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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1908
Page
20
The page lists subscription prices for the Washington Post including daily and Sunday delivery, mail options, and payment methods. It also contains a lengthy 1908 editorial about immigration, American identity, social safety, and political commentary on Bryan and Taft, plus notes on railcar shortages, economics, and public affairs.
A notice urges readers to keep informed about affairs at the Capital by subscribing The Post, with flexible address changes and prompt delivery nationwide. Notify agents or send orders directly to The Post, telephone Main 4205.
A harsh critique of criminal justice and public sentiment in the United States. It argues continuances shield guilty parties, condemns jury bias, and calls for a united court to end delays. It condemns District of Columbia jail conditions as a national disgrace and urges Congress to act before December.
Partial returns report 24 killed and 43 wounded Monday in railroad and automobile crashes across the United States with numerous near escapes. Defective tracks and equipment contribute, but haste and recklessness drive many losses. The article notes rail and auto casualties rival historic battles and reflects on mixing bloodlines and national character.
Letters from readers argue against a grand highway to Gettysburg as a monument to Lincoln. A memorial bridge from Arlington to Mount Vernon is proposed as a more useful national tribute, benefiting Washington and Virginia and potentially gaining broad support nationwide. Also note concerns about dying trees along Kalorama and Dupont Circle, with caterpillars and parasites in August.
Henry C. Jackson argues the best site for the Shepherd statue is the circle at the junction of Seventh Street and Louisiana avenue just north of Pennsylvania Avenue. The open view would allow the statue to be seen from all directions in the heart of town. Washington, August 12.
An analysis cites New York World data showing labor union membership is a small share of the population, with fraternal orders outnumbering unions. It notes limited political unity, regional voting patterns, and relative political quiet among most organized workers compared to farmers and business groups.
Poem from Kansas City Letter New York Sun laments turbulence in Kansas and its voters. It attacks demagogic appeals and cites William Allen White on figures like Senator Long and Bristow, portraying Kansas as restless, indecisive, and prone to political tragedy.
West New York town authorities, facing a cash shortage and unpaid police and teachers for months, borrowed oats after a local merchant refused further credit. A Supreme Court investigation into the town's finances was ordered by Justice Swayze as part of the inquiry into official mismanagement.
The piece notes a lull in revolutionary activity in Russia, attributing it to Stolypin’s reforms and the emperor’s support. It argues revolutionaries now trust the czar and Stolypin, reducing threats to the imperial family. Stolypin’s rise from governor to premier is highlighted, along with his influence on liberal policy and public order. Francis Joseph celebrates birthday with a family reconciliation lingering over Archduke Louis Victor’s health and exile.
Senator Reed Smoot of Utah, head of the forestry division, tours London and comments on European forestry as a science. He praises Swiss and German practices, notes the Sk Schwald forest near Zurich as highly productive, and cites the Munich实验 station and Black Forest as models. He argues the United States could reforest its 164 million acres and stresses watershed protection and urban grazing restrictions.
Residents near Martinsville report a dramatic incident at Shipman residence where a one and a half year old cat fought a rattlesnake that frightened diners. The cat repeatedly attacked, clawed the snake, and prevented a strike until the reptile weakened and was killed. Shipman recalls a earlier encounter with a blue racer and a horse fatality from a snake bite.
Magistrate Harris struggled with a witness in a New York night court over the name Oscar Bosh a 6 foot grocer used as an assault case witness The witness stammered Bosh I saw these two then corrected to Bosh Bosh I saw these two causing further interruptions The bridge officer identified the man as Oscar Bob quoting the noise and mishearing until the judge finally understood and the testimony continued.
In a dramatic witness statement Mrs Hortense Cortial claims her husband Lewis Cortial has been drunk every minute of their twenty two years of marriage. She accuses him of cruelty including tossing her through a window and injuring her neck, and says he calls her a cow. Cortial denies cruelty and says the claim is a mistake. She mentions his alleged delirious tremors, provoking laughter in court.
The passage celebrates the USA as a rising global force after a battleship cruise, calling it epoch making and cosmic in scope. The London Daily Telegraph is cited, claiming this shift marks a decisive emergence beyond Western power.
The Baltimore American recounts Judge Frank Sebastian of Waco recalling a Texas prank by Gov J S Hogg on William Jennings Bryan. A staged hunt near Austin involved a live panther used to dupe Bryan into a dramatic shooting, later revealed as a ruse, with the panther stuffed and given to Bryan.
A collage of frontier ballad lines from the Chicago Post and Chicago Record-Herald recount a daring outlaw figure Shacknasty Pete leading a ruthless gang, ambushes, and a deadly confrontation with a band of braves, followed by dramatic escapades of Zwinnakis and reflections from New York and Chicago papers on fame fortune and folly.
North Carolina Governor F B Glenn, based in Washington, refutes claims he will lead the Democratic handbook, says Bryan has a fair chance nationally after touring Virginia and other states. He cites talks with Democrats and Republicans, predicts strong Dem support in Indiana, Illinois, New York, and Maryland, and stresses a campaign of issues over attacks.
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