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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1911
Page
1
A chaotic warfront report details Shanghai near anarchy as rebels push toward Peking. Rival generals Chao and Teng are assassinated in a bloody power struggle, while foreign powers monitor the chaos and fleets move from the Philippines.
The Reichstag erupts as Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg defends the Franco German accord amid harsh opposition from conservatives clericals and socialists. Opponents demand tighter limits on treaty making while praising or questioning Franco Moroccan policy and German prestige as the Panther dispatch is used to influence negotiations. The debate includes calls for committee referrals and warnings of sacrifices for national honor as the emperor and royal guests observe.
Rate reductions ordered by the Interstate Commerce Commission were blocked by a temporary injunction from the United States Commerce Court. The ruling delays the new lower freight rates across the nation, affecting routes from the Missouri River to Spokane and intermountain points, and challenges the commission’s authority amid broader trade implications.
In Pensacola Florida on November 5 a 12 foot plus shark was harpooned after an hour long pursuit following it devouring Julius Antoine. Tattooed skin fragments aided identification. The shark was opened along most of its carcass and a rock-like fragment weighing about 8 pounds was recovered from its stomach.
College students at Wallanlay College have boosted a fundraiser for a $700,000 general clubhouse. Two novel methods add to the effort as alumni contributions rise. Contributions now total 5467.55.
In a Philadelphia restaurant at the Bel- lait or Bellereau Trafford Hotel Mrs. Craig Biddle was seen smoking a cigarette. The sight prompted commentary on social propriety for women in Philadelphia society and drew attention to her husband Mr. Biddle.
The Walsh estate is valued at 135000 with a distribution planned among five heirs. Widow and five children including Richard W. and John W. Walsh, Mrs Baldwin, Mrs Reacock, and Miss Mary Walsh named as beneficiaries. The fortune once near 74,000,000 declined after bank losses and a $7,000,000 Chicago Clearing House note settlement.
A rushed response to a disturbance at the United States Treasury last night revealed tests of a new burglar alarm system on outer doors to vaults storing government assets. Guards confirmed the system was being evaluated, with contractors and police noting the tented alarm impressed the team.
A New York American cable report says a French court decided that Miette Franco American princess Estelle Alexander de Broglia is not the mother of her child Juamonde. The ruling implies Estelle, a California music hall singer and former Princess Robert de Broglie, is legally without a mother to the nine year old Juamonde.
Representative J N Garner of Texas underwent an appendectomy at George Washington University Hospital after a sudden illness at his hotel. He endured the operation well and was rallying rapidly. Garner, a Democrat, is 42 years old and has served five terms in Congress.
A long contested boundary between Maryland and West Virginia moves toward final court action as a Supreme Court appointed commission reports on the historic line. The panel traces the old boundary from Fairfax Stone through the Deakin line, counting landmarks and even tree rings to map the border, with Maryland and West Virginia each presenting positions. The report could shift citizenship and tax loyalties for thousands as the court weighs the recommended line near the Potomac source area.
Solicitor General Lehman argued before the U S Supreme Court that running a corner on the New York Cotton Exchange violates the Sherman antitrust law. He contrasted bucketshop trading with exchange trading and warned that artificial price rises burden the public. Chief Justice White pressed on how far a hypothetical buyer could sustain a corner, while Lehman stressed that monopolistic price hikes harmed commerce and violated federal law.
United front tensions rise near Berl as boundary adjustments provoke protests and legal actions. Courts hear conflicts over property borders while authorities warn of intensified clashes. Police investigate robberies amid a spate of crime including a woman killed during a dispute.
A Chicago woman, Mrs John M Quinn, is detained as police probe the deaths of her two prior husbands in Canada and Michigan. Investigators link a hidden revolver and questioned motives, while the coroner weighs murder against accidental death in a case that spans London Ontario to Jackson Michigan.
In northern Westchester county, four suspects were arrested after a brutal raid on a Croton Lake farmhouse. Mary Hall, wife of a pipe division superintendent, was murdered. Hannah Griffen and Miss Hannah Griten endured terrifying ordeals as robbers forced open strong boxes and searched the home. Mrs Ray escaped with her children as the attackers fled toward Yorktown. The crime prompted a large police response and guard patrols along the aqueduct corridor.
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