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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1910
Page
23
More than 700 attended the Scottish Rite ceremony marking the extinguishing of the lights at the temple followed by a musical program. Prominent speakers honored deceased members and paid tribute to the memory of those who died as the group celebrated with wives present and invited guests from the Southern Masonic community.
A Maine poisoning case left a man dead and multiple others severely ill after tainted meat. Authorities report a chain of events beginning with a single liver issue and spreading to several victims. Investigators are tracing the meat source and distribution as the death toll rises.
A damaged OCR fragment notes marriage and death notices with unreadable names and dates. Readable elements describe rites and obituaries in a local paper style, but details are incomplete and must be inferred from surrounding context.
Joseph Strasburger, proprietor, and his 49 employees celebrate the Family Shoe Store on Beveath Street in Washington. Since 187X, the mercantile house has expanded from one room to two stores occupying 12607 square feet. Strasburger joins numerous local ventures as Chamber of Commerce member, Board of Trade director, and Lincoln National Bank director.
A large blaze swept Mount Hope in Fayette County destroying about 400 houses and leaving the town's 300 inhabitants homeless. National Guard tents arrived to house families, and volunteers and locals fought the fire while keeping order. The tannery fire caused extensive damage, with losses around 1.0 million dollars and insurance estimates near 200 thousand.
Judge H L Buck of Winona known as a strong Democrat was chosen by the state convention to oppose Representative Tawney in the upcoming election. Buck, a Bryan Democrat, is aligned against Gov John S Pillsbury era ambitions and supports opposition to Tawney.
A garbled OCR listing multiple licensed marriages in Virginia and nearby counties. Names include Rev J McLaren, Rovart L Michell, Plovenen J Thomas, Rev 1B Mebaughiin Ment ko Cihson, Gertrude Davin, Ram ih F Ward, Melaghlin Jovaph W Cheyney, Caroline Ray New, Rev B Moonal virgo Wistenaton, Atbeste Hawtlns Tee Retenia Dent, Gilbert Tho ne Ve, and Cora Cook. The fragmentary text references counties and venues in Virginia and nearby locales with date-like elements and clergy ministers.
Fragmented health notices list births and deaths with names ages and places. Entries mention Pook Sadie Tandon Agnes Ferceay rl Tea Want Flas le and Catherine Li Calet boys Hinmand Noite Shatter bay and Mary Molenitt ae, plus births to Benjamin F and story Carrick and deaths including William Lagdriebe and Edward Corman at Garfield Memorial and Episcopal Hospital.
A hospital committee selects a new downtown site bounded by H K Ninth and Thirteenth Streets Northwest near Georgetown University. Proposals from George Washington University to sell a building for hospital use are to be considered at Monday’s Emergency Hospital meeting, with additional offers expected from Georgetown University.
Washington Post reports Dr W Wiley chief of the bureau of chemistry, Department of Agriculture, speaking to Carnell students on public health. He argues life length is influenced by avoidable death from preventable diseases and exposure to foul air, citing polar explorers as examples of cold exposure from poor air.
Judge ED Newman and Dr RR Blackwell respond as the Baltimore conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South rejects a compromise with Randolph Macon College trustees. A resolution seeks a charter revision to clarify church college relations, opposing church trustees’ influence. Alumni and leaders attend toasts and remarks at the Mount Vernon Church session.
Fifty Democratic editors gathered under the Democratic Editorial Association to discuss Gov Marshall's proposal to name a U S Senator candidate at the state convention. With Taggart rumored as a possible successor to Bevins bridge and others signaling openness, the group chose to take no action to preserve party harmony.
Physicians report Senator John W Daniel had a satisfactory day, awake five to six hours, showing alertness and interest. Temperature and pulse stable, and doctors express cautious optimism for recovery while noting periods of weakness and medical observations continue.
Public domain USDA recipe compiled by Miss Caroline Hunt and C F Laggworthy instructs on meat stew with dumplings. Uses beef or other meats, vegetables, dumplings, and optional creams, with cooking times for stove or pressure cooker.
On a Baltimore and Ohio line a passenger named Bethea shot Conductor Ora Wellman and Porter Samuel Murray, killing Murray and wounding others before a shootout left Bethea dead. The coroner refused to release Murray’s body without proper identification, while Wellman’s corpse was sent to Philadelphia. Authorities searched for Medlin of Dillon to identify the victim and awaited word from Dillon officials, as Chicago and Wilmington connections emerged in the aftermath.
Ogden Armour, president of Armour Packing, expressed sympathy for the public over high meat prices during a Omaha inspection tour. He said profits are reduced when prices rise and predicted no price cut until the new crop of animals reaches markets, hoping for a material reduction afterward.
New York news notes higher meal costs at Delmonico and other fine houses as meat prices rise adding 10 cents per dish. Lard costs jump affecting doughnut production. a dozen doughnuts now cost more. Water remains free at restaurants.
Dramatic accident at Madison Square Garden sidelines Charles Thall and injures two other performers during a Barnum circus act. Thall, 21, swung from a bar and, mistiming a catch, tumbled four feet to the net. He and two others fell in fright, while officials rush to safety rooms. Dog show entries and circus planning bustle at Pape Building as Arcade show nears April 13, with ring stewards to be chosen from the Washington Kennel Club.
Charles D. Sturrup a discharged petty officer of the United States Navy is being sought by federal authorities on charges of passing fraudulent government credits and checks. Operating between Chicago and Boston, he allegedly possessed a Navy Department facsimile check and used drafts drawn on multiple banks including the Equitable Guaranty and Trust Company Wilmington and the Bowery Savings Bank New York City. Sturrup was dishonorably discharged July 19 1909. The case centers on frauds tried in Havre de Grace Maryland and other locations.
Special to The weemugien com New Traven Com Mark 4-Harry Whitney plans a four month voyage starting in June with a small party. He aims to reach Etah to obtain dates and instruments from Dr Cook. Whitney would then carry the records to the United States aboard the Roosevelt, a plan Peary reportedly opposed.
The Zacapa steamer anchored for quarantine tonight and Dr Frederick A Cook did not reach New York as claimed. Mrs Cooke wrote from Bellingham that Waugh Cook was on the West coast of South America and might have crossed the isthmus. The captain denied Cook was aboard. no other Central American vessel arrivals were reported.
The Washington Post reports a daughter of the citys general superintendent George H Campbell eloped from Baltimore to Elliott City Maryland with Lewis A Eichelberger today. telegram first notified the superintendent, and it was understood the couple wed. They will be welcomed warmly upon their return.
A daring engineering task in Genoa to clear surface obstructions ends tragically as a worker loses his life. The project aimed to keep traffic flowing while removing barriers without tearing up the road. Details on the accident remain limited.
A report from Rome states Lester Marin Stone, a Washington resident, shot himself in a Genoa hotel room after illness and engagement rumors involving the daughter of Simon R. Cat. The incident follows efforts to identify him in the city and notes his illness. In the same dispatch, a major sewer project on Fourteenth Street near New York Avenue is outlined, with tunneling to widen a vulnerable old sewer and relieve street collapse risks.
Commissioners urge Congress to amend laws on birds game and fish in the District of Columbia. The measure would add perch and bass under nine inches to the prohibited sale list, with penalties from 10 to 900 dollars or up to six months jail for violations.
Special to The Wachingo Post recounts the Black Hand case in New Orleans. Walter Lamena was killed after his body was mutilated following abduction. Lamena, a well to do Italian, had sought police help rather thanまthe kidnapping and death toll. One conspirator was hanged while others received life terms. Lamena died from broker heart and the family mourns.
An unknown Black Hand member was shot through the heart and killed by a sheriff’s posse led by Undersheriff Warren Hull near Pueblo Colorado. A companion fled on horseback and is believed wounded. The posse confronted two men guarding a stash of money placed beyond city limits by Tony Saittso, but the robbers refused to surrender. One gunman died during the ensuing confrontation.
Brooklyn readers parsed as Taft Root Hughes faction moves to depose Moodrut from the State chair and wrest control of the Kings court organization. Kracke warned he may break with Woodrum, signaling a split likely shaped by sentiment in the eighteenth assembly district and a White House meeting context.
Honolulu reports Bubonte plague reappeared as two Hawaii ann daughters of postmaster A B Gin sa in Honolulu and nieces of Territorial Attorney General Alexander Lasay die. The campaign against plague persists amid continued public health efforts and heightened scrutiny of rate claims.
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