Rights of Individuals and Reform in a Free Society
A sprawling essay column discusses individual liberties, gambling law, and the limits of reform. It contrasts personal conduct with public duty, cites Justice Gaynor on betting, and questions how social reforms intrude on private actions while stressing the cost of legal and medical actions in high profile cases.
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Meng
Io Matteo
Justin Gaynor
New York Supreme Court
New York
Justice Gaynor
Irin
Harry
Mai Ho
Remittance Instructions for Washington Post Office
Remittances should be made by drafts checks post office orders registered letters or express orders payable to THE WASHINGTON POST CO Washington D C. atered at the post division of Washington D C ux second class matter at New York Office Flatiron Building FALS BLOCK Manager Chitage Office Hartford Building PAUE BLOCK Manage MONDAY AUGUST 16 1908
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Washington Post
Washington, D. C
Post-Division
New York
Flatiron
FALS
Chitage
Hartford
PAUE
Let The Post Follow You
Washingtonians leaving the city should ensure The Post follows them to stay informed about Capital affairs. Ad dresses may be changed anytime and the paper will reach any part of the country. Notify agent or send order direct to The Post. Phone Main 4205.
Embarrassing problem in Pittsburgh freight rates
James J Hill calls for $60 000 000 000 to fix U S railroads and argues eastern routes require better equipment. He says congested freights and rebates hinder growth, warns against watered stock, and urges rate reform to boost business and employment across the rail network.
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Pittsburg
Ging Mast
United States
James J Hill
Delares
Atlantic Seaboard
Railroad Commissions
States
Interstate Commerce Commission of
Japan war costs and resources weighed by experts
An interview from Mongkong with Rear Admiral Hemphill quotes that Japan cannot sustain a long war due to its weak financial footing. Analyses by Gen Blume and Gen Kuropatkin are cited, estimating high costs, potential casualties, and the impact of protracted conflict on Russia and Europe, with Japan's growing military capacity noted.
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Mongkong
United States
Hemphill
Japan
Warden Blume
Kaleer 6
Germany
Blume
Russia
Kuropatkin
Fires in forests spark debate on careless camp habits
D Whittaker argues most forest fires start from careless matches and pipe ashes. He recalls a Champion to Vense extension fire that burned 60 miles and destroyed timber and ties, notes pine trees igniting suddenly, and contrasts tribal fire discipline with modern campers leaving sparks. He warns of massive losses in timber and possible fatalities in British Columbia.
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D Whittaker
Champion
Vense
British Columbia
Austria to have Hohenzollern empress in coming match
Vienna announces engagement of Victoria Augusta of Hohenzollern to Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to Austria Hungary, as debates on noble titles and royal succession continue across Europe. The piece notes related dynastic ties involving the German, Romanian, and Spanish branches, and discusses nobility loss for felonies in Germany and Austria.
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Austria
Hohenzollern
Vienna
Victoria Augusta of
Hohenzolern
Archduke Francis Aries
Archduke Otto
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Hohenberg
Charles II Geetinen
Hungary
Victoria
Augusta
William
House of Hohen
Leopold of
Spain
Leopold Wos
Portugal
Willam
Hohenzollarns
Sigmaringen
Charles of
Roumania
Countess
Flanders
Archduke Charles Berdinand
Victoria Augusta
Germany
German Empire
Prussla
Confederation
Empire
Russia
England
Crown
Parliament
Unige
Peera
Earl Ferrers
House of Jorda
Tyburn
Earl Russell
House of Lords
Hhonse of Lords
Varique
Prince Philip Eulenburg
Berti
Witnesaga
Ag Fenae
MacQuian Dn Fowrzner
Brentwood Company
Prolific Alaska Bear Teddy May Join Milwaukee Zoo
Teddy, a teenaged bear from Circle City Alaska, has caused repeated losses and high costs for owner Mr Robert Curry. After various thefts including food from Pierre Lognette's Circle City restaurant and a Seattle merchant's stock, Curry sent the costly bear to Keeper Bean in Milwaukee, with Teddy headed toward Washington Park's animal colony.
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Bisek
Circle City
Alaska
Robert C Curry
Keeper Bean
Teddy
Mr Curry
Wiliam
Milwaukee
William Curry
Bean
North
Cirle City
Fosterhouse
Pierre Lognette
Circle City Costa
Arctic Inn
Curry
Indianapolis
Wealth of the Farmers and Plains Prosperity Reflected
A central Kansas farmer sketches unusually strong profits from wheat amid reports of widespread farmer optimism. The piece notes high cash balances and a habit of explaining borrowings, with bankers challenging these assurances. Other items discuss eel control near California power plants, Gomero and Cameroons languages, a Missouri shooter’s training tale, and a Plumstead churchyard epitaph about cherry season moderation.
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Plains
Abilene Kansais
New York Post
Kansas
Jones
Indigestion and disease viewed through odd health claims
The passage argues that severe indigestion can be cured by typhoid fever and that surviving typhoid grants a near infant stomach. It suggests chronic illness in the elderly as potentially beneficial for circulation, while warning against seeking illness. It also notes smallpox as a feared scourge whose presence alarms a community.
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Pyarsoe
Iso
Little Alfreds Wish and Crowded Page of Clippings
A fragmented mosaic from the era includes a child’s wish to be a political candidate and media exposure, a vivid swordfish dogfight tale from the Boston Herald, and assorted editorial quotes from the Chicago News and New York press. The pieces mix humor, civic ambition, and daily doings with local color and generic moral observations.
Missouri forecast for Taft victory in fall election
Representative Richard Bartholdt of Missouri, arriving in Washington, predicts strong Republican support for Taft in Missouri and a GOP victory this fall despite Democratic splits. He cites Hadhey as popular in Missouri and argues New York and Georgia views on prohibition influence nationwide politics. He also notes German voters and reform sentiment, while opposing Hughes and supporting a broader Republican campaign.
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Richard Bartholdt
St. Louis
Washington
Missouri
Taft
Bartholdt
Bartholdts
New Willard
Cowherd
Has Hadhey
Hadhey
Standard Oil
Stone
Kerens
Hughes
Hertington
New York City
Raleigh
New York
Gev Woodruff
Stata
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