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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1907
Page
22
Fragmented report details political maneuvering over Ways and Means changes and calls for new blood. It references Speaker, committees, and alleged treason while noting civil unrest and shifts in party alignment.
Report of contest for House office with mentions of Dacre wage, Cassidy, Tenney and Teagan Ul Rerepresentatives. Notes appointments, including Joseph McElroy and postmaster roles, with Attorney Howe resignation and Eastern District of Columbia vacancy. Details are fragmentary but indicate a broader political realignment and leadership changes in Ohio and surrounding areas.
Three new aides to the president were announced. Captain R Van Horn from the Seventeenth United States Infantry brings a Cuban campaign record including Santiago and San Juan. Lieutenant Thomas Holcomb Jr of Delaware is the champion rifle shot from the Marine Corps. Captain Sherwood A Cheney of the General Staff is now at the War College. These appointments fill vacancies created by last year’s retirements of Captains Sheridan MacArthur and Harding.
Washington dispatch reports tension over Roosevelt delegates as Federal officeholders face pressure about attending the national convention. Officials deny threats to jobs and promise free participation if not instructed for any candidate. A high-level source says orders to field offices were not issued and suggests ongoing internal deliberations. The scene highlights a split between party leadership and federal staff on convention strategy.
Assistant Secretary Winthrop of the Treasury leads a committee of thirty four architects from firms including Carrere & Hastings and McKim Mead & White to submit competing plans for a new post office building in New York City. Names listed include Cass Gilbert, H. H. Holmes, and F. A. Wright among others as the nation’s top designers are invited to participate.
A garbled OCR fragment discusses will guard missions and a claim of Chinese authorities enforcing protection for foreigners amid accusations of deceitful reporting by missionaries. The passage references proselytes and local authorities, with mentions of false reports and punishment, but the data is incomplete and lacks clear names, dates, or places.
Special to The Washington Post reports Clarence V. Tilers chairman of the Pennsylvania Referendum party appeals to Gov Hughes to close Wall Street. The piece notes Taggart as National Chairman Thomas Taggart presiding at a Democratic National Committee meeting in Washington with plans for the Denver convention and possible retirement from the chairmanship.
Capt Hagood reports mixed support for a pay bill among infantry officers. Some oppose expanding pay reform, others back it, with several regimental associations declaring no sympathy. President Roosevelt reportedly has some backing, while regiments in the Philippines show unclear sentiment.
Annapolis reports the hazing dismissal of about nine dozen midshipmen amid the Ferrus affair may be reopened in the Court of Claims. George Hinun Wann and others from New York and Washington will press the suit while George H Vichin of Chicago argues for the midshipmen. The case could affect still unsettled amounts and midshipmen salaries. Meanwhile, three American warships Yakoon Admiral Hemphila flagship and cruisers Gukveston and Chattanooga reached Nagasaki as naval movements and dispatches from Vladivostok were noted.
Army orders list numerous personnel actions including casés at absence and returns to duty. Officers named include Capt Clyde D Y Hunt and Lt D Leone with assignments to Ordnance and infantry units. The document notes examinations, relieving orders, temporary duty in Washington and Philadelphia regions, and proposed road and street paving contracts. It references currency costs and a public notice style about administrative steps and medical staff rotations.
Rumors swirl around Porto Rico official amid White House concerns about charges and critics. Newspapers note complaints reaching Washington and influential letters shaping the controversy, with predictions the executive will emerge with favorable political standing.
The gold import movement resumed in large scale with New York banking houses securing about 1,500,000 spread across London and Paris. Engaged by Lazard, Meurer, Heidelbach, Sachs, Kuhn, and Co., the total moved near 81.5 million, with premiums on currency high and expectations for further gains. The action aims to curb exchange rate rise in London and support Bank of France discounts while Mauretania shipments await. Paris notes the decision to release gold to America to restrain check exchange rate increases and stabilize the European market amid U.S. financial strain and Italian bank troubles.
A long catalog lists new books and periodical works from Houghton Mifflin Co and others. Titles include New Books Received by Edward A Ross on social inequity and crime, The Story of American Painting by Charles H. Cuffin, The Wonder Book of Volcanoes and Earthquakes by Edwin J Houston, The True Lovers Library, Little Sketches and Glimpses of the Nation's Capital by Mabel Grelen, Williamsburg the Old Colonial Capital by Lyon G. Tyler, The Lost Princess by William Broderick Dix, and child volumes from various publishers.
The funeral for Gen George E Panil was held after a sudden death on Wednesday night. A service at Dr H T Stahnson's home was followed by Church services at St Pauls Moravian Church, with Bishop Randthaler officiating. Forsyth Riflemen guarded the body until escorted to the train for Washington DC. Interment is planned at Arlington Cemetery with military honors at noon.
Fort Gaines near Mobile Bay will be occupied by Federal troops for the first time since the Civil War as new coast artillery companies are organized by the War Department. Fort Morgan’s artillerymen will increase to three companies under Maj Stone, who commands both forts Morgan and G. A. Megs Grounds reports.
Central American peace conference progress stalls as delegations clash over proposals and a minority faction objects to all majority conclusions. A three member committee is to draft a final agreement while Costa Rican delegates push for completing the proposed international railroad link.
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