16 Jul 1909
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1909
Page
1
A prisoner warned of an abrupt reduction in his allowance, claiming threats and a tense confrontation. Meyer quoted Thaw recounting his side, while Dr Cavy observed him glaring, preceding a cutting action.
Mary J Hoxie sues to recover eighty five thousand dollars alleging a Part Payment wire contract for rare Charles Dickens volumes. Sproul promised Morgan interest and delivered five volumes not as described. Tablets of the Declaration of Independence allegedly in Garfield Safe Deposit vaults, valued at about fifteen hundred dollars, with Corcoran Gallery cited for possible purchase. Court action seeks set aside and restitution with related claims.
Commissioner West and Dr White clash over asylum policy after reports of escapes from Government Hospital for the Insane. Police head Major Sylvester warns escapes endanger the public while advocates urge keeping inmates under tighter grounds. Officials differ on granting liberty to non dangerous patients and the risks of parole.
New York July 17 A Cuban beauty’s lover Ian Balsinde Von Oosten shot himself at a lodging house after a tour in Cuba and a shared steamer journey. He left a letter accusing the actress of loving him for his money, recounting lavish gifts and a failed romance. He died later at a hospital, and a faded rose accompanied a last note to the actress.
Rumors fade as observers report no imminent conflict in the region. Bolivian unrest eases, Argentina reassesses, and Lima celebrates generally favorable American press coverage of recent Ta Tas demonstrations near Argentine legations amid boundary talks between Peru and Bolivia.
A Loudoun County rally backed by The Washington Post and Richmond Times Dispatch pledges liberal funds and local support to build a Washington to Richmond highway via Leesburg Berryville and Winchester. Leaders from farming and merchant groups vow significant donations as Westmoreland Davis praises the plan and calls for citizen participation to ensure a lasting Virginia trunk road.
The report describes rioters facing gunfire and cavalry charging mobs at a steel plant complex. Officers chained prisoners to pillars as fighting continued, with bullets and horses disrupting crowds and workers. The scene centers on the McKees Rocks confrontation and related plant disturbances amid a steel company strike.
M Paulhan remains aloft for 1 hour 7 minutes in a biplane flight covering 36 miles before forced descent due to fuel exhaustion. Officials report aviation events and future excursions planned from Washington through Baltimore and Frederick to Hagerstown and back, with special trains and midweek travel notes for July.
An engineer aboard a train bound for Washington reads a telegram reporting the death of Ralph, son of Miles Grace Leave, in Rocky Mount Virginia. The message mentions a stopover in Newark and a later schedule via Baltimore and Ohio lines, with scattered fragments referring to Rosie Lamm and Danny. The text is a damaged OCR fragment with unclear dates and places.
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