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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1910
Page
1
United States politics in 1912 centers on Taft and Roosevelt as potential renomination contenders. Analysts in New York and Ohio see Democratic gains in New Jersey and possible shifts in key states. Cabinet speeches and partisan letters influence views on which party carries momentum toward the election.
Mrs Thomas Winans, formerly Victoria Dei Buda a Spanish dancer, was critically injured in an automobile accident near Goittard. Her husband, who was driving, had several cuts on his face.
New York verdict finds Edward Rosenheimer not criminally negligent in causing Grace Houghs death when his automobile struck the buggy she rode. Jury deliberated 37 minutes and rejected murder charges, focusing on whether the driver exercised reasonable care and controlled the vehicle. Evidence showed the buggy lacked a tail lamp and may have been driven carelessly. His wife reacted with hysterical joy to the decision.
The president of Cornell University warned students that the proposed movement inaugurated by Roosevelt poses the most dangerous threat since the Civil War, risking despotism in the guise of socialism and potentially bankrupting business.
President Schurman of Cornell calls Theodore Roosevelt's new nationalism revolutionary and dangerous, likening it to Caesarism and an overcentralized state that expands government power while offering no wage gains for workers. He cites centralized government, subordination of Congress and courts, and increased bureaucracy as threats to individual liberty and business. The piece notes travel by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for the dates.
Chairman Huppuch defends Dix in a speech amid charges of inconsistency on tariff reform. He cites testimony by Lindsay of Birge & Sons on wall paper materials to argue for equalized duties. Dix, after a car accident, urges tax relief and an honest downward tariff revision favoring working people and industries.
Arthur P Heinze, brother of Augustus Heinze, was released from the Tombs after a ten day contempt sentence. He advised a bookkeeper to leave town when the bookkeeper was sought by the Federal Grand Jury in the Heinze firm investigation. Heinze had a short stay in prison and outfitted his cell luxuriously.
Harry Clark, about 25, walked into Philadelphia City Hall and opened fire with a revolver at Director Clay Crank of the Public Safety Department. He fired three blank shots, scorching the director’s clothing but causing no injuries. Clark warned of future violence as he was restrained by aides and jailed.
In New York speculative bets on the gubernatorial race shift as odds tighten to 8 1 2 to 1 and 4 to 1 on Dix. Brokers hedge larger wagers amid signals Dix may beat previous city margins. Griscom, Republican County Chair, forecasts Dix under 70 000 in New York City and believes upstate support could swing Stimson into office as in 1908.
London Nov 4 The Copenhagen correspondent of the Daily News says the ship that carried Karud Rasmussen to Cape York last summer has returned. Its captain brings a secret report to a Rasmussen friend about Dr Cook s Eskimos whom Rasmussen interviewed. The captain says the report will explain the Cook affair, but its publication depends on the friend who is currently away.
A blaze at the Manitoba government asylum in Brandon, Nov 4, caused $250,000 damage. Six patients were inside as snow and cold hindered evacuations, but all were saved. Staff, military, and townspeople moved residents to stables and outbuildings while temporary quarters were prepared elsewhere.
Chicago dispatch reports two new Gary Indiana common council members elected, both saloonkeepers, giving six of nine council seats to saloon interests. Antisaloon factions protest as breweries recruit and open saloons since incorporation last November.
New York, Nov. 4. Peter A. McMartin and William K. Adolph of Des Moines were discharged from custody after arriving at Grand Central station with their brides. Detective Rafters said a Des Moines police telegram claimed friends of the prisoners had repaid $1400 obtained by passing worthless checks.
A gas explosion in the Yoland(e) Coal and Coke Company mine in Tuscaloosa County near Birmingham killed five white men. The blast occurred early this morning, was localized to a gas pocket ignited by a naked lamp, and all bodies have been recovered from the mine.
Reports from London say Germany has built 125 guns that outperform British artillery and are likely to be mounted on new warships under construction. A new explosive shell with unprecedented power is also reported, with tests showing devastating results.
London reports Willows, the Welsh youth who flew 160 miles at night in a self built dirigible, seeks further glory. He launched from Wormwood Scrubbs at 3 46 after noon and directed his craft toward Paris seeking new honors.
In New York City 170000 metropolitan district express drivers vow to stay out until their union the International Brotherhood of Teamsters is recognized. Mayor Gaynor enforces city licensing for drivers amid shuttle talks with Adams Express and Wells Fargo officials. Daniel Tobin hints at a possible national strike if the labor climate does not improve. Violence remains minimal as meetings continue.
Paris reports the cabinet plans a law to ban strikes by public service workers and state employees. It supports trades unionism in principle but would declare such strikes illegal with penalties for individuals involved.
Government to crush monster labor protest in Barcelona with 15 000 additional soldiers Gen Werler commands forces Sabadell strikers plan march to Barcelona Raising fears of broad Catalan clashes and a general strike Anarchist literature circulates while the Padlock Bill passes in the Senate to curb religious establishments Barcelona police fire on nonunion workers wounding three and a Paris rumor of King Alfonso's assassination unsettles markets in London and Paris
Weather delays force postponement of J A B D McCurdy flight from the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria to Governors Island. The attempt shifts to November 24 from the steamer Amerika for a 50 mile sea crossing.
Mrs Katherine Clemmond Gould former wife of Howard K Gowd arrived at Blue Gap farm seeking medical help after three alleged poisoning attempts. Doctors found no poison and no need for treatment. Reported visitors Bishop Van de Vyver and Father Hannigan denied stay. The case includes inconsistencies about their presence at the estate.
Index lists key items: Taft to run again amid peril in nationalism. Dix assails tariff. gunboat shelling denial. Spain crisis approaching. storm damages East. fingerprints aid police. Roosevelt replies to Baldwin. former president in Iowa. Democrats rally Roosevelt. Chinese must cut queues. Church installs pastor. Financial. Editorial. Bonety sporting. Jamestown results. African Parliament opens segregation of sexes in schools urged.
Honolulu reports the first yellow fever case in the port aboard the Japanese cruiser Hongkong. The ship, arriving from Manzanillo Mexico in October, is quarantined as health authorities investigate. The incident marks Hawaii's initial encounter with the disease and prompts ongoing monitoring.
San Salvador reports the gunboat Princeton will not shell Amapala but may deploy Marines to arrest Valladares after he insulted US Consular agent George Schmuck. The Honduran crisis deepens as Bonilla seeks the presidency. Yorktown to relieve Princeton amid tense stand-off.
George Graham Rice also known as Jacob Simon Herziz and linked to a race track tipster network and the firm BoH SBStheftels & Co confesses bigamy in marrying Frances Drake Rice. He says his prior marriage to Theramutis Ivey occurred in 1895 on a train before Sing Sing, arguing the crime is time barred. Rice remains free on $2540 ball in a Schefteis & Co raid case.
Panama reports Taft denial of annexation rumors. nervousness follows and Councilman Carrillo is dismissed for an anti American speech. Seaboard Air Line announces fastest route to Florida with a new schedule effective November 6 from Washington to Jacksonville departing at 7 30 p m and arriving 4 30 p m.
Old Storm King struck Washington with wind snow and rain delaying telegrams trains and telephone service. Wires torn down outages across 200 miles east to Atlantic Wireless Tower in Washington. Western Union Postal and Chesapeake and Potomac work crews rush repairs as communications slowly return. rail schedules disrupted and electric streetcar service limited.
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