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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1909
Page
12
Congress enacts a substitute for Bennet and Oru bills as Mann faces a rival approach from the immigration committee. The new draft fixes penalties up to 9000 and imprisonment for violators while broadening rules on interstate traffic. Delegates discuss extending regulatory reach to federal and territorial borders.
A disordered report notes congressional wrangling over appropriation and fiscal policy. Representative Mann criticizes and defense centers on Tweedale and Mr Mann. A large crowd of lawmakers debates internal finance and foreign commerce before adjournment. The Senate remains in recess awaiting Monday session.
Representative Gardner Rathes defends a distinct office, praising the auditor as "honest, uptight, and competent." Chatman Smath Ale resents the attack by Ihnoran, while Mann responds to the controversy surrounding governance and integrity.
Representative Mann attacked District Auditor Tweedale on the House floor accusing him of overstepping in legislative matters. Tweedale defended a new budget form aligned with Census Bureau methods, aimed at improving public finances and transparency in District appropriations.
House naval affairs committee approved Secretary Meyer plan to reorganize the navy by dissolving the bureau of equipment. Maj Gen Bell testified on weapons sale to Cuba. Public buildings and grounds committee delayed action on an appropriation bill until February. Rivers and harbors panel eyes estimates over 100 million with hearings planned after the holidays.
The District of Columbia playground appropriation was raised from eight thousand to twenty two thousand dollars with DC to cover the seventeen thousand increase. Mr Smith introduced a measure to extend Harvard a grant to connect with the driveway at the north end of Washington city reserve. Mr Smith also proposed licensing for loan concerns to cap interest at two per cent per month.
In Terre Haute Indiana December 17 an undertaker began preparing Edgart Murphy for burial when Murphy, seemingly dead after a ten hour coma, suddenly stirred in bed and yawned. He appeared alive but soon died yesterday as embalmers worked, marking his “first death” and startling Emstalmers.
The piece notes the 289th anniversary of the Mayflower voyage to Plymouth Rock, praising the Pilgrims for founding enduring civic practices. It details the founding of the Mayflower Descendants society, its scrutiny of claims, and the spread of lineage through generations, highlighting key figures and historical impacts on democracy and early American governance.
Mrs Caroline W Martin acts as spokeswoman for three sisters in New Jersey murder case over Ocey Snead. She says Ocey died by her own hand, not murder, and details her family’s grief. Martins defend themselves, claim harassment, seek funds for defense.
President Taft greeted Dr Jonnesco at the White House amid strong endorsements from top physicians. Despite no hospital demonstrations of stovaine, doctors acclaimed its promise while critics and friends spar over the anesthetic’s merits. The Romanian surgeon then proceeds to Chicago and Minnesota for tests as officials and experts, including Dr Wiley, curry favor with the notable visitor.
In Middletown on December 17 a missing package of pension papers linked to late Civil War veteran William H Wood who served in city employment uncovers that Wood had been married twice for over twenty years. Both wives reportedly lived within two miles of each other.
A vintage ad urges quick relief from indigestion with Papen Diapepsin. It claims a single dose stops fermentation causing dyspepsia, stomach upset, headaches, and nervousness within minutes, promising regulation of the stomach for any food.
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