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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1912
Page
8
Delegates from across the nation travel to Washington for a two day convention aimed at securing federal aid to build interstate public highways. The American Automobile Association plans a campaign linking highway funding to national politics with a possible federal commission study.
In Livada near Tampa an early afternoon shooting left W. D. Moore fatally wounding his father-in-law T. Rahinsen at the Robinson home. John Robinson, son of the elder Rob inson, was wounded but survived. The elder Robinson, president of Gardner Lumber Company, had married a Miss Robinson about 47 years ago before their separation months earlier. The Fos entranced couple faced a later mediation offer.
A passenger train moving from New York to Montreal derailed after a broken rail near an embankment. Fullmans at the rear tumbled along the ties for hundreds of yards. Several passengers were shaken, with the worst injury a broken finger. temperature was well below freezing as travelers faced delays. Ocean steamers movements and sailings follow with arrivals from Liverpool, Southampton and Cherbourg.
In Bayside Long Island the Methodist Episcopal Church burned to the ground after a radiator explosion in the basement. About 50 worshippers fled as a small fire broke out, flames reignited and consumed the large building. Loss estimated at 20007 with no injuries reported. Authorities believe smoldering fire in the cellar lingered after closure.
Boston and Maine freight handlers union voted to rescind the sympathy strike after ordering 1,600 workers out last week. About 200 members followed the order previously. The teamsters reaffirmed support for the strike against transatlantic steamship lines, with no disorders reported today.
Firefighters arrived after the blaze at Joseph M. Peake’s home on North Braddock, quelling a small fire caused by an overheated furnace. Local mayor and fire chief responded. bucket brigade formed from a nearby well helped extinguish the flames before the fire truck arrived. Estimated damage ran to several hundred dollars.
Governors signaling fair play for private and U S labor as the National Civic Federation gathers in Washington March 5 and 6. Taft to open, Cardinal Gibbon presides, and debates cover employer employee relations public employes and arbitration within a broad program on wages pensions and industrial harmony.
Three state militia companies were ordered to armories tonight to be ready at dawn if violence erupts as textile mills reopen. City officials and church leaders fear strike unrest may erupt, while priests in Italian, Polish, and Lithuanian parishes urge restraint. Everett Mills plans an indefinite shutdown affecting 3,500 workers as other plants consider similar lockouts.
The District Title Insurance Company and Washington Title Insurance Company officers certify fully paid capital stock of 150000 and 100000 dollars respectively with no debts, sworn statements by secretaries and notaries, and dividends declared January 1912. Directors list includes Schmidt, Waller, Beall, Larrver, Hendrick, Clabaugh, and others. meetings detail dividends payable mid January.
New York report states Patrick Quinn was arrested after his son William Quinn died from a bullet wound sustained while protecting his mother from an assault last night. The father is charged with the shooting and with twice firing at a wife, who was critically wounded.
A man identifying as Charles Blomberg walked into police headquarters claiming to surrender. He said he deserted from the Twenty second Artillery at Pensacola in May 1908 after aiding in the lynching of a black man who killed mounted Policeman Frank Marte. Authorities notified the army.
George Jackson, a lunchroom waiter, was found overcome by gas in his room at 368 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. An employee of the house found the door and windows closed and forced the door open. Jackson was revived at Emergency Hospital and sent home.
Market activity in New York last week showed no clear trend as the Equitable Building fire disrupted securities operations and safe deposit vaults held hundreds of millions. Money flowed into New York from the interior, while railroad earnings were unfavorably reported and copper stocks fell short of expectations, signaling mixed to uncertain conditions amid high freight rates and international demand. Local reports note increased speculation and uncertainty as year-end adjustments and note issues affected the outlook.
York Jan 4 prominent features of the steel trade include a railroads conference with mills on rail specifications and a strong December showing by United States Steel Corp. Large contracts for 60 000 tons of rails with a 1.00 per ton price for the Northern Pacific, and potential releases this week for 150 000 tons for Pennsylvania 47 000 for New York Central 40 000 for St Paul 45 000 for Erie 2 000 for Lackawanna and a Southern Railway supplement. Car orders also rise with hundreds of new cars for major lines, while bridge orders stay light except for 2000 tons for Norfolk and Western. Fabricated steel contracts concentrate in the West including 9 000 tons for copper steel era and a 4 000 ton Marine Bank building project at Buffalo to Linckewanna Steel. A local 1 800 ton build near Glass Square under T Wills and Bethlehem steel sections also noted. December finished product tonnage hits 96 0, and total finished product contracts reach 2 163 000 tons for the subsidiary steel companies. Pig iron activity remains comparatively light with total orders under 75 000 tons across districts.
Joseph Furman, held with brother Eugene on murder suspicions in Middletown WN, reportedly told Chief Couch that Eugene killed Theodore with an ax and buried him in a cinder cart after breaking silence late last night. Police say Eugene accused Joseph. Kurds Attack Russian Troops report: in northern Persia twenty Kurds killed, Russians incur no losses.
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