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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1911
Page
5
A large turnout attended a labor convention where speakers attacked the working class and wealth inequality, with Dr. Law steering a reform agenda. The crowd faced police supervision as clashes erupted between supporters and opponents, while new delegates arrived from Philadelphia and New York to participate.
Dr Leonhard Stemeyer of the Smithsonian notes a modern specimen of an ancient salamander measure about five inches long with a brown striped body and cylindrical tail. The creature, cited as a salamander, has fascinated naturalists since Aristotle and Pliny, with debate over its interpretation as reptile or amphibian.
A damaged OCR fragment reports a $500 envelope sent to the State Department, found Saturday morning. Clerks opened the sealed envelope, observed five Sinn MaMa items, and noted the postmark and sponsor were obscured. The officials say the matter involves Treasury Department categories and remains in miscellaneous treasury records.
A woman, Kane's sister, identified the body recovered from the Washington channel of the Potomac as William Kane. She said he was employed in a structural trade and had been out of work for several days. The discovery occurred near Potomac Park. harbor police examined the scene and noted the unusual method of recovery.
A garbled early report notes an unidentified figure announcing candidacy for U.S. Senate. The piece mentions Europe travel, Mecca reference, and timing around September with unclear details on party or state. Names and positions are not clearly confirmed in the fragment.
Mrs. Thomas, oldest Takoma Park resident, planned a long trip after turning 78. The article notes she would travel to Nevada to visit her daughter Mrs. Austreta Wilson, with a local gathering by cast members from a past production before departure. She lives in the first house block at Takoma Furs.
Sergt J W T Aldridge of the Durham police force died after two weeks of illness. He had previously captured a notable crook and was serving a teen year penitentiary sentence. He was married with three children at the time of his death.
Central Union presents a Labor Day program featuring athletic and field events at the race track. Army aviators will fly there, with Mount Rainier, Anacostia, and local playgrounds contributing entertainment for crowds.
A Washington area Labor Day program features a Mount Rainier carnival with bands, speeches by Maryland and local labor leaders, athletic events, a greased pig chase, motorcycle races, and aviator exhibitions at College Park. Washington Grove and Anacostia host grounds activities, while Virginia avenue hosts playgrounds day with baseball, basketball and croquet for youths.
Army officers prepare a public aviation display at College Park and Benning with two biplanes. Capt Paul W Beck leads a planned 4 PM flight to Benning, weather permitting, to entertain Washington spectators.
Special to The Washington Post reports Fred Koop a 19 year old fisher from Baltimore jumped from a rowboat off Forest Glen shore Middle River to retrieve a missing oar and drowned. After a long search his body was recovered around 6 PM and a jury ruled accidental drowning.
Three men were seen near the New York Westchester and Weston Electric Railroad viaduct in Mount Vernon just before an explosion that damaged a four track trestle. Police suspect the blast aimed to destroy the entire viaduct under construction from West Farms to White Plains and New Rochelle. Authorities say nonunion workers were building the structure.
A seven year old boy on Seventh street southwest staggered along in a drunken state. Passersby alerted Joe Grant of the Fourth precinct who summoned an Emergency Hospital ambulance. The unconscious boy, Wilbur Miller, was rushed to the hospital where he regained consciousness in about an hour. He later explained that he and a companion named Frankie found and drank from a bottle of booze. He was later taken home by his parents.
A three car Yoder coaster train jumped the track at Coney Island in front of about 100000 spectators. Two women were killed and three others injured seriously while several more were only slightly hurt. Victims include Mrs Alice Trevant 28 of Jersey City and Miss Mary Halligan of Scranton Pa. Miss Mary Harding of Jersey City sister of the deceased Provost was among the injured.
A Family Magazine feature promises a revealing article by Count Rodionoff on the private life and governance of the Czar of Russia. Also, Ottawa wing Club plans a Dominion Day regatta linking East clubs to the Canadian Henley event in St. Catharines, aiming for a rowing holiday next July 4.
Detective Armstrong and Officer Louten arrested Lee Quong at 3460 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest after finding a party of laundrymen gambling. Lee posted $100 collateral to appear in police court this morning and vowed to prove innocence with a retinue of supporters.
Grace Anderson of Talcott West Virginia the young woman found exhausted on a street last week was identified at the house of detention last night. Her grandfather Harvey Anderson of Houten West Virginia was contacted after police traced the name through a keeper at the detention home. The mystery cleared and Grace likely returned to her home in West Virginia today.
Patchogue New York Sept 3 John Buckley was severely injured when a buck charged as he tried to chloroform it. Capt Ackerly passing by heard his cries and rescued him. The buck was driven off and nearly killed before it stopped. the animal died.
Lisbon reports show strong royalist sentiment spreading in the north as Eleventh Infantry rebels cheer for the monarchy led by Capt. Couclerc after being moved south. Loyal Eighteenth Regiment repressed the insubordination near Braga. In Almada clashes between Catholics and striking corkcutters and lightermen injured many, with troops deployed to restore order and protect congregations amid ongoing street fighting and trade disruption.
Ocean liner notes list recent sailings from New York and Liverpool with vessels including Lusitania Queenstown Mauretania Olympic Pennsylvania and more. Reports indicate Cape Race Olympic and Lizard Pennsylvania passages with arrivals and check times.
Patrol officer W. Lippold of the First precinct attempted to overtake a negro boy, Charles Mitchell, after he allegedly took a bundle of Sunday papers. Mitchell was wounded slightly and treated at Emergency Hospital before being sent to Washington Asylum Hospital. Lippold will face the police trial board to explain the incident.
Mrs William Leiser formerly of Hazleton Pa and her 5 year old son were struck by a Erie Highland Valley Railroad freight engine while crossing the bridge between Phillipsburg New Jersey and Easton at night. The child was killed instantly and the mother fell into the canal seventy feet below and died shortly after reaching shore.
Representative George W. Norris of Nebraska, long anti Cannon, leaves Washington to run for Senate against Senator Brown and to organize La Follette forces in the state. He predicts a big primary victory, warns Republicans to vote and oppose Taft, cites past reciprocity vote against the bill, and notes Brown supported it.
Wealthy Lumberton lumberman Gray Tolar was beaten and his wife attacked while he slept. He lies in the hospital with likely critical injuries as three suspects are held but not named. Mrs Tolar escaped with their two children to seek help.
At Caddo Oklahoma on September 3 crowds report the exodus of more than 1500 Black residents after the killing of Horace Gribble a white farmer. Fearful whites prompted flight with crowded trains and mass property losses as blacks fled town and surrounding areas.
The Weather Bureau reports a passing northern storm with fair cooler conditions from the lake region to the Atlantic coast. Showers occurred in northern New England and northern New York. another disturbance centers over the western coast bringing rains to the Rockies and northern Pacific states. Temperatures remain near normal in the South and West, with unusually cool readings in the Northwest. Unsettled conditions with local rains expected Monday and Tuesday across the South Atlantic states, Gulf states, plains, and Rockies. Winds vary by coast and region, with fair northern winds and moderate southeast winds along the lower coasts. Temperature readings and sunshine percentages are noted for various cities and times.
The upcoming Supreme Court term will hear Italy’s claim that US treaties authorize consular officers to settle estates of foreigners who die intestate in California. California officials counter that treaties cannot override state rights to administer estates. The case concerns Giuseppe Ghio’s estate in San Joaquin County and echoes past school and state-right debates.
At midnight last night Thomas F. P. Keefe of New York and Miss Emma Stone head nurse at Clara Barton Hospital wed after meeting at the hospital two months ago when he was a patient. Keefe has just returned from a trip around the world.
Special to The Washington Poat reports at Temple Emanuel a historic ceremony the first in the city to wed under Mosaic law in English and then in sign language by Rev. Dr. Barnett Elias. Bride Miss Anna Bernhardt groom Henry Plapinger both Brooklyn residents. vows rendered with each sentence mirrored in signs.
Constantinople dispatch reports Mohammed Ali Mirza, deposed shah, has taken most of northern Persia and is marching victoriously toward Teheran. The Turkish ambassador in Teheran conveys the tale to the government in London.
Conrad E. Tyrrell, 24, a plumber from 106 Twelfth Street Northeast, died at Providence Hospital from a fractured skull after an explosion and falling pipe at McKigley Manual Training School in Northwest Washington Saturday. He was severely burned on his face and hands but his injuries were not life threatening initially. Tyrrell, married and employed by the Vresberg company, was inspecting overhead pipes with a companion when gas exploded, knocking him unconscious. he died hours later after an autopsy at the morgue. The incident did not damage the building and police were notified in the late afternoon.
Clara Belle Darling, actress from Texarkana Arkansas, files for divorce from M Daly Harding, a comedian. She accuses cruelty and desertion after he took her three gold teeth during a Delhi Texas engagement and lost them in a stud poker game for twenty dollars. He plans to answer tomorrow.
The Rev George Chalmers Richmond of St Johns Philadelphia preached at St Peter by the Sea Narragansett Pier. The sermon touched on temptation and the devil though earlier rumors suggested a focus on millionaires and gambling. He contrasted Christ resisting evil with clergy temptations and quipped about talks on religion on steamers.
The body recovered from the rapids below Niagara Falls was identified as Mrs. John Quinn of Lockport, the 40 year old niece of Generals Benjamin and Daniel Flagler. Her husband Mr Quinn reported her missing last Tuesday after she removed her rings and dressed in plain clothes before vanishing.
Andreas Lippel head of the Chicago Opera Company clashes with Ricordi Milan over Puccini royalties. He vows not to bow to high charges while Ricordi defends rising fees. The piece catalogs how major composers profit and the uneven pay in grand opera compared with lighter works and plays.
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