14 Jul 1911
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1911
Page
1
House committee plans inquiry into animus behind charges as Wickersham who approved a recommendation for the chief chemist to resign amid alleged law violation is said to have violated the statute himself. Ix, Busby threatens traducera.
The House investigation reveals Dr. Harvey W. Wiley faces censure for allegedly exceeding authority in daily pay to Dr. H Hi Busby and others, with lump-sum payments questioned. Attorney General and President Taft weigh actions as witnesses demand resignations and further inquiries into Department of Agriculture and Justice voucher practices.
Special to The Washington Post New York July 13 Joseph Fry claims to be 111 and says he was born in Warsaw in 1800. He recalled emigrating to New York at 28, marrying twice, and fathering 11 children with 7 grandchildren and 42 grandchildren. He remains alert and hopeful to return to Roanoke in a fortnight.
Senate leaders edge toward adjournment by August 3 with a tentative plan to vote on reciprocity and related measures on July 20 to August 3. La Follette’s critical Senate speech targets the administration while Bailey and La Follette signal support for the pact amid insurgent opposition.
A fragmentary report notes a night event involving federal forces and a group labeled as Be sristas near Puebla. Details are unclear but indicate a confrontation or contest with Mexican authorities present. Names, dates, and exact actions are unreadable in the snippet.
Puebla and nearby towns face renewed fighting between federals and Maderistas with heavy casualties reported. A Maderista raid cut a railroad line near Fabrica de Matienzo, while arrests target leaders linked to plots to incite a revolution. In Guadalajara and Hermosillo rumors of conspirators tied to Diaz’s rurales surface amid regional unrest across Oaxaca, San Luis Potosi, and Chiapas.
Americans with legitimate claims for injuries during the late revolution will be protected by the State Department. The embassy in Mexico City has promptly filed formal complaints with the foreign office in each known case of death injury or property loss. Overall losses are expected to be less than anticipated, with details in C&O offices.
Special to The Washington Post. San Francisco, July 13. Ethel Barrymore canceled coast engagements and heads to Stockton Sacramento and then New York. Friends say her trouble is a minor misunderstanding with her husband, not a divorce plan, with reconciliation expected once back in New York.
Special to The Washington Post reports 2 killed and 3 injured in a collision between Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett's automobile and a heavy construction car on the trolley line between Port Washington and Roslyn, Long Island. Frank T. Jordan, a Burnett secretary, and Edith Johnstone died. Mildred Johnstone injured. two children also hurt.
Wilbur Broun twelve and Douglas Simonson one were wounded today in an accidental shotgun discharge while boating at Hartwood Park in Sullivan County. Lefal Broun sixteen fired the gun, injuring the two children of prominent New York figures, with serious back and leg injuries requiring surgery.
A Washington dispatch reports recovery of three quarters of a million dollars from concealed assets of Gaynor and Greene who defrauded the government of two million in Savannah harbor dredging contracts in 1997. Investigators Johnson and Marion Erwin led the effort, with funds found in bonds stocks and over two hundred thousand dollars in cash across New York Philadelphia Chicago and Denver. Some bonds were unrecoverable.
Mrs John Cable of Windsor chased a bear invading a cookhouse. She fetched her husband’s gun and fired one shot, dropping the big bear near the camp as the party returned at nightfall from a fishing trip.
The German gunboat Eber is ordered to Agadir, Morocco, to maintain communications for the cruiser Berlin and relieve her if she coal supplies or visits another port. The move suggests Berlin’s mission on Morocco’s southern coast may extend. At Alcazar, a French consul servant was arrested at his master's door and taken to the Spanish camp despite protests.
Bridget McCarthy the Dickerson housekeeper sues Sam Strother administrator and Mrs Elen Sherrill Babcock heir for 75000 alleging Mrs Dickerson gave her all diamonds and heirlooms. McCarthy claims she tended Mrs Dickerson full time under promise of ownership of the property.
Federal authorities arrested Ezra Collins James Green Fred Vogt Edward Mc Cauley James Cullinane and Edwin E Snear in a city wide roundup for handbook making illegal under District code. Bonds set at 1000 each with appearance in police court this morning. Arrests followed weeks of secret collection and coordinated with district attorney and Justice Department officials.
The issue lists IbLy Wiley facing a political crisis with adjournment targeted for August 3. It notes broad coverage including a Meanna disaster with many dead, alleged handbook arrests, and various national and local political items. The page also highlights tributes to William Jean and other headline stories across sections like banking safeguards and civil war debates.
Pensacola Florida voters reject funding for a Carnegie public library and refuse a $25,000 offer that required Pensacola to raise one tenth of the amount. The council’s decision followed a referendum amid claims Carnegie's money was tainted.
The Rev F J Grimke denounces making suicide attempts a misdemeanor as outrageous and says those attempting self harm should be sent to hospitals, not jailed. Rev Eugene Hannan and Rev W Carroll support Sylvester’s plan to fine or imprison such offenders to deter notoriety seekers and aid the ill.
Havang July 12 Meyer, a German rancher, was shot seven times during an attack by the Gubar bandits in Trindad, Santa Clara. He had just received $15,000 for cattle. Bandits fled. rural guards pursued. The German Minister at Havana protested to the Cuban government and demanded indemnity.
Boston aviator Harry Atwood in The Moth soared from College Park to Washington and circled major monuments. He performed hair raising dips near the Washington Monument and Treasury, returning to College Park over one hour of flight watched by officials and taunting Taft who may attend a later medal ceremony.
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