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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1909
Page
10
Curtiss, the speed ace, nabs another prize after a close race at an aviation meet in Rheims. Blériot suffers a fatal drop and explosion of his petrol tank, while the United States flyer is lauded for fastest one lap as the meet ends with honors for the contestant.
Curtiss wins the International Aviation Cup after a dramatic series of runs at Aheima meet. He flies 18 miles in 24 minutes 11 seconds, faces penalties affecting final time, and leads Latham and others in a tense speed contest. Spectators fill the course as Curtiss refines a new aeroplane and posts the fastest laps despite penalties.
Four boys aged 4 to 18 were arrested after attempting to wreck a southbound Chicago express on a TI&N line near Kankakee OL. They placed frog blocks and rail pieces at a switch, hoping to see a wreck, before a switching crew detected the obstruction and intervened.
The biennial convention of the National Letter Carriers Association opens in St Paul on Aug 30 for a week. Key topics include a tuberculosis hospital for members, retirement age limits, pensions, and a plan with the Post Office Department for 2% days vacation annually. Postmaster General Hitchcock and Gov Johnson are among speakers.
Laurent Grosse driver of the Stearns car died today after being injured in the 24 hour automobile race at the Brighton Beach motordrome Friday night. Mechanician Leonard Cole was also killed in the accident. Grosse, 26, resided in New York with a back injury and spinal damage reported.
Five members of a St Louis family died when an automobile they rode in was struck by a fast Chicago Rock Island and Pacific train west of Vigus Station in St Louis County. The Witte brothers were driving, with Theodore Witte and his son perishing at the scene while others died en route or in hospital. The auto’s front cab and body were torn from the track as the wreck occurred near Creve Coeur after the family outing. The party included Theodore Witte senior and junior, Karl Kling, Halcyon Campbell, and Frederick Witte. Their deaths left two brothers and a sister-in-law among the victims.
In Tatriz Persia on August 2, heavy fighting continued from noon yesterday to late evening at Marzergiz as Kurdish forces suffered twenty dead and two Russians were seriously wounded. A Kumish column was sent to clear Marzergiz of Kurds due to repeated attacks on Orthodox peasants.
The Conferee, convened by President Taft, will meet at the New York Bar Association to discuss reorganizing government departments that deal with corporations. Attending are Attorney General Wickersham, Secretary Nagel, Interstate Commerce Commissioners Knaap and Prouty, and Solicitor Bowery. The talks will be private as they consider expanding the bureau of corporations and reshaping regulatory duties to create a cabinet seat overseeing interstate business.
Mrs Harriman attends church as word spreads that the great man shows steady improvement after his stay at Arden House. Rev J Holmes McGuiness, Harriman chaplain, says the status is positive but declines details about Dr Crile. Neighbors, family, and workers gather, noting a calm recovery as Mr Harriman rests at home and receives visitors.
Bishop Corrigan returns from Rome where he attended the Jubilee of the American College. Ice plant contractors show progress as first pound of ice is produced. Guests and delegates from many nations join a farewell banquet and special train from Baltimore to Cumberland.
Pittsburg August 2) Federal investigation into alleged peonage at the Pressed Steel Car Company plant in Schoenville is expected to influence Congress when it reconvenes in December. Chicago and New York agency tactics toward strikebreakers are likely to prompt strong calls for a new statute to prevent abuses. U S District Attorney Joby Jordan, active in the probe, will recommend action. He called the system outrageous as witnesses describe men misled about their assignment and the strike. Government examiners will finish a three day session this weekend with private witness hearings.
The New York report to The Washington Post notes the anthracite conciliation board resolved disputes between mine workers and operators over three years, with only 23 grievances filed from April 1906 to April 1909, down from 10 in the prior three years. The board, consisting of three mine owners and three workers’ representatives, refers unresolved cases to a Federal judge umpire.
Augus ta Ge railroad worker L A Bickle a former Southern Railway mail clerk aged unnamed nearly severed his head with a razor at home. Earlier he rode a Cherieston to Augusta mail run when express car robbery occurred and the messenger said he was knocked and placed in a chest. Baggage master G P Humphries died two months earlier after being suspected of the same robbery. Detectives had recently questioned Bickle though officials did not link him to the crime.
Mrs Dacier Bolter an 18 year old wife of farmer J B Bolter was shot in Spartanburg county by Jos Hates a Spartanburg chain gang guard who once employed her as a house keeper. He accused her of selling his cow and disposing of blankets before her marriage. A bullet also wounded her husband and struck a young daughter in the yard of W P Cox.
In St Joseph Missouri on August 29 Carrie Sanders age 41 killed five of her six children by morphine in a fit of insanity She attempted to poison the sixth but was detected by a neighbor and confessed The mother also took poison and cut her throat after the confession but doctors expect to save two other children Weldon is involved and physicians say the two other children may survive Meanwhile Mrs Sanders is hospitalized awaiting treatment
Father D Phelan of St Louis advocates a novel MissourI measure to grant voting power by family, not person. Under his plan, a couple with many children would earn extra votes, while childless voters would be disenfranchised. If parents agree, all votes go to the father. if not, mothers and children split votes.
Detroit dispatch reports fireman John Bush of Battle Creek was killed and three other trainmen injured when a Grand Trunk Railway express from Chicago to Port Huron struck a work train near Capac Michigan early today. Many passengers were thrown from berths. no additional injuries reported.
A 12 year old girl from a family living four miles from McConnellsburg Pennsylvania was gored and trampled by a bull in her father's pasture. She sustained fatal injuries and died at home. An unrelated boy named Jie tang also suffered injuries in the incident and was taken home.
Monterey Mexico endures devastating flood along the Santa Catarina River with hundreds or thousands feared dead, as rains widen peril. Officials and volunteers shift to shelter the homeless in Monterey and Laredo while American and Mexican authorities coordinate relief, with massive property losses and calls for aid.
Aug New York dispatch notes Beatrice Due, 13, the youngest of ten daughters, attempting to swim four miles from Fort Hamilton to Fort Wadsworth against tide and currents. Father Fred Due urged Beatrice to abandon after hours in rough waters as sisters previously struggled. Beatrice showed lingering effort but could not reach shore with strong surface chop and advancing tide.
Secretary Nagel says a successor to Grmndy McHarg in the Department of Commerce and Labor will be chosen by early September or later, as McHarg resigns amid disputes over forest policy and conservation. Taft aims to avoid drastic action, with Ballinger and Pinchot issues influencing cabinet talks. Secretary Knox travels to Beverly Farms for a week of golf and meetings as vacancies loom in diplomacy and policy.
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