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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1910
Page
1
Former President Taft, guest of opponents, dined and joked while defending his revised definition of New Nationalism in Syracuse. He reaffirmed his attack on the Supreme Court, citing Lincoln and Taft as precedents and praising foes who challenged his view.
Theodore Roosevelt lauded Tafts tariff commission and interstate reforms while denouncing opponents who he said must come forward to fight. He spoke at the State fair amid 40,000 attendees and met key Republicans including Francis Hendricks and Timothy L. Woodruff. Roosevelt urged open confrontation of issues and defended recent Supreme Court critiques.
Fifty one Kentucky soldiers at Fort Benjamin Harrison suffer ptomaine poisoning after badly cooked army beans. The beans were cooked for hours in a large open kettle and served in the field. Company B Tenth Infantry Captain Breckenridge led a cooking school as cooks from Ohio and Kentucky attended.
Jarrett W. Davis, manager of the Erie branch of the National Cash Register Company, was found dead in a steel vault by office workers. A revolver and a bloodied razor were found near him, and marks on his throat and wrists indicated a failed self harm before the gunshot. Worry over business matters is cited as a probable cause. he leaves a wife and child in Columbus, Ohio.
Paris dispatch reports French leaders question U S authority to permanently fortify the canal, arguing the Hay-Bunau-Varilla treaty limits fortification to protecting use of the route. British coverage suggests tacit consent but warns protests may follow from other powers. The piece notes an American plan to bolster defenses and discusses implications for international law and neutrality.
New York Sept 17 counsel says Mme Lina Cavalieri will wait for creditors or Chanler family to attack the prenup before acting. Cavaliere’s attorney Osborn denies a compromise and confirms she seeks her entitled rights. Questions loom over Chanler’s solvency and the value of the agreement as assets are listed under others’ names.
Chanler’s Red Hook property spans 500 to 600 acres with four to five farms. Mortgages on several farms total $5,000 to $6,000. He added a dairy for 100 cows, a large barn, a new house, and a race track, spending $125,000 to $150,000. Equity is described as substantial, worth many times the encumbrances.
Special to The Washington Fest Beverly Mass Sept 11 Taft jokes that a governor and a friend played euchre and poker The friend traded a queen for one hand then bet $4 The governor showed four aces and won The friend asks why the queen was traded in the poker tale
Pittsburg banker E. P. Mellon orders four elaborate two story play houses for his granddaughters. Each house spans 12 feet from floor to roof, is finely carved inside, and finished in polished wood. The projects cost several thousand dollars.
In Los Angeles on September 1, Mrs. Ysabel Andrini explains she cannot attend court due to being over 300 pounds and 5 feet 2 inches tall. She pleads the judge not to compel her presence while her husband seeks divorce and $100 a month alimony. The husband claims strain from past disputes and repeated bivouac in the backyard as part of the case.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge addressed a Norwood Massachusetts rally stressing the danger of a Democratic victory in Maine. He warned that if Massachusetts votes Democratic this fall the nation will fear loss of prosperity and social change. He cited Republican achievements including the conservation bill monetary commission railroad rates bill postal savings bank and tariff revision.
Angello unzislano Duke Delmonte of Naples married Miss Julia Du Charme of Detroit at St Pauls Church in Grosse Pointe. The couple plan a brief wedding journey then a visit at the duchess home before sailing to Italy to reside on the duke's estates. The ceremony drew Detroit's high society and was attended by close family and intimate friends.
Dr Douglas Snyder of Pittsburgh is jailed in Jeffersonville Ind after three babies on display in a Louisville State fair incubator die. County Attorney Bullitt issued twelve warrants charging a statutory offense. Mrs Snyder is arrested as accessory. Deputy coroner rules death by inanition. babies said to be from Charity Hospital Pittsburgh. Modern insurance and travel ad about National Metropolitan Bank and a special rail fare to Atlantic City appear in the same clipping.
The Patterson heirs sue the Theosophic society at Point Loma California to disgorge 700000 allegedly vanished from the estate of Mrs. William Patterson, who died last July in Newburyport after marrying Clark Thurston. George L Patterson, head of the Lawrence County National Bank, seeks 300000 for his mother and an accounting for the remaining sum.
Bertram G Spencer confessed murderer of Margaret Blackstone and burglaries that terrorized Springfield. Four alienists unanimously deem him insane. Judge Sanderson committed Spencer to Bridgewater Insane Asylum. Transport from Washington route options noted with dates and details.
Mrs Charles A Hawley wife of a Washington dentist was robbed at Columbus Union Station noon yesterday handbag containing jewelry worth 1800 diamond and pearl set watch two checks on a Washington bank and cash. Dr Hawley halted payments and wired for suspected thief. As investigations proceed the couple formerly lived in Columbus and reside at Rochambeau apartments.
A well dressed stranger at a downtown Pittsburg cafe demanded a knife, then chopped off a man’s four in hand tie and fled with the tie and a $500 diamond pin. Police hunted the thief tonight. The victim is Thomas Robertson, president of Beaver County Bank, Beaver, Pa. The chef who loaned the knife cannot explain the strange request.
In Atlanta on September 17 1922 Dr. C O Fanning deputy warden was reprimanded by the State prison commission for whipping Annie Claire a white inmate at Fulton county female convict camp A witness said the skin was unbroken and the marks resembled a child’s after a whipping Fanning claimed punishment followed obscene language by the prisoner Gen Clement A Evans noted the act conflicted with the commission spirit though not its rules
The bottom of the harbor near the wreck of the Maine was bored to 400 feet. Coral rock was hit as Capt Ferguson of the Maine commission said raising the vessel may begin in November and current work is experimental. A Virginia Hot Springs parlor car will run from Washington to Virginia Hot Springs starting September 24 at 2 p.m. on weekdays with no change.
Today’s page lists diverse items from politics to entertainment. Major entries include Roosevelt defying foes, canal fortification dispute details, and a broad mix of society, education, and local notices across sections Real Estate, Sporting, and Editorial.
London dispatch reports a volatile espionage incident in which two English officers in Germany are cited as socially prominent, with vows of retaliation and possible hostage use. The piece notes Germany’s looks at English fortifications and hints at broader spy exchanges. Royal clemency is anticipated by both sides after condemnation.
Joseph G. Frost, grandson of Brig. Gen. Daniel M. Frost, eloped with widow Hattie Geers in St. Louis to win a $1 bet. Roland Van Hoeff, brother of the bride, arranged and paid the dollar after a justice of the peace performed the ceremony. The couple traveled to Clayton for the nuptials. The note mentions a daily rail fare to Baltimore and Return.
Thirteen balloons lifted from Indianapolis in a record field for a balloon race meet. Nine compete for a chance to represent America at St. Louis on October 17 and four race for a diamond studded cup. Entrants include H. E. Honeywell, William J. Assmann, Misa Sophia, Clifford Harmon, Alan Hawkle, Arthur Aberhoit, and Captain John Berry among others. Continues with drift toward the northeast as balloons spread over Indiana and nearby towns.
Audrey May Drebenstadt aged six died from tetanus contracted after vaccination given August 24 to enter public schools. The death occurred September 17 in Harrisburg Pa. Authorities report the incident as resulting from the immunization with the girl sustaining great agony.
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