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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1910
Page
9
A Chicago grand jury found enough evidence to indict five beef company officials. Jersey City jurors begin a storage probe in New York amid broader investigations into the meat industry. Federal authorities urge action as several states report related inquiries and calls for further oversight of meat packing operations.
A garbled account notes Taft receiving a Curtiss aeroplane model for his son Charlie during a White House event. The text references aviation topics and a Virginia wedding notice appears among scattered items.
A list of thefts and burglaries across Washington from January 21 to February 4. Entries name victims and items including overcoats watches bicycles pocketbooks rings jewelry livestock and tools, spanning addresses on northwest southeast and northeast streets and avenues. The notes read as brief incident notices with locations and stolen goods.
Attendance at the National Union Fair Bazaar peaked with a capacity crowd from 9 PM to midnight. The event showcased candidates for union leadership with Thomas Lear leading as results closed, while Elmer Johnson and J R Newman followed. Masons Odd Fellows and Castern Star members planned to attend along with the Washington Council of the National Union.
United States district judge today denied a motion from Zelt Van Dyke and others to stay an earlier court ruling allowing the sale of the Orford property at Southern Railway. The parcel, purchased last December by a rear janizario committee, remains slated for transfer.
Special to The Washington Post Charlottemille Va Feb 1 The body of Baron Edward von Graves Ende who met a tragic death at Crozet last week has been cremated at Washington. The long list of travelers and residences mentions Raleigh and many places across the states, reflecting a broad social note on society and transit.
A three masted schooner Francia went to pieces on shoals between Cape Hatteras and Kinnakeet Key. Captain Conmha and ten men may have abandoned ship before wreck. Life savers reached the scene at dawn but found no survivors among the crew. The vessel, 64 feet, was owned by Edwin of Newark and carried lumber.
The Carroll Institute plans a final banquet next Monday evening in Carrol Institute Hall with a replica setup intended to crown the 191¢ reunion as highly enjoyable. Eminent clergymen and several prominent laymen will speak, with the arrangement committee led by James McKee as chairman and John T Crowley and M A Purcell on the general committee. Speakers include J Shea, James McKee, and H Ambrose Marsden.
An odd scene on a Richmond train today involved J A Speare of Nelwood, Chesterfield County, who startled passengers when a muffed fox head appeared to gaze from a gray muff cart. Speare awoke to the glittering fox eyes as friends rushed to him.
A mixed item reports the birth of the twenty sixth child to a Niagara Falls, Wyoming area mother, noting she married at sixteen and had five pairs of twins and one set of triplets. The brief also mentions a divorce ruling for Emma Hadley wife of Oscar Hadley and a note on upcoming society meetings about aeronautics research and a Delta Phi Society gathering.
Weather bulletin reports general fair conditions in the Mt Jelualppi valley and central plains, contrasted by snow and high winds in the northwest. A cold front across the South and Midwest brings freezing readings and possible rain and snow, unsettled patterns in many regions, with winds varying from light to brisk along coasts and lakes. The body of missing man Timothy Cameron found in a river near Blandford, Peters burg suburb. he is survived by a widow and three children.
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