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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1911
Page
12
Manufacturers claim minimal filler proves products vary. Dr Wiley criticizes bakers and pastry with spirits, calling efforts to prove fillerless items as coins or punters. The fragment hints at critique of food labeling and quality standards.
The board orders tight control over mince meat substances amid a heated dispute. Dr Harvey Wiley defends traditional formulations while bakers and manufacturers resist changes citing authenticity and consumer safety concerns.
Aurelina E. Brockman Root, widow of Col. Root, died on her fifty-eighth wedding anniversary. She was the daughter of Moses Calvin Brock and hailed from Towa. The obituary notes the long marriage and ties to Col. Root, reflecting a historic family union.
A heavy quake shook San Juan del Sur Nicaragua with tremors the strongest in years. Seismographs at Georgetown University Observatory recorded vibrations the day before and into the afternoon, reaching a maximum at 4:35. Prof Edmund Walah led the observatory during the event.
Chicago figure James A. Patten issues marriage maxima praising the American father and mother, urging social democracy through hard work, and criticizing ostentatious wealth. He says he would have accepted a poor suitor for his daughter Agnes if he was worthy, and notes her upcoming Evanston wedding to Lawrence Wilder.
Thomas Trout, father of Homer Trout slain by his wife at Germania Cafe, offers strongest support for Mrs. Trout. He believes his daughter-in-law did not intend murder and will testify for her. Jewel Salyard, the 19-year-old woman Trout was dining with, hopes Mrs. Trout is freed and says she bears blame for the tragedy. Mrs. Trout, hysterical since the shooting, says she loved her husband and only meant to frighten him, not kill him, and notes his loaded gun was not, in fact, loaded.
Weather notes report unsettled conditions across the nation with low pressure over the Lake Superior and South Atlantic regions. Rain in the South, snow in the Northwest and upper Mississippi valley, a cooling trend after the Northwestern disturbance, and approaching cold wave warnings for the Northwest. Winds vary by coast and region, with warmer temperatures in the Atlantic states and cooler conditions in the West and Great Lakes region. Local report includes hourly temperatures, humidity, rainfall totals, and notes on sunshine hours.
Washington shoppers packed downtown as forecasts warned a “white Christmas” hinges on a rapid temperature drop. Stores stayed open late, theaters quiet, and one disorderly conduct arrest drew attention on F Street where four young men faced charges. Harry and Frank Hagan were released on $10 collateral, Richard Hagan and William J. Coserby posted $5.
Edward B Walker 49 of 44 Eighth Street Southeast died suddenly at home yesterday from heart failure. He arose at his usual time, ate breakfast, walked with his brother in law, then struggled to breathe. Coroner Nevitt ruled death natural. Born in Beleton Virginia, he came to the city three years ago. funeral set for Beleton.
Senator Borah says a conference on the popular election of senators may yield a compromise acceptable to both houses. The House backs state control of elections while the Bristow amendment in the Senate grants Congress power to amend state regulations. Borah believes a successful outcome and ratification of the amendment are possible, despite Democratic resistance to federal interference.
A two year government study by F. P. Welch and M. G. Donk argues vast undeveloped timber resources in the South and Northwest can yield naval stores such as turpentine rosin and related products from mill wastes. They claim waste wood, slabs, and sawdust could provide the entire output of naval stores and papers, reducing need to bore live trees and boosting regional wealth.
Lucille Berry a 16 year old girl fled yesterday from 2821 Brentwood Road with William Willis and family. She had been placed with the Willis by the Board of Children's Guardians and planned to locate her mother, whom she last saw two years ago. The address of the mother is unknown and police are seeking both girl and mother.
Advertisement for Hood's Sarsaparilla asserts the tonic will make you feel better improve eating and sleeping and provide protection against infectious and contagious diseases. It promotes daily use and emphasizes liquid form as the best delivery.
Rebels prepare for further warfare as six powers act as a unit in the Chinese crisis. Secretary Knox discussed with Masanao Haraire about outcomes, stressing no abandonment of peace hope. Britain and Japan consider mediation to support a monarchy while debarring loans that could inflame radicals.
Delegate Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole introduces a new dance the mumbo jumbo in Congress claiming it is the Americanized hula hula. He says the dance outdoes the crissly bear turkey trot and other modern ideas and that it is not naughty until Americans demanded local color.
Semiofficial reports from St. Petersburg say Russia and Japan negotiat e a treaty to exclude American made goods from Manchuria as part of a tariff conflict over the Russo American treaty abrogation. The talks aim to ratify within two weeks and would amount to an international boycott benefiting Japan’s Manchuria trade.
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