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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1912
Page
1
Two people were hurt when a weapon exploded at a ninth street range while a pair attempted to adjust a sight. The bullet pierced one man’s hand and struck an escort in the neck. both were taken to a hospital but not seriously injured and left by taxi after treatment.
The House Democratic caucus backed Majority Leader Underwood in a 118 to 68 decision to reject a radical inquiry into the money trust. The debate centered on whether to appoint a seven member special committee to investigate Wall Street and related affairs, a measure Bryan urged but fell to conservative leadership. The outcome was a clear vote of confidence for Underwood and a rebuke to Bryan’s push for broader inquiry.
A heated House debate centers on a proposed special committee to investigate the money trust versus a Henry resolution. Supporters claim Wall Street influence demands independent inquiry, while Majority Leader Bryan urges limiting probe to standing committees. The clash ends with adoption of a plan to confine inquiry to Banking and Currency and other established panels.
Charles W Morse the New York banker, recently paroled by President Taft, left Atlanta for New York aboard the Birmingham Special with his wife Fisplana. He had been at Fort McPherson hospital, then a local hotel, and is expected to reach New York at 4 pm Thursday. Plans after arrival are not announced, but it is understood he will go abroad.
About 65 men were trapped in a cave in at the Hunker Hill mine two miles north of Amador City after a cable broke in the main shaft. Rescue crews work as tons of earth cover the entrance. If nothing else gives way, rescuers expect to reach them tomorrow.
A daring rescue at sea saw a woman pull a companion from dangerous surf during a fierce storm. Reports from Denver and Berkeley describe the incident aboard a ship where heavy seas and strong winds tested crew resolve.
An aged patron at the Metropolitan Opera suffered a collapse during a performance as music life observers describe Edwin Weatherbee as ill with acute indigestion. He had planned to travel south next Wednesday, but recovery delays may alter arrangements.
Belfast reports prepare for Churchill home rule speech amid protests as 5000 troops, 20000? con stables and mill workers threaten trouble. Redmond arrives with family and 240 reporters while suffragettes attempt to disrupt and police brace for potential riot near the meeting site.
Henry 8 Chubb, chairman, sent a statement to the Associated Press from Gainesville on February 7 asserting the Florida Republican State convention was legitimate with forty five delegates and that only four from four counties contested. He demanded an investigation into alleged misrepresentation and asked for fairness in reporting by AP.
The 260 marooned on Holland Island in Chesapeake Bay are not starving but well supplied Capt Carmine of the Apache reports the party has plenty of food and fuel to last about a month, with no immediate needs though lumination and breadstuffs are slightly short. The cutter, after reaching Holland Straits, will likely return to Solomons for anchorage due to heavy ice across the Potomac.
Calab Wong, editor of Young China, reports a halftone handbill showing his portrait with glyphs claiming he is a rival Tong member and must die. A mysterious voice on the phone repeats the threat, fueling agitation as Wong insists he is not Hop Sing nor Sen Lucy Ng Tong.
A Chicago man reportedly snatched two sample cases containing jewels valued at 2000 from a jewelry store here today and fled. A footman halted the suspect but was dismissed as the salesman had ordered the cases returned to a hotel. The thief disappeared and police have not found him.
Special to The Wasumingum reports a Boys club chase near the Baptist Church ends with discovery of a pint whisky mask and multiple pints dragged from a hidden tunnel under the church portico. Parishioners are surprised by the find and police may investigate.
A deputy sergeant at arms was sent to Jekyll Island and Washington seeking James J Hill chairman of the Great Northern Railway board. The inquiry concerns Lake Superior ore fields, the Till lease to United States Steel and the steel firm’s transport facilities. Hill and family were reported at Jekyll Island and then to be in Washington, with one report placing him there while another said he remained away. The committee aims to secure his testimony Monday.
Copenhagen February seventh reports say King Frederick suffers pneumonia though no imminent danger is seen. Crowds surround the palace as physicians announce the lungs inflamed but not worsening and the cough easing. Queen Louise is indisposed with a bronchial cough and general ailment.
A federal court jury ruled that Joseph Medley cannot inherit from his brother John Medley's estate, preserving a quarrel that began decades earlier. After years of estrangement, Joseph contested a verbal will leaving $600 to landlady Elizabeth Foley, and the jury awarded the estate to Foley.
Lincoln silent, 100, politics unchanged. Roosevelt cites Lincoln letters as guides to steady leadership, warns against misinterpretation and political misrepresentation. Aldrich supports Roosevelt, says business would back him, La Follette league weighs in as Mardi Gras outputs and railroad ads frame the campaign.
The utilities measure moves with amendments on commission size and track use limits. Senators Pomerene and Gallinger argue over district representation and a three‑person commission while Bailey seeks to curb utilities noncore business. A depreciation fund proposal faces concern over rate-driven capital, and a three‑member commission is favored with President appointment approval pending.
A lone assailant wounded two deputies during a confrontation in Belfast while authorities search for J J Hill. Roosevelt cites Lincoln as a guiding example amidst the ongoing outbreak preparations and political discourse.
The Duchess of Roxburghe formerly Misa Mae Goelet will forego her usual entertaining this social season as she expects a baby. The couple, the duke and duchess, hope for a smooth year with the dukedom currently without a direct heir.
Cabinet debates a long list of candidates for the Supreme Court vacancy. Taft plans to nominate Nagel of St Louis to the Senate within days. Hook of Kansas was dropped over a Jim Crow decision, while Nagel remains a top contender amid broader cabinet discussions.
In Warren, Mark Ames, once a Warren businessman and four term state legislator, wed Mrs Jeanette Hays in Newton Township. The groom, 83, and bride, 77, last met today after decades as families once remained close. The match followed a November letter and a nearby family history of loss, including Mr Hays’ prior passing.
Wireless experiments at the Fairmont Hotel roof and Mare Island show four miles of earshot across the strait. Operators heard a sailor singing and dancing, with applause transmitted clearly, signaling major confidence in continental telephone service within reach and eventual transoceanic communication.
A Florida land inquiry centers on charges that government reports on the Florida Everglades drainage were suppressed at the urging of land speculators. Secretary Wilson and Agriculture Dept officials deny wrongdoing while defenses by Wright and Elliott frame the dispute as political, with a House committee planning sworn testimony and subpoenas to key department engineers and officials.
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