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Newspaper

Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1910

Page

13

Lynchburg heir ends life after years of decline

Howard G Rocke 44 a once well to do Lynchburg family member killed himself in a Hartford Hotel lodging room. He used laudanum and gas after months of failed employment seeking, leaving a path to Lynchburg. Describes his background and recent lodging house death near Washington.

Lynchburg Son Howard T Henmore Rocke Hartford Pennsylvania Avenue Rocke Washington Tradford

Letter on hotel stationery hints at family tragedy

A fragmented excerpt mentions a Rocket letter to Leodard Rocks care H S Hicks & Bros in Lynchburg Virginia about business. The piece notes suicide as a possible cause of death with a final request to be buried beside the writer's sister, signed as a loving father. The letter, dated late July, bears a downtown hotel letterhead.

Philadelphia New York Leodard Rocks

Vatican and Spain clash over concordat diplomats

Father Eugene Hannan argues the dispute is between Rome and Madrid diplomats over the concordat, not religious principles. He insists Home views the matter as a government treaty issue, distinguishing church from state in the controversy.

Vatican Eugene Hannan At. Mart Yaster Rome Spain Home

Vatican Concordat Controversy Reflects Transatlantic Ties

A dispatch notes speculation on a possible Vatican concordat dispute between France and the Vatican. It argues Catholic involvement in Vatican affairs is natural, but doubts the current friction will impact church welfare in the United States or beyond.

Thie France Vatican

Cool Weather on Program Signs Hot Wave Delayed

Weather forecast signals cool conditions likely to persist for several days. Bureau ofdata coverage in Washington shows data spanning thirty nine years, indicating August may be favorable.

Bureau Saaves Washington

Yesterday's Temperature Update For August Records

The weather bureau released August temperature data noting a continued cool trend with no change in venue. August mean temperatures are around 72 degrees with history showing a high of 101 degrees on August 13, 1881 and a low of 49 degrees on August 24, 190. July had a protracted heat spell averaging above 90 degrees.

Weather Bureau

Laundry Trust Rumors Stir City Industry

Government reviews evidence on local laundry firms amid concerns of restraint of trade. United States District Attorney Wilson weighs papers but officials offer no final conclusions. The case echoes a congressional speech by Representative J Hampton Moore about market wide laundry practices in Washington.

Arong Washington United States Wilson Congress J. Hampton Moore Philadelphia

Trials Follow Death by Own Action in Philippine Army

Three or four courts martial may close this week as War Department rewrites verdicts. The cases arise from the death of Lieut. Clarence M. Janney in the Philippines after a quarrel with his wife over a champagne cooler given to Ames. Chaplain Dalam and Col. Bowen also faced courts martial tied to the disturbance at Ames quarters. The War Department expects a report this week.

War Department Philippines Clarence M. Janney Robert F. Ames Twelfth Infantry Janney Ames Y Janney War ‘Department John Dajiam B. Wickham Dalam William C. Bowen

Weather conditions and temperatures across regions

The Weather Bureau reports high temperatures across the Great Basin with showers in the plains and eastern Rockies, while the Atlantic states see moderate temperatures with showers in southern districts. West of the Rockies, fair weather with seasonal temperatures prevails. Scattered showers expected Tuesday and Wednesday in the Mississippi valley to the Rockies and along the southern upper lake region and South Atlantic States. Winds will be light to moderate from the southeast along coasts, with variable winds on the Gulf and inland. Temperatures recorded include midnight readings around 64 to 61, noon highs near 88, and a maximum of BO. Relative humidity varies through the day with zero rainfall from 8 p.m. to 8 p.m. and a 194 percent sunshine estimate listed.

U. 8 Dept. of Apriculture Washington Great Basin Lake Region Plains States Rocky Mountains Atlantic States St Lawrences Valley Rocky Mountais Misalzsippi Valley Rocky Mounting Upper Lake Region South Atlantic States New England Rain Atlantic South Atlantic Coast Florida East Gulf Coast West Gulf European Grand Banks Asheville Atlants Atlantic City N. J Biomarek Nevak Hoxton Maza New York Avenue Garfield Park Pingtonatt Ohio Cate Cheyanne Wio Davenport Town Denver Colo Des Moines Galveston Kail Helens Mont Int Indianapolis Los Angeles Cal Marquette Mich Tennanoes Grounds New York Platte Nabi Phtaburg Pawe Portland East Lake As A. Paul St Louis Minney San Francisco Springfeld Onnye Wash Toledo Vicksburg Misa

Indiana's Middies Win Cup In Rowing Race

Potomac River clears and Shenandoah clouds as the Middies from Indiana win the Lysistrate cup in a midshipmen rowing race aboard the United States battleship Glen.

Indiana Funchal Madeira Glen

Pitcher Hinrichs Paralyzed as Infantile Paralysis Cases Rise

A recent Nationals recruit Bil Hinrichs is diagnosed with infantile paralysis after hospital admission for suspected rheumatism. He likely cannot play this season while health authorities report two additional cases in the District. Dr Woodward notes quarantine would be difficult and no isolation wards are available.

Washington Bil Hinrichs Nationals Hinrichs George Washington University Hospital Clifford Cox Pacific Walter Johnson 25 & Wonder Health Department Woodward Virginia

Four lynched for murder near Pensacola Fla

In Pensacola Florida Aug 1 telephone lines were cut as mobs hunted Black residents after the murder of Besgie Morrison a little schoolgirl. Reports say a Black man sent an amulet to a suspect and was hanged while others fled or were killed. This marks the fourth lynching linked to the case.

Pensacola Fla Dady Fie Besgie Morrison

Harmon’s Peace Plan Fails In Columbus Street Car Strike

Governor Harmon’s bid to settle the Columbus street car strike collapsed as union leaders refused to waive union recognition and badge wear. A stormy Columbus Chamber of Commerce meeting criticized Mayor Marshall, who offered to resign if proven derelict. Militia patrols remained firm with little violence.

Columbus Ohio Hfforte Harmon A Gpv Ernor Columbus Chamber of Commerce Marshall

Methods for killing fleas outlined by health service official

Public health service report details quick and effective flea destruction using kerosene, water, and chemical agents including hydrogen cyanide gas and sulfur. Maurtee B. Mitzman of the plague laboratory in San Francisco presents the technique in detail.

Cope Govey Public Health Service Maurtee B. Mitzman San Francisco

Denial by Senator Burton on Brown nomination pact

Cleveland August 1 Senator Burton denies any agreement to nominate Judge C B Brown for governor. He says Brown is excellent but a Cincinnati wager and Cox support forced the delegation to split among four candidates. He considered Harding Herrick Garfield and Garfield as options and notes Longworth's solid bloc.

Brown Washington Post Cleveland Ohio George, B. Cox Cincinnati Burton C. B. Brown Dayton Cox Cincinnnati Harding Herrick James R. Garfield Longworth House of Representatives

Clubman Goes To Jail In Divorce Contempt Case

Willis Counselman, Chicago broker and former husband, begins a three month sentence for contempt in Judge Chetlain's court after his divorce decree was entered. He allegedly feigned ignorance of his first wife’s insanity to pursue another marriage with Miss Clara French of Englewood, later annulled when the divorce was invalidated. The Smithsonian announces a new freshwater amphipod species named Huerangony serratus found by George C. Embody of Cornell University in an Ashland Virginia pond.

Washington Post Chicago Willis Counselman Oldman Chetlain Jal Clara French Englewood Smithsonian Institution Ashland George C. Embody Cornell University Smithsonian Embdiy Rn Reesei

Suit Seeks One Third of Foster Father Estate for Helen King Longacre

Helen King Longacre, adopted daughter of Endicott King, sues in district court seeking one third of his estimated 360,000 estate under a will construed to pass as if die without issue. Named defendants are John Harry King and Mary Gage King. Court may declare a trust to share with two other children. Longacre alleges she was raised as a King and prevented from self support.

Endicott King John Harry King Mary Gage King Aske Court De‘clare Hatate ¢ Trust District Supreme Court Michael J. Colbert George Lincoln Whitford Helen King Longacre Equity Mary Hing Gage District of Columbia

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