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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1912
Page
1
Dynamite found on freight cars near Philadelphia linked to a strike racketeering scare. Federal and state probes begin as 50 plus workers and children plan to testify before Congress. Labor Bureau to investigate wages and conditions at the textile mills amid a widening strike impact in Lawrence Massachusetts.
Officials from the Commerce and Labor departments and Dr Charles P Neill met to review conditions in Lawrence as several inquiries by the Bureau of Labor gather data. Congress debates an investigation while Representative Wilson receives letters urging action. Haywood accuses President Golden of aiding police. Golden counters with charges of inflammatory speeches.
Special to The Weabington Feet Boston socialite Miss Eleacora Sears startled residents of San Mateo yesterday by riding a bicycle clad in checkered trouserettes during a shopping tour. Her day began with a touring walk at 6 AM and included two rides.
United States Revenue agents arrested H J Woodward Harry Williama and Sigmund Hinich Bach on charges of selling real beer in bottles labeled as nonalcoholic. Writs served by Deputy Marshal, bonds set, preliminary hearing in two weeks. Officials claim labels misled buyers at army posts and southern states.
Vasquista agitators set March 8 as general attack date on Mexico City. Madero to allow Juarez atone while Salazar moves army to Chihuahua. United States troops urged to protect Presidio, Texas. Rebellion prompts siege near Ojinaga as border reporting notes mixed federal and rebel actions and consular warnings.
Reports from Sonora and Texas describe a proposed temporary secession plan for Sonora to allow local governance until stability returns. Business leaders push the idea to Madero and Congress, while central government control would be retained during the transition. A separate note mentions plans to rally support for Gen Bernardo Reyes’ followers and exile Revistas in the U S and Cuba. Jane Honares Sandoval travels to Mexico City seeking amnesty for Reyes supporters.
Telegram from President Francisco Madero in Mexico City states he has no intention of resigning the presidency. He cites delicate conditions in Chihuahua and surrounding regions but expects government forces and volunteers to restore order within a few weeks, outlining plans for pacification under experienced leaders.
Government official Teolacio Azcona proposes denial measures to seal a rebel fort's area and block shipments to Jurrec. Ambassador appeals to halt the movement. Trevino distances from rebels and a thin, delicate government position emerges as tensions rise.
Mexico City February? What Azcona said as quoted in the Washington Post shows President Azcona's presidential secretary Juan Sanches Azcona saying that US intervention would mean war and deep death, urging calm and realism about foreign policy. The remarks reflect caution about triggering a conflict and emphasize restraint in talk of intervention.
Juan Sanchez Azcona private secretary to President Madero repudiates a published interview predicting a massacre if US troops invade Mexico. He telegrams Col Hopkins denying any such statement and signaling government concern over the report. The State Department seeks to quell intervention rumors in Mexico. Continued on second page.
Special to The Washington Post Cincinnati Feb 7 Senator Joseph B Foraker spoke to the Business Men's Club on What’s the Matter With Business He argued opposition to tariff reduction and corporate influence as causes of economic distress urging a ballot box vote to restore protective national policy that shields American industries and workers without extreme protection.
Special to The Washington Post reports the first consignment of Pierpont Morgan art treasures from England and France has arrived at the Metropolitan Museum in New York. Experts estimate a value far above Morgan's $320 million figure, with some thinking the true value could exceed $500 million.
Miss Pauline Jones of Fitchburg, aged 13, was expelled from Ashburnham Street School in Boston for declining to perform duties as a school policeman. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court awarded her $1,150 after the principal George I Hopkins barred her from class. Jones said she was glad the high court supported her stance on not spying on fellow pupils.
Special to The Washington Post reports actor Bulger and his wife narrowly escaped a room filled with gas from a defective radiator. They were rescued as Mrs. Bulger collapsed against a dragging table, fracturing her left leg, while servants arrived to aid their exit.
Frederick M Foster, sole survivor of a January 3 crash in Trenton, was fined $200 in the police court for driving a car without a license. The state motor vehicle department brought the charge after the vehicle plunged into the water power canal, killing the other five occupants.
The jury in the divorce suit of Ethel Croker Breen versus John J Breen returned a sealed verdict unable to agree. Justice Blairt favored granting the divorce while four jurors held for the defendant. The plaintiff is a daughter of Richard Croker.
A storm on Lake Tamaulipas near Tampico sank barges carrying oil field workers. Thirty two Mexicans and three Americans perished as boats were wrecked on the lake while heading to Tuxpam to lay pipelines. Several houses collapsed and equipment damaged. The victims include three American superintendents and workers from oil operators including the Persian syndicate led by Lora Cowdray.
The piece reports on Taft and Sherman's potential ticket, Roosevelt’s insurgent moves, Barnes pushing Sherman as New York’s strength, Medill McCormick naming Dixon Roosevelt campaign head, and a plan to counter Roosevelt with a Pacific slope pick, plus late night travel note to New York.
New York City statistics released by the department of health show 134542 births in the year ending January. The report says the stork visited a home roughly every three minutes, underscoring the city’s steady birth rate.
The Nanking and Peking governments agreed with international bankers from Great Britain France Germany and the United States on loans totaling 7 000 000 taels to Nanking and 18 000 000 taels to Peking to pay troops amid mounting distrust of Premier Yuan Shikai and a rising revolt by republican troops at Wuchang Hankow. Some fear the move could delay central government consolidation and fuel further instability as diplomats warn of potential trouble in China.
Dr Bertram F Alden chief surgeon at the hospital on Catalina Island is reported to be in excellent condition and rapidly recovering after performing his own appendectomy last week. He expects to return to duties in five weeks and cites spinal anesthesia as proven effective.
Miss Ray Cox performing in The Aerial Girl at Garrick Theater fell 30 feet from a dummy plane during a prop flight. She was badly hurt and canceled remaining shows. She was taken to a local hospital as arrangements were made for travel to Fredericks for further care.
A sensational report outlines Dr Harvey W Wiley, chief of the Department of Agriculture, planning to resign to launch a bid for the Democratic vice presidency. It claims he will publish a broadside attacking Secretary Wilson and the administration, while detailing alleged hindrances in enforcing the pure food laws.
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