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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1909
Page
20
The article discusses possible calls for a constitutional convention and the future of an income tax in the United States. It analyzes Supreme Court history, presidential influence, and the role of Taft and Roosevelt era appointments on the court. It notes regional and political tensions surrounding federal tax policy and state ratification chances.
A blast in Petersburg killed one of two men who had a bomb and wounded the other. The wounded man attempted to conceal a second bomb before arrest. The four men, dressed as laborers, are believed to be disguised revolutionaries intending a massacre.
The post attracted many applicants and strong rivalry after the death of Terrence Rehardson of Louisiana. TS 4 has stated to the President the names of several familiar candidates with Mississippi Beaver improvement ties. The salary is $2000 yearly, but the appointment offers other work opportunities.
Col Colton announces his cabinet selections for Porto Rico with Col Geotze and Colton named to key posts. FL Joanm named secretary, Tokro serves as translator, Coy Colign chosen for insular affairs. Fael joins the customs service in the Philippines as a member of its force.
New York based Equal Fronto society plans a series of meetings to discuss woman suffrage with speakers including Bishop McVickar and Averett Colby. President Miry Mackay says the group will avoid street protests, arguing suffrage is a matter of justice and community of interest, not a fight for rights.
Chandler Hale, newly named Lord Assistant, swears in amid a cabinet shuffle. Secretary of State successor Jvnuam Palinpe is named Secretary of the United States embassy, while reports place German envoy Bernatord returning to London for tariff talks and a Kronprinz Wilhelm voyage to New York on October 2.
The balloon New York piloted by Sats Forbes and Fleischmann of Cincinnati and New York completed a 1354 mile 19 hour 13 minute flight from St Louis to a point 20 miles south of Richmond. They descended early due to mist and a misread location thinking they'd reached Chesapeake Bay. Forbes, head of the Torbes Publishing Co, celebrated as the new holder of the Lahm Cup. Fleischmann returned to Cincinnati while Forbes planned to continue to New York tomorrow.
Attorney General Wickersham declined to discuss views on dismissing removal proceedings in the Panama Wire case in Indianapolis. Government counsel report that options may affect only defendants in the proceeding while other phases proceed, with no position ready until the attorney general talks with special counsel Stuart McNamara who recently returned from France.
Cabell came back from Dublin New Hampshire after a conference with Secretary MacVeagh on the corporation tax and other Internal Revenue administration. MacVeagh plans careful handling of enforcement details of the corporate tax. The item notes a local price listing and a Sunday post.
Weather at College Park hindered instruction to signal corps officers as Wilbur Wright postponed activities. H. Toulmin filed two infringement suits for the Wrights against Glenn Curtiss and the Aeronautic Society, while Newell and Humphreys examined the government machine awaiting further action.
New York October 13 a petition appealing to President Taft seeks clemency for Charles Morse former backer of the Morse enterprise. The move aims at a new trial via Supreme Court relief and if denied Morse faces execution as a last resort after a fifteen year prison term. Morse is said to be in poverty with illness after a Tombs attack but expected to recover soon.
James M Barrie was granted a divorce from his wife on grounds of misconduct by the latter with Gilbert Cannan in Young Writer. Barrie testified that he offered to forgive if she ended her ties with Cannan and agreed to generation Rata, but Mrs Barrie refused. No damages were claimed, but Cannan must pay costs.
The Supreme Court yesterday postponed the hearing against the American Tobacco Company to December 11 due to government preparation delays. Att torney General Wickersham will lead the prosecution, with former assistant Mc Reynolds unable to proceed.
The Court of Appeals again failed to render a decision in the contempt case against Samuel Gompers Job Matchell and Frank Morrison of the American Federation of Labor. General understanding says a ruling will come within the next day or two. Aldrich Sails for Home Southampton Get. 17 Senator Nelson W. Aldrich of Rhode Island and Jacob Schiff of New York are passengers on the Kaiser Wilhelm II, which sailed today for
Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Labor Ormsby McHarg faces a lingering hold on his post. Despite months of effort to resign, Nagel and the department have failed to secure a successor. McHarg insists he will stay until a replacement is chosen, then plans to join Noble, Jackson & Hubbard in New York. Post awaits Taft’s return from a western trip to settle the vacancy.
The Washington Aero Club accepted The Post's 1 prize for the next international aviation meet in Washington. District commissioners were asked to raise 100000 for the gathering, with working subcommittees appointed and plans discussed at a noon meeting led by Charles J Bell.
John D. Rockefeller Jr and Continental Rubber Company gain control of Guayule rubber in the county with a Texas factory cited as the only U S site. The transaction includes sale of a large quantity of Guayule shrub valued at six dollars per ton, highlighting a near monopoly in local rubber production.
The government will not press wage charges against McGrath the saloon keeper who displayed a flag for Capt Edward O Meagher. Police removed the flag and arrested McGrath. A Honduran debt renegotiation plan will be handled by a special committee appointed by the Honduran government arrived in New York per the International Bureau of American Republics report.
The piece surveys advances in artillery and naval arms, detailing gunpowder advances, the two U S gun factories at Washington and Watervliet, and the shift to wire wound and Brown propulsion. It explains jacketed guns, heat treating, testing methods, and the chronograph for pressure and timing, then traces the Whitehead torpedo from Bushnell to modern guidance and depth control systems.
Supreme Court Justice Trenchard urged the Atlantic County grand jury to indict those accused of liquor law violations. He stressed public officials must face consequences for defying the law and highlighted the case of Mayor Stoy amid saloon and hotel reform efforts.
A New York engineer, Wilner, detained in St Petersburg for an expired permit of stay. He claimed to travel for work with an American firm and obtained a permit only to return home missing a proper exit. Police later found his passport stamped with a native prohibition against harboring the traveler. The incident prompted a protest to the American embassy seeking mitigation of the penalties.
The will of Robert Hoe, printing materials manufacturer, was probated today in New York. It directs the estate to be divided among his children and grandchildren, with his widow and one son acting as executors. The Hoe company business is to be incorporated, and heirs receive proportional shares based on the estimated value of the estate.
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