26 Nov 1909
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1909
Page
1
Reports from Nicaragua discuss Zelaya’s regime, insurgent gains near Managua, and a possible U S recognition shift. Ships arrive with arms for rebels as Grey town and Bluefields are cited in battles and troop movements. The Prairie naval convoy heads toward Central America with marines.
Private advices from Bluefields say two Americans Grace and Cannon held commissions in the insurgent army and are entitled to prisoner of war treatment. The State Department was notified as reports indicate the revolution spreads and blockade maintains control along the coast. Telegraph interruptions hinder details, and Costa Rica’s sovereignty risks involvement if the men were captured there.
Mrs Abbie Hewitt of Brook Avenue fatally poisons herself during a personal crisis, leaving a note for her husband who was out at a moving picture. The note asks not to send for a doctor and requests telegraphing if she has taken enough to die. Hewitt recalls her previously cheerful demeanor during their two months of marriage.
Special to The Washington Post reports Bessie Cahill a teen leader of the Smallman Street Gang in Pittsburgh. Five boys around 16 testified Cahill instigated thefts and provided passwords and signals. The gang robbed railway cars near Allegheny River yards, with Cahill accused of dividing loot while five youths await warrants or juvenile court action.
In Cherry, officials seal the St Paul mine shaft to stop a fire endangering nearly 20 missing miners. Water flooding blocks access, sparking protests from families and miners who demand rescue while experts warn sealing may doom the trapped men. State militia guards the site as crews assess the danger.
Loften E Johnson son of Mayor John Johnson of Cleveland was operated on for appendicitis in Cleveland. His condition was described as somewhat improved tonight by his physician shortly before midnight. His mother, Mrs Tom Johnson, arrived from Cleveland for a brief visit. Johnson remains confined to his Knickerbocker apartment and is considered too ill to leave the city.
A Berlin correspondent reports Count von Bernstorff as peacemaker hopeful under Chancellor Baldman Holmes policy. The plan seeks William’s approval for the Black Eagle and a London ambassadorship to mediate between Germany and Britain. Opposition may surge once Germany learns of the step.
Monica Pritz spoke for the first time in two months about the assault that left him dumb. Doctors at City Hospital performed a preparatory operation to relieve brain pressure and restore speech after the billiard strike at a roadhouse.
The Washington Post reports Madrid has resumed its campaign against Rift tribesmen after negotiations at Melilla collapsed. Troops have departed Melilla toward Madox as the talks fell through.
Nicholas Jacobs real estate dealer his two daughters and two sons die in a collision between their car and a trolley on the Los Angeles Santa Ana line near Lan Anacres Watts. Mrs Jacobs and her two month old baby fatally injured. two other sons Peter and John and Mike Josephing Solon escape with minor injuries. A second crash injures others as an electric car rear-ends a car on Central Avenue near Seventh Street. the Jacobs family had spent Thanksgiving away from home.
The Lords clash over Lord Lansdowne’s budget motion with Bishop of Hereford defending social welfare finance while Lord Balfour warns of a trap. Lord Ashbourne rebuts constitutional limits as pro budget demonstrations erupt in London with police on hand.
The Washington Post and Road Drivers and Riders Association announce a new speedway catalog mailed to owners in DC and surrounding states. A matinee was postponed due to storm damage to the course. repairs and entries for the December 11 show are being organized with strict deadlines and rules for entrants and exhibitors.
The article describes a rowdy celebration by 34 George Washington supporters at the Belasco Theater. Students erupted with chants and a loud encore, then spilled into Pennsylvania Avenue, breaking into groups and continuing past midnight.
Mrs Theodore Roosevelt and her daughter Miss Ethel return from Europe aboard the Koenig Albert. They are met by Mrs Nicholas Longworth Douglas Robinson and Collector William Loeb. The party will stay at the Douglas Robinson home and later at Oyster Bay. Mrs Roosevelt plans to visit Connecticut before possibly returning to Italy with Col Roosevelt from the jungle.
Prot Metchnikoff of the Parteur Institute names a microbe for gastrero enteritis called proteus. The Chronicle notes the microbe is found in vast numbers on the outer skin of fruit and vegetables, in butter, and on the rind of most cheese and can exist on human skin.
In Santiago on November 25, Chilean buyers are canceling orders for American products pending the Alsop claim ruling by the United States. Public sentiment favors a boycott of American imports if the claim is not withdrawn. A meeting is planned, likely Sunday at nine, to discuss the action.
A large crane like monster, driven inland by a gale, attacked Dr TW Weinberg in his yard before noon. The doctor scored a stun blow with a club to subdue the 4 foot tall creature. The specimen will be sent to Philadelphia for identification.
At police headquarters a Minneapolis operator relays a private call of screams and struggle from 1022 Second Street South. Grace Livingston is found unconscious with multiple slashes and a severe wound under the chin, husband E B McGill, a Fargo native and conductor, suspected in a quarrel preceding the attack. She is in critical condition.
Calumet officers supreme court justices and members of Congress attend an impressive ceremony at St Patrick's Church. Father Russell delivers a strong address urging the union of counties under the banner of supreme power.
The Pan American Thanksgiving celebration at St Patrick's Church in this city marked a unique joint observance by independent western hemisphere nations. President Taft attended with cabinet members and foreign representatives, amid regal liturgy, flags of twenty nations, and a ceremonial Mass led by Cardinal Gibbons.
A party of nine youths aboard a small pleasure boat on Muskegon Lake was disrupted by a gasoline explosion. Four drowned, with four others rescued and several injured. Names and ages of victims and survivors are listed in early reports.
Fragmented report recalls Taft dismissing FIPS as fake while recounting a chaotic White House Thanksgiving scene. A 60 pound turkey incident is described amid garbled lines about reporters awaiting an arrival. The passage blends political snags with a pie moment and unclear details.
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