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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1907
Page
10
Disrupted by revolvers a crowd besieged Currys Club as inspectors faced obstruction while attempting to qualify. Police busy all day as only candidates of mayoral party faced restrictions. Officials warned seats would not be allowed to change hands amid tense scenes.
Former President of Singrix Central Railroad accuses J T Harahan of misusing 1.5 million of company funds. He claims the board found no change in relations with Union Pacific and Southern Pacific. The reply argues charges are groundless and a partisan effort to prejudice stockholders.
A letter dated November 7 1905 accuses Mr Fish of bad faith and proxy handling in the Republic Trust Company and Central Railroad affairs. Directors including J W Auchincloss J J Astor Robert W Goelet and others condemn the use of proxies to seize director power while noting the president’s duties. The document references loans and financial strain amid internal company disputes.
Charles Emory Smith denounces trusts as threats to society and urges action. The American Bankers Association meeting in Atlanta features his address and a push for legislation to curb indiscriminate use of the word trust by banks. Officers for trust companies and savings banks are elected as sections discuss policy.
Delegates heard five minute speeches on trust company regulation as city growth fences suburbs. Key figures from New York Ohio and St Louis urged parallel protections for depositors and a federal framework. Executive reports show trust company assets over 200 billion with few failures. savings banks discussion pushed for uniform federal law to safeguard deposits and guide investments.
The raid on McCue’s saloon ended with shattered windows and a brawl as police arrived after the melee. Tom Cleary the bartender was beaten, an injured raider treated, and two more suspects detained. In Brooklyn, Tammany-linked factions clashed in the fifth and eleventh assembly districts as veterans faced challenges, with Sharkey defeating Roberts in the fifth and Travis losing in the eleventh while Senator McCarren’s supporters backed rivals.
In Worcester and New London, a section on savings banks debated postal savings banks. A paper by L Leroy Harwood argued for government supervision to replace or supplement postal savings banks, amid concerns about dishonest banking and inadequate state laws. A committee was formed to investigate and promote safety and usefulness of postal savings institutions.
A report claims Judge K M Landis dismissed talk of a presidential nomination as a threat to judicial integrity. He warns political rewards for bench actions would impeach his honor and dignity. Landis asserts he is not a candidate and refuses further discussion.
A fatal auto accident near Wey Beranton Pit claims the life of five year old Rosa Carroll, daughter of Dr and Mrs ML A Carroll. The driver, Feruma Mearaon of Intergyn Meara, transported the child to hospital but she died en route. A Niagara Falls excursion train service lists special round trips from Washington with return options and ticket details.
Eulalia Infanta of Spain backs Mrs Eulalia McKee in a divorce suit on grounds of extreme cruelty. She wrote that rumors of reconciliation are false and that McKee seeks absolute alimony. The proceedings are expected in America, with possible filing in Tennessee or Pennsylvania within three weeks.
President and party leave Oyster Bay for Washington at 10 a.m. The return plans include a few days in the capital to initiate government operations then a Western and Southern tour. Mrs Roosevelt and children accompany him with Loeb and executive aides aboard the special train from Jersey City. The White House has been repainted and redecorated during their absence.
Lincoln September 4 reports show Taft backed by Republicans and Bryan praised by Democrats at the state platforms. Five parties held sessions. Prohibitionists absent. Socialists present with one delegate. Democrats oppose centralization and favor direct senatorial election and stronger criminal law enforcement.
In Boston the Democratic primary featured a clash between Henry M. Whitney and Gen Charles W Bartlett. Whitney emerged with 1551 of 170 delegates pledged, securing the slate to represent the party at the Springfield State convention in October under the Luce Joint primaries law.
Private detectives traced Seward Heidelbach a Cincinnati manufacturer missing since August 24 to Southern California. Edgar Friedlander, his brother in law, announced an agency report that Heidelbach had been seen and identified near Los Angeles and will be returned to his family. Detectives from San Francisco were dispatched to complete the investigation.
Mrs Mund strangled her three children Christopher eight Helen two and baby Freda eight months in Canton Street while they slept. She told her husband she could not bear them to grow up crazy and then aided by him she was arrested after telephoning police. The grisly case follows months of nervous trouble and a sudden snap into murder.
Nashville Ark Sept 24 The bubble has burst on Arkansas diamonds as Huddlestona and Hem properties show no working drills and plans to resume remain uncertain. Owners cannot prove stones are genuine diamonds while many residents collected crystals believing them diamonds. A visiting expert judged the samples ordinary crystals valuable only as ballast.
A motion argues schedules must be altered to curb monopolies and suppress graft. It opposes attacks on state rights by executive or judiciary against government ownership and calls for legislative action to revise privileges.
Geo Joseph W Folk of Missouri attended a Nashville banquet hosted by the Commercial Club. Folk spoke on the law and monopoly, condemned graft, and urged enforcement of equal justice. The event followed reports of inhuman acts by various groups and trials reflecting public outrage over abuses and alleged sectarian crimes.
A dispatch from Newburyport reports Mrs Moseley Rasanguine stating her husband, the Interstate Commerce Commission secretary, returned to his desk early. Moseley denies suffering a shock, saying he simply overwork postduty.
Miss Jeanes, a Philadelphia philanthropist who gave $1,000,000 for Negro education in the South, died at the Friends Boarding Home aged 85. Her estate is estimated between 3 and 35 million dollars. Also reported, an auto collision in the park at Ma... lies involving Gaston Dreyfus and Gabriel Gates. their chauffeur injured.
The article argues for tariff reform while warning against delaying remedies that harm the people. It discusses the trust issue, states’ rights, and dangers of centralized power, urging against federal charters and executive control over corporations to preserve democracy.
Embassies and court circles stir over Countess Montignon formerly Crown Princess of Saxony. Reports say she may have married her pianist companion Toselli, with her daughter Anne Monica remaining hidden. Continent and Saxon court officials watch for an official claim or move toward Dresden and possible regent arrangements.
Mrs James Laurence of Bellefontaine Ohio died instantly when a bell at her home broke loose from its fastenings and fell on her head while she rang it to summon her husband and son for lunch. The couple and son found her body in the yard minutes later. neck reported broken. Auction set for 1200 Eighteenth Street at 1030 am by G Sloan & Co.
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