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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1909
Page
14
The article discusses Navy reform and cost management under Secretary Meyer, a British Lords and Commons budget clash over finance and dissolution risk, and political impacts from temperance and Aldrich’s central bank proposals amid economic fears and elections.
Fragmentary text references draft checks postrates and registered letters payable to THE WASHINGTON PORT CG in Washington DC. Includes garbled names and a dated line suggesting December 1, 1800 with advertising and representative hints.
The piece blends humorous and grandiose science talk about a Panama style canal imagined by engineers Col Gyethals and Sir William Willcocks. It shifts to a planetary distraction about Martian canals and a telescope study, then pivots to a critique of trusts and antitrust law, ending with a note on salt production economics.
A discussion on salt production consolidation in Louisiana and antitrust policy contrasts with a critique of a proposed Central American commission. The piece notes the Sherman act’s perceived bias toward curbing competition and questions U.S. diplomatic strategy amid Latin American sensitivities. It cites State Department pushback and public opinion opposing broader intervention, focusing on Zelaya and the pacific commission incident.
A discussion led by M Woolsey Stryker of Hamilton College denounces the sport as deeply unethical. He argues that football corrupts morals through player poaching, academic neglect, and purchasable success, urging abolition over reform.
An article from The New York Sun notes Canada’s finance minister presented to Parliament a forthcoming fiscal year budget totaling 127,670,35 dollars. The consolidated fund receives about 61.3 million for administration with 25,774k for capital accounts, highlighting steady growth in public works and national wealth alongside population and industrial expansion. It contrasts this with U S appropriations, and touches on Dr Lombroso’s and Dr Perrier’s arm-length theories of criminal physiology, reporting prisoners largely have shorter arms than common belief, with violence offenders closer to average arm length.
A dignified college president recalls a relaxed summer at a Maine town farmhouse. A former boarding mistress writes demanding neatness and changes, including moving sanitary operations away from the house. The president replies he would visit again if improvements are made, and a rough letter reply hints at hogs and hospitality returning next summer.
An unclear diary style note describes a child named Elmer aged six and a puzzling church moment. The narrator recalls numbness, a question from a sibling, and a church choir loft seen from above the pulpit. The child asks why singers must sit on the mantel piece after a trip to church.
From the New York Herald and New York Tribune comments, Meyer is praised for applying business methods to Navy Department reform. He aims to keep the fleet at peak readiness with a health plan for Navy yards and a fresh inquiry into waste and faults, receiving public support for his courage and method.
The New York World cites Armour & Co figures to claim extortion and avarice in meat packing. It notes gross profits of 10682 000 on 720000000 capital and a surplus of 7107 996, implying a 454 percent dividend and questioning why meat prices rose despite higher livestock costs. The piece criticizes wall street proof and consumer burden from bond guarantees amid rising meat prices.
A bronze vessel found near a fortress site holds a dried black mass identified as Roman ink. Prof Kassner notes soot tannate of iron and trace minerals, with possible accidental impurities from the inkstand and an aromatic scent suggesting import from Tyre where perfumed ink was common.
International congress delegate Mr Humphrey of Philadelphia warns New York is doomed to a great conflagration and cites Europe’s lower per capita fire loss. He advocates motor fire engines and notes Europe’s better fire safety laws while touring to study building materials and extinguishing systems. Also mentions Kansas City Star item on Adair County goats clearing brush and boosting mutton supply with large shipments from Binford Ranch.
A Newark Press summary warns that oysters subjected to dropsy are dangerous for consumption. It explains the swollen, waterlogged oyster is often fattened with sewage contaminated water, risking typhoid germs. The piece urges banning dropsy oysters year round and avoiding raw consumption.
A state rail plan envisions extending the Northwestern Pacific from Sausalito toward Fort Bragg via Willits, opening redwood lands and fertile coast counties to Easter settlement. Projections warn of a northern Californian boom once rail access improves, with farms, dairy, fruit, and timber poised to expand alongside new feeder lines and possible electric service.
A recent report outlines plans to electrify Austrian railways to replace petrolic fuels where feasible. Alpine lines, including sections between Innsbruck and Brognes, would use hydraulic power in northern Alps areas as water sources are surveyed for potential hydroelectric propulsion.
A fragmented, polemical set of lines criticizing social norms. It mocks punctuality, infers abuse in marriages, notes discrepancies in perceptions of women and actresses, and calls out cowardice and fear in men while accusing women of seeking servants and deception.
A fragmented, era voice piece discusses gender norms and moral duty for women, noting a woman’s sense of duty to bear children and the social expectations around femininity. A vignette about a child’s fear and a parent teaching self-control appears amid garbled observations of fashion and behavior.
Former Gov Murphy argues the corporate tax is fair though contentious, noting government officials should guide business practices. He recalls meetings in Washington and Willard Hotel discussions on tariff policy, praising a balanced law as the best possible outcome. He cites figures like Harding and Harmon as likely presidential contenders and stresses bipartisan support for practical waterways projects.
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