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Washington Post

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Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1910

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20

Railroads Fight Rate Hikes Amid Earnings Rise

In Chicago Aug 30 Interstate Commerce attorneys urged that railroads like the Santa Fe did not deserve higher freights on routes from Chicago to the Rockies. President Ripley testified business prospects look bleak next year while earnings rose. Rail executives argued high net earnings justify maintaining dividends despite rising costs and more employees.

Washington Peat Chicago Interstate Commerce Commission Inicoho Middle Western Frank F Yon Commission Atchison,Topeka Santa Fe B. P. Ripley G. N Brown Ripley Ruad Hiplex Ephel Bailes Bailey J.yon

Millions of Subsidiary Silver Wiped From Treasury Books

The Treasury erased a ten year old accounting anomaly totaling 9,709,000 dollars that had lingered for over three decades. Assistant Secretary Andrew reviewed the subsidiary silver entries, noting coins in similar denominations were counted as such when shipped abroad. No records existed for outgoing coins, and about 300,000 dollars worth were moved annually for twenty years. The elimination reduces the recognized stock of subsidiary silver in the United States to about 155,000,000 dollars.

Andrew Ier Treasury Department Merleans Gong United States

Consuls Cause Confusion Over Nicara Gua Shipments

The U S State Department clarifies that consul authority is defined by their own country's laws, not by accreditation. It notes Bolanos may certify invoices for shipments to the eastern Nicragua coast under the Harrada faction, while Strauss is recognized for western Nicara guna routes.

New York Madriz Harrada State Department Department United States Bolanos Nicaragua Rerrada Strauss

Virginia Banks Grow With Deposits Surging Over a Decade

National banks in Virginia show rapid growth with deposits near 70 million dollars and total resources exceeding 120 million. Ten years earlier deposits were under 21 million and resources under 40 million, marking more than a threefold increase.

National Banks Virginia South National

Rev Wilbur Chapman Weds in Providence

The evangelist Rev Dr Wilbur Chapman married Miss Mabel Corne la Moulton at the bride’s mother Mrs Ruth W Moulton home in Providence. Officiating clergymen were Rev Elah Hanley of First Baptist Providence and Rev Dr Ford C Ottman of Stamford. Mrs Chapman will continue active religious work with her husband.

Providence Wilbur Chapman Mabel Cornela Moulton Ruth W. Moulton Elah Hanley First Baptist Church of Ford C. Ottman Stam-ford, Conn Chapman

Private McGee Kills Two Infantrymen Then Is Fatally Wounded

Utica dispatch reports Private McGee of Troop L Tenth Cavalry killed Private Furner and Corporal Jones of the Twenty fourth Infantry at Watertown. He was captured near Boonville after a running gunfight with civil officers. wounded in the back, he collapsed after a volley from Deputies Wetmore Studer and rifleman Rin kle. Penn of the Tenth Cavalry is under arrest in Philadelphia as a witness.

McGee Utica Perry McGee Tenth United States Cavalry Furner Jones Twentyfourth Infantry Watertown Boonville Wetmore Rinkle Studor Penn Tenth Cavalry Philadelphia MecCiee

More Wisdom in Ballot Box Than in Assemblies

Chattanooga convention opens with President Libby presiding as James B R. Frazier delivers welcome. Libby argues for public election of senators and potential constitutional changes reflecting changing conditions, while opposing a federal income tax and praising initiative referendum. He asserts people can govern themselves and that there is greater wisdom in ballots than deliberative assemblies.

Chattanooga Tenn American Bar Association Charles F. Libby Maine United States James BR. Frazier Libby Taft Col. Roosevelt America

Actresses in Street Fight Riot in Theater District

In New York a dramatic sidewalk brawl between two young, expensively dressed actresses in the theater district blocked traffic. Police separated them as crowds gathered. Both women wept, and their torn gowns required police jackets for transport to the station.

New York

Taft and Roosevelt to Speak at State Fair Prices

Plans by the fair board with Gov. Eberhardt and reception committee aim to let the public hear President Taft and former President Roosevelt at about 4pm after the arena program ends. No extra admission will be charged at the state rate, and grand stand gates will be opened to allow anyone who can find a place to enter.

Washington Post Minneapolis Minn Taft Roosevelt Fair Board Eberhardt

Editor Bangs Found Dead in Long Island Sound

New York August 30 identifying the body of John H Bangs editor and part owner of the White Plains Daily Record. He was en route to Boston for a vacation and carried a Metropolitan Line ticket. Friends suspect robbery and hurling overboard from a company vessel.

New York Long Island Sound Plum Island John H. Bangs White Plains Daily Record Westchester County Boston Metropolitan

Sentencing Delayed for Sugar Refiner Officials

New York August 20 The absence of Prosecutor Stimson delayed the sentencing of Charles R Heike former secretary of the American Sugar Refining Company and Ernest W Gerbracht former superintendent until September 10 They remain free on 25000 bail.

Heike New York Stimson Charles R. Heike American Sugar Refining Company Ernest W. Gerbracht Liberty

Alleged graft schemes tied to Ostermann yard dismantling

Vincent Barbett, yard inspector for Ostermann Manufacturing, testified in Chicago that Ostermann directed dismantling of Illinois Central cars at Burnside, with parts stripped and sent for repairs. He said rust masking theft meant the railroad paid twice for equipment and noted paychecks to inspectors and visits by former officials. Other witnesses supported graft claims as central railroad executives were slated to testify.

Chicago Fred C. Barbett Ostermann Manufacturing Company Anofa Central Railroad Barbett Ostermann Henry ©. Ostermann Ostermann Company Ostermann Comany Barbott Aliida Central Illinois Central Frank B. Harriman Beoh August Dietrich Llinois Central Burnside Walter Fisher Theophile Reuther John M. Taylor Winds Central Reuther Highe Olioly Central Railroad

$1,000 Bill Linked to Brawn Scandal In Chicago

United States Secret Service traced a thousand dollar note connected to the Chicago subtreasury robbery case. I G Hawn former Monon president and Timets Central vice president received the bill as a dividend from Memphis Car Company stock. The discovery prompted a full investigation of all railroad departments and officials.

Washington Chicago United States Secret Service I. G. Hawn Monon Road Timets Central Memphis Car Company Rawn

Killed in Row Over Boat Affair at Local Hotel

Patrick Gavin, a longtime hotel steward and prominent restaurateur, killed Elmer Black, a Black porter, with a butcher knife during a kitchen quarrel over two wrestlers. Gavin surrendered to police in Wheeling West Virginia after the stabbing in the hotel late today.

Washington Post Wheeling W. Va Patrick Gavin Elmer Black Gavin Quinn Police

Retail Merchants Association Plans Swell Membership

The Retail Merchants' Association of the Chamber of Commerce advanced by laws and a membership invitation plan at a regulations committee meeting last night. A letter will invite all chamber members in retail trade to join the new group, with aims to improve credit conditions, end retail abuses, harmonize closing hours, and foster merchant cooperation and efficiency.

Joseph Strasburger

Mental Healing for Horse Arrested Head of Corp Charged

Martin Bekins, state senate candidate and head of a major corporation, was arrested for cruelty to animals after attempting Christian Science treatment on a horse that died. He claimed the horse was treated mentally, arguing a horse is as amenable to Christian science as a child. Neighbors alerted the SPCA and a special officer found the horse suffering from colic before it died. Bekins pleaded not guilty, saying his aim was to provide the animal with good treatment.

Washington Post New York Los Angeles New York Times Martin Bekins Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals Bekins Fullerton Bekins Corral Beltns

Juvenile Knights of the Air Build Mini Aeroplanes

Washington youths pursue aeronautics with gliders and small planes. Norman Bil, aged 11, finished a biplane glider and plans test flights. Sill’s 15 by 3 foot Wrightan design stands as the youngest Washington aeronaut, built in a backyard without an engine.

Washington Aero Scientific Club Norman Bil Firth and Pattengon Young Sill

Fortunes Unearthed From Tourmaline Pocket Near Auburn

A blast at the old Brown farm near Auburn, Maine, uncovered 6,000 carats of tourmaline in a single pocket. At 45 a carat, value ranges from 60 000 to 75 000 dollars, with two prior pockets yielding at least 2 000 carats. Owner is Poiest L. Havey of Lewiston. Mr Farrington of the Field Museum in Chicago witnessed the discovery and provided estimates.

Washington Auburn Old Brown Farm Poiest L. Havey Ash Street Lewis‘ton Farrington Field Museum Chicago

Qualey May Redeem Plant In Sheriff Sale Case

Vice Chancellor Walker granted Qualey Harvey and Stone Age Plaster Co stockholders one week to redeem the Newark plant sold at sheriff’s sale. By next Tuesday they must post 42,000 to cover liens or Browning’s sale to be confirmed. The stockholders argued Browning’s 25,000 bid plus property news valued the plant at about 41,000, far below its true value.

Washington Post Trenton N. J Walker John A. Qualey Harvey, W.corbett Stone Age Plaster Company Newark Clarence P. Browning Qualey Browning

Washington Commandery Victors Return From Milwaukee Homecoming

Knights of Pythias and friends crowded Union Station last night to welcome Washington Commandery No. 1 uniform rank after their Milwaukee victory in a national encampment drill. Parade escorted by Grand Marshal Bynum and band, then moved to Pythian Temple for final ceremonies with remarks from Maj. Sylvester and others and medals presented to five members.

Members of Order and Friends Degree Team Milwaukee Pythian Temple Mr. Rudolph Union Station Knights of Pything Washington Commandery United States Washington Johnny Pennsylvania Avenue T. A. Bynum John S. M. Zimmermann Canton Lodge Grand Lodge Independent Order of Odd Fellows Knights of Pythias Pythian Sisters Cuno H H. Rudolph Richard Sylvester William F. Gude Chamber of Commerce Welcomigs Fifteenth Street New York Avenue Ninth Street Maj. Sylvester W. E. Andrews

General Staff Reorganization NAMES Fifteen officers for vacancies

The War Department announced a full general staff reshuffle selecting Col. Greble and Capt. Hanna to fill two current vacancies and sixteen others for upcoming posts. A five general board led by Maj. Gen. Wood named the officers to positions across infantry, coast artillery, engineers, and field artillery with all changes to take effect before year end.

General Staff Corps of the Army War Department Leonard Wood W. H. Carter Albert L. Mills Department of the Gulf Charles L. Hodges Department of the Lakes

Edward Goldmann Wanted for Swindling in Bremen Germany

Special to The Washington Fest reports detectives boarded the Kaiser Wilhelm II to arrest Edward Goldmann arriving from Boryslaw on the Kaiser Wilhelm I. He is charged with swindling and sent to Ellis Island for investigation after immigration preempted arrest. Goldmann, a broker from Lemburg, claimed to be 25 and prosperous, and had been inspecting oil fields near Rochester, Pennsylvania.

New York Bremen Edward Goldmann Goldmann Ellis Island Pathkowski Boryslaw Lloyd

Archibald Denies Red Haired Sirens at Standard Oil

John D. Archbald vice president of Standard Oil flatly rejects reports from Boston claiming the company hires a beautiful red haired woman to uncover secrets and thwart enemies. He calls the stories a tissue of falsehoods and unseemly.

Standard Oil New York John D. Archbald Standard Oil Company Boston Standard Off Archbold

Paris Gowns Seized From Chicago Woman in Smuggling Case

Mrs Mayme McKenna of 2522 Michigan Avenue Chicago was arrested aboard the Mauretania on arrival and posted a $5000 bond for September 15 examination. Customs found jewelry valued at 15008 and seven Paris gowns worth 1600 not declared. she testified the gems were bought in the United States and kept the jewelry while the gowns were seized.

Chicago Lash U. S New York Mayme Me‘Kenna Michigan Avenue United States Hitchcock Paris

Gems Stolen Aboard Kaiser Wilhelm II On Voyage

Miss Etsel Davis of Chicago reports jewels worth about 4099 stolen from her stateroom on the Kaiser Wilhelm II during the Bremen to New York voyage. Items include rings, a bracelet, a box, a watch, and a note plus cash. An arrest was made in connection with the case, but identification remains unclear.

New York Etsel Davis Chicago Bremen Ithe Ner Miss Davis James Rodgers Edward Goldman

Indictment Returned Against Baltimore Councilman in Bribery Case

Baltimore indites City Councilman Charles H. Heintzeman on bribery charges after a grand jury found he demanded 500 dollars from attorney Milton Roberts for pressuring passage of a school refund ordinance. The case concerns a 13,300 dollar refund for work on a public school at Smallwood street and Walbrook avenue.

Baltimore Charles H. Heintzeman Milton Roberts John Hughes, Jr

Denies Gems Were Wife's Sent on Approval by Friend

The husband of Mrs. I. R. Adriance explains the diamond ring and necklace seized by customs were gifts and items she brought from Europe. He says the 3-carat engagement ring was a gift to his wife 38 years ago and that the total jewelry value cited by authorities is misstated. The report also notes the Queen of Veiled Prophets Ball death in St. Louis and lists vessel movements and arrivals on Atlantic routes.

Washington Poughkeepsie N. Y I. R Adriance Europe New York Paris Jace Geneva Adriances

Prof James Body Cremated At Harvard

Funeral services for Professor William James of Harvard University were held at Appleton Chapel in Cambridge Massachusetts with Rev. Dr. George A Gordon officiating. President A Lawrence Lowell and eight pallbearers from the faculty attended before the body was cremated at Mount Auburn Cemetery.

Appleton Chapel Harvard Cambridge Mass William James Harvard University George A. Gordon A. Lawrence Lowell University James Mount Auburn Cemetery

Heirship Shared in Seven Million Dollar Estate

Long Beach California Aug 30 Horace Fugate a local barber learns from Rochester New York that he his wife his mother and his sister Miss Addie Fugate will share equally with 21 other heirs in the John Seligman estate valued at about 7 000 000 Beligman a bachelor and cousin of Fugates grandfather died in New York two months ago The note follows a separate dispatch from Oettingen Aug 30 reporting American minister George H Moses delivering President Tafts congratulatory letter to King Micholas on Montenegro becoming a kingdom

Long Beach Cal Horace Fugate Rochester N. Y Addie Fugate John Seligman Beligman Fugate New York Oettinje Greece Montenegro George H. Moses Taft Micholas

Coxey Bound Over For Trespass At Massillon Quarries

Gen Jacob Coxey, famed for leading the Commonwealers to Washington in 1894, was bound over to the probate court in Massillon, Ohio, in the sum of 300 dollars for trespassing on lands belonging to neighbor Thomas Welsh adjoining Coxey's quarry site.

Coxey Massillon Ohio Jacob Washington Thomas "Welsh

Dougherty Hurt Inspecting New Susquehanna Building

Brig. Gen. Ben Dougherty of the National Guard of Pennsylvania and linked to Susquehanna Coal Company was seriously hurt in Wilkes-Barre when his foot caught on a loose board causing a fall into a cellar at a Nanticoke office building. He suffered a fractured rib and shock and was taken to a hospital.

Wilkes-Barre Ben Dougherty National Guard of Pennsylvania Susquehanna Coal Company Nanticoke

Government Ignores Eight Hour Law Assertion

The government states that Loe suuuesines au pe pou ucsllysuo authorized by the last session of Congress are not to be built under the eight hour law. The Department of Justice told the Navy Department the statutes do not require construction in conformity with the eight hour rule and that costs drop if the law is inapplicable.

Department of Justice Navy Department

Hotel Travelers by State Listings

Readout of hotel guest names and home locations across multiple states and cities, including Boston Chicago New York Philadelphia California Georgia Indiana Iowa Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Michigan New Jersey Pennsylvania and more, with many individuals and spouses identified. The fragmentary list names guests tied to hotels or lodgings, showing a broad longitudinal roster of attendees and residents from numerous locales.

Boston Horace van Everen Raleigh Ho ‘Underwe A. R. Lason Odin Roberts Willard Charlie ‘B. Edwards Rebam Chicago W. A. Fen James Ke FF. Clough Julia Clouteeteria A. ‘Addott M. Chong John R. Rees Johnson New York D. A. Shler St. James Willa Hato David Mayer W. D Kepp Joe Hi J. Reed Wiliam F. Me Éwn Ty Williams Bex Green T. R. Wasserman A. Siedsaaa Weston Mibk Weston Wallach Walter Tehart Rises Charles W. Bacon George Coburt Carroll Des Moines B.C Adams Davenport Michael Sone Kentucky P v. Alvey Louisville Rateletesick Pancile Wilid Brennan M. Brennan Richard D. Fay Bessie Fay Thay Louisiana Eugens Eliis New Orlsens Massachusetts P. T. Chemington Cambridge Maryland H. Howe Mra Willerd Benjemain Ke Gideon Eyck Bretha Riese Maxwell Dite I Maxwell Bay Jens Jersey Mébion Martin Mapion Martin Genitas Hog Mecunley Fei Ciatence Bel Bineinnacil Ratel Cas Tae Tennersee John J. Bishop Mempals Texar C. Ryan Wit Mamie Willing Vipgpgate Tron Ni Ratton Neaport News Nre Wits Actin Gana W. Fedman J. W. Jace Kabul Onsin- AC Derstorel Saadwie Jenes Kahn Paul Dotpke Bi Bertin Ss. James Recagno Roaurtade Siagottina Soeainar Bens Wenbaner Aa Ite Hedna Peer Betizuto Suarez Sat

Battle Drill for Fleet Off Virginia Capes Set

Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeder announced Atlantic fleet battle practice off the Virginia Capes will begin September 12. Grounds extend 30 to 60 miles from the capes with day firing for a week or ten days and limited night drills on September 12 and 13. Merchant shipmasters are urged to decide quickly whether to pass ahead or astern of towing vessels and indicate their course.

Schroeder Virginia Capes New York Seaton Schroeder Capes

Army Orders and Transfers From August 27

Leaves and transfers for Army personnel include First Lieut H Newton Kierulff medical reserve corps for one month and four days, Capt Olver H Dockery two months, Lieut Col Henry Pt Birmingham twenty days, Second Lieut Fenelon Cannon coastal artillery seven days, Capt Frank B Edwards to Jefferson Barracks for medical business, Capt Clarke S Smith to inspect lighthouse district, Maj Meriwether Walker replaced, and a board to examine First Lieut Benjamin L Carroll on August 30. Transfers: Capt Robert M Bramble to Twenty-Ninth Infantry, Capt Ernest Van D Murphy to Twenty-Seventh Infantry. Murhphy ordered to join Twenty-Third Infantry but revoked. Brambilla to report to California. Naval movements and sailings listed with ships arriving at Norfolk, Portsmouth, Bremerton, and other ports.

H Newton Kierulff Medical Reserve Corps Olver H. Dockery Twenty- Fifth Infantry Henry Pt ‘Tirmingham Medical Corps Fenelon Coast Artillery Corps Frank B. Edwards Jefferson Barracks Clarke 8. Smith Corps of Engineers Fifteenth Meriwether L. Walker Smith Tetter Secretary of Commerce and Labor Frederick ¥. Fussell Charles D Rhodes General Staff Matthew E Hanna Second Cavalry War Department

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