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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1910
Page
1
President sees no signs of a shift in relations with Panama and will maintain an independent policy if conduct remains creditable. He spent a day in the Culebra Cut listening to workmen’s grievances and their concerns.
President Taft asserts U S aims to construct and defend the Panama Canal within existing sovereignty, denying any annexation. He emphasizes not expanding territory, while reiterating the United States as guarantor of Panama’s integrity under the treaty, and notes reception at Panama with officials and dignitaries.
President Taft’s Panama trip is framed as strengthening U S relations with the Isthmus and avoiding annexation fears. Officials urge a single-headed Canal Zone government and full control of the waterway and depots. Taft may push postal banking for Zone workers’ salaries and deposits in a special congressional message.
Aboard the San Giorgio from Naples and Palermo two cholera deaths occurred during the voyage and a sick list of nine with suspicious symptoms. The ship was held at quarantine for bacteriological tests while steerage passengers were isolated at Hoffman Island and Swinburne Island. The two fatalities were a two year old child and the mother. both buried at sea.
Henry Nemster, a Romany Roma resident, alleges repeated operations at Cleveland City Hospital against his will. He says he was kept in solitary confinement nearly three years and escaped last Saturday night after planning for two weeks. He reports being restrained and suffocated during procedures and calls the hospital a chamber of horrors. A Hungarian merchant urged an investigation to Austro-Hungarian consul Ernst Lubom.
Senator Owen disputes Dr. Wiley on meat price drops and monopoly effects. Secretaries Wilson and Reeves discuss drought driven market shifts, claiming reductions are temporary and tied to overstock from drought, with implied plots against independents amid party upheaval.
Federal officials joined the New York Board of Health to curb impure foods. Inspectors sampled eggs from 54 dealers and baker's supplies firms. Candies treated with sulphurous acid to prevent stickiness were found, and rotten eggs were reported used in many cakes, with meat also decaying and sprayed with acid to mask condition.
A Havana cable reports Senor Sanguily and Gen. Monteagudi will sail at midnight aboard the revenue cutter Harvey to reach Guantanamo the next evening and meet President Taft on his arrival. The Dewey Hotel at 14th and L streets NW advertises new weekly and monthly dates.
Mrs Martha Foote Crow told the New York State Federation of Women's Clubs in Ithaca on November 16 that women are forgetting the Bible and that rising divorce rates reflect a rebuke to scripture. The convention featured a moment when Dr Marian McMaster protested platform hats obscuring faces.
The Swiss council plans a Berne conference to adopt a 364 day year with 52 exact weeks. New Year would be a free day and Sundays would have no date. Each quarter would be 30 days, so March June September and December start on Sundays. Leap years would add an off day between June 31 and July 1.
Los Angeles report says Charles G Lehnhausen of the local police, recently promoted to captain, will marry Mrs Charlotte Reppert, a niece of former Vice President Levi P Morton. The ceremony will be quiet, with close friends attending, officiated by Mar P Hartnett. The couple’s romance began only a few months ago. Mrs Reppert is a noted magazine and special story writer.
Cincinnati November 16 Dr Ephraim Feldman a Hebrew scholar aged about 50 years died suddenly at home on the eve of receiving the institution's highest faculty honor at Hebrew Union College He had come from Russia about two years ago and had been professor of the Talmud for many years at the college
Reports from Astapova say Count Teo Tolstoi remains ill with lower left lung inflammation and high fever. Conflicting messages about his death followed by a crisis passage. he refuses to return home despite plans to move him by special train. Sleeping car service on the Pennsylvania Special opens November 27 from Washington to Chicago with return trips.
New York on November 16 government seized the entire stock of Joseph Brooke & Co. an English woolen firm with a New York branch over alleged customs evasion and fraud. The action seeks 20000 damages. the parent house is in Bradford England and the firm’s members reside abroad.
A blaze aboard the United States battleship Kentucky, idle for repairs in Norfolk navy yard, caused excitement but was confined to a small fire in a sawdust pile. Firemen traced sparks to crossed electric wires.
Four simultaneous raids by United States Secret Service agents net 500 rifles and 240000 rounds of ammunition in Texas and nearby states. Investigators say munitions linked to Francisco I Madero and Ricardo Flores Magón aimed to spark a broad uprising against Diaz. Commissions to rebel officers and papers outlining plans were seized.
Maj. Gen. Frederick D. Grant declared the standing army is inadequate to meet disturbances and urged a force of about 250,000 men. He noted tensions along the Mexican frontier but discounted the likelihood of a cross border clash.
San Francisco November 16 Arthur Crane principal stockholder of defunct State Commercial and Savings Bank obtained a temporary injunction to stop depositors from visiting him with violence amid fears of lethal threats. State Superintendent Alden Anderson named along with others in the case and details reference hotel and bath facilities and a PoSnt 4Comfort address.
London reports show the veto bill passing first reading in the Lords amid calls for swift debate. Asquith contemplates a one week window for discussion, while Keir Hardie threatens opposition unless the Osborne judgment reversal is secured before dissolution. King George reportedly backs Lords as unionist consolidation grows.
London officials announce that King George V and Queen Mary will sail for India on January 1, 1912 to preside over a coronation durbar in Delhi. The voyage is described as part of an official royal mission.
Carnegie to donate 5 590 000 to Carnegie Technology Schools in Pittsburg to fund immediate building and equipment with 1 500 000 and an endowment of 2 000 000. Frew, president of the board, announced the gift on Carnegie seventy fifth birthday week. Carnegie has previously given 20 000 000 toward the institute, library, museum and concert hall.
Taft seeks to reassure Panamanian leaders about U S stance on the canal and future relations amid regional tensions as cholera news reaches the liner routes. The page also notes political columns, sports previews, and social items reflecting current events and public concerns.
London reports severe Pacific Ocean upheaval with heavy earth shocks recorded over recent days. Scientists note depths north of New Zealand showing notable seismic activity.
Reapportionment plans dominate Republican agenda for the upcoming short session as they seek to offset Democratic gains. Rumors speculate Senator Carter could lead the national committee if defeated, while Hitchcock’s Postmaster General job remains unlikely. Taft praises Hitchcock's work with deficit reduction, and Carter’s possible 1912 campaign chairmanship is discussed alongside insurgent and regular Republican unity.
In Madison Square Garden the national horse show crowned Lady Seaton the winner of the Hackney Challenge Trophy amid a field of ten. Albert Vanderbilt with Sir James claimed the $850 Nala Prize in a busy evening featuring the International Water Jump and several harness classes.
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