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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1911
Page
7
In Virginia courts, John Reeves is sentenced after a jury fails to reach a verdict. The judge orders two jailers and the sheriff to prevent suicide attempts as the case against Von Mi is explained amid a tense courthouse scene.
The torn OCR describes a transfer case heard Friday with references to a municipal or electric company, a trial date, and damages. Names and exact details are illegible, but the fragment indicates transfer action, a court hearing, and a potential fine or penalty related to the conduct of a conductor.
Members of the Singing Slety attended the annual ball at the National Rifles Armory with a reception committee list including Gustave Harig Toshmewl Brohlman Jacob Hay and others.
Georgetown residents hear Col Cosby urge park expansion and a stadium in Potomac Park to host Army Navy games and other events. Plans include tennis courts, exhibit space, and a mass-access recreation area opposite the steamboat wharves while Congress is pressed to fund improvements and repave Wisconsin Avenue near Thirty Fourth Street.
Tall persons six feet or taller admitted free as second week of the national food show opens with a large attendance. The management extends an invitation to public school teachers for tomorrow evening, accepted through the school board president. Tonight all men with beards will be admitted free.
The article reports a Week of Prayer at Eastern Presbyterian and St Joseph's Episcopal churches with remarks on Christian unity. It also details Grace Graham Parker's will naming Grace Parker Reeve as heiress, with trust provisions for Leopold Parker and Captain William Parker, and a Japanese cabinet once owned by Abraham Lincoln loaned to San Francisco's Golden Gate park museum.
Dr Falter declares that more persons between 15 and 46 in White Plague City are at risk of a dangerous age when disease attacks. He notes Atlantic coast regions have higher incidence and warns conditions may become permanent with ongoing exposure and insufficient public health measures.
Washington Tuberculosis campaign gains support at Pub Me Library with calls for municipal nurses under health department, expanded hospital facilities, and open clinics for anemic children. The group also urges dropping extra fees for tennis courts, funding for nurses, and broader civic action amid persistent high mortality in ages 1 to 4.
Randle Highlands Citizens Association met at the Baptist Church and declined action on a universal transfer law. An address by Col A. Randle urged aid for transfers, noting Congress enacted a transfer law in 1897. The group adopted resolutions favoring passage of transfers and elected officers for the coming year.
Prominent Washington citizens were barred from applying for membership in the Southern Society of Washington due to missing printed blank applications. A committee was appointed to prepare proper forms and collect indorsed, written applications for a future meeting at Creed M Fulton’s Colorado Building offices. Several named individuals filed in proper form, while the society’s headquarters are at the Confederate Memorial Home on Vermont Avenue Northwest. Daughters of Confederacy members reviewed at a Stonewall Jackson Chapter gathering in Washington.
At a board meeting, wealthy Chevy Chase Club debenture members who financed the new clubhouse argued against an added yearly charge for golf and tennis privileges. The board upheld a $10 annual fee for golf and tennis access, with under-21 juniors billed $80. Several debenture members threatened an appeal but did not attend, and no repeal was enacted.
Grand Junction Colorado sheriff says seized books describe safe and vault construction and money vaulting by correspondence. He notes the material tied to a school in Indiana and a theft involving tools from a local store. A one year old boy’s arrest led to the discovery, with authorities not naming the Indiana city.
Somuh Nov 1% Robert Chanter accompanied by his attarse Mr Harrie arrived today. Mr Chanter refused interview but Mr Harris said the former aher of Dutchess county who married Tins Cavalieri was going to France to visit his relatives. He did not discuss Mr Chan for a relations with the singer.
A garbled OCR list presents numerous names tied to hotels and cities including CHICAGO NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA WASHINGTON ATLANTA and others. It references many individuals and couples with occasional titles and affiliations, mimicking a society or guest register snippet from various locales.
A late afternoon prank with estroglycerin cartridges exploded near a bonfire, instantly killing John McGuire aged 11 Archie Clark 18 and critically injuring Wise Perry. The blast shattered windows within 10 feet and flung body parts across yards and trees as rescuers rushed to the Rochester Lime Company site.
New York chief examiner Frank G Kavanagh testified against his son James C Kavangh in a Supreme Court motion to commit him to an asylum. The father, who has worked with three alienists, stated he believes his son is insane and should undergo treatment. Kavangh, 36, was sent to Bellevue with a delusion involving a magazine girl alleged to be abused by a wealthy family.
Mountain View California November reports a new hen breed named the Patriot. Dr Hoyte describes red head, white body, and indigo blue tails as the result of experimental breeding. The line is said to be entering broader trials at the local farm.
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson and Maj Gen Leonard Wood arrived at Fort Worth to inspect Army posts. Stimson said generals lack familiarity with front line troops and proposed consolidating posts to speed mobilization and improve unit cohesion.
William H Cook, a Black man, faces further hearing in Judge Pugh’s United States police court after arrest for extorting money from Mrs Rose McFarland, a wealthy widow. Letters found in his shoes and a key to her Eighteenth Street home were turned over to his attorneys. Cook claimed the woman provided about $400 and jewelry including a $700 solitaire diamond ring and a two-diamond scarfpin, all given by the woman. He said he knew her about five years and drove her around town. The case drew attention as investigators reviewed letters and evidence at the district jail and headquarters after his Saturday night arrest near the McFarland residence.
Arch bishop John Falconio the Mast New Diomede Falconio apostolic delegate to Washington thanks the American people on the eve of his departure for Rome to be received into the college of cardinals. He expresses deep appreciation for their kindness and faith in a bright future if private and public life honors divine guidance.
A Northwood Iowa woman testifies in a defense hearing about weekly horsewhippings she endured from ages fourteen, blamed on her father Douglas Rhodenbaugh and his wife. She denies poisoning the food at her father's home and accuses her father of opposing her marriage and whipping her to derail the plan.
Rome November 13 King Victor Emmanuel welcomed Thomas J OBrien, the new American Ambassador to Italy, in a half hour audience. OBrien presented his credentials and introduced Secretary of the Embassy Charles Wilson and Second Secretary Alexander Magruder.
The Washington Board of Trade discusses finance policy amid calls to oppose organ act changes. The meeting covers central registry for philanthropy, Industrial Home School, bridges over Rock Creek, and pensions for police, firemen, and the George Washington memorial. Longtime director announces retirement plans and potential leadership changes as officers are slated for election.
William E H Miter living on 1st street north was assaulted by a companion he had met hours earlier in the Four and a Half Acre area. He was robbed of $10 and a gold watch and chain after a punch at Ballert. He was taken to the Emergency Hospital with swollen eyes. The assailant, unknown to Miter, fled after the attack, and the fourth precinct police are investigating.
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