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Newspaper
San Mateo Item
Location
San Mateo, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1909
Page
2
Writings note sport and danger in nature as a Pall Mall Gazette quote on risk. Oregon considers a ten inch hatpin ban prompting comment from Col George Harvey. At Portsmouth a T B Aldrich statue unveiling stirs debate as Thomas Nelson Page narrates a sea captain joke about beef rations in mid ocean.
Kansas hunters report a farmer across the border in Bill Bryan's state has hung a crude sign warning trespassers. The note threatens prosecution to the full extent of the law and includes garbled language about mongrel dogs and fatigue from the harassment on his property.
Judge D W Bond of Middlesex Superior Criminal Court cited an old English case about light from gunpowder when discharged. A passing woman witnessed the shot and identified the defendant by the flash light. the prisoner later confessed, confirming her testimony.
The London Chronicle notes England has faced several major quakes in its history. It recalls Williams Rufus era tremors felt nationwide, a 1274 quake destroying Glastonbury and damaging St Paul’s, and a notable 1884 Eastern counties shock that prompted a mansion house fund for sufferers.
The British navy faces agitation over night maneuvers and attacks without lights after recent accidents. House of Commons post office records show 780,600 letters and packets pest ed and 1,087,250 delivered at the last session. Principal perfume factories are in London and French towns in South France and North Kalу.
The article notes old feudal rites at Blair Castle including the bride being carried over the threshold and the Duke presenting a white rose to the sovereign on visits. It reflects on continuities in aristocratic tradition and tenure under the Crown. It also mentions Trinity's plan to sell tenement property for improvement and debates the church's income expectations from these assets.
The article notes coolies carry freight in the Philippines with bamboo poles and rope, risking dropped and burst packages. It emphasizes the need for sturdy casings and reinforced with front strapbands to secure loads.
Freshman debater questioned the soundness of a proposed argument with a candid critic responding yes largely. The Yale Record covers the exchange highlighting the debate dynamics and key points raised by both sides.
A brief reflective note on George Washington describing him as the truthfullest of men yet noting he sometimes feigned happiness. The piece explores tension between idealized character and human disguise.
Reports from men in the Maine woods this month note one of the most successful hunting seasons in years. Franklin Davis, 8, son of William F. Davis of Glassboro New Jersey, had his leg broken three times in three weeks but twice the injuries were set by a physician to prevent crookedness. The Dead Sea is described as covering solid matter with most of it salt.
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