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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1912
Page
2
A broad wage advance movement affects more than 125000 workers in northern New England and New York areas. Protests press for settlements amid low progress and looming prosecutions as unions push for concessions and broader remedies.
A Boston committee investigates alleged clubbing of women and children at Lawrence during the February 4 strike action as police halted strikers' children departures. In Philadelphia on March 9, a plan to place 100 Lawrence mill workers' children with guardians is revealed, with further detachments possible if the strike continues. The Socialist party reports more children may be taken in if the strike ends next week. Children will attend school while in care.
In Loulaviye Wyoming on March 9 a prize winning collie of W J Atkinson woke its owner by whining and scratching at the bedroom door. The dog led him to a rug by the grate where hot coals fell, burning its paws, and the animal then displayed its blistered paws as it helped beat out the flames.
Maj Gen Carter told House War Department committee the transfer of Maj Ray from Atlanta to Chicago came from the White House. He said Ray would be paid at the higher rank from eligibility date and would receive surgeon access in Chicago. Carter stated the promotion to lieutenant colonel is automatic once eligibility is met, though Senate nomination has not yet been submitted.
An advertisement offers a free trial package of Kellogg's Banitone Wafers and Sanitone Wafers claiming to cure nervous breakdowns sleeplessness headaches digestion and weight issues. It promises nerve force and improved well being with no need for diet or drugs and provides an address for requests.
In Chevy Chase Maryland residents voted 300 to 18 against Delegate A Cummings withdrawal from the incorporation bill and tax levy plan. A public meeting will send 10 residents to Annapolis to urge Senator Blair Lee to introduce a statewide bill for incorporation. No disorder occurred as ballots were scrutinized and six were rejected for ineligibility.
Montreal March 9 A separation order was granted after Arthur Heusser claimed his wife lived with hypnotist Aimer Seguin known as Professor Walton who practiced psychology in the city Seguin denied wrongdoing but Mrs Heusser testified she was hypnotized during a walk and compelled to follow him Seguin admitted his power over Mrs Heusser and came from Grand Rapids Michigan months ago
London officials today laid the foundation stone for the new palace of the London county council on the south bank of the Thames near Westminster bridge. Excavations reveal the site once rested on river bed and yielded an old Roman boat later placed in the London Museum. The project covers over six acres with an estimated cost near 10 million pounds, featuring a 70 foot embankment frontage and a modern interior with up to date conveniences.
A note dropped by Mamie Brodick a 17 year old Polish girl led police to a padlocked room in an East Side tenement where she was found emaciated and confined for a month by three foreigners. She said she was fed only bread and water and the abductors were arrested.
The old Presbyterian parsonage at Caldwell New Jersey, birthplace of Grover Cleveland, is to be purchased by the Cleveland Birthplace Memorial Association. A memorial and transfer ceremony is planned for tomorrow evening to mark the donation. Funds totaling about 4000 will finance a library building near the site.
Nearly two dozen members of Lambia Chapter Phi Sigma Kappa at George Washington University gathered at the Hotel Shoreham for the twelfth annual fraternity banquet. Thomas V Sullivan toastmaster. speakers included William Davin law school president and Dr A F R King faculty member among others.
Father J Ricard, a college meteorologist observer at Santa Cara College, announces a major finding from 20 years of solar observation. The predicted sunspot formation time was verified, aligning with California's current storm, and claims sun spots influence Earth weather conditions.
Mr and Mrs Greever of Columbia SC seek wife Mrs W H Greever who vanished December 17 in Washington. Deputy Commissioner Dougherty discussed the case as New York police extend a broad search across cities. Mrs Greever, 28, 5 feet 3 or 4 inches, 119 pounds, dark hair with gray temples, was under care for a nervous breakdown. husband asks police in about a dozen cities to aid the hunt.
Clarence S Darrow former chief counsel for the Mc Namara brothers will be tried May 11 on charges of bribing jurors in the James B McNamara dynamite case now in San Quentin. Judge Hutton set the date after ruling the transcript of grand jury evidence is sufficient with informal notes added by Bert Franklin. Franklin testified he offered a bribe to a McNamara juror and said the notes were all the defense had, while prosecutors claimed the notes provided a fair break for Darrow.
Final appraisal of the late Edward H Harriman estate at Arden near Newburgh places the value around 100 million. The transfer tax of one percent will go to the State treasury, with Goxton set for March 1. It is described as the largest probate in New York history.
Mra Maggie Davis was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the murder of her former sweetheart Iva Churchill. The Hartington trial concluded with an insanity acquittal and a short stay in an insane hospital before release.
A short 19th century style ad promotes Seventy-Seven as a first remedy for cold symptoms. It touts a compact vial of pellets sold at drug stores for 25 cents, with mail order available, and emphasizes early dosing to prevent progression. The piece blends weather notes with health advice, typical of period advertising.
In a new investigation, Assistant District Attorney De Ford released correspondence from Norwalk Connecticut detailing how eggs sourced as strictly fresh moved from a Tennessee farmer at 17 cents a dozen in December to 60 cents a dozen to a consumer last month. The letter from W H Byington to J L Thomason of Readyville says Thomason sold eggs on December 19, 1911, for 17 cents a dozen, while a Norwalk grocer charged a provision company 47 cents per dozen.
The American battleship Utah breaks the world speed record for naval vessels during a recent test, reaching 25.6 knots for four hours. On arrival at Hampton Roads she anchors near Point Comfort and is greeted by passing steamers. She will coal here with inspectors overseeing fueling operations.
In Back Bay Boston a French bulldog owned by 7 year old George Wadsworth of Cleveland fights for life after throat surgery. The boy learns of progress by daily telegrams from Boston with hopeful notes like Philip passed a restful day and mending rapidly.
A historic ad-like claim promises rapid foot relief using Calocide compound in warm water. Soak fifteen minutes to soften corns and calluses and ease bunions, perspiring feet, and aches. The note touts instant benefit, with a twenty-five cent box said sufficient for severe cases, and urges readers to consult a druggist for procurement.
New York on March 3 Mrs Antomnette Brown and Newton Davis her former husband were held today for examination on a charge of paying appropriated funds. The district attorney says the total sum involved is much greater. Many income checks of Mrs Smith have disappeared, prompting an investigation leading to Mrs Brown's arrest and her son to be examined at the bedside of a relative unable to leave the bed.
Representative Martin of Colorado demands a House inquiry into the American Smelting and Refining Company. He seeks to discharge the Judiciary committee and vows to press the motion each legislative day until the session ends.
Two young women from Newark West Virginia wrote to the Oshkosh Wisconsin postmaster seeking to correspond with single cowboys. The postmaster replied that those cowboys were about 1 990 miles away and would need to travel farther to reach them.
General Baden Powell spoke to a crowd in Kerfland today as the Bay Geouts founder faced interruptions from socialist and labor factions. The session ended with a Socialist speaker allowed to address the audience and defend the movement’s aims.
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