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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1909
Page
10
Taft, lukewarm and misquoted, urges a permanent tariff commission to study the News Law, project future changes, and ensure scientific basis for rates. He regrets misrepresentation, defends timing for June 1 completion, and presses support in a delayed New York appearance.
Report from a city luncheon where officials discussed MacVeagh's eligibility for the Treasury post. The item mentions potential resignations and the need for a merchant to divest mercantile interests to qualify as Secretary of the Treasury. Auction items include horse carriages and related goods at Sloan's sale today.
Interested Portsmouth residents travel to Washington with plans and photos to persuade President Taft to visit Newcastle in summer 1909. It is said the offer includes an estate on Portsmouth harbor near Newcastle Bay and the Russo Japanese peace delegations headquarters, backed by New Hampshire's congressional delegation.
Memphis observers report Gen Luke E Wright will receive a Taft appointed Supreme Court judgeship soon after the inauguration. Friends cite Wrights five year lease on his Washington home and plans to move his family, signaling a permanent Washington posting rather than a return to active War Department service.
Mr. Roosevelt notes a parting shot at Washington in an editorial inspired by Jefferson. He blames the first executive for political insults and legalized corruption. Representative Cook’s remarks in the House on Thursday drew a committee referral with a Monday report on action.
Critics of President Roosevelt are the target of his humor as he greets visitors at the White House, turning criticism into light moments. The piece notes a Cook speech in Congress and ties it to tensions over Colorado border legislation, with background on census figures for Cuba and references to historical Aurora editorials.
Edward Simmons president of the chamber of commerce and head of the Fourth National Bank was struck by syncope this morning at Brooklyn Bridge station. He collapsed on the platform, was rushed to Hudson Street Hospital, then returned home. He is 69 and held multiple posts including New York Stock Exchange, Panama Railway, and New York Clearing House.
New York reports Lady Cook, a prominent suffrage advocate from England, arriving to say the suffrage cause is won and only minor details remain. She expects to advise and organize within the movement while noting women may overlook voting if no suitable candidate exists.
Special to The Washington telegraphs reveal Hannah Menelsom spotted her son in a moving picture from a Florida ostrich farm. She had not heard from him in seven years. He replied that he was at the ostrich farm employed as IT manager.
Wheat futures rose to new seasonal highs with May at 11.734 per bushel and July at 10.514. Chicago markets cited advancing cash grain prices and heavy demand by millers. Analysts noted congestion in May due to Patten and his magnates, while New York records show May Wheat at 12.23 8 per bushel amid London spot sales and strong cash wheat prices nationwide.
Rev Billy Sunday, famed evangelist and former baseball player, was horse whipped at his Springfield tabernacle before 8,000 worshipers. The assailant Sherman Potts was restrained until police. Potts claimed action to defend the good name of women.
Revenue cutter Mohawk ran aground at Hogs Back Hell Gate while en route from New London to Tumplinaville. The vessel rests on rocks with a hull leak feared. Pumps keep water down as beams bend. Three tugs and Powhatan wrecking steamer rush to scene. divers en route.
Seismograph records at London indicate a vast earthquake of the greatest intensity at 5 36 pm. Milne, a seismologist, estimates the disturbance to be about 5000 miles away in the Pacific Ocean, citing readings from The Washington Post and related instruments.
Cambridge announces a 150000 endowment to Harvard University to establish the Edward Wigglesworth Memorial Chapel. Donors listed are James Norton Drew Mary G Pitcher Henrietta G Fitz and George Wigglesworth of Boston. The chapel is to be nondenominational and not tied to any single Christian branch.
Nashville nine days into the Cooper Sharp murder trial featured fierce court battles over admissibility of testimony about Carmack's mood before the shooting. Judge Hart signaled a ruling tomorrow as witnesses described the revolver found near Carmack and the chain of events leading to the tragedy.
State Department seeks one or more naval vessels to Amapala on the west coast to observe unease linked to military activities in Nicaragua. Ships will report developments and press for peaceful conditions while staying in touch with Nicaragua, Honduras, and El Salvador.
Special to The Washington Post New Orleans February 2 Charles L Jourdan superintendent of Morris Retreat near New Orleans is assassinated by poachers. The retreat the Souths largest game preserve was founded by John A Morris and run by Alfred H Morris Wennen Morris. Jourdan was renowned for his knowledge of game birds and bird photography. He hailed from Alabama and led the preserve for years.
Mrs Margaret J Prizer Anderson, daughter of the late John G Prizer, renounced a $40 600 share in her father's will at a Norristown court, choosing to stay with her husband Robert Anderson against parental wishes. The will conditioned receipt on promising not to live with the spouse. The probate noon hearing confirmed the bequest plan and her pledge.
The House debated a sundry appropriation bill carrying about 137 million. Democrats led by Mr Williams of Mississippi attacked the timing and study of supply bills, prompting roll calls before other business. Provisions on Panama bond increases were struck, salaries for Isthmian canal officials trimmed, and longevity allowances debated. A long clash over funding mine safety and the Maine wreck inquiry followed, with calls to leave bodies at Ha vani Harbor and to publish naval survey results.
A legislative committee report on Missouri State Penitentiary details shocking conditions in the women's department. It cites iron waist and wrist rings in a cell room as punishment, calls the sanitary situation the worst, and says baths are only given at admission and before discharge.
Alfred G Vanderbilt sails for New York on the Lusitania amid private business notes. He plans to return to London in a fortnight and will inspect eight horses to be used on the Brighton road next coaching season. He denied interest in Madison Square Garden and has not decided his next move.
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