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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1913
Page
8
A lengthy account recalls the political upheavals in Honduras, detailing Dr. Bertrand's rise after Bonilla’s ouster and exile, his brief presidency, and the battles with rival factions led by Davila and others. The narrative spans revolutions, international entanglements, and shifts in power through 1911.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a visit involving Diaz Ngi and the Pope with mentions of Rome, NATO, a boat, audiences, and a possible meeting with named individuals. The text is garbled with several unreadable segments.
In a swamp near Seneca the auto plunged at speed killing Lottie Voorhees and Rasmond Haist. Miss Myrtle Freeman, pinned and delirious, screamed I heard them die as local men pried the car loose and pulled her to safety. John Connor escaped and aided the rescue, while Miss Freeman was taken to a farmhouse for care.
Governor Sulzer announced after a meeting with District Attorney Whitman that Harry K Thaw must testify before the grand jury regarding knowledge of an alleged bribe attempt involving Dr John W Russell former Matteawan superintendent The governor said Thaw had refused to cooperate with his special inquiry committee and pledged full accountability for all involved.
A list of proposed marriage licenses includes George Plant 23 and Charlotte Wagoner 25 with Rev W W Barnes and D B Wolfray 38 and Anna M Haines 19 with Rev William F S Thomas, James A Donbies 23 and Sarah E Montgomery 18 of Richmond Va with Rev John Briggs, Frances R Hell 25 and Mabel F Hoffman 7 with Rev F B Howden, Frank V Colton 20 and May I Butler 22 with Rev James S Montgomery, Calvin Karlins 24 and Virginia M Storey 1 with Rev James.
William R. Corcoran, retired Pittsburgh steel maker, died at his Atlantic City summer home of pneumonia. He was a nephew of the Corcoran Art Gallery founder in Washington and began as a civil engineer. Movements of ocean steamers update ships arriving and sailing including Queenstown Celtic and President Lincoln.
The U S Physicians and Surgeon General Rupert Blue released a report on Dr Friedmann s tuberculosis treatment noting no conclusions on efficacy yet. The board will continue investigations to determine merit and warn the public against long travel for treatment while data accumulates. Sufferers treated in New York hospitals show some response but firm judgments require months. A Berlin physician sent a cable noting patient responses. Charles E Finley plans a banduet in Dr Friedmann s honor on Sunday night.
London dispatch reports King Nicholas of Montenegro refuses to concede Austrias demand for civilians to leave Scutari or for an Austrian official in the inquiry into priest Pulhe's murder and Catholics’ conversion. Vienna to issue a stronger note or ultimatum backed by the fleet off Albania. Russia seeks conciliatory moves though past efforts failed. Daily Telegraph notes possible final settlement on delimitation of Albania, Nicholas insists on conquest or nothing.
Mexican arrivals from the south report Abram Gonzales governor of Chihuahua was executed by a firing squad under the Madero regime. He was killed near Torreon after being separated from six other prisoners and hurried south in a single engined car. Gonzales had been en route to Mexico City for trial on an alleged revolutionary plot.
King Constantine I was sworn in before the chamber of deputies with top officials and the royal family present amid cheers. Venizelos offered resignation but the king declined, while plans to move King George’s body to Athens were announced. President Wilson sent condolences and best wishes for Constantine’s reign.
A mob hanged Johnson Greason, a Black man accused of murdering white farmer Samuel McClure, 7, in Union City on March 21. McClure, awakened by a noise, fired at the intruder who demanded money and later was killed by Greason. Local search for another Black suspect continued.
At Tarpaulin Cove Vineyard Haven Massachusetts tonight the passenger and freight steamer City of Macon of the Savannah Line collided with a vessel thought to be a Metropolitan Line freighter. The City of Macon was badly gashed yet stayed afloat. water shipped, wireless operator said no immediate danger. The other steamer's damage is not known.
James F. Howard, a 19 year old Negro, allegedly confessed to attempting to murder Carl Elliott after Elliott was shot at 414 W street NW. Surgeons at Freedmen's Hospital initially misread the wound as a skull fracture from a blunt instrument. Police linked blood on a door sill to the case and, after grilling Howard's friends, secured his confession and detained two witnesses, Raymond Benjamin and another man. Elliott remains in critical condition with a bullet wound to the head who may die.
Chicago dispatch reports a Chicago letter dated March 15 1111 from Mrs. Eaton to attorney Marshall E K Gallion in divorce matters against Daniel Henry Ainsworth. The letter portrays Admiral Eaton as "the most dangerous man you could meet" and asks for intervention, including hiring a woman resembling a Sherlock Holmes expert in insanity to testify on his mental state. It cites alarming concerns about her safety and the couple’s child Dorothy.
The widow of Rear Admiral Joseph G Eaton, Mrs Jennie May Harrison Eaton, is held on a murder charge in Plymouth Mass for poisoning her husband. Dr F Fremont Smith recounted how the admiral and the second Mrs Eaton met at the bedside of his first wife in Washington. He described arranging care with interim nurses and noted the lack of society standing for Mrs Eaton.
The American commissioners Prof Rowe and Dr Falkner urged payment based on the lands value at the time, while the Panamanian commissioners argued payment should reflect present value. The disagreement centered on how to determine compensation under the appraisal framework.
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