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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1909
Page
44
A Washington Post summary notes Navy reorganization aims at efficiency and modern control with streamlined bureaus and yards. The British Lords reject budget details amid a heated clash with the Commons over taxation, dissolution, and the Budget Bill, signaling a potential political stalemate.
The notice directs payment by draft checks postal orders or registered letters payable to THE WASHINGTON PORT CG at Washington DC. It lists Fercln Advertising Representative Paul Look 2 in New York and references a Wednesday December 1 1800 date with postal handling notes for a classified advertising matter.
A disjointed Harrisburg column muses on a Panama Canal rival, Noah’s flood, and Martian intrusions. It teases Sir William Willcocks and Col Goethals, imagines immense canals seen today, and ponders tele-scope astronomy while shifting to a critique of trusts and Sherman antitrust law.
The piece argues against salt price collusion and warns the Sherman antitrust law may curb such monopolistic strategy. It criticizes U S plans for a Latin American diplomatic commission, noting public protests and Mexican denial, and concludes with a reflection on Anglo-Saxon misunderstandings of Latin American scrutiny.
The passage surveys calls to end college football over brutality and moral concerns. It cites Hamilton College president Stryker condemning the sport for dishonor in player sales, academic neglect, and debased recruitment, arguing abolition over reform. It also touches on public figures, government notes, and scattered international items about monarchy and law.
The Canadian minister of finance told parliament that the coming fiscal year will require 127,670,35 dollars for the administration of the Dominion. The consolidated fund totals 61,2955 for current expenses and 25,774c for capital outlays, including public works. The text notes Canada’s rising appropriations versus the United States, linked to population growth and industrial expansion, while also noting domestic expenditures’ perceived generosity.
The dignified college president recalls a past vacation at a Mane town farmhouse. A letter from a former maid passenger requests changes to the place including hygiene and odor. The reply offers returning only if the housekeeper is replaced and sanitary conditions improve, and the president hints at awaiting further word before deciding. The closing note teases a years old reply about hogs on the place and a suggestion to come.
A confused child named Gat aged 6 from Chicago vocalizes fear after sudden numbness while others in the pews listen. The incident leads to questions about why singers sit apart and why some seem unwell, revealing a small family scene at a church service.
The New York Herald lauds Mr Meyer for applying business methods to naval reform and emphasizes his patient, persistent plans to improve efficiency. Critics note his guiding principle that navy yards exist to serve the fleet, with support from major papers praising his Courage and diagnostic work.
The New York World cites Armour & Co showing a 10682 000 gross profit on 720000000 capital and a 7107 996 surplus, equivalent to 45 4 percent dividend. It argues extortion claims are justified by vast profits, while higher livestock costs and wall street guarantees are passed to consumers via meat prices.
A bronze vessel from Haltem im Weatphalie near Aluyo fortress, dated 11 BC, held a dried black mass the scholar Prof Kassner identifies as Roman ink. The analysis shows soot tannate of iron and traces of copper oxide clay magnesia gypsum and other compounds, suggesting accidental contaminants and possible imported perfumed ink from Tal.
International congress delegate Mr Humphrey of Philadelphia reports Europe’s fire losses per capita as 32 cents versus America’s $3. He praises Europe’s building laws and urges U.S. adoption of motor fire engines before sailing December 11 on the Mauretania. He cites New York as doomed to a major blaze under current conditions and notes his plans to advocate reforms. Also mentions Kansas City Star Adair County goats used for brush clearing and meat, with Binford Ranch as a leading producer shipping goats to market.
A Newark Press report warns that oysters bred with dropsy pose severe health risks. The piece explains that fattened oysters swell with water, may contain sewage effluent and typhoid germs, and urges banning the dropay practice and avoiding raw oysters.
Experts describe a northern California rail plan from Sausalito to Fort Bragg area as pivotal for opening redwood lands to farming and settlement. The corridor would connect Willits northward through Mendocino, Humboldt counties, boosting dairy, fruit, wine grapes, timber, and general farming while attracting Easter settlers seeking practical northern California livelihoods.
A recent report outlines aims to electrify Austrian railways with electric traction on Alpine lines. It notes hydraulic power units acquired for a section between Innesyruck and Brogens and surveys of water power in northern Alps to fuel motive power as oil supplies on locomotives dwindle.
Fragmented text critiques time, fate, and gender norms. It discusses perceptions of abuse, worthiness, cowardice, and imagined fears. The piece hints at social expectations, modesty, and the irony of appearances versus truth in relationships and women’s attitudes toward servants.
A fragmentary column discusses gender norms and moral duties, with humorous vignettes about a bearded suburban child and a mother teaching her son to spell. The piece hints at lessons on fear and independence amid domestic scenes and social expectations.
Former New Jersey Governor and Republican national committeeman Franklin Murphy defends a tariff bill as fair, argues government officials should guide corporate conduct, and recounts tariff debates in Washington. He notes industry interests favor the measure while some businesses object to regulatory reach and executive pay limits.
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