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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1908
Page
9
The notice lists subscription options and delivery details for Washington Post customers in Washington and Alexandria. It mentions daily and Sunday delivery with prepaid postage, weekly and monthly rates, and variations by location and duration.
A notice urges Washingtonians leaving the city to keep informed by The Post with flexible addressees and prompt delivery. Readers may change the addressee as often as desired and direct orders to The Post via telephone Main 4205.
The piece argues Republican speakers and newspapers waste effort attacking Bryan with speculative theories and insults. It urges sticking to solid issues, appealing to independents seeking stability and prosperity, and warns against overemphasizing Democratic ideas to hurt Taft.
A colored Alexandria man named Grooms faced arrest for no license to keep his dog and was offered death or ten days on the chain gang. He chose jail to spare the dog, arguing the faithful animal’s devotion proves human worth, while noting the cruelty of punishing the dog for his owner’s poverty.
A forthright critique argues that paternal government and philanthropic Congress intrude on family life. It cites a Washington carpenter supporting a thirteen member household on $275 daily wages reduced by regulation. The piece condemns state oversight of children and the notion that government knows better than parents how to raise offspring. It laments the erosion of liberty and traditional family authority.
The article assesses Count Okuma as a radical yet deeply knowledgeable figure whose statements on Japan and the United States provoke careful reflection. It notes his warning that a war between the nations would be devastating, highlighting contrasts in cultural attitudes toward death and money, and urges restraint despite disagreement with his conclusions.
Minister Jackson reports the Shah governs as an autocrat in a limited monarchy and shows no curiosity about the United States. He says Persia may move toward constitutional government, but neither party understands it. The Shah's indifference extends to Auto accidents and Salome dances, leaving Persian affairs unsettled as internal disputes continue.
A sweeping critique rails at the Western press for missing Persia's long history of conflict and questions U.S. interest in Persian disputes. It muses on democracy, Burke, Bryan, and Debs amid a collage of jokes, predictions, and political asides from a late 19th century perspective.
The New York Sun argues that western states show frequent Senate turnover. It contends seniority dictates key committee chairs and influence, with experienced senators delivering steady statecraft and statewide benefits, while newcomers rarely rise beyond junior roles.
The Roosevelt Lincoln League backs Taft in California, uniting Democrats and Republicans to boost his candidacy. Californians show sympathy for Taft, aided by favorable views on the Philippines tariff matters and a strong independent vote influence from Hearst aligned Independence forces. Bryan faces Hearst heavy opposition here while California’s electoral history shows Republican strength growing, culminating in Roosevelt’s 1904 landslide.
Ralph Martin of Hosalin believed to be fatally struck by lightning while driving home with horses. He recovered after exposure to sun's rays, lying open air with gauze over face. The bolt killed one horse and dazed the other. He can now hear spoken words in a moderate tone. One scar remains on his forehead and chest area, with breath regained.
L W Woodruff notes Des Moines has several walnut houses of exceptional value. A solid black walnut house on East Sixth Street was well preserved, once palitt ed, and the owner should be informed of its worth. Another former walnut house stood at East Ninth and Des Moines, with historic timber from Capital Park, where walnut trees were once cut for logs.
From the Londra Globe a recent discovery in Thebes ruins shows that orders existed in ancient Egypt centuries before. Explorers found a mummy with a gold collar bearing three flies and 9 dozen centimeter scales. Hieroglyphics suggest the dead was detonated by An-Hotep founder of the eighteenth dynasty for services rendered.
Bermuda nears its tercentenary drawing Shakespearean interest for pageants tied to Admiral Sir George Somers and the Jamestown disaster. The island’s founder led volunteers from Jamestown to Bermuda, died there, and a marble memorial was unveiled in Whitchurch, Dorset, by Gen Sir Henry Geary, former Bermuda governor.
The Baltimore paper argues Taft would better safeguard Americans rights and material welfare amid an industrial depression. It asserts Taft’s measured judicial temperance would steady government and not harm employment, while acknowledging Bryan’s sincerity. The piece also covers European Congo frontier moves and a Staten Island tetanus case.
In the past generation the Methodists and Presbyterians have been dominant among White House affiliations and presidential candidates. Grant Hayes and McKinley credited to Methodists. Tilden Blaine Cleveland Harrison and Bryan to Presbyterians. Greeley Universalist. Garfield Campbellite. Arthur Episcopalian. Roosevelt Dutch Reformed stock.
Allan Forman returns from the Vene suélan coast with a string of tall Castro stories about a self styled general calling himself a despot. He describes disguises, schemes, and a fake navy plan, noting the strike at La Guaira and a threat to shoot nonworkers to end the hold up for ale supplies.
The plan by John L Murray and a tobacco-backed syndicate envisions a two year lease on the former Saranac Hotel site near Forty second Street for a waiterless restaurant. A center table sinks meals to a lower kitchen via compressed air, with private rooms and banquet floors, plus bachelor apartments on the top floor.
A set of aphoristic notes comments on character and luck. warns against swindling a mole and notes how women are shaped by others and dressmaking. Mentions bragging men and ease of leading to drink. Highlights hustlers’ luck and those who wait.
A satirical piece on fashion and manners in urban society, noting loud neckties and the absurdities of courting. It humorously contrasts married and single men and reflects on how relatives shape appreciation for friends.
A San Juan official urges Congress to grant Porto Rican citizenship, noting strong U S trade and development slow to political status. Other comments cover Ohio and Illinois politics, Prohibition, and the Personal Liberty League while Chicago and Illinois races shape state and federal outcomes.
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