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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1910
Page
9
An account details Portugal’s move toward a republic with a provisional government under three months, outlining its program including education, decentralization, colonial autonomy, and separation of church and state. It reports gun placements in Lisbon, the convent attack at Graca, and royalist actions as forces clash over authority.
Provisional President Braga proclaims Portugal a republic and forms a cabinet with Machado and Costa as top ministers. The United States delays formal recognition while the Des Moines heads to Lisbon to protect interests. Royalists flee or pledge allegiance as royal family seeks refuge in Gibraltar or England amid growing revolutionary support.
The sixth annual officers election of St. Pauls Chancel Choir Guild yesterday chose Rev. Thomas A. Walsh as Moderator and John M Connell as President. Other officers named include J. Victor Guilbart as Vice President John J Collins as Secretary Joseph F Dunn as Treasurer Rutherford J Dooley as Librarian and M. D. Schaefer chairing the Executive Committee with Henry W Jaeger and John T Fogart. The guild roster lists numerous choristers led by James C Hoover and E C G Dunkle among others.
A London telegraph to the New York World reports the Duke of Vizeu who married Anita Stewart left London incognito for the continent. He says revolutions in Portugal surprised his family and that his father Duke Miguel of Braganza will not press a claim during Portugal’s troubles. The duke plans to return only if Portugal asks.
Madrid Oct 7 Spain seeks to curb Carlist influence as France asks Tirso Olodabal to leave St Jean de Luz. Government fears republican revival in Catalonia and aims to press ahead with anticlerical reforms led by Premier Canalejas including the padlock bill. He vows cabinet unity as tensions rise between church and state and Carlist factions.
A cable from Lisbon via Theophile Braga outlines Portugal's provisional government aims. Bernardo Machado, foreign minister, announces decentralization, honest budgeting, secular public instruction, press freedom, and respect for existing alliances. The army and navy will be reorganized and public opinion respected as the government pledges to serve national interests.
Funeral services for the Rev Dr John Chester pastor emeritus of the Metropolitan Presbyterian Church were held at the church yesterday at 3 pm. A large crowd attended including long time members. The service was led by Rev Paul St Hickok with other pastors from Washington and general presbytery assisting. Burial followed at Glenwood Cemetery with Dr Wood at the grave. Dr Chester died last Tuesday at his home on 1521 O Street NW. he was 79, the oldest member of the Washington presbytery except Rev Dr Bittinger.
F. Watts of Nashville Tenn was named president of the American Bankers Association at the Los Angeles meeting with William Livingston of Detroit named first vice president Theodore E Burton of Ohio addressed delegates who completed their work after sessions since Monday The 1911 convention was promised for New Orleans Atlanta City San Antonio Richmond Niagara Falls and St Louis. Trinidad Colorado fire at Delague stemmed from Victor American Fuel Co camp destroying mining camp and halting operations for months with losses above 200000
Bank merger discussions intensify as National Metropolitan Bank and another prominent authority weigh consolidation, with sources noting general support though concerns over unequal capitalization. Weather bulletin reports general Friday rains along the Atlantic and east Gulf, rising Ohio River levels and a forecast of continued showers in the east and south, followed by improving inland conditions and moderate winds along major coasts.
Adolph Rothbarth the hop merchant was sentenced to not less than three nor more than seven years in Sing Sing Prison for defrauding several New York banks of about $800,000. Representatives of Mercantile and Liberty National Banks affected by his schemes attended the sentencing.
Fire at the Adeline Sugar Company's plant in Franklin Louisiana caused major losses. The incident left the firm with an estimated damage total and follows a prior restitution note by Hethbarth who owed the Mercantile Bank $40,000.
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