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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1907
Page
13
The Inter Ocean and New Orleans Times-Democrat defend President Roosevelt against critics over Mayer Haywood dispute. They urge calm, note broad bipartisan support, and discuss convention sites while debating party loyalty and political strategy.
Chicago Dispatch to the New York Herald profiles Honore Joseph Jaxon born May 3, 1611 in a camp near Woody Mountain between Montana and the Northwest Territory. A Metis kinship claim, elite schooling in Toronto, and a dramatic career mark him as a living melodrama. He fought in Batoche in 1883, endured prison, escaped to the U.S., and settled in Chicago by 1886 amid a carpenters strike. Roosevelt’s letter on the Moyer Haywood case drew attention to his views on labor and reform.
A poetic fragment from Mynasty's Magazine titled Rubaiyat of Old Prog. sardonically critiques the Weather Prophet who presumes mastery over weather. The verse muses on indifference of the Weather Bureau, fate of forecasts, and the youthful dream of remaking the sky to fit desire, ending with the Weather Clerk’s confident omniscience.
London Cable reports ex Senator Stephen Dorsey of California arrives from New York and says Roosevelt is the likely Republican candidate while Bryan would be a strong Democratic foe. Dorsey believes Bryan could raise a larger campaign fund and notes Republicans fear his growing strength. Trenton boys collect cans for a clean city effort earning almost 200 dollars. Thoughtful burglars mock a Denver woman by replying to her note all out with thanks for the quiet entry theft.
Fragmented prose critiques modern society and marriage with ironic witticisms. The piece juxtaposes idle theories of demand with personal anecdotes about husbands, wives, and money, suggesting social folly and misplaced sympathy in a satirical voice.
Remittances should be made by drafts checks post office orders registered letters or express orders payable The Washington Post Co Bashington DC Entered at the post office Washington DC 5 second class mall master New York Ones Flatiron Building Paul Block Manager Chicago Office City Building Paul Block Manager Tuesday April 30 1907
Mrs. Gerard Lowther, daughter of Atherton Blight of Philadelphia, writes about life at Tangiers where her husband serves as Minister Plenipotentiary. The piece surveys Tangiers climate, risk from bandits, and the British legation, plus notes on Winston Churchill’s rise and the Barony of De Clifford, and ends with a historical account of the roses emblematic of England and the Lancastrian legacy.
Bret Colibr's Weekly argues peace congress resolutions urge cutting global armament burdens. It cites historical wars and the cost of standing armies, proposing a gentleman’s agreement to limit weapons rather than rival power builds. The piece contrasts railway tariff logic with arms restraint and questions governments’ resolve.
A New York couple, Mr and Mrs William Akers, traced the disappearance of their Angora cat to a summer home near Middletown. The fox terrier barked at a bureau, revealing the cat’s body hidden in a lower drawer.
A humorous column segment recalls bachelor life with satirical lines on money taxes and viewing etiquette. It juxtaposes themes of expense rent and responsibility with a wry take on men and children and a quip about heaven and smoking rules.
Dr. Alexander Graham Bell told a New York Times correspondent that aerial navigation will rapidly advance, predicting practical aeronautical warships and very high speeds. He expects Cape Breton experiments and a heavier-than-air machine carrying an engine at ten to fifteen miles per hour. Bell believes America will lead in practical aero battleships and that flying machines will soon be widespread.
The Bishop of London, a bachelor in his fifties, famed for his humane approach and close ties with East End life, plans a U S summer visit. He is remembered for his simple acts of kindness and his motto Don t be afraid to be human. A St Louis Dispatch report notes Minnie Hagmann, sixteen, daughter of blacksmith Lorene Hagmann, is herself a blacksmith who can shoos horses as deftly as the best workers in her father s shop.
Reverend Edward 3 Kelly criticizes American consulates in South America as undignified and ineffective. He urges better on ground representation, subsidized steamship lines, and active selling by U.S. firms to capitalize growing markets in Brazil and beyond. The remarks were given in Raleigh after his South American tour.
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