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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1910
Page
14
Wilson alleges the former senator spoke for a candidate and claims public applause proved fatal to a doctor. He challenges the governor elect to name the man who spoke and says the primary was a farce orchestrated by a former Princeton president.
Former Senator John Smith Jr quotes an exposed dispute over New Jersey senatorial choice. James Smith Jr releases a statement criticizing Dr. Wilson and backing a compromise candidate. The piece cites tariff views and political maneuvering amid party tensions. Through Sleeping Car to Toledo and Detroit, Mid-West Express, Pennsylvania Railroad.
A Washington World dispatch reports no cabinet shake. Secretary Ballinger and MacVeagh are likely to go, Knox and Waggon on edge, Dickinson the lone potential departure. Taft remains satisfied with Meyer and the president weighs three or four vacancies to be filled after March.
In Washington last night Angelo Appitto and John Ambrosia, both Italians, fought a deadly knife duel during a card game for nine witnesses. Ambrosia fired a pistol, striking Appitto in the chest. Appitto was rushed to Emergency Hospital and gravely wounded. Police arrested all nine Italians as Ambrosia fled. The feud date back weeks with insults claimed by both sides.
Aclarifies that no spokesman or agreement with Hudson county leaders existed for votes in his senate bid. He challenges Dr. Wilson to name alleged informants and accuses him of trickery. He cites a public statement from Hudson county’s recognized leader detailing loyalty to party and friends as his true motive.
Victor E. Berger charges Carnegie and Rockefeller amassed vast fortunes, with Carnegie earning 20 to 25 million annually from steel and Rockefeller 56 to 80 million. Berger notes gifts totaling 180 million but questions motives and says Carnegie’s wealth rests on tariffs and monopoly practices while Rockefeller carefully flaunts wealth.
N G Nelson a 55 year old Blamarck North Dakota property owner was robbed of 4400 in bills and small bonds after being lured by a friendly stranger. The two con men trapped him in a revolving door of a building Saturday afternoon and caused the loss. Nelson met the stranger Friday and agreed to invest money in stocks and bonds promising a deal. The theft occurred as he entered the building.
Fears that the 400 ton steamer St Denis was lost were confirmed by wreckage found on Cape Scott near Vancouver Island. A wireless from the Tees said wreckage marked St Denis washed ashore two weeks earlier. The St Denis had been long overdue from Victoria to Los Angeles, and the Aymerte sighting suggested the coaster went down with all 22 aboard.
Boston report notes Hattie LeBlanc cleared of murder charges in Glover case and crossing into Maine on her way home to West Aichat Nova Scotia. U S immigration authorities announce she will not be permitted to return, citing relations with Glover as admitted by her.
Father Alfani reports experiments at the Leaning Tower of Pisa using a self invented trepidometer to measure vibrations from bell ringing. He concludes oscillations are insignificant and pose no danger, despite continuous ringing Saturday and Sunday, prompting the withdrawal of bell ringing prohibition.
London dispatch reports Policeman Haytread was shot at four times during a chase. The robber pressed the revolver to the officer's forehead and pulled the trigger, but the cartridge jammed and did not explode, sparing the policeman's life.
Dayton December 2 The Wright Company will pay an annuity of about 1000 to the widow and children of Ralph Johnstone the aviator who was killed in a Wright biplane at Denver The amount will be placed with an insurance company in New York as stated by F H Russell manager of the company
Dr Thomas W Clark of Lakewood reports feline autopsies totaling over a hundred found germs of tuberculosis in cats. He cites a family case where a cat may have brought TB into the home and says many cats carry the germs, posing household danger.
In Clayton Georgia on December 26 Miss Martha Wooten shot Samuel Algory dead after he refused to accept the broken engagement and threatened her with a knife. The crime occurred during a Christmas gathering at the Wooten home where the couple had been engaged until two weeks prior.
Dispatches from Brisbane dated December 26 report that natives in Panape revolted and murdered four Europeans and five friendly natives. A Boston dispatch notes Foreign Secretary Barton of the American Board commented on the uprising, mentioning past missionary withdrawal and German replacement, with natives preferring Spaniards amid present discontent.
In Norfolk on December 26, sailors from eight ships express gratitude to John D. Rockefeller and Miss Helen Gould for kindness. A flower stand is sent to Rockefeller and a fern dish to Miss Gould, who replies with a shuffleboard plus pin attachment for the naval YMCA in the port.
A man attempted to enter John D Rockefellers Forest Hill estate in Cleveland. he fought with East Cleveland Marshal Stamberger and keeper Knapp. About a dozen shots were fired, no injuries occurred, and the intruder escaped. Guards were doubled as the Rockefellers have been in the East since fall.
New York dispatch reports two maids Hortense and Mary, wintering at Forest Hill, furious after receiving gingham aprons from John D. Rockefeller. The women cried and tore the aprons, one valued at 30 cents retail, as they compared notes in the hall of the Rockefeller residence.
E B Peterson secretary of religious work at the Boston Y M C A and Miss Lilla Paul of Allston drowned after breaking through thin ice on the Charles River basin near Sher perm street. The bodies were recovered. Miss Paul was a Deaconess Hospital nursing student.
Dispatch from Chihuahua says heavy fighting near Mal Paso. panicked Juarez residents saw 40 woodchoppers with burros and a bank rush to El Paso. Col Durante reportedly killed near Ojinaga. insurgents about 300 strong and federal troops massing. Government plans broader mobilization with 4000 troops en route.
Special to The Washington Post from Mexico City reports anti American sentiment during a bullfight honoring visiting Japanese naval officers. Cheers for Japan were met with cries of Down with the Americans and hisses whenever American fans were acknowledged.
From today’s issue, an array of brief items includes Smith arraigning Dr Wilson, theater fire panic checked, and various notes on politics, society, and entertainment. Other items reference duels in Mexico, a 11,474 foot airship ascent, and local crime mentions.
The throne’s edict signals a program toward a constitutional cabinet, seen by progressives as a pledge while the assembly withholds its memorial amid ongoing crisis. Prince Ching is praised for his experience as the empire faces renewed pressure from delegates.
Washington Post report from Louisville details Christmas violence across Kentucky. In Monticello Luther Weaver was killed by James Goldberry at a Christmas dinner. Montgomery county dance left one dead and several wounded. Columbia, Earlington, Owensboro, and other towns report shootouts and fatal injuries as lawmen and citizens confront a spate of gun and knife violence during the holiday period.
French aviator Antoinette Latham loses control as wind rises and engine fails. Gust sweeps the craft from the sky, sending the machine to the earth while the pilot escapes injury amid the 11474 feet up ascent.
Arch Hoxsey set 11 474 feet in Los Angeles on December 26. J Armatron of Drexel logged 9 970 feet in Philadelphia on November 23. Ralph Johnstone reached 9 714 feet at Belmont Park New York October 31. Henry Wynnamalen stood at 9 186 feet in Pussy France September 20. Ralph Johnstone also 8 471 feet at Middle Tule Village L J October 28. Leon Morane 3 471 feet at Deauville France September 3. J Armstrong Drexel 7 105 feet at Belmont Park New York October. J Armstrong Drexel 6 750 feet Lanark Scotland August 13. Walter Brookins 6 175 feet Atlantic City New Jersey July 9.
Arch Hoxsey of the Wright team soared beyond 11,474 feet in a 1, 000 foot jump over Los Angeles, breaking the world's altitude record amid a 4 mile gale. Spectators cheered as he descended in spirals, carried aloft by fellow aviators, and spoke of the frigid wind and near freezing carburetor as he set a new mark surpassing Le Gagneux. Latham's Antoinette monoplane was wrecked in the gale, while Hoxsey endured bitter cold and high winds to claim the record in front of a packed grand stand.
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