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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1911
Page
1
Commission authorized to inquire into postal contention after a long night session. Turmoil marked the day as politicians persecuted periodicals. Measures for sundry civil naval postoffice and general deficiencies adopted. Bristow charged officials.
The Senate approved sundry civil, naval, post office, and general deficiency appropriations totaling over 526 million dollars, including 142.7 million for civil, 126.4 million for naval, and 258 million for the post office with debates on magazine postage rates and a 25 thousand dollar reimbursement for Senator Lorimer. Executive session followed as plans for end-of-session adjournment were outlined.
Desperate supporters press to lift the McCall reciprocity bill from the Senate calendar before noon adjournment. Opposition figures Hale Heyburn Cummins La Follette Bristow resist, urging the tariff board measure passage at 8:30. Rumors of an extra session swirl, with White House consultation and talks of a Canadian agreement reshaping plan. The scene shifts to possible moves by Senator Stone and cabinet officers, all awaiting a noon gavel and fate of reciprocity on the fourth page.
In Tennallytown a heated Northwest Suburban Association meeting split into factions led by Charles C. Lancaster and Col. James S. Tate. A resolution disavowing Lancaster's lobbying actions was passed, while opposing members pushed to back the Judson bill but failed. The session grew boisterous with sharp exchanges stoking a partisan showdown on District financing and governance.
Commissioners Jud son and Johnson sought salary raises, but were defeated after opponents argued against riding over the people. Samuel Hawken rebuked President Lancaster for misusing the association name, while Col Tate and others pressed for investigation. A substitute resolution was adopted and the bill sent to a committee of Shoemaker and Gordon.
Black Hand letters to Charles H. Strong’s family spurred detectives and post office inspectors to Five Mile Beech, as money bait traps were laid at an old stump on Buffalo Road. The Strong family faced prior harassment two years ago and a $1,000 reward led to arrests. Police hint early developments may shed light on the desecration.
Dr. George Alfred Lawrence of New York, a leading neurologist, secretly married Julia Watt Morris Curtiss of Bridgeport on February 14 in Wilmington. Curtiss, a $20 million heiress, had two living ex husbands. The ceremony was at Rev. Dr W F Corkran's residence and the couple traveled to Baltimore Washington Philadelphia for their wedding trip.
London households seek high prices for corona tion season dwellings. John Hays Hammond is reported to pay 60 000 dollars for a six week tenancy of the Burdett Coutts house. Real estate agents say prices must be cut. one agent notes owners think Americans will pay anything.
By the death of her husband the multimillionaire iron magnate who died of pneumonia at Grand Canyon Arizona on his wedding tour Mrs William Avery Grippen of Bridgeport Connecticut will inherit at least one third of his estimated twenty million dollars. Mrs Grippen was Miss Millie Louise Titou a beautiful young New Haven woman whose mother kept a students boarding house.
Governor Dix urges Democratic lawmakers in New York to abandon Sheehan and immediately ballot in joint session for a United States senator who can unite the party. He cites party dissension and a deadlock, noting events show Sheehan cannot be elected and urging a conscience driven vote.
Mrs Maldin Drummond arrived with her husband in Chicago asserting she knows who stole jewels valued at about 150000 dollars but would not identify the thief. She said detectives handle the matter and she worries not about the investigation. She likely seeks more income from the Marshall Field estate for the Field fund used for her grandsons' education in England.
In Winsted Connecticut on March 3 a series of dynamite blasts along the Norfolk road shattered quiet, heard miles away. No injuries reported though snakes and frogs were lifted off winter quarters. a nearby farmer’s chicken brood hatched unexpectedly, seven chicks born ahead of schedule.
National headlines reflect tense Senate activity with talk of reciprocity and political jockeying. Names and events point to a heated session, while other items hint at broader legislative pushbacks and campaign signals.
Reports from St Petersburg and Mukden say European governments will dispatch troops to protect their subjects after an antiforeign uprising is expected in China. In Hankow Hupeh province, twenty one people were trampled to death as crowds mobbed a missionary food distribution, with many injured as desperation sparked a riot.
Special to The Washington Fyve from St. Louis on March 3. The text of a postal card sent to Mrs. William Schneider after her nine year old son Ralph died from arsenic poisoning was released. The card appears designed to misdirect suspicion toward an innocent person and is written in lead pencil in Spencerian style.
Flora Sackville West daughter of the former British Minister at Washington has taken up dancing like her mother Josefa Duran de Ortega The press note described her as the jion Wlere Sackville West the daughter of the late Lord Sackville The Sackville family objected and demanded withdrawal The court case involving Ernest Sackville West claimed title to estates and ruled that the late diplomat never married his children's mother, Lionel Sackville West now holds the estate
Twelve valuable dogs were poisoned in Mount Airy over two weeks by a man driving a low setting yellow racing automobile. He lures dogs with meat laced with strychnine and arsenic as evidence remains thin. W. T. Phillips of the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says a liberal reward will be offered for information leading to arrest and conviction.
Cleveland March 1 government files antitrust suit against 85 lamp makers led by National Electric Lamp Company Westinghouse General Electric alleging monopoly controls 9 percent of US output. Industry profits and German patents cited. Attorney General Wickersham aims to dissolve the combination and curb price fixing. Also notes patent law questions and related actions in process. Southern Railway announces round trip sale in Atlanta March 5 6 7.
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