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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1909
Page
10
Crowd notes in a tense mayoral nominating scene as Hearst and Tammany leaders maneuver. Attendees include limited Republican opposition with Gaynor and Murray involved. speeches hint at policy unity or division while nominating talks proceed amid absent leaders and wary factions.
RF Longenecher, a tenant, sued Lindford after being denied lease renewal because his child was born. The suit claims the new state law effective July 2 forbids such discrimination in rental housing. A principal county hearing is set for October 20.
London officials report nine percent of recently imported Chinese hog carcasses tested by the city sanitary committee show tuberculosis. A shipment of 5,000 hogs labeled Medically examined and certified to be free from disease entered on a refrigerating ship, sold well wholesale, but retail buyers balked at 35 percent cheaper prices. Butchers then raised prices of American and European pork to move Chinese stock.
Washington dispatch reports Turkey’s Ramadan banquet hosted at the Sheik ul Islam residence welcomed Sir Gerard Lowther the British ambassador and C W Fitzmaurice chief dragoman, marking an unprecedented departure from long held customs. The presence of these officials signals a shift in diplomatic customs during the holy month.
William R Cowieson, a Pittsburg freshman, defied a gowning ritual and was drenched under a cottage pump by sophomores. In the aftermath, four undergraduates faced assault charges. three paid fines and one was discharged. Four suspects were fined six dollars plus costs, with one case dismissed for lack of evidence.
Mayor Oliver Ingledue of Wasshalltown town and deputy sheriff Charles Nason with Samuel Wenger and Fite Wonger bar owners and police assist Anthony Chief Michael Clath, facing trial in Des Moines for conspiring to prevent a U S Indian service officer from performing duties. Everett E Van Wert held, alleged liquor probe linked to Indiana shipment. Indian and a minister also jailed. case seen as temperance movement flashpoint.
Members of the Lambda chapter gather at Rangoher flat for the tenth anniversary celebration with delegates from Columbia Lehigh Pennsylvania Virginia Yale and others in attendance. Henry Tobias serves as royalmaster as a long program captivated the diners into late hours.
President Taft toured Yosemite with naturalist John Muir guiding him through features such as Bridal Veil Falls and Halt Dome. The outing included a staged car ride, a picnic lunch, and greetings from Californians including local officials and schoolchildren.
A suffragette delegation chased Prime Minister Asquith to Balmoral Scotland where he was summoned by the king. They remain in a nearby village as detectives and royal guards monitor the scene and threaten action if provoked. A later demonstration in St Albert marked Hawkhurst departure for America and protested forced feeding of jailed suffragettes. Donations to a campaign fund were invited and quickly raised.
President Taft and party will cruise Cape Fear River from Wilmington NC aboard the revenue cutter Seminole on November 9. The voyage aims to show conditions along the stream as a Wilmington waterfront parade plans decorations and a large marine procession.
The Rhode Island Democratic state convention denounces Charles R Brayton as a boss who holds the state in scorn and denounces his influence on state politics. It attacks the Payne Aldrich tariff as the most outrageous tariff ever enacted, calls for election of U.S. senators by popular vote, and endorses Federal income tax reform. The platform urges constitutional revision to curb Brayton’s domination and criticizes a Republican redistricting plan. Nominations for state officers are listed and deaths of Representative Grasger and Gov Johnson noted.
Reports to the war department describe renewed Maya resistance in Quintana Roo territory. An ambush near Hodopich left one soldier dead and several wounded as Indians reportedly looted government telegraph lines and fashioned bullets from wire.
Postmaster steps to halt underage girls receiving letters at general delivery windows intends to curb clandestine correspondence with men. Measures restrict delivery to girls under fictitious names unless parents and officials approve, with duration limits and required explanations to city mail delivery supervisors. Boston officials oversee authority and aim to protect young women from demoralizing influences.
Special to The Washington Pat from Kansas City Missouri October 7: government agent J W Hetman says he has killed over 780000 prairie dogs in eight months in the Southwest. He plans a second expedition to kill at least 1500000 more in eight months while warning burrows threaten rider safety. Holman assists by mixing strychnine with wheat placing a teaspoon at each hole. government pays 12 cents per head killed.
Mexico City reports Guanajuato government telegraphed 200000 bushels of corn to the United States to relieve a relief request amid severe cold. George W Bryant notes less than two weeks of fuel and food supplies remain, prompting urgent action.
Grand Admiral von Koester lauded New York’s arts and sciences progress since his last visit. He credited German industry, devotion to duty, and thoroughness for shaping the metropolis, praising transportation and defense, and noting Germania’s influence on American life.
Oscar Dryer, accused of embezzling 10,000 of New York State Hospital funds, escaped from a Denver jail after a companion cut a cell bar with a saw. They fled aboard a Rock Island train at 1:30 a.m., while three fellow prisoners were held at gunpoint during the break.
General Leonard Wood lauds the spirited cooperation between regulars and militia during the Boston campaign maneuvers in New York. He notes health was excellent with under 100 illnesses and minimal injuries. Only about five percent of militia men were dissatisfied, and total costs stayed under $100000 with rentals and damages near $2000.
Senator Stephen B Dikins of West Virginia urged a bill to promote American shipping and reduce imports on foreign bottoms. He said he would oppose any plan that fails to boost the merchant marine, noting prior Madison era tariffs and penalties on non American ships. He planned talks with the President and vowed to press at the next session for inducements to importers to use American vessels.
Maj J G Beresford of the Seventh Hussars in Bokland presented by Alfred Vanderbilt announces that crack British military riders will enter the show in Macon from November to December. Capt. Was Shart of the Thirteenth Cavalry United States Army learns that five Sparry Officers from Fort Riley Kansas compete in the classes for which officers entered.
New York on October 7 reports a four in hand coaching party brightening Fifth Avenue as they voyage toward Newport to be guests of Alfred G Vanderbilt over Sunday The run is among the longest by the toned Jog club members are hosted by Oliver Gould Jennings at Fairfield tonight Tomorrow the party proceeds to New London where C Ledyard Blair vice commodore of the New York Yacht Club will entertain them
In San Francisco on October 7 former golf champion of England and longtime broker T W Tetley killed himself in his downtown office after sending a suicide note to Dr E B Birdsell. Tetley’s wife, waiting at a den, discovered him when he did not return, and Birdsell rushed to the scene but could not prevent the death.
Elida Margaret Eggleston, nine, of Chicago, is awarded to her mother and grandmother after a Buffalo kidnapping case. Elida Todtman, 45, a Buffalo hairdresser, is held for the grand jury on kidnapping charges. The court ordered the child placed in a matron’s care while the case proceeds.
The report from Colonel Host wrgen to Washington details a plan to split the southern Philippine islands from the north and impose a civil military government under U S control. He argues the Moros reject representative government and that peace requires force and a continuing military administration.
In San Francisco Judge Murasky ordered a recount of ballots declaring Francis Heney the Democratic district attorney nominee after Charles M Rteker a Republican candidate challenged the awarding of the nomination. The dispute cites improprieties and a bribery case connected to Ruef era figures.
Managers confident of victory as Jennings questions a loss predictions slip. A record crowd of 46 000 is expected to witness the opener and the two games should net over 80 000 dollars.
The probable lineups show Pittsburg facing Detroit with players Byrne 1b D Jones St Lenech of Ranh Clecke OF Crawford of Wagner and others listed. Detroit includes Abmiein 1b Dethanty Wilson rf Morfarts Gibnon James 1b Willin ox Setantots Adems Wiluim 2.
Pittsburg fans buzz over opening game odds as Clarke and Jennings predict wildly different outcomes. Detroit's Tigers poised to dethrone, while Clarke insists the Pirates can win, with Willis or Adams to start and Schmidt catching in an anticipated clash at Pittsburgh Park. Weather and capacity add to record-breaking anticipation as trains bring thousands and reservations top 30 million dollars.
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