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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1912
Page
1
President decries cowardly killings as delays in U.S. courts enable violence. He cites English tribunals as a model and notes that both North and South of the Mason-Dixon line have seen violent acts. Dispatch of justice, he argues, would curb great evils.
Nonsensical OCR fragment discusses criminal law procedures and punishment. It references departures from established law and enforcement concerns, mentioning community impact and coercive measures without clear events or identifiable persons. The text is garbled and contains many unreadable terms.
A column argues against mob violence and defends lawful punishment, noting the danger of departing from due process. It cites concerns about lynching and rejects extrajudicial action, urging adherence to constitutional rights and orderly courts, with continuation promised on page three.
In Louisville Kentucky April two police officers faced a violent confrontation with a seven foot, 300 pound man named Landrum who had escaped from an asylum. He grabbed clubs from others and battled Patrolmen Lawless and Smith in a room, wounding them as he swung a weapon. Four bullets failed to stop him until the final shot pierced his heart, ending the deadly encounter.
The Kaiser is again affirmed to visit England this summer and stay in London as the guest of Lord Lonsdale. The Washington Post reports the potential trip and notes plans for a formal reception during the royal visit period.
A major push in Congress seeks full disclosure of stocks and money behind lawmakers. Lindbergh proposes a bill forcing members of the House and Senate to publish all business interests including personal holdings. Debates focus on corporate ties, Wall Street influence, and timing of hearings planned in Washington and New York.
New York in April reports Clara Conner of Indiana, 41, identified at Bellevue Hospital as the mystery woman connected to musician Prof Louis P Parma. Friends say she was his adopted daughter, cared for him during illness, and Parma's will reportedly left her 30 dollars.
Special to The Washington Post from New London Conn. Louis da Ros, a night watchman for the American Breakwater Company at the navy yard, is winner of second prize in a foreign lottery amounting to $160,000. A cablegram notified him of the prize and he awaits presentation of his ticket. Seaboard Air Line Railway announces schedule changes effective April 49 with departures from Washington and through sleepers to Jacksonville, Tampa, Palm Beach, Miami, Havana, Atlanta, Birmingham and Memphis. Ticket Office 413 New venue northwest.
Dispatches from Mexico City report rebel forces routed at Jojutla Morelos with several killed and government troops gaining ground near Corralitos. Americans fleeing Parral and other towns describe searches and confiscations as both sides maneuver. rail workers try to salvage 40,000 pesos. Reports place Zapata in doubt of direct command.
Special to The Washington Pits New York April night. Mr and Mrs Blaine Biking Miss Katherine Elkins and William F Hitt return to New York aboard the Carrillo from Jamaica after visiting RS H Hitt American Minister to Guatemala and the Panama Canal. The bachelor status and upcoming Washington trip are noted.
Close associates of Maj Gen Frederick Dent Grant, commander of the Eastern division, say his leave is for slight health reasons, not serious illness. He is resting at Governors Island and is expected to return soon in improved health and vigor.
Cairo reports fifteen passengers drowned when a Nile excursion steamer struck another vessel near the great dam about 15 miles northwest of Cairo. The boat carried about 300 on Easter holiday trips toward the river dam. Early reports say no American or English tourists likely aboard.
London cable reports Jack Johnson the boxer was expelled by Freemasons after a Dundee lodge initiation surfaced. The provincial grand lodge of Worfairshire appointed a committee which found the initiation meeting invalid, prompting a demand the Dundee lodge show cause for suspension.
The Philadelphia locksmith Lans Hillebrand left nearly all his $200,000 estate to the Philadelphia Turngemeinde German organization he belonged to. The will provides $1000 to several German singing societies and $1000 to two Grand Army of the Republic posts. Two thousand dollars are to be divided among his employees.
Paris reports the jewelry stolen from M de Mier's residence is valued at 190000 dollars. Police are pursuing thieves. London and Home Office officials have been alerted and American costume officers asked to watch for the pearls. There are about 200 pieces.
Governor Earl Brower narrowly escaped drowning when a launch carrying him through Mississippi floodwaters capsized in an eddy near Jackson. He grabbed a telegraph pole as a life preserver was hurled to him and aided by rescuers in Greenville readiness reports.
In Bangor Maine both Taft and Roosevelt supporters express confidence ahead of state and three district conventions set for tomorrow. The Second Third and Fourth districts will each hold conventions to choose two national delegates. The Portland first convention recently selected Roosevelt allies.
San Francisco April 3 reports show town elections across California centered on prohibition after women voted for the first time in many townships. Wet candidates carried in three towns with 21 voting wet, while women candidates were defeated in most contests.
In Washington, Pennsylvania, on April 9, Charles Reed of Paris township was awoken by severe pain to find a large rat had bitten through his cheek and torn his ear. The injury appears serious as Reed remains in critical condition.
Women from the New York City suffrage party urged Republican strategists in Rochester to insert a plank endorsing equal suffrage in the national platform. They argued six states grant the vote and the issue will go to voters this fall.
An obituary note reports Abraham dekeson died at age 18 from fatty degeneration of the heart after rapid weight gain. The report cites a period of three weeks during which Briion Soleheson reportedly weighed 434 pounds and gained about two pounds daily as illness progressed.
Henry D Clayton of Alabama and the House judiciary committee disavow involvement in the case. Henry M A Page, a New York importer, is arraigned in Washington on three counts of criminal libel linked to a pamphlet about the judiciary panel. Page posts a $5,000 bond and vows further action as he awaits trial on April 19.
New York State delegates at large to the Republican national convention will not be instructed to back Taft renomination. A resolutions committee nearly unanimously approved a platform urging the delegation elected in Chicago to carry out the state party’s choice, with United States Senator Root and others named as delegates at large.
April 9 Rochester notes show delegates debating instruction of New Yorks at large, with leaders like Root Barnes and Prendergast voicing varied views. Some urge binding for Taft, others doubt the need amid Roosevelt momentum, while Tim Woodruff and Otis Bannard stress strong positions. 48 NY delegates already pledged.
A ten year old white boy Samuel Simms was indicted for the murder of Thomas Grnniff an eleven year old in Chatham County Georgia. He is described as the youngest slaveer ever taken in custody in the county and the details refer to a deadly shooting incident with unclear phrasing in the source.
The statewide scene shows Roosevelt and Deneen contesting Republican nomination with Deneen leading Len Small hopes. Fellette lagging as Lorimer faction weak. woman suffrage defeated in Chicago. Edward Dunne leads Democratic gubernatorial bid while Senator Cullom appears to cede ground to Sherman in the U.S. Senate race.
Taft supporters gain over a dozen delegates in the renomination battle as Roosevelt's forces adjust strategy. Democrat hopes shift with lingering charges of primary expression and party infighting across states.
Illinois voters indicate Theodore Roosevelt leads in the presidential race with a rough 3 to 2 edge over Taft and Champ Clark ahead of Wilson. L. Y. Sherman trails for Senate with small margins. Charles Deneen appears to beat Len Small for governor, while Edward Dunne trails. Cook County shows Roosevelt strong. Clark leads Chicago in the Democratic governor contest was uncertain as returns come in.
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