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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1909
Page
12
A garbled report notes opposition to Taft policy citing unsafe 20 Davest in Bordes with mentions of public credit associations and the central bank. Scholars and workers are referenced amid unclear details.
A Milwaukee convention of the American Bankers Association condemned unqualified calls for postal savings banks and opposed government entry into banking. The group backed investing postal savings deposits in U S bonds, urged vigilance in bank examinations, and discussed a central bank while wavering on segregated savings departments. Dr Joan Chilgdu of Trinity College spoke on American industrialism, praising workers and industry leaders amid debates on financial policy.
A list of officers and units receiving orders for duty or reassignment across the Navy and Marine Corps. Names include Commander wp Jone, Commander HF Coontz, Commander F oH Durell, Lieutenant Witherspoon, Lieutenant T A Kearney, and several others. Assignments cover Naval Academy Annapolis, Omaha and Bellair areas, and engineering, ordnance, and medical postings with mentions of the Marlow Engineering School and Camp Eldot Caval Zone Cable duties.
An article reports the execution of El Rogh in a Moroccan palace setting. The sultan ordered El Rogh killed in a public cage after protests by the French consul over torture of rebels. The incident follows the capture of Moora and the rebels’ fate in Fer.
The committee in charge announces no official post will handle the Zaft arrival at the Sept 17 lakes-to-the-sea waterway convention in New Orleans. Several tons of material labeled pastry have arrived, with signs of an avalanche prompting immediate safety precautions in the danger zone.
President Taft devoted his Milwaukee visit to praising postal savings banks as a national tool to encourage thrift and government action. He argued banks should be drawn into a general system, noting savings banks could supply hundreds of millions for federal uses while defending Republican platform planks. Taft toured the city, spoke to veterans, and addressed thousands of schoolchildren and reporters during a four hour stop.
Speech by Mr Payne defending tariff schedules in the Payne bill. He cites Schedule A through N data on duties and consumption, noting decreases for textiles, metals, luxuries, and necessities. He argues the platform aimed to lower rates overall to avoid monopolies while preserving reasonable manufacturing profits.
Mary Mannering Hackett filed suit against James K Hackett for divorce in New York. The case was briefly removed and then reinstated with Maurice Dolan appointed referee. Hackett’s counsel cited vacation plans and declined further comment while Mrs Mannering did not provide a statement.
Four Annapolis cadets tell Washington they were allowed to resign not dismissed, seeking Navy Department clarity and potential reinstatement. They accuse press reports of mischaracterizing their case, cite specific charges of inaptitude from the summer cruise, and say they will stay in Washington to present their side.
A cadet received 194 demerits and nearly fell short of the time mark after failing to remaster the terrain of a boat. Five demerits pushed him over. Fagen had been praised for zeal in duties on a cruise. Captain Gove filed an unfavourable report. Fagan Dannell Taylor and Flett were detained fifteen days at the academy as the Ivy Department reviewed their case. They were asked to show cause why they should not be dismissed. they offered reasons but resignation was sought.
The Atlantic battleship and cruiser fleet, 2 alips, completes drills on southern drift grounds, except Vermont bound to Bridgeport. Missouri and Birmingham finish practice and Michelson is towed in. Fleet departs for Hudson Fulton in New York at 11 o clock Monday. Abbott awards follow Saturday night. Miss Mississippi to receive cup for speed on the river at the lake to the gulf congress in November. Four boats vie to challenge British entries for the Battenburg cup at New York next week.
Moffatt, a Hanover Maryland farmer, sent nearly five thousand dollars to a letter scammer posing as a Russian nobleman in Madrid. The swindler claimed a bank loot and promised half the money, urging secrecy. Moffatt travelled to Europe, handed over cash, and never saw the man again, returning to his home in sorrow.
The order lists medical reserve personnel slated for Far East deployment around November 5 to the Philippines, with assignments to Philippinia division for duty. It notes temporary retirements and transfers among officers, including Col Daniel W Lockwood and Lt Col James G Warren, and details movements to New York City and St Louis.
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