30 Nov 1911
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1911
Page
1
In Auburn New York Mrs Wemple wed Dr Wesley Bovee following a Philadelphia divorce ruling that left details sealed. Mrs Katherine Raeger Bovee, once estranged, hinted at prior suits for alimony and separate maintenance while witnesses said the couple had long ties and a shared history in Watertown and Chaumont.
A concise listing for a show titled Kinkserguses First Lady Land at the Columbia Theater. Details mention a 150 unit price and a 0 count in the listing, signaling seating or tickets information within a brief theater calendar note.
The New York Supreme Court’s appellate division reverses Justice Kellogg’s order compelling William Barnes to produce books from the Journal Company for the state committee's inquiry. The court declares the procedure unconstitutional and bars forced appearance.
President Taft accepts invitation to the fifteenth annual ball of the Home of the Daughters of Jacob an aged Jews home in New York. He will attend the annual banquet of the Ohio Society as an honorary member then go to the ball after dinner. The report notes the twenty sixth annual meeting of the Yeine de society of New York.
The United States contemplates sending 2500 troops to China to guard foreigners and keep the Peking to sea railway open if needed. A British officer praised both imperial and revolutionary troops, while reports from Nanking and Wuchang describe failed assaults and calls for reinforcements as factions struggle for control.
Dr Ribetti sued for 100000 against a New York piano firm in U S district court. A window cleaner on a third story ledge at the piano agency last February fell, injuring the cleaner and triggering a legal action. The doctor claimed a state inspection compelled life belts and safety devices for window cleaners.
Fragmented OCR reads a monetary reference and numbers: Monet to Lame af 4,5 acd Fer cen Do reatestate with scattered digits 165.7 and F.7.Zowings.
Gertrude Givson Patterson was acquitted in Denver district court for the Sept murder of her husband Charles A. Patterson. Jurors, voting four ballots, found no intent to kill after she said he knocked her down. Crowds cheered outside while inside the mood was restrained as testimony focused on the shooting and a Europe trip with another man.
Witnesses to Joseph Pulitzer will and codicils appeared at the surrogate's office to testify to signatures. Anno notice of contest was filed by any person then it was admitted to probate.
Special to The Washington Post New York November. A divorce for Mon Sinclair from Meta ruler Sinclair was recommended today by referee William Kelley. He found charges that Sinclair’s relations with Harry Kemp, poet friend of the Warf band, are sustained. Mrs Sinclair did not appear. her attorney HB Philbrook urged dismissal, arguing protection for Sinclair’s wits would negate grounds for divorce. The referee dismissed the complaint, noting a husband’s protective role is moral suasion, not a shield against a wife’s inclinations in this era of low marital mood.
Providence R I Nov 29 United States Senator George Peabody Wetmore will not seek reelection when his term ends next year. The announcement came in a letter to Gen Charles A Wilson head of the Republican State organization. Wetmore has served in the Senate since 184? except for 1907 when a vacancy occurred due to deadlock in the State legislature.
Pittsburgh residents are reportedly infected with a new disease called dog mouth, traced to kissing their dogs especially poodles. Dr D Sable, chief surgeon, says several women over the past year show similar symptoms linked to pet affection. Paris authorities note the origin involves canine contact.
The Washington Post reports Lir Nan Graham and Ethel Conrad face trial for shooting a proprietor. The jury reads 71 letters dated December 1901 to November 1904 from Graham to W. E. D. Stokes. They mix repeated invitations to visit with requests for money and assurances of no liability.
Mrs Stelle Woolf world champion long distance walker and her husband Dwight H Woolf will complete an 8000 mile trek arriving home in Kansas City Kansas tomorrow. The pair began the journey in San Antonio Texas over thirteen months ago.
A Washington dispatch to the New York American says President Taft is seriously considering Charles Nagel secretary of commerce and labor for the Supreme Court seat to succeed John Marshall Harlan. If Nagel cannot be named, the appointment would go to Senator George Sutherland of Utah.
New York on May 2 reports James A Metcalf head of a publisher and Grace Church bass soloist had his tongue removed in a hospital operation. Physicians say the procedure was successful and Metcalf is slowly regaining strength though he is doomed to silence for the remainder of his days.
Indianapolis mayor Lew Shark conducted a wind swept Thanksgiving poultry sale at the public market. He offered a 840 lb bird at 19 cents a pound and claimed prices were forced down by 2 to 5 cent cuts below regular dealers. He admitted the sale aimed to curb soaring prices and reported selling no more poultry that day.
Refusal of Senor Don Manuel Caceres to accept the nomination provokes friction in the Dominican government. General Victoria tightens control while Gen Simon Dias replaces Gen Luna. Velasquez resigns and seeks refuge at the American legation. Regime strains deepen as military authority shifts unfold at the capital.
Jackson Michigan November 2 Dr Frank Gudman a physician charged with murdering his wife signed a guilt confession before county officials. His attorney said he will plead guilty in circuit court Saturday and faces imprisonment. He mixed potassium cyanide into the medicine given after a quarrel, causing her death. He asked that his children be kept from visiting him in prison until they are grown.
Peter Sono, a dynamiter for the Imala Steel Company, leaped from a moving Salt Shore Limited train and was killed. Investigators found seven sticks of dynamite and an electrical device on the body. His widow said he had planned to blast slag at Pins. The man apparently chose the wrong train and attempted to jump at Eckhart rather than travel across Indiana.
Charles B Rags aged 43, manager of Washington and Mount Vernon Steamboat Co, died suddenly in his bathroom last night around 11. He had just returned from the theater, felt dizzy, and collapsed. Dr C N Chipman pronounced life extinct. death due to apoplexy. He leaves a wife and three children.
James Bryce the British Ambassador and Governor John A Dix will headline the fifteenth annual banquet of the Canaan Society of New York on Friday December 8 with BR I Borden premier of Canada among other speakers amid a slate of notable guests.
Teheran reports Russia delivered an ultimatum demanding the dismissal of W Morgen Shuster Persian treasurer general and the removal of Lecoffre the Azerbaijan tax appraiser. If not carried out in 48 hours Russian troops may advance on Teheran with added indemnity costs, while Iran faces pressure over cabinet changes and widening Russian control. The move sparks foreign reaction with Britain implicated in prior assurances and Tehran military deliberations amid a turbulent political crisis.
The case expands as Bert H Franklin and Henry T Gage face bribery charges over veniremen in Los Angeles. Court adjourns for Thanksgiving as investigators and a grand jury plan further probe, delaying trials of HB Conner, A B Maple, and Ira Bender in a dynamite plot at the hall of records.
An array of brief items appears under topics including divorces such as Mrs Patterson, a murder case involving Mickle, and court actions. The page references political figures, trials, and social notes with mentions of Russia, Cardinal attires, and local events.
Final decree awarded to former Captain Peter C Hains, the man who killed William E Annis, in a long legal action dating back several years. Annis had been named as a co respondent in the case, which concluded with the divorce grant today in New York.
Attorney for James Smith claims he will prove alibi and detach his client from the Bennett assault and Mickie murder. Police doubt the alibi and suspect others hold crucial information. Smith may be sent to Chicago for questioning as the Mickle case remains unsolved and Bennett shows only partial recovery.
A cable from Lima reports Senor Pezet, the Peruvian minister, has been transferred to Washington as minister to the United States. The move follows his service in Lima and signals a shift in diplomatic assignments.
Elbert H. Gary of United States Steel urged the Senate interstate commerce committee to fix maximum prices and approve trade agreements in the public interest. He warned corporate power must be curbed to protect the public while preserving the economy’s benefits, arguing fair play and broad stock ownership will spread profits.
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