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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1907
Page
10
President Taft arrives in Tokyo aboard the steamer Minerva Prince amid a four day Far East tour. Committees from Tokyo meet the Secretary, Audene, and Emperor luncheon as Japanese officials wait the arrival. A royal reception and formal ceremonies mark the opening of his East Asia journey.
Fragmented notice describes necessary repairs delaying fleet sailing and departure after Christmas. Unclear date tokens and place names appear, with scattered phrases about vessels, barangay and protection duties. Strong entities are not clearly readable due to OCR issues.
A probate filing notes tribute to a veteran actor named Root. The item references kinship claims and a paternal appeal for blessing, with local addresses and names tied to the Hamilton area. The fragment mentions estates, friendly relations, and a financial factor in the probate process.
The Washington Post reports that John D Rockefeller offered financial aid for Harry K Thaw’s murder trial near Pittsburgh. The offer emerged after Mrs Thaw, his mother, faced a mortgage on her Pittsburgh home. Rockefeller’s long friendship with Thaw’s father was cited, though the Thaws have not indicated they will need support.
A San Francisco grand jury charged Pacific Mail and partners with 124 counts in interstate shipping cases involving maltings from Kobe, Japan to the United States. Indictments allege price manipulation and violations of interstate commerce laws, risking fines up to 2.48 million dollars if convictions follow. The shells allege shipments from Kobe to San Francisco and onward, with stepped charges against related firms and brokers.
The Standard Oil Company under John D Archbold repudiated all statements linked to anonymous interviews. The advertisement, signed by Archbold, aims to prevent misattribution to any company official. The decision, made by the directors, seeks to clarify that no one in the firm is responsible for the circulated remarks.
A garbled dispatch from Indianapolis dated Sept 27 reports a letter addressed to the President as Teddy Bombastes Furibyo at the Executive Mansion being returned unopened. An editor named Charien 0 Dyer of Claverdale is mentioned with scattered references to Free Love and Free Tabor amid unrelated ad copy for Persian rugs and a rail travel sale.
Special to The Washington Post reports Charles Fairbanks, vice president, was defeated for a Methodist Church delegate seat after a bitter contest. Temperance laymen opposed his election over his dinners with liquor, including cocktails and wine for President Roosevelt at Memorial Day. The vote totals declined across ballots, and Fairbanks withdrew after failing to secure the nomination.
In New York at 482 Pearl Street Bruna Hose Hasse a long time grocer killed himself after a quarrel with his wife and after believing an apocalyptic prediction in a snowy paper. His wife, a non English speaker, and he argued often and their communication broke down. A child found the body after a call this morning.
The unsettled disappearance of Abraham Gil of Brooklyn, missing for a year, was explained after Sandusky reports reached relatives. Gil, a Polytechnic Institute graduate and club member, was said to have been burned in a cave on his Montana property, with uncertainty whether the death was murder or cremation. Niagara Falls excursion ads and Chesapeake Beach openings accompany the item.
The article reports a White House tennis afternoon where President Roosevelt, assisted by Attorney General Alford W. Conley and Secretary of the Interior Garfield, played the Bishop of London Rt Rev Winnington Ingram on the White House court. The score remained undisclosed amid gossip of a close, spirited match, with Roosevelt conceding defeat but signaling future games and outdoor leisure in the Southwest.
Four children playing with matches started a hay shed fire on the Trafford farm near New Haven. The roof collapsed as mother Mrs Zillion and two others tried to rescue them, killing all four. The incident occurred June 21. Firefighters reported efforts to extinguish the blaze and recover victims.
Newport News reports judge Blackstone slept through portions of the Pavintine murder trial in Elisabeth City County. Defense and sheriff conferred to adjourn until tomorrow to summon a witness, while jurors grew restless and hinted at quitting. Court recessed after defense counsel urging continued delay.
Frederick Goebel posing as a Hungarian baron elopes with Marion Dougherty daughter of Philadelphia lawyer Dr Webster Dougherty. The couple wed in London, but Goebel’s noble titles were fake. Family followers pursued them to Vienna, where authorities exposed him as a Hungarian waiter. The daughter returned to Philadelphia with her parents.
A lengthy Washington dispatch reports Admiral Goodrich facing questions over a circular urging support for the army salary increase bill. Navy officials deny a coordinated lobby, noting one officer quote that the circulars aimed to collect data, not press officers to advocate the measure. The bill's fate hinges on a conference involving the President and the secretaries of war and the treasury, with approval expected.
The American Bankers Association gathered at Atlantic City where president Ingalls of the Merchants National Bank condemned calls to end discussions about alleged corporate rot. He warned that misstatements about railroads and Sherman Antitrust Law threaten the nation’s reputation, urging adherence to the law and a measured economic outlook despite calls for reform.
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