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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1907
Page
41
A French and German society notice details a royal Saxony king troubled by a princess's Italian marriage, with political and personal strains. Names of ministers and courtiers appear amid discussions of royal liaison, court intrigue, and state reactions. The report weaves marriage friction with official statements and public interest in a sovereign household.
An outbreak of Boxer rebellion violence in Kiangel Province endangers missionaries. An Italian priest and several converts were killed at Taweoll, the Lasanist fathers’ mission in Kanchowfu burned, and missionaries fled to Hintu for aid while advices indicate Protestant missionaries are safe or believed dead.
Ilongkung reports a massive blaze at Wuchow causing hundreds of houses to burn and many boats destroyed. The fire may have started from an incendiary sparked by tensions over a new inland customs station and extra taxation, with many feared dead.
Sept 7 Victoria reports a Japanese disaster in Fukuchiyama near Kyoto where Monashigawa river flood overwhelmed the town of 12,000. Trentloth Regiment and Tenth Engineers helped rescue survivors and recover drowned. General Kuroki and Gov Omori were in the city. Kuroki narrowly escaped drowning while inspecting troops.
More than 1,000 marriageable young women arrived in New York aboard the Baltic for a grand husband hunt. They dispersed among cities like Milwaukee and Brooklyn to seek tall blondes, firemen, and other suitors, with some intent on marriage and others not strongly pressured, as crowds awaited their inspection at the White Star Line dock.
In Teheran on September 7 a signed statement by high military leaders warned the Shah that if he refuses to accept a constitutional framework with a reserve, a constitutional government, they will resign en masse. The move marks a dramatic challenge to the monarchy’s absolutist rule.
Charles Gustave von Thurn and Taxis, aged twenty one and heir to Maximilian, prince of Thurn and Taxis, died after fracturing his skull in the presence of brother officers. The event occurred at a mining site where the regiment of Crussian Foot was stationed, amid confusion and fatal injuries.
A fragmentary report from La Prandee dated Sept 2 describes the Union Labor Party of San Francisco loyal to the deposed mayor. It notes a county convention proposing a partial ticket headed by P J McCarthy as president of the building trades council, with Sheriff and county offices to be filled by incumbents and allies, and references Eugene Schwitz as the former mayor whose program influenced the lineup.
Health office death notice listing numerous individuals with ages from months to years, including Margeret Memedt and Frank Cutler, with partial addresses and locations. The OCR shows scattered entries such as 32y, 84 aust Wate, 4 montha, and 9S youre, indicating a compiled death registry across multiple regions and years.
In Bayonne Poltes Court today Suha Morton testified after a man named Morton, accused of assaulting his wife, was ordered to strip and spanked by a constable with a shoe. The recorder urged discipline, Morton pleaded, and the wife forgave him during the proceeding.
Mrs Graham of Santa Barbara California touring France with her daughter and a governess crashed near Auxerre about 109 miles from Paris. The chauffeur ditched the car to avoid the crash and all were thrown out. Mrs Graham cut on the head the governess injured an arm. Miax Graham and the chauffeur unhurt. Mrs Graham’s injuries not serious demands medical aid.
In Bakersfield California on September 7 a Southern Pacific work train collided with a freight near tunnel 17 two miles west of Tehachapi. Eight Greeks were killed and twenty injured as fleeing crews faced attacks from enraged workers.
Names and details of marriage licenses published from multiple counties and towns. Clergy Rev W J Poyder officiates. Mentions individuals with ages and residences. scattered OCR fragments but indicates marriage license notices across Maryland Kentucky and London listings.
The 61st case under the new adultery law reached the Court of Special Sessions but was dismissed by Justices Olmstead Mayo and Olmstead for lack of actual evidence. Miss Ethelred Baggett and George R. Condon were the principals with Mary Reeves Condon backing the suit. A witness described an early morning visit to a Rat Where, and Condon claimed desertion and nonpayment. Baggett protested outside the court as Condon faced renewed charges.
Percy Nagle leader of the Thirtieth district reported a pistol attack during a Park Row Building confrontation. The assault followed Joseph L. Bourke's bid for district leadership in the Twenty fourth district and was mounted by Bourke ally John Diets. Nagle sustained a bruise on his neck and a clipped collar as the assailant pressed the weapon, which failed to explode.
Havana reports the discovery of a revolutionary conspiracy as authorities deny widespread unrest. Gov Magnon receives constant telegrams from provinces pledging support to quell the plot. A special judge is to hear cases of those arrested while U S Cavalry helicopters probe near San Juan y Mariner. New York observers link rumors to stock market reactions and accuse a New Yorker linked to a prior movement.
A tablegram from Gov Magoon in Havana describes a peaceful strike by workers in Cardena. The Alcalde says the strikers demand an eight hour day and payment in American money by the fifth of each month, and that the chief of workshops has not been removed. Carpenter and machine shops remain in operation.
In New York on September 2 three men James Cooper James Reilly and Richard Smith were killed instantly by an explosion of an old tank used to draw crude petroleum into three sprinkling carts for Morris Park race track. An ignition set off the blast and hurled the tank into the Catholic Protectory yard, frightening fifteen boys and shattering windows.
Governor Hughes speaks at the unveiling of the Greene monument on Culp’s Hill Gettysburg noting the Civil War revealed citizenship quality and national unity. Surviving New York regiments, veterans, and officers attend with dignitaries and escorts from the Thirteenth Cavalry and Sixth Artillery. The bronze and granite tribute to Gen George S Greene is dedicated by the New York monument commission.
Special to The Washington Foot reports Horace Duval former secretary to Senator Depew returning from Europe aboard the Battle criticizes Roosevelt for his campaign against corporations saying the attack was mishandled and that muckrakers should be left alone. He notes Upton Sinclair and others harmed exports by attacking the beet trust and claims the nation was prosperous a year ago.
Harrisburg reports eight people injured when the Altoona passenger train collided with a freight train near Juniata Bridges west of Duncannon. Engineer Martin G Stoner and Fireman G W Cok escaped, while Messenger Lloyd Ward and seven others suffered injuries including head cuts and broken ribs. Ward and Booth were hospitalized in Harrisburg later today.
Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 21 John Ver Jey January, pardoned last July from Leavenworth, seeks to change his name to Charles Wesley Anderson. His petition lacks full history of pardon events. Convicted in Oklahoma in 1894 for robbery, he served then escaped, married, and had a child before reform. A prison mate recognized him last April, leading to recapture.
In Hoboken, Henry Hahn was stabbed to death after a dispute over a weight bet. Ernest Trusch, 15, of Manhattan, is charged with murder following a quarrel that began when Hahn failed to pay the wager. Hahn died en route to St Mary’s Hospital. Trusch is held without bail. three companions are held as witnesses.
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