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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1910
Page
1
State police deployed in Kensington and around the Rapid Transit routes to curb riots as 2000 job seekers flood the Philadelphia market. Troops guard streets, confront crowds, and escort cars amid damaged tracks and scattered violence. Authorities pledge careful handling, with federal mail protection and potential arrests for obstruction.
Reported tensions between Philadelphia leaders and the Rapid Transit Company over mail carriage prompted Attorney General Wickersham to order district attorneys to investigate any interference with the mails. President Taft knowledge confirmed, with officials stressing no known mail obstruction at the time, while strikers’ actions drew central government attention.
A New Jersey grand jury is expected to hand up fifteen indictments against major New York Jersey City storage and packing firms amid allegations of conspiracy under state law. The probe targets National Packing Company Armour & Co Swit & Co Nelson Mortis & Co and others as prosecutors seek access to corporate books and potential charter revocation. Washington and Chicago witnesses were noted in connection with the beef trust inquiry.
Former Mississippi senator James Gordon delivers a memorable farewell in the Senate, urging North South union, candor, and fellowship. He describes humble beginnings, a multmillionaire past, and affection for Rockefeller while praising colleagues and addressing the Mississippi deadlock and future leadership.
Tokyo debates national land law and foreign ownership with Ko mere and government officials citing civilized nations' usage. Uproar over Japanese anxieties about Americans. clashes with anti Asian sentiment rise as unions push boycott threats and waiters ban union buttons in Oriental workplaces. Gen Bell warns of potential future war. Knox downplays immediate trouble while Perkins remains gravely ill.
Albany reports indicate William J Conners will resign the Democratic State committee chairmanship in April to promote party harmony. Charles F Murphy granted a brief reprieve after Conners agreed to step down, repudiate harsh statements about judgeships, and support the next chairman while upholding Democratic goals. The April meeting will elect a new leader, with Conners praising his work and hoping to focus on family and business while aiding a smooth transition. The session also approved resolutions backing federal income tax and direct primary measures, while criticizing Republican tariff policy.
A threatening letter in Italian was sent to Judge Ray who sentenced Lupo Morello gang members to long federal terms in Atlanta. The writer, claiming Black Hand ties, targets Abel-Smith the AUS District Attorney and Capt William J Flynn, who helped arrest them, warning the judge of death. The note features a heart with a dagger and two revolvers. The other items mention tariff bill progress in Paris and a U S daily pricing fragment.
The Wasaga Albany report covers the Allds trial day with senators vying to be elected as president pro tem and Martin W Littleton's plea against Brackett's effort to block defense testimony. A conference to name a successor was debated but opposed. a Tuesday meeting was planned. Around a dozen defense witnesses challenged Congers bridge bill claims, naming the 1901 assembly internal affairs panel and lawmakers who introduced related bills after 1901.
Stephen Austin a college graduate confessed to holding up two drug stores and pedestrians in Oakland and East End Pittsburg. He said crime spree across Chicago Cincinnati and Columbus, explaining the revolver accident led to his arrest and his intent to pull off a big haul. He refused to name his university, claimed home near Terre Haute, and mentioned a fiancée whose letters were torn from envelopes.
New Jersey police report Boyd claims his .30 caliber revolver discharged accidentally amid a confrontation on a Jersey Central train. He asserts the white men attacked a mulatto woman and the pair, Higbee and a companion, were injured. Higbee remains in critical condition. Local inquiries continue into the incident aboard the train.
Mrs Davis, wife of a local restaurant proprietor, appeared at police headquarters in Washington in a confused state claiming torment by unseen pursuers and a stay in a sanitarium. She was sent to Bellevue for examination amid reports of morphine tablets and a hypodermic syringe found with her, while authorities traced her missing person case through New York and Baltimore.
Counsel Edmund Gankill for William Scyle seeks a court order to disinter a body and calls for a clemency expert to testify on the deceased girl’s bed of grief. He also moves for habeas corpus for Sexler, arguing coroner and jury actions were inadequately supported, with parties prepared to contest bail. Three dead in Texas hotel fire. Forney near Dallas loses Fernes Hotel and two dozen shops with damages and closures.
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