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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1909
Page
28
Brooklyn Eagle backs independent candidate Tammany leaders and Gaynor divide voters. Murphy declares Hearst likely second. Wickersham to address major meeting promoting subways and reform. Press reports describe campaign mood, key speeches, and shifting loyalties across city districts and county lines as the race tightens.
President Taft's river journey to Vicksburg faced delays as fast and slow boats struggled for water depth. Governors Sanders and Goulsiana joined the parade plans amid protests over carriage placement. A bottle message from Greenville spoke to the delay while Taft urged Cabinet cooperation aboard the Gleander and the escort ships.
Oscar Hammerstein sues Mrs Clarence H Mackay in New York Supreme Court to recover $3,000 for services of Campanini and the Manhattan Opera House orchestra at a musicale at Mrs Mackay’s Madison Avenue home. Hammerstein claims payment to musicians was not met and alleges gifts to Campanini and others.
A Rockefeller gift of 1 million dollars funds the Rockefeller Commission for the Eradication of Hookworm Disease. The board includes Johns Hopkins pathologist Dr Welch and educators like Claxton and Joyner, to mobilize medical, public health, and civic groups across the South for prevention, treatment, and public education. The commission accepts the offer and begins organizing, with emphasis on Southern states where infection is widespread among children and adults.
Frederich Gebhardt, using aliases Otto Mueller, boasted of seven murders but argued police cannot prove beyond manslaughter. He reportedly warned his wife Anna Luther Gebhardt that the claim was untrue and that further accusations would draw his ire. Authorities consider whether he is the Paul Mucker blamed for a Worcester, Massachusetts triple murder.
Police arrest a man and woman naming themselves Count Gulste and Countess Gulste on charges of fraudulently obtaining jewelry valued at 4000 dollars. The couple, claiming aristocratic lineage, arrived from New York with seven children and a large retinue, using the wife of a Spanish embassy official to gain credit. The Austrian embassy denies their claimed noble connection.
Prof P W Conn of Wesleyan University announces a discovery of bacteria that can improve inferior butter by enhancing taste and texture. He previously found bacteria that ripen butter, and farmers who once laughed now use his culture as a substitute to boost flavor and quality.
Special to The Washington Post reports Mrs Jona Jacob Astor seeks absolute divorce from Col Astor. He reportedly took their son to Rhode Island, aboard his yacht Nourmetal, amid a plan for a property division referee Young to report. Astor mansion and Fifth Avenue house disputed. other properties to Mrs Astor. A Scotland consult preceded suit, with arrangements kept secret.
The Washington Post presents free cinema of the Ketchel Johnson heavyweight bout at Colma Calif. Shown before The Post building Saturday night at 8 and repeated at 9 for those unable to attend. Scenes will depict every phase of the famous struggle and are offered at no cost to the public.
Advert describes Pimico Races on Baltimore and Ohio line with hourly weekday service from Camden and Mount Royal stations to Pimico tracks. Persian rugs offered at Bloan Galleries 107 G It, renovated and warranted by Messrs Boajlan, with immediate availability and warranty.
In Bermondsey London by election suffragettes attack ballots with acid and fire hose. Alice Chapin led one incident injuring officials while Pankhurst faction condemns violence yet notes government role. Across the Atlantic Iowa and Des Moines affiliates adopt militant stance as debate over suffrage grows.
Fragmentary remarks recount a heated suffrage meeting where supporters advocate obstructive legislative tactics. The text notes a call to storms of the legislature, imprisonment, and long struggle for rights, with mentions of persistence, legal aid, and money as needed resources.
Norman E Mac of Buffalo, Democratic National Committee chairman, says Bryan unlikely as next Democratic presidential candidate. He cites Harmon and Marshall as strong statewide prospects, notes tariff debate unsettled, praises Champ Clark, weighs Tennessee prospects, and forecasts a strong fall for Democrats. He travels from Washington to New York amid mayoralty interest, citing Gaynor as favored.
Judge Marrs of the United States circuit court appoints George Bishop of Cleveland and George Weed of Baltimore as receivers to operate the company property under court direction without service interruption. The action preserves security holder protections while Reconstruction changes are pursued, with operations continuing and costs managed within existing earnings and assets.
Greta Yojo, American wife of Tokyo University alum Gyiesgo Uel Bet, testified she suffered cruel treatment, including being hurlt, lifted by arms, and tossed causing back neck injuries and displaced ribs. She said the abuse nearly paralyzed her and noted his chess book.
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