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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1908
Page
5
A New York merchants group denounces a proposed bill that would grant the Interstate Commission wide authority, arguing it invites corruption and threatens consumer interests. Opponents warn the plan centralizes power away from state oversight and could undermine local protections.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe gunboats, ports, and naval vessels with scattered place names and timings. The garbled text mentions ships near Hongkong, Bremerton, California, and Rainbow, with references to naval positions and summer operations. The exact events and dates are unclear due to the corrupted text.
The paper recounts factional strife over electing State committeemen tied to McCarren and Murphy in Kings County. Attacks claim forged affidavits and misdirection by Bulger, Gatesworth, and Conners. Ruff support for a rump convention to oppose McCarren, with delegates swapped and protests about authority.
A rough OCR passage with many garbled words and names. The readable bits mention voters and locals, but details are unclear. The fragment hints at a community event or election with references to people and places, yet no coherent facts or outcomes emerge.
A garbled OCR snippet appears to reference names and terms without clear context. The readable bits hint at a list of phrases about divorce, mood, and locations but lack coherent events or facts to form a proper news item.
A fragmentary medical column discusses kidney disease stages, urging caution with early remedies and warning that ignorance can lead to severe outcomes. It cites Fulton’s portal discovery, promotes specific inflammation treatments, and mentions a local agent in Oakland, Henry Evans, for literature and recoveries.
The Kentucky contest centers on Senator elect Bradley who fronts the anti Taft effort to bar federal officers from directing delegates to the Republican national convention. His campaign targets Taft support and federal patronage as he canvasses the state to shape delegate selection and weaken the federal machine in the South.
Kentucky Negroes led by D T Bonner of Louisville plan a state meeting April 23 to protest Taft's GOP nomination. Speakers include Bishop Alexander Walters and Dr J E Wood as Bonner asserts nearly all Kentucky blacks favor Fairbanks over Taft or Roosevelt, with Senator J G Foraker invited.
Special to The Wellstones reports Samuel Gompers and the Amuran Federation of Lahbot backing allied candidates. A five day hearing on lead dramites reveals deep rifts with the Sherman antitrust act and labor provisions. Gompers insists workers are best judges, urging unity against political foes while condemning employer power and urging support for allied labor candidates and amendments.
A funeral for a young woman is indefinitely postponed as two friends visit the undertaker rooms to choose a casket and discuss fittings. One friend, who aided in arranging the death, visits with another woman from the deceased’s circle. The pair inspect the casket and case and later leave, noting they may not need another funeral for a long time.
President remains confident Taft will be nominated by the Republican convention next June. If not named, Taft would lead the War Department to Roosevelt's term end, while Bacon, Winthrop, and Magoon are floated as potential successors with favored executive ability and familiarity.
An OCR fragment suggests intimate friends of an assistant secretary named Bacon from Boston believe Vi Prean will become Secretary of Weranoat Tul after Sere varsq. Prominent athlete Tarsird Tansversite, captain of the varsity crew and Roosevelt classmate, is discussed amid banking pasts and rumored cabinet reshuffles.
Secretary Watleste of the Smithes Trust describes the National Gallery plan to relocate the permanent home of the National Gallery. The old building will become the Museum of Commerce and Arts with new construction near completion. The Smithsonian Worldings will host a $900 000 donation for a tree collection and the trustees will supervise gallery decisions.
In Narragansett Bay a successful demonstration shows steel torpedo nets resisting Whitehead torpedoes. U S Navy ships will be equipped with the nets, with the test aboard the torpedo boat Morris at 30 knots. The nets reportedly endure torpedo strikes without damage, and will be installed on battleships and cruisers before sailing to Suez.
New York inventor M Hering contracts to deliver an airship to Gen James Allen by August 15. A 225 mile, 40 mph aeroplane model carried 330 pounds, tested near Montclair with two witnesses, amid high claims of future military use and plans for a larger unit at a Virginia site.
Military notices list multiple leave of absence grantings to officers including Brancis Wt Wellk and William Po Rendall, extended leaves for several surgeons, and detailed transfers among infantry units. It enumerates new assignments to regiments, corps, and examining boards, with officers moving to signal corps, cavalry, and school duties, plus retirements and duty reassignments at various posts including Washington, Cavite, Norfolk, and Honolulu.
A Missouri legislator argues against government employees exposing all rights of electors while urging restraint in political influence. The address to the Missouri Republican Association at Carrol Institute featured several political talks and debated duties of public servants.
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