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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1907
Page
19
A chaotic foreign text fragment describes King of Saxony troubled by a marriage between a countess and her new husband, with gossip of royal tension, social scrutiny, and court rumors. Names and places are obscured by garbled OCR, but imagery centers on royal sanction and public scrutiny of a high-born union.
An outbreak of Boxer rebellion violence in Kiangel's southern Kiangel region reports an Italian priest and several converts killed at Taweoll. The Lasanist fathers' mission at Kanchowfu burned. Missionaries fled to Hintu and telegraphed for aid. Advices from Haneshowft indicate Protestant missionaries are all safe.
Ilongkung Sept 27 Hundreds of houses were destroyed by a great fire in Wuchow. Koalas and pontoons were burned and many fear a heavy death toll. The blaze is blamed on incendiary sparks from a new interior customs station upsetting residents and triggering resistance to extra taxation.
A Japanese town Fukuchiyama near Kyoto was hit by flooding from the Monashigawa river. Gen Kuroki and Gov Omori were in the city to inspect troops when a rescue effort saved many survivors and locals from drowning.
More than 1000 marriageable young women arrive on the Baltic seeking husbands, showing preferences for tall blondes and specific suitors. Names span Manchester to Norway, Sweden, Ireland, and Wales as hopefuls plan to meet suitors in New York and Boston. The scene draws crowds and the press notes the quirky letters from a Kaneau farmer seeking a wife for his Kansas farm.
A signed document from Misto Meiuls and army commanders warns the Shah that if he does not accept a constitutional government or reshapes the reserve, they will resign en masse. The move targets the Shah’s absolute autocracy as Iran debates governance and reform.
The report states Charles Gustave von Thurn and Taxis, aged twenty one and son of the late Prince Maximilian, died after fracturing his skull in front of fellow officers during a dramatic incident at the mine. The event ends a long-standing German noble lineage associated with Thrnsford Tavis Une.
The fragment describes a Sept 2 union and county convention with a partial ticket linked to the Union Labor Party. Names include P J McCarthy, a building trades president, and county officials Finney Muterevy Cy Joba Hi. It mentions support for former Mayor Eugene Schwitz.
A health office death register lists numerous individuals with ages ranging from months to mid eighties. Entries include Margeret Memedt aged 84 with a Bend address and Frank Cutler 4 months, along with other local people such as Mary Mitchell, Lette Johanon, and Brown. The fragmentary OCR shows addresses in Oh et and Willow Trev ct with scattered ages and note types.
In Bayonne, Suha Morton, accused husband of beating his wife, faced the recorder in Poltes Court. The scene showed the accused spanked by a constable in court. Morton pleaded for forgiveness as his wife testified and left.
An American woman touring France with William Graham of Santa Barbara and a governess were in a crash near Auxerre about 109 miles from Paris. The chauffeur ditched the car to avoid the impact. occupants were thrown out. Mrs Graham suffered head wounds, the governess an arm fracture, Miax Graham and the driver were unhurt. The party reached Paris by ambulance. Mrs. Grahams injuries were not serious.
In Bakersfield California on September 7 a Southern Pacific work train collided with a freight near tunnel 17 two miles west of Tehachapi. Eight Greek workers were killed and twenty injured as rioters attacked train crews attempting to flee the scene to escape angry comrades of the victims.
A fragmented legal marriage notice lists parties with residences in Elvertais Maryland and Paducah Kentucky. Names include Miguel Alea Kort George B Hacer Gerrits Robinson and Jenalo Temram with associated witnesses and officials. The document references Rev W J Poyder George Gaines and others in a dated notice form from the local registrar.
New York September 21 The 61st adultery case under the new state law was dismissed for lack of evidence by Justices Gimatexd Mayo and afeKeen. Miss Ethelred Baggett 28 and George R. Condon were the principals amid testimony of an early morning visit to the Rat Where. Condon seeks divorce. Baggett accused. Mrs Condon accompanied by her son and a process server found Baggett in a bathrobe. Condon in bed. Justice Olmstead announced no guilt. Baggett protested outside the courtroom as Condon was reaccused of desertion and non-support.
In the Twenty fourth district Joseph L Bourke defeated John Diets for leadership. Percy Nagle head of the Thirtieth district was attacked in Park Row Building. An unidentified man snapped a pistol at Nagle but did not explode it. Nagle showed a bruise on his neck claim it came from Bourke who he says stirred the trouble to aid Bourke’s primary win.
Havana reports describe a growing revolutionary conspiracy tied to vanity and dissatisfaction of Negro generals. Gov Magnon receives constant dispatches denying disturbances, while a special judge handles cases of arrested participants. A New Yorker linked to the movement and U.S. troops near San Juan y Mariner figure in the unfolding saga.
A tablegram from Gov. Magoon in Havana reports the strike in Cardenas continues peacefully. Workers request removal of the workshop chief, eight hour days, and payment in American money on the sixth of each month. Carpenter and machine shops are running, with no notable disorder.
In New York on September 2 a tank explosion in the Bronx killed three men, James Cooper, James Reilly, and Richard Smith, who were drawing crude petroleum into carts for use at Morris Park race track. The blast blew the tank top off and hurled it into the Catholic Protectory yard, alarming fifteen boys and shattering nearby windows.
Governor Charles E Hughes highlighted the Civil War’s revelation of citizenship quality at the unveiling of a Greene Monument on Culp's Hill Gettysburg. Surviving New York regiments attended along with Gen Dante Sickles and Gov. Hughes, emphasizing unity, sacrifice, and national character.
Special to The Washington Foot notes Horace Duval former secretary to Senator Depew returning from Europe aboard the Battle. He faults Teddy Roosevelt for attacking corporations in a blacksmith fashion, says muckrakers should be left alone to restore normal conditions. He cites Upton Sinclair and James R. Garfield as muckrakers and claims Beet Trust export figures fell dramatically under their pressure.
Harrisburg report states eight people were injured when the Altoona accommodation collided with a freight train near Juniata Bridges west of Duncannon. Engineer Martin G. Stoner and Fireman G. W. Cok escaped by leaping to the side as the locomotive derailed. Passengers Lloyd Ward and others suffered cuts, bruises, and broken ribs, with Ward and Booth taken to Harrisburg Hospital.
Kansas City mo September 21 John Ver Jey January pardoned last July from Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary returns to Kansas City to open a restaurant and asks Circuit Court to change his name to Charles Wesley Anderson. His petition cites a long troubled history starting in 1894, including a 384 robbery conviction, marriage and a child, with later parole and recapture after a prison escape.
In New York a 15 year old, Ernest Trusch of Manhattan, is charged with murdering Ida Hahn after a dispute over a $5 wager on Hahn's weight. Hahn, a Hoboken shopkeeper, was stabbed at 1A First Street after an argument as Hahn tried to settle the bet. Hahn died en route to St Mary’s Hospital. Trusch is held without bail. three others were remanded as witnesses. Also noted are Catholic Circle meeting details and a Calvary Baptist rallies event.
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