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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1910
Page
10
Fragmentary notes describe the late ruler of Abyssinia and references to a deceased individual, a U.S. consul general, and a state department dispatch regarding a trade treaty with King Menelik and its alleged success.
A chaotic fragment notes calls for temperance laws urged by church and civic leaders. The text mentions former President, legislators, and a meeting at a Methodist board, with references to housing, location shifts, and community petitions. Multiple garbled names and places appear, obstructing a clear chain of events.
TarrIago and De. Ath notices appear as fragmented OCR items with sparse readable details. The notice text is incomplete, offering only hints of names and topics without clear actions, dates, or locations.
Prominent restaurants and hotel chefs announce new meat dishes and updated menus this week. Delmemcos and Wade venues reportedly introduce enhanced meat options, signaling a broader shift in local dining.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss a butter boycott, references to Pope, and mentions of Mgr Cerretty with scattered dates and places. The text is garbled and many names and details are unclear.
Fragmentary OCR lists health office records, deaths, and scattered names. It includes multiple personal names, places such as New Jersey and Columbia, various institutions, dates, and ages, with illegible segments. The text resembles a ledger of notices and obituaries with fragmented city and hospital references.
Reports from Cape Palmas describe mounting fighting between native forces and Tibertan troops with gunboats active and British sentiment leaning toward intervention. The Rev Speare and other missionaries are cited, and German officers briefly command ships engaging coastal villages as tensions rise in the Gunboat era crisis near Cape Palmas and the Liberian border.
Fragmentary report says twenty one soldiers died in a collision near Mulheim while a German convoy from Harlin to Genoa passed danger signals and crossed another train toward Strassburg. Several wounded are reported as the steamer press failed to reach the scene.
The Rockville fare reduction bill moves toward a Senate vote after the House approves an initial plan to cut rates from twenty to a lower amount. The measure, deemed necessary to stabilize transportation costs, awaits further action as the session continues.
A report from Norfolk County outlines a pursuit of escaped enslaved men and a woman linked to a murder case. A techman at Lambert’s notes boats seen landing across the water near Portsmouth, with descriptions of men resembling the escaped captives. Local units search the area tonight with no capture reported yet.
Secretary of War Dickinson arrived from Memphis and spent the afternoon with Maj William J Brown. He was joined by his kinsman TM Rowing of Nashville. From Bristol he went to Wythe and Pulaski counties to visit relatives before returning to Washington.
Cleveland reports Cora Osck, 22, arrested after fasting 45 days to keep an oath. She refused to eat for two months, collapsing from weakness, and was jailed where doctors could not persuade her to break the vow.
A spectator at a trial in Judge Kaskers court today assaulted the judge, drawing blood as the court was interrupted. The judge left the bench and drove its Sst into spectator Solkt mouth.
Special to The Washington Post New York March 30 governors of the New York Stock Exchange enacted sweeping reforms to curb malpractices. Brokers are forbidden to trade for employees of any financial institution and large lot rules tighten bids and offers to prevent manipulation. The Hughes Commission recommendations guide the changes with margins not yet codified.
The article outlines US reaction to Canada's tariff reductions under the favored nation clause, noting automatic spillover to 13 countries and tensions with US exporters. It cites Spain Switzerland Austria and Japan as key competitors in Canada, and explains limits on pulp and wood products negotiations while detailing Payne Aldrich act implications.
Canadian Finance Minister Presting announces a settlement with the United States granting minimum tariff rates. The talks, prompted by Washington, avoided a tariff war while noting possible future adjustments. Taft’s stance and Canada’s concessions are described as an honorable compromise with both sides claiming partial victory.
The obituary notes the daughter of a United States Senator Richardson died at Lunersits Hospital after a surgical operation. City and hospital details indicate Philadelphia area coverage and the ward where the patient passed away.
Maritime notices detail steamship movements from Havre and Cape Race to various ports. Ships include ARMIVEN and REENHTI A, with routes to Sew 4 LarkD Sem Vork-Lustha and Lie Marrettte Cenea-Tica DOME, among others. Cargoes or passenger movements appear as propagated by European and transatlantic lines with listed origins and destinations.
A stag social session of Washington Ledge No 1a BOP led by Gen Hubert M VeWade featured brief remarks from past grand exalted rulers Cole of Ohio Piggott of Iowa Tener of Pennsylvania and Samuel Davis of Annapolis. WeWade proposed a toast to absent brothers as Elks minstrels sang Auld Lang Syne and city groups performed afterward.
Bertha Bell found a despondent man in a room at 48 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest yesterday afternoon. P H Specht, aged 57, of 57 Eighth Street Northwest, was on a bed when discovered an hour later and rushed to Emergency Hospital. Doctors worked briefly before he was taken from danger. The man stated he had been despondent.
A man named Rose sought a marriage license for his son in Poc kville but the clerk refused due to the son being under age. The woman claimed the couple would be accompanied by a young man and a father halted the process late at night.
An old advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as rapidly relieving indigestion in five minutes. It claims to banish belching gas, heartburn, and a heavy stomach, noting immediate comfort after a single dose and suggesting it cleanses the stomach and intestines for efficient digestion.
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