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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1910
Page
5
President Taft defends conservation against lawmakers who favor rapid land disposal. He urges Congress to validate land withdrawals and empower further withdrawals until a final disposition is decided, noting opposition from proponents of immediate disposal and those disputing presidential power.
Boston professor J C Monaghan urges England to grant Ireland the rights Canada and other colonies enjoy and what India may soon receive. In a Chicago banquet he argues Ireland’s did not deserve domination and praises Irish contributions to literature science and law while attacking papal and parliamentary justifications.
Chicago March 17 The President addressed the Irish Fellowship Club banquet praising Irish courage in American conflicts from the Revolution through the Civil War and noting Irish contributions to education and culture in Ireland and the United States. He traced Patrick's life and Ireland’s history and lauded the club’s Irish identity.
A Chicago report explains why Taft did not stand on the Ould Sod at the St Patrick's banquet. The sod imported from Ireland vanished largely overnight amid souvenir hunting while some say it violated the rule against a president standing on foreign soil. Police make no move as officials note the sod was bulky and unsuitable for the banquet room.
Lawrence H. Miller of Akron was seized while attempting to reach President Taft at Pittsburg Union depot after two months of abusive letters. He was released to his father and brother who promised to remove him from the state, then assaulted them and fled. Cities Taft would pass soon were alerted.
President Taft expresses support for fair railway legislation while stressing the need to consult all affected interests before lawmakers act. He urges enforcing the law with penalties for violations and aims to balance interests of the people shippers and railroads to keep business within legal bounds.
President Taft spoke without notes at a Chicago dinner, denouncing reporters who push a cause and take themselves too seriously as the worst witnesses of events. The remarks, delivered in a pointed, self confident manner, drew attention for their sharp tone.
An old advertisement promotes a kidney remedy: six ounces gin with half an ounce buchu extract and half an ounce murax compound, taken in one to two teaspoonful doses three times daily after meals. It claims relief from lame back and urinary symptoms, warning of serious outcomes if untreated. The listing also mentions F. W. Barry and Beale & Co. in Washington and Spiro Fencil Sharpener.
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