Putumayo Atrocities Report Reveals Slavery Era Cruelty
London dispatch details Sir Roger Casement's 1910 11 inquiry into the Peruvian Amazon company abuses in Putumayo. It chronicles flogging murder torture and slave labor of indigenous people by British subjects and local authorities with accounts of scalping and burning, and notes witnesses’ pressure and fear.
Two Ohioans Are in Line For Big Job
President Taft weighs Hilles for national committee chair but Hilles may stay in advisory role. If he declines, Harry Daugherty of Columbus is favored, with Carmi Thompson also promoted for chair. Key plan is a general staff and a Washington meeting on August first.
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Hitchcock To Resign As Postmaster General
Washington report states Postmaster General Frank H. Hitchcock plans to resign. Officials indicate a formal announcement and succession arrangements will follow in the near future.
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