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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1912
Page
1
Amid protests and broad discussion, Justal led a vocal appeal to Congress on behalf of Blackmeg employees. The charge centered on alleged unfair treatment and calls for action. Officials defend actions as proper enforcement under policy.
Miners and owners adjourned a sine die session after appointing a committee to present their case to the United Mine Workers. Operators signaled no strike but pressed for wage cuts and higher coal prices amid looming London and New York talks. Officials warned of potential national effects and government wage proposals, with renewed conferences planned in Cleveland to assess the mining sit-in and minimum wage prospects.
Among the invited speakers are Senator George Sutherland Ho Wille Taul Page Levin Schram Jobo Calder and A Pratt chairman William Ho Wilcox of the employes welfare department will preside an afternoon session. Secretary of the treasury MacVealth MP Alexander Keederick Hf Gillett A W McKee Arthur Willams and Tucton W Chaney are listed as speakers. President Taft and Speaker Clark will attend as guests as the annual convention season opens at New Witlard tonight and is to close tomorrow.
A one eyed cat reportedly cursed a voyage aboard the Brinch steamer Korama causing alarm and a steering gear jam. The vessel diverted to Bermuda for repairs after heavy seas and near grounding near the channel edge on the way to Boston.
An upheaval in southern Mexico surrounds Figueroa and Orozco with salazar’s stance muddled while foreign refugees flood into El Paso and Pearson. Reports detail Orozco’s shifting front, Madera’s abandonment, and American families fleeing from Madera and Pearson amid unrest and violence.
France decided to send the cruiser Descartes to Mexico after considering fears of antiforeign action there. Other nations may follow, with many Americans fleeing Mexico City. The State Department welcomes foreign steps toward stability and notes that foreign warships on the coast are preferable to U S ships in Mexican waters.
Stimson warned of a rising cry of nationalism in China and Mexico and said foreign residents face danger as mobs threaten reprisals if Allied troops seem near. He stressed vigilance and noted that armies avoid foreign residents to prevent attacks.
Special to The Washington 38 reports Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island may allow automobile use on roads next summer if the legislature does not oppose. At the Eden town meeting the vote 9 to 12 authorized petitioning for a special session to pass an act. Opening for autos would connect Meint Desert Jalggd bridge to two points in Bar Harbor village, near the Bar Harbor post office.
Special to The Washington Post New York March 5 Prof Irving E Vining of Columbia University was accidentally shot at the sportsmen's show in Madison Square Garden He was taken to New York Hospital semiconscious with shock and his condition is serious The event disrupted the evening program and police are investigating the shooting
Dr Samuel Robinson visiting surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital and Dr John T Mottomsey of Carney Hospital removed William Roberts's entire right lung. Robinson said ether anesthesia used by a new method and believed patient would recover. Incision made in the back.
Mrs Frames operated on a large gumor from her own side using only a sharpened penknife and pulverized alum as antiseptic. She worked alone for over an hour, fainted, then recovered with physicians noting the feat as extraordinary. A San Franciscan surgeon later performed a self operation with aid.
Washington Post report notes Jamean McDonald former Standard Oil Europe head says he extends life by nitroglycerin tablets while J D Rockefeller uses pepsin for the same aim. McDonald claims pepsin less effective. both cite long stomach trouble and hope to live to 10 despite explosive risk.
New York reports the battleship Utah shattered U S speed records with an average of 22 knots over a four hour full power run off Provincetown. The ship reached 20 7% knots with 34000 horsepower and burned 3524 revolutions per minute during the trial using coal only.
Secretary of State Philander Knox and his party rode a heavily guarded special train from Corinto to Managua amid rumors of American supremacy and machine gun guard posts. The journey lasted six hours with stops for track inspections as crowds cheered Gen Chamorro at stations. The Maryland cruiser carried Knox to Corinto where officials greeted him warmly. Paris press urged Europe to safeguard French interests as Knox aimed to influence Venezuela and Cuba disputes.
A Berlin wireless dispatch to the New York Times reports a tragic airship accident in Germany. The Parceval airship foreman Nobers died when a sudden gust hurled the vessel upward at the shed, rope constraints tightening around his neck. The airship itself was undamaged.
Lawrence hearings describe police in depots arresting women with children during riot. Commissioner Lynch testifies he lacks authority over custody and cannot recall why mothers and babies were detained. Philadelphia witness Camitta describes being forced back as police clubbed and jailed children and women. Witness Knebel details families moved through lines of officers and lack of food for many children. Taft attends and follows testimony closely as sessions continue.
A Civic Federation session rejects miners demands as tension grows over labor actions. Secretary Knox and Chiefguard Stinson are cited in ongoing city discussions.
Worries over Queen Alexandra grow as reports claim her influenza illness lingers for weeks with doctors concerned over her slow convalescence and condition described as very serious amid ongoing rumors from March sources.
Speech excerpts discuss Theodore Roosevelt's inspiration versus William Howard Taft's administration. Critics claim Taft departs from progressives, risking a shift to a reactionary party. References to Roosevelt reforms, tariff issues, and opposition figures note tensions within the Republican ranks and calls for continued progressive policies.
The Secretary of War, a political protégé of the Colonel, argues Taft has faithfully implemented Roosevelt policies and set aside potential political advantage to do so, reflecting party unity and policy continuity.
Secretary Stimson warns that attacks on Roosevelt and Taft distract from national progress. Introducing such concerns now risks harming the Republican party’s cause and could lead to a reactionary government come November if a nominee loses in June.
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