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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1898
Page
8
New York has become the world's greatest shipping center and commercial metropolis surpassing London. Treasury Secretary Lyman J. Gage notes the 1898 data show New York ahead in tonnage despite war, aided by exports and wheat harvests, with London at 12,049,187 tons to New York's 10,947,278 tons.
The article reports New York leading London in merchandise value for 1897 with 872 million against London’s 892 million imports and exports, and notes New York’s booming tonnage and rising commerce. It also cites Greater New York’s 45,000 factories, 660,000 workers, and $375 million annual wages, arguing New York may overtake London in population and production by 1925.
Berlin reports the imperial government is influenced by the American press on retaliation measures. The Bundesrat is expected to amend the meat inspection bill with a key change: only samples from each batch will be tested, with those results applying to the entire lot.
New York reports farmer James C. Robbins of Cranbury New Jersey praising ex president Cleveland as a superb shot. Robbins recalls shooting trips with Cleveland, noting the former sheriff’s sharp aim and fondness for hunting rabbits quail and squirrels.
The forthcoming annual report of the Attorney General examines the operation of the national bankruptcy law of July 1, 1898. The review has been prepared by Mr. C. Brendenburg, who is in charge of the project.
The Detroit Social Club announces a grand ball tomorrow evening at Odd Fellows Hall Tremont and Berkeley streets. Attendees are promised a pleasant time.
The Journal requested editor opinions on the war investigating committee and received many replies from representative editors across the country. Among them are the following.
Charles W. Knapp argues in the St. Louis Republic that war investigations reveal strong grounds for charges of ill treatment and neglect of soldiers. He says a competent general staff could have saved thousands of lives and urges immediate legislation to reorganize staff corps by Congress.
The Rocky Mountain News editor Thomas M. Patterson condemns inadequate provision and medical care for American soldiers, accusing quartermasters and staff of negligent procurement and sanitation that caused higher mortality than battles with the Spanish. He asserts ample funds existed but were misused.
W E Haskell editor of the Minneapolis Tribune argues soldiers endured needless suffering in many cases due to ignorance incompetency and carelessness of volunteer officers. He urges accountability based on the war investigation reports available at the time.
An army investigation concludes that national unpreparedness heavily influenced how the war was fought, shaping strategy, equipment, and leadership decisions. The report highlights gaps in mobilization, training, and supply that impacted operations.
Editor W F Craig of the Kansas City Journal argues that the civilian War Department bears no blame for the errors that cost soldiers, stating most mistakes arose from officers and field subordinates. The piece defends leadership quality in wartime.
The war inquiry shows clear evidence of neglect and suffering among soldiers due to failures in medical and military departments. Witnesses, many in the army, acknowledge hardships but cannot name specific individuals at fault.
The investigation found ill-treatment stories are well founded, though the appointed commission did not conduct a thorough probe. It calls for a stringent congressional committee inquiry to fully examine the matter.
A Dallas News editor denounces the military system and political favoritism, citing needless hardship for soldiers and greater peril to arms due to a defective volunteer force structure and political influence in organization and equipment.
The Anglo American League proposes erecting a George Washington statue in London near Nelson's column in Trafalgar Square. They also consider a full length portrait of Queen Victoria to hang in the White House. The Washington statue may cost $30,000 with British-only subscriptions, and funds could be raised within a week.
Emergency call to 82 Oxford Court late Saturday sent a physician to Mrs Ellen Marks 32, widow of Samuel Marks and former waitress. Dr Draper found death unsuspicious and due to natural causes. autopsy planned for today.
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