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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1909
Page
21
Reports from Managua and Washington describe a raised siege at Greytown and open commerce. Zelaya loyalists face rebels as Honduran leaders Bonilla Estrada Chamorro plan further actions while neutrality pacts and regional tensions rise.
Facatativa Colombia November 17 Chilean engineer Luis Arturo Undurraga has paused canal plans from the Gulf of Darien to the Pacific awaiting a Panama Colombia boundary treaty. Officials say concessions will await border settlement and treaty actions. Delegations and diplomats were not invited to inspect the route at his expense. German and British capitalists show interest in a nonpolitical project that would remain open during war. Francisco de Borda named minister to the United States, while Patton Hibben left Bogota suddenly for Washington without explanation.
Government files 33 actions against American owners of foreign built yachts to collect a 7 per gross ton tax under the new tariff law. Largest claim is $12,601 on James Gordon Bennett’s Lquintrata. Tugene Higgins Varuna wreck reported near Madeira Island, assessed at $11,018.
A daring feline, Miss Fluffy, escapes a pursuing group in a reported alley chase. Residents describe the agile escapee weaving between obstacles and vanishing into a nearby garden, leaving observers puzzled by the sudden disappearance.
A long-winded tale describes a woman calling herself the Mothers Bread Girl, moving through Washington and leaving notes in stores. The writer promises a $50 reward for apprehending anyone who addresses or recognizes her, claiming to dodge detection while recounting visits and encounters with store staff and police.
Dr Salvador Castrillo, envoy for the Nicaraguan revolt, explains to a Post reporter that Managua unrest followed by a loan deal and monopolies under President Zelaya triggered mass resistance. He cites arms shortages, tax pressure, and fear of foreign control as motives. The center of action lies east of the republic, with forces now controlling key coast regions as diplomacy and law face strain under Central American disputes. Baron Liang Kuei visits Secretary Knox to study governance methods in Washington.
The Washington Pest reports the funeral of Raymond A Patterson at John M Ewens residence 70 Bellevue Place with relatives and close colleagues present. Rev J K G Melure of McCormick Seminary led brief services, a Palm s passage and prayers followed by a Lifework recap. Burial at Graceland was private with pallbearers including Medill McCormick and John Callan O Laughlin. Floral tributes arrived from Washington Chicago and other cities.
Mainla Nov 17 natives of Barangan Islands south of Mindanao barter young girls for one ounce of opium each, reported by W S Lyon, horticulturist returning from Mindanao south coast. Lyon notes opium traffic via Palm Island, government cutters visit the district but lack 30 men to suppress it, and he found a new fruit called pelun superior to mango.
Tokyo November 1 Field Marshal Prince Yamagata has been named president of the privy council succeeding the late Prince Ito. Baron Makino and another minister of education have been named members. Yamagata was a leading elder statesman and opposed Ito on several major issues.
Bruma Y Verra testified as principal witness in the Altman brothers trial about hiring a slugger to attack nonunion sites. He described dynamite plans and a warning from a carpenters union head to hide or dispose of explosives after a Standard Sash and Door Co attack in 1908. Verra recounts being paid to burn a garage and target a policeman’s property because union carpenters were working on these buildings.
Testimony in a suit alleges Midvale Steel owes royalties to Krupp and Carnegie for armor plate patents used in navy contracts. The Krupp group claims lost or withheld gear and unauthorized use of ideas. Midvale asserts the case aims to force a rival with patents to reveal secret processes in court.
The tenth international livestock exhibition in Chicago marks a peak season with record entries and millions in value. It features top cattle, horses, sheep, and prize-winning carloads, plus a focus on stock judging education. The American Society of Stock Nutrition also meets, studying efficient feeding and dairy production.
A Harvard student William Rout reportedly tested caterpillar cholera on gypsy moths to halt damage in New England. He released infected insects, claiming the method spread disease to overfed caterpillars, while entomologists warn of risks and note extensive efforts to control the pest with imported parasites and chemical sprays.
A Rising Fawn Georgia petition asks President Taft to pardon former Sheriff Joseph F Shipp and a codefendant, signed by nearly all residents. The document warns that carrying out the sentence would endanger women in the South and reflects grave fear about the impact on the ignorant and irresponsible.
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