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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1910
Page
2
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A long arc of restoration at Valley Forge, led by the Valley Forge Pack Commission, revives the Washington camp grounds. A 1605 foot iron observation tower rises on Mount Joy, a restored Isaac Potts house becomes a revolutionary museum, and new roads and plantings connect key sites. Washington’s prayer spot, the headquarters, and a commemorative Episcopal chapel are preserved, with the park offering vantage views toward Philadelphia and the surrounding countryside. The piece also recalls Fourth of July history and Manila celebrations.
Maj Gen Franklin Bell, former U S Army chief of staff, predicts within five years planes will carry five or more people and cargo. ground launched anti aircraft ordnance and ground attack devices will be developed. He says heavier than air craft will navigate storms and be used for reconnaissance and rapid mobilization but notes accuracy challenges and the need for high speed photography lenses.
The 1909 labor scene shows Austrian Bricklayers Union membership dropping from 30 000 to 22 009 while Boston garment workers gain an eight hour day with wage increases and year round Saturday half holidays. The cigar makers union grows to 44 414 and total active membership climbs near 21 348 since eighteen years ago, nearly doubling.
Richard Parr of the New York customs office is said to have uncovered sugar trust frauds that robbed the government. A two-hour Treasury conference with Secretary MacVeagh set a potential $1,000,000 reward, raising questions of legality and the high stakes in paying such a sum abroad.
The term opens with about 60 cases on the docket and seventy two arguing before the United States, including a Florida peonage charge, Antitrust issues, Hepburn railway rate cases, real estate holding company tax questions, and cases tied to former President Roosevelt. The Railway Business Association urges fair freight rates and measures to aid the Commerce Commission, while Mathew B B Sellers unveils a four-plane step aeroplane with a light 78 pound frame and novel stability springs.
New York society took great interest in the wedding of Miss Eleanor Butler Alexander and Theodore Roosevelt Jr. The ceremony followed the arrival of the groom's father from Europe and Africa. Presents arrived over a week before, the bride wore white priceless satin empire gown with silk marines drapery, and carried a large bouquet of white orange blossoms. The dress was trimmed with heirloom lace. The bridesmaids wore gowns with corresponding bouquets, all featuring imported materials for the occasion.
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