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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1909
Page
20
A long fragment details allegations that the head of Wisconsin University and Congress are hostile to conservation efforts. It mentions a college president allegedly drawing $50,000 for survey work and references various political figures, prosecutions, and legislative actions in a chaotic OCR passage.
Fragmentary text provides no clear person, event, or organization to summarize. No coherent facts or names are readable to form a proper news item.
A fragmentary notice outlines a proposal to curb stock fraud and protect investors in New York. It references creating a committee on health and a broader reform agenda, mentioning dates and state actions tied to commerce and securities.
A reader recounts suffering from mysterious effects and health decline linked to a product. After stopping it and using hot water, symptoms improved slightly but remained unsatisfactory until trying Postum. The letter claims weight loss, reduced headaches, and restored strength, with a testimonial about husband’s indigestion improving.
A fragmentary report shows the Senate discussing a constitutional amendment allowing Congress to impose an income tax. Rep Tawney of Minnesota criticized himself and Congress in a Wheoomsia University misgasine steele item about conservation of national treasures. House adjourned at 1249 pm until tomorrow.
The Interstate Commerce Commission requires rail carriers to preserve all accounts records and memoranda of their operations in an accessible form for the duration specified by a Tenent order. Important papers may be kept permanently while other papers of lesser importance are retained three to ten years before destruction under commission authority.
Secretary of the Treasury forms a three assistant task force to study methods for lasting economies and to align the Treasury with corporate efficiency aims. The panel, chaired by the Secretary, plans a full day session and eventual extension to review divisions and potential economy measures across the department.
Conferees press toward final tariff terms as Western senators push hard for free hides while lumber and other raw materials face later talks. President Taft voices pleasure at progress and signals support for leather and shoe trade relaxations amid protests from New England shoe makers and wool interests.
A Nebraska convention adopted resolutions urging President Taft and Congress to back a veto proof bill and resist federal court interference in state laws. The gathering criticized federal overreach, backed tariff changes, and urged Nebraska delegation support for constitutional amendments. Local officials were ordered to report officer changes in the medical reserve and related assignments amid maneuvers.
Secretary Meyer’s board meets at the Boston navy yard to study how navy yards relate to Washington bureaus. The effort aims to unify administration, potentially requiring congressional action for proposed changes, while keeping yard managers in place and avoiding yard closures.
A contentious discussion questions the Navy Department stance on future vessel construction. Officials highlight past destroyer design trials, turbine engines, and speed claims while defending or critiquing a potential halt in building new scout ships amid reform debates.
A silver service and a seal of the city were presented to the cruiser Salem by the Salem Marine Society during a dinner at the Salem Club. The event featured guests and a ship’s bell gift, with entertainment by the Now and Then Viatetr group. Ceremonies and a home week celebration topped the evening in Washington Square.
Lieut IgIehart a former commandant of the cadets at St Dons College Ammapols, paralysed for weeks, is due in Washington today at 1. Lewail Boeaklen to General Hospital for special treatment. Doctors report his condition links to an athletic heart, puzzling attending physicians.
Movements of naval vessels include arrivals at Guantanamo and New York with ships transferred or stored. Several officers receive promotions or retirements while clerks and petty officers are appointed. The document notes multiple routes from New London to Provincetown and other ports, detailing transport paths and ship names.
Senor Don Hortanio Portela extends Argentina thanks to Secretary Knox for Argentina’s goodwill in directing American minister to take charge of Argentine interests in Bolivia at La Paz. State Department notes conflicting reports on Argentina Bolivia crisis as negotiations to resume relations proceed and Chile’s role remains unclear. Officials anticipate clarity within a few days.
A House bill introduced by Mrs. Coudrey of Missouri would reimburse religious orders in the Philippines including Angualnians Rev ulectus Romanians and Francisants for damages caused by United States military forces during occupancy or use of their lands. The measure, aiming to enact the 1957 act, lists the amounts received by each organization.
The Italian cruiser Count Leonardo de Casoling visits Washington after sailing from Norfolk. Captain de Casoling and officers will be hosted by the Italian colony with planned entertainments and calls on President and naval officials. The ship departs to Baltimore and New York after a stay in the capital, with visits already made to Galveston Savannah Charleston and Norfolk.
A mail incident in Brattleboro involved a bag containing eggs that were scrambled and obliterated by heat, leading to a dead letter file. The eggs could not originate from the United States as eggs are not mailable, prompting officials to investigate how the mishap occurred in Canada and was directed to Brattleboro.
President Taft will authorize sale of several hundred thousand feet of dead and fallen timber on Flathead and Tongue Reservation lands in Montana next week. Proceeds, about 3160 per thousand feet, will be credited to the tribes in the Treasury. Timber came from death, windthrow, or insects and requires the Todhany consent to be sold. The act enables converting timber to cash for the Indian tribes. Taft also received Greek Envoy Coromilas in Washington this afternoon.
The article recounts Burma’s oil industry origins and the rise of the Burma Oil Company against Standard Oil affiliated power. It traces early attempts at extraction deep in wells and pits, the family ownership line, and the evolution into a major monopoly, with a 如onflict over control and competing claims in Burma and India. It notes Yenangyaung and Rangoon as key production centers, wax-rich crude, and the transition to modern drilling methods and export markets.
A garbled report details Patten following Armour with rapid moves aimed at forcing Ta toadag of millions. The text mentions Chicago, January, and a market scene, with references to lenders, wares, and a broad cast of names.
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