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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1910
Page
10
Fatalities rise after precaution against rabies. Physicians refuse to name the virus or deny it could be deadly. Thirteen year old daughter of actor pet spaniel batten by mad dog had licked her hand.
New York bankers doubt Guatemala can value the 340 million dollar loan. National Treasurer says 40 million in 000 bank drafts, but doubts linger. A prominent New York banking house reportedly arranged the financing, with officials indicating funds will be available soon and the program proceeding before year end.
Assistant Secretary Beekman Winthrop announced 350 Marines in Nicaragua will be brought back to the United States on the Prairie reducing total forces to under a thousand. The retreat signals a broader withdrawal, with a final decision by the State Department in days. An American commission to Merrilua was set for March 16 to determine public sentiment on Lov, but it did not sail.
An oblique fragment notes death notices and a cryptic reference to MIP MORIA Ct Wb vairaourme and MN. The readable portion hints at a local notice page listing individuals associated with funerary or memorial records. Further details are unavailable in the fragment.
A federal appeals court decision asserts the Interstate Commerce Commission alone has jurisdiction over certain railway disputes. Tennessee Central Railroad v Southern Railway Company centers on a restraint order and a former agreement between lines affecting tariffs and rate changes under ICC authority. In other news, marriages and local notices appear in Hagerstown and surrounding areas.
A garbled health office record lists names and ages, including a five year old boy and several adults, with scattered place references such as Woodhall, Garfield Heopstal, and Buckingham. The fragmentary text also mentions hospitals, a church, and addresses like 179 1eh St and Milford Road, Brightwood, implying a town records page.
Cardinal Gibbons publicly opposes the Maryland religious liberty memorial design in Annapolis amid a $10 000 appropriation. He argues only Calvert figures belong on the monument and sends a letter to Delegate Benson detailing his objections.
In a Baltimore diocese letter Catholics oppose a proposed religious liberty project, arguing it credits Calvert founders and condemns injustices. Amid legislative activity, Montgomery's Cy Cummings pushes a fare measure for Washington area lines with suburban exemptions. Senate debates Wilson ballot repeal and a broader total option bill faces party opposition.
The Virginia brief highlights a 2000 foot incline railway project near Wall Mountain at Roanoke with $3,000 cost and rails to be supplied by Roanoke Company. It notes James A Stone being named assessor of mineral land by the State Corporation Commission. Also covered are local appointments, court actions, and a fatal fall of Lynchburg editor Edward A Herndon.
A garbled 1920s era account from Binhmong Virginia describes a man named Green whose hair allegedly bleached white after a fire while hunting with a companion. He, nearly nude, ran four miles through cold snow for help after waking to flames and tearing off burning clothing.
Palmer Tennant, attorney and former Maryland legislator, was unanimously nominated by the Democrats for mayor of Hagerstown. The nomination came as tensions over impure water grew, with resolutions condemning the Washington County Water Company for supplying poor water and failing to meet contracts, while former City Surveyor James E A Pryor withdrew prior to the convention.
Regional wedding reports from Petersburg Charlottesville Staunton Roanoke and Roanoke show Mary Bain and Edward Buthure wed at a Petersburg parsonage officiated by Rev Reeves. Lewin Kennedy and Matte Glanning marry in Charlottesville. William Gibbs and Leta Watts wed in Staunton. Roanoke notes J Dee Robertson's death at 61 and two marriages: J Markham to Virginia Burford. G Robertson, judge, dead. Bristol reports Brownlow opposition collapse in Tennessee primary paving Brownlow’s renomination.
Spectators report Sam Handy convicted of murdering Tiberius Jones at the Jatters home in Holland, seventeen months ago. Judge McLejmare sentences Hardy to death by May 0 as jurors sign petitions for commutation. Concerns over Hardy’s safety prompt transfer from Suffolk jail to Norfolk city jail.
Claude Young brother of the Chief of Police seized two guns and fired at his wife and her physician during a visit near Rockingham on March 16. His wife was killed at once. Young had been ill for two weeks. The coroner’s inquest returned a verdict of mental irresponsibility at the time.
A Clarksburg Republican convention endorses incumbent officials including Moore Brooks and Steely. Many local deaths are reported from Poolesville to Hagerstown, with obituaries for Towne Jenkins and others. Parkersburg politics and county water works inspections headline regional updates amid ongoing local legal actions and a Martins Ferry shooting aftermath.
Samuel Rogers of the North Carolina Corporation Commission for twelve years will not seek reelection. A charter was granted to the Stanley Manufacturing Company to spin cotton. Gov Kitchin heard Baxter Shemwell’s pardon application as an alien citizen of Lexington. Shemwell claimed to have halted a Southern Railroad conductor to stop a fast train at a way station. Due to ill health his sentence was stayed until April 1, with a request for commutation pending medical examination ordered by the state. Consul Marguiondo of Uruguay died at his Wilson home after a short illness. A native of Uruguay and long representative of Woodard, he was 13 years in service. An 11-year-old boy killed his 10-year-old sister during play with a colored worker in the home of Sidnay fmellmonjy. Senor de Murguionde’s death leaves a vast legacy for years in Uruguay.
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