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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1909
Page
10
Former Liberal premier delivers a vivid address arguing a six months trial would turn the nation against taxation without representation. He warns that aligning the two houses requires referendum to adjust differences, and asserts no tax should be levied without consent.
The London scene centers on Lord Rosebery and fellow peers as the Lords debate prorogation and the budget crisis. Speakers warn Britain risks economic collapse and political stalemate with no tax reform, while Lansdowne argues for restraint and a possible referendum.
Secretary Nagel announces Tenjaain Calle of Chicago will succeed Ormady MacHarg as Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Labor. Calle, a Chicago lawyer, is to take up the post within days, with ties to Yale and the Skull and Bones society. The appointment, praised by Senators Colom and Lorimer, ends a potential embarrassment tied to a disputed Geodetic Survey decision and signals a steady hand for the department.
Harrisburg man Leonard Biwer died at home from blood poisoning caused by a knee injury from a game on October 30. In Iowa, John Peters died in hospital after an injury in a Morningside College practice ahead of a Vermillion game on Thanksgiving Day. the game was canceled.
In Anniston on November 2 a Black man hunted by a citizen posse was captured and burned near Edwardsville after grabbing Mrs. Cheatwood and dragging her toward the woods. The wife, Mrs. W. C. Cheatwood, is reported in critical condition. The incident followed a confrontation at the Cheatwood home as the mob sought to avenge a fatal assault.
Unprecedented Pacific Northwest storm floods skies and rivers. Rail bridges over Skykomish and other lines collapse. Great Northern trains marooned. Oregon City locks closed and mills idle. Port Townsend schooner wrecked. Athena warehouse wing blown in. floods flood lowlands from the Columbia to Yakima River dam.
A northeast storm unloads snow sleet and rain flooding harbors from Vineyard Haven to Provincetown as ships such as the Nat Ayer and Alice Turner are driven ashore or grounded. Towns like Nantucket and Block Island lose steamship service, delaying turkey dinners and disrupting coastwise activity amid rising winds and high seas. In Atlantic City and Plattsburgh snow and gale force winds create flooding and property damage.
A Norfolk ship incident reports the steamer Mobjack and the Baltimore steamer Virginia in a collision near Cape Henry. Mobjack suffered wheel damage and was towed for repairs. Virginia sustained boiler and flag damage but left for Baltimore that night amid a northeast gale.
In Philadelphia on November 24 a graft case unmasked tickets selling admission to a murder trial. Janitor George Birrell confessed that county court attaches and policemen sold tickets for 35 cents each, with plans to divide profits after the trial. Judge Wiltbank ordered the matter be presented to the board of judges.
A Philadelphia and Reading Railway coal train ran out of airbrakes on Broad Mountain while descending from Frackville to St Clair. It plunged over the embankment, killing Engineer George A. Amman and injuring conductor John Williams and brakeman John Beaumont. Fireman George Flomiver escaped by jumping. others survived with injuries.
Dr Frederick A Cook Arctic explorer will submit original records to the University of Copenhagen as proof of his April 1908 ascent. Walter Lonsdale, secretary, will sail on the steamer United States for Copenhagen with the records. Cook's report reportedly runs from 50,000 to 130,000 words and details the expedition in stark terms.
Mrs Ates Chapin militant suffragette sentenced to seven months imprisonment after injuring a polling clerk by smashing a bottle containing corrosive acid on a ballot box. Miss Allison Niglans convicted and given three months for similar act in Old Bailey police court.
Philadelphia reports Secretary of State Knox says no state department documents were taken in the Valley Forge burglary. Nothing of value missing as burglars entered Knox country home. most silverware removed, but state papers denied. Knox and family had secured valuables before winter. Derby with the secretary initials found among items. little else of significance taken.
The Insorange Company seeks court ruling on rebates and policy validity in Pennsylvania. York Life and underwriters push the case, arresting agent Bernard Horvite for alleged rebate violations. The test will address fines up to 40 dollars and a three year ban for agents convicted of rebates while the defense argues private value exchanges are the insured's business.
Twe-Woman Harriet Beckwith celebrated her birthday with visitors and messages, while Araminte Hughes marked her centenary at the 614 Empies Home in Oneida.
Police in Waltham Massachusetts pursue a theory that a third person can explain the death of Clarence F. Glover head of the laundry company. Hattie Le Blanc the accused girl claims self defense saying Glover attacked her with a revolver. She was held without bail for a December 7 hearing after being found in the laundry building and hiding under a bed.
A City of Para report says 40 Corinto citizens were shot by order of President Zelaya for cheering insurgent news. Americans jailed in Nicaragua for refusing to contribute to Zelaya’s war fund face harsh treatment. some paid to leave, others remain imprisoned. Consul Altschul and other officials discuss disputed victories and arrests, with Saenz detained and reports of aid to revolutionists denied.
Fragmented report describes Tharlea W. Webber of Lockport N Y injured in a car collision on the Appian Way near Naples Italy. The incident involves an American car with Charles Webber and others. two other Americans were uninjured but shaken. The wreck prompts mentions of high drama and distant Bolivian or Central American events, with limited coherent detail due to OCR issues.
The board of trustees of the First Church of Christ Scientist accepted the resignation of Mrs Augusta E Stetson from the board. They noted she offered to resign eight weeks earlier but waited for the right moment and praised her unwavering loyalty to Mary Baker Eddy and her teachings. The resolution expresses unfeigned regret and gratitude for her companionship and service.
New York officials presented proposals for a monumental underground aqueduct at a board meeting. The plan calls for spending about 60 million dollars to build a 60 foot diameter conduit buried beneath city streets and running from a southern limit under Manhattan, under the East River, and into Brooklyn and surrounding areas to distribute future water supply.
A 7-year-old boy, William Campbell, believed driven mad by the deaths of his father and mother, committed suicide today in the White Plains rural cemetery on the threshold of the receiving vault. A bottle of poison lay near his body, and the Campbells were described as wealthy.
State Department officials attributed the pause in Nicaragua coverage to interrupted cable links with Vice Consul Caldera at Managua. A wireless plan via US warships aims to speed facts on the deaths of two men, with Navy units ready for action if needed and no orders yet for the New Orleans.
Special to The Wanasaitos reports John Johnson son of Mayor Tor Johnson of Cleveland and a broker living at 519 Broadway was taken to Misa Alston sanitarium on West Sixty first for an appendectomy. The operation by Dr. Joseph H. Fuld occurred two hours after arrival. The appendix was gangrenous and peritonitis had set in. His wife accompanied him. he was married August 21 186f to Miss Emma Elizabeth Hafner of West Nutley New Jersey.
Santa Cruz Tenerife November 2 The volcanic eruption continued with lava streams advancing toward central areas. Two lava streams from nearby vents united near the volcano base as new fissures opened at high speed. Homes were destroyed and land laid waste in Santiago valley while officials report ongoing danger to residents.
In Cherry Illinois the St Paul mine disaster left after 12 to 16 bodies found on the lowest level near the main shaft. Fire and black damp trapped men for days while rescuers battled air and water, with dozens still unaccounted and vents reversed risking a wider tragedy.
Montreal November 2 A decision by Judge Leet holds the Canadian Insurance Act valid and aimed at unregistered insurers. The ruling in a crown suit against William Faber & Co Lloyds agents argues the Dominion cannot regulate the insurance trade as the act presumes. If upheld, it could open Canada to foreign insurers without regulation.
Congregation raises $290 by farming broom corn to settle church debt. Members harvested a two crop stand, area west of town, with proceeds from the crop. The effort, done by the congregation, was intended to fund the indebted Christian Church in Beaver.
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