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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1910
Page
1
Editor and chief executive meets for the first time at the White House to satisfy curiosity stirred by a visit. The New Yorker declares the cordial interview, praising the earnest gentleman who entered office as the country faced adversity.
A transcription of a public political opinion credits Taft with managerial efficiency and achievements surpassing Roosevelt in his first year. It argues Taft follows Roosevelt’s policy path with differences in style, notes the Roosevelt railroad rate act as flawed, and suggests voters may shift party support if they want broader reform. It references Hepburn and the Republican Party dynamics.
A Washington Inquirer dispatch claims President Taft may withdraw from renomination and push Theodore Roosevelt for the chief justice seat. The report notes Taft’s preference for law work, Roosevelt’s possible second term bid, and talk of Chief Justice Fuller’s retirement within three years.
The passage argues Roosevelt would not back Taft's railroad rate measures and accuses Taft of pandering to trusts. It claims the Republican party and tariff system are tied to corporate power, urging voters to seek change with another party to modify tariffs and curb trusts. The piece frames Roosevelt as honest but frustrated with the current leadership.
Secretaries admit suppressed excitement among Santa Clara negros linked to incendiary rhetoric by Geo Mvaristo Estenez. Military say the Santa Clara deployment was a readiness drill, while officials deny any disorder or overt acts. News notes no demonstrations observed in Oriente or Pinto del Rio.
Coroner Ralph Meorth and New Jersey police hunted two men after a car with a woman's body in a tonneau passed through Fort Elizabeth Dorchester Leesburg and Delmont before reaching Washington Pass. Howard Shull, a machinist, said the two men stopped for repairs and concealed the body, with the woman reportedly dying in transit. The case remains highly mysterious as authorities pursue leads.
News reports state Samuel Clemens known as Mark Twain grew weaker at Has Bedmde Redding on April 9 as family gathered. Dr Quintard, Dr Halsey and nurses monitored his condition while restoratives failed to revive him. A late bedside scene included Clara Clemens and Ossip Gabrilowitsch with Clemens drawing a $600 check for the Redding public.
Senator Chauncey M Depew arrives from Washington and rejects resignation rumors He plans to aid the Republican ticket this fall and will consider retirement after the elections He notes fellow senators Aldrich and Hale are in poor health and declines to preemptively announce any decision until after the ballot.
In Albany New York the proposed Congress of the United States income tax amendment failed by a two vote margin 4 to 65 in the assembly. The introducer moved for reconsideration and the motion passed opening the path to a possible reintroduction before the session ends as many absentees favored the measure.
Col Roosevelt's traveling companion Lieut Col Edgar Mearns USA retired after arrival in Washington. Mearns, medical and scientific adviser, traveled with Roosevelt in Africa and described the expedition as energy filled and political matters absent. He noted restraint in hunting, citing only needed animals for specimens and meals.
Roosevelt departs Munich at 1 AM for Vienna with no demonstrations, plans to keep views private as a private citizen. London correspondent notes Roosevelt will not usurp ambassadorial functions and will refrain from advising Germany or England on their affairs. Prince Leopold and wife greet him. Archduke Joseph and others join in Budapest. Vatican refutes rumor of nuncio’s recall while Abbot Janssens resigns as secretary of religious affairs.
Washington dispatch reports President Taft plans to offer the vacant Supreme Court seat to Gov Hughes. A formal offer had not been sent by evening. Taft wanted to know if Hughes would accept and has learned the governor would likely be agreeable, though no direct communication occurred yet.
In New York on April the mansion and art galleries of the late Charles T Norkes on Sixty-eighth street and Seventh Avenue were sold at public auction to a real estate firm for 1,239,000. Thomas Ryan, whose property adjoins, said plans call for a house to be built that will take in half a block along Fifth Avenue.
Eighteen year old Dana Holt, a teacher, survived a dusk pistol duel with an unidentified man on the road near Natural Bridge. She later learned her brother Homer Lal had killed himself at Watwai Bridge. Police believe the incidents are not connected and that Holt does not know her assailant.
In a 28 year marriage, John W Hoefferline sues Georgia Hefferline in circuit court alleging a wife’s chewing tobacco habit makes her conduct intolerable. Judge Joseph Leffer will interpret whether the habit fits the divorce statute as the case proceeds in Muncie on April 20.
In Birmingham Alabama on April 2 a blast at the Mulga works of the Birmingham Coal and Tron Company killed twenty five miners and left fifteen entombed. Cages were wrecked, air was being pumped into the shaft, cause under investigation while Prof Robert Koch reportedly fell ill in Berlin.
Kansas City April 3 A storm courtroom scene as Dr B C G Hyde faces murder charges in the death of Colonel Thomex Swope. Witnesses include Dr Walter Haines of Chicago and 42 others. A woman found grand jury notes showing statements about cyanide absence, prompting claims of perjury and ethical questions. Judge Latshaw threatens action while noting the papers’ return and the pursuit of truth.
Full reports of the district attorney will appear in The Post. The complete series of papers begins with the April 47 issue and continues until next Sunday. The editions will be mailed to any part of the country for 20 cents.
National American Woman Suffrage Association sees a rift as Presidents Anna Shaw and officers Rachel Foster Avery and Harriet Taylor Upton resign in protest. Avery and Upton say injustices persisted after attempts to correct them and may now serve the cause better outside the board. Shaw denies resignations, while others seek to fill vacancies amid factional tensions.
Report from today's pages notes a Georgetown crew accident as their boat capsized during competition. Six shot in steel strike riots and a murder trial left jurors weeping, while international peace court favored. Also covered are school graduation costs cuts and a plan to check Exodus to Canada.
Center Church Congregational in New Haven adopts a new confession that omits the Apostles Creed and requires no formal acknowledgment of Christ’s divinity. The church, rooted in Puritan orthodoxy since its 168 founding, will record the old faith as historical background. New members pledge to a higher life and moral aims.
Tellers cannot announce results until morning as delegates clash at the convention over the omission of a conservative candidate's name from a printed slip. Mrs. William Cumming calms the assembly and a new ballot is planned. Taft to be met today.
The convention saw ten vice presidents general chosen after a tumultuous morning. Ballots were found defective and late. Massachusetts and conservative blocs argued over proceed. By 10:40 the ballot closed, but results awaited until morning amid persistent campaigning and organizational disputes.
The Washington Post reports Ambassador Kerens offers $50000 to a Catholic chapel but the gift may be refused if the name would appear on the chapel. A separate item notes a Berlin conservative politician’s statement praising women’s political participation, attributed to Prince Bismarck, as he reflects on cooperation with women.
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