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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1909
Page
1
Allegations of brutal treatment surface after the death of George E. Tammer at the former institution prompt a call for an investigation into bruises and broken ribs. Swank case details and family outrage spark demands for inquiry into hospital and police conduct and the role of attendants.
Superintendent Johnson notes fifteen money order packages missing from the city post office desk. Acting Postmaster Merritt confirms only two missing but reports a larger loss. Inspectors and staff refuse to discuss case as authorities search for the outsider or insider culprit. no discussion of exact totals yet.
Indictments in Foughkeepsie Wyoming list James Kelley and Mary Kelley of Pine Plains for assault and felony cruelty to 8 year old Charles Williams. Victim allegedly denied food and forced to eat from a dog dish outside the gate. Also notes death of Frank Czolgosz elder brother of Leon Czolgosz in Aberdeen Washington.
The opening of the Paris trial of Mme Steinheil features the judge advocate’s sharp causation against the defendant. He argues the murders stem from her pursuit of freedom with Maurice Borderel and wealth, while portraying her as duplicitous and manipulating witnesses. The defense and prosecution present powerful summaries as the jury prepares to hear testimonies and consider whether she conspired in matricide or acted under desperation.
A mob in Wheeling and nearby towns dragged James from custody, lynched him after he implicated Miss Polly and another woman, then burned and shot his body. Reports describe a chaotic pursuit with sheriffs fleeing, crowds blocking transport, and officials mobilizing the Illinois National Guard as governors pleaded for troops.
A key witness, M. Patsant, a barister from the court of appeal and former family friend, testified that Mme Steinheil appeared to be devoted to her husband yet could have benefited from divorce. He described her as a brilliant but duplicitous figure who deceived her husband for reasons beyond mere romance, shaping a French juror's impression of her innocence.
A report from a southern Illinois city describes chaos as crowds storm the jail. The sheriff asked for volunteers and troops to quell the uprising as streets filled with shouting people.
Judge Henderson dismissed the remonstrance against a saloon license for Samuel Devore at the Hotel Bilersiie in Ellerstie County. He criticized petitions signed by local women as improper for a judicial matter, saying their production showed ignorance rather than malice and ordered the license to be issued.
The Washington Post reported Danville Virginia that T M Angle former president of Dry Fork Drilling Company faced revenue fraud charges. His lawyers won a preliminary abatement victory but the grand jury returned a new indictment this afternoon. Angle stands accused of defrauding the government of tax on 100000 gallons of whisky manufactured in 1907 and of aiding others in the scheme.
Timunanam Ala Nov W-Col Tt Bush of Birmingham, a prominent coal and iron industry leader and longtime president of the Bahami Consolidated Coal and Iron Company, collapsed and died on the golf links at the country club after noon from heart disease. A strong friend of labor, he was highly regarded in industrial circles.
Professor Antonio Mantagna, cited in a wire service, describes a method to transmit photographs by cable or telegraph for near distance use. Experiments reportedly successful and the professor plans to read photographs by wire.
In Imperial Alberta a blaze at the Revere House claimed the life of Ethel Arnett 17 and her brother John 12. Ethel escaped but returned to save him. both children of the proprietor. Several guests suffered broken limbs from jumping from windows as flames engulfed the inn early today.
Dispatch from Mexico City quotes Zelaya denying Costa Rican invasions by Nicaragua and refuting a Revolutionary victory at Guatusa. Panama reports confirm Nicaraguan incursions and Costa Rica's protest to the United States. Honduras frees American launch Perlas seized at Puerto Cortes amid tensions with Salvadora and Nicaragua. The situation shows Central American powers entangled as both sides accuse the other of aggression.
A teen robber identified as Thomas Jefferson Hall shot cashier Walter Fawcett and wounded bank president John Woodward and chauffeur James Tucker during a noon bank raid at Merchants National Bank in New Albany Indiana. After escaping in a stolen car, he killed Tucker, fled toward Louisville, and was captured near the Ohio River after a police chase. Police used deceptions to quell the mob and moved the suspect to the Southern Indiana Reformatory to avoid lynching. He is described as 17 years old, son of William Hall, a Knoxville resident, and had planned an audacious getaway involving freight.
A suspect known as the museum thief was arrested at a penitentiary gate by a Washington DC officer and will be taken to Washington to answer charges for stealing valuable paintings from the National Museum. The Lusitania, comforted by rough seas, arrived at Quarantine after a transatlantic crossing and carried notable passengers including Mrs Red Stillman and W G Rockefeller.
A Manhattan blast and blaze on West Thirty first street killed two workers at the Hetzel Son comb making firm and injured seven others including Frank A Hetzel. Firemen were burned as they removed victims while forty workers on the same floor escaped.
Five hundred spectators mostly women and children flee Ossining New York theater as a moving picture machine sparks a blaze. Firefighters rush to contain the blaze while exits and a narrow stairway strain as patrons scramble to safety. No serious injuries reported amid the chaotic escape from the Olive Opera House.
President Thomas says company will punish guilty parties and restitution was made amid a high-level bid to indict a top official of the American Sugar Refining Company. U.S. Attorney Thomas Stimson heads the investigation with aid from Secretary MacVeagh and William Loeb. Officials resign as investigations widen.
In Washington Port New York Mrs Annie Mooney claims a house full of spirits haunting her residence. Chief Yore doubts the reports and will not intervene citing uncertain casing. Ghostly occurrences include apparitions in the kitchen and spectral guests watching her as she films chores and retires for the night. A local excursion is advertised for Sunday with specific fares and destinations.
President Taft stirred laymen in a four day convention session while Gifford Pinchot presided and urged conservation of conscience as vital as natural resources. The gathering, a Laymen Missionary movement event, drew hundreds of attendees and featured remarks on U S responsibilities in the Philippines and the hemisphere, with references to Cuba, Santo Domingo, and foreign policy.
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