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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1910
Page
20
Mrs California A Weaver aged about 60, ill health from long. She tied a blanket to a hallway banister, stood on a box, and throttled herself while family slept. Found by a daughter. Wife of jeweler John L Weaver, from Chambersburg born Aughin before marriage. Survived by husband and three daughters. Coroner ruled no inquest.
A funeral was held in Washington, D C for Charles Jones who died Sunday night following his wedding in Baltimore on Saturday. The couple had traveled from Baltimore, married there, then returned by boat. Jones collapsed at the dock Sunday night as the pair neared home. He is survived by his bride, his father, and several brothers. Burial was at Poplar Farm Cemetery after services in the Red Men’s lodge hall.
A postal card from Rev D J Afer the missing Bethel Methodist pastor of Abbeville says he is in Minneapolis en route to his brother in South Dakota. No reason given for disappearance. His wife, now in Asheville, is distressed and in poor health.
Baltimore officials announce the Frederick turnpike will be toll-free as tollgates are torn down. The state paid $100,000 to the turnpike company after a deal approved by Gov. Crothers, the good roads commission, and President Charlea Blagie. The 63 mile road runs from Bentalou Street in Baltimore to Boonsboro Maryland. Engineers study converting the Hagerstown Conococheague turnpike into a model road, with talks of condemning the line and stockholder settlements amid a proposed $10 per share offer and potential appeals.
Manaasas Va Dec 21 The circuit court upheld the Special Commissioner Ford report finding Prince William County Treasurer J E Herrell failed to account for all taxes received overcharged commission sold land for delinquent taxes and retained delinquent tax tickets while listing previously delinquent voters. The statute of limitations plea was overruled and he has three months to appeal.
In Harrisonburg Virginia on December 21 Jeft Lewis aged 22 from Elkton and Misa Elsie Carrier aged 21 from Zenda were seized by Sergeant Honkle of Newmarket as they prepared to board the Southern train to Hagerstown. They spent the night in jail after arriving before 2 a m. Carrier's father Robert will press serious charges. Lewis urged the girl to leave immediately but she insisted on buying a hat, allowing the arrest.
Prof Fuku shima of the Japanese Imperial College of Tokyo was found unconscious in his Roanoke hotel room after the door was forced. A physician diagnosed cirrhosis of the liver. He underwent surgery at a local hospital and hopes for recovery. He had lectured at Trinity Methodist Church and spoke at the Central Y M C A recently.
Mary Glasscoe, 18, of Luray, was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary for burning Ft. Lee Veney's barn in the county ten days earlier. The case hinged on circumstantial evidence with tracks in the snow from the burning building to her home aiding the arrest.
A morning fire destroyed fifteen frame structures in Jacksonburg between Clarksburg and New Martinsville. Originating in the Elk Hotel, the blaze is believed incendiary. Eight families became homeless and damage is estimated at $50,000, with partial insurance.
Lucius Mindman known as the honey grove kid was arrested by detectives at police HQ on request of postal inspectors. Indicted in Council Bluffs Iowa for fake horse race prize fight and wrestling swindles. He claims 87 and Paris Texas as home. Postal inspectors say he belongs to a gang headed by E J Mayprey already convicted in Iowa. seventeen gang arrests last year. The gang siphoned about half a million dollars through their schemes.
Assistant District Attorney William L. Wemple filed a federal civil suit to forfeit nearly the entire Duveen Brothers stock in trade worth about 600000 dollars. Nine complaints show home values seized at 480760 dollars with duties 75845 and foreign value 404916. The government may seek forfeiture of goods sold tainted by customs frauds, with bonds possibly needed to recover possession. Henry J. Duveen sailed for England to raise funds. Customs officials examine Joseph Brooke & Co. documents amid undervaluation charges. Other importers may settle. a deadline may be set for further actions.
English actress Edna Loftus who eloped with Harry Rheinstrom of Cincinnati attempted to drown herself in Spreckels Lake in Golden Gate Park. Passersby rescued her and took her to a sanitarium. Her husband’s guardians restrict funds to $5,000 yearly but forbid Edna from handling any of it.
Jeremiah Lett a wealthy Silversmith nervously cocked a pistol to stop a believed second burglary. The rusty spring and tweezers miscue caused a self inflicted wound. The Buffalo Express notes unrelated shoe sales dialogue.
The New York Sun notes about 1,200 structures are torn down yearly in Manhattan. Second hand dealers bid for old buildings, then salvage wood, bricks, metal, and fixtures for resale. Wealthy buyers seek seasoned doors, mantelpieces, and mahogany. The industry spreads through Brooklyn with large yards and house moving services.
The National Association of Wool Manufacturers reports 1910 was hard for wool growers and mills in the United States. Production totaled 321,262,760 pounds, down 6,747,999 pounds from 1909, with total value $72,489,838 vs $88,829,746 previously. Excess stock from 1909 and tariff politics influenced a poor year.
The New York School Hygiene Association promotes folding simple paper cups from newspaper to replace common drinking cups in schools. They claim multiple thousands support the petition to ban shared cups, citing a Brooklyn typhoid outbreak and microscopic findings of germs on common glasses. The proposed cups fold in ten seconds and could be taught to children, with samples sent to school principals for instruction and warning against shared cups.
Following his annual custom Uncle Joe Cannon will spend Christmas at his home in Danville Indiana. He will return to take part in the New Year’s Day calls to pay respects to the President. Vice President and Mrs Sherman will celebrate Christmas in Utica New York.
A wireless dispatch from Boston reports the missing Consolidation Coal barge, from Baltimore to Boston, broken from the tug Cumberland in the December 16 storm. It was picked up at noon today, 60 miles north of Cape Cod by the steamer North Star, which towed it toward Portland. The barge captain said all aboard are well.
Three relays of pallbearers, eighteen in all, will carry out the wish of Morrilaville Pa councilman George W Wharton that his body not be borne to the cemetery in a hearse. Wharton died last Saturday and will be buried tomorrow. Mourners will ride in carriages while the coffin is carried by pallbearers chosen from the judges he served with. Fast Want Ads Are Free in The Post classifieds.
Federal grand jury indicts Rev Norman Plass Charles Brooks and John Traphaden of the Redeemable Investment Company for using the mails in a fraud scheme. Officials say the firm claimed vast holdings in Washington British Columbia Saskatoon Canada New Mexico and Santo Domingo, which were largely worthless. Large sums were defrauded from the public as dividends were paid toy stock sales.
Federal officers raided offices of the Cleveland Oil Company in Kerne county oil fields, arresting secretary W. J. Bacheldor and stock promoter G. Gillett on charges of using the mails to defraud. Both men released on bonds of 5000 dollars.
Richard Mercer a 65 year old bachelor farmer and Civil War veteran was found dead in his West Chester house from a pistol wound. Police doubt whether suicide or murder as the home shows signs of ransacking. John Stiger, 74, was arrested after being identified as the last person seen near Mercer's residence and later admitted his identity.
Budapest reports the minister of commerce upheld agrarian protests against American meat imports. Hungary will not generally permit meat imports, though it allowed Austria a small Argentina quantity as a courtesy. Longworth leads in Washington on a permanent tariff commission plan.
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