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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1911
Page
8
The State Department seeks 150000 to house consular staff abroad amid high rent costs. Officials argue government owned subtenants will reduce diplomatic expenses and allow postings in South American capitals. Congress may approve 260000 to 200000 more if needed.
Dr Cook declares he will prove his polar attainment and challenge Mr Peary before the International Congress of Geologists in Rome. He says his forthcoming testimony will rebut charges and force Peary into the background as the alleged Arctic claimant.
Fragmented text describes Birmingham Alabama votes for Taft with delegates named and instructed to report back on the next national review. Mentions Republicans of Alabama and a store on invention, with figures such as Barker and Truman amid uncertain references.
News item notes the death of Henry de Lane, aged, with obituary snippet indicating the late residence at 40 VW Street Northwest. Service details show Friday September 10 at 1:20 PM with relatives and friends invited. Also mentions John Frease as brother-in-law's relation to Mary.
Directory of funeral homes and embalmers with addresses and phone numbers including R Pumphrey Son, Frank Speare, Geo Zurhorst, William Lee, John R Wright Co, Harvey's Sons, Clements Sons, Sardo & Co, Thos S Sergeon, Thos M Hindle. notes on services, prices, and locations in Washington area.
Special to The Washington Post from Milltown Grove Pa Aug 1 Senator Robert M La Follette of Wisconsin spoke before interstate grangers at a picnic and urged recall for judges and adoption of initiative and referendum as core planks of the Republican National Progressive League campaign He stressed preferring a modest personal legacy over any future presidential title and argued the government should be more responsive to the people.
Democratic Leader Norman K. Mack of the Democratic national committee showcases Gov John A Dix of New York as a Democratic presidential possibility in National Monthly. He already has named Gov Judson Harmon, Gov Woodrow Wilson, Gov Thomas R. Marshall, and Gov Eugene N Foss.
Port Deposit Md Aug 2 Mrs Hugh Shoffe of Porters farm Rowlandsville welcomed triplet daughters weighing twelve eight and five pounds Dra Roman and Ragan report the mother and babies doing well No 1 arrived four hours before the others The record follows a prior set of twins weighing ten pounds each born four years ago.
Health office lists names of deceased and married individuals including Mery Ke wens 22, Maria Jenkins 140T Cost, William H Delany 17, Mary A Brady, Annie McLearen 7, Rebecca Jenkins 32, Viele Lomax years lingered, John Ho Humphrey Soldiers Home, and others. Entries show ages and locations such as nw ib, 140T Cost, Tuberculoais Hospital, and 32 years.
The notice records several marriage intentions and ceremonies with Rev. Richard F Williams and Rev. George A Miller officiating. Couples include Frank A Kuhweli and Thekta Teresa. Benjamin V Cote and Gladys A Helahman. Paul J Dant and Catherine Waléson. George A Miller and Matthe Blnipa. Martin P Egan and Martha Berns. All pairs list residences in Richmond and Forrest Depot areas.
President Taft urged practical reform of equity procedure and questioned the use of the Supreme Court as a patent appeal court. He praised a commerce court for patent appeals and warned against wild progress theories while urging a strong judiciary. The association adopted a resolution opposing judicial recall and formed a committee with former leaders to oppose it.
The Washington Post reports uproar at the American Bar Association when William B Lewis a Black man and U S Assistant Attorney General was admitted as a member. Opposition rose sharply with rumors of a revolt or resignation sparked by his color. Lewis is praised by the Boston bar for his ability and unimpeached character.
Police arrested three more alleged handbook operators, Withiam Jeffries Wrenn and Middleton, on $1000 bail each after a several months probe. Maj. Sylvester detailed undercover officers to infiltrate the sport ring, and prosecutors plan preliminary hearings in police court.
A Paris campaign to lower food prices sparked demonstrations with taxicabs bearing price demands and marching through the Champs Elysees. Rioting spread to 30 to 40 northern towns with shops looted and fires set in St Quentin amid calls for additional troops. Minister Tules Pama ordered cabinet to probe causes of high prices and unrest.
Special to The Weadington Post reports Dr Henry W Thayer struck David M Cook president of Citizens National Bank Natcong at Lackawanna Railway Station Netcong N J this morning The two men had long been intimate friends Thayer had just returned from a three week vacation and offered no explanation beyond being amazed by things he had heard upon his return
Fragmented remarks and garbled phrases surface during a social cruise gathering. Names and places blur as attendees discuss tentative plans and distant affiliations, leaving readers unsure of who spoke and what was agreed.
The eastbound Knickerbocker special of the Big Four Railroad derailed about 3 miles south of the city today. Six passenger cars were overturned while the engine baggage car and day coach stayed on track. Many passengers escaped through windows with no serious injuries reported.
Speaker Champ Clark arrived at the Teachers Institute in Pittsburgh and said his reply to the President was sufficient regardless of Republican papers. He warned Republicans in glass houses not to throw stones, commented on reciprocity, Canadian annexation, investigations, the Taft tariff board, and associations with sugar trust criticisms. He urged the tariff board to avoid delaying tariff revisions and dismissed failing results from the board.
Aug 1 1900 Bryan tells Lincoln that an information source in the House alleges Underwood opposed steel and tariff revisions. He says the dispute with Underwood centers on conclusions not facts and doubts Underwood’s commitment to protection, predicting a tense next winter as party and country face a secret caucus threat.
The War Department plans to raise two mounted squadrons to bolster police duty on the Mexican frontier. Headquarters and ten troops will be at Fort Huachuca Arizona with two troops at Fort Apache. Douglas Arizona sits at the rail lines intersection, highlighting Fort Huachuca as a key development site.
In Baltimore on August 31 a jury inquest ruled Verna Hye killed herself by stepping in front of a moving Falls road car on August 2, absolving John Hall and his wife. Hall was injured trying to save her, while Hyle's parents protested the verdict. A separate Wilkes-Barre report notes five aces found on cards linked to the fatal shootings of William Patroskey and Alexander Burbay, with Michael Skitiz later arrested.
In Rome on August 31 The Washington Poet reports the Duke of the Abruasi has been named admiral in command of the port of Mindigt. The appointment follows troubled times and signals a move to stabilize operations and security at the key harbor.
The Washington Post reports from Carson City Nevada that convicts in the state penitentiary gamble with casino devices under Warden Bakers approval. Prisoners bet on roulette and card outcomes, a practice the warden defends as a legitimate diversion that reduces worry and maintains order.
Chicago August 31 Vocational education for the farmer at federal expense is a plan likely to be urged by the Dino Bankers Association at the next Congress for enactment. The bill seeks an appropriation based on one mill per acre of usable soil for year one, then increasing one mill per acre annually for ten years. The required first year fund would be 700 000, it is said.
In Shreveport Louisiana on August 31 a Dolinger Lumber Company foreman James Donovan tried to cure an earache with dynamite nitroglycerin. He squeezed out the gel and exploded, his head blown from his shoulders while coworkers were struck by flying debris.
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