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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1910
Page
3
Theodore Roosevelt warned New Mexico and Arizona to keep constitutions easy to amend. He argued that complex clauses invite hidden provisions and future mischief, urging citizens to preserve flexibility while pursuing honesty and decency in public life during stops in Pueblo and Osawatomie.
Obituary notices list individuals Alvin A Bundy Ellen E De Valin August 1910, residences in Keene Clifton Springs and Washington DC. Entries give spouses, children, funeral details, church services, interment at Glenwood and Prospect Hill cemeteries, private or public arrangements, and dates August 28 29 30 31. Notices include addresses 297 Eighth Street NE and 1516 Twenty-ninth Street NW and instruction about republication in other papers.
Taft meets with Holmes and judges at a Beverly Ipswich judiciary luncheon and weighs Noble nominations. He may appoint Lloyd W. Bowers as associate justice and keep Hughes as a potential chief justice, with a possible extraordinary Senate session in October. The president plans to retire Moody by November 15 and attends local duties including a Prides Crossing dinner and cornerstone laying.
Illinois Governor Deneen challenged a Taylorville audience to reject the bipartisan coalition that ruled the last Illinois General Assembly. He labeled the Browne trial jackpot comment a sign that many implicated need not be named, and argued the coalition aimed to control state politics and influence the U.S. Senate selection.
William Fitzgerald of Schenectady sues actress Lillian Russell for $5,000 alleging injuries from being struck by her car on August 16 in Schenectady. Papers served at a New York theater stage entrance on August 26.
Birth entries list Thomas and Elizabeth Wisin a girl and numerous other couples with newborns. Deaths include Mary OD Adams and Joseph Demarrains among many aged and hospital admissions, with locations and ages shown in a dense archival record.
A string of marriage licenses and clergy listings appears with numerous names, ages, and towns including Ragland Ohio Newport News Virginia Galveston Texas Beaumont Texas Baltimore Maryland and Rockville Fair. The notices combine several couples about to wed with officiants named Rev. MacLeod and others.
Vice President Sherman toured Missouri and Oklahoma visiting Webb City Carterville and Prosperity mining towns. He shielded sleeves in a zinc plant jigger tank, spoke to miners from his car and on courthouse steps in Carthage, urging protectionist policies and supporting Rep. Charles Morgan. James E Watson joined him for part of the trip, and they addressed a large Joplin audience after an 18 mile ride back.
Senator Dick arrived in the city to address several departmental matters including the lingering case of Frank Couden, the suspended Cincinnati surveyor’s cashier, who waits on the Ohio senator and Treasury officials. He voiced optimism about the Republican outlook in Ohio but offered no detailed reasons.
Moses JF Clapp faces no danger of losing his U S Senate seat. Frank A Day, Democratic State chairman, said Democrats cannot control the next legislature or elect a senator, even if all their candidates win. He noted broader field and districts where no strong Democratic effort was made.
Manitowoc Wisconsin August speech by United States Senator Dolliver of Iowa intimates that former President Roosevelt could be the insurgent candidate in 1912. He suggested Roosevelt would write messages to Congress after the election. The rest of the address largely echoed a Milwaukee talk from the previous night.
Richmond H Ingersoll former treasurer of the York County Savings Bank attempted suicide by cutting his throat in his basement room. He was found by a neighbor in a pool of blood and is in critical condition. Police surveillance continues as his illness, linked to a bank shortage of 350000, keeps him under watch.
August 30 Columbia dispatch notes Featherson and Blease near tie for governor after about 4000 votes from 20 counties. McLeod running third. Prohibitionists lead lieutenant governor race but local optionists contest. Fog of Tillman era stirs heated two weeks of campaigning ahead of second primary.
Cholera cases rise in Berlin and Spandau with one death. Italian ports report new infections and deaths. St Petersburg mortality declines though Odessa sees new cases. Kiev reports bubonic plague. a transatlantic liner Caronia undergoes health inspection at quarantine before docking in New York.
Emperor Nicholas and Empress Alexandra reach Friedberg amid crowds while 50 in their party enter the castle. Russian secret police detain a Russian suspect and another believed anarchist. about 60 political agents are active in the area. No incident marred the visit.
Princeton alumni in New Jersey numbering about 1400 have been appealed to aid in nominating President Woodrow Wilson as the Democratic candidate for governor. A circular outlines the desirability of a man of his caliber in political life and proposes forming an organization to advance the movement. Howard H. Wright Jr. of Newark agreed to serve as secretary of the preliminary group.
Senor Juan Pedro Didapp, former Mexican consul at Norfolk Virginia, is in Washington to write a book charging President Diaz with dictatorship in Mexico. He says Mexico is not a republic under Diaz and claims to hold autograph letters from Diaz. He resigned after a pay and rank dispute and lives at 1125 Thirteenth Street NW.
Details from Supreme Court Justice Lehman reveal that United Cobalt Exploration Company offered $5,000,000 of stock before an option existed. Substantial cash subscriptions appeared within four days, some large subscribers were refunded, while others seek to recover funds. Investors allege fraud and pursue remedies against Equitable Trust Company and Grant Hugh Browne.
Buenos Aires Aug 30 The fourth Pan American congress adjourned today with President elect Saenz Pena, Vice President elect de la Plaza, the Argentine cabinet, diplomatic corps, and many prominent figures including M Clemenceau Enrico Ferri and other deputies in attendance. The foreign minister urged peace and arbitral justice and hailed America as standing for humanity in his closing address.
Western Texas coast storm intensifies cutting off Point Isabel and Brazos de Santiago. Unroofed buildings and wrecked huts reported as warnings spread for the government launch Florence and crew feared lost. Rio Grande valley experiences heavy rains.
Albany reports Ernest H. Johnson, paid 2000 by the state, also serves as Adirondack preserve superintendent for Harry Payne Whitney at 1600 a year. Witness James Whipple warned he would dismiss Johnson if the arrangement is confirmed as testimony unfolds in the forestry investigation.
Ex Senator Pettigrew linked to Rose Hill in bid to derail Pine Lawn Cemetery officers. Suit seeks accounting of plot sales and half gross receipts. Pettigrew resigns as trustee. audit shows debt exceeding land value and missing books. Pettigrew accuses mismanagement. campaign against Hamer in Idaho primary noted.
Judge Hough of the U S circuit court in New York declined to grant an injunction against Waldorf Astoria in a Vacuum Cleaner Co patent suit. He noted the patents had not been adjudicated and that prior use by others could invalidate them, upholding the hotel’s position pending further proof.
In St Paul on August 30 Special Agent C P Welch fired five shots at Special Officer Ray in the Great Northern Railway office and missed each time. Ray shot Welch dead then pursued a self-defense claim. Welch had been discharged recently for shooting a man in Duluth. Welch hurled a nitroglycerin device that failed to explode due to heavy wrapping. Police say the device could have wrecked the ten-story building. J J Hill and Lewis Hill were not present. Ray is in custody as investigators support self defense.
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