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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1910
Page
2
In a speech to Washington dignitaries and party loyalists, Wickersham defends Taft’s year in office, praising tariff and corporate measures, antitrust actions, and proposed reforms. He notes aggressive prosecutions of sugar frauds and coal holdings, urging continued party unity to enact reforms.
An April 9 Big Four passenger train collided with a freight engine near Galion Ohio. Engineer Edward Maloney of Cleveland died instantly. Several passengers were shaken up and bruised but not seriously injured.
A 1909 interview with a bank embezzler reveals how wages and lax controls lure insiders into crime. He describes drafting checks, exploiting dead accounts, and moving funds via drafts to steal up to $50,000 at a time. He details trips to New York Chicago and New Orleans and cites pay as a motive.
Mecon Ga April Maj J F Hanson president of Central of Georgia Rail and former Republican national committeeman from Georgia said he believed corporations in the United States should organize a political party. He stated there are about 400,000 corporations and that they should have a political party to force fair treatment by state and federal authorities.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Captain Wit Creecy and Ong Was appointed to auction. The readable items reference a board meeting or designation related to a shortage. No clear dates, places, or full names are confirmed.
Funeral services for Thomas F. Walsh are set for 3 pm at the Walsh home on Massachusetts Avenue with simple rites. President Taft will attend, a small Masonic party will be present, and the body will be interred at Rock Creek Cemetery beside his son. Honorary pallbearers include Justice McKenna and Speaker Cannon, as telegrams of condolence pour in from across the nation.
The governor refuses to sign the Digges bill amid a looming party split in the Democratic ranks. Allies warn defeat could spark a fierce internal fight as factions align around the governor’s ambition and potential successors.
Representative J C Cantrill presided as Bettie Davis became Mrs Lettie Davis in Georgetown Kentucky at 7 pm The ceremony joined Alabama’s H D Clayton and Georgetown’s Lettie Davis with Capt Bertram Clayton Fort Meyer as best man Miss Eleanor Davis acted as maid of honor United States Senator J W Bailey was to attend but could not The couple planned a Washington honeymoon after Congress adjourned.
Weather conditions across New England Texas the Pacific coast and the upper Midwest show generally clear and warm with temperatures from 10 to 35 degrees above seasonal averages The forecast calls for Sunday Monday unsettled conditions in the western half of the country with showers in the Gulf Coast and Texas plains and little temperature change on Sunday then a fall Monday in the district Local rivers forecast rise in Texas winds northerly along New England coast and across the mid-Atlantic coast with lighter greens on other coasts The storm warning displays resume April 28 for the Great Lakes region Weather data includes temperatures in New York Chicago and other stations plus a Salton Sea report from California and a San Antonio region cattle note The Swone murder trial jury selection begins Monday in Kansas City with 200 jurors drawn and the trial set to start Monday
Sixty three mules belonging to the Westmoreland Coal Company were burned to death in a fire that destroyed the company stables at Shatton early today. The loss is estimated at 25000 dollars.
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