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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1909
Page
8
The article extols a decade of American administration in the Philippines, praising judicial reform, taxation aimed at the poor, and social mobility. It notes new courts with American and Filipino judges, a fairer tax system, improved education and governance, and a shift from Spanish or Roman legal traditions toward equal rights and modernization.
A vast Osaka blaze raged for twenty five hours destroying 2000 buildings including the Stock Exchange and the great Buddhist temple. Thousands injured, hundreds crowd hospitals, with vast property losses and a national charitable response expected. The emperor may donate to relief efforts.
Letters discuss pension rules from 1800s acts, how to obtain certified copies for court use, and how widows and dependents may claim pensions. It includes guidance from Henry T D and Mary G S on proofs, affidavits, and when increases may be granted, plus sample questions from veterans and spouses about desertion, age, and service-linked disabilities.
The Vataro, a West Gulf fishing schooner, endured days of hunger after a storm tore her sails and damaged her water supply. For seven days crewmen subsisted on dried fish and later red snappers while a passing steamer refused to sell them bread or any food. They reached port exhausted after about ten days adrift and seeking rescue.
A bilateral patent pact announced by President Taft and the German Emperor takes effect immediately for twelve months. It relieves American makers from duplicating German plants to sell there and allows protection of patents in either country if used for manufacture. The State Department will push broader protections and the next international congress on industrial property is planned for May 1910.
Dr Luk Wing death provokes claims of harsh treatment denial by Consul General Ho. Wuong Gow Chen, who killed De Chuan Luk Wing at 18 Browlway, was sent to the Tombs without bail for coroners inquest. Witnesses describe Young as despondent, seen in Chinatown with a troubled past and drinking. Ho disputes persecution claims, praising Luk Wing as a faithful servant. Separate item: American syndicate buys Tula Containes steel works in Mexico, forming Mexican Iron and Steel Company with $45,000,000 capital. Dani Dehoa receives $1,000,000 for the property. A modern plant will be erected.
Special to The Washington Port reports weather has been unfavorable for tobacco this season. Excess rain in spring followed by a drought left moisture scarce in Piedmont Virginia and Carolina. Prime leaves are small and nearly worthless. many warehouses may stay closed into August. In Lynchburg the tobacco year ends with low pounds but high average price. In Petersburg drought persists, harming crops and delaying growth. farmers discouraged as plants stay small and peanuts fail.
Special to The Washington Post reports Rafael Tuc ko, husband of a local Italian colony belle, was stabbed thirteen times by Markjohn Comasso after a feud over romance. Jurko, who returned home after a year, found his position in the home disrupted, leading to a fatal confrontation. Markjohn was tracked by a posse and captured. he rests in the county jail.
The week opens with dull European sentiment as recoveries follow, driven by modest activity in Berlin and Paris. News from Spain dampens mood, yet US dividend news spurs a late rally led by American reports and diamonds in South Africa boosting mining shares.
July market steadied with a creeping advance led by United States Steel and a mill report. Traders noted improved crop conditions in the West and rising demand for money, while copper showed cautious gains as railroad and industrial activity picked up.
A national clash over Sunday baseball spreads through churches and clergy. Ministers threaten to close Sunday amusements and seek warrants against players managers and shopkeepers who sell Sunday games. The Methodists vow church involvement in the campaign as reverends announce forthcoming warrants and action.
Vandervelde the socialist leader announces he will travel to the Congo to defend the American missionaries Reverend Dr William Morrison and Reverend William Henry Shepp against charges connected to the Kanat Rubber Company. Visitors to Atlantic City may obtain The Washington Post daily at The Washington Post stand on Young's Ocean Pier near the boardwalk.
Industry notes show steel makers and machine tool suppliers facing lower demand as buyers hold back. Foundries report limited steel purchases with gradual price advances by Carnegie, American Steel and Wire, and National Tube Co. Railroads place small rail orders while seeking larger shipments later. Contracts for the week total about 5,000 tons with monthly output near 1,400,000 tons.
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