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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1912
Page
10
A congressional hearing exchanges pleas for a government built railroad to Alaska amid calls for action on opened coal fields. Officials discuss prospects, resources, and regional impact while weighing federal roles and deadlines.
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Fragments describe a memorial plan for Aycock and a statue to honor teachers and officials. The text references a ceremony, discussions with officials, and local reactions amid community debates on the project.
In Middletown New York Theodore Furnam was reported killed but reappears alive claiming he is fine. Police contend a burned head and arm found with bones may belong to a missing young woman, with brothers accused then retracting confessions amid police pressure.
London reports Russia has definitively agreed to participate in the six power loan to China, adding 50 million dollars to the facility. The Daily Telegraph’s St Petersburg correspondent notes the commitment will bolster the loan arrangement amid ongoing discussions among the powers.
Secretary James Wilson praised President Taft for handling the Mexican crisis with care and for protecting Americans while keeping Mexican goodwill. He noted the Payne Aldrich tariff faced criticism but cited good farm prices rising labor wages railroad expansion factory growth and broad public development. Wilson planned to campaign in Illinois next.
Professor Cornelis Woelfkin of Rochester Theological Seminary was extended a formal call to serve as pastor of Fifth Avenue Baptist Church in New York, attended by John D Rockefeller. The pulpit has been vacant since Rev Dr Charles F Aked resigned. Woelfkin, longtime Baptist leader, would likely begin duties in the fall if he accepts.
First Lieutenant Orra B Houser, a U S Army officer in charge of the auippine scouts, is dismissed from service after a court martial recommendation approved yesterday. The charge alleges drunkenness and mistreatment of troopers, including tying a man to a tree by a stream so he stood with one foot in water and striking and kicking several scouts. President Taft approved the action.
Berlin reports the German squadron to visit Kiel last summer will depart for the United States on May 10. The force will comprise the armored cruiser Maltke the protected cruiser Bremen and one turbine cruiser.
Four female workers at a moving picture company in New York went on strike demanding higher pay and shorter hours after laboring from 4 a.m. to 6 p.m. in a dark room. They cited eye strain and the need for better compensation for their efforts.
Judge Ralph Latehaw in criminal court, April 5, orders 800 fines for two club keepers guilty of illegal liquor sales. He announces plans to call a grand jury to probe numerous social clubs flourishing in Kansas City, deeming them organized solely to violate the law.
Hotel owner breaks from a window as a fire alarm sounds and a bed catches fire. Fire brigade responds, evacuating guests while the owner recovers from shock. No injuries reported, cause under investigation.
Paul Bickford, owner of a South Bend hotel, died from injuries after leaping from a third story window. Police say he accidentally wet his bed after reading and smoking in bed, dropped a lighted match unseen as flames erupted, prompting a panic and a fall to the pavement below.
Crazy Snake, Creek chief Wilson Jones also known as Chittu hal Je, died in Vinita. He had long argued a broken treaty by his grandfather robbed Creeks of land and self rule. He pressed his case in Washington, witnessed Taft's inauguration, and led an uprising in 1909 that terrorized Oklahoma, killed several, and drew militia action.
The text recounts Crazy Snake leading a 1905 rebellion in Indian Territory, with arrests in 1900 and 1905 after officers clashed with bands of Negroes and mixed-heritage fighters. It notes government land division, protests to President Roosevelt, and Crazy Snake’s capture ending the outbreak.
William Gartley superintendent of the Clyde Coal Company at a Fredericktown mine was wounded and died, shot by John Kossick, a mine blacksmith. Kossick then killed himself after calling Gartley outside the office. Neale and Geagan rushed out, motive unknown but thought linked to a fancied grievance.
In Oroville California on April 6 Mrs Emma Rumbull pled guilty to manslaughter in the death of her four year old stepdaughter Helen Rumbull Found July 3 with neck broken in the attic amid claims of extreme heat The jury sentenced Mrs Rumbull to two years in the state penitentiary Her brother Arthur Lewis is serving ten years for murder Authorities said the girl did not die of suffocation Experts testified the cause differed from what her mother alleged
Gen Olver Gen Bates and former Senator Dick lead a conference at Frederic Holdekoper’s home to form an arms league modeled on the Navy League. A temporary organizing committee is named with Oliver, Bates, Dick, Holdekoper, and Johns, aiming for state branches and a Washington convention in early December. The push argues for strong national defense and envisions an Army League to mirror Navy League influence.
Norfolk April 6 The second division of the Atlantic fleet finished individual target practice on the Southern deviation grounds and returned to Hampton Roads The first and third divisions resumed practice firing at targets nine miles The scores are reported very good but exact records await the commander in chief's report The fleet will complete target practice by Monday and disperse ships to home stations for repairs The submarine fleet returned to the yard after maneuvering in Chesapeake Bay.
Capt Thomas Frederick Carter LSN ret died at Johns Hopkins Hospital after a brief illness. Born June 13 1866 in Raleigh he entered the navy as a cadet engineer in 188? He served in the Spanish American War aboard the USS Brooklyn during the Santiago engagement and retired June 30 1910 as a captain.
In Pensacola Florida on April we conducted a torpedo firing in the harbor by destroyers Trappe and Monaghan. A torpedo issued from their tubes struck a target boat in the test range as the fleet, here for a week, achieved favorable conditions and steady results despite some unsettled weather.
Capt Washington 1 Chambers, in charge of navy aviation experiments, proposes replacing foreign terms with plain American language. He favors airplane for aeroplane landing gear for chassis body for fuselage and uses liberatianship or air seaman ship for hydroeirmdus in discussing air travel.
In a New York slander case Mia Parlagrecco remains jailed after a 1050 judgment award to Miss Fannie Samarco, who alleged Parlagrecco damaged her business by false accusations. Samarco family members testify as Parlagrecco vows to stay jailed until funds cover child welfare costs.
In Hoisington a mob of white workers attacked James McKee a Black man who had shot two in the town. McKee fired during the melee wounding several shopmen before fleeing and later dying in hospital. Multiple shots hit workers and the mob dispersed with the suspect left for dead but alive.
Miss Mercy Chicago Aprile sues University of Chicago dean of women Manon Tabot for slander seeking 1000 dollars. Jury deliberations extend past three hours as court adjourns with instructions that the university may set conduct standards and that a finding of no malice could lead to a not guilty verdict.
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