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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1908
Page
6
Unclear text hints at a delay in a currency measure with hopes for a postponement decision to be announced within a week. References to officials, locations, and dates are scrambled but indicate ongoing legislative action and anticipated timing.
A distorted draft reports alumni from Puffylo and other states praising President Ronsell. The speaker, addressing a 1thatever year group, predicts strong support amid references to Washington and Lincoln, and endorses Hughes while commending his actions.
Commander William F Fullam announced that Newport Naval Training Station expects to graduate about 7000 apprentices yeomen musicians and cooks for the general service this year, vs 4902 in 1907. He notes the station already expanded but inadequately funded for necessary improvements, citing a proposed $2,000,000 cost and comparing it to the Great Lakes station. The total public works appropriations since establishment amount to $308,68.
A joint committee will seek agreement on district traction measures as Senate and House differ. Navy Yard Track Bill moves to House, with Capital Traction lines extended toward the northeast. House District Committee may report favoring construction funding and notes for a public issue are drafted for consideration next week.
House Committee weighing postal economy urges slow investigation until appropriation bills are settled. Madden signals restraint as panel eyes economical changes and possible reforms within the Post Office Department while delaying broader investigations.
Capt Hart, injured Saturday when he was thrown from a street, sustained a skull fracture. He improved last night at Georgetown University Hospital and recognized family at his bedside. Doctors report he remains in critical condition with a slow recovery ahead.
A new cruiser achieved an average speed of 26 knots per hour during trials between Cal. Liveth and Thatchers Island with a maximum 15 minute burst of 0.6 knots. The vessel met contract targets, surpassing builders projections by 1.5 knots and exceeding expectations set by Mose Squres.
Leon Alburn, a Russian poet and author of several volumes on Russian issues, arrived in Washington from San Francisco yesterday. He is the guest of S Robbin at 1593 8 Street North West and is arranging a lecture. Alburn has written Extract of Russians Polis Histor Tennels Future The Hope and To the Patriotic Land, and has studied economic conditions in both Russia and the country.
A United States congressman from Michigan, Edwin Denby, criticizes Japan for attempting to manipulate Manchuria trade for its own gain. Denby, a Foreign Affairs Committee member and China veteran, argues the open door in Manchuria should be maintained and warns against one sided nationalism. He warns that if Japan does not play fair the U S will remind it of its obligations, noting strong anti-Japanese sentiment and the need for balanced commerce amid tensions over Manchuria and Korea.
Dr Henry J Harris urged a District child labor law at a federation meeting held at the WoCTL building. He noted 2600 children under fourteen employed in the district and supported a Congress bill to limit child labor. The group also endorsed reducing duties on works of art to ease study abroad and praised Roosevelt resource policies.
A testimonial describes heart weakness and sluggish circulation blamed on decay and stagnation. The user recounts frequent sinking spells stopping the heart and needing resuscitation. After taking five bottles of Dr Miles Heart Cure the spells ceased and health improved, with the firm offering the product through Miles Medical Co.
The Interstate Commerce Commission rejected Senator Fulton of Oregon’s proposal to allow discretionary suspension of proposed rate increases upon a single shipper’s complaint. Chairman Knapp argued the measure would burden the commission and delay fair rate decisions, risking unfair railroad burdens and market inequities. The commission warned it would create a hard fast rule and overwork an already stretched agency.
Aides and labor leaders discuss using the Sherman Antitrust Law against unions, with President Roosevelt urged to direct the Justice Department. Samuel Gompers reportedly withdraws from the American Federationist column, signaling a possible shift. The Supreme Court ruling against Loewe & Co. influences broader action, while officials weigh potential suits and delays.
Special to The Washington Post reports the Buckeye Club, a major Ohio presence in New York, opened informally yesterday. A $2000 annual rental secured a fine house on the northeast corner of Thirty third Street and Madison Avenue. Attendances and speeches teased a grand opening in about a month with Secretary Taft and other notables expected.
A Senate Commerce subcommittee on waterways proposed by Senator Newlands to spend 5 million dollars to improve U S waterways decided to invite the Inland Waterways Commission for guidance in early review. Separately, Lieut Crim Isaac Knight Seymour, ordnance officer of the Isard, died suddenly at Norfolk Navy Yard last week and will be buried at Annapolis Naval Cemetery.
An old advertisement touts Tnatas tal Hoods Sarsapariin as a spring remedy for eruptions and pimples. It claims the product cleanses the system, removes toxins, and improves complexion by purifying the blood and skin.
A former Auburn inmate writes that a rule demanding absolute silence throughout a convict’s term drives many to insanity and self destruction. He details daily routines, punishment for talking, and the brutal impact on inmates including hunger, isolation, and loss of earned wages, arguing the policy worsens crime prospects after release.
A mix of reader questions on pension rates and eligibility for Civil War and later conflicts. Topics include widow allowances, evidence of dependence, service-connected disability proof, restoration of pensions, and specific cases from 1812 to Spanish American War, with guidance on applying, required documents, and monthly rates.
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