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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1910
Page
2
President Taft faces a political split as he selects Justice White, a Democrat and veteran on the Supreme Court, for chief justice. White’s federalist views, insular cases record, and minority stance on the Northern Securities and income tax cases shape the nomination.
Juste Edward Douglass White born November 3, son of Edward Douglass White and Catherine Ringell White. His father was seventh Governor of Louisiana and his grandfather James White helped early English settlers, serving as Attakapas parish judge after the French transfer. White studied at Mount St. Mary's College and Georgetown University, then joined the Confederate army as a private before resuming education at a New Orleans Jesuit college.
A compact, archival sketch tracing chief justices from Jay to Fuller, noting terms, appointing presidents, party alignments, and key biographical milestones. It lists Jay 1789 under Washington, Rutledge and others through Taney, Chase, Waite, and Fuller, with party shifts and senate confirmations, plus death in office and term lengths.
The text traces Edw mudez’s rise from New Orleans lawyer to Louisiana chief justice and U.S. senator, cites Fr. C. Yarmouth’s appointment, and notes Justice White’s famed offhand opinions and jewelry interest. It covers Wyoming chief justice tenure, His Honor’s federal posts, Judge John C. Hook and Van Devanter debates, and Judge Joseph I. Lamar’s Georgia career and Taft friendship.
Judge Van Devanter, born in Indiana, appointed to fill the vacancy created by Justice Moody’s resignation. He ranked among the Eighth circuit judges who opposed Standard Oil in a pending Supreme Court appeal. He graduated from Asbury University and Cincinnati Law School in 1841, practiced in Indiana, moved to Cheyenne Wyoming as a statute reviser commissioner, later served as Cheyenne city attorney, and held roles in the Territorial legislature and judiciary committee.
Martin A. Knapp, chosen by President Taft as presiding judge of the commerce court, has served twelve years as chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission. Born November 6, 1842 in Spoford North Carolina, he studied at Wesleyan, practiced law in New York, and held Syracuse city counsel post. He was married twice, with his second wife Nellie Maynard Gardner. He is regarded as an authority on domestic trade and commerce.
Two skaters, Arthur E. Ntateh and William Whidden, drowned at Lake Massabesic in Manchester New Hampshire. Authorities warned of thin ice as ice season began.
Health Office records list numerous deaths with ages and hospital or residence details. Entries include Mary FE Merritt 60 at 1527 14th St NW John A Melaluris 16 at Emergency Hospital Hawkins Taylor 45 at The Burlington VT Ave Carrie E Todd 68 at 919 St NW John T Scott 58 at Government Hospital for One Orphe M Strong 82 at 3210 22d St NE Ellen E Sheehan 52 at Providence Hospital Francia H Goldsmith 1 year 920 N St NW Mary E Briscoe 49 at 1208 Kirby St NW Louise J McReynolds 66 at 912 8th Ave SE Mary Hood 56 at Tuberculosis Hospital Willam Summerville 70 at Georgetown University Hospital James Dixon 22 at Tuberculosis Hospital the In
Wilfred Barron a Washington waiter shows lemon seeds sprouting from his thumb in a pot of earth. Doctors split the tale into a medical marvel with witnesses and a note on the strange growths and future plans to plant side by side in a window box.
Cordelia Mayo 45 collapses and dies of heart disease in front of Ogden's drugstore after leaving a Sousa Band concert at the New National Theater. Identified hours later by D. Kearnan of Rhode Island Ave. Mayo, a Vassar graduate and noted linguist and musician, lived at 1406 Rhode Island Ave NW and was active in Washington literary and musical circles. Interment planned at Rock Creek Cemetery. death follows years of heart trouble.
Evening program features James Brown Scott and Joseph H Choate with talks on arbitral justice and the Hague system Former Gov Montague discusses the Supreme Court as a model for an international court Judge Simeon Baldwin on the evolution of international courts F B Loomis on the price for peace F W Hurst of the London Economist arrives to attend David Starr Jordan of Stanford on the waste of nations The fourth session includes Dr Charles W Eliot on defects of arbitration Frederick M Judson on Supreme Court jurisdiction George W Kirchwey on sources of international law Rear Admiral Stockton on judicial methods vs other settlement forms Harry Pratt Judson on between diplomacy and war Edwin Ginn to outline steps toward a permanent judicial court for international disputes Also debates and remarks by Richard Bartholldt and William Dudley Foulke. Arrangements Committee listed.
John R Grace analyzes a plan to extend the workday by a half hour with 52 Saturdays at 1 pm close. He notes a net gain for the government of 18 hours yearly but warns of clerks’ dissatisfaction and potential drop in efficiency, urging decisive personnel reforms instead.
More than six members and guests of the Social Oyster Club attended the opening of the club's new home at Rhode Island Avenue and Twelfth Street Northeast. Organized in 1900 by plate printers from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the club grew rapidly famous for its oyster feasts. Guests included Senator-elect Poindexter and Representatives Hughes Foster Joyce Gompers, plus Ralph of the bureau, with plans to host a dinner for Congress.
Maj Richard Sylvester leads district police in feeding starving birds amid deep snow. Mounted officers scatter grain along routes and in Rack Creek park to lure birds to safety. Game and Fish Protective Association contributes funds for wheat and rye.
Weather bulletin notes light snows in the lake region and parts of New England as the storm center shifts to the north Atlantic. High pressure dominates the central area bringing clear, cold conditions, with rain and snow forecast for the central and southern Rocky Mountains to the Gulf States Monday night into Tuesday. Winds vary by coast, with moderate to light patterns, and a long list of city winds and temperatures is provided alongside local river reports and recent temperature readings.
Typhoid fever relapse endangers third Naval Academy football captain T Starr King. His California–born parents stay at his bedside as Mrs Bowyer and graduates observe. A board of naval medical men led by Surg Charles St J Butler will meet at the academy to probe the outbreak.
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