28 Oct 1909
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1909
Page
1
Fragmentary report notes a 71 year old bride and 75 year old groom married despite earlier childbearing. The piece mentions Sloan Street and Sloan catalog references, with vivid but unclear details about a 1907 event and social setting.
Athens October 2. The military league blocked a one hour ultimatum demanding suspension of all promotions for five years the abolition of the post of Tea admiral with two vice admirals and fifteen lesser ranks. The premier proposed a compromise rejected by the league. Tonight officers left the capital for Salamis near the arsenal. They are backed by the Military League and pressure the cabinet to grant the demand as internal excitement runs high.
A San Juan Bautista dispatch reports that the poor are starving as waters cut off Meanco City on Oct 27 and flood damage prevents food delivery. Crops are a total loss and many homes have been looted, leaving residents without provisions.
Gebhardt, known by multiple aliases, served nine years in Sing Sing for deceiving a New York woman out of 8340 on a betrothal promise. Police and coroner investigations link him to two other suspected assaults as detectives press for further admissions.
A sun induced electrical storm blamed for a catastrophic event on Mars, with reports of a yellow veil over the surface and unprecedented planetary changes. The article cites astronomical theories and authorities to explain a forceful disruption amid planetary observations.
Pedro Bolanos, Argentinian consul general, reports from New York that rebel forces led by a dissident commander threaten to arrest Managua and seize the presidency if Aciya resigns. The exchange accuses rivals of destroying society and undermining patriotism as tensions rise in Nicaragua.
A high level dispute over resignations culminating in a duel between Sorcetary of State Fusion Quem Veloz and Secreta of Saunto Minhas left both men wounded. The confrontation, deemed necessary by the court for honor, followed President Gomez ordering the action after a night of political tension. The incident ties to a broader shakeup in the administration and emphasizes the era's volatile political climate.
The report claims Hearst leads straw polls in New York's tenement wards with Parsons and Murphy acknowledging a race between Gaynor and Barnard. It notes internal party tensions, Tammany opposition, and activist polling amid graft and white slave traffic accusations shaping the mayoral contest.
Norman B Mack of the Democratic National Committee arrived in Washington after brief stops in New York. He said Gaynor looks likely to win the mayoralty and noted He would draw largely from Republican votes with little from Democrats. He denied repudiating any future candidate and said he cannot endorse anyone yet.
J B Walsh arranges sale of railroad properties to United States Steel for about 7 000 000. He plans to pay debts, interest on a note of 7 121, and three months to finalize transfer while government officials monitor to block escape and preserve coffers for national funds.
President Taft and a delegation of governors and congressmen traveled the Mississippi on a fleet voyage to New Orleans. The Gray Eagle ran aground near Helena, Ark, delaying arrival in Memphis by about three hours as the party transferred to the Minos and continued downstream. Taft pressed for a general, quickly implemented plan for deeper waterways, warning that current river traffic is unequal to rail, and urged Congress to authorize bonds for a comprehensive project.
Article fragment notes the return of a portrait of a mother to W P Beresford through WR Gillette's Wall. It mentions Peona Til Oct 27 and a will of Willem FR Gillette, a New York millionaire Waitham Poor Beresford, and a galyaole oil quantity of the mother LD han Fuchesa of Marlborough. The paragraph suggests the wanting should be conveyed to Beresford.
In Strousburg Pa this afternoon a runaway horse attached to a buggy with three Fairney Academy students aboard dashed into Lake BMinolo. Albert Kocher and Edith Frantz were drowned, Annie Shupp was rescued up to her neck. The horse pulled the buggy into the lake as the students attempted to dismount, Frantz fell in and Kocher fought to save her before losing his life.
New York October 7 reports state Senator Patrick H McCarren on his deathbed signed October 4. Probate not yet tied, but his will leaves the estate to his mother, a 19 year old. Senator held stocks and bonds. debts likely leave a residue little over 30,000.
The historic residence of the late James Henry Stainton Smith on Fifth Avenue at Sixty eighth Street, remodeled by Stanford White for Stanford White and William Whitney, with art treasures, tapestries, and rare furnishings, faces a January sale. The house, estimated at about 1 million dollars, contains priceless decor from European chateaux, including tapestries once linked to noble estates, historic paneling and a ballroom with lavish antiquities.
Federal judge denounces keeping lawbreakers in government posts after Php Musica case conviction. Officials criticize grafted service, arguing honest workers should not share fate with admitted fraudsters. Debates center on cleansing the public service while exposing widespread corruption.
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