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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1908
Page
30
A sprawling, garbled political piece urges passage of labor reforms and a Beveridge style bill requiring notice and hearings before restraining orders. It calls for anti trust act modifications amid strong public sentiment and Congressional action, highlighting threats to civil liberties.
A man admitted a voluntary confession claiming he touched stores and a bank, and described a plan tied to Mills ster ed. Police found no clear link to the Mills ster crime as he persisted in confessing while investigators questioned alleged connections.
The amendment to the navy appropriation bill proposes an iron and brass foundry in the Washington Navy Yard. Senators back the provision as a likely addition, with testimony from naval officers and experts claiming the plant would save the government thousands of dollars annually and provide jobs for many workers displaced by reductions.
District affairs at the Capitol hinge on the Gallinger child labor bill and related measures. Senate votes are expected with limited opposition while conferees limp toward agreement on street railway issues and district appropriation aims. Washington anticipates a District day move to advance legislation before adjournment.
A 150 member German delegation to the international congress includes princes, ambassadors, cabinets ministers, counselors, bankers, and renowned scientists. Prizes, including medals and diplomas, will be awarded for top treatises and scientific work. The committee features officials from health, agriculture, finance, and academia from German states and other nations.
The old war sloop St Marys once operated by the Public Maine School of New York for twenty three years is to be sold to the highest bidder. The vessel, a former American ship used for around South America and later assigned to Pacific duties, saw service in the Civil War era before being laid up at Mare Island and transferred to the Public Maine School in New York.
Maj Gen Fred D Grant orders two of the Twelfth Infantry from Fort Porter to Fort Niagara for annual small arms practice. After completion, the remaining two companies move for the same drill. The event will be supervised by Fort Niagara’s commanding officer with officers and enlisted men attending except guards and military prisoners. Every available opportunity will train troops in field service matters.
Commissioner Herbert Knox Smith reports to the President that fixed differences in New York futures are uneconomic and biased to a few, urging a return to commercial differences. The New Orleans method, driven by actual market differences, is praised for parity between spot and contract prices, while New York faces criticism and calls for reform to ensure equity and stability in cotton trading.
A vintage advertisement extols bread daily consumption and links health to flour quality. It lauds Gold Medal Flour as made from finest wheat, perfected through years of study by top American millers, and urges purchase.
Miss Heron Herron of Cincinnati, wife of William Howard Taft, is portrayed as a cultured, practical mistress of the White House era. The feature highlights her intellect, travel, language skill, and deep family loyalty seen during Taft’s rising political life, including a world tour with Secretary Taft and their children. It notes her tact, hospitality, and role as partner and mother shaping domestic life amid public duties.
Special to The Washington tome reports Maggie a heroic Arc dog from Truck 29 killed while responding to a fire in the Bronx at Cypress avenue and 18th street. The dog previously saved a child at St Ann's avenue and 138th street, dragging the girl to safety before tripping under the wheels during a false alarm.
In Greenwich on May 3 Jennie Watt, owner of the Terrace Inn boarding house, amid financial woes and a claim her husband assaulted a seventeen year old girl, torched the building in several spots then hid in her room and drank turpentine. Sergeant Talbot blocked the flames and saved the house and Watt. The girl’s father had earlier attempted to shoot the husband.
Harry Thaw and his counsel prepare for a pivotal May 3 Supreme Court hearing in Poughkeepsie on a habeas corpus writ. Judge Mersihauser may decide transfer issues as Thaw seeks release, with potential immediate move to Europe if freed and Mrs Thaw seen aiding his bid while her annulment suit looms.
An ad claims pain stems from nerve irritation and that Dr Miles Anti-Pain Pills calm nerves to relieve distress. It features testimony from a Mrs Hopps and daughter, a Jessup agent, and a refund offer if the product fails to help with a 38 cent price per bottle.
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