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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1910
Page
1
Secretary in Columbus hails national administration achievements and warns Republicans that Democrats aim to arm themselves this fall for 1912 victory. He praises tariff law and declares Ohio repudiates the president while urging support for the administration.
The Ohio contest looms large as a test for Taft while national Republicans push back at calls that Ohio condemns the administration. Secretary Knox urges Republicans to unite behind the ticket, praising progressive gains and noting legislative steps since 1909. He cites the Interstate Commerce Commission expansion, new court of commerce, safety laws, and other reforms as proof of constructive Republican leadership.
Secretary Knox and Secretary MacVeagh urged Ohio voters to back the Republican ticket as a national issue, arguing that victory in Ohio shapes the party’s national future. They warned Democrats to recognize that Ohio’s outcome affects Taft’s standing and 1912 prospects.
In New York, Jom A. Dix frames Roosevelt as his opponent while accusing him of falsehoods. He withdraws his apology demand and calls the colonel's actions pitiable. Henry L. Stimson campaigns for organized labor benefiting workers' share of prosperity. Martin H. Glynn accuses the state of paying Roosevelt’s trips to Chicago and Washington amid betting at 4 to 1 on Dix.
In New York a shooting at the McClure residence injured Samuel R Goodwin, with fiancee Pearl McClure by his side. Doctors at Garfield Memorial Hospital say he is seriously wounded but improving, and the wedding planned for November 18 has been postponed. Police deem the incident accidental and no further action is expected.
New Orleans reports that government forces at the sugar experiment station and a wave of lady beetles struggle against mealy bugs and ants in cane fields. Prof Barber notes millions of ants carry mealy bugs away from beetle larvae, transporting them to field areas free of beetles, a claim he invites skeptics to verify.
Allen Rowe of Fairbanks Alaska walked 800 miles to Forty Mile after navigation closed to wed Mrs Lawrence in Tacoma Wash on November 2. He weighed 173 pounds at the start and lost about 30 pounds during the journey.
Gen Jose Valladares, former governor and port commander at Amapala, returns and openly rebels against Honduras' government. A state of siege is proclaimed and forces are expected to move against him. The U S gunboat Princeton has been stationed at Amapala to protect American interests and will remain until order is restored.
Mayor Gaynor praises the Democratic Convention in a letter. Dix writes free from objectionable influences and attacks Col Roosevelt. He claims Roosevelt allied with the man he blamed for President McKinley's assassination.
John A. Dix laments the lack of enduring dignity among former leaders as he calls for a study of all who have held the highest office. He asks where in American history one might find a man whose conduct and career after leaving office have been as honorable as during tenure.
In New York City at Carnegie Hall the Democratic gubernatorial nominee John A. Dix spoke at a campaign rally sponsored by the Independent Business News League, with Mayor Gaynor publicly supporting the ticket via a letter. speakers included Martin H. Glynn and Dr. Melancthon W. Stryker. Dix attacked Theodore Roosevelt, urged tariff revision and tax cuts, and framed the race as a test of republican government against agitation and misrepresentation.
New York reports that Frank J. Gould paid Miss Bessie De Voie ten thousand dollars to end her lawsuit for breach of promise of marriage. De Voie sought two hundred thousand dollars and public letters claimed by her as affection. Legal actions also included Henry B. Wallenstein seeking one thousand five hundred for legal services.
Thomas Henry Barnett alias Thomas H Kemp and Florence Tomlinson of Toronto were arrested in Baltimore for attempted gun sale after a three degree interrogation. He confessed to burglaries in Bryn Mawr and Philadelphia, revealing a mock marriage in Niagara and Newark. She believed they were married. he wore evening dress on robberies.
A Des Moines, Iowa man named Chandel was robbed of $1,000 in London after a stranger befriended him at a hotel luncheon. The man smoked a cigar believed to be doped, fell semi conscious, and the thief took the banknotes and two drafts. The return ticket to America and the drafts were later mailed back.
In Chicago on November 2, thousands of striking garment workers clashed with Inspector S K Niel and 60 policemen at West Ohio and Bickerdike. One officer was stabbed, 15 rioters seriously injured, with many arrested. Josie Mielewski a 14-year-old led rioters at Wood Street and North Avenue before police dispersed the mob.
Taft faces responsibility for the wounding of Goodwin in an accident, as reports detail the incident and ensuing scrutiny. The article notes official inquiries and public reaction, with the event labeled a pivotal moment in contemporary political coverage.
Navy details two torpedo boat destroyers to patrol a sea course for aviator McCurdy to launch an aeroplane from a liner Kaiserin Victoria next Saturday. The test aims to prove feasibility of launching aircraft from ships and transferring mail at sea with a flotilla observer aboard.
State Department officials Hoyt and Pepper head to Ottawa to begin negotiations with Canada on November 5 toward a reciprocal trade treaty. President Taft intends to present the agreement to Congress, with ratification by Canada’s Parliament and the U.S. Senate and House to follow. The talks focus on mutual benefits, pulpwood exports, and broad trade concessions for both nations.
Havana reports show liberals poised to control the next Cuban congress after yesterday’s elections. Conservatives have made progress, with 17 conservatives and 21 liberals elected so far, nine seats undecided with about eight likely liberal.
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