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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1909
Page
10
Compatriots cheer as the French crowd takes the win in a sharp aerial contest at Rheims. The U S representative covers twelve miles and three quarters in the fastest time, Bleriot narrowly loses by seconds. Mrs Roosevelt offers congratulations.
The Gordon Bennett trophy race saw Curtiss of America win the fastest 20 kilometer course in 7 minutes 38 seconds, with Latham and LeFevre of France close behind. Bleriot suffered mechanical issues. crowds crowded Niagara Falls with special trains and a 15 day limit for travel packages.
Ambassadors and American spectators celebrate Curtiss triumphs in France as the Star Spangled Banner rings out. Henry White, Mrs. Roosevelt, and family witness Curtiss’s time beating during the 10 kilometer flight with praise for American aviation progress and plans for further records. The event draws international excitement and dinner with Cortland F. Bishop’s Arro Club hospitality.
A regional dispute erupts as Abyssinian leaders condemn foreign powers cited as threats to the integrity of Africa's empire. The tone reflects heightened international tension among major nations.
The Washington Post reports a grand carnival and regatta to be held in the Georgetown Channel and Potomac Drive on September 18. A flotilla of twelve torpedo boats and destroyers will anchor in the Georgetown Channel while Navy bands and other landside entertainment create a Venice like spectacle. Spectators from Philadelphia, Baltimore, and New York are expected to attend, with railroads preparing for heavy traffic.
The Post announces a carnival and regatta featuring a race course of lights and music to create a dreamlike spectacle. Warships will be stationed nearby during the event, with extra contests for cannons and Alexandris represented, highlighting the lively program and maritime displays.
More than 500 people attended the 11th annual tournament in Clear Springs Maryland. A parade and industrial dismay preceded the event. The mile long procession was led by Chief Marshal Charles L. Smith. About 30 knights shielded contests before a severe rain storm halted activities.
The Post regatta draws crews from the torpedo boat flotilla and coast survey with ten boats to race. The Stringham leads with four torpedo tubes and 340 tons, while the others average 160 tons. Alexandria interests surge with ten or more entries and preparations feature a ten oared cutter race among reserves and coast service craft.
D H Willard a Johnson City insurance agent indicted for embezzlement of insurance money. In a suit against Employes Indemnity Insurance Company of Philadelphia for 960,000 damages for breach of contract he received a verdict of 30,000. A prior suit ended in a mistrial and the court granted a new trial motion. The company also has a suit pending against Willard to recover 17,000 it alleges is due.
Wireless operator George C. Eccles and the Ohio wreck purser perished while attempting to locate a missing quartermaster and steerage passenger amid the doomed steamer Ohio disaster. The operator leaped from the wires as the vessel sank and was swept away by the whirlpool. The boatman, not expecting the voyage to end, had recently resigned for a business position.
A fragmentary medical column warns that stress and private energy affect health. It suggests suppression of emotional outbursts linked to anger. The piece notes potential blood poisoning if a man is not relieved, reflecting dated beliefs on mental strain.
George Graham, an escaped Carlisle inmate wanted for robbery, was shot and killed by a Harrisburg policeman as he ran from a house. Authorities reported three warning shots and a low leg shot before Graham was struck in the abdomen. He had been charged with store robbery.
Bride at sixteen, of F. N. Coffin, she divorced him on three evasions. Three other court decrees also left her heart free. Latest husband legally parted from her last year.
Special to The Washington Post reports Grace Snell Coffin Love, famed for multiple marriages and divorces, has remarried Hugh M Love in Santa Anita, California. Her life includes six prior marriages to Coffin, Walker, Layman, Nixon, and others, with repeated divorces on grounds of incompatibility, desertion, and cruelty.
Washington reports from New York indicate financier J P Morgan partner Jacob H Schiff visited E H Harriman at his Arden Mountain home. Schiff stated Harriman is a well man and improving rapidly with no imminent operation, while denying reports of any medical preparations or oxygen treatments. A rector and other visitors corroborated that Harriman appeared to be recovering and not in critical danger.
The Erie Railroad story and Harriman rumors rattled markets as physicians and officials sought clues. Dr George W Chile of Cleveland attended consultations via unnamed stations and Windsor line activity while correspondents sought reliable detail on yesterday's unsettled reports.
President Taft attended a Beverly Gloucester pageant and met local officials, then relaxed at Hammonds Lookout Hill home with Mrs Taft and guests. He played Myopia Club golf scoring 98 and accepted a club medal card for the trophy collection. He toured Bass Rocks before returning to Beverly for a coastal drive.
Associate Forester Price accuses McHarg of baseless claims that the forest service hides facts undermining timber exhaustion narratives. McHarg stands by his statements, saying they reflect his conviction and knowledge, while Price calls the charges deplorable and seeks a full inquiry.
The Washington Post reports Virginia Bank in Courksburg received a $2.00 draft from United States Pigelity and Guarantee Company of Baltimore to cover a bond for Fred S. Wood, former exchequer at the bank, who was convicted of falsifying bank books and sentenced to six years in the penitentiary. Bank logs estimate losses around $22,000. The draft was sent via Baltimore and Ohio.
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