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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1910
Page
1
Both sides claim a majority at the Saratoga convention with the Old Guard demanding a clear endorsement of Taft Griscom and the unit rule. A former executive urges support for Poindexter whose success pleases him.
The New York Republican factions duel over the state convention leadership with William Barnes declaring no power can stop Sherman from becoming temporary chairman while Roosevelt allies vow to unseat him. Up‑state primaries loom as Old Guard pushes Taft endorsement and Griscom and Barnes marshal delegates to favor Roosevelt or Sherman.
Special to The Washington Fest reports two burglaries totaling $30,000 in diamonds and jewelry. Judge LeBaron B. Cult’s Bristol summer home lost about $30,000 in heirlooms. Watch Hill residence Intermere was looted of $10,000 for Mrs. E. M. Burrell and Miss Thatcher. Police believe a single gang carried out both raids.
Robbers entered the Royal Alexandra Hotel in Winnipeg between midnight and the morning hour and stole diamonds and other jewels valued near 100000. The items, including priceless family heirlooms and gifts, were kept in a locked receptacle with a unique key. No trace of the thieves has been found. a clever gang is suspected. Countess Antrim, wife of the 11th Earl of Antrim, is traveling across Canada on a world tour.
Special to The Washington Peat reports Harlem residents on roofs at 4 p.m. witnessed a radiant rainbow after a red sun dipped westward. The vivid arc appeared to rise near the City College and stretched across Harlem, drawing hundreds who stopped their dinners to watch the spectacle.
Special to The Washington Post St Paul Minnesota September 14 James Gray of Minneapolis, an editorial writer on the Minneapolis Journal and former Prohibition mayor, will be the Democratic nominee for governor of Minnesota. He will be the unanimous choice of the State central committee meeting in St Paul tomorrow. He has the endorsement of John Lind the convention's nominee who declines to run.
Former Republican whip James D. Watson warns in New York that party disunity risks a Democratic House next year. He cites insurgent tensions, Roosevelt's role, and state variations from Maine to Indiana. He urges Republican unity to avoid nullifying President Taft's policies. Portugal Expels Jesuits follows, with Aldela Ponte monastery closed and Jesuits warned not to return.
William H. Through, 21, Baltimore electrician, was identified by his brother Earl Through of Pennsylvania Railroad status after morgue examination and articles found on the body. Autopsy by Dr. Ashton ruled death by strangulation with conflicting murder or self-inflicted motives. Additional inquiry into a man named Oren Kalderidach, once linked to the case, found him at home and not a suspect.
In Panama on September 14 liberal members of the national assembly elected Pablo Arosemena Federico Boyd and Rodolfo Chiari as first second and third designates. Arosemena becomes acting president for the unexpired term of late President Obaldia. Conservatives were not present at the election.
English aviator Claude Grahame-White flies a Farman biplane at Atlantic City on September 14 with passenger Miss Catherine Reed, a Washington high school teacher. Observers include Army Signal Corps official George C. Squier and naval officers Capt. J. F. Hubbard and Lieut. Le Breton. The event accompanies a bomb-dropping contest and aviation meet featuring Bailey crew members and other dignitaries.
Gov Harmon states compulsory arbitration of the Columbus street car strike cannot proceed unless the Ohio constitution is amended. Mayor Marshall informs the Columbus Chamber of Commerce by letter that arbitration efforts should be pursued to resolve the dispute.
Independent Democrats of Tennessee backed Republican candidate Dante Hooper for governor and moved harmony resolution to a new independent State executive committee. A Republican, independent Democrat, and prohibitionist coalition forms a strong fusion front to challenge the solid South with a potential break limited to the governorship. Regulars vow to contest fusion across the state as the October 6 Nashville convention aims to nominate a gubernatorial candidate and set party leadership while dissident voices warn of internal splits.
Weather conditions interrupting target practice for the Atlantic fleet off Cape Henry caused a heavy sea and damage to target screens. Rear Admiral Schroeder ordered ships from the range. Officials expect to resume work tomorrow and plan to end maneuvers by September. The fleet will then steam to an anchorage in the river where $600,000 in pay will be distributed and sailors receive shore liberty at New York.
Chicago September 14 George W Fitzgerald a former Chicago Federal subtreasury teller was arrested on a bench warrant based on a secret February 17 1910 indictment for embezzlement and larceny in a $173000 disappearance from the subtreasury on February 2 1907. He faced a $50000 bond and potential federal penalties.
Belated returns show Frank E. Guernsey reelected Republican in Maine’s Fourth District by a small plurality. Asher C. Hinds, Republican, appears safely in the First District per unofficial returns. Gaspar Whitney reports Asher Hinds’ bank accounts and debts. Robert Bacon, ambassador to France, is listed with a $2,000 loan claim. A Baltimore & Ohio excursion Sunday offers travel from Union Station to Frederick and Hagerstown.
Attorney Cheries F. Johnson a prominent Democrat of Waterville enters the race for United States Senate in the coming legislative session. William M. Pennell of Brunswick may also seek the nomination. $22.50 Nashville and Return C and C round trip tickets Washington to Nashville. Stopover at Cincinnati returning within final limit consult Chesapeake and Ohio ticket agents.
The page notes that President Roosevelt is labeled a disruptor within his party and that a candidate named R would decline a nomination. It references distress over party unity and political realignments described in concise items across the issue.
Chicago date September 14 representatives of the Federal district attorney office and counsel for the indicted packers held a conference late today. It was agreed the packers would not be required to plead before October 1.
The Rev. George Brodthage of St. John's Lutheran Church leaves the pastorate after a Reno divorce with his wife Maria. He has taken a job in the Library of Congress cataloguing department while congregational tensions rose over his marital troubles. The church awaits a successor as Los Angeles present, and the family faces economic adjustments and a minor son Emil in Berlin.
Adolph Rothbarth, agent for Rothbarth & Co of Frankfort and other cities, is jailed in the Tombs after confessing to a bank fraud scheme. He allegedly swindled Mercantile, Liberty, and National Park banks, piling up as much as 300000 at once with forged statements. London office confirms his brother Justus oversees funds, arguing he led a quiet, wealthy life for over twenty years.
Denver September 14 Gov J F Shafroth was renominated for reelection on a close first ballot at the Democratic State convention late tonight. The nomination marks the party’s choice for the upcoming campaign as delegates weighed support and strategy.
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