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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1909
Page
12
A heavy Department of Justice inquiry into sugar trust fraud and customs losses aims to purge officials and reorganize the force. Reports cite a $2,000,000 loss cited for context, with a push for thorough house cleaning under Secretary MacVeagh to root out misdeeds and tighten enforcement.
Collector Loeb asserts full presidential and Treasury backing as he pursues deep housecleaning in the New York customs unit. He vows continued scrutiny, announcing reforms to reassign special agents, tighten oversight, and curb fraud, with MacVeagh and top Treasury officials backing a broad modernization across ports beyond New York.
Gen Marshall urges a large expansion of the corps of engineers to handle river and harbor improvements including Potomac and Anacostia rivers, Hampton Roads and New York harbors. Estimated river and harbor outlays exceed 21 million with continuing contracts at 600 thousand, plus fortifications and Philippine needs.
Army engineers submitted to the Secretary of War a detailed report on the Anacostia reclamation project and Potomac River improvements. The draft outlines water supply costs including operation of the Washington Aqueduct and treatment works, plus an emergency fund. It notes $247,288 spent on the Anacostia river channel and bulkhead work, yield of a 20 foot depth, 80 foot wide channel for 9,300 feet, a 4 foot high revetment, and a planned high wall with projected total costs near 976,443 for completion and additional next fiscal year spending
Gen Ainsworth, adjutant general, released the roster of fourteen officers chosen by a general officers' board to fill general staff vacancies for the coming year. The list includes officers from Medical, Artillery, Cavalry, and Infantry, with ranks from Captain to Major and several lieutenants colonel, detailing units and regiments.
Movements of naval vessels indicate departures from New York and Boston toward Charleston and San Francisco with cargoes and crews. The hospital ship Solace has been offered for service and will be assigned to duty once ready at sea, under merchant influence and command.
Mass dated May 12 reports that the battleship North Dakota ranks among the largest fighting ships and, with sister Delaware and British Neptune, showcases a wide cruising radius. At 12 knots it can travel 9,000 nautical miles without refueling, 4,000 at 18 knots, and 3,000 at top speed 21.2 knots, aided by turbine engines and lower fuel use than reciprocating designs.
Maj Gen John F Weston, commander of the Department of California, will retire after 48 years in the U S Army. Enlisting during the Civil War at 16, he earned a Medal of Honor for bravery and served under Gen Custer. He fought in the Spanish American War, led the Commissary and later became Commissary General, and headed the department for four years before his retirement.
Rear Admiral Eugene H Leutze will retire on November 16 due to age while remaining in command of the Washington navy yard for now. A promotion board examined Capt Joseph B Murdock of New York yesterday for potential advancement to rear admiral ahead of a Norfolk yard command vacancy.
A miniature battleship model of the new all big gun vessel was shown in the Navy Department corridor. It is the first to wear the slate gray warrant adopted by the department and features two new style unitary masts. The display attracted naval officers and visitors to the building.
A batch of military personnel entries details leaves of absence for Maj Charles Battua Seventh Infantry for two months, and various other officers from infantry and cavalry. It notes reassignments to quartermaster duties, medical corps transfers, and postings to Presidio of San Francisco and other posts with pending reports to command.
Commander A Gleavex directs naval officers including Lieut Comar Thompson and Midshipman DHC Slat to duty aboard the South Carolina region. The United States Pacific Fleet requires assignments for engineers and meet staff aboard the Chastexton area with officers from the Pennsylvania unit. The document notes movements from the Cel Paym Clerk MC Roberts and other listed personnel.
In a cast of political maneuvering Rep Brownlow faces renewed pressure from National Home officials urging his withdrawal from the race. The Tennessee placement and Indiana connections feature in letters cited by Betts, highlighting internal disputes over support and leadership roles within the National Home for Disabled Soldiers.
The Tribuna notes talks between the American government and the Rudint family over a site for the U S embassy in Rome. The current offices are being expanded and renovated, with a possible future residence planned for the prospective ambassador.
The article traces photography and motion pictures shaping journalism and daily life, noting wide adoption in America. It highlights amateur photography's rise, the camera's scientific aid from astronomy to medicine, and the moving picture’s social impact, entertainment value, and questions of truth in imaging.
A broad program by the Department of Agriculture targets cattle ticks and cotton pests, with $250,000 spent yearly in twelve Southern states on demonstrations. Dr. A Knapp oversees state superintendents who provide seed and implements to show farmers modern methods. Secretary Wilson defends federal support for experimental farms, noting annual agricultural spending exceeds battleship costs and will continue without fanfare. President Brown argues for a two-state experimental farm program as a model.
A promotional notice touts Pape's Diapepsin as a safe candy like remedy that digests food, cures indigestion and dyspepsia, relieves gas and sour stomach, and promotes hearty meals within minutes. claims relief from headaches, belching, and sour odors. It urges readers to obtain the product from a pharmacist for household use.
The article chronicles a bumper corn crop in the South as the campaign expands coast to coast. California showcases improved orange fruit handling for eastward shipping while New York State experiments with crops like potatoes and other yields. A farmer using new seed grew 250 bushels per acre, improving efficiency.
Secretary Ballinger withdrew over 800 acres of public lands across Montana Idaho Colorado Washington New Mexico and Wyoming from disposition to conserve water power. The lands include Red Rock Creek Clark Fork Gunnison Judith River Ellicott and Green River areas, pending next Congress action on their disposition and terms.
The text notes Pinchot’s willingness to keep his office for now amid Taft era turmoil. Ballinger is pressed to resign or stay, with Roosevelt backing Pinchot and a possible White House split. Castro, former Venezuelan president, plans to move from Santander to Malaga for a permanent stay.
A dated testimonial endorses Yashe Tohng Medicine 15 for colds and throat trouble. The writer claims rapid relief after several bottles and urges families to know its value, while warning against opium and morphine patent cures.
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