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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1910
Page
14
The article argues for a Republican majority in Congress, praising Roosevelt’s conservation policy and Republican pledges, while warning that a Democratic majority would alter tariff protection and hinder business. It notes the difficulty of aligning Democratic platforms and the risk of repudiation by party leaders.
President Taft urges Republicans to unite after nominating candidates to carry out the party platform. He argues the choice is between a Republican majority advancing progressive laws or a Democratic majority blocking them and cites measures on injunctions, railroads, ship subsidies, and public health. The letter frames the campaign as a test of advancing promises and honoring party principles.
Ex president Theodore Roosevelt rode three miles across Wyoming plains on tough ponies visiting Cheyenne and Senator Warren’s ranch. He praised Frontier Day as an object lesson in courage, spoke with cowboys and ranchers, and planned to speak in Denver on a visit that included church attendance and praise for Western life.
State Department publishes the merger of Korea into Japan with ten year continuities for tariffs coasting trade and foreign rights. The declaration notes foreign residents retain rights under Japanese jurisdiction while Korea comes under Japan’s control. Open ports Masampa and Shinwiju stay, others expanded. Japan extends copyright and patent rules to Korea.
Emperor Yi Syek of Korea abdicates sovereignty and transfers power to Japan, renaming Korea Cho Sen. He says reforms failed under long-standing evils, urges calm, continuation of peaceful life, and obedience to the new administration for Far Eastern peace and welfare.
Special from Washington Post reports Dr Max Ball of Clark College Worcester says experiments in Buenos Aires will soon photograph the human brain in motion as easily as the body. He contends moving pictures at intervals could guide childhood development and help assess criminal responsibility. He envisions combining X-ray cinematography and microscopia to codify brain histology and explain inherited mental quality differences.
A Boston World dispatch reports Miss Eller Dooley of Otter River Mass attached for 4000 the property of Thomas J Meagan of Baldwing ille Mass amid a breach of promise suit. She says Meegan kept company nine years then jilting her. Meegan, a meat and provision dealer, vows the suit will lower the cost of hearts and love making. He quips ten thousand dollars to heal a woman's heart but recalls ox hearts at 15 cents a pound.
Five incidents from August headline the era. Prof. Emens of Syracuse University, his wife Mrs. Edgar Emeny, and her sister Miss Martha Emens died after a Lehigh Valley train collision with their auto near Caywood Geneva. Prof. Emens was injured. the chauffeur Carl Kilmer also hurt. Dowling, Pittsburgh, dies in a separate crash along the third degree road near Saxenburg. A Wellington Ohio crash injures five others. A sold note offers a rail excursion from Harpers Ferry to Winchester and return by Sept. 4.
Mrs J Adriance of Poughkeepsie arrives with daughter and son aboard the Baltic. customs exam reveals no pearl necklace. a gold mesh bag and lace found, paper secret. The search continues as inspectors suspect possible concealment.
The body of Norvalk Harris, 21, a street inspector, was found with a base of skull wound near Ninth and I streets SW. Police consider death by own action while probing a possible quarrel with a woman and a missing revolver. a black man who directed two white men to the scene is sought, and a torn letter hints at a relationship. An inquest is ordered as detectives pursue motives including robbery and an unidentified black witness.
Headlines mix political notes and local items including Roosevelt on the plas and Korean Treaty published. Mentions hid gems in her hat and the killing of Harris remains a mystery with mayor Gaynor leaving the hospital. Vienna singers welcomed and a rush of public notices follow.
Mayor Gaynor left St. Marys Hospital Hoboken for Deepwell Long Island on a recovery leg, walking unaided to the car and boarding a patrol boat. He faced further fatigue in New York and Long Island stops, yet insisted on walking and spoke of the shooting with measured words, hoping the event would temper him into a better man while doctors warned of lingering weakness and throat trouble.
The University of Vienna singers, part of the Akademischen Gesangvereins Wien, wowed Washington with a rapid-fire program at the Saengerbund banquet. They received a golden key and a living cup from the Burgomaster Rudolph, and were made honorary members. Nearly 200 Austrians toured the U.S., hosted by German societies, with heartfelt tributes to Washington and President Taft.
Commissioner Rudolph leads a nearly 200 strong delegation on a ten day country tour. Students from Akademischen Gesangvereins Wien perform in Washington with smiles, song and mirth Kommrslieder at night to great success.
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