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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1907
Page
5
Secretary Metcalf signals possible relief by buying from English firms to ease American bid constraints.amid shifting policy on coal procurement. The Navy contemplates sealed proposals and calls for private contractors, while worries persist over domestic supply and the role of foreign sources.
Two vessels laden with Prommums to accompany the fleet to the Pacific are being prepared for loading with provisions for a trip of the Atlante Butte ship to the Wieificenast Thay. Ship departures planned for December 16 amid unspecified route. Officers at Cape Cod Bay report ongoing training as preparations continue. Secretary SermoMd J MW heim appointed naval secretary amid detachment changes.
An incident at a Rio Janeiro circus exhibition left crowd furious as Juan Espinosa, a Chilean marksman, attempted to shoot an apple from a man’s head. Espert Markmmas barely escaped lynching as the crowd surged. The quick intervention likely saved him from mob violence.
A massive powder blast at the Equitable Powder Works in East Alton, two miles from Alton, injures workers McGinnin and McGlinn, blows McGinnin across 150 feet, and shakes the town. McGinnin is killed or fatally injured. the incident remains a mystery.
Gov Magoon reports Havana dispatch shows four new cases at Clemfurg and three yearartay s except one American soldier Private Willan Foster of the Fifteenth Cavalry. The case is believed contracted in town, not at the camp. One case at Alactanes and one at Nuevapas, both Spaniards.
Cadet James E Austin of Class 1 at the Naval Academy will not be dismissed after leaving practice ship without leave. He will remain at the Academy but forfeit vacation and receive demerits. Captain Badger’s initial dismissal recommendation was reduced. Secretary Ma temiffe concurred. All four cadets in the Badger cases have been resolved with two resignations and two allowed to stay under conditions.
Special to The Washington Post from Raphyile Indiana describes Mrs Barard Bacon of Kangga nearly dying from severe nasal hemorrhages. After a neighbor advised reading a Bible verse, her daughter read Exclesiastes sixteenth and six verse. Blood ceased instantly.
Waterbury dispatch notes Representative George T. Lilley of the Naval Affairs Committee writes a public letter condemning graft linked to an appropriation for a Tumbledown Navy Yard. He asserts the only punishable crime would be grafting itself and calls for accountability amid criticism of his stance on Charlestown Harbor.
Observances honor New England men who settled the Ohio Valley and West with Ohio Day ceremonies. Gen Putnam and settlers who founded Marietta, Ohio, are noted for opening paths to the western reserve. President C Wright of Clark University and Prof James K Hosmer spoke at the event.
A Washington Poet dispatch from San Francisco describes a violent clash aboard the bark Electra as it sails from Mustang Alaska to port. About 150 Japanese and Chinese hands fought with knives, wounding many before the melee subsided in the brig. The conflict began with a forecastle quarrel and escalated into open hostilities over food apportionment.
Ancoln Nebr Sept 1 Mrs Viola Emerence and her mother Mrs Garnett Meschoock were placed in custody for trial on charges of deceiving men seeking marriage. Lawrence, linked to a tied marriage in Indianapolis, was arrested yesterday upon the husband’s application after paying $40 to gain the women’s freedom.
A fire at a Worthington convent caused considerable excitement as about 350 children were evacuated safely within five minutes thanks to the training of Dominican sisters and the fire department. The convent was destroyed earlier eight years ago by a similar blaze.
Hinds County grand jury returned indictments against two railroad lines for issuing passes to persons not entitled, citing a long-standing state law. The State Railroad Commission was drawn into the case by the assertion that the passes were issued at the commission’s request.
United States presents Mrs. Minnie Patterson wife of Capt Patterson lighthouse keeper near Cape Beale with a silver plate and later a gold watch for Capt Elligon and a gold medal for each crew member aboard the Coloma after the wreck near Ontario.
Aged woman Celis Dunex, sixty seven, is saved from a blaze at 1774 Lexington Avenue by Policeman Dinegan after being found at a window and lowered to the street. The fire confined to a store area, tenants fled via the cellar stairs, and the incident shocked nearby observers. Report also notes advertising executive Charles Davis planning to start his own clothing business in New York and a real estate pitch for Landover subdivision.
Chain Shlomo Kirlnman, a twelve year old boy from near Warsaw, fled across the Russian frontier with two rubles. He stowed away on the Varbarbasa to Bremen and reached the United States hoping to find his mother in New York. He says his father beat him and forced him to mine for little pay. Immigration officials fear deportation and mourn his plight. He claims he will die if sent back.
Boston reporter notes prominent New Bedford business leaders summoned to testify on Henry H Rogers of New York in a case seeking a $50,000,000 drought against him Cadwalader M Raymond of Boston. Witnesses include Walter P Winsor and Rufus A Soule, all aligned with Rogers. Court aims to assess Rogers physical ability to appear.
Boilermakers in St Paul call a general strike affecting the Chicago Great Western, Great Northern, Omaha, Northern Pacific, and Soo lines. Helpers join in support, with sympathy in Great Western shops at Oelwein. The walkout follows railroads’ refusal to meet wage demands of 4 1/2 cents per hour east of the Missouri River and 4 1/2 cents per hour west of the river.
A porcelain end iron tub with polished spigots, screwed to the floor with twenty three one inch screws and two pine belts, was taken from 118 E Street Northeast. Description circulated to precincts. police believe thieves spent four to five hours removing it.
The funeral for Mrs Annamarie Colman of C T Colman status was held Friday afternoon with Rev Alexander Kent conducting. A native of New York and Leipzig Conservatory graduate, she taught music in Brooklyn before returning to the United States. She was a member of the Martha Washington Chapter and former historian of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Next Saturday afternoon a motor boat race between Bruce Wimerson and Moore Brothers will start at Fort Washington, finish off Prince Street wharf Alexandrine, each boat claiming top speed above twenty five miles per hour.
A reader argues watering horses promptly after meals or before travel weakens a horse by dulling its senses and filling the stomach with water. The piece notes signs of distress in feet and muscles, suggests removal of shoes, wet peat floors, reduced grazing, bran feed, and adjusting shoeing and hoof care to prevent strain and lameness.
A reflective piece argues humane horse care including avoiding hot shoeing and painful thrashings. It urges proper hoof fitting, gentle handling, and correct harness alignment while noting long term health and performance impacts on the animal. It emphasizes observer vigilance by owners and drivers.
An 19th century sketch notes monarch ages since William the Conqueror. Only four of a thousand years of rulers reached long lifespans, all from Hanover. Edward VII is seventh king in that line. Elisabeth, Henry II and Edward II among others reached mid sixties. Edward the Confessor stands out for his age among Saxon rulers.
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