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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1909
Page
2
Washington date undecoded. Reportedly a committee headed by Mr Mann will advance a white slave bill with some opposition expected. The piece notes Taft may speak after holidays and that Congress should hear from constituents on the president's recommendations.
The article notes administration aides and advisers pressuring President to decide on whiskey policy and related legal questions. It mentions Taft handling the task with Solicitor General Bowers, Supreme Court opinions pending, and distillers eager for a ruling. Also reports Mann DIA push to curb white slave traffic and interstellar commerce disputes with immigration committee.
In Rome on December 20 Cardinal Satollio suffered a serious relapse from nephritis. He is extremely weak and often delirious as doctors fear a fatal outcome. The pope has inquired personally through his secretary and granted the apostolic benediction.
Newark police investigate the deaths of Frances and Teabel Ritchie at 45 Marshall Street. A rope and a hat pin were used in separate hangs, with a note reading Frances hang herself. Authorities weigh murder versus suicide and consider Teabel’s prior expressions of wishing to die.
In Indianapolis on December 20, 1900, David Weisening a cigar department manager, went to his hotel room to tell his wife he was bound for New York. Upon arriving the hotel lobby, he found a man with his wife, who tore a photo from the wall and spoke of an impossible fate. Moments later a second man visited a rag shop, bought acid, and a deadly incident followed, leaving a tense scene at the home.
In Atlanta on December 20 a Black Hand extortion note targeted Asa G. Chandler, president of Central Bank and Trust and owner of Cora-Cola. He has been guarded by detectives after four days of threatening letters demanding 850000 with warnings of harm to him and his family if payment fails. Wires cut to deter police, and threats escalate as the Black Hand seeks money without bloodshed.
An advertisement claims Paza Ointment cures all forms of piles within six to fourteen days or offers a money back refund. It states relief from itching bleeding and protrusion as a guaranteed result.
An ad asserts Pape's Diuretic cures backache and urinary disorders by cleansing the kidneys and bladder. It claims rapid, thorough results with no other remedy matching its efficacy and cites Cincinnati’s Pape Thompson & Pape as a trusted firm.
Washington reports Success magazine conducted a straw poll of 2 200 readers on Tafts first nine months in office. Results show strong disapproval of Aldrich and Cannon and bulk Republican support for Taft while Democrats split.
An uncontrolled street car at Raat St. Tania crashes through four miles of city streets after a driver and conductor are shot by a negro highwayman who escaped with a small amount of cash. The car continued to the downtown terminal before stopping as workers intervened.
London notes a bitter election scene with rioted meetings across the country. Labor minister Barna warns districts of stigma if he loses. Unionists push House of Lords issues while Blatchford’s articles in The Daily Mail stir debate and government tactics whirl about budgets and parliamentary writs.
The passage discusses limits to veto power and potential timing of reforms. It notes the government faces pressure from the new House of Commons on the Lords question and contemplates leaving reform initiative with land policy amid a possible limited veto.
Patrick Lowery a White Star piers stevedore admonished J P Morgan for smoking aboard the New York dock. Morgan paused then cast the cigar into the water after being informed the sign forbidding smoking must be observed.
John Hart of Detroit was sentenced to one year and 10 days in the Detroit house of correction with fines totaling 1800 dollars for violations of federal oleomargarine laws. He gave bonds pending appeal. In Milwaukee Edward Klimie and A H Graham are under arrest for manufacturing uncolored oleomargarine and selling 4000 pounds as butter during a period of about a year.
Chicago December 20 B L Johnson president of the American league announced there will be no baseball war. He said Lynch is acceptable to the American league and Heydler’s election to his old position is favorable. Comiskey praised Lynch as a strong president and a skilled umpire with sound judgment. The Lyne election surprised Chicago baseball men.
In Pangor Maine on Sunday Molin Rowley and his son Jease found bobcat signs and trapped the animals. Monday Bowden shot a young bobcat and began removing it when the mother leapt, biting his shoulder and his son. The man killed the cat to escape and the pair suffered bites. skins worth dollars and a $2 bounty are noted.
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