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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1909
Page
27
Senate debate on a 138 million naval appropriation triggers fierce opposition. Dixon pushes for a bold fleet split while supporters on the Pacific coast press for strategic division. Session runs late as amendments and political maneuvering focus on battleship deployment and naval power.
The powder trust debate leads to a $250,000 amendment to expand the government powder plant seeking greater independence from private manufacturers. A provision to bar navy powder purchases from combinations in restraint of trade was strengthened by replacing emergency with war. Senator Hale proposed the amendment, while Senator Briggs urged deferring resolution until court rulings on the trusts. An Overman plan to place a memorial window in Annapolis chapel honors 1895 graduates Engignn Bagley Monaghan Breckinridge and Merritt.
The trial unfolds with the widow of Carmack testifying as a key witness. She recalls the moment a senator held a pistol by the barrel during the confrontation. A sprightly sixty year old woman, speaking from the stand, recounts the taunt from an enemy calling him a coward hidden behind a woman's skirt. The victim's son fixes the defendants with a look of hate as evidence is presented.
Nashville jury hears dramatic opening as Col Cooper Robin Cooper and John Sharp face charges in the Carmack slaying. Key witness Mrs Carmack, hysterical yet present, describes the chaos and witnesses recount threats and notes about a note Carmack received. Prosecution and defense present competing accounts of self defense versus conspiracy.
Two explosions at West Stanley colliery near Newcastle trap 400 workers. Rappings below ground suggest some survivors, but rescue is blocked by flames and debris. A prior 1882 explosion at the same colliery is recalled as authorities await entry and assess the death toll. Separately, the Virginia Horse Show Association holds its annual meeting at the New Willard to elect officers and set the season dates.
Four passengers die and 36 injured when an Illinois Central train from St Louis to New Orleans derails on a trestle east of Murphysboro. Among the dead are Grace Perry of Carbondale and Alden family members. injured include Rev. McCleftian and sixteen Perry Hastings show troupe members. Helen Yellowe of the troupe is seriously hurt.
The Italian queen praised American aid after the Calabria quake, noting $260,000 sent for relief and expressing deep gratitude. She said Americans acted like brothers and urged honoring President Roosevelt with Roman citizenship before his Naples visit.
New York reports Mauretania broke an ocean record with a wireless note noting 671 knots for the day’s run to New York from Liverpool and Queenstown. The vessel’s average speed for the day was 2.421 knots, surpassing Lusitania’s prior best. Mauretania departed Queenstown last Sunday.
Special cable from London reports King Edward and Queen Alexandra opening the second parliament amid royal pageantry. In Westminster the procession drew cheers while 7,000 to 8,000 unemployed wives paraded near Oxford Street, band playing the Marseillaise. The king expressed hope for amicable Anglo German relations and a peaceful settlement of Balkan issues. He noted measures on disestablishment of the Welsh church, unemployment, and old age pension reforms, with Lord Lansdowne praising US relations.
The queen stood as the conspicuous figure at the parliament opening ceremony wearing diamonds head to foot. She displayed the Cullinen diamond on her breast, a pear shaped stone, and a diamond crown topped the arrangement. The costume and gems highlighted a grand display of precious stones associated with the event across the Washington Post report.
Experts declare the Indianapolis convention a unified unit before the commission amid tariff discussions. The view emphasizes organizational cohesion and coordinated positions on proposed rates.
Indianapolis February 16 delegates from across the nation gathered for the first national tariff commission convention. Speakers attacked the current tariff as outdated and called for a nonpartisan tariff commission to speed modern revision. Gov. Marshall and Mayor Bookwaler welcomed attendees as Henry Riewenberg outlined aims while J W Van Cleave urged depoliticizing tariff policy and Fowler urged organizational force to press Congress.
Speeches by Senator Brown Neb and President Henry R Fowne New York Merchants Association John M Stahl Chicago and Representative Ranadell Louisiane discuss labor and harvest issues after Congress has reaped fields.
Suffolk Massachusetts February 16 claim that jurors were influenced to convict Holland merchant Sam Hardy of murder by a carnage filled motion picture shown to them. Prisoner's counsel will cite the film as a chief ground for a new trial.
The transport Thomas sailed from Manila yesterday bound for San Francisco carrying 50 cags, 26 sick, 37 military convicts, and military passengers including Capt Charles E Boone, Maj William W Forsyth, Capt Thomas Franklin, Maj Harry C Hale, Capt John A Paegelow, 2nd Lieut George E Price, Capt Lawrence B Simonds, 1st Lieut Clifton N Spears, 2nd Lieut Calvin P Titus, 2nd Lieut Gecard Tolley, and Capt Alexander E Williams.
Lawrence M. Jones, head of Jones Brothers Dry Goods Co., fought off a man who entered his home with a revolver and a dynamite bomb demanding $7,000. The assailant, C H Garnett, age about 40, planned to abduct Jones to Independence and hold him for ransom, but was overpowered by Jones and his son and later arrested at Flora station. Garnett confessed to motives of self-destruction and financial desperation, admitting fabrication of his name and intent to escape justice.
President elect Knox greeted cordially at the White House and a report of Panama Canal engineers view ed by Col Goethals is to be sent to Congress. Taft indicated Knox would likely be secretary of state in his cabinet while confirming opinions on constitutional questions. The engineers’ report endorses Goethals plans with minor changes and notes proposed dam widening and a river land transfer to improve the canal.
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