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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1908
Page
9
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A harsh call to district commissioners to reach harmony on a site for a transit substation. The piece urges courage and unity, noting public demand for progress and warning that delay harms governance. It insists on decisive action or a new, workable agreement.
The Moroccan revolt ends with Mulai Hafid proclaimed sultan after defeating Abdul Aziz and gaining support in major cities. European powers press for Hafid to accept the Algeciras Treaty and foreign police in Morocco, challenging his stance toward Christians and foreigners. The future stability hinges on Hafid's handling of foreign influence and internal loyalty.
The piece argues for strict application of the hazing ban in West Point and Naval Academy cases. It contends the law must stand, despite calls to suspend it, and insists culprits deserving expulsion or suspension reflect the government’s discipline over military schooling.
A reminiscence on fake miracle crops such as Baden corn promising sevenfold yields and the Alaska wheat tale, noting poor results and widespread hype. The piece laments declining state wheat yields in Illinois, Kentucky, Minnesota, and the Dakotas, urging crop rotation and smarter farming to restore soil fertility.
The article describes the order of conquest with missionaries soldiers and contracting engineers as pivotal figures. It cites the explorer who travels rugged terrain, endures cannibals and injuries, lives among locals, and studies nature to shape a more convenient future, contrasting him with builders who rush grand feats yet miss the essence of the land.
The Boston Globe notes William Henry Harrison led presidents with ten children five boys and five girls. It lists other presidents by family size, mentioning Van Buren eight, Grant four with a son who became a major general, Lincoln four, Arthur two living, Taylor three, Pierce three, Adams five, Monroe two, Jefferson five, and McKinley two daughters who died young.
James Hamill of Jersey City holds Jeremiah Carrihanne's will. The 60 year old died with no kin or estate beyond a $600 life policy, directing funeral expenses paid and the remainder to a man pursuing an airship project. Executor named Howard K. Doyle. Carrihanne disliked automobiles after near-misses with reckless chauffeurs.
A long fragment surveys French royal succession involving the Duc de Guise and the Orleans line, noting a birth tied to royalists and the potential ascent if both dukes die childless. It shifts to Count Marcel Veith and scandal in Vienna, then to Baron Ungern Sternberg’s lineage and legendary ties to the Magi, plus convoluted aristocratic histories and a 1903 copyright note.
The Chicago Evening Post notes Dr. in pursuit of microbes through bold experiments. It covers telephone mouthpieces and banknotes as potential disease vectors with mixed conclusions. Findings from Yale's Warren Hildreth show high bacteria on dirty bills, yet inoculated guinea pigs show little reaction. The piece urges caution and hygiene but questions practical risk.
An Ameri can reporter recalls the 19th century Texas feud between the Jaybirds and Woodpeckers in Fort Bend County Richmond. The conflict, rooted in politics, caused hundreds of deaths and ended with Woodpeckers defeated and many survivors fleeing. A marble shaft in Richmond honors Jaybird dead.
A new double track steel bridge 150 feet long was slid into place in 312 minutes over Chester Creek between Philadelphia and Upland on the Baltimore and Ohio line. The 34 ton structure was built alongside the old one by the Pittsburg Construction Company with steel from the American Bridge Company, and traffic was uninterrupted.
The Cordova area is invaded by millions of goa ts causing skin perforations as the pests swarm overhead. A local observer notes the insects have dark bodies with gray wings and seem indifferent to some people. Nearby, a brief will case in New York notes Oscar G. Peterson leaving his estate to his wife Augusta with specific bequest details.
A New York Times report tells of a lone bandit in Yellowstone who robs seven stagecoaches in quick succession. Most passengers are Easterners unfamiliar with guns, yet a few trained men were present but yielded to the robber. The piece notes changing attitudes toward violence and a lingering admiration for the daring outlaw, who has reportedly earned six thousand dollars.
A mixed page item recounts a father’s plea to return home amid car trouble and a night of peril with a marriage strain implied. It blends a dramatic verse from the Chicago News and moral reflections about heart health and overtaxing haste. It closes with a humorous New York Press reflections by a bachelor on money luck and marriage.
Honest men are scarce and silent while women fare similarly. A man without enemies may lack friends. Be sure you are right and then ask your wife. Few succeed at being good on installments. A sensible man is shown by agreeing with you. Half the world waits to let the other half act. Most people shed discretion before they age.
Reporters at the Riggs House interview travelers about Bahia Brazil and its famed navel orange, the Saunders tree saga, and Bahia’s lack of refrigeration. Oklahoma and Choctaw land sales spark attention as land rushes reshaped the Southwest and politics stir in Oklahoma.
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