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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1910
Page
3
James J. Hiel Cales a halt in financial drama, urging economy and restraint at a Minnesota conservation event. He criticizes wasteful expenditure, cites national debt, per capita growth, and tariffs, and argues for prudent federal spending to rebuild promise and reduce future burdens.
In a volatile session, wheat futures and cash prices moved under pressure amid heavy offerings and weak cash demand. Traders watched May delivery and July contracts swing, with prices edging down before a late day rally. News noted strong hog prices and mixed grain activity as markets absorbed large buy orders and varying export demand.
New York market notes show varied prices for staples with minimal changes. Wheat, cornmeal, and flour show steady levels. poultry, beans, and sugar exhibit mixed movements as shipments and receipts are tallied.
Market summaries from Baltimore on May 7 note steady rates for steamer services. Western and southern routes show mixed gains with slight declines in some shipments. Readers are advised to watch seasonal cargo movements and river traffic conditions.
New York cotton trading was subdued with a late-day rally as October and May contracts moved. Prices closed steady with modest gains as buyers covered positions, while reports indicated improved demand but limited immediate activity amid market uncertainty. Shipping cables from Liverpool signaled steady strength in nearby months amid cautious sentiment.
A sprawling theater page features John Mason starring in a revival of Felons with Eugene Ormonde, Katharine Kaltred, Walter Howe, and others. The New Theater in New York hosts a midweek premiere on February 2 with a strong company including George Fawcett and Victor Moore in The Talk of New York. Various vaudeville and musical acts led by Valerie Bergere, Sid ney, and the Transford Circus fill a bustling bill across New York venues.
Andrew Lee, in gray suit and arraigned yesterday, faces three counts of breaking and entering and one of carrying concealed weapons. A 6500 bail for housebreaking and 1000 more for weapon possession was set after witnesses including John J. Cumn and John H. Anderson identified stolen jewelry found in his room. Lee told reporters he would prove his innocence to a jury.
London and New York society reports include a Met opera attendance with Miss Baylowa and Mr. Mordkine, and the Dodge family rift over Walter Dodge's marriage to Helen Steck. Walter visits his father amid family tension before a Europe departure. Also covered are Princess Patricia’s art, Miss Elizabeth Sched Gerard’s Ecuador wedding, and a private suffrage debate at Mrs. Ormelson's ballroom with leaders Anna Shaw and Louis Anepacher.
Mrs Egbert Sheldon's letter describes her year and a half old son’s relentless sores. After physicians failed, Cuticura Soap and Ointment reportedly dried and healed the lesions in two months, leaving the child strong and healthy.
Mrs Ada Starr of Philadelphia fainted at Chelton Hill Cemetery during a ceremony to scatter the ashes of Dr Charles Coleman Benson and his wife. The will had left her their estate on condition she cremated the bodies and scattered the ashes. Cremation had occurred the previous day.
The metal market reports a volatile session with copper futures and spot prices mixed in New York and London. Tin and lead advance unevenly while zinc stays weak. Market activity shows transportation delays and varied export figures amid global demand shifts.
Testimony tied the Typhoid outbreak to the kitchen of Mrs Logan O Swope as Mrs Ida Cop arnuary and Miss Margaret Swope fell ill in March. Dr B C Hyde in a slander suit against Attorney John Paxton contends the typhoid origin lies within the Swope household. Hyde lawyers allege possible clandestine inoculations within the family.
A society page lists numerous ladies and gentlemen including Miss Boardman and Mrs. Bet, with mentions of travels to New York and Hot Springs. Engagement announced for William Batchelor to Miss Jane May Mole of Piedmont, and Mr. Rapley and family at Hot Springs. Mrs Elliott to refrain from formal Monday calls, and Mrs Richards to alternate Fridays, with an American act lecture closing the College of Women’s Chair series in Arlington ballroom at 4:39 today.
The Post reports a surge of Browniekar votes with contestants receiving inquiries about their standings. Organizers warn against late coupons and promise next Sunday’s published results.
Henry C. F. Castens, vice president and treasurer of Becker's Leather Quads Company, Inc., returned from a ten week European tour in the interest of his firm. He visited England, Germany, Holland, Austria, and France and arrived in Washington yesterday after crossing the Atlantic on the Kronprinzessin Cecilie.
The article urges truthfulness as non inherited and learned at home. It warns against deception with children, advising honest explanations for medicines and punishments, earning trust through consistent truth. It cites examples from history and emphasizes integrity as the basis of reform and character.
The French woman Mme Laroche, detained under a vague charge, faced a Parisian inquiry via telegram as authorities weighed deportation from New York. She claimed a former lover in the U S navy pressured her, and alleged an officer aboard the Scorpion at Constantinople influenced her detention.
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