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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1909
Page
9
Congress condensed report notes a meeting shift with a House session planned for Thursday next at the moon. The House was noted to meet today at noon, signaling a brief schedule update from a prior plan.
Cincinnati July 26 considerable improvement noted tonight in John W Herrons condition father of Mr Taft wife of the President. Herron sustained a slight stroke on Saturday and it is said he has shown improvement that Taft has abstained from coming to Cincinnati at present.
President Taft prepared for a Norfolk visit as he weighs a nationwide tour. He received a positive bedside message from Judge Herron in Cincinnati and entertained golf at Chevy Chase before monitoring Avanti Deep Waterways Association plans for a Norfolk to Brymn water route and a Cape Cod canal. Delegation members from Virginia and Pennsylvania pressed for river and harbor projects while he considered canal and waterway extensions to Key West and the Gulf of Mexico.
Obscure OCR reads that a tax measure faced objections and the body adjourned until Thursday. The President was to transmit advances from Congress, and the Senate adjourned to consider the revenue amendment. The text is garbled but indicates a delayed income tax action with legislative steps forward.
In a letter, Mr Wickersham refuses assent to a proposed trip citing the Extradition Treaty ratified between the United States and a neighboring republic. The decision aligns with legal controls on cross border travel and the treaty's public posting yesterday.
An antifree-hide meeting led by Senator Clark Wyoming and attended by Warren Heyburn Crawford Dick Sutherland Borah and Carter discussed potential outcomes as conservatives and progressives clash over free hides and duties on leather products. The session warned that advancing a conference report without genuine reductions could lose key Republican votes and derail the bill.
Attorney General Wickersham announces a settlement with Utah Fuel Company in a case over coal land titles. The government will receive 73000 and eight hundred acres reconveyed, with 14400 forfeited from earlier patents. Discontinuance follows, while ongoing probes continue into other potentially unlawfully acquired lands and related prosecutions in progress.
A list of visitors to the White House is recorded for Monday July 26, naming Burton Ohio Crank Massachusetts Beibtow Kansas Sinnater Emoot Dian Senator Fee Maine Warren North Carolina Sisbioke North Carolina Bourne Orerott Eupreemisure Moore Pennsylvania Maynard Virginia Bmall North Carolina Barnard Peanburrants representative Bennet New York Gillett Massachusetts Dougla g Ohio Rustermany Wisconsin Walter Hf Page New Kowbosk
Burma’s social fabric and economy are described through colorful passages on villagers, education, gender roles, and marriage customs. The piece highlights women as shopkeepers and workers, Buddhist influence, education access, and a critique of men’s future diligence amid rising alien settlement and fertile but undercultivated lands.
Julia Dean appears as a mannish Lady Ursula in a lively early eighteenth century spoof. The cast includes Grire Culdaine as Sir George Sylveste and Anthony Hope romance tones. Review praises Miss Deans grace and wit, notes stylish period costumes, clever staging, and favorable audience reaction at the Washington Columbia.
Titled Tramps Area of Burns the letter shows Inspector Powderly declaring he approved a subordinate's report. He disputes claims of anger and asserts support for Inspector Green while criticizing the public park incident coverage and stressing he seeks readers to know his hearty accord with Green.
The Fighting Tenth Cavalry, recognized for its brave action in a historic conflict, received cheers on San Juan and was praised for combating race prejudice. Speakers highlighted the regiment's long service, discipline, and notable leadership as the crowd celebrated their legacy with ceremonies, speeches, and refreshments.
A garbled OCR field from a Houston Texas item describes Fifteenth Infantry actions. It mentions Company 4 and various unit movements, engagements, and names in a wartime context though many words are garbled. The readable bits reference patrols, officers, and a marching scenario with possible dates and locations.
An official medical verdict ties typhoid fever among sailors to bad potatoes aboard a battleship fleet. After a thorough probe, investigators found contaminated tubers caused the outbreak, with some cases prompting medical transfers. The ship diverted to sea and disposed of affected food as precautions. Additional typhoid cases were reported at Chelsea Hospital as the Maine’s fate prompted staffing changes and a planned August work arrangement.
Greece has raised its diplomatic representative here from minister resident to envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary placing the Greek minister on an equal footing with most other ministers accredited to this government.
Fragmented OCR lists military assignments and examinations including Taeyer and Leut positions, a medical board at the Presidio of San Francisco, and exams for fitness for promotion. It mentions New York City, Colombia plans, and ships sailing to New York with multiple ports and dock details.
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