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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1911
Page
10
A wedding kept secret in Washington linked Mrs Wilfred Leon Isaac to a New York couple two weeks after the ceremony. The bride will sail December 16 to join her husband, described in sensational terms as a society woman a victim of love at first sight.
A fragmentary report recounts a society figure named Mr. Wilfred Leon Use and a wealth tied announcement. It notes European travel and a shipboard incident, with hints of secrecy, gossip, and social intrigue surrounding a prominent family and their engagements in public life.
A Vooman Avistor sets an endurance record in the air spanning over four hours with a passenger aboard. Unclear wording suggests a remarkable flight achievement, noting the aircraft and pilot as central figures in this historical display of stamina.
In Portland Maine, Dec, Rev Frank Sandford leader of the Holy Ghost and Us Society faces trial for causing six deaths aboard the Coronet on a world cruise. He acts as his own counsel, questions are limited, and witnesses describe hunger and neglect of provisions aboard the yacht.
Record notes Buckner probing Miss Graham about affection and timing with Stokes during a Pelle court hearing. Jurors amused by a photograph as testimony is circulated. Miss Graham, 18 at first meeting, denies real tears and promises, and confirms no marriage proposal.
New York December reports Frank A Vanderlip president National City Bank criticizes the Sherman antitrust law as a chief cause of business hesitancy and industrial slowdown. He notes solid consumer demand and inventories but says capital expenditures stagnate as business expansion stalls amid regulatory friction. The interview cites tariffs as a minor factor but emphasizes Sherman law as primary.
Special to The Washington. In Pittsburgh on December 8, most of the $69,000 worth of jewels stolen from Mrs. William Thaw Jr. last winter have been recovered. Mrs. Thaw paid a large sum for the return of the gems, including the pearl necklace with a black pearl clasp. The recovery was kept secret, allegedly arranged through a police official, with action deemed urgent to prevent spread of details. The jewels were stolen from a small safe in Mrs. Thaw's home, and she is the widow of Harry Thaw's elder brother.
A section of the Medina crew mutinied on the eve of departure while King George and Queen Mary prepared to sail to India. They were arrested with others who stayed ashore, and substitutes were assigned to the royal vessel. Discontent centered on quarters deemed worse than early sailing ships. Officials claim quarters were unfinished due to time. In Delhi, King George laid the memorial stone for a colossal bronze equestrian statue of Edward VII with a grand ceremony and many officials in attendance.
Special report outlines Chinese and city detectives pursuing Leon Ling, suspect in Blain Siegel’s murder and a New York missionary, with Ling fleeing Cleveland two hours before capture after word of indictments against Lang Yung, Jew Fang, and Dai Gin tied to On Leong and Hip Sing tong clashes. Ling was hidden in the city before being betrayed.
Bremerton resident Pat terson claims to be son of Tennessee former Gov Malcolm R Patterson. He arrived from Memphis to be arrested after fatally wounding Port Orchard livery barn owner R T Beal with a bullet to the chest following a quarrel over a Port Orchard stable vehicle.
Robert Winthrop Chanler arranged a five year mortgage of 200000 at six percent for a portfolio of flats and lots in Manhattan. The loan secures properties on West Fifty-fifth Street Ninth Avenue Tenth Avenue and related parcels. Chanler recently settled with his wife Mme Cavaliers, who is suing him for divorce in Paris.
Paris dispatch reports a dressmaker claimed $140 unpaid bill against a former Sultan Abdul Hamid's harem inmate. She embargoed proceeds from the sale of the deposed ruler's jewels totaling about $1,400,000. The Turkish embassy settled the bill and the embargo was lifted.
The McNamara defense fund of about 190000 faces opposition from the AFL McNamara ways and means committee. They say the money belongs to contributors and cannot be diverted to victims’ families without consent. A full accounting by lawyers and federation clerks is set for January with The American Federationist due December 3.
Raymond Burns of the W J Burns Detective Agency says Frank Eckhoff of Cincinnati, once expected as the star witness in the McNamara case, has been apprehended and confessed. Eckhoff will testify before the Federal grand jury in Indianapolis, and his statements are said to corroborate McManigal and prompt further arrests. Eckhoff, a Cumminsville neighbor and Jim McNamara’s former childhood playmate, relayed details of the Los Angeles explosion and McManigal’s testimony.
Representative Frank Buchanan of Minola denied knowledge of any dynamiting conspiracy tied to the McNamaras. He stated the accusation is a joke and noted he left the Iron Workers Union six years ago, long before the outrages began. Detective Burns had suggested Buchanan might know of the union’s involvement.
A Washington Post report notes Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, did not address the National Civic Federation meeting as announced. His name remained on earlier programs but was removed from later editions distributed to attendees.
Government lawyers confer with Indianapolis district attorney Charles W. Miller as he hurried from Indianapolis to Washington to discuss the alleged extensive dynamiting conspiracy under federal and grand jury inquiry. The Attorney General’s office directs the federal investigations in Indianapolis and Los Angeles with Assistant Attorney General Harr handling the case after Mr. Wickersham fell ill.
In At Petersburg on December 8, a railroad bridge under construction collapsed into the Volga near Kazan. Estimates indicate between 150 and 200 workers were swept into the river as ice carried the structure away. Four bodies have been recovered. towns downstream are warned to watch for survivors on the floes.
William H Walcott of Needmore West and Marguerite Morze of Greenlawn New York announce a license to marry Rev G C Morse officiating. Morton T Murilock and Irma P Jones both of Richmond Valer gamney H Greene are also noted in the release.
A report from Indianapolis reveals the McNamara defense fund totals up to October 25 show receipts of 194,612.53 and expenditures of 184,350.98 with no final accounting. Darrow has been paid large sums, while lawyers and staff gain from the defense, and investigators prepare a grand jury record detailing paid agents, money orders, and dynamite work across many states.
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