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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1910
Page
11
Witnesses testified Homer Martin likenesses and landscapes were genuine as expert claims of forgery were challenged. The trial focused on whether Martin's works sold by Parkin Gallery were authentic, with cross examination questioning authorship methods and photographic evidence.
Senate adjourned until Monday after Crummins speech on railroad bill. Simmons resigns from investigating committee to address health. House session extended after 29 roll calls on Norris resolution. adjourned until noon. Speaker Cannon addresses rules committee seating dispute.
Senate bills introduce new birth reporting rules by Mr Gallinger and authorizations for laying pipes on public streets by Mr DiBingham. Petitions favor the Gallinger liquor traffic bill. Several measures ordered reported, including street condemnation, widening First Street NE, and Barry Place extension, plus Ida A Chew damages from Union Station construction. House also considers birth registration act amendment by Mr Smith.
Report covers a Washington street collision involving Addison Gieseking, Addison Guestking, and a boy named Addison, with a 1521 Adams Mill road Toward Taner Place incident. It notes the driver Charles Houkman, ownership by Wm Hensman, injuries including a broken leg and facial wounds, and that the chauffeur was not blamed by the Tenth precinct. Also reports Mrs W H Penrose’s death at Fort Lewis, and a banquet by the Merchant Tailors Association in Washington and Baltimore.
President Taft announced a complete agreement with France on tariff differences and planned a proclamation at Albany to cut Payne Aldrich rates. He aims to avert a war with Canada and invited Prime Minister Laurier to join the talks with Finance Minister Fielding and other officials.
Adjutant General Ainsworth announces shifts in the army with Leonard Weed becoming chief of staff in place of J Franklin Bell, Hodges taking the Dakota department, Brattle taking Missouri, and other officers reassigned. Thomas H. Berry designated to California, Bliss to relieve Barry, and Bliss to oversee the U S Military Academy pending Scott’s return.
Special to The Washington Post from Annapolis reports the list of Naval Academy officers assigned to the 1910 summer practice squadron. The cruise will touch foreign waters for the first time in years. Names include Commander G R Clark, Lieutenant Commander J R Prindle, and several ship commanders and lieutenants, with assignments aboard the Lew camara, Indiana, Massachusetts, and Massachusette. The piece notes diplomatic strains with Canada over tariff treaties and ongoing discussions with France and Great Britain, alongside U S policy shifts and expected outcomes.
Special to 148 Washington reports an attempted silent protest at a Naval Academy supper aimed at an on duty officer. Several midshipmen tried to suppress talking for the entire meal, but the plan failed as some at the table continued their conversation.
An agenda outlines arrangements by the commissioner of internal revenue and leading wine makers for a friendly suit in Cincinnati to obtain a decision on a product produced by twins and used in wine making. The matter concerns classification under federal revenue law and potential implications for wine production and taxation.
The document lists officers and enlisted personnel assigned or transferred within the coast artillery and adjacent units. It names Captain Burk, Second Lieutenant Thompson, and others, detailing their new companies, posts, and effective dates, including moves toward West Point and Manila.
Orders issued for Commander JL Paves to lead Len aster Lieut and Midshipmen to various posts including New York and Manila. Movements list ships and stations like Blue Prairie, Hampton Roads, and the cruiser Prairie arriving today. A concert benefit by YWCA workers raised funds for a Summer Vacation Home with local speakers and performers.
A late era notice outlines reorganizations within the Public Health Service and related medical offices. It lists appointments and transfers of surgeons and medical officers, including duties at hospitals and commissions, with dates ranging from March to April. The document names several officers, committees, and governance actions, noting new roles and upcoming meetings to address examinations of applicants for surgeon positions and administrative leadership.
President Walter Stilson Hutchins says the Washington Humane Society will redouble efforts to punish brutal cruelty to animals. Senate District committees reported against a bill harming the society, boosting public support and urging police help to enforce cruelty laws.
The Washington Symphony Orchestra wrapped its 1809 10 season at the Columbia Theater with Rakemann conducting. Miss Alice E Burbage, renowned pianist, delivered Chopin and Schumann encores, drawing strong audience applause. Treasurer Martin Scramble addressed patrons urging sustained support as the orchestra received a silver loving cup. A separate Yokohama fire disaster reports 300 houses burned and seven lives lost.
Barry E Scruggs, first district Guardsman jailed and arraigned, found guilty of refusing to obey orders. Lieut. Cyl Grendie B Young presided and fined Scruggs $25 with four days in jail as option, later paid. Scruggs, of Company L First Infantry, was arrested for absence from drills and neglect of duty. Authorities vow to run militia on regular army lines with prompt attendance in future.
Supreme Court Justice signs final separation decree between Mrs Mary Blair Brokaw and her husband. Alimony of 915000 yearly is awarded to Mrs Brokaw with deductions for dower not allowed. The yacht Subarita, a tacit craft, is sold to Edward Reese Means and her career ends as the vessel is broken up and furnishings discarded.
The Rev Johnne von Myers of Immanuel Baptist Church will lead a three member Baptist Missionary Union delegation to Africa to decide if Rapesta should withdraw. Joseph Clark and a Mr Ferguson of England join, with $3000 funded to support a seven month outreach into Congo and Sudan regions. The party departs in April to assess conditions and advance mission work.
Report from Caracas details an attack on a mission service by unknown assailants at Guareras, where six American Bible Society missionaries and a Christian Visionery Alliance agent escaped unharmed. The Italian minister was urged to launch an investigation while officials in California and Venezuela called for inquiries into the incident and broader tensions at the mission hub in Caracas.
An early 20th century report notes Paulhan possibly sailing anew and a court action to bar him from leaving the state. Edwin Paulhan claims a broken contract left him $47,000 in hole while Paulhan drifts from public view amid rumors he may have returned to France.
Appellate division orders new appraisal of the late Mrs Garnilher Astor estate who led the 400. Died 1903. Surrogate rejects prior report citing missing expert evaluations on paintings tapestries rugs silverware and jewelry.
A New York autopsy reveals a bullet wound likely caused the death of Blanche Davidson author and wife of a wealthy mine owner of Fir Nex. Doctors could not determine when the injury occurred. She died after being moved from home to hospital in a coma.
The Local Club has been admitted to the Central Body in New York as the American Kennel Club approval revived, with Glen Crest Kennels and famous collies among announced entries. A special meeting was set for Wednesday to discuss member induction and kennel standings in Washington.
The text reports Queenecourt Mayor Gavin directing a curt reply to a grand jury request. It notes residents and officials questioning grand jury authority and the mayor’s stance that the grand jury has no power over certain local matters.
Special to The Washington Post reports Sharon Pa. A man named Francis Sletdon, an operator of Bitaburg Ut, swallowed a fatal draft of powen before marriage. He left a wife and three children near Carnegie, Pa. He was separated from his wife two years ago but never divorced.
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