09 Dec 1910
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Newspaper
New Albany Weekly Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1910
Page
1
Readers see mixed views on aviation, veterans, and politics. Notes mention Panama, relief efforts, battleships, and a mix of social scenes, with reflections on war memories, Christmas, and labor shifts in New York and Ohio.
The article argues for immediate start of duties after elections, noting salaries begin March 4 and a late December start unless a special session occurs. It urges amending the constitution to shorten the gap, citing historical attempts and the need for timely legislative input after elections. It mentions Manila’s delegate potential travel time and anticipates debate at the century session.
A world traveler notes that slot gambling machines once common in bars theatres and dance halls have largely vanished due to laws in several states. He recalls the pre war boom and the high risk of loss from these devices, estimating a win chance of about 1 in 101 and praising public conscience for their decline.
An advertisement section for the Weekly Tribune and other papers touts Hal's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional treatment. It claims cure certainty with a $100 reward for failure and invites readers to request testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
Washington dispatch reports John W Weeks suggesting use of U S Navy scout cruisers to carry mails to South America and the orient as an alternative to ship subsidies. Weeks estimates 500000 dollars annual cost per cruiser with crew reductions and notes possible training benefits for officers. He aims to persuade Congress during the current session.
Taft will spend two more summers at Parametta near Beverly Massachusetts with a private approach, nine hole golf course, greenhouses, trout pond and Japanese garden on the sixty five acre estate. An eleven room cottage will house Secretary Norton and family, Parametta’s ocean view, trolley access, and a private yacht landing. Housewives Strike Advocated Mrs Berger suggests a wives union with high wage floor and work limits provoking fears of domestic reform.
A local note reports the Tollgate New Albany Paoli and Vio cennee Turnpike Company closing another toll gate between the city and Orange county line and on roads to Hardinsburg and Fredericksburg. It also previews the upcoming Sixty second Congress with a Democratic house for the first time in sixteen years and introduces new Socialist and populist figures.
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