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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1907
Page
32
A mob with revolvers surrounded Currys Club during a campaign event. Police protected inspectors and kept busy all day. Only one candidate, linked to mayoral action, faced barriers from attending sessions. Train of events included threats and clashes as organizers tried to restrict seating.
Former Illinois Central president J T Harahan accuses J P Fish of improper funds dealing and says directors held security inadequate. Harahan asserts no change in relations with Union Pacific and Southern Pacific. charges are groundless and tied to prejudice against his administration.
A November 7 1905 letter recounts accusations against Mr Fish and asserts inadequate accounts and misused proxies in the Republic and Wines Central Railroad affairs. Directors face questions of power and duty while expressing skepticism about removing the president and concerns over proxies and directorate control. The letter, signed by prominent figures including J W Auchincloss J J Astor and Cornelius Vanderbilt, highlights financial strain on the company and lingering governance tensions.
Charles Emory Smith denounces trusts and urges ending rampant socialism and financial abuse. The American Bankers Association gathering in Atlanta features Smith's speech praising the president's call for restraint and outlining a push for trust regulation and the legal curb of word trust in banking terms.
Delegates and speakers discussed trust company regulation and savings bank laws, with calls for federal rules protecting depositors. Speech by Philip Babcock and A E B Adams highlighted government control and uniform savings bank laws amid active debate on trust company growth and protections.
A Brooklyn raid sent Santrya and brother John to McCuss with police slow to respond as windows shattered and a bartender Tom Cleary was beaten. McCue claims a Tammany-linked mob aimed to push rival factions, while primary contests in the fifth, eleventh, and seventeenth districts sparked fierce Democratic and Republican clashes.
A Worcester savings official and others discuss postal savings banks and federal supervision. Harwood’s paper urges government oversight to curb dishonest banking, prompting a committee to investigate their desirability and safety in limited territories. The savings banks section totals 347 village banks and 377 trust, national, and state banks with savings departments.
A rumor that Judge K M Landis could seek a presidential nomination in return for favorable judicial decisions is denied. Landis states political favors would impeach his integrity and honor, calling the speculation unfounded and declaring he is not a candidate.
A fatal auto accident yesterday injured and killed a five year old, Rosa Carroll, daughter of Dr and Mrs M L Carroll, after a car driven by Feruma Mearaon of Intergyn Meara a millionaire struck her. Mearaon rushed the child to the hospital but she died en route. Niagara Falls excursion details and ticket information included for travel from Washington and via Philadelphia to Baltimore and Ohio line.
Eulalia Infanta of Spain backs Mrs A Hart McKee in a divorce suit filed on cruelty grounds. She stated via written answer that rumors of reconciliation are false and that the case will proceed in America. Court figures Col Baxter and Judge Shields push swift action. a New York sailing for the case is anticipated with Tennessee or Pennsylvania as possible filing sites.
President Roosevelt and his party depart Oyster Bay this morning at 10 o clock to begin the move of government. Mrs Roosevelt and family accompany him along with Secretary Loeb and the temporary executive staff. The train will swing through Jersey City and reach Washington where the White House awaits their return.
Lincoln hosts five party state platform conventions on September 4 as the new primary law requires. Republicans largely conduct a business meeting and endorse Taft for president. Democrats praise Bryan, oppose centralization, push direct Senate election, tariff reform, income tax, and strong enforcement of criminal laws against trusts.
The Boston primary split the Democratic vote between Henry M. Whitney and Gen Charles W Bartlett. Whitney secured 1551 of the 170 delegates elected to the Democratic State convention at Springfield in October, signaling a decisive victory for his faction.
Seward Heidelbach, a Cincinnati manufacturer missing since August 24, has reportedly been seen in Southern California near Los Angeles. Edgar Friedlander, his brother in law, received word from private detectives that he was identified there and will be returned to his family. Detectives from San Francisco have been dispatched to investigate further.
Mrs Mund killed Christopher eight, Helen two, and Freda eight months in their Canton Street home. She wrapped blankets and clotheslines, then placed the bodies before notifying her husband and calling police. She said she did not want them to grow up crazy and was taken to police custody.
Nashville Arkansas September 24 The bubble has burst on Arkansas diamonds. No drills are working on Huddlestona and Hem properties located on an extinct volcano crater. All Diamond workers have left the fields and when work resumes is uncertain. Owners cannot confirm claims of diamond existence as residents rush to have their collections evaluated by a visiting expert who, after examining local stones, pronounced them ordinary crystals in ballast rather than diamonds.
A political note argues schedules must be changed before monopoly suppression, opposing attacks on state rights by executive or judiciary against government ownership. The piece urges revisions to curb graft and protect state control.
Geo Joseph W Folk of Missouri attended a Nashville reunion hosted by the Commercial Club. He spoke on reform and law, condemning graft and privilege, and called for enforcement of equal justice. A crowd of about 20,000 gathered at Cumberland Park for the dinner and remarks.
Dispatch from Newburyport reports Mrs Moseley Rasanguine claiming her husband, secretary of the Interstate Commerce Commission, is returning to work after a claim of overwork. Moseley denies any shock and says he was simply fatigued.
Anna T Jeanes, noted Philadelphia philanthropist who gave about 1 000 000 for Negro education, dies at age eighty five in Friends Boarding Home. Estate value estimated between 3 000 000 and 35 000 000. Also reports an auto collision in Malson’s Park involving Gaston Dreyfus and Gabriel Gates. driver injured.
The piece argues for tariff revision while warning against broad postponement and the rise of special interests. It questions federal overreach, defends state authority to enact reasonable laws, and cautions that federal charters or presidential power could threaten democracy and liberties.
Embassies and court circles in Europe buzz over Countess Montignon formerly Crown Princess of Saxony. Reports claim a secret marriage to Toselli Pla describes a possible redefinition of titles and a plan to place daughter Anne Monica Pla with the Saxon court, while investigations fail to confirm a formal nuptial record.
Mrs James Laurence of Bellefontaine, Ohio, died instantly when a bell in her yard broke free from its fastenings and struck her head as she rang it to summon her husband and son for dinner. The accident occurred at her home on Waynes, leaving husband and son to find her body. An auction of household furniture and books will be held at 1200 Eighteenth Street today at 1030 am by G Sloan & Co auctioneers.
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