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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1907
Page
22
State officials and railroad representatives plan a conference on August 9 to address alleged discriminatory shipping rates favoring Verginya shippers over North Carolina shippers. The issue expands into broader claims of unfair treatment of merchants and potential impeachment talk, with Gov Glenn pressed to ensure equal freight costs and toward parliamentary actions.
The State Department discusses with Mexico the influx of Japanese coolies across the border, noting alarming numbers and strained immigration inspectors. It cites past Canadian measures against Chinese entrants and suggests Mexico may adopt a similar head tax or restrictions to prevent entry toward the Texas line. Mexico has shown willingness to cooperate in keeping these arrivals from entering the United States.
Nazob A Riis author and settlement worker wed Miss Mary A Phillips in a quiet Ascension Memorial ceremony in Ipswich Massachusetts. The couple kept details private with immediate relatives present and the news released hours later amid notes on Riis’s reform work and his Danish origins.
British steamship Dan notar sta has been employed to carry relief and pioneers between this country and others as no American vessels available at a reasonable price. Commission has been taxed to months to maintain operations. authority seeks ships at any price to meet transport needs in the wartime period.
Secretary of State Bacon was arrested in Glen Echo Sunday over a car dispute. A Luttrell Company machine allegedly driven by Bacon’s chauffeur is claimed to have been used, with numbers swapped at a garage. Coleman admits fleeting possession, while charges linked to the Maryland license and a forfeited collateral of 310 remain.
At meetings in London and Birmingham, leaders of the Great Eastern Railway and the Southeastern Railway reported refusals to recognize the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants. The unions seek bargaining rights for all rail employees amid wage and hour demands. Protests following November gatherings and a large-scale agitation last May have intensified calls for recognition across UK railways.
In Rew Haven Connecticut on July 20 Secretary Anson PoMtokes Jr and two others are reported drowned during an attempted ren eu. The event involves Yale affiliated figures and missions in China and reflects losses at St Johns College in Shingle Tull where 140 men perished in a summer catastrophe.
Greek insurgents and Turkish troops clashed around a fortress northeast of Salensk. In the house hideout the fighting caused many casualties as artillery burned Greek buildings and over one hundred houses were damaged. The Turkish assault ended with captives taken and the fortress overtaken.
Paris reports show opposition groups gaining seats in local polls as the Nationalists, Progressives, and other parties tally results. Southern departments largely abstained from voting, affecting turnout and overall parliamentary prospects.
King of Denmark arrives with Premier Christensen and forty Danish officials from Faroe Islands. Great crowds greet the delegation as a commission is appointed to draft legislation defining the constitutional status of Iceland, involving members of the Danish Rigsdag and the Icelandic Althing.
The Gasetta reports Emperor Witham grants the Crown Order of the Second Class to Ernst Thalmann of New York and Prof John Willem Bur geass dean at Columbia University It also awards the Crown Order of the Third Class to H Beerboum Tree the English actor.
London reports on the Endurance expedition under Lieut A Shadutton and Capt Scott, with Shackleton as a member, aiming to reach the South Pole in 1908. Provisions include ponies dogs and motor gear, plus King Edward VII Land investigations. Other expeditions receive funds for polar exploration.
A Belfast flare of unrest shows police and troops as authorities face strike demands for higher pay and longer hours. The Cameron Highlanders arrive with cavalry, Thirteenth Hussars head in, Berkshire and Middlesex regiments on standby. Public meetings approved to discuss Belfast police grievances and wage issues circulate to Munster stations.
Executors sign final agreement in a long settlement of the Evans estate. About $8000 per heir from the main estate, plus $100 000 advanced on account, allocated to 35 heirs. The Philadephia Museum Trustees receive remaining trust assets valued around $19 to $40 million, pending final sale details.
German excavations at the Nile Valley yield a papyrus in Arabia language near Elephantine Island. Dated to early fifth century BCE, it reports a high priest appealing to the Persian Palestine governor after Egyptian mob destruction of the Jewish Temple, suggesting early Jewish presence away from Jerusalem.
In the House of Lords Baron Sweedmouth stated the admiralty has in mind two new and extended cruiser construction plans likely to be introduced next year. He said cruisers maintain sea dominance as commerce guards the fleet.
London July 2. According to the Tribune correspondent Fradiss tte, Paradiss, the artist, has found two unidentified pictures by Titian in a Chiarante village of Trach Dalatta. One is titled The Descent from the Grass, the other Mugilulen. The paintings are reported to be of great value and in order.
Government action targets Western railroads over mail delays. Officials report fines for slow service, with penalties assessed at one quarter of route payroll during ninety day periods. Postal Department says delays due to unavoidable incidents not punished. leniency exists for occasional disruptions.
London July. The grant of £250000 for Lord Cromer, recently resigned as British agent and consul general in Egypt, was proposed by Premier Campbell Bannerman. The Lords approved it unanimously and Commons by a large majority, opposed by nationalists and suburbanists who argued he was sufficiently rewarded by salary and pension.
Report of a new German torpedo boat built at Kiel Germania yard by Krupp. The vessel features light engines and runs with a speed advantage over rival ships of its class during trials at Bekern foerde Bay. The text also lists various naval officers reassigned to posts in Washington and other ports.
John Endicott, son of Admiral Endicott, died Saturday in a Colorado sanitarium after eight years of self banishment seeking solace for struggles that began in New Jersey. His body to be sent to Maya Landing for burial. family plus past public service figures mourn the loss.
Acting Secretary of the Navy returns to Washington after a Cyuter Bay conference with the President regarding the board report on the battle ship Georgia accident. Recommendations urge automatic shutters and sprinkling devices to prevent powder fires and improvements to turret handling crews and safe operation. Mr Newberry to appoint a board of officers to examine turrets guns and machinery on battleships for further safety and efficiency improvements.
A Pacific Coast naval station visit by Admiral Capps and Admiral Cowles examines plans for a San Diego yard. They travel from New York to Connecticut then to the West Coast to inspect yards, evaluate future needs, and discuss establishing a San Diego naval station and its strategic harbor advantages.
The Army issues orders for detachments and leaves of absence across posts. Capt Ezbra x 3 Peyton Bigh and others extend leaves. Maj Benjamin Atkinson to Fort Thomas, with officers attached to various units. Movements include naval vessel notes Libazon Norfolk and arrivals at several ports with sixteenth Infantry and Cavalry detachments listed.
Promoters of Mammoth Amusement Place near Aqueduct Bridge plan a major resort on eighty acres, with a replica of Coney Island style attractions. J D Coughn Blair Lee trustees seek to raise 3 million dollars, involving Pine Beach Ocean View Arc Nompaeo Hippodrome and other investors, aiming to start work within weeks and open to Washington crowds later.
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