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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Nov 18, 1909

Page

73

Zelaya Claims Victory in Greytown Siege Reported Opened Port

Advices from Managua say Zelaya has ended the revolt now confined to Bluefields. Rebels suffered losses including two generals. government forces report victory near Greytown. Battles involved Gen Estrada and Chamorrie, with cautious moves toward Bluefields and possible Honduran neutrality issues under Central American tensions.

State Department Chimorre San Salvador Republic of Salvador Managua Zelaya Orleana Gjetator Bluefields Steameilo Company Greytown Gen Estrada Zelays Bluefields Steam ® Iy Orans Fen Manual Bonilla Heodurad Ncaragua Tasalat Fatrada Borla Honduras Regiown ITL Ncaraguas Lore Romero Lef Chasnor Star Pedro Louis Diaz Victera Rama Herr Second Army Vasquez Bluefield Chalutecam Lara

Darien Canal Postponed as Boundary Talks Delay Concession

A Colombian official said granting a concession for the Darien Canal before Panama Colombia boundary treaties is inopportune though likely after settlement. Chilean engineer Luis Arturo Undurrage lobbied congress and diplomats to approve a route, with German and British capitalists eyed for a commercial canal. Francisco de Borda departs for the United States as Paxton Hibben rushes to Washington with uncertain reasons.

Colorbia Panama Colombia Luis Arturo Undurrage Hide Gulf of Darien Pacific Andurrags Francisco de Borda United States Paxton P Hibben Bogota Washington

Yacht owners sued over tax test in federal court

Government sues American owners of foreign built yachts to collect the new tariff tax of seven dollars per gross ton. Case in the United States circuit court challenges constitutionality of the law. The largest tax cited is 1360 dollars on James Gordon Bennett. Wreck report from Madeira Island notes an $11 018 amount taxed.

James Gordon Bennetts Lasistrats Eugens Higgins Varuna Madeira Island

Mothers Bread Girl alerts city as she wanders Washington

A caller offers fifty dollars for the capture of the so called Mothers Bread Girl, a figure roaming through Washington described as polite and elusive. She details her day visiting stores, leaving notes, engaging with clerks, and asking for transportation while noting police friendliness and the city’s curious attention.

Agsope Wally Washington Ian Woodward & Lott Uise Washington Post

Nicaraguan Revolt Aims to Dethrone Zelaya Over Monopolies

Dr Balador Castello, colonial envoy for the revolutionary faction in Nicaragua, discusses United States indifference and arms shortages delaying war. He details Zelaya’s plan to form two giant monopolies funded by a loan of 1200 pounds, argued to be mishandled and used to control rail and debt relief, prompting eastern rebels to rise on October 10 with Juan Ostrada as provisional president. The insurgents claim strategic gains east of longitude 85, while Zelaya’s lone east column faces blockade and Costa Rica border tensions. The interview, conducted in Washington, frames U.S. noninterference as a catalyst for foreign intervention and notes U.S. diplomats’ perceived mistreatment of American citizens and companies tied to Zelaya’s regime.

Balador Castello Diptom Nicaragua Wsington Bluefields Aitiason Castrillo Rivas Parla Geneva Managua Post Zelaya Juan J Ostrada Republic Graytown Chamorro Costa Rica United States Washington Central American Court of Justice Tang Honduras Caragua Guatemals Galvala Conmlan Yelayas Coolidge Cookiage Department of State Mumeter Weil Alber Los Angeles Necaraguan Estates Emery Company Hazera Panama Zelayas Europe Caligarea Gastlee

Enoz Receives Chinese Baron Liang Kuei Visit to Knox

Baron Liang Kuei accompanied by Minister Wu and other party members met Secretary Knox yesterday. Knox offered facilities to study government methods as Liang Kuei arrived from China to investigate. He is a brother in law of the Chinese prince regent.

Enoz Liang Kuei Barons Knox China

Raymond Patterson Buried in Chicago Funeral at M Ewen Home

Sorrow marked the funeral of Raymond A Patterson late chief Washington correspondent of the Tobune. Only relatives and close colleagues attended the noon service at John M Ewen 70 Bellevue Place. The Rev J K G McClure presided with brief remarks on Patterson lifework and esteem. Burial at Graceland was private. Pallbearers included John A Childe Charles G Dawes Mediti McCormick James Keeley Edward S Beck and John Callan O Laugh. Floral tributes arrived from Washington Chicago and other cities.

Washington Row Patterson John N Freeman Fourth Presbyterian Church Graceland John A Childe Charles G Dawes Mediti McCormick James Keeley Edward S Beck John Callan O Washington Chicago

Girls traded for opium in Mindanao barter tale

Manila Nov 27 natives of Saran fani islands north of Mindanao barter young girls for one ounce of opium each, per W S Lyon a horticulturist returning from a Mindanao south coast trip. Lyon notes traffic via Palm Island, government cutters rare to suppress it, and reports a new fruit pelun superior to mango and mangosteen.

Manila Saran Fani Mindanao W S Lyon Lyon Tropica Department of Agriculture Washington Palm Island

Yamagata Succeeds Ito as Privy Council President

Prince Yamagata was appointed president of the privy council in Tokyo, succeeding the late Prince Ito. Beron Yakino, former minister of education, becomes a privy council member. Yamagata, the elder statesman, held considerable power and opposed Ito in several key areas.

Tokyo Prince Yamagata Privy Council Ito Beron Yakino Prince Lamagata Ito

Witness Testifies in Altman Bomb Trial About Dynamite Plot

Bruno Vera, principal witness for the prosecution in the Vincent and Joseph Altman case, described being lured with pay to plant dynamite at mills and homes. He testified that union officials warned him to hide and that he helped move dynamite after a 1908 blast damaged the Standard Sash and Door plant.

Bruno Vera Vincent Joseph Altman Standard Gal and Door Company Vincent Altman Sashana Verra Metz Carpetites Union Jim Tttmany Vera

Krupps Allege Midvale Over Royalty Payments Amid Suit

Testimony in court alleges Krupp patents cover armor plate processes and claim royalties paid by Carnegie Steel and others to Midvale Steel. Midvale lawyers counter that suit aims to force a rival with protected patents to reveal secret processes in government contract work for navy armor plates.

Krupps Owen Carnegies Midvale Steel Company Carnegie Steel Company United States Navy Midvale Steel Taynegies

National Live Stock Show at Chicago Heralds High Competition

The National Live Stock Show in Chicago marks the climax of a remarkable season with record entries and high-stakes judging. Top cattle cattle breeders from Seattle Kansas City and Chicago vie for blue ribbons as judges assess loads of cattle quality. The event highlights prize cattle training at agricultural colleges and the nutrition society's studies on feed efficiency and milk production. The era’s famed cattle, horses, and mules headline a showcase of breed records and historic weights while celebrating national stock farming progress.

Lve Chicago Thera United States Iwak Inf International American Society of Chicago Tha Nutrition Society Billy Con Jerry Massachusetts Jerey Terry New World Old World Shelby County Gome Wissourian

Petition for Shipp’s Pardons and Taft Clemency Push

A garbled report from Rising Fawn notes a petition urging President Taft to pardon Farmer and halt the detestable practice of slaughter. It cites prices at 2 cents per pound and fears the impact on consumers and society, referencing Sheriff Joseph F Slupp and a broad chorus of citizens.

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Harvard Student Routes Gypsy Moth to Spread Disease

Harvard student William Reiff devised methods to spread a disease among gypsy moth caterpillars to devastate New England insect pests. He released diseased insects and used mixtures to glue diseased bodies to trees, while other experiments sprayed infected caterpillars with nutrient solutions to spread the illness. The approach mirrors costly, labor intensive efforts by entomology bureaus in battling the pest.

Eugland William Reiff Harvard Wr Reiff Reid Ita Sud Bureau of Entomology Gan Japan Europe

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