmen, as others attempted to assist or deter alarm. Police pursued, with details of the escape and identities of the escaped and involved guards noted, including William Rogers and Stanley Wesley among those linked to the incident.

Chicago Illinois Street Ion Hai Michael Rloomberg William Rogers Stanley Wesley Frank Constantine Gentry War

Washingtonians among injured in Southern Railway wreck near Ryan’s Siding

A derailment on the Southern Railway near Oak Ridge and Ryan’s Siding fatally damaged a Pullman and two coaches. About 30 injured, including Washingtonians Lieut Edward J Keefe and several others, with many sustained contusions, lacerations, and shocks. The fire burned cars before relief arrived. conductor G. Smith and conductor Emith among the injured.

Southern Railway Oak Ridge Ryana Washington

Auto mystery as farmer McGowan found dead

John J McGowan a prosperous Ithaca farmer and inventor was found dead in his car shortly after returning from a business trip his revolver lay near his hand and a bullet wound marked the scene his elderly mother aged seventy discovered him with the car in drive and brakes applied authorities note his wealth from potent inventions and a large fortune.

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Liner Princess Yolande Sinks After Launched in Genoa

Trans Atlantic liner Princess Yolande, 10 000 ton and 40 fathoms long, sank immediately after launch in Genoa as water flooded the cabins through angled shed openings. Captain, guests, and workmen escaped in small boats. Divers assess extent of damage and cause of sinking.

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