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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
2
Congressman Hobson keeps his gaze on Japan though constituents urge a shift. A cattle disease outbreak in the East spreads to Michigan with 100 cases reported west of Detroit, raising concern it may reach Wisconsin.
Rear Admiral Holliday chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks calls for improvements at insular stations aligning with the view that the government must maintain ample shipyards and drydocks across all island territories.
Marshal Lord Roberts warns Britain must maintain peak readiness while European observers note soldiers and sailors alike desire perfect condition. The statement emphasizes constant preparedness across army and navy.
Fears arise in Manila over the non arrival of the hospital ship Relief at Guam where she was due after sailing from Manila on the 15th inst. The vessel was detached from the battleship fleet due to slow speed, possibly causing the delay in expected appearance at Guam.
The great automobile race of over four hundred miles in Savannah Georgia was won by the driver of an Italian car with a German car finishing close behind. The field faced high speed and danger, yet injuries were limited to a broken jaw and nose among participants.
The article argues for tighter control on sale of poisons, especially carbolic acid, noting rising self harm deaths by this method. It says preventing impulse purchases is difficult but stricter access could reduce suicides.
General William L. Marshall chief engineer of the U S army will ask Congress to authorize 41 million dollars for channel and harbor improvements on the Great Lakes. He argues the vast lake carrying trade justifies the investment to build channels and harbors for larger steel freighters than those on other oceans.
A fatal boiler explosion aboard the Mississippi steamer H. M. Carter near Bayou Goula north of New Orleans triggers memories of earlier river accidents. The piece notes racebased coercion on safety valves and contrasts past vitality of river navigation with current declines due to rail competition and loss of fast packets.
The American Industrial Journal at the Wisconsin School for the Deaf argues against sorting students by mechanical aptitudes in the manual training department. It asserts that manual training reveals natural aptitude and helps learners pursue suitable paths, warning that other systems waste time and invite failure.
Count Zeppelin's success inspires German professor Hergersell to build a rigid airship and attempt a pole flight from Spitzbergen. He aims to reach the pole by air while facing severe Arctic conditions and extreme hazards.
Captain Amundsen rejects pursuit of a Pole voyage during the Fram drift saying he will focus on oceanographic observations and scientific record. He would not abandon accurate observations if Fram drifts across the pole, calling it a missed grand opportunity.
The article states that some ships in the battleship fleet will return to the Pacific after completing their voyage. It notes no special need in the Pacific, while the fleet there will grow as duties increase. The Navy Department continually shifts personnel and ships to vary service and allow periodic overhauls.
The election of Gov. Cummins to the U S Senate excites cautious optimism among practical men in Iowa. His political record raised concerns about radical measures affecting capital and industry, but with Senate responsibility he may prove more cautious than his earlier stance as a man in the street.
An invitation to advertise in this paper urges readers to reach home customers and stimulate local enterprise in the neighborhood.
A brief note directs readers to monogram stationery advertised by Sullivan Engraving Co in this issue of the newspaper.
A fragmentary verse reflection on social branding and guilt. It contrasts two figures tainted by appetite and captivity with the speaker seeking mercy and purity. The speaker asks for divine guard against judgment while recalling Mary’s sanctity and the burden of common dust.
Mrs Corbett welcomes a drawing tutor, while a cold plotter plots to seize wealth from her daughter. A past shipboard incident surfaces as Wilson clashes with Seaton, who hints at hidden guilt. The household tensions rise as a sinister motive and old loyalties collide.
The scene centers on Seaton and Nancy as a bearded man returns, provoking Mrs. Corbett’s ire and a brief quarrel about manners. The exchange ends with a casual farewell and a quip about a quarter of a million dollars as Edward H. Cooper reports in Sketch.
World coal output 1.209 billion short tons with the U S providing about 40 percent. Paper from cornstalks claimed cheaper than wood pulp once perfected. Three European scientists touring the United States study ethnology. Linoleum powered by electricity sorts mail in Paris. Tungsten filament fracture effects and lamp behavior. French locomotive with flangeless wheels on sharp curves. 77 million acres of swamp land could feed the nation if reclaimed. Uruguay census workers amount to one in twenty five residents. Europe’s birth rate varies by region. Russia’s higher than France. Chicago seeks legislative power to electrify railroads to reduce smoke. Burning sugar in sick rooms claimed to purify air. Brass can be gold colored via lead acetate and hyposulphite solution. Guanajuato catacombs yield many ancient mummies. A caterpillar grows heavy on its food. elephant has eight teeth. Global steam power ~120 million HP. Oats promote animal flesh-building. Ireland flax land down nearly 25 percent from 1907. Parliament building in Wellington is largest wooden structure. Some Norwegian glaciers move 12 meters yearly. Rudderless dirigible proposed by a Russian woman. Few hardwood trees west of the Mississippi. Columbia University to award aeronautics degrees. French officer’s glasses enable multi vantage sight. Pencil drawings set by milk and water rinse. German steelworks to use electric furnaces. Alpine glaciers now receding after years of study.
A Brooklyn boy wore a brown earthenware bean pot as a helmet and could not remove it. His mother hurried him to a physician as curious passengers watched. A bystander suggested breaking the jar, and the motorman broke it with his controller.
The Christian Register argues war pales next to the harm caused by public service corporations. It claims more Americans have died or been injured in two decades from rail and related services than in all world wars combined, urging scrutiny of railway systems.
Salome encountered mounting difficulties after her New York appearance as Anthony Comstock objected to the veil scene and other elements. The article notes a tough period beginning with the stage debut and venturing into controversy.
Some ministers condemn the play for scant reverence to biblical themes. A compromise required violence to the Wilde Strauss production. Baptist and Methodist leaders in Philadelphia oppose Salome and the Holy Synod figure in Russia bans the opera. The path of the transgressor is hard.
Notable obituaries detail Rev Edmund T Shanahan dean of theology at Catholic University born Psion November 22 1868 with Rome and Louvain studies and Pope Leo XIII doctorate. Julius Chambers Bellefontaine born November 21 1851 Cornell graduate, journalist, World editor, noted for Milan Blaine capture and Madrid coup.
George B. McClellan born in Dresden on November 23 1865 son of Civil War general. He studied at Trenton schools Princeton graduate practiced law, served as New York alderman president, then four terms in Congress before becoming mayor in 1908 and a possible vice presidential candidate.
John Wolcott Stewart, United States senator and former Vermont governor, was born November 24, 1825, in Middlebury Vermont. He educated at Middlebury College, studied law, and joined Vermont politics before serving in the U.S. Congress and later filling the unexpired Senate term after Redfield Proctor's death.
Paul Haupt, renowned Semitic languages scholar and Johns Hopkins oriental seminary director, was born November 25, 1858 in Görlitz Germany. He studied at Leipzig Glasgow Berlin and the British Museum and joined Johns Hopkins in 1883. He authored numerous works and stirred debate at a London congress with his view that Jesus was born in Nazareth.
Thomas L Hisgen born Petersburg Indiana November 26 1859. He moved to Albany New York at 16 as a clothing store clerk. He later built capital and entered the Springfield Massachusetts oil trade where he opposed Standard Oil. In 1907 he ran as Independence League candidate for governor of Massachusetts and received the second largest gubernatorial vote.
More than 500 persons narrowly escaped death Sunday when the fruit steamer Admiral Dewey from Jamaica collided with the Mount Desert outward bound from Bay Ridge near New York. The Dewey struck the Mount Desert amidships, creating a gash and prompting panic as passengers fled to the Admiral Dewey. Captain Davidson kept the Dewey moving to shield the Mount Desert’s passengers, about 350 of whom moved onto the Dewey within 15 minutes.
Oxford Varsity notes growing cosmopolitanism as Rhodes scholars arrive. The paper welcomes their diverse national characteristics and the broader cultural contribution they bring to the university community.
Dr A DeClairmont, former Peruvian consul, reports vast changes under the Isthmian Canal Commission. The project advances include canal cutting near Culebra, growing legitimacy of rail and steamship links, and no US duties on Canal Zone shipping. Immigrant numbers soar, hotels expand, and mosquito control reaches 2,736 gallons of oil daily.
The Isthmian Commission outlines canal property transfers and costs from the French era to 1907. It notes 25,000 workers, labor force mix, housing, hospitals, sanitation, and progress, with a low yellow fever rate and improved villages along the canal route. Death rates are reported, with white workers faring better than natives.
The article traces changes in horse tails from the Stuarts to George II era. It notes long, ribboned tails for the English coach horse, then short wigs and pigtails for cavaliers, Lord Cadogan's dock tails for dragoons, later turned into plug tails, and finally ear cropping, suggesting varying tastes and possible military practicality or mischief.
Major Cary led the search party that found the Prince Imperial of France in Africa after a fatal Zulu War ride. Lieutenant Cary rode with him. the prince died with seventeen assagai wounds in front. A childhood abscess prefigured his later courage in battle.
A 2200 B C love letter from Gimil Mar duck to Kasbuya, written in Sippera, notes Babylon as the beloved’s home. The writer asks after health, requests a message, and mentions travel to meet, with a Marchesyan invitation tied to festival gaiety at Merodach’s sun god.
At the Union League of Philadelphia Charles H. Cramp recalls Brown a longtime Cramp shipyard worker who rose to a navy yard post. Brown refused pay for nonworking days saying he would not rob the government, reflecting a family tradition of service.
In a New York court an amusing exchange occurred during a lengthy cross examination of an elderly witness. The judge halted proceedings remarking the witness had been exhausted and the old lady replied with a quick quip about her own fatigue.
A concise aphorism noting that when men exhaust options they reassess and regain judgment. The saying emphasizes a pivotal moment of realization after prolonged trouble or overconfident behavior.
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