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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1911
Page
7
A Detroit letter carrier wanders nationally and recalls a past life during a second attack. His wife fears for his safety as he disappears from home in Massachusetts and cannot recall experiences. Medical experts link his behavior to a mental condition, while investigators trace his movements across cities and question family memory.
Fragmented report describes a political gathering with mentions of Wall Street and national leaders. Names like Arthur Hooker and J B Case appear amid references to a secretary and city officials, suggesting a wartime or economic policy context in Salt Lake City.
Burgess lambasts Bryan over tariff plans and government policy in a partisan exchange. The critique centers on free raw materials, party platforms, and the figures shaping the Republican and Democratic stances as the old war of policy debates resurfaces.
Attorney for Clarence Richeson asks for postponement citing readiness issues as the January trial date looms. The defense seeks court appointment of counsel stating the prisoner has no funds for representation. Two Virginia lawyers in the city last month have not appeared at the courthouse.
District appeals for at least 3000 to fund the Washington Day Camp tuberculosis relief. Last year nearly 100 patients were treated, with 71 in care and 52 children returning to school. Seals sold in drug stores, banks and shops fund meals, transport, and staff for eight months.
A retailer touts its merchandise as ideal for personal use or gifts with uniformly low sun prices and many special features. The promotion emphasizes value to ease the Xmas taxed purse and highlights specially priced items.
In Pittsburgh in December 1893 negotiations closed after thieves of international fame offered to return gems valued at 35000 dollars in exchange for 2000 dollars paid through a third party. The robbers fled to Chicago, plans to split the jewels failed, and the transfer ended without a meeting. Mrs Thaw declined to confirm or deny details.
Prescott report of a giant meteor near Supal Station along the Santa Fe line. A crater hole about 9 inches wide and 40 feet deep filled with vapor and intense heat marks the site. Local business interests filed a mineral location to unearth the meteorite for sale to scientific institutions. The meteor’s glow was seen at Ash Fork three miles away, with a surrounding earthquake-like jar felt for five miles. The event recalls Canyon Diablo’s half-mile asteroid impact, noted for its huge crater and nickel-rich iron suitable for armor plate steel.
John F Wilkie chief of the United States secret service and supervisor of special customs agents arrived in Washington from abroad bringing data for use in the government’s planned prosecutions of importers over extensive cutlery frauds. He cited fifteen years of under valuations causing losses to the Federal Treasury. Much of the material has been given to United States District Attorney Wise in New York. Wilkie visited Solingen Obigs, Wald and Remscheid in Germany, key suppliers to the world cutlery trade.
The New York Court of Appeals reversed a Surrogate decision on a residuary bequest from Mrs Mary Robinson of Westchester. The bequest would fund a trust for needy individuals who do not drink or attend theaters, with about 60000 to 80000 dollars at stake. Executors may form a corporation to administer the provision, and the case involved standards tied to church affiliation and conduct. The appellate division had disallowed the bequest, but the high court overruled, allowing probate under certain terms.
The executors appealed to the court of appeals challenging the will's provision as indefinite. The court of appeals handed down a unanimous opinion ruling the provision sufficiently definite to be carried out.
Pensacola Florida December 9 Bishop A W Wilson of Baltimore Maryland, a senior Methodist Episcopal Church South prelate, lies seriously ill at the home of F E Brawner. He has attended the local conference and concerns for his recovery are voiced. A noted home remedy advert in the item promotes glycerine and pine concentrate in whisky for coughs and colds.
Chicago police report Mrs Loulan Vermilya, charged with murdering Policeman Arthur Bissonette and linked to nine other deaths, is now paralyzed and unable to speak. Dr Thomas Hogan says her condition is critical as coroner notes arsenic traces in victims.
About 100 fishermen are adrift on an ice floe on Lake Peipus, the winter supply for St Petersburg. With lake steamers laid up for winter, rescue teams may be slow to organize, leaving the men in extreme danger until recovery efforts reach them.
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