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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1912
Page
11
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The money trust inquiry stalls as House debates amending banking law to compel banks to reveal confidential records. Officials fear disclosure of business secrets while presses push for full data access, signaling a drawn out struggle between House and Senate over investigative powers.
The piece argues immediate action is needed on U S congressional bills to require proper lifeboats safety equipment and crew staffing for ships docking at American ports, before waiting for an international conference to produce lasting reforms. It criticizes delays and calls for rapid enactment of remedial legislation rather than reliance on a future worldwide accord.
A German court displayed embalmed heads of murder victims in a Berlin case to frighten jurors in a young man’s trial for killing a jeweler his wife and daughter. The sensational display included a room model with blood stains and lit electric lights. American courts would deem such evidence prejudicial and unnecessary if the case is clear.
The piece blends economic strain from cold weather and high food prices with a recap of Pennsylvania Democratic party power struggles. It notes Bryan ally William Jennings Bryan backed by reformers defeating the Old Guard in Harrisburg, elevating Representative A Mitchell Palmer as the new party leader and reformist momentum across factions.
A Vienna based correspondent reports a sensational claim of Tyrolean children sold as slaves at a market. The piece argues the journalist misread local customs, noting that boys and girls are hired for work, not bought as slaves, and urges understanding of language and tradition before judging communities.
The article argues Bryce’s Canadian reciprocity stance was principled but used by Tories to smear the British government. It notes Bryce briefed his home government during talks in Washington and suggests accusations could reflect on ministers, framing Taft Roosevelt letters as political leverage.
About 1,000 suffrage supporters attended the twenty-ninth annual Equal Suffrage Association convention in Wichita. Misa Jang Addams of Chicago and Rev Olympia Brown Villa spoke alongside Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B Anthony leaders in Kansas' long campaign. Speakers predicted Kansas women would carry the November vote for full suffrage as Dr Helen Brewster Owens reported wide organizing reach and growing lawyer support.
The Imperial council opened its thirty-eighth annual Shriner conclave in Los Angeles with welcome by Amelaikah temple’s potentate and a city-key presentation by Mayor Azander. Imperial potentate J F Treaty of Fargo spoke for the council, as charters were discussed for San Diego Montgomery Parkersburg and other cities. A large illuminated street parade followed, marking the first parade of the gathering.
Oscar W Underwood of Alabama House majority leader and Democratic presidential hopeful says his bid serves only himself not Gov Harmon or any other candidate. He rebuts William J Bryan’s claim that Underwood delegates support Harmon. He notes public misrepresentations but denies any warrant for Bryan’s statement.
New York report states the long time Brooklyn resident William Muller who lay in a Long Island crematory niche for five years will have his ashes mixed with those of his widow. Her funeral was held tonight and tomorrow her body will be cremated to join him in the family urn.
In New York May 7 the navy ordered urgent repairs on the dreadnoughts Utah and Florida at the Brooklyn yard to be ready to receive visiting German warships at Hampton Roads and in the city next month. Also reported, Mrs Laurits Swenson, wife of the American minister to Norway, Ingeborg Idexaard of Norseland, died today. their ministerial marriage occurred in 1987.
Army orders list officers with multiple promotions and two month to four month leaves then notes transfers between infantry and artillery units, assignments to Fort Leavenworth and Fort Rodman, and a dissolution of the board of officers at Fort Oplethorne. The document includes names such as Edward Canfield James Mares Harold Gardiner Alwin Gutttard and Frank Curtis among others.
Rear Admiral W of Fottor authorizes personnel moves from March 26. Lamont to Worthen, Hough to Intrepid, McKenele to Naval Hospital Washington for treatment. Baker to Naval Hospital Great Lakes. Vessels arrive at Hampton Roads, Newport, Baton Rouge, Vicksburg, and Green Bay. Several ships sail from Lambert Point, Dochi, Frovingetown, and Chesapeake Bay for trials, with missions to Green ville and Baton Rouge, including Dolphin and Bax four.
A district in Congress challenges Crittenden Avenue between JoWn Street NW and Seventeenth Street NW from a proposed permanent highway network. The bill aims to extend the Washington Railway and Electric Company and City and Suburban Railway into Northeast Washington. Other measures include regulating midwifery practice in DC and funding an armory for the National Guard on the Mall between Twelfth and Fourteenth Streets NW. House members discuss Senate amendments to the District appropriations bill, with Burleson temporarily withdrawing a supporting motion at the request of Minority Leader Mann.
Senate discusses conference report on general service pension bill and tax measures while debating adjournment tactics. Reports on Porto Rican affairs and Mississippi flood relief funding surface. House advances legislative judicial and executive appropriations as committees probe swamp land and immigration matters. Adjournment set for noon today.
The May crop report from the Department of Agriculture shows a poor wheat outlook due to severe winter conditions. Winter wheat is projected to yield about 60 million bushels less than last year, with over one fifth of fall-planted area abandoned and acreage down nearly 12 percent. Spring planting lagged behind, soil moisture dropped, and hay supplies were halved by May 1.
Roumania ends discrimination against American products per a State Department message from Minister Jackson in Bucharest. A law granting conventional tariffs was passed, improving Belgian state railway imports facing Russian competition and boosting American oils in Belgium’s railways.
The Canadian Minister of Marine and Fisheries Hazen and United States Counselor Chandler Anderson began a series of conferences at the State Department aimed at a bilateral agreement on Atlantic fisheries regulations. The talks seek inland fisheries cooperation and broader governance.
Postmaster General Hitchcock negotiates direct exchange of postal money orders between the United States and Martinique. The agreement, cited in the Chicago News, aims to streamline transactions and save time across the Atlantic route.
A fragmentary reflection on the difficulty of earning a good reputation and the temper it stirs in a man. It hints at pleas for a wife and the pressures of public esteem, noting vanity and fragile confidence in beauty. The text shows casual musings on heroism, love, and social perception.
Rear Admiral William F. Potter, senior on the navy list, will reach the age limit and be placed on the retired list Friday. Born May 10 1850 in Whitehall New York he gained fame in the Spanish War as executive officer and was advanced five bombers by Congress. He commanded the battleship Vermont and became rear admiral in 1908 later serving as chief of the bureau of navigation before resigning to become the first aide for personnel.
Chinese finance minister Hsiung Hei Ling met May 7 with representatives of the six powers United States Great Britain Germany France Russia and Japan to discuss how China would spend the loan funds. Bankers outlined terms for financing as the cabinet prepared to convene to discuss conditions.
Superintendent Davidson authorized Peace Day on May 11 with public schools marking the Hague conference anniversary November 18 1889 as Peace Day. A bulletin on the celebration was issued by the District branch of the American School Peace League led by J T Stuart president of intermediate instruction.
London May 7 Sir Edward Grey in the House of Commons announced that James Bryce, British ambassador to the United States, who is en route to Australasia to study conditions there, would return to Washington at the beginning of September to resume his duties.
George F. Mitchell of Charleston was appointed tea examiner by Secretary MacVeagh, with general charge of enforcing the new 65 regulations banning colored tea imports. He becomes a tea scientist in the Department of Agriculture and will continue in that role while serving in the Treasury-backed position.
The Weather Bureau reports widespread showers east of the Mississippi with warmer air in the Northwest and Northeast regions. Showers expected Wednesday across Atlantic states with general fair weather in the central and southern plains Thursday except New England and New York. Winds mainly light to moderate from the east and southeast, with notable local variations. Temperature readings show a day’s high around 68 degrees and moderate humidity.
Canadian opposition to reciprocity is discussed by Adolph Butse of Montreal and others. The piece covers U S trade questions, Mississippi flood relief and federal levee control, Philippine trade and American imperial reach, plus Massachusetts executive council debates and the Rufus Rickseog case.
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