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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Feb 06, 1911

Page

7

Guard Denounces Conditions at Occoquan in Anonymous Letter Claim

William H. Kearfott, a former Occoquan guard, asserts he faced high handed conduct at the prison and urges an investigation. He says anonymous letters to District Commissioners prompted by conditions would reveal further issues, but he denies writing any such letters himself. He praises loyal staff and seeks to serve the District government.

Whittaker West Virginia Occoquan Becauxe Occoquan Axhalnst William H. Kearfott Kearfott Post

Princeton Eyes Dabney for Princeton Presidency

Spevia reports Charles W. Dabney head of the University of Cincinnati and former Secretary of Agriculture is a leading candidate for Princeton University president. Other considered names include Benjamin Ide Wheeler of California and John Winley of the College of the City of New York. Dabney says he cannot tell if he would accept, calling it a great honor though not expecting an offer.

Spevia Washington Post Cincinnati Charles W. Dabhev University of Cincinnati Agriculure Princeton University Ben Jamin Ide Wheeler University of California John Winley College of the City of New York Dabney

Divine Sarah Bernhardt on Votes and American Drama

The famed French actress says women should not hold office but may vote, criticizes millionaire support for a national dramatic school, and urges more American plays. She praises Washington and hopes to meet President Taft, noting plans for future U.S. appearances. Norris attacks pampered poodles as a threat to the American home.

Taft Rich Mme Sarah Bernhardt Trench America Washington Tam United States White House Camille G .W. Norris Nebraska Mr. Norris Milady

L Aiglon the Eagle Son of Napoleon in Drama

Rostand's L Aiglon, written for Sarah Bernhardt, centers on Francois Charles Joseph Bonaparte, Duke of Reichstadt, imprisoned and heroic. Set in Austria 1232, the six act tragedy shows court intrigue, escape plots, and Marmont Metternich and Flambeau’s final stand, culminating in the duke’s death and echoed Napoleonic memory.

L'Aiglon Edmond Rostand Mme Sarah Bernhardt Eagret Napoleon Austria Francois Charles Joseph Bonefaite Napoleon I Reichstadt Maria Louisa Francois Paris Schoenbrunn Flambeau Bonaparte France

Inventor in Police Cell Denies Misspending Funds

Caleb W. Moore, prospector and inventor, told reporters in Washington he faced charges of embezzling 31,300 from the Moore New Power Transmission Company, after being brought from Salisbury, Maryland. He described a life of hardship, claimed many inventions belong to the company, and asserted his impending release.

Caleb W. Moore Moore New Power Transmission Company Moore Washington O'Dea Central Bureau Salisbury George F. Isell Power Transmission Company R. H. McNeil Colorado Monre 4Sobo Kentucky California Oregon Power Company

Internal stock notes and patent trust dispute emerge

The speaker admits taking about 1800 from stockholders for personal use and promises receipts for expenditures over 2000. He notes a building by Fosburg's wharf and state engine assets worth 600. He says patents were held in trust by a Portland attorney at formation, later turned over to him, and ready for the company on demand.

Fosburg Portland, Oreg

World Better, Says Clark Address at YMCA

Rep Champ Clark of Missouri told Springfield gathering the world is growing better. He urged optimism and said progress hinges on education andrefinement, praising America’s school system as a success and urging belief in improvement.

Springfield Mass Champ Clark Missouri House of Representatives Washington Young Men'al Christian Association America

Penny Lunch Opens At 5 Cent Price For Meals

Hungry newsboys and workers flooded to the Penny lunch room at 304 Fourteenth Street as H W Idine opened the facility offering meals for five cents. 66 patrons bought food at noon including beans and coffee with 6am to 7pm hours and a dormitory for 2 men upstairs at nominal rates.

Fourteenth ‘Street Beis Penny Fourteenth Street H. W. Idine The Gospel Mission Spel Mission

Plague Reaches Manchuria Driving Fear Across Cities

Reports from Harbin in Manchuria describe the plague spreading toward Transbaikalia with nearly 6,000 bodies burned or buried on Harbin's outskirts. Chinese residents panic as doctors and nurses succumb, while sanitation workers test locally made serum against imported vaccines.

Odessa Transbaikalla Amur Siberia Harbin Manchuria Europe

Escape from Siberia in a Forest Crossing Story

The New York World recounts Ivan Dann a New York department store worker who fled a Russian jail convoy in Siberia fought through guards and forests with 33 prisoners nine carbines and ninety cartridges captured or killed many recaptured. Dann reached the Trans Siberian Railroad worked as a section hand saved for passage to St Petersburg then New York where he has lived since.

Dann America New York Ivan Dann Manhattan Avenue Bis Siberia Moscow Russian Émpire Riga Nfe Biberta Tumen Tobolsk Kutarbitka Siberian Reserve Regiment Dana Siberian Trans-Siberian Railroad St. Petersburg

T. J. Henderson Dead Prominent Illinois Leader Dies of Pneumonia

Princeton Illinois resident Thomas J. Henderson, a Civil War veteran, former Illinois state legislator, longtime congressman from the Forty fourth to Fifty third Congresses, and current board member of the ordinance and fortification and director of the Soldiers Home, died at his daughter's home from pleural pneumonia. He was born in Brownsville Tennessee in 1824 and later moved to Illinois. He is survived by three daughters, all residing in Princeton or nearby. Interment set for Princeton.

Thomas J. Henderson Princeton, Til John Farnsworth East Capitol Street Princeton Henderson Illinois Brownsville Jena Tlinois Congress Henderton Chester Burdy Charles Bunbar Princeton, Sr Farnsworth

Weather diary outlines unsettled West and snow eastward

The central Rocky Mountain disturbance moved to northwestern Missouri bringing heavy snow to eastern Nebraska, northern Iowa, northern Illinois, and southern Wisconsin, with rain in the interior and southern areas. The East saw generally fair conditions, colder in the lower lake region, and a forecast of continuing snow or rain from the upper Mississippi valley to New England through Tuesday. Winds vary by coast, with brisk northeast on New England, and moderate to brisk north to northeast on the New England coast and Lake Michigan, while the Western storm shifts eastward with snow expected in the Upper Mississippi valley and lake region Monday. Temperature changes are not marked except a fall west and south of the middle West storm center.

U. S. Dept of Agriculture Weather Bureau Washington Rocky Mountain Missouri South Dakota Nebraska Iowa Illinois Indiana Minnesota Wisconsin Kansas Missouri Kentucky Tlinois Nebras Isreels Mississippi Valley Lake Region Ohio Valley Middle Atlantic States New England South Atlantic Statea Middle ‘West Pawife South Atlantic East Gulf Coast West Gulf Coast Lake Michigan

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