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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1910
Page
1
The article reports Senator Aldrich considering retirement from the Senate as he endures ongoing health issues and mounting strain from duties. It notes a expected withdrawal from committees to prepare for public office and speculates on the impact on party leadership and administration, citing support from physicians and colleagues.
New York April 1x United States Steel Corporation and subsidiaries will pay about 99 million dollars annually to aid workers injured on the job and the families of those killed. Elbert Hilary, chairman, outlined benefits for temporary disability singles at 35 percent and married men at 69 percent with allowances per child. Permanent pensions are provided. families of deceased workers receive wages for a year and a half plus bonuses. A ten day waiting period applies before eligibility.
Miss Mathilde Townsend daughter of Mrs Richard Townsend of Washington and Peter Goelet Gerry second son of Mr and Mrs Elbridge T Gerry are reportedly engaged. Relatives declined to confirm the engagement as Washington dispatches suggested a formal announcement within a day or two. Gerry is a New York lawyer and scion of the Gerry and Livingston families with extensive club and society ties.
A massive landslide near Gulnt Alphonse Quebec following a dynamite blast buried the Ha Un Bay Railway workers camp. Eight dead include chief engineer Atlas Gagne and assistants William O Bllen and Joseph Jennings. seven are missing. Many survivors injuries reported as rescue teams continue through night to reach all affected.
Weston, a veteran traveler, arrived in town exhausted with a sore throat from dusty roads. After a two hour rest he continued toward New York, receiving an enthusiastic reception along Erie County as onlookers noted how children waved. Travel plans mention a special summer rate and a hotel near Woodstock Street.
Theodore Roosevelt was welcomed by Emperor Franz Joseph in Vienna with a formal audience at Hofburg and a tour of imperial sites. He visited the Capuchin chapel to lay wreaths on Maria Theresa and Rudolph’s tombs, toured the riding school and stables, and attended a reception with Austrian officials and journalists.
Fragmentary reports describe a massive earthquake in Central America near San Jose causing villages to vanish and thousands of refugees streaming into the city. Survivors recount shaking that began yesterday morning and intensified midday, with Costa Rica and surrounding areas singled out in chaotic, evolving condition reports.
Massachusetts Congressman Eugene M Foss, newly elected from a former GOP stronghold, urges insurgent Republicans to abandon tariff protection and join the Democrats. He argues the Aldrich tariff is excessive and calls for substantial tariff reductions to aid industry and reduce graft. Foss vows a reform path within his party and presses Canada trade terms as part of a broader protectionist critique.
Special cable from Berlin reports that Mrs Roosevelt and her daughter Ethel are unlikely to accompany Colonel Roosevelt to Berlin. Ill health and fatigue are cited as reasons for avoiding extensive royal and public appearances across Europe. The party plans to proceed to Avignon while public and civil authorities bid farewell.
Kansas City reports the Hyde murder trial moving forward with a jury seated to hear charges that Dr B C Hyde poisoned Col Thomas Swofe via a toxic capsule. The panel, described as hardworking tradesmen and clerks, aims for a fair proceeding as Dr W E Smith of New York prepares to defend.
United States Consul General at Hong Kong died today of peritonitis. Rublee had been appointed consul general there May 1, 1925, after resigning from the Milwaukee Sentinel Company in 1890 and serving as consul general at Prague Havene and at Vienna in earlier years.
Rear Admiral flags the armored cruiser New York to head for San Francisco to join the Pacific fleet. The vessel, rebuilt at Brooklyn Navy Yard at nearly one million dollars, now mounts four ten inch guns per turret. The New York will augment twelve powerful ships in the Pacific squadron.
Norfolk Va April activity centers on the Atlantic Fleet conducting gunnery practice on southern drill grounds 20 miles off Virginia Capes. Two steel targets and a third launched will join exercises with plans to disperse to home yards in early April.
Marshal Henkel arrested John M Poncot and John G Nector of Poncel & Neeser dry goods importing firm as part of government efforts to uncover customs frauds. Mursnat visa seized along with Valuers and other firm papers. Complaint charges conspiracy to undervalue imports from France. released on bond to await examination.
President Taft and his cabinet considered the bleached flour case and decided the government would seize the product to compel millers to test the matter in court.
The cable ship Burnside in Seattle Washington will receive a Filipino crew of 62 when the army transport Dix arrives on May 1. The ship currently has a miscellaneous Orientals crew and will be joined by the Filipino team for operations in the Pacific.
Early advertisement deadline for The Sunday Post warnings that classified and display ads cannot be accepted after 7 pm today. The notice stresses timely submission and outlines the final cutoff for ad placement in this edition.
The record notes incorrect entries found in the books were corrected. An overdraft of $9 labeled as salary was clarified as miscellaneous expenses. The company, under its charter, could buy back its own stock, making stock cancellation regular. Partial stock payments not completed were to be forfeited to the company.
A windstorm at Chalons this morning killed three people and injured three others. The Farman aircraft works shed collapsed and nine planes were smashed. The new sheds of Roger Sommers and the tent of Prince Bolotof were blown down exposing their aircraft. Damaged sheds at Chalons, headquarters for aviators, were destroyed. Farman losses total about 300,000 francs.
Enumerators in Washington under William E. H. Broughton conducted the census in the White House area with Charles Sloane directing the forty second district. Government employees faced resistance over residency rules and the bureau clarified that census data concerns current homes and earnings, not past or future residences. Households were asked about ages, children, and marriages, while housewives were urged to report no occupation to reflect income earners accurately.
Colorado representative Martin retaliates against War Department and officials, claiming the sugar trust is seizing Friar lands with government acquiescence. He accuses withholding information, demands a full congressional inquiry, and vows a new policy to probe the Friar land deal as he unveils a $1,000 conscience payment. In New York, a railroad treasurer reports receiving $1,000 in small bills from Philadelphia bundled as dues.
At the National American Woman Suffrage Association convention in Washington delegates and attendees roared in response as Mrs Catt defended women’s voting rights and critiqued male enfranchisement. The afternoon event featured Mrs Herrie Stanton Binge championing voting rights and calls to puncture fallacies about women’s political capacity, with words that drew both laughter and applause.
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