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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1908
Page
2
Dec 27 report shows lawmakers pressed by deficit fears as committees seek 15 million immediate appropriations plus future funding. Senators Frye and Burton acknowledge pressure while undecided on action. Deep waterway Chicago to gulf touted as essential, with potential authorization sought in rivers and harbors bill.
In the January American Industries, James W. Van Cleave, president of the National Association of Manufacturers, outlines the council's work against labor legislation and calls for vigilant monitoring of bills affecting injunctions and the Sherman act. He notes affiliated groups, predicts activity in Washington, and praises Taft's stance on judiciary power and industrial defense.
In Santiago Chile delegates to the Pan American Scientific congress attend a formal banquet. Five hundred covers were laid as cabinet ministers and foreign representatives gathered. An Argentine delegate proposed to honor President Roosevelt and Secretary Root for Pan Americanism, prompting hearty responses. The Bureau of American Republics sent gratified greetings and plans for closer cooperation with the congress in future work.
The United States Geological Survey plans new rescue stations near major coal mine accident centers, joining the Pittsburg experiment. Trained engineers and gas helmets will enable rapid entry during disasters, with stations also serving as hubs for mining waste research.
The Orient Royal Mail liner Oroya reported a twenty five foot shark rammed its bows and was impaled. the Weasel backed clear as the lifeless creature’s blood tinted the water and the ship pressed on despite the gaping wound and a furious dash from the shark.
Fire destroyed the Nelgan Morris pecking plant’s fertilizing section and tank room in St. Joseph Missouri this forenoon. Loss estimated at about 125000 dollars. Fire will not interfere with the rest of the plant operations.
A vault that had remained sealed for two decades is finally disposed of. The unusual move comes amid ongoing efforts to clear aged storage while ensuring security and access details are unavailable in the fragmentary text.
A House committee on foreign affairs and interstate commerce will depart Washington for Colon to study the Panama Canal governance and construction. The trip, January 2 to January 14, includes members Hepburn Cushman Kennedy Ryan Stevens Esch Townsend Knowland Hubbard Adamson Richardson Bartlett Morse Humphrey Lew Conner Loud and clerk J F Ryan. The panel may review changes to government form and the Isthmian Canal Commission, while officials warn reforms could hinder canal progress.
A preliminary report from the Committee of Ten, formed by the National Society for the Promotion of Industrial Education, calls for industrial improvement and trade schools and for a national department with a secretary of education in the cabinet. The group delivered the findings at the Atlanta convention.
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