28 Feb 1909
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1909
Page
1
President elect Howard Taft lands in Washington with his wife from New York and visits the White House and Capitol area. The arrival prompts a waterfront crowd as Taft rides with aides and discusses plans for the inauguration with Col Goethals and Mr Goethals.
Unanimous meeting endorses urging Congressman to back legislation for a 240000 federal grant to establish a presidential home for the United States. West Point site discussed, McCall mansion cited as a feasible option within funds, former presidents Count and Gartielt connected to prior residences. Also notes travel details and local business ads amid crowded content.
Paris reports Prof Delage announced to the Academy of Sciences the deaths of two sea urchins born June 28 1907 at his Roscoff laboratory from undated eggs exposed to a magnesium salt tannate ammonia liquid. Of four young urchins one died soon after birth. One reached about walnut size. Two survived but could not stand the water change, and autopsies showed the larger was indistinguishable from a normally born sea urchin.
The US revenue cutter Mohawk ran aground on Little Hog Back rock in Hell Gate last night. Divers labored through the night to free her. at high tide today she lurched free but suffered two bow holes and extensive bottom damage on the port side.
Filipino constabulary band en route to Taft inauguration in Washington halted before the McKinley monument at the Ohio statehouse. They played America in front of the flat statue as they visited Columbus.
New York February 27 The fer de lance Lachesis from South America died today at the Bronx Zoo Medical Park where it had been on exhibit since April. The venom was once used to treat acute nervous disorders and tiny amounts were extracted for experiments, ensuring ample supply for the year ahead.
Special to The Washington Fest New York Top 2 percent Mrs Rose Pastor Stokes wife of the millionaire socialist was stricken with ptomaine poisoning at the Hotel Seymour Lynn Mass She was confined to her bed for two days and has since recovered according to her husband He said the cause likely was meat left to hang too long after dinner several nights ago
President elect Taft writes Rev Thomas R Sheer praising the Optimist Club and its stance, urging hope and progress over constant criticism. He warns that hypercritical prose and pessimistic editorials drain enthusiasm and hinder real work toward improvement.
May Not Make Taft a Farmer Taft plan denounced by Secretary Smith of the Texas National Farmers Union here as forbidden by association laws. Inauguration trains and schedule notes appear mixed in the text with references to Bluemont Branch Southern Railway and departures from Washington.
Baltimore February 28 Attorney General Bonaparte dictated his last official will, bequeathing to successor Wickersham a collection of major legal actions and prosecutions. The list targets Standard Oil and tobacco trusts, powder and turpentine trusts, Harriman roads, Mellon era rail cuts, interstate commerce suits, Oklahoma indictments involving Gov Haskell, libel cases in D C and New York, bank officer prosecutions, and other nationwide efforts. He declared my house is in order and the new occupant is welcome. Nashville February 27 Milton B Ochs and banker Thomas R Preston have bought the Nashville American. Ochs will be publisher and manager. his brothers run New York Times and Philadelphia Ledger.
The Washington Post notes a divorce dispute where a wife wrote she was living high while her husband faced hardship. Charles Ritt of 14 Clybourne Avenue presented the letter in court, claiming it helped him obtain the divorce after alleging she cut him and trapped him with a pin. The piece also lists many officials and regiments connected to a parade and inaugural ball arrangements.
President Roosevelt transmits the final report of the commission on naval reorganization to Congress. He argues the plan is conservative, aims to unify the Navy under the Secretary, and insists the navy exists for war and for securing peace through efficiency. The message includes Justice Moody’s letter and notes no drastic changes, only coordinated management and two councils.
New Haven February 27 About one fourth of Yale entrants failed to graduate according to a nongraduate catalogue in preparation for publication. The catalogue will cover all departments except the graduate art and musical schools and will list about four thousand names with each person’s residence and occupation.
Forty three white and ten colored civic groups plus mounted Creek Indian warriors will march in the inaugural parade honoring President Taft. About 12,000 men form the civic division, marshaled by the Americus Club of Pittsburgh and led by Maj Thomas Morgan. The escort to the marshal includes staff and 10 aids from each state and district, with the Taft Club of Cincinnati and Unconditionals of Utica among leading units.
Prosecuting Attorney Ray D Campbell aided by Robert L Rogers filed suits in Little Rock charging Cudahy Packing National Packing Jacob Cold Packing Seift 4 Co Southern Beet and Provision Co with unlawfully forming a price control cartel and discriminating against competitors from 1907 to 1903 seeking penalties totaling 3.3 million each.
In Kentucky, Chancellor Miller ruled Southern Pacific is taxable only on its franchise, requiring a yearly payment of about $2.3 million. Ongoing suits by revenue agents over years sought roughly $3.085 million annually for the steamship line between Galveston and New Orleans and for stocks and bonds.
The first class of Filipino physicians trained under American rule received their degrees at the Philippine Medical School in Manila. Dr P C Freer, formerly of the University of Michigan, presided as Commissioners Worchester and Gilbert and Rafael Palma gave addresses. Forty Filipino women attending nurse training were present.
February 27 1864 Watertown New York report states Paulding commander of the Twenty fourth Infantry at Madison Barracks Sacketts Harbor issued an order barring enlisted men from entering a village without a pass. A reward of 100 dollars has been raised by the regiment for the capture of Edith Gambley’s assailant if he is proven to be a member of the regiment.
John D. Rockefeller contributes 330 to the Richmond Hussars of Augusta Georgia enabling the South’s oldest military company to participate in the inaugural parade in Washington. The donation completes the required total and was announced today.
Suffragettes plan a large demonstration to press for votes for women with leaders from across England. Three released martyrs greeted outside Holloway jail amid snow as the group marched to Holborn for a welcome breakfast.
Nashville reports detail Gov Patterson testifying in the Carmack trial as Cooper Sharp's case unfolds. The defense sought his account of a late conference with Col Cooper, while the State prepared cross examination to probe his influence on events and the ensuing fallout.
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