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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1910
Page
1
Coroner says millionaire killed himself. a lengthy, rumor filled motive debate followed. Reports cite business leaders and family tensions as factors while noting Taft was not informed of the true cause. Death affects a prominent steel and banking circle with planed services and widespread public curiosity.
In Indianapolis by order of a master in the United States district court eleven hundred intervening petitions seek priority of claims totaling 2000.00. The report notes the railroad company has never earned enough to cover expenses and recommends payment from remaining railroad funds after preferred debts. Two claims cited are from the Pittsburg Chicago and Bt Jules Railway Company for 128 and the Carbon Fuel Company for 11 612.
Albany March 12 details the upcoming visit of Earl Grey governor general of Canada to Albany on March 2. The New York Commandery Military Order of Foreign Wars plans a reception in Taft’s honor and the President will attend the University Club dinner where Grey will speak.
Coast towns faced hazardous navigation as gale winds and heavy seas battered Hampton Roads. Reports describe rising foam, damaged vessels, and waterfront streets flooded with drifting debris. Mariners faced restricted canals and shoreline dangers as crews pursued salvage and safety measures amid rough seas.
A Washington Post report notes a fatal gun duel between a Black assailant and a White man in Baltimore. The White man reportedly borrowed a gun, used a rifle to fire, while the Black attacker was killed. Names and exact locations are unclear due to OCR errors.
Representative Miller of Minnesota introduced a bill to tax inheritances in the District of Columbia. Estates of 50 would be excluded, with exemptions for bequests to immediate families. Tax rates would apply up to 73 percent in some cases, affecting large fortunes arriving in National Capital.
Theodore Roosevelt and party expected in Khartoum for a hunting scientific expedition arrival uncertain. A wide program includes an official dinner, house party at the palace, and visits to Shilluk areas with speeches to 400 locals. Roosevelt to lay cornerstone of Gordon Memorial College and attend mission events before departing for Craua.
Wide scale political turmoil unfolds in Paris as reports claim Duez financed prominent figures in a church property liquidation scandal. Opponents vow to exploit the affair to challenge Briand while investigations reveal large losses and undercover payments amid parliamentary rancor and a widening graft probe.
Rioters clash with police after a streetcar fatally strikes a four year old child. Motorman narrowly escapes lynch mob as stones and missiles fly in a tense scene near Tenth and Poplar. Fourteen cars damaged, several arrests, and officials seek arbitration with Gov Folk and Seth Low named as possible mediators.
Richmond Fredericabueg and Paramar Rathrad workers to gain nine hour day and about twelve percent wage increase. Company has informed men of the concession though no official statement yet issued.
The United Mine Workers of America appeal against Hitchman Coal and West Virginia Company is dismissed. Judge Dayton denies the injunction request and sustains a ruling against union pressure on miners. The decision cites concerns of coercion, picketing, and interference with employment contracts at the heart of the labor dispute. Samuel Gompers condemns the ruling as an attack on workers right to organize.
The Washington Post Bristol Tenn March 12 reports the shooting death of Wille Stout, 38, in front of Gem Smiths home. Ed Smith and his sons James and Fornmith were arrested after gunfire erupted during a confrontation prompted by alleged threats and a police summons. An inquest is scheduled for tomorrow.
A Milwaukee man believed to be Joseph Yenner died of heart disease on a Pennsylvania Railroad train in Philadelphia. The passenger was removed from the Broadway station area after collapsing in his seat as the Washington express began to move.
In Lakewood New Jersey Mar 12 the body of Miss Helen Bloodgood heir to the Bloodgood fortune was found in Lake Carasaljo near Eisang Bridge after she leaped from a cottage following her disappearance from a local college. Rescue crews had searched two days using grappling irons and then recovered the body about 3 feet below the surface. Father William Bloodgood and mother collapsed, while detectives investigated. Edison offered to lend a new electric device to scan the lake bottom for further beds.
In Indiana Pa on March 12 a farmer tore down a barn and found a trunk with 3000 dollars hidden inside. The tale centers on Mrs Weidman and her alleged suspect, a jewel theft case, and the arrest of a man found with cash, a revolver, and gems amid a sprawling municipal pursuit through Northwest streets toward Randolph and Capitol. The report frames a police effort to extract confessions from a wary suspect and describes a dramatic sequence ending with an arrest and ongoing questions about ownership of the seized jewels.
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