Washington Notes on Intelligencer Dispatches
Arrangement to build a dam and levee on the Lower Colorado in Imperial Valley is agreed between the state department and the Mexican embassy. November imports of manufacturers’ materials show a marked decline per the Bureau of Statistics. Peary pledges proofs for north pole discovery after prior refusals. Post Office reports 7391 dead letters sold for 5846.80 dollars. net revenue 8739.75 dollars. Honduras ex-president Manuel Bonilla and American adventurer Lee Christmas plan to sail for Honduras to spur a revolution. Peary arctic recognition debate expands to potential naval review by higher authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Colorado River
Imperial Valley
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
Robert BE. Peary
Congress
North Pole
Post Ofice Department
Manuel Bonilla
New Orleans
Hondluras
Robert F. Peary
Arctic
House
Naval Affairs Committee
Arch Hoxsey Sets Altitude Record in Los Angeles Flight
Arch Hoxsey smashed altitude records by ascending 11 474 feet in Los Angeles. The piece mentions other varied items including political maneuvers in Congress, a leprosy case in South Carolina, a fatal boxing bout in Green Bay, and a range of 1909 news notes across aviation, politics, disasters, agriculture, and government actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arch Hoxsey
Los Angeles
Congress
Akin
S. C
Mary V. Kirk
Philadelphia
Indictments Arrive in Adams County Vote Seller Case
A grand jury in Adams county Ohio returned 122 indictments against alleged vote sellers. The report notes varied national and regional news items including Canadian governorship rumors, a brutal poisoning attempt, diplomatic and military postings, wage boosts at Bath Iron Works, and government efforts in Cuba and in China. The item collects assorted dispatches reflecting political, legal, and social developments of the period.
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Adams
County
Duke of Connaught
City of
Mexico
William H. Huxford
Military Order of the Loyal Legion
Washington
Wright Company
Ralph Johnstone
Denver
F. H. Clark
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
F. A. Torrey
Bath Iron Works
Fort Apache
Ariz
Cuba
State Department
Bureau of Statistics
Gagei
Department of Commerce and Labor
Frederick Brown
Buffalo
N. Y
Hayvana
China
Huntington Wilson
Calhoun
Peking
American National Red Cross Society
Kansas City
Brown
Montrose
San Miguel
Utah
M. A. Danner
Pittsburg
Alberto Terrazas
Chihuahha
Chihuahua
J. O. Byram
Indiana
Institute of Dental Pedagogies
Ashington
Frank FH. Hitchcock
United States
Department of Agriculture
Government Department
Notable People In Transit Of Late News Bits
Reports indicate Mrs. Eddy could face a will contest by relatives while Italy faces a 90,000 railway strike threat. General Franch requests more Canadian troops as Norris hints at renewing the rules fight. Caroline islands natives report an insurrection. Dr. Cook ends pole search. Taft's family enjoyed Christmas at the White House and a Chicago fire chief funeral drew a large crowd. Commander Sims faces a scolding for blunt talk at a London naval banquet. Stewart notes savings from railway mail service. Captain Paary and Drom cited in Congress discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy
Italy
Sir John Franch
Canada
Norris
Caroline Islands
Cook
North Pole
House of Representatives
Isokely
Taft
White House
Chicago
Simss
London
Stewart
Robert B. Paary Kag
Dromand
Congress
Resolutions urge legistsure to rewrite laws for better highways
Des Moines delegates and 300 Iowa citizens meet at the YMCA to back a statewide road plan. Speakers push a state board of public works, county road funds, and possible state aid, while lawmakers, governors, and local officials shape future appointments and highway policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Y. M
General Assembly
Horace E. Deemer
Public School of
Iona
Harvey Ingham
W. G. Raymond
Iowa City
State Board of Public Works
J. C. Maney
B. Stanton
Board of Supervisors
Frank Morris
Polk County Board of Supervisors
Supervisors’ Board
T. W. le Quatte
Mack Olsen
William Eldred
Frank Armstrong
J. B. Bunyan
W. ‘. Meredith
J. 8. Wilson
O. R. McDonald
The
Des Moines Admen's Club
Iowa Teachers Seek State Pension Fund and Local Tax
Educators in Iowa push for a state teachers pension to provide lifetime benefits after 25 years service. The plan would let urban and district schools levy a small property tax and feed funds into a state pool with distributions overseen by a board including the superintendent of public instruction and the state board of educational examiners. A 1 percent earnings levy, capped at 12 dollars, would finance benefits for participating teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Superintendent of Instruction
Board of Educational Examiners
O. P. Bostwick
Clinton
State Teachers’ Association
Minnesota
WANTS SYSTEM ESTABLISHED FOR RURAL DELIVERY
Washington report of the annual post office department shows Degraw urging a parcels delivery system along rural routes. He cites farmers demanding it, notes potential government revenue in the millions, and details current rural route mileage totaling 993,068 across 24.17 miles per route. He requests legislation to extend death and injury benefits and to retirement provisions for postal workers.
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Washington
Degraw
Panama Canal Bills Shape After White House Conference
Washington lawmakers plan general Panama canal legislation with Flint and Mann introducing bills reflecting a mix of views. The meeting produced broad agreement on canal fortification, presidential toll discretion within set bounds, government control of drydock and repair shops, and sale of fuel and supplies at both ends to world trade while safeguarding canal competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Flint
California
Committee On
Poison in Communion Cup Death Toll in Peterhof Church
Three communicants die and twenty nine are seriously ill in the Peterhof district after an elder of a Lutheran church mistakenly filled the communion cup with a sulphureted chamate mixture instead of wine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. .Petersburg
Peterhof
Chinese Uprising At Canton Seen As Census Action
The American consul general at Canton reports the Tien Chow uprising stemmed from local authorities attempting to number houses and conduct a census, actions viewed as targeting the government and triggering unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Canton
State Department
Tien Chow
China
Standard Oil Bill Sent To Press For Supreme Court Pleadings
A government supplemental brief in the Standard Oil dissolution suit is now at the printers and will be filed in the Supreme Court before the oral arguments begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Bill
Washington
Standard Oil
Supreme Court of the United States
Rail Conductor and Trainmen Union Grant 10 Percent Pay Increase
Chicago railroad unions including Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and Order of Railway Conductors secure a 10 percent wage rise for 75,000 members after two months of talks. Effective immediately, the flat raise adds about 5 million dollars annually to railroads' labor costs across 50 lines serving Chicago to the north south and west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Brotherhood of Railroad
Japanese Spy Statements Denied by War Department
Washington reports repeated claims of Japanese espionage in the Philippines have drawn a War Department denial. No information has been received to justify such statements, the department asserts, amid ongoing wartime publicity and defense concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Philippines
War Department
Railway statistics show minor 1900 vs 1909 physical gains
Development of the physical properties of United States railways during 1900 shows comparatively little advance over 1909. Railways added new miles totaling 4,120, signaling modest expansion according to Railway Age Gazette statistics.
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Chicago
United States
Railway Age Gazette
Public confusion on Washington Street tale of a shy man
A mild man with gray hair and spectacles mingles with crowds on Washington Street as a well dressed woman and child attempt to cross. The woman wrongly takes the hand of a disoriented elderly man, prompting a startled response about seeking her son. The scene reflects a bustling city street moment.
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Washington Street
Boston
Hiram Carpenter's Remarkable Psoriasis Cure
The testimonial recounts a twenty year struggle with psoriasis and leprosy like symptoms. After failing with doctors and treatments, Hiram Carpenter used Cuticura Remedies including Resolvent Ointment and Soap, leading to full recovery in six weeks and no relapse years later.
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Hones
Hot Springs
Detroit
Lansing
Mich
Myvfog
Moe
Slater
Hiram EH
Carpenter
Henderson
N. Y
What Impressed Him At Rome Dome Visit
H W Child, president of the Yellowstone Park association, traveled in Europe with a hotel man, studying hotel and commissary issues. In St Peter's Rome they stood under the dome. the hotel man asked, How much did that London man say for the hams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Child
Yellowstone Park Association
Europe
Rome
St. Peter's
Child
Mhkn
London Bay
A Shiver Figure Learns to Draw a Three
In dialogue, a father nudges Arthur to improve his handwriting and learn to write a proper three. The boy responds with a playful method, saying you start with a pencil on the paper and then you shiver.
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Arthur
Incredible Brutality in Football Incident
A fragmentary hockey style cry laments a brutal moment in football as critics question why players failed to intervene, suggesting a man with the ball faced danger while teammates stood by, amid calls for action and accountability.
Ignorance vs Inspiration in Free Speech Debate
A brief essay fragment argues that ignorance may grant more freedom in speaking than inspiration, and is often mistaken for genuine originality. It notes the tension between uninhibited expression and thoughtful insight, suggesting clarity comes with practice and reflection.
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Johnny Parmentier
Green Bay
Wis
East St. Louis
Omaha
South Omaha
Neb
Interstate Commerce Commission
San Francisco
John Kellert
Knight's Landing
Cal
John
Austria Hungary
Germany
Portugal
Portugese
Oklahoma
Kansas
Ballinger
Charles Dana Norton
Loeb
Norton
Chesapeake Bay
Merritt-Chapman Wrecking Company
Board of Engineers
Wear
Georgia
Census Bureau
Alexander D. Lannon
Chicago Stock Yards
Ries
Judge Deemer
B. F. Carroll
Senate
Board of Control
Robinson
Bannister
Wade
State Board of Education
T D. Foster
A. B. Funk
George Baker
C. W. Boutin
Dr. Howe
Parola
State House
Central
Charles
Anderson
Hast Fougte
Lyon Street
Usly
Express Company
United States Express Company
State Railway Commission
Iowa Falls
Herbert A. Huff
Henry L. Huff
Huff
Agricultural Board
Iowa State Board of Agriculture
Charles F. Curtisa
Ames
Louisville
Hartford
Albany
Supreme Court
Fot H. P. Johnson
Winnesheik County
L. A. Swanson
Boone
Pardon A. Smith
Greene O
Atate Se “Board
Urge Parcell Post
Panama Canal
Mann
Littiss
Hiram Carpenter
Willis
Gillis
Scott
Puck
Nebraska
Tenn Ane Rennet Men Inc
Gett Sim
Ted
Cordloune Myers-Dillon
Nebs
Wilta
Rogera
Omana
Cattete
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