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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1910
Page
12
An incident on Main Street near Fairfield Avenue in Bridgeport ends in a fatal injury after a man named Muller discharged a public safety item and fired at bystanders. He fled through the crowd before being captured and held at the police station. Reports indicate prior confinement and threats against prominent figures. The bank and Vanderbilt connections are noted, with substantial sums mentioned.
Fragmentary OCR text describes the Conger trial with defendant examinations and a letter from Conger to Alids dated May 1. It mentions a bridge incident, stock holdings, and testimonies about possession and intent, but the passage is garbled with missing words and unclear sequence.
A fragmented report describes a symbolic marriage ceremony with unclear details. It notes attitudes toward union, a lack of emotional significance, and mentions a divorce outcome as the couple drifted apart. The piece hints at social expectations and personal autonomy within the union.
An arrest report alleges Franoge de Matos Wo Dueg, an employee, embezzled about 1,000,000 with help from colleagues. The case references 1961 laws, confessed thefts, and an ongoing investigation into related financial frauds across France and Algeria.
Fire swept the hold of the German battleship Posen, recently completed and nearing trial, causing damage to woodwork and a store of ammunition. Flames spread through the magazine as crews fought the blaze, delaying anticipated launch events and investigations.
The sole survivor of the three miners at the Treatwell mine near Mewar is identified as Dietith. He was injured and remains in a Douglas hospital with a hospital tag bearing the number 13. Lawmakers in Pittsburg report a separate court action involving Thaw and Gleason, related to a $6000 suit in New York.
United States circuit court of appeals upholds jail for contempt when a witness answers I don’t remember to most questions. Judge Coxe writes the opinion with Lacombe and Noyes. The Schulmann and Goldstein bankruptcy case cited as a key decision for creditors.
Mabelle Talty McGavin files for divorce from former representative Charles C McGavin charging cruelty after an eight month marriage. The Western Du Pont Powder Company official allegedly terrorized the Washington boulevard home, ransacking interiors and removing furniture. The pair wed after Talty, a wealthy heiress, was captivated by McGavin’s oratory during a June romance that began with elopement in March.
The Post office will accept coupon deposits from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays only. Deposits may be noticed at any time but should not be taken to the office outside the stated hours.
Jones a 33 year old barber shop proprietor at Thyson House basement attempted hanging with eight handkerchiefs in his cell at First Precinct Station Tuesday morning. He tied a rope to a gall bag, dropped, then slipped to the floor before Desk Sergeant and officers could intervene. He was found alive and taken to the Emergency Hospital, then returned to the station. The incident follows his arrest on a vagrancy charge.
Washington aviation officials dismissed reports that the Aero Club of America chose New York for the international meet. Committee members said no decision has been made on host city, with April expected for a ruling. Chamber of Commerce head William Gude and Aero Club of Washington secretary Albert Frahm voiced optimism for Washington, noting favorable weather and a Curtiss letter urging local hosting.
Columbia University announced an anonymous 360 000 gift to fund a new building for the School of Philosophy. The letter to President Nicholas Murray Butler said the gift honors memory and friendships built over many years, with no designated purpose mentioned.
A New York aviator and a French monoplane clash over a mortgage on a craft imported for exhibition. The creditor attached the aircraft to satisfy the loan, while the importer argues duty exemptions apply. A compromise proposes sending the flyer back to France to pursue the claim.
Cornelia Botkin, the poisoner of Mrs John P Dunning by poisoned candy, died in San Quentin prison where she served a life term. The case, linked to a romance and a fraudulent plea to move funds, led to her conviction for murder and a commuted sentence after a later trial. The Dunning affair dates to 1808 with a fatal poisoning via mailed candy.
Pastor Barker of Maynooth Congregational Church used five young women as offertory collectors in a March service. He announced the collection nearly doubled the usual size and noted few coins were present as men contributed quarters and halves.
Washington lawyer Frank Lown apologized in open court as the Poughkeepsie News Press agreed to publish two full retractions. Vic Fish, a New York representative, had sued for $50,000 over a piece accusing him of welching on election bets with former Sheriff Bob Chandler. The suit was settled Monday in Larne Supreme Court.
Rochester NY March WW Las of Honeoye Falls a naturalist has died and his will orders his body to lie in reinforced concrete five feet above ground. He directs no coffin no funeral services and that no woman except his wife be present at burial. She forfeits her share if his instructions are ignored.
Julius Teet was struck with a blunt public safety item by his son-in-law during a quarrel over marital loyalties. Teet died instantly. the attacker then killed his wife by slashing her throat and fatally shot himself. A month-old baby in a nearby cradle survived unharmed in the incident near Ithaca.
The Werlbeton Past New York on March 3 reports that many eager readers sent 20 word letters via Western Union and Postal Telegraphs to keep wires busy while night letter service opens. Restrictions exclude non English and coded messages and Canada Mexico shipments. Rates vary by destination with Chicago fifty cents Buffalo nine cents St Louis twenty five cents San Francisco one dollar and New Orleans sixty cents.
Col John Jacob Astor readjusted his titles to about 10 million dollars in real estate holdings as part of a preliminary financial settlement with his former wife. He transferred the Knickerbocker Hotel, valued above 1,000 dollars on paper but appraised higher, to the estate trustees to balance accounts. Real estate men saw the conveyances as preparations to convey the Knickerbocker for the former wife’s benefit.
In Louisville by March 8 a young physician William T. Bentley was found dead Monday with a bullet wound to the forehead and neck near an empty revolver. Police and coroner notes suggest possible suicide as Bentley planned to marry Miss Wirethia Harrison and later join a Philadelphia medical school. he had been in poor practice recently and had arranged the move. He was the son of local broker W Rete Tey.
Mrs O H F Belmont III, noted suffrage leader, cannot attend the Albany hearing on the suffrage amendment due to illness. Physicians ordered rest in Tope, with travel banishment lifted only when strength returns. Reports say she may run for president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, while Dr Anna Howard Shaw considers resignation to focus on speaking.
The Daily or Sunday Post issues advance subscription coupons to be paid monthly. Contestants give subscribers their own receipts and the content editor issues a monthly tender certificate as proof of delivery. Certificates act as vouchers and must be preserved, as they are payable to the route agent or collector and represent the month’s payment.
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