17 Feb 1910
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Newspaper
Sarasota Times
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1910
Page
1
Real estate buyers and sellers offered with fire and life insurance, taxes paid, and property care for non residents. Houses for rent and notary public services. Office located in Gillespie Block.
The House subcommittee on naval affairs voted against promoting Robert E. Peary to rear admiral and placing him on the retired list. The issue centers on Peary’s polar exploration and a recommendation to retire him as a civil engineer with rank and pay. The dispute highlights tensions between line and staff officers and potential sparks over a gold medal idea.
Memphis city and county officials issued a formal declaration against certain statewide prohibition laws. Mayor E. H. Camp criticized national aims, arguing municipal action could advance enforcement and improvements while opposing the common stance. Judge John T. Moss noted a judge cannot enforce a law alone.
The Pacific Navigation Company's steamer Lima ran aground on a Huamblin passage island in the straits off Santiago Chile. The British steamer Hathumet rescued 205 aboard but could not reach 88 others, believed to be lost.
Reports from Punta Arenas detail the voyage of the Pour quoi Pas returning with Dr. Jean M. Charcois’s anti Arctic expedition. The vessel stranded on Graham Land, refloated, and suffered repeated accidents and leaks. Crew endured scurvy and heart disease but scientific observations were partial. The voyage faced storms and engine repairs near Magellan Strait.
The St Paul Coal Company proposes settlements for damages from last November's Cherry mine fire. Relatives of unmarried men would receive at least 800 dollars, widows with six or more children up to 1200 dollars, paid immediately upon signing a quit claim. Heirs of rescuers would share. company says no criminal negligence and limited capital limits liability. A mass meeting may be held.
State residents urged to boost Florida as a land of opportunity for livestock farming, corn, peanuts, and truck crops. Western investors purchase large tracts for colonization, while sponge gathering and fruitless lawns debated. new railroad prospects and an ostrich farm plan spark optimism for 1910.
Memorial Hall at Cambridge may host a single slab listing Harvard graduates who died fighting for the Confederacy if properly proposed to the university. The plan faces opposition but has supporters who favor a united memorial rather than multiple individual plaques.
Proprietors of two Chattanooga manufacturing companies valued at 100000 were transferred to the Atlantic Ice and Coal corporation headquartered in Atlanta. The firm has recently secured control of ice plants in several southern cities.
Last week New York physicians received free tins of aseptic silver solution from the state board of health to prevent newborn eye inflammation. The campaign was led by Helen Keller, the deaf blind advocate, famed for her mental achievements and work with the defective classes.
A remark notes that attempting to disrupt another's plan can backfire, likening it to pouring cold water on a heated scheme. The comment suggests caution around interference and its potential consequences.
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