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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1907
Page
9
The Post urges readers leaving the city to stay informed about affairs at the Capital and to notify a carrier or place an order directly with The Post. The paper offers prompt nationwide delivery and flexible advertisement changes through Blain 4205.
The Stanchard OM Company faces a $29,240,000 judgment from Judge Landis of Chicago for Billing antitrust violations. The case, appealable to Circuit Court and Supreme Court, dominates public reaction with talk of penalties, enforcement, and long-term impact on corporate conduct and national policy.
Health official Woodward urges District commissioners to act on milk commission recommendations. Enforce cattle tests and remove reactors, seal protections on milk reception, bar improper bottle and wagon handling, and promote certified milk production while integrating sanitation study in schools. Washington leads in progressive public health reforms.
A long piece extols Washington as the garden of happiness inviting travelers and brides from small towns, praising cool woods, stately piles, and the pleasant climate. It claims Washington offers a paradise of greenery and romance, making visitors eager to stay and return home satisfied.
A New York Times report describes dentists treating insane patients with heavy tooth extraction due to costs of filings. It notes a physician who handles four institutions and pulls hundreds of teeth weekly, while explaining patients often feel pain without knowing its source. The piece also recounts Capt Belser hauling ashore a giant sea serpent off Morris Cove, nearly nineteen feet long, weighing several hundred pounds, then sending its carcass to a soap factory. A Yale professor at Morrisore identifies the creature as a stingaree.
The piece argues about Amderick Marryat being misread as only noting headlines, with Col Dick Wintersmith praising the county’s readers. It discusses a 16 year old searching for his real father, media misreports, and contrasts Marryat’s popular novels with critics’ views. It mentions testaments to Marryat’s works like Peter Simple and Midshipman Easy and notes his novels’ enduring appeal to boys.
The will of Thomas Snell provoked a legal exhibition of eccentricity as the estate valued at one million dollars remained intact for twenty years after the death of his youngest child. Legal fees are drawn from the same share. Beneficiaries include Richard Snell, Lena Dinsmore, Thornton Snell, Harry Snell, and seven children of Snell’s brother. The court orders ensure the inheritance does not fall to the Webes.
An odd local weather superstition cites riverfront tales of gulls as a sign of coming rain. A New Yorker notes that gulls flying over the river signal unsettled air, while gulls turning away supposedly forecast fair weather.
San Marino will no longer sell nobility titles or knighthoods, aligning with Italian guidance after a treaty. The reform ends a long practice that funded hospitals and welfare, ending a system that allowed many foreign buyers, including Americans, to obtain hereditary ranks and noble privileges.
A discussion on rapid eating and its consequences. Fast eating leads to excess flesh foods while slower mastication fosters cereals and fruit. Emphasis on enjoying taste, chewing thoroughly, and letting appetite guide intake to improve nutrition and taste discernment. Includes quotes from Prof Chittenden and notes on Yale experiments.
A mosaic of humorous and human interest items from a historic paper includes a tale of a quirky genius who repaired household gadgets and bicycles, then vanished after his wife’s illness. Also notes on longevity, a rebellious youth’s medicine habit, and a humorous sports note about “Hungry Sam” Miller losing his job after attracting crowds with his eating feats.
Stanislaras Vidginis of Manhattan was arraigned in the Third Precinct Court Newark on charges of attempting to poison Max Morchower, a Newark saloon keeper, after pouring vitriol on the counter from a whisky flask and injuring the bar. He was held in $40 bail for the grand jury amid questions over possible perverted humor.
The New York World profiles Jim Parley and Harry Bowen, leading strikebreakers turning profits from hiring workers to break labor actions. They command fleets of agents, operate offices on Broadway, and profit from higher wages paid to strikebreakers, with Farley boasting large daily sums and Bowen managing a nationwide network including female workers. The men cultivate lavish homes and insurance policies, while corporations rely on these operatives to quell unions across cities like Newark Troy Chicago and Brooklyn.
A Newfoundland named Rover owned by Patrick Coffey of Biginfield, New Jersey, caught a four pound five ounce bass from Oakes Pond, the largest ever taken there. Coffey and Rover stood on the shore when the fish leaped six feet from the water, Rover leaped, seized the bass, and returned to shore to present it to his master.
A narrator recalls discovering a $3 bill tucked between Bible pages at a table while visiting a house. The owner believed it may have been placed by a deceased grandmother, leaving them astonished and puzzled by the sudden find.
An OCR damaged fragment discusses Browthi and Chicago News with garbled names. It hints at patience misreadings and a rumor about a church, a marriage, and a reluctant tone toward a doctor but the text is largely unintelligible and non-specific.
A Raleigh audience hears G L Adame of Plaga Forest NC urge restraint while praising American prosperity and consumer spending. Other speakers discuss irrigation projects in Wyoming and California, New York crime, Georgia politics, and Sioux customs as observed by Frank Campbell of Cleveland Oregon.
A French railway passenger challenged a fare overcharge after paying 1 franc 45 centimes for a 14 franc 42 centimes ticket. Court appeals followed, with the company ordered to pay the excess but contesting the decision. The saga moved through lower and appellate courts, finally reaching the Cour de Cassation as the case remained unresolved and costs grew.
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