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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1910
Page
1
John Murphy of Philadelphia unions takes charge after Pratt's arrest as street fighting erupts. Police swear in more officers while Mayor Rey and Gov Stuart plan action. Cars damaged, trolleys wrecked as mobs invade the business center. 100000 may quit work amid looming disorder.
Clarence O Pratt, a national organizer and strike leader, is jailed as authorities warn a spread of disorder. Mayor Feyburn orders militia readiness as dynamite attacks and assaults ripple citywide. Police fire on crowds. a mob tramples a man to death and a police officer suffers a fatal skull fracture. Pressure mounts as a figure vows 190000 volunteers in sympathy.
Police seize Clarence Pratt national organizer of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes on an incitement to riot warrant. Pratt is escorted to a city hall cell as tensions flare over the strike, with leaders John J Murphy and Peter Derigcol contending over the union’s power to mobilize thousands of workers for key Philadelphia industries. Meanwhile in Washington, George Ade attends a Sigma Chi banquet and recalls his career while a wireless station broadcasts messages from alumni chapters. Frederick A Cook arrives in Valparaiso Chile but declines to comment.
William J Conners, Democratic State chair, says he will testify at Albany if an investigation into judicial patronage proceeds. He notes votes pledged for him and hints at exposing judge prices. Upstate officials press for Hearst alliance while Albany debate over widening bribery inquiry continues.
Ongoing conflict around the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company escalates with union tensions. Police and guards prepare as potential disorders loom after Sunday violence. Pratt to be kept without bail. charges withheld. CONTINUED ON THIRD PAGE.
Explosion near Du Bois, Pennsylvania injures ten people including a boy. Sparks from a cigarette ignited two pounds of dynamite in an elevator cage as it descended into the mine. Three believed fatally injured. Most injured are foreigners.
The representative was entertained by family members who admit Perkins is in grave condition at Garfield Hospital. Doctors say there is practically no hope for recovery. Perkins remains conscious but weak, with the end possibly near in the next few days. He has been under care for about a week.
Salt Lake City Feb 21 A suit in district court seeks to declare Mrs A M Bradley's two children legal heirs to the Brown estate estimated at about 109000. The will disavowed paternity and alleged undue influence and incompetence. Brown shot by Mrs Bradley after a nine year relationship, she was acquitted at trial.
New York, Feb 2. Frances Burke Batonyi is granted a divorce from Aurej Batonyi after a chancery decree signed by Joe McCall. The society matron, once Mrs Burke Roche Batonyi, is forbidden to remarry and may resume the Batonyi name. The case stems from alleged improper conduct by the husband.
The chief engineering officer of the cruiser Maryland protests sending the ship to sea for target practice. He argues the vessel would be endangered with its machinery in a imperfect condition. The protest mirrors a similar warning about the Virginia and has been endorsed by fleet command and forwarded to Washington.
Jackson Gouraud known as a Bohemian song writer and social figure died at his New York home after an acute tonsillitis attack followed by blood poisoning. He and his wife former Miss Aimee Crocker were famed for lavish entertainments with many celebrities as guests. Crocker, daughter of the late E B Crocker of San Francisco, was widow of a former commodore of the Larchmont Yacht Club when Gouraud married her.
A Berlin semiofficial dispatch reports the Empress of Abyssinia charges a German physician with attempts to poison Emperor Menelik. Doctor Steinkuehler is named and ordered to leave Addis Ababa while German guards escort him to the frontier.
Brakes failed as a street car plunged down Park avenue killing four year old John Voyce and injuring seventeen others. Seven women fainted as the car smashed into a curb and wrecked two carriages before derailing and overturning near Vandeventer Avenue. One man leaped from a window and is in a hospital with a likely skull fracture.
Special to The Washington East Chicago February 1 Dr Wiley head of the chemistry bureau of the Department of Agriculture arrives in Chicago for a Harvard Club reunion He asserts that meal preparation is an art not drudgery and that educated cooks will make households cheaper and better He attacks packaged foods and single minded vegetarian diets as causing weight loss and physical change.
Berlin reports at midnight claim Mauretania liner has met with an accident. No details available and inquiries to London and Paris yield no verification. The rumor remains untraced and unconfirmed as of early February.
A thief wounded a woman during a robbery under the glare of an arc light. Police are investigating the assault and seeking witnesses as the victim receives treatment for injuries. The incident occurred late at night in the city’s residential district, prompting a renewed call for street safety.
Atlantic City police report Willam Seyler gave a full statement on Jane Adams death at the Million-Dollar pier. He says he was with her but did not kill her, with investigators focusing on manslaughter as the new charge. The inquest plans to hear Arvin Beyler and examine blood-stained items found on the pier.
Neighborhood mugging ends with Mrs Annie Morris struck in the face as a purse is torn from her arm near Twenty first Street. The attack occurred within sight of a police station. she identified a suspect, but no arrest reported as officers roughed up multiple Black men matching the description.
Report from Paris Missouri states Prof J T Vaughn an educator and author died after suspected poisoning. An analysis by Dr Paul Schweitzer of the University of Missouri found nearly one grain and a fiftieth of a grain of strychnine in his body. The grand jury was convened and indictments are anticipated. Mrs Vaughn is connected to several wealthy Missouri families.
George Harrison aged 3 and a young man named Brooks, electricians for Edward Brady & Son, were electrocuted this afternoon in the basement of the Mount Royal Battery House at Mount Royal Station Baltimore. The cause is not known and no one else was present. Fire alarms reported the blaze and the power was cut off immediately, but both men were dead when help arrived.
In New York on February 21 the cases of Bessie Robert Atlas Kid Dowdell and Mary Williams for robbing Warner M Van Norden Jr of $2,000 were called. Van Norden is in Carib bad Bohemia with a nervous breakdown, and the trial was adjourned for two weeks. Katya Matinee at the Columbia Theater offers tickets from $1.60.
Special dispatch from New York reports Miss Thorbjerg With sues Randolph Cook for 5000 claiming he assaulted and beat her harshly when intoxicated in his kitchen. With, an orphan who came to America two years ago, alleges lasting injuries and permanent health damage. Her uncle is noted as managing director of a Norwegian steamship line and a member of the storthing.
In Hampton VA this morning the Birmingham cruiser sailed under rush orders while Culgan towed targets to Hampton Roads. A false report claimed Nina the naval tug lay on a beach, later dismissed by the navy yard. Malden MA reports Mrs Croghan ill at home, hopeful despite husband’s uncertain fate.
Benton February order transfers Paymaster George P Auld to Burlington Vermont to await further assignment and Surgeon Robnett to return to duty at Narragansett Bay Naval Station Newport Rhode Island. The Standard Railway of the South Atlantic Coast Line advertises superior service with four daily limited trains to New York.
An itemized index lists today's issue topics including Strike Leader Pratt in jail, George Ade as guest, and various front page stories. Other notes cover politics, crime probes, and social items across pages 1 to 3 with references to theaters, sports, and local events.
A Saloniki dispatch reports former Sultan Abdul Hamid in critical condition this morning. Two of his sons and women of the harem were secretly moved from Villa Alatin in Saloniki to Constantinople, amid rumors of his death later denied.
Debate over a $300 million plan to create a commission reforming government drainage and wasteland reclamation began yesterday. Senator Aldrich claimed present methods waste at least $1,000 annually and could save 10 percent with modern business practices. Dolliver opposed a commission, calling it blanket disparagement of government while others urged targeted changes and tighter oversight. The measure, tied to certificates aiding reclamation, stalled without action as adjournments persisted.
Actor and journalist Clay Clement died of uraemic poisoning at University Hospital. He called for his ex wife Miss Mattie Marshall as he lay dying after her divorce from him. His present wife Kathleen Kerrigan was touring with a company and reportedly unaware of the crisis.
Special to The Washington Pest reports Cora Korb testifying in her divorce from Rev Aene Korn. She said he forced her to supply sermon ideas at the last moment and struck her over 100 times during two years. She sought custody of their son, while her aunt faced relocation questions due to residency rules.
In the house of commons the government faces pressure to push budget and reform. Irish leader Redmond vows nationalist opposition and Labour hints at follow suit. King’s speech signals constitutional limits as Premier Asquith risks a Lords clash and a possible reform push amid stalled legislation and imperial concerns.
The article reports a divisive political scene with King withholding aid as Conservatives may back the budget. Lords may pass it amid a deadlock between Lords and Cranmans. Edward Ingats objects to phrasing about advisers, marking a rare monarchic stance against cabinet policy. Radicals hint support for Mr Redmond against the government.
Premier Asquith says financial legislation may take precedence over plans to curb the Lords. Irish opposition weakens Liberal chances, forcing a likely early election as Conservatives seek to prop up the budget. King Edward withholds pledge to back Liberal policy. Lords ready to oppose finance bills. Morning Post says Balfour could become premier any moment.
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