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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1909
Page
21
A New York World report details an ongoing vivisection exhibition at 009 Virth Avenue with dogs strapped for stomach experiments without anesthesia. Observers describe agonizing acts, devices, and dissections as critics press for humane treatment while proponents claim data supports medical advances.
Weather kept many regulars from participating in the Chevy Chase hunt. Winds limited attendance and disrupted the field as hounds and riders pressed on over fences and paddocks. Diplomatic corps members arrived in limousines to watch, while officials noted calmer forecasts for the next day and the Chevy Chase Club breakfast at 8 o clock.
Dr. Paul Ritter and family hosted a banquet in Freund's Hall marking the Washington Gruetliverein’s fiftieth anniversary. Swiss society members and their wives attended with patriotic speeches, musical numbers, and native decorations. Toasts honored Vaterland, with Leon Chapuis as toastmaster and leaders including Theodore Picard, Emil Wellaver, and Albert Allemann among the speakers. About 16 couples were present, and a long list of members and spouses attended, with festivities arranged by Jacob Bruegger, Julius Egloff, Edward Schmid, Leon Chapuis, and Charles Hot.
A subcommittee of the Washington Chamber of Commerce’s municipal legislation group plans to recommend reforms to the main committee. Proposals include electors and congressional representation for the district, and placing the District engineer department under commissioners chosen from Elville. The committee roster includes Danley Rendle Smith Brown Potbury Lee and several other named members.
A heavy wind and chilly air frame a scene on Fourteenth Street near F Street as Lieut. Comdr. Robert E. Peary, U.S. Navy, battles the cold in a long walking coat and stout gloves. A gust sends his hat into the street, drawing a quip about weather from bystanders.
Paris reports that Gubata, arrested with his wife on October 23 for fraudulently obtaining jewels worth 340000 while posing as Count and Countess Gubata, confessed a San Francisco Switzerland and Austria conviction but said his wife, formerly Mrs Beck of New York, believed him to be Archduke Otha of Austria's son.
Mae Wood sailed to New York to face forgery and perjury charges connected with her bid to prove herself the wife of former Senator Thomas C. Platt. She claimed she has not been notified of any dismissal of the charges.
Officials from the Pennsylvania Railroad toured the new tunnel route from New Jersey to Long Island City. President McCrea and directors inspected progress as the train entered Harrison New Jersey, paused at the new Pennsylvania Station, and reached Long Island City. Further work remains before opening.
The board reviewed transfers and campus improvements at the Catholic University of America in Washington. Officers were reelected and promotions approved while Archbishop Gibbons urged donations to strengthen endowment. A March meeting date was set and clergy from multiple dioceses attended.
Special to The Washington Post quotes United States Senator Thompson of North Dakota announcing his stance for tariff legislation and other issues in the next Senate session. He plans to stay mostly silent for the first year, avoid vilification, and rely on the Golden Rule while supporting insurgents’ measures and remaining a consistent Democrat who backed Parker and Bryan.
Albert Morgan Hanft, a Virginian, sued to annul his marriage to Bessie Hubbard of Crewe Dinwiddie County after claiming relatives forced him to wed at gunpoint in a Lao supreme court proceeding in Long Island City. The court granted annulment finding coercion by weapons.
Albany state comptroller Williams reported receipt of 32000 from the estate of the late H F Rogers as part payment toward the collateral inheritance tax. The notice notes the estate's ongoing tax settlement and specifies the recent payment.
Special to The Washington Fort Savannah Ga Nov 182 T Wilson a New York millionaire now of Palmetto Blutts C a short distance from Savannah likely faces contempt for ignoring a summons to appear before the United States court in the Southern District of Georgia as a witness in a cane case. M H Macks claimed to have acted as intermediary between the late J H Estill and Wilson when he bought Col Estill's Palmetto Bluff home and sued for commissions. An officer served a subpoena on Wilson who refused to appear, prompting contempt proceedings.
Cincinnati nov 18 a report alleges GC L Warriner the Big Four treasurer oversaw a clerk’s $23,900 shortage. The ex clerk reportedly confided to Warriner and a woman pressed for a large sum to leverage on him. Bond for Mrs Stewart Ford faced scrutiny as lawyers sought a reduced surety.
The Chevy Chase hunt met at Potomac Post Maryland three miles northeast of Great Falls amid a north wind. Regulars Legare Knott and Johnston attended with Fort Myer officers as weather canceled the main hunt. Curran led the hunt toward the Potomac River but poor conditions, wind and dust stopped the hounds after efforts near the Maryland Gold Mining plant. Fox sightings were whispered by a passerby, but no game was found. The master called off the pack at 6 PM and kennels were reached via Cabin John bridge. Reports of foxes in the area suggest a rescheduled fixture next month. A drag hunt is planned tomorrow toward the old Pierce Min road in Rock Creek Park.
Mrs Philp Snowden wife of a English MP will speak at old Masonic Temple Monday evening. She is a suffragist not suffragette and has long lived in the house of commons. She lectured at Chautauqua in August 1903 and spoke at colleges and universities. The College Equal Suffrage League will host a luncheon and informal reception at Woman Suffrage headquarters 1883 H Street NW from 1 30 to 8 30 next Monday afternoon.
We launder men's shirts a little better than most laundries do a little more the way you want yours laundered. We give them a careful washing starch them without sticking up the sleeves and body with surplus starch and we press them so they top and feel like new. We shape the cuffs to fit your wrists give them two firm stiff finish and from the edges smooth. Our service costs no more then that of other laundries. Why not enjoy our convenient prompt satisfactory work.
At a National Association of Railway Commissioners gathering, South Carolina officials and interstate experts clash over the Esch bill empowering the Interstate Commerce Commission to probe rail accidents. debate highlights tension between state sovereignty and federal oversight as commissioners trade sharp remarks on uniform demurrage and railroad accounting.
A letter from RIARY 8, LOCKIWO addresses the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. It defends Mrs Matthew T. Scott as president general, asserts the president does not rule the board, and emphasizes the board’s constitutional power to govern and set agenda with five members’ written requests triggering meetings.
A large tarantula startled Post Office Department workers in the dead letter division after a parcel returned to the office from Florence Italy was opened. J E Davis, long employed there, found a small box with holes, shook it, and the spider jumped onto his shoulder before being killed. The sender could not be identified and postage was insufficient.
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