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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1908
Page
4
Special Cable from London Aug 8 reports Turkey under military leadership, with the army demanding reforms and pay arrears addressed. The sultan remains autocratic, sparking fear of civil war but signs point to a Young Turkey influence shaping constitutional change.
London reports dissatisfaction with British postoffice use of fast liners Lusitania and Mauretania. Mails land in Liverpool, causing 16 to 24 hour delays vs landing at Queenstown for London. public costs rise with missed expedited transport. Also Mary Mortimer Maxwell criticizes Englishwomen’s overdressing in London streets, sparking mixed reaction from Lady Meath and fashion trades.
Shareholders of the international horse show consider moving the next event from Olympia to a larger venue in London. A subcommittee tours several sites as they search for a summer show location with greater exhibition capacity.
Preparations are underway as the American battleship fleet under Rear Admiral Sperry is due off Sydney in early August. The city plans a night dome of electric illumination and day displays, with balls at government house and town hall. Officers will have free access to theatres, and a public memorial monument will be dedicated to U S and Commonwealth friendship by Admiral Sperry and Admiral Rawgon.
Reports from Naples say the Prince and Princess de Pagan, formerly Countess de Castel Lane Gould, plan to spend part of next autumn at Garibaldi Villa in Posillipo. They viewed the villa on a visit after arriving from America and intend to return at the earliest opportunity.
In Zittau, Germany, authorities use electric light traps and roof fans to lure and capture brown nun moths from forested mountain slopes. On the first night the method collected three tons of moths, prompting plans for additional traps atop the Rathaus tower to continue protecting central Europa pines and other trees from caterpillar devastation.
France enacts a law targeting automobile crashes requiring any driver involved in an accident to stop at once and report to police. Violations incur fines from two to one hundred dollars and potential imprisonment. The measure aims to reduce street injuries and curb reckless driving amid recent incidents.
Gabriel Gustafson, curator in Christiania, reports uncovering a 1100 year old Viking funeral ship at Oseberg near Jonsberg. The well preserved vessel about 70 by 16 feet reveals a mortuary chamber raided, with two noble and slave women buried, plus chariots sledges beds and personal items, likely wrecked on the way to burial. hailed as a major archaeological find to be restored for Christiania museum.
A French branch report on cremation shows America leading with over 4,000 bodies in 1907 and four crematories. Germany follows with 15 crematories and 2,977 incinerations. France recorded 461 incinerations in four crematories, with limited provincial growth and Paris and Rowen as noted crematoria sites.
A brief Washington report notes a equine hydrophobia case affecting a stable with unknown details. Local authorities and veterinary officials investigate possible rabies exposure risks and containment steps.
A Paris law requiring hat removal in theaters, pending Sept 1, fails to take effect until September 1. Patrons report obstructed views as hats grow larger, with Americans often blocked by militery headpieces. A man demanded hat removal. manager offered an obstruction-free box.
The 47 Rue Raynouard residence Balzac inhabited from 1842 to 1447 has been leased and opened as a Balzac museum by admirers. The Passy house, built in 1258, features Balzac’s sleeping chamber, Rodin and Marquet de Vasseclot busts, lithographs, engravings, inkwells, and Balzac's workroom. Rooms once Balzac’s suite are currently empty awaiting exhibits.
Berlin Aug 8 Influential circles tire of the Baghdad Railway affair which burdens Germany financially and politically urging international control with England and France. Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs Stemrich advocates this approach while Turkish developments threaten a reemigration of Armenians and other Ottoman subjects from America. The American Roberts College on the Bosphorus watches as Armenians Greeks and Bulgarians educated there observe Americans to prevent disorder. Some German papers reproach American missionary schools in Turkey for fomenting discontent among Abdul.
An Antwerp dispatch notes the diamond market has shaken off a multi month suppression and should recover by October. It reports American owners reentering the cut diamond trade with Antwerp, signaling a return to normal conditions and reduced market tension.
A 2000 strong crowd witnessed the Nahy Secundus II, an airship built from an old wreck, rise to 200 feet, then ascend to 700 feet with new steering and a keel design. The craft, 60 feet long with a 80 foot diameter envelope, uses a 50 hp Antoinette engine and twin propellers, featuring adjustable fins and a rigid aluminum-keel structure for stability and gas management.
Special Cable from Berlin reports Germany offered to protect Ottoman subjects in China after the Turkish constitution, Abdul Hamid consented, but China opposed. The story outlines Berlin’s aims to bolster Turkey, win Islamic sympathy, raise Far East prestige, and counter France, with Britain Japan and France pressuring Peking to block the plan.
Isadora Duncan sails from Havre to America aboard the Lorraine to begin a season under Charles Frohman at the Criterion Theatre, Paris reports. Duncan discusses Greek influence on her modern dance, plans to use Gluck's Iphigenia, and remarks on anxiety about the August tour and reactions from Maud Allan.
The Institute of Zoological Psychology in France reports monkeys drawing designs under supervision. Observations describe three notable drawings including a crude prison window, a possible extinct reptile, and a wavy stalk with a Japanese flag eye. Monkeys locate objects by recognizing pictures and respond to observers with food rewards.
In Paris a secret council discussed defenses against an Italian operating trust aimed at controlling singers and theaters. Giulia Gatti Casazza and Otto Kahn attended unseen, noting the trust pursues Rome’s Costanzi theater and coordination with South American venues to block London and American engagements.
A new eczema treatment named Poslam is now widely distributed through druggists like Ogram's and O'Donnell's. The product allegedly stops itching after first use and can cure chronic eczema in weeks, with overnight results in minor skin troubles. free experimental samples are mailed from Emergency Laboratories in New York City.
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