25 Nov 1909
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1909
Page
1
Former Liberal premier delivers a bold address arguing six months trial would turn the nation against taxation without representation. He asserts the pending act requires referendum to adjust differences between two houses and uphold fiscal principles.
Reports from London indicate a prolonged debate in the House of Lords with peers urging an end to the budget stalemate. Lord Rosebery's rhetoric dominates editorial commentary, while ministers prepare for a possible adjournment and a major government statement at a December session. The clash centers on the budget's taxation and the demand for representation, with leaders warning of serious national consequences if a rejection occurs.
Secretary Nagel announces Chicago lawyer Calle Cable will become the new Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Labor succeeding Ormady MacHarg. Cable, a Yale Skull and Bones alum, is bachelor and has practiced law in Chicago. The appointment, praised by Colom and Lorimer, is expected to ease tensions within the party.
Harrisburg, Pa. November reports Leonard Bower aged 18 died at home from blood poisoning caused by a knee injury sustained during a schoolboy football game on October 30. Also John Peters injured in a Morningside College practice in Sioux City died in hospital after a Thanksgiving day game was canceled.
In Anniston on November 2 a mob hunted Ray Rolston after an assault on Mrs. W. C. Cheatwood. Rolston was struck and burned. Cheatwood was wounded. Report notes a violent night with a Black victim and vigilante action. Other details appear garbled.
A historic Pacific Northwest storm cripples rail lines from Oregon to Washington. Bridges fail on the Skykomish and Cowlitz rivers. floods flood Oregon City and Portland docks. Great Northern trains marooned between Cascade tunnel and Tonga. a relief train saves passengers from Train No. 3 as winds wreck warehouses in Athena and port towns. Logs swept to sea valued at $200,000. Floodwaters close mills and force rail closures across the region.
A northeast storm brings snow and sleet then rain as vessels are driven ashore at Vineyard Haven Plymouth Provincetown and Nantucket delaying steamship service and forcing residents to miss turkey dinners. In Atlantic City rising tides flood bays wreck houses and topple a moving awning. Plattsburgh and northern New York endure heavy snowfall and strong winds creating deep drifts.
A Virginia coast report states the steamers Mobjack and Virginia collided off Norfolk during a northeast gale with winds up to 40 miles per hour. The Mobjack lost a wheel and was towed for repairs, while the Virginia suffered a damaged flag and broke away from its tow. Both vessels faced distress as the storm raged at Hatteras and Virginia Capes.
Philadelphia court admits graft probe as tickets to admission for a murder trial are sold. Janitor George Birrell confesses many court attaches and officers took part, with a uniform 35 cent prize. Judge Witbank orders the matter referred to the board of judges.
Pottsville Pennsylvania November 2 a Philadelphia and Reading Railway coal train ran out of air brakes descending the Frackville grade on Broad Mountain. It plunged over an embankment after derailing, killing Engineer George A Amman and injuring conductor John Williams and brakeman John Beaumont. Fireman George Flomiver escaped by jump.
Dr Frederick A Cook will submit his Arctic records to the University of Copenhagen to prove his claim of reaching the pole on April 6 1908. Secretary Walter Lonsdale will sail on the United States steamer for Copenhagen with the originals. Cook says the report contains between 50000 and 30000 words and explains the purpose of the records.
Mrs Ates Chapin militant suffragette who attacked a ballot box with corrosive acid was sentenced in Old Bailey police court to seven months imprisonment. Miss Allison Niglans received three months for a similar act.
Philadelphia dispatch reports Secretary of State Knox and family found their Valley Forge home burglarized with little value taken. Officials say no state department documents or important items were stolen, though entry broke through the kitchen door. Derby with initials was taken. investigators note desk packing and a lack of valuables remain uncertain.
York Life Insurance asks Pennsylvania courts to decide if customers who demand and receive rebates void their policies. The case, with New York Life and underwriters, also arrests agent Bernard Horvite for alleged rebate violations. Harvit argues the company received full value and private arrangements with insured are not the state’s concern.
Twe-Woman celebrates over a century as Harriet Beckwith marks her birthday with visitors and old congratulatory notes. Araminte Hughes reaches 100, living in Oneida’s Empies Home, observing a centenary amid quiet declining years.
Waltham officers pursue a third party theory in the fatal shooting of Clarence F. Glover at his laundry in Waltham. Hattie Le Blanc, 16, is held without bail after stating Glover attacked her and that she fled through a rear window. Glover died after naming Le Blanc as the shooter in a deathbed statement.
The City of Para brings word of deadly actions ordered by President Zelaya against Corinto residents who celebrated an insurgent victory. Reports claim 40 killed by official decree and Americans jailed in Nicaragua for refusing Zelaya war fund contributions. Zelaya denies rebel victories and asserts quiet interior. Saenz detained. Port Limon and Costa Rica relations cited with alleged aid to revolutionaries halted.
An Italian road crash on the Appian Way to Naples injures Tharlea W. Webber of Lockport New York and others including a Marquis Sackat telegraphing to Prince Caetani. The American car rolled into a ditch after a near head on with another vehicle. Both occupants thrown clear. none seriously hurt besides Webber who is said to be badly shaken. Officials report a large shipment of cement and related material aboard the other car. The accident prompts a note from Governor Mershal and actions by local authorities as the injured receive care in Rome.
The First Church of Christ Scientist trustees accept August Augusta E Stetson's resignation from the board in a vote of unfeigned regret. The resolution lauds her loyalty to leader Mary Baker Eddy and to her teachings, noting gratitude for sharing work with colleagues and the spiritual inspiration she provided during her service.
New York officials today heard plans for a vast subterranean aqueduct to supply the city. The project would cost about 60 million dollars and place a water conduit about 60 feet below street level. The system would run from the limits southward under lower Manhattan, cross the East River to Brooklyn, Williamsburg, Queens, and Staten Island, ultimately aiding water distribution across the metropolis.
A young man believed driven mad by the deaths of his father and mother committed suicide today at the White Plains rural cemetery. He entered the receiving vault near his parents’ graves and a bottle of poison lay beside him. The Campbell family, once wealthy, had suffered the loss of both parents within weeks of each other.
Officials state that cable with American vice consul at Managua has been cut and no word from Caldera. Navy plans prepared for possible action. ships guard waters as Zelaya crisis grows, with eventual U.S. restraint favored.
Special to The Wanasaitos New York November 24 1900s Loftin Johnson son of Mayor Tor Johnson of Cleveland and broker living at 19 Broadway reached Misa Alston sanitarium West Sixty first street with wife. Dr Joseph H Fuld performed the appendectomy two hours after arrival. The appendix was gangrenous and peritonitis had already set in. Johnson married Emma Elizabeth Hafner of West Nutley New Jersey on August 21 186f. Mayor Johnson said they had been married three years.
Santa Cruz Tenerife Nov 2 The volcano eruptions continue with lava streams moving rapidly toward the town of Santiago causing destruction. Two lava flows from adjacent vents unite at the base of the volcano and advance about 8990 feet per hour. The extinct Fico de Viejo crater has begun to erupt again.
After a deadly Black Damp incident at the Cherry Illinois St Paul mine, rescue teams recovered bodies from the lowest level near the main shaft. A slate read We are all here to die together as workers battled fire and gas while others remain unaccounted. ventilation changes hindered escape.
Montreal November 2 A judge ruled that the Canadian insurance act is illegal in designating the insurance business as a trade and that the Dominion government lacks power to regulate it as the act attempts to do If upheld the decision would permit foreign insurers to operate in Canada without the act’s registration requirements Lloyds of London agents Willam Faber Co were involved in the case Crown brought suit to test the act’s validity
Congregation funds debt for the Christian Church by farming broom corn. Members raised $290 from a two crop harvest grown near the church. The effort involved local volunteers and a community sale of the broom corn to support church finances.
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