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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1911
Page
1
President Taft says federal action cannot be relied on and urges states to aid forestry. In a banquet speech to the American Forestry Association he cites progress in New York and Massachusetts, but criticizes Congress for not endorsing Weeks national forest bill.
President Taft urges that forestry progress cannot rest with the central government alone and calls on individual states to do more. He stresses the heavy workload ahead to properly care for national forests and urges state support for private forest owners. Chief Forester Teury S Kayes adds that now is the time to push forestry work, with support from both eastern and western citizens.
President Taft urges cooperation between federal and state governments in forest development at the New Willard Hotel banquet. He cites Massachusetts and New York as state-led models and notes about 180000000 acres under government supervision, with 20 percent of forests owned by private owners. He backs Weeks and calls for a broad national reforestation effort.
Gen. Buenaventura Correoso, a prominent Panamanian general and Mason, died recently and was buried this afternoon as government offices closed for the funeral. He previously led the army of Colombia and later Panama, serving two terms as governor of the State of Panama.
Special to The Washington Post reports Martine a U S Senate candidate to replace John Kean is confined to bed at his Plainfield home with a severe grip attack. He missed Robert Davis’s funeral in Jersey City as Governor-elect Wilson backs him against ex Senator Smith.
Miss Ida B Phillips confid secretary to Gov Mort will govern from midnight Monday until oath for Gov elect Woodrow Wilson on Tuesday noon. She may call militia pardon convicts sign requisitions and act as statehouse commissioner during the temporary tenure. Tumulty named private secretary to Gov elect Wilson. he is a Jersey City lawyer and former assemblyman.
New York July 13 Surrogate Ketcham in Brooklyn refused probate for the will of retired millionaire Robert J Thompson declaring the document produced from a mind unsettled by advice from the dead via his granddaughter Mrs Marion Funk a medium The surrogate called the will the product of fraud and delphic drivel and noted Thompson had remarried four months before his death at age 79 The widow contested the will citing hundreds of letters allegedly dictated by the first Mrs Thompson through the medium
At a civic workers gathering colonel Roosevelt urged a workingmen's compensation law and argued the United States is the only power capable of controlling large corporations. A druggist cited widespread opium consumption in America while speakers blamed employers' assistants for many strikes.
At a New York gathering on labor and reform, Carnegie and Roosevelt urged evolution rather than revolution in labor relations. Roosevelt backed federal action against large corporations, while Parker called for uniform national laws. A drug-habit study highlighted opium imports and per capita use, with opium harms emphasized by Schieffelin. The session urged Congress to enable nationwide attainable labor protections and an insurance policy framework. Baltimore and Ohio rail service advertised to close the item.
Delegates at the Federation banquet heard Senator Albert B. Cummins of Iowa discuss the regulation of interstate commerce and the choice between competition or cooperation with government influence. George W. Perkins contrasted cooperation with control or social ownership as solutions to current labor and capital disputes, linking debate to broader political tensions.
Miss Annis Berkowitz charged tailor George Casco after two hobble skirts failed her. She sued for money paid, claiming the latest New York pattern proved impractical. Alderman Donohue awarded $25 in the case, noting the skirt's inadequate design for daily use.
August Schulte testified at Harrison Street police court that after seeking warmth he slept in an undertaking room and awoke on a coffin slab with candles. He claimed someone insisted on a funeral but then threw him off the slab. a fight ensued and he was arrested. He asked for confinement but was discharged.
Special to The Washington Jr. reports Mrs. William T. Bull remains ill at her summer residence in Newport Rhode Island with a nervous breakdown. Doctor Morris Richardson traveled from Boston to assess her condition. The illness recalls past rheumatism that once threatened to cripple her. She is the divorced wife of James G Blaine Jr and later remarried Dr Bull after his cure.
A bomb exploded in a lavatory on the Berkeley after leaving San Francisco for Oakland. A hole tore in the side, 2000 passengers panicked as several were badly injured. two men lost limbs, one man committed suicide, and Royal Sampson and Len Hoffschneider were among the injured. The steamer reached Oakland safely.
George Lee Peabody, Boston financier, was operated on at Johns Hopkins Hospital after a tumorous growth was removed from his head. The condition is critical with risks of brain fever, but recovery is hoped. His fiancée Miss Elyth Deacon remains beside him at the hospital.
Winston S Churchill secretary for home affairs has filed a writ claiming damages for defamation against T B Spencer, a unionist orator. The alleged slander was spoken in Devonshire during the recent election campaign, potentially enlivening the next parliament session.
Democrats in Charleston pass a resolution empowering the temporary president to arrest eleven Republican holdovers whose absence prevents a quorum. A militia call is discussed as a precaution, while Republicans vow to resist arrests and pursue charges. The split legislature also elects Richmond Morton over Charles Middleburg in Fay ette County and schedules a senatorial caucus for next Wednesday.
Laura Swarts MacDonald Laver, who boasted spending 18000 on taxicab hire in a year, killed herself after failing to raise 10 to help her chauffeur husband free from a workhouse sentence for beating her. She left a note to Joe Lolle. The divorced wife of Robert S. MacDonald had inherited 25000 plus 800 from a mother’s bequest and received 7000 in a divorce settlement.
Heavyweight champion Tack Johnson visits Philadelphia and asks A J Drexel Biddle to second him. Biddle declines stating only Mr. O'Brien ever seconded him, who is retired. The notice ends with a weekend travel offer from Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Co. for hotel and steamship package.
Rochester police announced the arrest of Edith Melcher of Schenectady for the murder of her five year old son George. Identified by telegraph, photo, and luggage, she confessed after questioning but details remain disputed. She claims he drank carbolic acid after being unable to stay with relatives. The story traces her movements from Schenectady to Albany and Rochester and notes a prior family history.
Today’s issue highlights President Taft on forestry policy and a claim that a girl may become Jersey’s governor. Other items note a clash in the West Virginia Senate, a special election stance, college student races, fisheries dispute denial, and social notices across sections.
Georgetown and George Washington University students refuse to attend Dr. William White's lecture at Government Hospital for the Insane after Howard University medical students were invited to listen. Faculty push for apologies, possible expulsion, while White urges race equality and continued access to lectures.
W H Bryson of Spencer North Carolina became a grandfather at 33. He was married four years earlier when his wife was 13 years six months old. His eldest son, married at 17, is now a father.
Newfoundland premiers deny a full settlement in Washington talks on fisheries disputes with Canada and the United States. Ottawa and Washington expect progress today but Newfoundland demands cabinet consultation on key points such as bait access and purse seine restrictions. The disputed issues include whether to reconvene the Hague expert commission and how to handle future differences by a permanent tribunal.
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