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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1911
Page
1
Senate races through a chaotic session as Lorimer Reciprocity is rebuffed, popular election of senators loses by a narrow margin. Progressives press for swift tariff board action, securing a gentleman's agreement to depose tariff measures this session, with appropriations and magazine ad rates on the table while attempts aim to blunt filibusters.
The Senate, exhausted after a Monday night of volatile debate over the Lorimer case, plans a 1:30 p.m. vote on the matter today. A tariff board bill is to be acted on before adjournment, with appropriation bills rushed and sessions continuing nightly. Postage cuts on magazines will be dropped to avoid filibuster, and reciprocity remains unsettled as talks continue.
Albany dispatch reports a move to reconvene the Democratic caucus that nominated William F. Sheehan to consider a compromise candidate for U S senator. Sheehan said he would support another if the majority calls for reassembly to carry the party standard, aiming to break a deadlock dating back to January. Gov Dix welcomed a possible clearing of the air as insurgents and regulars seek a candidate acceptable to both sides.
In Berlin the Reichstag faced Socialist attacks over reports that soldiers at Spandau firing ranges used corpses to train aiming. The government denied intent to train on humans, saying bodies were for dissection and wounded study, all covered, with broad approval from other parties.
Two masked armed robbers boarded an Iron Mountain train in St Louis and forced the messenger M. M. McHobbins to open the safe. They bound and gagged him, escaped with several packages and the money box, and leaped off at Tower Grove as police hunted nearby. The train had originated in Texarkana and most passengers were nonresidents who learned of the robbery only at Union Station. The men, described as about 6 feet 7 inches to 6 feet 5 inches, weighed around 185 pounds, wore black overcoats, black slouch hats, and white masks.
A load valued between $7,000 and $10,000 disappeared this afternoon from a moving van hired by Adams Express Company in New York. The goods, described as cloaks and suits, had been loaded at Twenty-sixth Street and Seventh Avenue for New Jersey. By 9 p.m. the empty van was found at Twenty-second Street and Second Avenue. the horses remained with the vehicle, but the driver was missing.
Dr. George Robertson of Edinburgh’s asylum reports two remarkable cures from thyroid-related sera. One patient with myxedema regained intelligence after a sheep thyroid tablet. The other, suffering from excess thyroid secretion, recovered after goat thyroid serum. He notes political imbalance often improves with treatment.
In a Philadelphia law class at the University of Pennsylvania a proposed resolution required every member to wear a mustache. The single female student prompted constitutional objections and the measure was sent to a committee of which she is not a member.
Special to The Washington Post. In a severe offshore storm off Newfoundland, 46 steers on the upper deck of the steamship Eagle Point broke their halters and stampeded. Crew members roped the animals from the rigging as waves battered the ship. Captain Lloyd said the England voyage was the worst in his 22 years at sea. Four percent head of cattle were being transported from this port to England.
Waldorf Astor won Plymouth in Parliament and delivered his maiden speech as the Lords veto bill debate continued in the Commons. Unionist meeting discussed reform plans by Lansdowne, aiming for a 100 hereditary, 100 elected, and 100 nominated Lords, preserving conservatism while facing liberal objections.
In Philadelphia a cyanide poisoning killed Mrs. Sarah Lewis Jeannette Lewis and Edward Midlen Jr in a townhouse at a suburban address. A young woman ordered the poison by phone but police have not proven she administered it. Conflicting servant testimony and theories remain unresolved as investigators pursue the case.
Paris February 28 Antoine Monis moves to form a new government after two hour talks with Delcasse who accepts the marine post and Berteaux the war portfolio Monis plans to offer finance to Caillaux and justice to Cruppi He will ask Ribot to head the foreign office with Pomacare as alternate If Ribot declines the foreign post goes to Pomacare Monis to report to President Failleres at 10 am tomorrow He is seen as able to unite the republican majority and gains Radical socialist support.
Fifty Hiram College students were suspended for two weeks after a pajama parade through the girls dormitory Friday night following a basketball game. The procession, planned with some urging, headed toward Gerald Han Hall as some female residents reacted with shock while others found it amusing.
Henry C. Frick purchased the famous Velasquez portrait of Philip IV, valued at more than 400000 dollars, with reports indicating a price near half a million. The painting now decorates Frick’s Fifth Avenue drawing room as art circles note the transaction among the city’s largest.
In New York on February a rope of pearls stolen aboard the Hamburg America liner Amerika from Mrs Maldwin Drummond was insured in London for 70000 pounds. Detectives seek a French maid who was a passenger on the voyage and is now believed in New York.
New York reports say financier Joseph G Robin will plead guilty after a secret counterfeit trial adjournment. Insanity plea reportedly deemed untenable, with a guilty plea expected tomorrow as morning papers note.
London February 28 A special army order created an aerial battalion for eligible recruits under 60 with aviation pilot license good seafaring ability aptitude for mechanics and knowledge of foreign languages. weight not to exceed 160 pounds.
Mrs. Georgia Little testified in United States police court that Frank S. Byron duped her by promising to start a tombstone foundation but never did, prompting arrest on false pretense. Byron promised to complete the memorial by May 40 next, case set to May 31. health cited as excuse. Also notes experimental electric motor car service between Washington and Leesburg starting March 1 291 with times, no checked baggage.
A doctor reports no medical suspicion in a death connected to a claimed Lootis loot dispute. Officials continue inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the fatal Eliness incident, reviewing records and testimonies to determine if foul play occurred.
San Francisco reports that Abraham Ruef lost a rehearing as the state supreme court vacated its order. In Boston, inquiries into deaths of patients under nurse Amelia M Leonard continue, with detectives tracing jewelry thefts, trunks, and valuables valued around twenty thousand dollars tied to Miss Leonard, Miss Mary Lockwood, and others.
Scattered items cover Senate votes on Lurimer, a train robbery in St Louis, Chicago primary outcomes, and probes into thefts connected to deaths. The issue notes new caucus at Albany, a July era judge actions, and public notices across politics and society.
A drifting ice floe carrying a fishing village of 600 people broke up in a storm in the Gulf of Finland. The catastrophe left 320 drowned while the remaining passengers were rescued.
Chicago voters chose Charles E. Merriam Republican and former Mayor Carter H. Harrison Democrat in the first Chicago mayoral primary test. Harrison led Dunne by under 2,000 votes with Graham far behind, while Merriam polled nearly the combined total of four Republican rivals in the April election.
Chicago morning papers will publish in abbreviated form tomorrow after a strike called by International Typographical Union President Lynch. The Chicago Publishers Association says a wage award stands, but a dispute over column width caused the walkout affecting all papers. James M. Leach of the ITU authorized publication of the dispatch. Lynch is in Washington, D. C.
Justice Harlan condemned Sabbath desecration in Washington and urged Presbyterian Alliance action to restore rest on Sundays. Washington-Lee professor J H Howerton warned that tainted money funds major colleges, arguing endowments come from poor, shaping learning with finance magnates.
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