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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1908
Page
12
The article discusses Georgia’s convict lease system, testimonies of abuse and calls to terminate the system by late 1911 or immediately, amid public demand for reform. It also criticizes Atlantic City officials for lax law enforcement on Sundays, urging governorial action to restore order and curb violations amid a nonresident pleasure-seeking population.
A proposed British made sporting gun is discussed as a potential gift to retiring U S President Roosevelt ahead of his 1909 Africa trip. A London healer scam exploits a woman seeking an artificial eye replacement. Justice of the Peace Peace in Dast Finley township, Washington county jailed Oliver Craig for drunkenness after a picnic arrest. A domestic dispute ends with a wife throwing a stool at her husband on the porch while lamenting his perpetual sniffing.
A curio of sardonic verse and aphorisms on work, disposition, and gender says a sour world for the man with a sour mood. It muses on envy, truth telling, and desire, noting that bold self-interest often creates enemies and that weakness can be a display of strength.
The article details Lord Wolseley's sale of Glynde in Sussex including treasured engravings, paintings, fine furniture, and Sevres china to settle liabilities after government grants for his peerage. It notes his continued pay as field marshal and questions the viability of his heir's future peerage, while highlighting his daughter’s gardening college and Hampton Court residence. It also touches on Count Charles Kuefstein’s career and personal tragedy, and ends with a Baltimore note on a dog law debate.
The notice outlines subscription options delivered by Cartier in Washington and Alexandria. It lists daily and Sunday plans, including monthly and weekly rates with variations for included Sundays, prepaid postage, and accepted payment forms. It designates payable to The Washington Post Co. and notes postal registration and office locations.
Readers may keep informed about capital affairs as they change addresses, with The Post sent monthly to any location. Send orders to The Post, Telephone Main 4205.
Speech by Mr Bryan in Topeka argues for government guarantees on bank deposits and condemns private bank ownership. The address repeats themes of sound money and opposition to private banks while cautioning that such guarantees could lead to government control of banking and broader public reliance on state funds.
A St Louis hollermaker once dimmed by noise and banished to hospital finds relief only in the quiet countryside. The piece contrasts intolerable industrial din with the solace of nature and warns of the upheaval caused by loud work environments.
In Philadelphia, Policeman Dennis Harrington sits in the Seventh and Carpenter station dormitory after fatally shooting Edward Mooney, once a neighbor and ally, during a confrontation at 4 Front Street. In the wake of Mooney’s death, the community recalls his heroism saving longshoremen on Arcadia and others from drowning, while Harrington endures a crisis of faith as inquest looms.
Georgia faces possible end to its convict lease system as the Legislature reconvenes to review a lengthy report. Witnesses including lawmakers, wardens, convicts, lessees, and doctors testified to a web of abuses. Wardens admitted receiving extra pay from lessees beyond state salaries, with one chief warden noting his $140 monthly pay plus side earnings.
Detroit buyer Mrs H Stearns, staying at the Astor, spends over 100000 in six days while shopping department stores in New York. She praises the city for women in business and notes broad interest in her purchases as she returns to Detroit with value received.
Mrs Maria Fenelli feared a sea voyage after a dream of a sinking Touraine bound for Hayre. In a struggle she resisted being boarded, clawing stewards and pulling away from the ship as detectives intervened. Her husband planned to tranquilize her, but authorities stopped the attempt.
A 20 year old Berlin woman Frida Riemer lost both artificial legs after theft by two young men near Wachtheide Kopentek. Stripped of limbs she crawled to a hut for drink and lay helpless for four days and nights before being found by a Kopentek resident.
A Seattle Post-Intelligencer piece mocks self styled “doctors” in America and contrasts with Germany. It notes Miner H Whitney, a twenty year Army veteran, leaving six months pay to Treasury as no living relatives exist and he names the Treasurer of the United States, with most soldiers naming mothers or spouses in their wills.
In dialect verse from the Chicago Port scene a hoppergrass figure wanders the roamin countryside. He frets over money, lodging, and luck while watching the grass turn brown and awaiting better times two months hence. He questions his path and future amid cold weather and uncertain fare, hoping for safety and solace before night.
A fragment from the Detroit Free Press notes campaign heat at home with debates between a Pa and Uncle Jim over who should govern amid financial stress. It references Roosevelt policies, Bryan, and a joke exchange about writing to Roosevelt. It reports on hookworm as a Southern vampire per the Atlanta Constitution and New York Times, discussing health ministers’ fears, folklore, and prevention through wearing shoes.
The piece comments on self control and gender differences with a satirical tone. It claims models of marriage are dull and criticizes common advice as misinformed. It notes a mother’s pride in children as a duty and hints at social expectations.
A Norwegian observer at the Raleigh remarks Americans work hard but rarely show happiness on their Fourth of July. Chilean and Louisiana political notes mingle with views on life, democracy, and upcoming primaries. An American rail executive compares Washington favorably to other cities, and a Morgantown judge doubts Taft support. In New York, a horse in a mountain town yields a 5 010 diamond in its hoof.
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