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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1910

Page

22

Pinchot Sets Rochester Speech in Minnesota Feud

Former chief forester Gifford Pinchot declares he will oppose Rep. James A. Tawney in Minnesota's First District. He plans a September 2 speech in Rochester to explain his stance on lumber tariffs, Payne tariff schedules, and conservation politics amid rising campaign tensions with Sidney A. Anderson conducting the insurgent bid.

Forest-ex Minnesota Rochester Gifford Pinchot James A. Tawney Housec Committee On Appropriations Olmstead County Pinchhot Progressive League of Minnesota Longresa St.aul Tawney Ways and Média Pinchot Broadway Offord Pinchot Ways and Means Tawner Protchot Payne Canada Ways and Means Committee Finchot First District Conservation Commission Congress

Assault on Steamer St Jonas Ends in Policeman Injuries

Special Policeman Charles H Willingham tried to quell a main deck quarrel aboard the steamer St Jonas returning from Indian Head when assaulted and hit. He sustained a broken nose and head injuries and was taken to Emergency Hospital. Arrests were made of two youths with $190 collateral posted at the Fourth precinct station as police search for others involved.

Willingham St. Jonas Indian Head Washington Channel Arsenal Grounds Charles H. Willngham Sweet Harbor Davis Fourth Precinct Clarence Reynolds 137 & Street Northwest Morris Levy Second Street

Taggart Funeral Today For Washington Athlete

Funeral services for Courtney B. Taggart, young Washington athlete and bank clerk, drowned at Colonial Beach after rescuing fiancée Edna Thoman from drowning, will be held at 2 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Chapel. Interment in Rock Creek Cemetery. Body brought to Washington on steamer Capital City, later taken to 903 French Street NW. Pallbearers from Belmont Club and American Security and Trust Company colleagues.

Courtney B. Taggart Washington Colonial Beach Edna Thoman St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Chapel Rock Creek Cemetery Capital City Hare Taggart French Street Belmont Club Young Taggart American Secugrity and Trust Company

Ex convict dies en route to old home in Indiana

Special to the Washington Post from Indianapolis Aug 26 J Wess Moore a former convict and guiding figure in California prison reform dies en route to Greenfield Indiana Moore once mined in Trinity county California and claimed land but was driven off by claim jumpers He shot a man upon returning home and was sent to San Quentin for life He later organized the Society for the Friendless and gain praise from newspapers He was paroled a year ago and sought to expose wartime prison costs while facing renewed opposition before dying on the way home

Washington Post Indianapolis Ind J. Wess Moore California Moore Greenfield Trinity County Ban Quentin Society For the Friendless Mer Convicta Persion Moore T Pont Fieret Puget Columbia River Northwest Coat Army Navy Department Alx Len Gund United States Puget Sound Worden Casey Flagler Columbia Stevens

No Guns to Tore Raw Would Cost About $100000

Requests to experiment with batteries at Puget Sound deemed unfeasible. Pinchot holds certain members of Congress to account for conflagrations. Improvement in Northwest.

Puget Sound Pinchot Congress Northwest

Big Ship Burns at Sea Off Azores

A Fa y al dispatch reports the Harvest Queen of Windsor Nova Scotia sunk after fire set by the German steamer Koenigin Luise while in mid ocean. Harvest Queen, from Dalhousie New Brunswick August 19 bound for Buenos Aires August 24, carried 22 crew and 2,041 tons gross. Built 1887 at Cornwallis Nova Scotia for C R Burgess syndicate.

Bremen Nova Scotia Cornwalls C. R. Burgess Forsyth

Defies the United States in Panama election crisis

In Panama on August 26 the liberal assembly backs electing Dr. Mendoza as acting president despite US opposition. FR Morse cites ineligibility, unity among assembly leaders vows Mendoza as first vice president. Washington has not officially stated its stance, while Panama seeks guidance from the State Department.

Panama United States National Assembly Carlos Mendoza O. Morse Washington D. C Arozemena Department of State Friends of “Pr

Couden Suspended Indefinitely by Treasury Probe

F N Couden cashier in the Cincinnati customs office remains indefinitely suspended while the Treasury Department reviews all charges. Assistant Secretary Hitles, assigned by Secretary MacVeagh to investigate Couden, will not return to Washington until September 3. Couden linked to Warriner defalcation from the Big Four Railroad, now suspended for leaving duty without leave to attend the Ohio Republican convention.

F. N. Couden Cincinnati Treasury Department Hitles MacVeagh Couden Willot Washington Warriner Big Four Railroad

Army Orders Leaves of absence and duty changes

Army orders list leaves of absence for Maj. Joseph Z. Davidson Capt. Verting Hart and Maj. Henry Shaw with various durations. Promotions postings include Lieut. Quinn Gray reassigned to a coast artillery unit and several officers reporting to stations such as Fort Sheridan Fort Monroe Puget Sound and Annapolis. Multiple navy personnel receive assignments promotions and retirements with transfers to New York Boston and Baltimore noted.

Joseph Z. Davidson Verting Hart Pifteenth Infantry Henry +. Shaw Wiliam L. Patterson Eighteenth Infantry Army and Navy General Hospital Hot Springs Ark Edgar Dergman Colladey Coast Artillery Corps Baltimore Calvin W Hoendeick Quinn Gray

Heyburn Flays Pinchot in Idaho Remarks

United States Senator W B Heyburn praised Pinchots criticism as valuable only as a private citizens view He dismissed PInchots judgment as inferior to any private citizen and questioned why papers publish his talk Forest Superintendent Weigle argued trails through the Coeur dAlene nations forest could have kept fires in check if present and controlled.

Congress Heyburn Idaho Wallace Carter Montana Mondell Wyoming Forest Service Itaglf Mres Coeur d'Alene

Death Toll From Forest Fires Rises As Track Restores

Spokane Wash Aug 26 Telegraphic links with St Joe valley Idaho were restored today after fires surged. Officials confirm 86 dead with reports of higher losses among firefighters. Estimates put total deaths around 202 in affected areas. Eighty three workers are missing and full regional returns await.

Spokane Wash St. Joe Jdsho Coeur d’Aleie

Tragic mining disaster echoes from Idaho fire zone

Survivors recount brutal tunnel ordeal at War Eagle mine near Placét Creek. George Ryan of Toronto and George Tiberson describe 76 men trapped under Ranger Pu laski, with six dead and many unconscious after hours in smoke, water, and heat. Deputies and rangers struggled to control panicked miners amid a deadly blaze.

Tynewaite Teeny Ranger Holtingshesd Big Creek Ranger Thenon Indian Lake Setser Creek Ranger Haim Idaho George Ryan Toronto Canada War Hagle Pulaski J. I C War Eagle George Tiberson Placét Creek Harvey Bertram Bertram

Export Rule Stirs France Over Textile Samples

Paris August 26 The French textile exporters protest a new rule requiring all exporters to submit duplicate textile samples to the nearest American consulate for shipments to the United States. Merchants manufacturers and the American chamber of commerce flood officials with letters urging cancellation. Losses from sample costs could raise American buyers prices by 1 to 10 percent. Jusserand instructed to lodge an official protest in Washington unless the issue is settled before his New York visit.

Paris Dupuy United States Commission France American Chamber of Commerce M. Jusserand New York Washington

Arrested as a Forger in Eau Claire Captain Tillman Held

Benjamin J. Tillman identified as a captain in the Twenty-seventh U S infantry was arrested in Eau Claire on forgery charges from Madison. He wore a captain’s uniform and showed four other uniforms. He claims innocence and kinship to a U S senator. Army HQ in St Paul confirms he is a captain of Company G at Fort Sheridan near Chicago.

Washington Post Eau Claire Wis Benjamin J. Tillman Twenty-seventh United States Infantry Madison Wids United States Ritman Fort Snelling United States Army St. Paul Twenty-seventh United States Infantry Fort Sheridan Chicago

Car dynamited during Westerville interurban strike

A freight car on the Westerville interurban line was dynamited tonight just north of Columbus. Wheels and trucks were damaged, a following passenger car shook but no injuries are noted. At a Columbus Clearing House Association meeting a resolution declared the strike nearly over and urged use of cargo in normal times as the Ohio National Guard moved from Cincinnati to Fort Ancient with the Fifth Regiment succeeding the First.

Columbus Ohio Westerville Columbus Clearing House Ohio National Guard Cincinnati Fort Ancient

Movements of Ocean Steamers Arrived and Due

Movements of ocean steamers show arrivals from Rotterdam Glasgow and Hamburg and sailings to New York including New York c F Tietjen and Noordam with dock times Sunday to Monday. Naval vessels report arrivals at Worle and ports with ships from Boston Bay City Rockland and Portsmouth to southern routes and Petersburg.

New York Compania Rotterdam Ryndam Naples America Southampton Cleveland C. F. Tietgen Copenhagen Able Island California Glasgow Wil Baltic Liverpool Kainerin Auguste Victoria Hamburg Louie Caps Chicago Havre Noordam Vaderland Antwerp

Alleged Forgery Suspect Nabbed in Toronto

A man using the names John Bagsey and Charles W. Knightly was arrested in Toronto on charges of obtaining jewelry by false pretenses and uttering a forged $2,000 check. He is wanted in Boston and Peekskill for alleged forgeries and related thefts, with a remand following arraignment. A woman claiming to be his wife was held as a vagrant.

Toronto Ontario John Bagsey Boise City Charles W. Knightly East 118Th Tatreat New York German Bank of Commerce Knightley Boston Peekakill N. Y Bagslew Mass Charles ¥. Knightley Boise Idaho Ant Richard J. Burton Lipman Tunnel and Mines Company Arizona Martins Newburgh National Bank Newburgh E. B. Webb Burton Liverpool Quebec

Volleys Against Strike Mob in New Bedford Riot

Rioting by 500 laborers at mills under construction in New Bedford Massachusetts led police to use revolvers and clubs. Eighteen arrests were made as Chief Mason and six patrolmen dispersed the mob after clubs and gunfire in the air. Several unconscious men were treated after the clash.

New Bedford Mass Mason

Washington set for first amateur aviation meet in October

Washington readers anticipate a big amateur aviation meet in College Park next October under the American Aeronautic Federation and Aero Scientific Club. Entry levels are light as pilots focus on Belmont Park’s international contest. Officials discuss intercity rights with the Washington Aero Club and possible Curtiss and Wright races in France. Amateur flyers expect renewed activity after a quiet summer led by Dr. W. W. Christmas.

Washington College Park United States American Aeronautic Federation Aero Scientific Club Belmont Park Long Island Aero Club of America Washington Aero Club Curtiss and Wright Corps of Aeroplanists France W. W. Christmas

Johnstone Climbs 1000 Feet In 10 Minutes At Asbury

Special to The Washington Post Asbury Park N J Aug Promoters canceled today’s aviation meet due to wind and rain Yet Ralph Johnstone soared to 1000 feet in just ten minutes through Wright machine flight Then engine trouble forced a landing in a little over two minutes Earlier Haren reportedly cycled an ascent to 1500 feet at a separate detachment—unclear context.

Johnstone Asbury Washington Post Asbury Park N. J Interlaken Ralph Johnstone Wright Haren Haa Corchede

Cholera Reaches Vienna as Health Officials Confirm Outbreak

The Vienna health department confirmed Asiatic cholera in several suspected cases. Patients hail from Hungary as the disease spreads from Russia. In Bucharest, Roumanian maneuvers for 1910 were countermanded as a precaution against the cholera epidemic near the Roumanian frontier.

Vienna Casex Ministry of the Integor Hungary Russia Bucharest Roumania

Lightning Kills 5-Year-Old in Lincolnton Suburb

In Lincolnton North Carolina on August 26 a bolt of lightning struck a neighborhood well where Theodore Gilbert five and his mother plus five other women were drawing water. The child was killed instantly and the women sustained injuries described as serious but expected to recover.

Lincolnton N. C Theodore Gilbert

Post premium mission clock offered to readers study

The Post announces a handsome premium clock, 27 inches high with an eight day movement, hourly and half hour striking. Value $6.50, available for $2.25 plus one month in advance. Free delivery within Washington city. beyond that delivery cost applies. Mail orders welcome for new and old subscribers.

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