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Newspaper
Hayward Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1909
Page
1
A chaotic collage of quips on suffrage, war, science, and society appears. The column frets about women's rights, matrimony, fashion, and public virtue with sarcastic asides about professors and emperors, mingling jokes with scattered historical references and social critique.
The Gould family debates inherited wealth and its temptations as George and Howard marry actresses and Anna Gould alters fortunes. Helén Gould remains single while public reaction to wedding humor shows in Kansas mob justice, with a wagon prank leading to damages and a Supreme Court ruling against mob excess.
A discussion on site selection favors gravel over rock and clay for foundations and drainage. Rock complicates excavation and waterproofing, while clay swells when wet and drains poorly. Gravel elevations offer stable support, proper drainage, and higher safety for cellars.
E H Harriman leaves his entire fortune to wife Mary W Harriman in a will dated June 8 1903. News reports estimate her wealth between 75 million and 100 million with heirs and other big fortunes noted. The will preserves dower rights and minimizes estate taxes by directing tribute to his widow and referencing future public benefaction plans.
Portola festival preparations proceed amid growing public enthusiasm. A fireboat test on the bay, a burning oil-lumber barge near Goat Island, and a large pageant are slated for evening hours with 100 actors training for the show. Portola girls who toured Alaska-Yukon-Pacific will return, amid city decorations. The Samoset tribe plans a 300-member parade delegation in Indian costumes for Portola Week.
President Taft backs Interior Secretary Hallinger amid dispute with Gifford Pinchot of the Reclamation Service. Glavis is discharged for disingenuous statements, as Taft condemns Pinchot for beyond the law on reclamation. He seeks Congress action to simplify reclamation and uphold lawful conservation.
Jesse Helbner a prominent farmer from the Dibble Creek district was ostracised by an order of the Superior Court and ordered to leave Dibble Creek. Sheriff Boyd removed Helbner and seized three rifles a shotgun and smaller weapons, to be restored if he remains elsewhere. Helbner had been declared sane after insanity charges but faced exile as a remedy for recurring disputes with neighbors.
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