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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Nov 11, 1904

Page

2

Wiley on Poison Jury Formaldehyde Tests Began

Twelve young men started a culinary science course at the Bureau of Chemistry under Harvey W. Wiley to test formaldehyde storage effects. Wiley seeks a discerning palate for cold storage foods as government officials observe and fear public health implications.

Bureau of Chemistry Lor Harvey W. Wiley Tratt Wilthot Selentitte Beervel Fonds Anl Wiles

River engineer drowns amid river work in progress

A river engineer is reported drowned after an accident near the job site along the Eastern arch gas works. Emergency crews and bystanders describe a chaotic scene as workers attempted rescue actions and searched the water for the missing man. The incident prompted an immediate investigation and safety checks at the site.

Four Men Injured In 40Foot Scaffold Fall At Church

Four workers on a new Methodist Church roof on Columbia Road fell forty feet when the scaffold collapsed. John Gallagher, 54, a carpenter, and Perry, a worker, suffered serious injuries and were hospitalized. Jacob Polly, 38, and Thomas Honesty, both injured, escaped with minor bruises. The Honesty brothers, Henry and Thomas, live in northwest and southwest districts respectively.

New Methodist Church Columbia Road Fourteenth Fifteenth John Gallagher Furcuran Street Jacob Polly Slater K Street Thomas Honesty Twenty-fith Henry Honesty Thomas Twenty-fourth Street Honesty Perry Gallagher Garfield Hospital

Robbed of His Savings by Bold Thief at Colfax Street

Louis B Stone an eighty year old resident of 1126 Colfax Street Northwest was robbed of nearly $400 in a break in last night. He is deaf and unaware as the intruder entered blown out a lamp and searched his pockets while pinioning his arms. Police hold a young negro as a suspect and seek him. Stone had recently traveled to Rochester and sold small items to recover funds.

Jury of Epicures Heefsteak Washington de Wiley Wiley Louis TR. Stone Colfax Street Northwest Cam Stone Stones Premice Station No. 9 Mir Rochester

Unidentified man dies in railroad tragedy at Trinidad morgue

Two unknown men lay at the morgue after separate deaths near the Baltimore and Ohio tracks. One was struck by a car on Delaware Avenue Southwest and died instantly. he wore a dark gray Oxford suit with a heart and dagger tattoo on his arm. Police seek relatives and clues, including a missing Elgin gold hunting case watch found on the other man. The other body remains unidentified despite inquiries with Snyder & Wood tailors and William H. Pugh. Embalming and photography efforts strive to preserve features for later identification.

Carh Delaware Avenue Avenue Southwest Sandberg Baltimore and Offo Trinidad Oxford Waenti Wil Geo Elgin

Fire Started by Children In Kiplinger Home

A blaze yesterday at Wilbert Kiplinger’s Good Hope road residence was started by children playing with matches. A three year old member was present in an upstairs room and caused the fire. Kiplinger was burned and most furniture burned before Chemical Engine No. 6 firefighters saved the house.

Wilbert Kiplinger Good Hope

Feed the Editor Health Food Claim Grape Nuts Testimony

A letter cites a journalist named Romuaniin lein who fell ill from overwork and prostration. After starting Grape-Nuts and cream on physician guidance he recovered quickly, resumed hard work, and reportedly never regressed. The testimonial promotes Postum Co. food products and the booklet The Road to Well.

Beni Postum Co Battle Creek Mira Welli

Frange's Foreign Policy Aims at Mediteranean Influence

In Paris the Chamber resumes debate on the Anglo-French Newfoundland treaty. M. de Pressense backs the accord and hopes Britain France and the United States cooperate to curb eastern slaughter. Delcasse notes gains for French fishermen and Moroccan influence while preserving Algeria. Combes signals a bill to separate church and state.

Paris Chamber of Deputes M. de Pressense France Great Britain United States Far East Roosevelt Delcasse Egypt M. Deicanse Welcasse Mediterranean Morocco Algeria M. Delcarse Italy Spain England Dpremier Combes the Republic

Collision Sparks Demonstrations with Several Injured

A disturbance after a collision led to counter demonstrations. The incident was not serious. About a dozen people were injured, police intervened, and a few arrests were reported.

Hall Caine responds to critics over Rosetti novel

Hall Caine defends The Prodigal Son against charges of misusing Rosetti’s private life. He admits drawing a parallel with Rosetti’s exhumed manuscript episode but denies intent to shame or betray his dead friend. Caine argues he aims to illuminate motive within human sympathy and artistic imagination.

Times Washington Post London Hall Caine Dante Gabriel Rosetti Rosetti Caine Oscar Stevenson Monte Carton Roselil Thos

Diplomats Visit Mr Hay At State Department

Count Cassini and other foreign envoys met Secretary Hay as discussions ranged from the Hague tribunal to renewal of the Chinese exclusion treaty progress. Jusserand plans New York events and a White House dinner is slated for November 18 for Emperor William’s envoys.

Count Cassini Jusserand Chentung Liang Cheng Hay State Department Cassini Way Hague New York St. John Gaffney Ireland White’ House William Chenlung Secreta Senor Pulido Great Britain Venezuela Tribune Spain Hioki Prince Fushima Washington St. Louis Hicks Takahiro

Hague Congress Proposal Stirs European Debate

Budapest reports Count Albert Apponyi will interpellate the government over President Roosevelt’s plan to reconvene The Hague Peace Conference. Similar moves are expected in Vienna while Russia weighs the American invitation as Paris notes a cautious, preliminary stance.

Budapest Hungary Albert Apponyi Tisza Roosevelt Count Apponyi St. Louis Reichsrath Vienna St. Petersburg Russia the Hague Nicholas Paris Porter Detlev Hague

Imperial Bank for China venture amid distrust in Shanghai

French officials and merchants push to establish an imperial bank of China in Shanghai after native distrust curbs government control. M Whagaton, representing Banque de Paris, is said to have spent about fifty thousand taels on officials. The plan envisages ten million taels capital with a French manager and chief accountant, aiming to centralize revenue funds and boost international trade.

Shanghai Imperial Bank of China M. Whagaton Banque de Paris Board of Revenue Bank of China

IWO SHIPS LOST IN NORTH SEA

Hamburg reports that the German ship Thalia bound from Iquique to Hamburg foundered in a North Sea storm with all twenty crew lost. Simultaneously the 14 ton schooner Neptune, with seven crew, was reported lost.

IWO North Sea Hamburg Germon Hark

Paris Police Stop Duel Between Minister Andre and Opponent

Paris police arrest Gabriel Syveton a Nationalist deputy who struck War Minister Andre in the face during the November 4 debate as he prepared for a pistol duel with Capt. Cail a friend of Gen Andre. Syveton faces criminal prosecution for assault.

Andre Paris Ney the Pallen Gabriel Syveton Cail Gen Andre M. Syveton Gen. Andre

African War Costly Supplemental Budget Proposed

Berlin reports a supplementary budget of 26 million for German Southwest Africa army costs due to insurrection. The finance ministry, already trying to cut deficits, faces funding public works for armor and navy. Suppression progress is described as going on measurably well. About 1,400 recruits are engaged.

Berlin Africa Reichstag Imperial Finance Ministry

Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription Ad Promises Rewards

Advert says women helped by Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription over decades and offers a reward to any woman not cured of female weakness prolapse or leucorrhea. Endorses other Pierce remedies and claims rivals use alcohol in tonics while Pierce products contain none. Includes testimonial from J M Johnson of Blackstone Virginia praising results.

Pierce J. M. Johnson Blackstone Dr. Pierce Doctor Pierce

Court hears claim Jews provoked 1903 rioting in Gomel

In Gomel Russia on November 10 court proceedings on the September 1903 riot accuses the rioters of Jewish provocation. Police Captain Chernolevsky testified that Jews provoked the unrest. Defense and prosecutor moved to recall Chief Raevsky, denied. Witnesses say Chernolovsky let rioters pillage Jews while threatening to fire if Russians’ property was touched. A policeman testified Captain Zhernolovsky ordered fire on a crowd of Jews wounding one man.

Gomel Russia Chernolevsky Couch Raevsky Chernalovsky Loukin Zhernolovsky

Exclusion Law Upheld By Federal Court

The United States Circuit Court of Appeals reversed Judge Wing of the Cleveland Tus thiet Court in Hung Chung. Chung admitted birth in China and lack of a proper certificate to enter the United States. The court ruled the Chinese exclusion law constitutional and remanded the case, noting potential nationwide impact on deportations of Chinese immigrants. District Attorney J J Sullivan argued for upholding the law and warned of broader implications if the prior decision stood.

Cincinnati United States Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Wing Cleveland Hung Chung Ching United States Wing J. J. Sullivan Court of Appeals Ohio

Kaiser Lenient on Pardons for Lese Majeste, War Wake

The German Emperor William announces liberal use of pardons for lese majeste, especially for the uneducated or those who acted under drunken or impulsive conditions. The justice ministry is told to grant clemency to petitioners showing genuine need or lack of deliberation. In Pretoria, King Edward favors royal salutes for Kruger's body. Trieste sees a riot over an Italian university proposal.

Berlin William Ministry of Justice Pretoria VTK Londenvolk Edward Focal Kruger Capetown

Northern Securities appeal heard by U S Court of Appeals

Philadelphia court of appeals heard the Northern Securities Company appeal from a New Jersey injunction restraining pro rata stock distribution after a merger three years ago. Appellees include E H Harriman, Winston 8 S Pierce, the Oregon Short Line Railroad, and Equitable Trust. Arguments were led by D T Watson and W D Guthrie for appellees. John G Johnson and Elihu Root for appellants. Court held under advisement and adjourned to Monday.

Philadelphia Acheson, Dallas Gray United States Court of Appeals Northern Securities Company United States District Court of New Jersey D. Tl. Watson W. D. Guthrie Pittsburg E. H. Harriman Winston 8S Winston 8S. Pierce, the Oregon Short Line Railroad Equitable Trust Company New York John G. Johnson Elihu Root

Weather shift signals move to winter storms era

A U S Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau bulletin outlines a rapid eastward high pressure wave over the West and Northwest transitioning the nation from summer to winter weather. Disturbances fade, then strong winter storms with rain and snow spread, with temperatures dropping below seasonal norms and widespread rains in the Ohio and Mississippi valleys and other regions.

U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Weather Bureau Washington United States trans-Atlantia Pennsylvania North Carolina Ohio Valley Lower Lake Region East Gulf States Atlantic States Middle Slope Ohio Mississippi Lata Middle Atlantic States Upper Lake Region Missouri Valley Middle Glope Rocky Mountain

Weather Summary From Eastern Districts and Storm Warnings

In the Northeast and Midwest weather is clear to partly cloudy with rain or snow forecast Friday in Southern New England and parts of the Middle Atlantic States. Snow likely in Northwest Texas and New Mexico. fair weather elsewhere. Saturday should be generally fair but colder in the East and South. warmer in the Northwest and Central West. Storm warnings issued along the Atlantic coast from New York to Fort Monroe and on the Lower Lakes. Also reported: a local forecast with temperatures, humidity, sunrise and sunset times, tides, and a fatal accident near Athens, Ohio where Frank Grosvenor, nephew of Gen. Charles H. Grosvenor, died in a runaway incident in Rome Township.

Rocky Mountains New England Middle Atlantc Ohio Valley Lower Lake Region Middle Atlantic States South Atlantc Tennessee Texas New Mexico South Atlantic Mississippi Valley Uh Hocky Mountains Forge Gulf Coast Atlantic New York Fort Monroe Lower Lakes Grosvenor Athens Ohio Frank Grosvenor Charles H. Grosvenor Rome Township

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