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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1908
Page
7
The piece argues for enacting Beveridge style labor notices requiring notice and a hearing before restraining orders. It calls for modification of the Sherman Antitrust Act to temper fear of powerful public sentiment and to address anti trust concerns amid political debate.
A man confessed to touching a girl in Millsboro and stole from shops in Gordonstown. He claimed voluntary admissions and stated remorse, but investigators could not link him to the central crime at Mills Street. Authorities note he remains unsettled about his actions.
Senate members back adding an iron and brass foundry to the Washington Navy Yard as part of the Appropriations bill. High naval officers testified the plant would save thousands yearly and provide work for many men, including those losing jobs at the navy shops after reductions.
District affairs at the Capitol center on the pending child labor bill as Senate vote looms next Wednesday. Conferees on street railway and district appropriation bills meet, with anticipated passage and House presentation soon. Washington awaits a child labor law before adjournment, with leaders seeking district priorities amid calendar pressure.
A 150 member German delegation heads to the international meeting with Prince, Duke, ambassadors, ministers, and leading scientists named for the laborious congress on political and medical topics. Prizes for best treatise and various medals will be awarded. the committee includes high officials, bankers, and top scientists from multiple states.
The St Marys, a 23 year old school ship built for the American Navy, will be offered to the highest bidder after return to the government. Once a famous vessel for voyages around South America, it served in the Pacific fleet and Civil War era before being laid up at Mare Island and transferred to the Public Marine School in New York Ohio.
Maj Gen Fred D Grant orders two of four companies of the Twelfth Infantry from Fort Porter to Fort Niagara for annual small arms practice. After two companies depart, the remaining two will follow. The exercise will be supervised by Fort Niagara’s commander with officers and enlisted men attending except stoic and military prisoners.
Commissioner Herbert Knox Smith report to the President condemns the New York system of fixed differences as uneconomic and prone to manipulation by a few. The study contrasts it with the more stable New Orleans method and urges adoption of commercial differences to restore parity between spot and futures, noting past abuses and market distortions.
The ad argues flour quality affects health with Gold Medal Flour made from finest wheat. It claims the process has been perfected through years of study by top millers in America and urges listeners to buy.
From the New York World, Mrs William H Taft emerges as a well read, cosmopolitan matron who manages a large household on a modest income, keeps in touch with world affairs, and supports her husband’s public career. She blends hospitality with practical domestic skill, travels widely, learns languages, and stands as a devoted mother to Charles while sharing social duties with her spouse.
Special to The Washington tome reports Maggie a Bronx fire dog from Truck 29 died after being run over by a fire truck en route to a Willis avenue blaze. The dog previously saved a child at 138th street, dragging the girl from danger as the horse team neared Brown Place. Maggie tripped on a false alarm and was dashed under Major the end horse, per firemen.
In Greenwich on May 3 Jennie Watt, operator of Terrace Inn, faced financial and personal crisis amid an assault accusation involving a seventeen year old girl. She set fire to the boarding house in several places, then locked herself in her room and drank turpentine to end her life. Sergeant Talbot extinguished the blaze, saving the building and Watt from death. The husband of Watt had been accused of assault, and the girl's father had allegedly tried to shoot the accused man two days earlier.
Harry Thaw's release fight reaches the New York article describes a habeas corpus hearing in Poughkeepsie before Judge Worschicser with attorney James G Graham seeking Thaw's freedom. It notes anticipated motions to transfer the case to this county and potential swift disposition, plus Thaw's mother's support and plans for Europe if freed.
An advertisement promotes Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills as a cure for nerve pain and distress. It claims pain stems from nerves and that relief comes with restoring harmony. Personal testimonials note use by wife and daughter, with a money back guarantee if not helped. The ad lists Miles Medical Co as the maker in Elkhart Indiana.
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