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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1911
Page
8
Maryland senator criticizes Roosevelt policy and urges direct election noting he dislikes only the president’s support. Rayner makes a statement, then reverses it, with public opinion split on the credibility of his positions amid campaign chatter.
Senator Rayner delivers a satirical speech claiming Roosevelt could silently hunt a mythical beast at night by an African jungle river. He describes the impossible feat as if witnessed by 3,000 people and received as a miraculous performance with loud applause.
Senator Rayner, in a final appeal to pass the direct election amendment, offered a word picture of former President Roosevelt. He noted Roosevelt’s surprising alignment with the reform, yet stressed he personally did not enjoy the contrast. Rayner praised Roosevelt’s “peculiar faculty” for mounting platforms with alacrity and his distinctive talent for public speaking.
Obituaries record diverse local deaths including Catherine Bender of 1516 East Capitol Street and Leda Gano Browne of Monmouth Maine, with funeral plans and interment notes. Several notices honor Edward Dunham Robie, George Wally, Edmund Cooke, Mary Ellen Taylor, Elizabeth Scherger, and other residents, listing residence, kin, and burial details across Arlington National Cemetery, Beltsvale, and Beltsvale and regional cemeteries.
A Virginia political debate features Mr. Rayner accusing a rival of duplicity across platforms and parties. The exchange includes references to Roosevelt, direct senatorial elections, and warnings about revolutionary reform. The article also lists numerous LICENSED TO MARRY notices with names, ages, and counties in Virginia and nearby Maryland.
The health office lists newborns by parental pairs including Moffett Rickenbacher Cats Hall Stevens Land Redrow Lee Hutchtes Wittman Prentiss Wilner Clements Livewitch Clark Jackson Randall Jackson Smith and others. Death notices feature ages and locales for Peterson Brill Ruderat Scherger NaWey Potglose ONeill Hunter Taylor Stands Johnson Campbell Hawkins Martin JHM James Wallach post wants. Classifieds note free post ads in The Post.
A compact listing of funeral homes including Thos A Costello at 12 Wm Street Northeast with East 1370, W R Pumphrey & Son with chapel on premises and phones 2030 2534 14th IN, Neense Rockville 26-K, Marylat, Thos M Hindle at Fifth and How with cremation arranged and phone M 597, Frank Geier's Sons at 1113 Seventh St NW with Modern Chapel and North 639.
Baltimore detectives arrest Ida Brooks Cohen on poisoning her husband Morris and Morris Cohen’s wife Sarah Cohen as a chemist reports arsenic in their stomachs. Samuel Cohen, 10, died about the same time. Police say Ida and Morris planned to marry and remove obstacles. Both suspects deny the charges amid separate detentions.
London reports the Japanese delegation led by Prince Higashi Fushimi with war heroes Admiral Togo and General Nogi arriving to meet crowds around Hyde Park. Queen Mary received the Marys of the Empire committee at Buckingham Palace, who presented a coronation gift of sixty thousand dollars.
Berlin June 7 Dr David Jayne Hill the retiring American Ambassador has rented a Swiss cottage on the banks of Lake Geneva and will go there about the first of July. He expects to settle in Washington in the fall.
Five persons are dead and several seriously injured after four freight trains collided near Lockwoods Crossing, Fairfield. Victims include engineers William Laurie of Hartford and Robert Beach of New London, and firemen Robert Gates of New London and Hoffman. Injured include Charles Fox of New Haven and others from Merrick Massachusetts and New York. One train stopped for a hot box, an extra train struck, engine exploded, wreckage filled all four tracks and a pile of cars rose high beneath one engine.
Syracuse police detain 23 year old milliner Henrietta Wood after she climbs a 20 foot ladder to her husband Wood's room at midnight to win back his love. He had left her after a quarrel and was staying with relatives. She admits taking small articles claimed as hers from his rooms. She says she came from England to see the country and would return if he treats her well.
The charge d affaires of the French and German legations protest to Russia over railway authorities blocking entry to mercantile establishments for travelers who refused railway taxes in Manchuria. The issue echoes the Harbin consul Fisher prior concerns.
Nashville June 7 The Nashville Industrial Bureau telegraphed Robert A Taft son of President Taft to come to Nashville and take the Tennessee bar examination and begin practice here He was denied Ohio exam for not registering when starting law study and must wait two years to sit there.
Senator Myers discusses Montana politics in Washington and Helena, noting his term ends in 1917. He reflects on party swings since 1896, hopes for a durable Democratic win, and previews upcoming state campaigns, presidential prospects for Wilson and Harmon, and stance on Taft reciprocity and Bryan loyalty.
The article reports Hitchcock resigning as Postmaster General to lead the national party chairmanship. Insurgent senators Cummins Dixon Horah Brown and Kenyon back Taft, signaling unity for the 1912 election. La Follette plans no declaration as a convention fight looms. Cummins and allies shift to Taft, hoping for a GOP victory.
Taft summoned the National Fine Arts Commission to Washington to review designs for three government buildings north of the mall. The commission’s decision timing is uncertain, but changes are expected to be minimal since plans already reflect their views. Demolition will start after January 1 when leases expire, with occupancy likely two years later.
The next meeting will decide whether articles of incorporation for the Chamber of Commerce shall be requested. The board backed the law and legislation committee recommendation. Speakers from the Southern Congress urged Washington business leaders to seize South development opportunities. Local leaders criticized underuse. Eight new memberships were approved. A large sign for the chamber building was rejected. Treasurer Lisner reported $337.88 on hand.
Building inspector Hacker announced all apartment houses and public buildings of three stories or more must install fire escapes within sixty days. About forty fireproof buildings in the city lack them, while most non fireproof structures already have escapes. Penalty for noncompliance ranges from ten to one hundred dollars plus five dollars daily for delays. In Wheeling, John Miller, 56, disappeared and was found dead in Wheeling Creek after threats of self harm amid imagined illness.
United States secret service arrested four men in El Paso suspected of backing the socialistic revolutionary forces in Lower California led by Ricardo Flores Magon. Authorities found rifles, ammunition, and hospital gear in a vacant house as part of a wider movement against Madero. A separate Juarez incident saw the provisional governor narrowly escape a shooting, amid reports of a $40,000 bribe offer to block his travel to Chihuahua.
Francisco Madero Jr arrives to wild acclaim in Mexico City urging liberty across North and South America. He vows a manifesto within two days and predicts democratic triumph continent wide. At Niagara Falls Limantour, former finance minister, to attend Mexico’s coronation ceremonies and may meet Diaz.
The Taft administration begins withdrawing US forces from Mexico and Caribbean posts with 2000 marines at Guantanamo to return home. Provisional brigades in Galveston and San Diego will move north to former stations, while the San Antonio division stays but split for rapid assembly. Navy ships at Guantanamo and San Diego remain under review. Washington signals optimism on Mexico’s stability.
The Retail Grocers Protective Association will not submit to Congress a bill to close all District grocery stores on Sundays. The Johnson bill met mixed approval. A meeting at the old Masonic Temple discussed the bill. The association’s annual excursion to Marshall Hall is set for June 21.
In Cincinnati Ohio on June 7 a special circuit court heard mandamus proceedings against Common Pleas Judge William Dickson to compel him to allow the prosecutor to elect on which of two per jury indictments against George B Cox the motion to quash had been argued. The court took the case under advisement after testimony.
Miss Sibyl Harriet Smoot wed Edward Gordon Finley in a 1 30 p m ceremony at the Methodist Church South in South Washington Street Alexandria society circles witnessed the event. The bride wore her grandmother’s gown with lace and carried lilies of the valley as guests including relatives of Miss Smoot and Finley attended a reception at the bride’s parents home on Prince Street. The ceremony was led by Dr Eldridge Regester with Rev Harry M Cantor assisting and a reception followed the couple began their North Wilkesboro honeymoon.
Edward Poole a railway brakeman died at his home 42 South Washington street Alexandria after a brief typhoid fever illness. His wife and two young sons survive.
The gunboat Marietta has been ordered from Guantanamo to Bluefields Nicaragua to protect American interests if needed. The Yorktown is already cruising Central American waters to seek any traces of revolution in the region.
Chevy Chase Lake grows in patronage as easy access and diverse amusements attract crowds. The Marine Band performs nightly, entertaining both dancers and concertgoers. The evening program ends around a specified hour, after which the pavilion remains the focal point for most attendees.
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