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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1924
Page
1
Philippine case exposes forced servitude through political influence and usury. Families reportedly coerced into continued labor under threats and debt, with arrests and continued service. Details highlight systemic coercion and alleged government complicity.
The excerpt details Senator Sandiko's efforts before the Wood-Forbes commission to expose abuses under the Enslavement Act, describing debt bondage in rice provinces, corrupt judges, and a couple from Munoz who affidavited their woes with American support. The narrative portrays colonial tensions and labor exploitation in 1920s Philippines.
President Coolidge pledged effort to relieve the Districts traffic trouble after a Senate District committee chair and a House subcommittee pledged drastic measures. A traffic court and more judges for a night court are proposed, with a joint Senate and House meeting to draft a bill. A policeman officials charges accuse a driver who killed a woman of not being indicted, sparking calls to oust the district attorney.
A stylishly dressed woman claiming to be Mrs Mary Green Patterson 20 was arrested after allegedly shoplifting from a department store at Eleventh and F streets NW. Police say articles valued at 12 dollars were found on her in police custody and a neighbor officer identified her as the wife of a U N naval officer. She was charged with larceny and held on 50 dollars collateral.
The Navy Department faces trouble staffing the submarine school at New London Connecticut finding ad hoc officers to man submarines. It will grant permission for 916 line officers to be assigned by December 1926. Officers hesitate to volunteer for submarine duty due to concerns about transferability and career disruption. The policy aims to rotate qualified officers between submarine and surface ships with a five year service cap in submarines.
New York December 6. Dr T de Gerin arrived from Paris to demonstrate, under New York State physicians organizations, a serum he perfected to cure pneumonia. He said he believed he had also found a cure for anaemia and that cancer is infectious and contagious requiring isolation and fumigation of patients living quarters.
Howard Clark a 13 year old Chicago boy died while freeing a pigeon entangled by string under a live third rail on the South Side elevated line. The coroner ruled he grasped a high tension cable while attempting the rescue.
The Anti-Saloon League of Massachusetts objects to the nomination of James M. Swift of Fall River for U S district attorney at Boston to succeed Robert Crowe. Superintendent Forgrave says Swift has Butler support but would not satisfy anti-saloon forces. Edwin C. Norman of Worcester is named as satisfactory alternative.
The plan outlines two roomed experimental settlements featuring a garden and a children’s playground. Each home receives Sunshine and fresh air with one or two bathrooms. Rentals are to be set at affordable levels for New York slum tenants.
Navy Department said Lieut. Comar Johnson the pilot and Mechanic Wm. W. Ke were severely burned in an afternoon crash at Hampton Roads. They were reported badly burned but injury extent was unclear.
Report from Houston Maine describes farmers failing to sell the season's potato crop and owing taxes, causing economic discomfort in the region. Officials note a long drought of unsold stock since previous crop crises, with current potato prices at 90 cents per barrel not covering costs.
In South Bend Indiana on December 6 seven people were shot when two holdup men failed to rob a west end saloon and attempted to flee. One robber Raymond L. Mosley of Boston was captured by police.
In a heated Senate debate, Senator Borah opposes rushing a World Court protocol while Senator Swanson seeks timely action. Swanson believes enough Republicans and Democrats back ratification with Hughes reservations unchanged. Borah favors broad consideration and resists tying action to domestic legislation, warning against an ineffective tribunal if political aims override principal duties.
Reported yesterday the coast guard battled heavy seas to tow the Bluebird and Rachel W Stevens after wrecks and damage near Cape Hatteras. The Mascoutin and other cutters aided by relaying lines as weather hampered relief efforts, leaving miles of coast inadequately protected.
French authorities claim they halted an armed coup amid claims of 300 communist arrests across nationalities. Government officials, led by Interior Minister Chautemps, warn of continued repressive measures to curb revolutionary activity. The report notes arrests, expulsions, and disputed trials related to former army captain Jacqués Sadoul and the Paris prison status, with details continued on the following page.
In Los Angeles Dee six Gene Stratton Porter author and illustrator sustained injuries in an automobile crash tonight details say her condition is reported as four by police.
Daniel B. Holmes, longtime conductor of Abraham Lincoln's funeral train, died yesterday in Cincinnati at age 85. He steered the hearse from Washington to Springfield and oversaw the body’s transfer as it prepared for burial.
Chief Robert Marshall of Pleasantville says Margaret Fagan Gaskill, a taxi driver, shot him in Atlantic City on December 6. The wounded man, in hospital with a bullet in his lung, is expected to recover while his accused assailant, Mrs. Gaskill, remains in custody and silent.
New York December 6 Dr W Z Kumler a 60 year old physician began an indefinite fast observed on its tenth day by walking 24 miles He reports not drinking fluids in the first five days but since day ten feels no hunger and plans to continue the experiment until a craving for food returns
Mrs. Pegi Hatch sues Kansas Military Academy Oxwexo for 8000 damages claiming her son was allowed to play in a football game against her wishes. She alleges bruises and sprains from the game and that school officials ignored her directives to bar participation.
Kansas City, Mo. December 6 An appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States from a recent decision by Judge Albert L Reeves sustaining demurrers to indictments against officers of the Kansas City Journal-Post and game tax return wrongdoing was prepared and forwarded to Washington today by U S District Attorney C Madison on instructions from Washington The district attorney appeared before Judge Reeves with an application to writ of error as to the Journal-Post and its administrators who made public lists supplied by the collector of internal revenue
Jenufa by Leos Janacek, a Czechoslovak composer, entered the Metropolitan Opera repertory with a matinee in German in New York. Maria Jetitza sang the title role. she previously portrayed Mine in Vienna. Janacek, 70, remains largely unknown to American audiences but is celebrated in Europe.
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt sails with the Roosevelt Memorial association to Cuba to attend the Santiago unveiling. The party is led by Henry J. Allen and includes Major Norman Jomen G. Harbord as the featured speaker for the ceremony.
James Lacey of Northampton, a cobbler philosopher and ally of President Cook, files papers alleging an unequal number of ballot blanks and seeks a recount in the contest against James A. O’Dea for a legislative seat. O’Dea won by a small margin in a Tampa to Sarasota route mention.
Large volume of claims for refunds of illegally collected taxes was approved by the internal revenue commissioner. The biggest entitlement went to Libby McNeill Libby of Chicago for 1,968,201. Other Chicago names included Ryergan & Sons and Swift & Co with substantial refunds. The document lists numerous corporations across the country and totals by year up to 1920, with a nationwide sum of 137,006,225.85 in refunds. A lengthy report to Congress by Secretary Mellon accompanies the action.
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