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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 1909

Page

80

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Lincoln Centenary Reflections and Censorship Debate

A long, fragmentary column ties Lincoln and Washington to national ideals, praises their leadership, and laments social ills. It urges civic duty and parental restraint to curb corrupt stage content while advocating a home driven censorship approach to protect youth.

Senator Knox Salary Precedent Cited Over State Secretary

The discussion centers on Senator Lot Morrill and the 1870s salary grab, arguing Congress should restore the Secretary of State’s salary to its old level. Senator Knox’s appointment is scrutinized, with praise for aligning pay with constitutional spirit and a call for House action to remove technical ineligibility.

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Routell on Lincoln Eulogizes Lincoln in House Speech

Representative Routell delivers a moving tribute to Abraham Lincoln on the House floor praising his memory as Republicans and Democrats show reverence. The Illinois congressman Hens Boutell is highlighted for his historic Lincoln address and long service to Illinois Ninth District.

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Inaugural Preparations Surge Amid Hospitality Drive

Inaugural events prompt committees to prepare for thousands of visitors to Washington. Efforts to secure comfortable, affordable accommodations proceed with strong civic cooperation. Citizens are urged to offer rooms or board to ease lodging and showcase the city’s hospitality and beauty during the inauguration week.

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Railroads and Congress Clash Over Monopoly Vision

The piece weighs options on railroads and monopolies, arguing for a single unified line under fair profit and public rates, while noting the futility of pushing endless competition. It also blasts Congress and the President for wasteful partisan exchanges over secret service expenditures, urging focused legislative action.

Child safety and gunplay warnings prompt school plan

A Western High School tragedy spurs Bupt. Stuart to propose a formal curriculum on firearm dangers within regular studies. The plan faces objections about children's suggestibility and the risk that prohibitions may spur the exact acts they aim to prevent, urging early moral training and reasoned guidance at home and school.

Western High School Bupt Stuart

Theatrical Leaders Fight Broadway Obscenity Censorship Debate

The Theatrical Managers Association president Charles Burnham and Archbishop Farley clash over Broadway shows. Farley condemns obscenity and religious imagery on stage while Burnham opposes censorship, saying theater reflects demand and cycles toward decency.

New Virginia Industry From Baltimore American

Charles A. Tucker of Corbin Hall Middlesex Va outlines plans to expand hog farming in the South adopting intensive modern methods. He bought a 2000 acre Rayppahan nock estate to breed improved pigs and wants to ship to market, aiming 10 000 hogs annually with Yorkshire stock and glass roofed pens to prevent disease.

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Hadley's Colonels Endure Roosevelt Test Decree

Governor Hadley orders staff to take the Roosevelt endurance test for army officers to guard against colonels too far from mounts at Washington inauguration. The telegram notes the decree targets tin-soldier officers, many newspaper men and politicians, provoking consternation among ranks.

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There Are Parallel Cases Primus

A cryptic exchange describes Primus arriving in the city four years ago buying a basket and beginning to gather rags. When asked his current worth the reply is terse and evasive, yielding no concrete figures or further details.

Primus

CZAR TO REFORM HIS NAVY BUREAU

Admiral Wojewodsky nominated by the czar to head the navy reforms amid graft revelations. The emperor seeks radical changes to purge corruption and restore order after the Alexeiff case. Stolypin praised as honest, while the navy chief position shifts to improve administration and accountability.

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Cured by Hypnotic Demonstration at Brooklyn Clinic

In a Brooklyn Jewish Hospital clinic demonstration, Dr. Alfred J. Fox hypnotized chronically rheumatic patient John Murphy. The patient, guided by hypnotic passes and suggestions, reported pain relief and walked freely after awakening, surprising hospital staff.

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Plea for the Porters Highlights Woes and Wives Demand

A Philadelphia letter to the New York Times portrays parlor and sleeping car porters as underpaid and overworked. It cites 25 a month wages, half-price meals on dining cars, constant on-duty hours, and the odd rule of keeping two wives across routes. It lauds the porters’ endurance despite tough conditions.

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Austria's Big Tobacco Bull Sparks 1907 Consumption Rise

Vienna correspondence notes Austria's tobacco use grew in 1907 with 51,400,000 pounds of tobacco products sold under state monopoly. Imperial revenue reached about £210,300,000 while per capita consumption edged upward. Cigarettes soared though cigars dipped. pipes and home-made tobacco declined. snuff and souff tobacco usage fell.

Vienna Mall Gazette Austria

Seeing and Thinking in the Mind’s Eye

From a London Post feature on mental imagery and thought aids, comparing visual, auditory, and linguistic forms of thinking. Includes examples of how people picture places like Italy and how memories and ideas can be rendered as images or words. Also cites a Pullman robbery scene where a robber dismisses a filmed publicist urge as he takes valuables from passengers.

Narrow Escape for Texas Legislature Narrow Margin

The Boston Globe reports Texas narrowly avoided a clock driven reform as lawmakers, by a four vote margin, debated a policy framed around a controversial drinking rule. The piece notes political tension and a pivotal turnout that shaped the final decision.

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More of Him to inaugurate Taft costs eyed in Omaha Bea

The Omaha Bee reports estimates that inaugurating Mr. Taft will require about $12,000 more than the cost of Roosevelt’s ceremony. The note adds that there is a considerable amount of uncertainty surrounding the final expenditure.

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New Styles in Clothes Shown at Tailors Convention

A Hew Tick fu exhibit at the Merchant Tailors National Exchange shows 25 coats from 76 concerns in the coming summer palette of gray and olive tones. Highlights include a Bryn Mawr peddock with diagonal cloth and vertical pockets, a Newport spring dinner coat with velours collar, and a seamless front dress coat from Providence.

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Cry of the Little Brothers in Our Dumb Animals

Poem urging compassion for homeless abused animals, describing their fear and hunger. It questions human indifference and asks readers to help provide food and rest to the suffering kittens and other creatures. The text calls out the audience for neglect and moral responsibility to aid the voiceless.

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Moods and mysteries of a fickle beloved across papers

A fragment from Chicago and Atchison columns depicts a woman’s shifting moods, cold and distant one day, warm the next, leaving a man guessing and dutifully obedient despite fear of boldness. Another diary note recalls many women seeking admission and the common lie about marriage proposals.

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Pointed Paragraphs About Men and Money in Marriage

A fragmentary reflective piece contrasts male laziness and financial urges with marriage. It argues that men seek easy earnings while women resist, noting men’s freedom only until marriage and that money governs affection. It suggests short term loans feel better than future big costs.

Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press

Money talked and the wife who wants you to give it to her talks back. The most important thing about having a good time is imagination enough to think you are. The reason people can be proud of their ancestors is that everybody has forgotten about their records. The surer a woman is that her own complexion is natural the more suspicious she can be of everybody else. About the only time a man is reconciled to hard work in the office is when, if it weren't for that, he'd have to go to an afternoon tea.

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Global views echo in hotel lobby talks on science and politics

Visitors from Germany England and Australia discuss U S dominance in science and industry. Hiersemann predicts American supremacy in commerce manufacturing and education within 25 years. George Beban defends Taft era theatre ties and prompts debates on presidency and policy. A Rock River navigation plan seeks private and federal funding while South Australia praised for farming climate and fruit exports.

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