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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1908
Page
21
Friday night three local physicians conducted a rabbit vivisection to test whether heart massage could revive life after apparent death. Despite heart revival, respiration was not restored. a second experiment on a cat is planned next week to demonstrate potential human applicability.
Secretary Cortelyou and the Interstate Commerce Commission uncovered a key feature in the new currency law allowing the government to accept railroad securities for emergency issues if Treasury approval is given. This "Joker" clause could empower valuation of railroads and steer future legislation, with 318.5 billion in securities outstanding.
New York reported that Colonel Ames and about a dozen Army officers face a new 90 mile riding test at Pine Camp after failing the Roosevelt rule on the first ride. Officers include Lieut Col Lloyd McCormick and Col John L Chamberlain with others training for the second ride. The exact date remains unsettled but Gen Grant is expected to order the program soon.
A Washington Post report chronicles catcher Charles Street catching a baseball thrown from the top of the Washington Monument. The feat, debated for years, drew crowds and involved bets of hundreds of dollars as Street finally secured the ball after a near miss on several attempts.
A Westington Post report states John B. Archbold Jr. refuses to pay burial expenses for a 1-year-old child killed in a nearby accident. The estate covers most costs except the cemetery lot. parents, poor Portuguese, cannot afford it. Lawyers seek settlement. exhumation could occur if Archbold insists on releasing him from liability.
Gen Hains refuses to discuss pending cases in an interview with The Post. He traveled from New York to Washington for defense planning related to his two sons, Capt Peter C Hains Jr and Thornton Jenkins Hains, charged in the Bayside Yacht Club murder.
Four socialite women will ascend from Huntington Bay, Long Island, August 29 in a 50 000 cubic foot balloon under Philadelphia Aeronautical Society auspices. Dr. Hildridge and Dr. Simmerman accompany them. The flight aims for the Hildridge Simmerman trophy for best distance in one ascent, with hopes to reach Maine or Canada.
The Daily Mail reports Izzet Pasha, former secretary to the sultan, is in London seeking refuge. He says the council of ministers urged granting a constitution to avert civil war, and that the sultan and Izzet favored parliamentary government while he left Constantinople for Europe for protection. He intends to make England his home.
Elizabeth H. Martin of 322 Bowen Avenue Chicago writes Peruna has been a blessing for a long time. She describes frontal headaches eye irritation and throat drainage from a cold with catarrh and claims Peruna rapidly clears her head and relieves catarrh. She also notes Peruna Tablets and Man a lin laxative are available.
A leap year ball at Boyds Hall in Boyds Maryland drew about 200 residents from Montgomery County and nearby areas including Rockville Gaithersburg and Washington DC. Music was provided by Marine Band members and a midnight luncheon followed dancing that went past 2 am. Comments from attendees included remarks about Kadley and a playful exchange about talkers.
An intercepted cipher letter by Ricardo Flores Magón, now jailed in Los Angeles for neutrality law violations, details plans to overthrow the Mexican government from Texas frontier hubs. It cites dynamiting Orizaba factories, Necaxa power, and mass work stoppages to trigger a revolutionary seizure with Mexican and American socialist reactions noted.
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