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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1910
Page
1
Senate proposals seek a five member select committee to investigate causes of rising food costs and the tariff's role. Senator Lodge leads the inquiry with objections to party blame while witnesses discuss production, distribution, and potential tariff influence.
Dr Charles W Hickman a leading Augusta physician was found dead from gunshot wounds at his brother's Summerville home. Three shots heard near 10 o clock. Pockets rifled, watch torn from vest. No clue to the murderer.
In Richmond on February year of issue Gov Mann opened the State Farmers Midwinter Institute. He spoke as a farmer to farmers and backed intensive farming. The Virginia experiment station chief urged wide poultry production to ease the meat shortage and noted the corn problem as a reading factor.
A series of coal mine disasters from Mexico to Colorado reports 70 dead or missing and 88 injured, with Palau mine fatalities blamed on gas ignition and rescues ongoing. Drakesboro and Primero recount heavy losses, with dozens of bodies recovered and towns organizing funerals as rescue work continues amid grim hospital conditions.
Boston Feb 2 A Charlestown navy social set faces a court martial over a December 11 naval dance incident. Paymaster George P Auld testified he ordered Dr E C Cowles to leave after a confrontation with Miss Dorothy Hester and Miss Margaret Ames. Ames wished her name kept out of the affair. Auld said he did not strike Cowles, but threw him to the floor during a scuffle and walked away. witnesses described Cowles as undesirable and the defense sought to shape the event as provoked by Cowles.
Henry Pennington Jofer a Princeton graduate and former Wall Street broker who had been confined for mental illness since July escaped from guards on Ward’s Island in New York and leaped into the East River. He sank and drowned as rumors spread he had suffered a complete mental breakdown after clashes with Christian Scientist factions and a scheme to reclaim property valued at 150000 for a new Jerusalem project.
Medical witnesses testified that Lawrence Pain of Baltimore is of unsound mind and should be placed in an institution under restraint. Perin spoke of castles in Spain and smoked many cigarettes during the proceedings. He was committed to Bellevue pending further hearings while remarking the ordeal could make any man mad. He is hospitalized in Central Valley with Carlos McDonald.
Dr Harlan denounces President James memorandum as unpardonable and evasive while defending George Washington Universitys nonsectarian status and denial of denominal confusion. He cites letters and history to show a six year change, and notes a postponed York stock exchange hearing for Lathrop Haskins delay.
Chicago February 2 3 Official Carter of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen said reports that railroads rejected wage demands were true in part The General Managers Association released a statement indicating that two committees failed to reach an agreement and that the railroads offered arbitration with a labor vote to follow.
According to figures presented by the Brotherhood of Railway Conductors 12 percent of American conductors and 29 percent of engineers and dispatchers on the National Railways of Mexico have voted to resign en masse. The resignations, totaling about five hundred Americans, are placed with a committee representing the American railroad men to take effect February 17, per the El Paso Order of Railway Conductors.
New York Feb 2 The Mexican National Packing Company, a New Jersey corporation with English investors, faced liabilities around 57 million dollars and a bank tie up in Mexico City. Receiver Trent De Key was appointed to conserve assets while operations continue. The firm holds concessions to drive cattle into Mexico and has substantial debt secured by mortgage and floating obligations, with much of the stock and debts held in England.
The Boston based bond dealers Fisk and Robinson list assets of 6.9 million including cash and securities and receivables and 3.4 million in liabilities mainly loans and accounts payable. Principal creditors are interior banks with collateral uncertain. local banks hold limited exposure. The firm’s excess liabilities exceed assets by about 112,643, reporting total assets and liabilities of 647,867 and noting insolvency risks.
An injunction was filed to restrain Monroe County coroner Wilson from conducting an autopsy on the body of Prof JT Vaughan. The filing followed testimony about Vaughan ingesting quinine from a home medicine cabinet and noises heard in an adjacent room as his wife rushed to aid him. Neighbors and doctors were summoned as Vaughan died, with the scene described in restrained terms.
Receivers probe into Griffin Halstead & Co shows unrecorded outside transactions may hurt traders. Tallman Hendrick expects losses over 30000 dollars. Board notes no member records losses on exchange books, while ongoing inquiry delays totals. Halstead’s links to Hendrick and outside deals spark debate on accountability.
Schmuel J. Bowen, a New York stock broker on 2 Wall Street, suddenly became insane this evening. He smashed furniture, windows, and a door in his office before police overpowered him and tied him with a rope. He was taken to Bellevue Hospital.
An unknown Italian man walking on West Broadway was shot dead by two assailants who emerged from a Sixth Street alley. Witnesses describe the killer as tall, wearing a light overcoat, who fled into tenement labyrinths after firing one shot and dropping a heavy billiard cue butt. Police pursue all leads.
In a tense courtroom scene Judge Swing orders the grand jury minutes production amid a debate over a prior order. Mrs. Jeannette Ford, accused of involvement in embezzlement tied to Big Four Railroad funds, pleads or cries as testimony centers on payments to Ford and Edgar Tooke. Warriner’s testimony suggests complex motives and possible blackmail ties.
In a terse statement, Mr Phipps insists the couple will reconcile despite rumors. The report notes Mrs Phipps reportedly sailed on the same voyage to Europe with their daughter Emma Phipps, while Mr Phipps criticized the coverage as unfair and deserving correction.
A Kentucky district race results in Rep Stanley winning six of eight counties with strong shows in Owensboro and surrounding areas. The report notes reelection momentum and mentions other local names and a theater listing with prices at the Columbia Theater.
Board of directors announces standing committees and elects 30 new members. A resolution sets aside 2000 to be invested in gilt edged securities as a nucleus for a building fund, with a three member committee to secure the investment at not less than 4 percent interest, to be completed once approved. Names of elected members and committee assignments listed.
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