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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1909
Page
12
An OCR rich with digressions covers literary criticism of Andreyev and Dostoevsky, German wealth and taxation, and a note on English and American traditions. It threads debates on censorship, journalism pressures, and historic blue laws amid scattered notes on publishing, taxation, and social norms.
A broad survey of editorials and commentaries on the Taft administration tariff bill notes general approval and relief. It contrasts party positions, praises the law’s downshift in duties, and cites mixed criticisms from New York papers while highlighting expectations for national prosperity. It mentions comparisons to McKinley and Wilson laws and records varied Senate and House sentiments.
German genealogists trace John D Rockefeller to Johann Thiel Rockenfeller from Neuwied, not the Roquefeuil nobles. They show a line via Bonefeld, Segendorf, Rinapes, and Neuwied villages, with cousins also emigrating to America. The report links several Rockenfellers in the Neuwied area and notes the long family presence in the region.
Gonsales Valencia is elected to fill the unexpired term of Gen Reyes as Colombia’s chief. He is described as wealthy, cultured, and of high integrity with cordial ties to President Reyes. He previously ran on a ticket opposing Hay Herran treaty but did not pursue the issue. He resigned as vice president in 1905 and has since kept a low political profile, residing in Santander.
Farmer Marvin reports his dog Gyp died in Beatties Pond near Montclair Heights after chasing cattle into woods. The dog returned bleary eyed, Marvin struck it, and Gyp trotted toward the pond where the animal was found dead in six inches of water two hours later. Marvin mourns the animal and believes his treatment caused the death by action.
A reader asks why Daniel Webster was called godlike yet earthly. The piece notes Webster’s fame and the theater of his eulogies, comparing him to Jovian and Apollo while acknowledging human frailties. It describes his magnificent head and physique as if a divine tabernacle housed a powerful spirit.
Locissa s Shakespeare Club of New Orleans staged amateur theatricals noted for local prominence. A performer in a 50 fetal costume sought applause from the kingly audience as a queen swooned. The moment sparked laughter as he persisted, then was urged off with a final cry about the swoon.
Fragmented gossip column notes about a tunnel to Jersey, social quips, and attitudes toward men and wives. The piece plays on humor and moral judgments without a clear narrative or names.
Young people seek quick means to blow off steam and earn money, sometimes resorting to risky choices or affordable thrills as they navigate social expectations and personal budgets.
The Utica and Rochester items discuss postal card misuse under federal law and a Rochester photographer jailed for sending demands for payment on a postal card. A man alleged to be in love with a woman is mentioned in a literary aside about Boston.
A New York Chronicle commentary argues high import taxes on agricultural products raise consumer costs. It notes wheat faces 30 cents per bushel, corn taxed at 15 cents, barley 30, and potatoes at 5, with speculation and supply fears driving prices. The piece contrasts potential duty removal with the impact on farmers and buyers.
A collage of lyrics and reports from New York World and Oregon dispatches. It mixes a popular song exhortation about beating adversity with fragmented reads on forest service efforts against predation, noting spring hunts on Fremont and Wallowa ranges and the impact on sheep and cattle losses.
London reports a Zurich exhibition reopened to showcase Swiss sweatshop conditions. It highlights home workers, mostly women and children, earning extremely low wages such as a few cents an hour. The display shows unhealthy cramped homes and argues reforms will move toward banning sweating and enacting laws.
In Raleigh the conversation spans sweeping shifts over the next century, recalling earlier rail dreams and the advent of locomotives. Attendee Mr Rich notes measured progress, tariff impacts, and wonders about airships and dirigible balloons while recounting Civil War era rail disruptions and lumber trade debates.
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