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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1909
Page
12
In a column from early 1903 the writer denounces reformers who meddle in politics and society while arguing tariff reform would disrupt the Treasury and slow commerce. The piece urges common sense, warns against sensational political tinkering, and calls for reforming reformers themselves. It also includes literary opinions on Poe and Burns.
The text portrays a rambling, mixed fragment touching on regional pride and postwar economic themes, mentioning Kentucky smoked chine and Virginia plots, with diversions into naval theory, Southern industry, and abolition. It weaves opinions on unity, food, and political notions without a clear single event or date.
Justice William J. Gaynor spoke at the New Rochelle Forum on City Government and Reformers. He urged active criticism of courts as constructive, lamented delays of law, and defended mayoral oversight of city departments to ensure honest work and accountability.
In a Fifth Avenue Baptist Church sermon Dr C F Aked lauded Darwin alongside Lincoln Gladstone and others born in the century. He called Darwin nature s high priest and emancinator of the human mind, argued heroes shape nations and urged reverence for great figures while mocking the valets who miss true heroism.
The Indiana will test a new sea brake to reduce impact during sudden stops. Wings mounted on the ship’s sides will open from the front to slow speed instantly, operated by pneumatic control from the firing bridge. If successful, the system could aid maneuvering in tight spaces and prevent collisions witnessed in historical fleet actions. The Secretary of the Navy will attend, with Cunard Line officers invited to observe.
In a New York Times account a San Sunday talk asserts wireless telegraphy is a fact and telepathy will soon arrive. Dr John Wesley FM says telepathy will come under divine providence not as a medium sideshow and promises rapid thought exchange surpassing wireless speeds.
A newly elected Texas legislator asked an Austin hotel for session rates for himself and wife. The offered rate 195 per month was deemed unaffordable since his salary would be 150. A reply claimed the rate could be arranged, with a pencil note reading it can be done. The exchange highlights corruption-era hotel deals during official duties.
A satirical notice from the Chicago Evening Post reports New Orleans officials or mobs threatening Mr Taft with extreme measures. The mock scenario imagines Taft being fed to alligators or used as an experiment station for edibles, reflecting wartime or political humor of the era.
The Hari of Morley arrives in this country and must not be confused with Lord Morley of Black pool. The Parker family name grounds a Devonshire lineage with naval and political ties. Admiral Hyde Parker and notable kin are recalled while the Morley title and De Morley claims stir dispute. An able British commander, Gen Sir Thomas Kelly-Kenny, linked to many campaigns, is noted for his service and retirement.
A Scots court confirms Dumbarton’s ownership claim to a 1609 charter once housed in the University of Edinburgh Laing collection. The decision stresses that original owner rights endure even when documents transfer custody. Includes surrounding notes on Boston savings and Worthing burial grounds.
An advertisement offering men for sale in Brooklyn drew hundreds to express interest and fear. Owner T. O Loughlin says an auction may be held with masked bidders to protect identities. Applicants from across the U S include farm workers and mechanics seeking or offering servitude.
Joseph S. Wilson of Newton New Jersey proudly recalls returning all ten black bass he accidentally caught frozen in a large ice cake. He believes in fair play and refused to keep fish saved by unusual storage, releasing them as each thaw revived them.
Billy the goat, a familiar Livinston area figure, in Boston Sunday afternoon got covered with gasoline from a hired chauffeur and set ablaze after a collision with a car wheel. Alfred Schwartz and a shop crowd battled flames for about ten minutes until onlookers buried the goat with snow to extinguish the blaze.
A whimsical reprint from the Denver Republican recounts an airship pirate tale aboard a winged vessel above Pike's Peak. The captain recalls six million taels found on a floating ship, a perilous encounter with a Chinese crew, and a later crash near the Flatiron building. The narrator drifts now, chasing a clouded treasure while offering cautionary advice about hiding gold on a moving cloud.
A poem narrator confesses aging traits including gray hair a decrepit walk thinning hair and reluctance to dress for dinner He admits habitually smoking a pipe reading the morning paper twice and giving unsolicited advice The speaker snaps back at youth while noting coupons and a shared forty year milestone with readers
Boston dispatch reports Mrs A G Brown leading a new cult the Crusaders claiming to be keepers of brothers. Dr Herman Nierman underwent an intestinal operation to prove a theory from a Washington medical congress. The surgery proved faultless but death followed from hernia and peritonitis, with other surgeons declining to operate. The piece notes no standard publication context and links to unrelated industry news about Westinghouse restoring pay.
Boston observations by Dr Blosgom describe a rise of delirium grandiocum or swelled head among residents. He notes many cases of feverish mental confusion and links odd crime patterns to this condition, identifying incendiary types as often light-built, long-legged, and either youths or old men.
A playful note suggests the inventor of a new airship may have borrowed the cat's knack for landing upright, hinting at a clever reversal principle rather than a direct claim of theft.
Guthrie comment on Oklahoma politics credits Republican gains for state prosperity. Highlights Captain J Howard O Brien’s pilots' lobbying in Washington and Texas growth reports by Charles Mangold and others. Mentions postmaster general inquiry into time clocks and a New Willard visit by officials and journalists.
A horse named Tom belonging to Samuel Goodman, a Bayonne Republican leader, has been pensioned after twelve years of faithful service. Sunday the horse was sent to North Branch to rest with no duties. Tom knew Bayonne freight stations by name and would fetch wagons on command.
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