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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1909
Page
33
Nevada legislators express anti Japanese sentiment prompting White House to seek cautious dialogue. Administration warns that federal action may be needed if state resolutions fuel hostility. Officials recount militia fears and labor tensions tied to Japanese immigration and strike risks in the period.
Washington reports show President Roosevelt seeking harmony amid rising anti-Japanese sentiment on the Pacific coast. Gov. Sparks and lawmakers push for Utah style action while officials warn against provoking Japan. Discussions at the White House stress treaty rights and the need to keep peace without undermining immigration controls.
A bad OCR batch lists several death notices and funeral details including Vornella Edmonston wife of Richard J Beall at age 47, a Branum burial at Rash Capitel revt, a Herbert of Providence with funeral at a church, an In memory item for someone named Tremineker, and a Liston memorial with references to February 2 1909. The text is fragmentary with dates, residences, and times inconsistent across entries.
Special to The Washington Post from South Bend Indiana reports John B Kissinger who allowed yellow fever mosquitoes to bite him during Army service in Cuba to test vaccines has been nearly helpless for years He was believed recovered but suffered a breakdown and is now a physical wreck Two others died from inoculation and their widows receive a pension of 25 a month Kissinger’s friends say he is entitled to the same.
Zeppelins von Zeppelin and Maj von Parseval accept invitation to attend the Frankfort airship exhibition from July 10 to October 10 this year. They will travel from Friedrichshafen and Bitterfeld and conduct passenger flights during the event. The company seeks a balloon hall at Frankfort to extend trips to Dusseldorf and Lake Constance, with Dusseldorf set to begin construction this fall.
Articles of incorporation filed in Madison on February 2 establish the first military aeronautic corps in the United States. The Wisconsin National Aeronautical Signal Corps lists incorporators including Dr. Rudolph Silverston, Joan Hansen, O. G. Hansen, F. Matchette, and Dr. Yous Fuldner, all residents of Milwaukee.
A balloon drifting over the French mountains was overcome by powerful gales at night. The two Bordeaux aeronauts aboard the craft died when violent gusts drove the balloon into a bowlder early this morning.
Tome February 2 reports a new explosive called genite tested at Genoa. The device shattered steel armor plate as thick as could be damaged by dynamite, indicating extraordinary power.
Commissioner Herbert Knox Smith submitted the annual report for the Bureau of Corporations for the year ended June 30 1908. It urges regulation over concentration with publicity and a federal system of cooperation, access to records, and limited publication of secrets to ensure fair business and equal opportunity.
New York reports J P Morgan will begin his annual voyage to Europe aboard the Adriatic tomorrow. He will depart earlier than usual and has spent more time in his offices recently, with plans to stay abroad for several months.
A fragmented listing shows multiple Baltimore area engagements with dates or ages, including couples such as Walter B. Collier and Janetta Walls, James F. Shank and Nangle B. Fisher, and James B. Stubba Jr. with Ada Gd. Evans, among others. Each entry cites a Reverend officiant and the ages or names of the fiancés, reflecting a serialized marriage notice section.
An old advertisement touts a skin remedy for pimples eczema and blemishes claiming immediate color restoration and a few days treatment. It promotes Poslam via emergency Laboratories at No 8 Sky Street and offers free trial quantities by mail to readers.
Justice Van Orsdel rules that the pension fund is under Congress control and not a vested right. Sidney Bieber, former Baltimore fire marshal, loses mandamus case seeking to reinstate a $0 monthly pension after refusing a required medical exam. The ruling upholds Congress’s power to suspend or reduce pensions and affirms exam requirements as a sane protection for government funds.
The police retiring board recommended keeping Mrs. Rosamond Catts's pension at $20 per month after the widow of Private G S Catts, who died January 12, applied ten days later. The commissioners reviewed the case, found $20 reasonable, and declined any increase.
The Taft inauguration decor plan on Pennsylvania Avenue began with 60 foot Pompeian columns and emerald green and white motifs. Officials report rapid stand construction, large crowds for seating, and federal permission for fireworks at the Ellipse.
It was announced at the White House that the executive mansion would be ready for the Taft family on the afternoon of March 4. The Roosevelt household belongings will be sent to Oyster Bay and President and Mrs Roosevelt will host a luncheon for the Tafts on inauguration day before handing the mansion to the new president's family. The Roosevelts expect their children to remain at school, aside from a possible brief visit.
Depositions filed in Katherine Clemons Gould vs Howard Gould reveal bellboy James Clarke and waiter Clarence Pullen testifying to Mrs Gould's November 1906 visit to the Hotel Carroll Lynchburg va. Rooms 14 15 and 16 described Farnum the actor visiting room 14 and being paid two five dollar bills for a cab. No liquor or improper conduct observed. Both witnesses denied any remuneration for testimony.
President elect Taft and party will reach South Pass on February 11 and transfer to the Scout cruiser Birmingham for a direct ride to New Orleans. From there they will travel by rail to Washington. The Birmingham lies at Mobile and will make the Mississippi river transit due to her lighter draft.
Edinburgh February 2 The Sturling divorce hearing enters its third week with Mrs Stirling on the witness stand denying her husband's allegations. She weeps while detailing her married life and denies misconduct with Lord Northland. She admits buying a pistol after leaving her husband but says it was for misery, not to shoot. She claims a conspiracy to ruin her and says there was no confession.
Thomas H. Bolin, a commercial traveler, is arrested in St. Louis on charges of having two wives in the West and a fiancée in St. Louis, plus embezzling 31,000 from a Studebaker ranch house in Provo Utah. A hoax death letter connected to Miss Ada Beck of Yakima led to the capture after Yakima police flagged the suspect.
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