22 Jul 1909
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1909
Page
1
The article recounts President Taft hosting a large dinner with lawmakers and strategists to resolve tariff disputes. It notes Aldrich urging Senate rejection of free trade, Payne's firm House stance, and ongoing efforts to align conferees with Taft under pressure to downward revise tariffs amid a tight timetable.
From Seville to Melilla reports describe widespread opposition to the war with Moors across Spain. Women led protests in the capital and in Melilla while crowds urged troops not to depart. Moorish raids continue along the frontline and were repelled by artillery and Gatling guns as Spanish reinforcements were ordered to Melilla.
Virginia farmer Lewis Johnson killed a snake while cutting hay on Robert Gillam's plantation in Botetourt county. He cut off a head and saw the creature crawl away, then ran a pitchfork through its body and found a second head at the tail end, with the tail head appearing larger. Others confirm the strange report.
The Wrights tested their aeroplane at Fort Myer with Orville piloting and Wilbur timing. The craft completed multiple circles around the parade ground at about 44 miles per hour with a potential 40 mph with a two passenger load, while spectators including officials and Katherine Weight observed. The test followed a prior issue with the magneto and included adjustments to power and gearing as the brothers prepare for official trials next week.
The New York Stock Exchange adopted a resolution to abolish the committee on unlisted securities and halt floor bidding on such stocks after April 1, 1919. The move aligns with White committee recommendations to harmonize practices. Several well known speculative issues are cited as examples. The exchange will maintain the unlisted department until April next year to allow affected corporations time to meet listing requirements.
A lengthy claim and counterclaim swirl around Judge Mann and Tucker over alleged shifts in stance on education, race and politics. The exchange ties Tucker to Southern education motives and a Canon Springs conference from 1899, with references to white race schooling and political alignments. The piece also notes Virginia Dental Association events and a popular excursion advertisement for a rail trip to Harper’s Ferry and Martinsburg.
Ambassadors warn of boundary dispute fallout while Brazil praises the award. Bolivia shifts gold shipments to Argentina and Chile contemplates neutrality. Argentine actions provoke Bolivian and Argentine diplomatic strains with warnings of possible conflict and uneasy regional balance.
A Virginian, charged with murdering Confederate veteran John Chapman in Slanesville Hampshire County, faces a second trial after jurors were taken to the crime scene. Chapman was killed while seated on a store porch at dusk amid suspected jealousy. sixty two ven.. minutes summoned before city.
Justice Brewer at Milwaukee urges income tax and national power to solve debts and the Negro question while urging South encouragement in its issues He calls for avoiding debt and debt-driven policy and advocates arbitration to settle warfare and political tensions on national terms.
Corrupt union figure James Shea was convicted of stabbing a woman during a strike incident in Chicago. He was found guilty of inducing her to quit her waitress job and fled to New York where more family context surfaced. Sentencing scheduled with potential multi year prison term.
Special to The Washington Post reports two Baltimore and Ohio freight engines derailed near the West Virginia Pennsylvania state line east of the town, rolling down a four foot embankment. One crew member escaped, the other engine crew were buried but later found uninjured. A Huntington dispatch notes a shooting incident involving W C Hensley, with a misidentification as a robber and a subsequent gunfire. Real estate ads by F T Rawlings of Pennsylvania appear in the notices.
Six of fourteen suffragettes imprisoned at Holloway for window breaking in Whitehall were released for insubordination. Hunger strikes had grown widespread and guards reported biting and hiding as secretary of state Herbert Gladstone signaled further releases within days. Parliament debated punishment, but the motion was defeated as the ordinary administration of law continued.
Pittsburgh July 1 workers in a mass meeting refused to settle and vowed to continue the struggle while avoiding violence. Constabulary detachment was sent from Butler to Newcastle as steel plants resumed slowly. Car company officials and labor counsel faced repeated conferences before Judge Marsall Brown amid threats of wildcat action and witness tensions. The session included appeals to investigators and promises of further inquiry.
Victim Sutton described as stating he had no interest in life while officers testify. Witnesses describe death by his own action and provide context of the incident and the victim's mindset during the investigation.
An official inquiry into the death of former Marine Lieutenant Sutton yields new theory details. It suggests Sutton may have acted to protect himself, with bullets striking his head during a confrontation with three men, while Officer Bevan and commanders scrutinize the guard’s handling and orders given to Adams to stop Sutton. The inquiry notes tension at camp, with workers and guards implicated in broader labor unrest and safety concerns.
Willam Homer Bowers, 19, reported dead after a week of mourning, was found alive. Parents received news he supposedly died at Stanton Texas, but a letter from Bowers dated Fort Worth reveals he was in Colorado. The dead youth’s pocket contained the name of Misa Tner Gibbs of Fort Worth, adding to the confusion.
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