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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1907
Page
3
Reports describe an Italian defense near Borgomanero disrupted by a powerful attack aided by wireless telegraphy and mobile units. The fighting involved two corps and heavy artillery, with confusion over command and rapid communications shaping the engagement and exposing weaknesses in fixed lines.
The article honors physicians for pioneering work on tropical diseases. It notes contributions by Dr Gharies iiay, Col WC Gorgas, and Dr Finlay, linking yellow fever research to U S efforts and the Panama Canal project. The piece mentions Harvard’s Dr Richard Amith and discoveries of a blood parasite related to Texas disease.
Mr Wright, head of the Guild of Watch and Clock Makers, proposes shifting clocks forward one hour to reset daily routines. He argues seven to eight weeks would adjust society to the new time, with railway and social schedules kept intact. A formal order in council could set July 1910 as the start, aligning British time with a unified standard.
Trench geologist Wartel Martel reports in a science academy paper that subterranean caverns show a steady fall in water levels across regions. He argues this signals a long term decline in Earth’s water supply and potential depopulation due to scarce underground waters.
Fragmentary 19th century style text discusses a renewed soap war and a fat crisis involving railways and government concessions. It mentions secret conditions, preferential rebates, and public controversy over state aid and corruption. Names and places are largely obscured or garbled.
A London special report analyzes the rapid decline in the pound’s purchasing power over a few years. A table contrasts everyday goods like bread, milk, tea, sugar, and bacon, showing price increases up to 20 percent since 1895. Some luxury items fell slightly due to decreased costs in manufacturing amid rising demand.
The article describes two years of dispute delaying the Campanile restoration in Venice but notes renewed progress. Workers line the interior with hand made copper colored bricks, with debates over material quality as the base structure is rebuilt and the old bells prepared to resume their historic role in signaling news and events to Venetians.
The Washington Post notes a dismal start to summer with dreary, rainy weather improving daily. Seaside towns report rising tourist traffic as roads and railways handle unusually high summer resort travel. The abnormal season shows a year’s high reading not until May 12, despite earlier dull conditions.
Review of Gustave Guiche’s new Paris play presented at the Comedie Francaise. It argues a middle aged man with a wife younger and fashionable can find happiness with his typewriter wife after divorce. The plot follows Ferdinand Pearle’s view that separation is proper in an unhappy marriage and ends with the husband deciding to write to his wife to plan remarriage with her former lover faded out. Critics deem the final act unsatisfactory though the dialogue and framing are praised.
London reports Justice CH Dust yan returned after a fort ughts tour of the English takes with Mia and Miss Duel. They plan to delay departure for a month while at the Carlton Hotel, Justin says many business letters praise the current state of affairs. He notes no exceptional political contributions and expects more in the next campaign.
Peru announces purchase of the Italian cruiser Doguli formerly Zalamina, 2088 tons, 6000 horsepower, speed over nineteen knots. She receives a protective deck and six inch guns, crew of 245, to be renamed Callao.
The marriage unites Lady Ruby Elliot, daughter of Lord Minto, with Viscount Errington, eldest son of Lord Cromer. The ceremony will occur in Calcutta where Errington is stationed in Indian service. Expected to be a sumptuous royal affair with English and Indian notables amid imperial aspirations.
Right Rev C A Brent Bishop of the Philippines, long associated with Dorchester House and Wheat Park, departed for New York today aboard the Cunard Line steamer Umbria.
European visitors still arrive as the autumn tour nears end. Demand for steamship passages remains high with limited first class berths, while second class fills by mid October. Wealthy travelers sometimes choose steerage due to delays, boosting captain earnings and ship profits amid tighter schedules and shifting passenger allocations.
Edinburgh sculptor suggests commissioning a bust of Andrew Carnegie and invites library directors to purchase and display the likeness at Carnegie Libraries. He argues the donation would honor the philanthropist and inspire future generations to seek noble thoughts. Dunfermline town council debated but chose not to set a precedent.
The Washington Post reports a steady stream of Americans arriving in London from Scotland and the Continent during the summer. Notables and social figures including diplomats, bankers, and publishers are noted as sharing visits, extended stays, and preparations to tour Paris and homeward after leisure trips.
The Aolleon Power Company arranges extensive high tension energy supply to Italy. Cities Rome Genoa Naples and Milan cited with an initial Milan installation this week. The Edison Company will own cars and be paid city mileage for each car while Milan tracks are laid by the municipality. Other city projects to start soon.
The Duchess of Rutland gains notoriety as a premier portrait artist in Britain. Her famed technique starts with the eyes, then completes the face, drawing high society to sit for her. The King and Buckingham Palace have sat for her, with other notables such as Balfour, Kipling, and Rudyard Kipling noted among her sitters. Her studio holds a portrait of herself as a girl, painted by Queen Victoria, and she continues to work from Balmoral and Granby manor.
English financier William Harris outlines plans for a quiet 30 room hotel on Fifth Avenue to rival European standards. He aims to blend American efficiency with English hospitality, targeting both the very wealthy and middle income guests, with a simple two-story design and no fixed name yet. Harris cites Carlton and Ritz hotel connections and signals American hotel influence shaping the project to await in New York confirmations this month.
The Washington Post reports estimates of Americans visiting Europe in the season. Manager of American Express cites about 100000 travelers. vessels carried around 3000 passengers monthly, totaling roughly 4490 for three months. Hotels and traffic benefited, but Continental arrivals and London demand varied. summer was erratic with many hotels jammed then empty thereafter.
Rome report announces two authentic Titian paintings by George Grorau. One, in Verona, restores the Portrait of a Gentleman once ascribed to G B Maroni. The other, in Milan’s Ambrosiana Gallery, shows Gian Giacomo de Medici Marignano painted circa 1580, with a later comparison suggesting the Urbina Duke work by the same master, though the piece is badly cracked.
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