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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1912
Page
1
Fragments recount Sen. La Follette's Philadelphia address and rising tensions with press, publishers, and political allies. Public fatigue and calls for rest surface as campaign turmoil unfolds amid vigorous newspaper criticism and party maneuvering.
The Lorimer inquiry adjourned after official stenographer Milton Blumenberg was held in contempt and arrested, amid clashes over dictograph notes and questions. Senator Jones and committee members pressed for seat changes and questioned Sheridan’s notebook reliability as Blumenberg was taken from the room for alleged improprieties.
Hazel and Elmer Yeager, heirs of Vigo county's Drake fortune, sue in circuit court to exclude a will requiring them to marry and have children before sharing the $1000 bequest. They contend their grandfather Francis L. Drake was of unsound mind at the time.
The estate of Jobo Dubinski was awarded $6000 by a jury in Judge Barnea's court after police officers Janes E McLaughlin Patrick Shannon and Paul Bolum mistakenly shot him on Bay 18. The defendants admitted firing at Dubinski and face liability for the fatal incident.
Two brothers from Antwerp Ohio, Louis Idey and Reason Nidey, long separated by Civil War era fears, were reunited today after 48 years. They had believed the other killed, and both lived within three miles of each other during the long separation. A nephew and a son confirmed their hidden kinship after a recent conversation.
An article reports that Hon HT Stetler reduced weight by 32 pounds using an invisible device weighing under an ounce. Prominent people reportedly adopted the method and the inventor Prof BF une of West enpayce ninth, rest Rew, Tone offers free trial materials through mail.
Special to The Washington Post. New York February 3. The Waist and Dressmakers Union announced that 35,000 workers will strike tomorrow after claims employers broke pledges from two years ago. Wages were cut below agreed levels and hours lengthened to a 48 hour week. Leaders say 90 workers earn 7 to 8 dollars daily while some get less. Working conditions are reported unsatisfactory in most of the 9 factories. If declared, the walkout starts Monday morning.
Marion Jal Fordyce, aged unknown, pledges guilt to killing Clark von Willcutta, a merchant, in a dramatic confession to his mother Mrs Bhmer Pordyce of Derma Mise. He claims lack of money and work drove him to the crime and warns his mother not to worry as he faces hanging. Fordyce allegedly shot von Willcutta after demanding money at his door.
Assistant Attorney General says political factors shaped the sugar company case and warns a larger fine or a drastic penalty could have wrecked the prosecution. He cites 1908 campaign politics, the Standard Oil precedent, and the need to pursue action by September 1906 amid Delays and pressure from Wall Street. The Washington College of Law banquet featured remarks by Dean Ellen Spencer Mussey and others on education for women and legal progress.
Grace Taylor, living as Grace Walker, dies after an oblong box containing 100 cigarettes explodes at her first floor 103 West Seven tieth Street apartment. A motor company secretary, 36 West Sixty first Street, is cited as a witness. a quarrel with a former suitor and a show girl friend are noted. The device, wrapped in paper, was delivered to her by a uniformed messenger. no other tenants saw the sender. The blast injures none besides Miss Taylor, and police and doctors respond as the investigation begins.
Police investigate a bomb-like device found in a steel case that exploded in Miss Taylor's hands, causing severe leg injuries and shattering windows. Miss Lamarre is questioned and later taken to hospital as officers search for who constructed the infernal mechanism. A fragment bears Miss Taylor’s address in typewriting.
Sandoval, convicted January in Brownsville before Federal Judge Walter T Burns, faced a $90 neutrality law fine. The judge advanced funds to settle with the government after the prisoner remained in Laredo custody awaiting payment.
The Senate committee heard testimony on replacing hand presses with power presses at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Director Ralph pledged no regular plate printers would lose jobs or pay, while witnesses argued about counterfeiting risk and design simplification for Canadian bills. Adjourment postponed to continue questioning mañana, as lawmakers examined employee impact and notes quality.
A winter exhibition at fashionable P Street Hall features debutantes and Fort Myer troopers amid throngs of attendees in evening dress. The event includes raffles, prizes, and demonstrations by women riders from Troop C and the Lifteenth Cavalry, with notable guests and a lively gallery scene.
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