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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1909
Page
36
The President of Washington Railway and Electric Company, in Acreping Ap pontment, says every effort will be made. Additional subscriptions bring total to $12,950.
The fund for the aviation meet shows increased subscriptions from readers and supporters. Figures named Ellen Warder, Mitton Alles, and others reflect rising pledges totaling over twelve thousand dollars amid organized efforts to secure the event’s forthcoming program and facilities.
In Wright's absence officials conducted park grounds testing for an aeroplane project amid unclear notes. The scrambled text shows attempts at timing and site checks, with references to observers and a potential customer or team. Further details are obscured, but action focused on verification and safety.
An injury occurred aboard a liner arriving from Southampton. A passenger, identified as Miss Hemming, daughter of Vb and oe Hemming of Soulstile, was dislocated in an accident near Wes Waulers while docking. The report notes the event took place in York and involves Hiram Saundere area names.
Representative Tawney of Minnesota, chair of the House Appropriations Committee, will lead a congressional delegation to the Panama Canal Zone next week to review the year ahead’s estimates and report on progress. Other members of Senate and House committees will join, with the Mann bill likely to pass again and set up a governor for the zone. The party sails from Newark on November 3 aboard the Castobal and returns early December.
Government seeks experts including graduates from American colleges to join a new cell research effort in the Philippines directed by sanitary officials. The program aims to study disease carrying bugs and enhance public health measures under agency oversight.
Interest on the huge note tied to Walsh lingers as holders say they can wait for payment. Courts weigh petitions and appeals while banks and Walsh’s rail connections face scrutiny from federal authorities and the Supreme Court.
An old advert discusses constipation linked to appendicitis and advocates treating the root cause rather than repeated laxative use. It promotes Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets as a digestive remedy, claiming they cure indigestion and related ailments, with a free sample offer from Stuart in Marshall, Michigan.
The eastern region may form a separate republic as Zelaya’s hold weakens. Gen Manzena, once with Zelaya’s troops, joins Chamorro with 606 men. Dr Don Espinosa to represent the provisional government in Washington. Bluefields reports peace efforts on the Atlantic coast but a shortage of ammunition hampers the revolt. Managua reportedly in a state of siege as forces under Emuhano move toward the capital.
Guayaquil October 28. Government forces thwart a rebel plan to attack Machala garrison. The army declares readiness for a campaign as authorities learn of the threat and movement is checked. The situation remains quiet for now.
Senior member of the House of Commons revealed confidential drawings for the indomitable dreadnought cruiser have disappeared from the Admiralty. The loss is said to embolden rivals and is being treated as a potential breach with serious implications.
The court ruled on the custody and schooling of Count Bont de Calellaveemamat’s two eldest sons. It rebuked the Count and Countess Suzay over their education decisions and ordered the boys sent to the Lycee of Janson with resident pupils. The ruling included provisions for medical attention and a May 27 effective date.
Chicago Ost 2 Dissolution as corporations and reorganization into partnerships was advised as a means to evade the present corporation income tax. The report from the National Association of Agricultural Implement and Vehicle Manufacturers’ general counsel argues the tax is unconstitutional for businesses earning above 5.4 profit and suggests surrendering charters to partnerships as a protest and possible means to undermine the law without court action.
Report says George W Whitehead of Suspension Bridge Bank Niagara Falls NY may become Assistant Secretary of the Treasury replacing James Burton Reynolds who resigned to join the tariff board. Whitehead would oversee customs service amid new tariff law. He has 25 years as Treasury special agent and has served as Porto Rico customs collector and New York port appraiser, plus led a Treasury commission investigating import weighing.
A Washington dispatch claims Collector Leet will defend merchants from graft allegations against customs officials. Merchants may file complaints directly to Leet with personal assurance of protection, while officials resist the charge that merchants suffer while others escape scrutiny. The plan to stamp out graft remains unclear, and department heads deny targeted blame on merchants.
Gen Robert P Hughes a retired officer and Civil War veteran died Wednesday evening at his home in Philadelphia. A veteran of two wars, he served as colonel of volunteers, brigadier general, and minor general in the Spanish War before retirement. His body will be taken to New Haven for burial.
An American hospital opened in Paris today, funded by the American colony, with Ambassador White and officials in attendance. The piece notes Korean and Japanese connections, a murder plot involving dumdum cyanide bullets, and updates on Brig Gen William Cromer’s improving health.
Night Riders attempted to force entry at George Kreitz home in Mason by Oct 25. When door was beaten in Kreitz’s daughter fired both shotgun blasts. attackers fled. Kreitz identified several assailants and arrests were promised. Riders then shot at Fernyamin Tronsnecker’s farm, menacing his family while Longnecker sold tobacco to independent buyers.
The article surveys diminishing unknown regions on land and sea, noting polar myths and magnetic studies, then details remote mountain ranges, deserts, and plateaus. It highlights explorers like Shackleton, Sven Hedin, and Cordier, predicting the undiscovered world will yield its secrets as exploration continues toward the twenty first century.
A historical notice lists Army officers with leaves of absence and visit limits. It names First Lieut wag ner, Second Teat her A Dickinson, Maj Abner Pickering, Capt Glen J Jenks, Maj Charles Jamieson, Col Frank Baker, and Capt Adam T Bloom among others. Restrictions specify monthly visit caps and travel to Fort Pickcox, Fort McMan, Byzacine NY, South Bethlehem PA, and other locations.
A September report from the Bureau of Statistics shows sharp year over year gains in US imports. Wool rose from 459 000 to 26 240 000 pounds, cotton from 2 000 000 to 6 000 000 pounds, hides and skins about 25 000 000 to 51 006 560 pounds, and pig tin from 756 000 to 9 560 006 pounds. Foodstuffs mostly held steady or rose modestly with sugar near 227 600 020 pounds versus 284 000 000 pounds last year. tea around 11 400 600 pounds. cocoa about 6 750 900 pounds. Champagne and diamonds also showed large increases in import quantities.
A badly garbled OCR fragment lists numerous naval officer commissions and duties with dates and places. It references captains, lieutenants, surgeons, and other ranks, mentioning duty assignments, postings in Washington, New Orleans, and the Navy Department, plus movements of vessels and canal passages.
Friends of Third Assistant Postmaster General Von Lawshe push him as a candidate to replace Gov Curry of New Mexico. Lawshe recently offered his resignation due to failing health but, at the request of Postmaster General Hitchcock, it was held. Lawshe spent part of the summer in New Mexico seeking to recover health, with hopes Taft would appoint him if Mansfield indicated a desire to succeed Curry.
Commander Robert L Russell is named to succeed Captain Campbell as Judge Advocate General of the Navy. The transfer realigns Campbell’s post while Russell assumes new duties in the naval legal service. Also noted is troop movement in the Philippines and a Navy contract for four gun carriages awarded to Bethlehem Steel Company of Bethlehem, totaling $8,428,000 for Wyoming and Arkansas projects.
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