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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1910
Page
1
Dispatch from Lonmon notes unrest in Portugal with factional fights between radicals and moderates. calls to arms in Madeira spark fears of royalist openings. Government denies upheaval while stock markets fall and foreign traders anxiously await outcomes.
Christina Paul, long associated with banker C. J. Magee of Elmore Ohio, sues for 100000 damages claiming Magee promised to marry her and transfer property valued at 10000 after she lived in his home since age 12. She cites Magee’s status as a prominent Ottawa county citizen and says he induced her to stay after the death of Mrs. Magee.
Dr. Frederick A. Cook, in an interview with the Nordlyset, thanks the Danish people for their reception on his 1909 arrival from the north. He cites patience and loyalty as vital to his endeavors and expresses gratitude for Danish hospitality that fuels his ambition.
News from El Paso and Chihuahua report Luque relief column clashes near Casa Colorada with heavy losses on the government side and a demoralized force. Rebels seize Santa Ana and sack Los Colmenas plantation where manager A A Schwerin was captured and held twelve hours before release. Guzman dies. Brandon wounded. Moctezuma clash yields rebels routed with one dead and ten prisoners.
New York December 3 Joseph G Robin an indicted Washington Savings Bank thief swallowed hyoscine a deadly drug used by Dr Crippen to end his life He collapsed before arraignment and was rushed to Bellevue Hospital after a stomach pump saved him A sanity question remains open as officials take control of business and Robin fights for recovery amid court action and detective testimony
Special to The Washington Post from New York reports Judge William H. Taft of Riverhead Long Island will begin his twelfth year as the town’s justice of the peace today. He is not related to the President, though both share the Taft surname and pride in being chief magistrates of their respective jurisdictions. The piece notes the President was named after the judge due to a birth coincidence.
The piece notes uncertainty about a man's mental state and his sister's filing for commitment after an attempted self harm last Saturday. It reports the Northern Bank of New York and the Washington Savings Bank being placed under state banking department oversight while the Title and Guarantee Company of Rochester is managed by the state department of insurance with accountants examining the ledgers of Robin's interwoven firms.
New York announces the Kennedy estate of John S. Kennedy valued at 85.5 million after debts and expenses. Administration costs and executors commissions total about 1.95 million, with Mrs. Kennedy inheriting 16.4 million. State fees are near 2.5 million, as most bequests fall under the 5 percent rule.
From Richmond Va December 30 Mrs James Brown Potter of New York was refused registration at the Jefferson Hotel after insisting on bringing her poodle. After arguments over the dog s supposed cuteness and bedsfoot sleeping habits failed, she left after scratching her name.
Frances Griffin a 75 year old man from 349 G street southwest told police he had been robbed of his life savings amounting to 2900 by his nephew Charles D Hickey. Detectives including four assigned men search nearby cities for the suspect while Griffin's story draws sympathy. The report also notes a Baltimore tragedy involving Strickler and a family, with deaths of Eula Kite and Mrs Strickler.
Mrs Julia Kuttner Harle won an annulment of her marriage to artist Ferdinand Pinney Earle in the New York Appellate Division. The union was contracted in Venice on March 17 1908. Earle had been divorced in Paris in 1908 on desertion charges. The decree transcription delay affected the second marriage’s validity contest.
The Navy Department will not object to depictions of Brigham Young and the Mormon temple engraved on the silver service for the battleship Utah. Hugh G. Miller, representing the Women’s Republican Clubs, had protested to President Taft. Assistant Secretary Beekman Winthrop replied the Navy cannot supervise such matters and would refrain from raising issues it cannot affect.
Miss Margaret Smith eighteen daughter of the Dover Rev Alfred Smith eloped with James Knotts twenty one of Ridgely Maryland. They wed at Wilmington after Knotts balked at age oath during license attempt. Rev Eli G Kiles officiated amid tense scene.
Prof Walter F Willcox warns in 1922 that only 6 year olds will remain in the United States by 2020, with France importing babies later. He proposes a stork endowment to honor motherhood and enforce domestic relations through law, as discussed at the American Sociological Association. Travel ad notes Baltimore and Metra service via Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
A man, reported as the stepfather of a young woman, shot two coworkers after being rebuked for the woman’s attire at her workplace. Police say he had been drinking and began firing as relatives and guards intervened. The incident ends with the man taking his own life.
An elderly man recalls saving his earnings from a lifetime of work as a road paver for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. He fears banks due to a chum’s failed bank, saved gold and cash totaling 2300 plus $100 expected for retirement. His story centers on trust betrayed by his nephew and two women.
Bloodhounds trailing a burglary suspect from Carrier Mills caught and mauled him to pieces near an old barn. The unidentified man was buried in Potter's Field after authorities pursued identification. Roberts, owner of the dogs, was exonerated.
A London cable to the New York Herald says Ambassador Reid and Mrs Reid travel with their son Ogden aboard the Corona from Liverpool to New York tomorrow. It is understood Ogden Reid will stay in New York to pursue journalism with The Washington Post.
The second puzzle in The Post’s elimination content will be published in tomorrow’s Sunday Post. Only those who submitted 1,041 in the first contest may enter the second.
San Francisco reports Mrs. David T. Hanbury widow of a wealthy Englishman was attacked at her door after a party. A burgler unfastened a 20600 diamond brooch from her corsage while she was restrained in his embrace and escaped. Also advertised are $1.25 Baltimore round trip tickets on Saturdays and Sundays via Pennsylvania Railroad with return until Sunday night.
index lists multiple brief items across pages including Fall in Mexican Battle and Banker Robin Takes Poison Kills Two and Himself. aged man robbed of savings. Honduran revolt. White House ball for Miss Taft. Walter invents airplane. Deny Mrs Eddy will rise. Senator Morrill’s WILL filed. Ohio representatives for Clark. Cabinet favors tariff board. jail sentences asked in trust cases. society and sporting items. results on the turf. striking chauffeurs. week trade review. commerce chamber election plans.
Puerto Cortez alarm as revolutionary Hornet attacked nearby as government forces converge from Tegucigalpa. Marines may land, American warnings issued. Hornet reportedly ferries 500 troops to Cape Gracias and Honduran, Guatemalan, and Nicarguan figures maneuver for strategic positions ahead of a capital assault.
Wima correspondent reports Peru believes Ecuador will not heed mediation and a war may follow. Newspapers urge government to prepare for hostilities. Includes ad text for weekend tickets and hotel accommodations and a steamboat office address.
A grand White House dance last night for Miss Helen Taft with her brother Robert Taft and mother Mrs Taft hosting. Misa Ethel Roosevelt attended as a guest of honor, joining guests from Washington society and distant locales. The event featured midnight supper, Marine Band arias, and lavish gowns as the President and numerous officials mingled with debutantes and their families.
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