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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1910
Page
1
FOR A GREATER CITY board of trade plans to elect ten directors to meet next week and name the president and other officers. The agenda includes education standards, state exhibition buildings, funds for a national convention hall, water front recreation, reclamation of Acostia flats, additional park land, and a teachers pension fund.
The annual meeting of the Washington Board recommends actions and lists candidates for directors. Thomas C. Noyes and Ralph W. Lee are among those elected with vote counts such as 226 for Noyes and 222 for Lee, along with others including Edward H. Droop Porter and Walter A. Brown. Officers like president and treasurer were chosen as the slate was adopted for the capital city improvement effort.
The Board of Trade heard reports on finance and committees and unanimously endorsed the Judson bill for financing new District lines. General Marries praised municipal finance, supported a standard of education against private schools, and urged a large convention hall for Washington. It backed national envelope stamp prohibitions, urged state exhibit buildings, an annual industrial fair, and fiscal support for a Riverfront hotel project. Information at 720 14th St NW.
W J Bryan, en route to his Texas ranch from Washington Port, hinted he does not expect to run in 1912. He said a Democratic victory hinges on Congress, cited Champ Clark as Speaker, and noted Missouri's Folk as a possible candidate, while asserting it is too early to decide on availability.
Special to The Washington Post Albany Nov 14 Rep elect Theron Akin of the Twenty fifth district itemized expenses including one lemon valued at 6 cents in his election expense statement filed today. The purpose of the lemon is not stated.
A Texas incident left a restaurant keeper and a farmer fatally harmed, both Mexican, amid mob violence by Black Americans. Reports from El Paso and Chihuahua detail stonings and street clashes, while Oklahoma hunts for a Mexican slayer. Governors Campbell and Haskell pledge investigations and mobilization to protect Mexicans as federal warnings flow.
London November 14 Parliament will reconvene tomorrow as a purely formal act with government delaying business ahead of dissolution. Premier Asquith plans a cabinet council then a Sandringham audience. A policy statement to parliament is postponed until Wednesday and elections are expected before Christmas.
Captain Chambers or Navy experts hail Eugene B. Ely's 6 mile cross ship flight from Birmingham off Norfolk Virginia amid fog and rain. Propeller damaged on water impact yet aircraft remained controllable as Ely landed at Willoughby Spit after a 300 foot crest. The test signals future use of aircraft on scout cruisers and naval tactics.
A recent aeroplane flight near the incline at Birmingham drew cheers as the craft rose after a near miss, with onlookers certain the pilot would crash. Ely plans another flight over the city if weather allows, then Raleigh, as the Navy eyes future warfare potential and a rumored $500 prize for the first shipless landing.
The American Board reports Rev. Charles Telford Erickson was beaten and arrested at Monastir in Macedonia. After about an hour of detention he was released through the Austrian consul’s intervention. No charges were filed. Secretary Barton cites Turkish aims to suppress Albanian educational progress. The case is with the American embassy in Constantinople for adjustment. Erickson, born 1867 in Galesburg, Indiana, studied at Yale and served as pastor in Hartford and Seattle.
Charles J. Bonaparte, president of the National Municipal League, denounces abuse of public authority for profit at the league’s sixteenth annual gathering in Buffalo. He warns against inflaming partisan prejudice to exploit citizens and calls for pure politics and high civic ideals.
Boston and New York markets show 10 to 15 percent drops in meat and vegetable prices with beef down 5 cents on average while pork products ease 2 to 3 cents. Despite projected beef declines of up to 25 percent in three weeks, wholesale hog markets in Kansas City and Boston reflect the broad downward trend with beef holding firm locally.
In St Johns Newfoundland on November 14 Captain Ralph and crew of the schooner Victor report sighting a mysterious glowing vessel near Conception Bay. The lights appeared stationary then multiplied, the main boom was broken, and the ship vanished without a sound or trace.
Telegrams report Count Leo Tolstoi, 89, is seriously ill with high fever and possible congestion at Astapova station after abandoning Yasnaya Polyana to travel toward the Caucasus to join Tolstoyan followers. His daughter Alexandra nurses him as Dr. Makovetsky treats him.
In Atlanta on November 14 William Sprayberry, 99, a wealthy Dekalb county planter, and his 85 year old wife died from ptomaine poisoning. Three Negro servants on the plantation were seriously ill. Sprayberry's fortune was around $100,000.
Missouri's Champ Clark arrives in Washington amid Virginia Republican opposition led by Mr Carlin and discussion of a committee on committees. Democratic leaders plan a conference to unite the House majority and craft a unified plan for the upcoming session to ensure a Clark speakership or another aligned outcome.
Page listings show multiple items across sections including business, crime, wars, society, sports, fashion, and editorials. Notable entries mention Coroner Frees McCoy Mob threats Death fights dog and exiled prince wedding and Red Cross fundraising among others.
A wireless dispatch reports the American battleship fleet approaching Scilly. The first division will anchor at Tor Bay tomorrow and Portland harbor Weymouth on Wednesday. Other divisions have been detached and are heading to their destinations.
The twenty second annual report of Rev. Dr. George W. Grannis cites increasing Sunday desecration in Washington, naming high officials and social events from Dec to Feb. It condemns theaters, Adventists, and even airships as threats to the Lord's Day, urges Christian action and proper instruction.
The 26 year old horse show hosts women on mounts and marks a controversy over what qualifies as a charger. Lieutenant Barrett’s Artillery refuses the hurdle while Lieut Gordon Johnston wins with Jalen Harper. The English, Canadian and US judges weigh looks, ability, and tradition as officers compete for cups across service horses and hunters.
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