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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1910
Page
10
Prof Robert Koch, famed bacteriologist, died in Baden-Baden from heart disease. Born December 11, 1813, he discovered the tuberculosis bacillus and the cholera germ, earning lasting renown for his science and campaigns against disease.
A deadly riot in a small town ended with a fatality as mobs clashed with authorities using rocks and revulvers. Police moved to break up the disturbance, with several arrests reported and windows broken amid street fighting lasting minutes.
Tests over two weeks measured naval vessel speeds near Breakwater and Provinietown. Michigan achieved a reported 20 knot pace with vessels like the Auchigan and torpedo boat de- Brewers Preston and Smith involved. Further tests planned at a 1 foot battlestep mile course to verify the rate as crews aim for peak performance.
The obituary notes the death of the widow of Ho Tema, with service planned near St Johns Church. Interment is at Cruse, following a ceremony at 8:40 PM on Monday in a period bulletin listing mournful details and local department dispatch notices.
Inventor asserts 10 000 flying machines can be built for the cost of one battleship. He foresees air warfare transforming war economy, predicts aerial raiders and bombers, and argues weapons will replace costly ground campaigns with devastating but efficient air strikes.
President Taft transmitted Fred Warner Carpenter’s nomination to Morocco by afternoon message, while health concerns forced his resignation as Secretary to the President. Charles Hills and Charles Norton are leading candidates for the vacant secretary role, with other officials and reporters named as possible successors amid a swirl of speculation.
Kaiser Wilhelm I to undergo operation after a toy causing injury to his right wrist May 27. The Kaiser’s doctors report the doll is the source of the issue and the procedure aims to restore use without complications.
Alexandria board of aldermen approved the proposed appropriation bill for the forthcoming fiscal year estimated at 13540 0 includes provisions for planned improvements and anticipates further additions. A tax on stress takers could deter local merchants. The council plans to ratify actions and authorize a temporary loan of 6000 to cover treasury overdrafts before May 3.
A long list of hotels and residents across multiple cities including Shoreham in Philadelphia and New York, names such as Ridgely Arlington, Jerome, WallER Wiltare, Mary Domshorsham, James Por, and many others appear alongside city headings like CHICAGO NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA PITTSBURGH CALIFORNIA GEORGIA. The document reads as a directory of travelers and attendees with hotel designations and accompanying names, reflecting a society ledger snapshot.
Marion French, 21, of Toteda Obia, married Yea Foo, a Chinese laundryman, in Pittsburg today by an alderman. Foo has lived in Pittsburg twenty years. French worked for a collection agency two years. License issued this afternoon and the couple left tonight for Toleda.
George Washnolin Weber, 30, and Thomas, arrested as Gol Shooteh, head of a Southern baggage theft gang named AMS. Detectives say he led a scheme profiting from fraudulent baggage checks totaling 490,000. Habeas corpus writ denied. hearings set as extradition to Virginia contested.
A garbled historical ledger lists caregivers, officers, and patients across multiple institutions including US Soldiers Home, Good Hope, and Garfeld Hospital. Names such as Aimon Rogenthat, Ellaceth VeCariby, Emily Pesalfald, Merle Gordesels, Edward Coo, Deck Scand, Asher Slee, Hille 8, Joho, Mary P Sims, and William Ho appear among numerous others. The fragmentary OCR suggests a roster of staff and residents with ages and affiliations, tied to hospitals and asylums.
About fifty sailors aboard the battleship Massachusetts fell ill after dinner while anchored near Annapolis. Eight were taken sick aboard and others felt the onset of ptomaine poisoning on shore. Officials suspect canned beef served at noon caused the illness. the exact cause remains undetermined as medical staff treat the crew and await sailing of the midshipmen's practice squadron.
Special from Harrisonburg Virginia May 22 the gypsy queen Chimpsestarday died at Ot tovine Rev JW Wine a Dunkard minister conducted the burial After the ceremony the camp burned her belongings a wagon vent clothes and the mare The queen named Stanley married Charles Kelly of near Front Royal survived by husband three children in camp and one daughter in Rochester
Crowded hearing room hears Brandeis and Pepper claim Ballinger resisted special interests and upheld public law while Vertrees defends Ballinger as a conservatist within proper legal bounds. Prosecution rests as rebuttals loom. controversy centers on Gardield era policies and Pinchot group charges.
Claude Powell, 18, son of Husha Powell, was fatally shot by Olle Webb, 18, after Powell opposed Webb's attentions to Miss Clara Powell, sister of the slain youth. Webb fired five times in the Powell front yard as he left the house, died later from wounds. Webb fled but was arrested. he claims self defense and carried a pistol after threats from Powell and others.
A one year old girl aeronaut performing a daily ascent during the event plunged to the street from a roof after failing to cling to a root. She fractured her left arm and sustained other injuries before being taken to a hospital.
William H Hoover aged ?, his son Wallace aged ? and Walter Webb ages 2 years, residents of Camden, NJ, drowned when a 2 foot launch capsized at the entrance to Cape May harbor while being moved to Wildwood. The boat was found bottom up. Walter Webb and Wallace Hoover bodies recovered later, William Hoover not yet found. The elder Hoover built the launch in Camden and was transporting it to his summer home at Wildwood.
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