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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1910
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR describes a state witness being slugged during a legal matter. The text references court, defendants, and possible violent incident but remains garbled and unrecoverable for precise names, dates, or locations.
Fragmentary OCR notes report a Cudahy case and a Kansas City assault linked to the Western Pechanga Bank. The wife of the alleged assailant states she does not know of the incident. Details are unclear due to transcription errors.
Wealthy Countess Szechenyi and Count give $120000 to the Academy of Sciences to support Hungarian language studies and foreign university professorship endowments. Donors named for the fund include Countess Szechenyi and Trpc Antes. Funds to bolster professorships and international instruction.
A Belgian waters disaster reports a steamer colliding with and sinking a pilot boat belonging to the Westhinder light. Nine men are believed to have drowned. The incident occurred April 11 near Ostend as rescue efforts began for survivors.
State Representative clavx urges a board of education special session to examine alleged hazing of 16 year old Loraine Clark at Bridgeport High School Reports say she was subjected to forced consumption of raw oysters kerosene macaroni and soap suds as part of initiation triggering a nervous breakdown and hospitalization in Brattle croft Lapitanum The investigation seeks to determine the mental strain connected to her February 1 stint with the Alpha Society and its alleged abusive practices
Office for C. D. Wright announces the appointment of Charles T Wright of Susquehanne as State treasurer to succeed John O Sheaty at the end of his term in May. Jeremiah A Sieber, elected last November to succeed Mr Sheaty on May 1, died before taking office, leaving the post unsettled.
President Taft attended a banquet in Washington marking the Philippine pact era. The crowd greeted him with reminiscences of old Orient days, but no formal program. Guests from distant states joined prominent lawmakers and officials for a spirited, undressy dinner pledge to meet again next year.
A woman who held up a posse surrendered to officers in Brazil while her husband, John Poland, escaped under cover of her deception. Poland and his wife, living near Greencastle, had been hunted for two days by a sheriff’s posse. An exchange of shots occurred and the Poland pair fled toward the lumber yard as deputies closed in. The incident follows a city chase through the region, with the couple pursued after the alleged horse theft and escape attempt.
In a dramatic House scene Speaker Cannon vowed to remain in charge until March 4, challenging insurgents to oust him. He denounced Champ Clark, defended the Speakership, and defended salaries while referencing the coming end of Congress. The confrontation followed a party-line vote on a conference report related to the Speaker’s automobile maintenance appropriation.
In Chicago Woodlawn district a Black burglar named Thomas Johnson escaped after being captured yesterday. He entered six houses within an hour, was shot by a patrolman, and resumed robbing before being stopped again his blood trail aided officers. He dropped most loot saving only three nickels and a penny. He fled, then was recaptured as he exited his sixth residence with more valuables.
Warden John Frances declares Western Penitentiary a giant hatchery for germs and tubercle bacilli in an address to the Hangary Club. He urges selling Penitentiaries and buying 500 acres of coal and stone lands to employ convicts, arguing reform fails under current prison conditions and urging hard work and decent living to produce better men.
Edward Weston arrives in Norwalk after a cross country walk from Los Angeles to New York. He traveled from Bellevue tonight and is 16 days ahead of his projected schedule for the Cleveland leg, in excellent condition as he nears Tuesday arrival.
New York April 1 Charles Ferdinand Hoffman known as confidential man for Brown Brothers on Wall Street died a year ago at seventy seven. He left an estate valued about two point three million dollars with various legacies and trusts. His mother Carolyn Hoffman and siblings predeceased him, leaving Margaret and Caroline Hoffman and Mrs Spagnola as the remaining residuary legatees. Surrogate Ketcham ruled the two Hoffmans and Mrs Spagnola as the heirs to about two million dollars of the fortune.
Lincoln residents voted dry by about 1000, with women driving turnout via telephone calls and mobilization. Polls closed after a heated citywide battle, as dry forces organized cars and crowds while wet supporters rented automobiles to rally voters.
The Pope ratified the nominations for three new American bishops. Abbot Vincent Wehrle of the monastery of St Mary becomes bishop of the diocese of Bismarck. The Rev T Corbett of the cathedral in Duluth is named bishop of Crookston Minnesota. The Rev Joseph Bush of Excelmor Minnesota is named bishop of Lead, Dakota.
Gara Woodward testified that Doss threatened to kill his wife Lillian Tass and later denied a confession as police suspect a fake. Mrs Doss lived at 48 Tenth Street with her husband and another woman, whose death is linked to a possible poisoning in Chicago. Police hold Doss as a vagrant while Washington detectives review the case and seek more facts.
The Olcott special committee investigating the ship subsidy vandal will resume this afternoon as out of town witnesses testify. Representative Staeners and Minnesota author of the resolution l seek into the charges reflecting on him and other members of Congress held a conference yesterday with J A Ralston, local attorney, whom he had retained.
The Washington Post announces a Sporting Edition to appear each afternoon during the 1910 outdoor sports season. It will publish baseball scores, racing results, and entries a few minutes after events conclude, starting next Thursday, April 14, and every weekday thereafter. The edition will cost 1 cent per copy.
Long weekend with ex President Theodore Roosevelt and former U S Forest Service chief Gifford Pinchot unfolds in a mountain excursion at Canamagna valley and a chapel once visited by Charlemagne. Pinchot refuses details as secretary provides a fuller account to reporters. News wires note impromptu banter and hunting tales amid a celebrity visit with Taft and local crowds in Porto Maurizio.
Excavations near San Juan Teotihuacse in the valley of Mexico uncover ruins beneath Toltec layers. Prof. William Niven notes skulls without teeth suggest a vegetarian people, along with jointed dolls and various artifacts now sent to the National Museum. Four civilizations have occupied the valley, including this unknown early culture.
Governor Tellay calls for immediate impartial investigation into legislative practices following Superintendent Hotchkiss findings on fire insurance probes. Message urges compulsory witness testimony and bank account production, citing alleged bribery and costly lobbying by insurance firms. References a preliminary Hotchkiss report and broad legislative reforms.
Irvin Hanchett, 14, found guilty in criminal court of murdering 13 year old Clevie Tedder. He was sentenced to be hanged after meeting the girl on her way to school, stabbing her when she rejected his advances. The defendant showed indifference as he testified, seeking to substanti ate insanity. He had been an inmate of Connecticut State Reform School.
In Trenton Washington in April hundreds of Italian strikers attacked workers and police. Police Sergeant Zenker was knocked senseless by a brick and four patrolmen were injured. Fifteen strikers were arrested and the company offered $150 a day, which was refused.
Jury fixes the crime as manslaughter. Mrs Sayler sentenced to three years and physician husband Dr Miller to twelve years in prison. Witnesses recall an emotional courtroom scene as verdicts are announced after a 36 hour deliberation period.
George E Jtomanes, son of a Oxford University professor, traveling with wife and two infants, was denied landing in New York aboard the Minnewaska due to tuberculosis signs. He was discharged to Ellis Island with his family and two servants after a marine surgeon refused entry. brother Frank sought counsel and appealed.
A boycott march spread from Harlem and the Bronx to Williamsburg and East New York as kosher butcher shops raised prices and closed. Police were called after threats against United Beef Company led crowds to damage property and spoil meat with kerosene. merchants warned closures would disrupt restaurant supply.
At the bribery inquiry in Jackson a scuffle occurred as Ken Burkett and Rowland clashed over testimony. Burkett knocked Rowland unconscious but left uninjured. The hearing moved forward with witnesses testifying on Bilbo's character and veracity. Prosecution planned to rest after two more witnesses.
At Coal Hull near O1 City Pennsylvania burglars entered the post office as James Straw the postmaster and his wife supped. Straw battled the robbers and recovered part of the money. Mrs Straw was badly hurt and in serious condition. Inspectors with bloodhounds pursue the thieves. about five hundred dollars missing along with Mrs Straw’s belongings.
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