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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1912
Page
6
The piece reports on political alignments around the 1912 race with Senator Dubois backing Champ Clark and Tillman supporting Wilson, while Hitchcock defends Taft and dismisses claims of secret plans. It notes Southern delegate strategies and responses to circulating stories about Taft and the cabinet.
Amateur OCR fragment shows a string of death notices and funeral references dated January 1912 and January 1914. Names include Harriet J wife of Lonnhott Falls Church Va. Margaret Cou Ty. Raymond. Sarah Gt Patek SEMAN. and others. Mentions private interment and cemetery in Mount Olivet and New York City. addresses in Northwest and Capitol Heights.
A fragmented obituary style notice lists several funeral directors and related services including George P. Zurhorst R. F. Harveys Sons and Thos. J. Clement, with street and contact hints. The garbled text mentions addresses and telephones, indicating a directory-like funeral services listing in a historical newspaper.
Veteran statesman regains form and eyes political return. Tillman signals cautious support for Gov. Wilson as strongest candidate against Damocrat in disguise. He labels Harvey Watterson episode as a test of Wilson’s resolve and warns of Wall Street opposition. Dubois, Idaho senator and former wool lobbyist, mobilizes as Clark campaign manager with a Missouri letter drive.
A Washington dispatch reports cabinet officials doubt Hitchcock will retire from politics. They cite Hitchcock aligned with George W. Perkins and Roosevelt nomination efforts, while the White House says the Postmaster General seeks to exit politics though his advice influenced committee actions.
Detroit Mech Jan 3 The Thompson tally plan for a street railway settlement including an opportunity for municipal ownership of the railways was decisively defeated at today’s special election.
Royal Duke tours New York with 90 society members boarding autos after a 48 floor elevator shoot. He meets Ambassador Reid, photographers, and Col Theodore Roosevelt at a lunch. The party visits Grant's Tomb Columbia University and St John the Divine Cathedral before a Welds dinner and dance. The duke heads to Washington to see President Taft, then back to Ottawa Friday night.
City council committee urged a 10000 purchase for a new school site while debating authority to borrow money. A special committee favored 9000 for land, votes split 8 to 6. other measures on charter changes and city governance were discussed or referred.
California declares Washington a national city and should be its capital. Kahn, California, hints at resignation from the District Committee amid tensions with Johnson of Kentucky over district appropriations. He defends fiscal restraint yet supports beautification and capital status for Washington.
Special to The Washington Post reports that in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly United States Senators Martin and Swanson were nominated to succeed themselves. Tomorrow they will be formally elected by a joint session of the two houses in Fighmond.
A fragment lists names of individuals to be married with ages and officiants including the Rev H Schroeder and Rev J Guabak, mentioning locations Guola and Maryville and other surnames such as Wowes Rua Rapley Goan Sanford Cook Crawford. The text appears as a damaged OCR from a public notice or wedding listing.
A heated but inconclusive caucus delayed a vote on a 16 million public building bill and the steel and iron schedule. Rep Underwood defended tariff provisions while amendments to make steel rails and pig iron free failed. Led by Rep FitzGerald and others, delegates clashed over lead and zinc duties as party lines held. The Pryne-Aldrich bill with general reductions is to be introduced in the House today.
The thirty fourth annual Masonic Veteran Association dinner at the Metropolitan Hotel honored Bt John the Almoner’s day. Attendees included Grand Master Ben W. Murch, Past Grand Masters, Reverends J Henning Nelms and Paul R. Hickok, and notable officers. New members were elected and letters of regret read from Taft Butt Sulzer and Abram Sinons.
United States District Judge A G Angell denied Colwell Lead Company's motion to quash indictments in the government's bathtub trust case. The judge reinstated the case, set for trial on Tuesday January 30, with about forty defendants.
James K. Rathborne age 40 of 11% K street southeast attacked Bernard Osborne and Jeremiah Shea at a house party, using a butcher knife. Osborne was slashed in the chest and arms with a chest wound going to the lung. both hospitalized in critical condition. Rathborne and witnesses offered no cooperation to police.
A District Supreme Court dismissal ends a reaccounting suit by Miss Sarah Catharine Borrows’ committees against trustees Dr. Godding Dr. Witmer and Dr. Simpson. The court ruled cannot review old accounts as no charges of bad faith or impropriety existed. Committes Edmund Briggs William Dennis and Mrs Jeannie Rives led the action.
Baltimore January 22 results show Taft 22 Republican votes, Roosevelt 16, La Follette 1. Harmon 90 Democrat, Wilson 18, Clark 10, Underwood 2, Bryan 1. Harmon favored by Baltimore city delegates with most declaring Harmon their first choice privately. Wilson and Clark stronger outside counties. Clark as potential compromise between Wilson and Harmon.
Charles Lincoln Smith conducts a remarkable eye discovery praised as highly practical for humanity. Supporters claim success proves his sight is improved, while skeptics watch the tangible results and practical impact on vision.
In Washington a valued Post Office auditor credits Charles Lincoln Smith with restoring his sight after months of headaches and foggy vision. He sought help from eye specialists, found relief through Smith’s method, and reports clear vision with new glasses. The piece highlights women like Mya K. Montfredy in patent office roles and a testimonial from A A Lowery about his wife’s relief from headaches and eye strain.
In Columbus Ohio on January 2 Representative Richmond Hobson of Alabama said he told Governor Harmon that Oscar Underwood would be the Democratic nominee for President. Hobson claimed Underwood had backing from Alabama and other states, though Alabama residents personally favored Harmon and would not support Underwood if he could win. He later denied the visit had any connection to his conversations.
J. J. McLeod spent 32 years in a mail car from Washington to Charleston and became nearsighted. After failed attempts, he visited Charles Lincoln Smith who offered a vision restoration method. He reports his sight is now perfect and praises the treatment as giving him a new pair of eyes.
Philadelphia police last week arrested eleven Irish actors and actresses on a charge of producing a sacrilegious immoral play. Today the county court discharged them from custody without giving a reason, ending the case. The report also notes ship movements including Ocean Steamers and ports such as Antwerp, Liverpool, and New York with various sailings and prices.
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