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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1909
Page
8
Reports say Nevada legislators urged anti Japanese measures triggering White House concerns over bilateral trade and immigration policy. Officials warn against hostile resolutions that could strain U S Japan relations while Congress weighs federal actions to preserve order and immigration control amid unrest.
The article reports President Roosevelt facing a tense Pacific coast crisis over Japanese immigration and landholding limits. It notes Nevada's legislature censured him for interference, while White House officials urge calm and seek an agreement with Japan to preserve peace.
Fragmentary funeral notices list names such as Vornella Edmonston wife of Richard J Beall Baram Branlm and others. Entries mention late residences funeral times and interment locations with ritual references and familial relations. The text appears as a rough OCR page of obituary notices with multiple dates and spellings distorted.
John B Kissinger of South Bend Indiana volunteered for a yellow fever study while in Cuba and later suffered a severe deterioration in health. He now seeks congressional pension equal to widows benefit while two others died from inoculation. He is a long time resident and a physical wreck.
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 in their airships and conduct passenger flights during the event. The company seeks a balloon hall at Frankfort and proposes extending trips to Dusseldorf and Lake Constance if built.
Articles of incorporation filed in Madison Wisconsin for a military aeronautic corps the first in the United States. The Wisconsin National Aeronautical Signal Corps lists incorporators Dr Rudolph Silverston Joan Hansen O G Hansen F S Matchette and Dr Yous Fuldner all of Milwaukee.
A drifting balloon over the French mountains collapsed in a night gale. Two Bordeaux aeronauts aboard the craft were killed when a violent gust drove the balloon against a bowlder. The attempt to rescue the occupants failed.
Tome reports a test at Genoa of a new explosive named genite. The substance reportedly shattered steel armor plate more effectively than an equal amount of dynamite, indicating extraordinary results and potential military impact.
Commissioner Herbert Knox Smith submitted the Bureau of Corporations annual report for the year ended June 30 1908. He urged adaptation of Sherman law to regulate rather than prohibit combinations, calling for publicity and a federal system of supervision with access to corporate records and brief public summaries. The report stresses concentration in industry and the need for cooperative supervisory methods to ensure fair competition and equal opportunity.
New York reports J P Morgan will begin his annual voyage to Europe aboard the Adriatic tomorrow, departing earlier than usual after spending more time at his offices in recent months. He is expected to remain abroad for several months.
A fragmented record shows multiple marriage notices with names of brides and grooms, ages, and ministers, including pairs like Walter Collier and Janetta Walls, and James Shank and Nangle Fisher, all linked to various reverends listed in a Baltimore context.
An ad claims a facial treatment removes pimples and inflammation in days with a grease-free natural tone. O'Deffeck's drug stores offer Poslam and an overnight mailing sample from No 8 on Sky Street, promising immediate results.
Justice Van Orsdel voids Bieber pension claim, ruling Congress controls the fund and beneficiaries have no vested rights. Bieber, former district fire marshal, refused a required medical exam under an act of Congress, leading to suspension of his $900 pension. The decision upholds the governing power of congress over pensions and confirms that lack of medical exam can remove benefits.
Based on the police retiring board's recommendation the commission declined to raise Mrs. Rosamond Catts widow of Private G. S. Catts who died on January 12. She had received a $20 monthly pension the smallest allowed since 1901. The board reviewed the case and found $20 reasonable and urged no enhancement.
The Taft inauguration decorates Pennsylvania Avenue with plans for eight Pompeian columns, green white motifs and electric lights. Officials report stands, crowd seating, and canal zone participation while expanding illumination and public comfort efforts.
Announcement at the White House states the executive mansion will be ready for the Taft family on the afternoon of March 4. Roosevelt family possessions depart to Oyster Bay, and after luncheon the Roosevelts will leave the mansion to the new president’s family. Roosevelt children are at school and unlikely to return except for a brief visit.
Depositions filed in Katherine Clemons Gould versus Howard Gould detail bellboy James Clarke and waiter Clarence Pullen testimony at the Hotel Carroll Lynchburg Virginia in November 1906. Clarke describes Mrs Gould arranging Farnum to visit room 14 and paying a cabman with two five dollar bills. Both witnesses say no liquor was served and no improper conduct observed. they deny any remuneration for their statements.
President elect Taft and party will depart at South Pass on February 11 and transfer to the Scout cruiser Birmingham for a quick ride to New Orleans. From there they will travel by rail to Washington, with the Birmingham stationed at Mobile for the Mississippi leg due to its draft disadvantages.
In Edinburgh on February 2, Mrs Stirling testified in the third week of the divorce trial. She denied her husband's accusations while breaking into tears over married life. She admitted buying a pistol after separating, said she contemplated suicide, and rejected claims of impropriety with Lord Northland as fabrications. She defended her actions as caused by hardship and neglect, adding she had no confession to offer.
Thomas H. Bolin a commercial traveler is arrested in St Louis on charges of two marriages two fiancées and embezzling 31000 from a Studebaker ranch house in Provo Utah. A faked death report triggered the investigation and a letter to Ada Beck of Yakima Washington linked him to Miss Rachel Schafer of Hitchock Oklahoma and Miss Adah Castle.
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