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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1908
Page
2
James A. Edgerton profiles William L. Douglas of Massachusetts, praising his popularity with workers, fair labor stance, and self made wealth. The piece notes his campaign methods, integrity in business and government, and suggests he would be a strong presidential candidate for his cross party appeal.
Stamford launches a peace plan led by Wilson L. Gill to connect public school children in the United States with their Japanese counterparts. The effort, backed by President Roosevelt and others, seeks to form Stamford School Cities and establish cross culture correspondence to prevent future wars.
The piece argues that Governor Douglas became a national figure through mass advertising of his image. It discusses Barnum style posters, widespread appeals, and the idea that Douglas leveraged public display to propel his political rise while crediting tariff policy for his election success.
Yale will mount two historically valuable doors from the Branford parsonage of 1700 ministers in a glass cabinet in the university library. Donated by George Dudley Seymour, the doors will remain in the same relative positions as in Branford. They are the oldest Yale related building relics known to exist.
Des Moines man says a Japanese buyer leased his Texas rice farm amid local tension over Japanese acquisition of rice lands. He notes the Japonese can yield double the rice with similar costs and expects more leases or purchases to follow.
Captain Paul Conroy and Lieutenant J. G. Mellroy of the Ninth Infantry and Lieutenant J. Cafferty of the cavalry at Fort Sam Houston Texas will go to Tokyo as military attaches with instructions to study the Japanese language. Several Fort Sam Houston officers are taking lessons. Two instructors have been detailed to teach the army men.
The Rev. Thomas G. Pool of Macon Missouri asks the Missouri General Assembly to ban nonpreachers from officiating at marriages. He condemns the wedding trade as carnival like and warns it undermines the sacredness of matrimony. He cites prize offers and gimmicks as evidence that clerical marriages should be regulated by clergy only.
A Kansas City design house previews a collarless coat for men suitable for warm weather and office use. The coat reduces fabric weight by omitting a collar and lapel. A backless waistcoat with loop arm holes and a thin back strap is introduced as a cool, lightweight pairing for the season.
John C. Busby of Independence Indiana argues in February predictions that the grip germ originates on Mars. He claims the near Earth-Mars distance allows the germs to travel across space and that Mars harbors humans similarly afflicted by the malady.
A trades hygiene institute will be established in Frankfort Germany to study health protection for German factory operatives and the working classes in general and to teach these subjects locally.
A government quartet travels to the Panama Canal zone to entertain diggers as they toil at sand banks and rocks. The piece recalls harsher days and praises music to boost morale amid the immense construction effort.
The article reports Rep Charles McGavin of Chicago urging a tax on dowries from American heiresses who marry foreign nobility. It notes Sabath's related bill, McGavin's quips about nobility, and details two congressmen William B. Craig and background on Miss Maud Ashford and ex Senator Henry Davis.
Yale alumni viewed in New York the Wartridge statue nearing campus completion. The piece contrasts with Frederick MacMonnies’ Hale in City Hall Park New York, both honoring Yale alumnus executed in 1776. Partridge’s study spans ten years and highlights Hale’s patriotic fervor and athletic build.
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