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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1909
Page
9
A 1909 Washington Post page features discussions on Darwin and evolution. The long column contrasts British and American views, noting the struggle between science and religion, with reflections on intellectual progress and societal reaction.
An extended discussion notes that terms once ridiculed by Darwin’s school have entered everyday language. It highlights how the heated science versus religion controversy faded, urges improved livestock breeding and dairy practices in the South, and questions railroad valuation for fair rates, Shakespeare authorship theories, pig rights, and political deadlock in Illinois.
A petite 17 year old woman at Herald Square walks a young dog with a silver chain as a crowd gathers. A policeman signals traffic stopped as the dog hesitates then walks away after a whispered instruction. The exact words to the dog remain unknown.
The St Paul Dispatch summarizes Dr Charles W Eliot's Hamline University address on liberal education. He outlines its four phases including knowledge of events, expression, discovery of truth, and imagination. He notes wealth can aid progress, while heredity and public figures are debated in related remarks. The piece also references the Schrey-Sampoon controversy and comparisons to Lincoln.
Provincetown voters at the annual town meeting refused to appropriate funds for maintenance and discharged the entire police department. The January vote cut the budget from 2500 to 1600 dollars and only 400 had been spent, leaving 1180 unspent as selectmen warned the department chiefs.
A Department of Agriculture bulletin analyzes why Southern dairy farming lags despite favorable pasturage and proximity to markets. It cites farmer inertia and notes dairy could boost soil productivity and regional wealth, with Taft and Oxford notes providing social context and humorous asides.
Peterborough Ontario dispatch to New York Tribune reports John Ewart Ottawa argues Canadians should support the Monroe Doctrine but warns against automatic allegiance in British wars. He questions neutrality and warns against blind tribute to Great Britain and Japan.
A detailed 19th century portrait of Antoine de Noailles and his wife Anna Murat, tracing the Mouchy line from Napoleon era power through dynastic alliances with American ties. It covers Empress Eugenie’s influence, financial collapses after the Baring crash, and the dukedom’s Spanish roots in the Mouchy lineage amid Paris aristocracy.
Louis Scaffini of Bayonne faces a warrant on a complaint by his cousin owner of a horse alleging he fed the animal apples laced with hair pins needles and common pins. The horse’s throat swelling prompted a veterinary operation from which needles were removed. additional pins remain in the stomach but a further operation was advised only later.
John K Findley a Pennsy machinist sent graphophone records from near Glasgow containing his congratulations speeches and songs for his parents sixtieth wedding anniversary. His mother cried at the first song line recognizing him as her son.
The San Francisco Bulletin notes Truxtun Beale, a Bakersfield Beale ranch owner, receives President Roosevelt's recognition for public service. Beale funded Bakersfield landmarks including the clock tower library and park, supported a summer school with UC and Stanford lecturers, and fostered civic movements. He served as minister to Persia and Greece, wrote economic articles, and came from the notable Beale family with naval and explorer ties.
County Treasurer John R. Thompson led a moving van and deputies to seize property of Chicago area tax deadbeats. At Adams Manufacturing the treasurer demanded back taxes or machinery, and a check appeared. The van moved to another site where another owner paid to avoid machinery seizure. total back taxes reportedly near eight million.
A traveler and a neighbor discuss a mock funeral in Arizona. The editor of the Weekly Cactus Spine is said to be buried there after a mix up in a newspaper item about a baby at Cal's house. The two-headed baby note triggers the funeral.
Dr George W Crile of Western Reserve University outlines a rapid technique to restart hearts after death. The process uses prone chest presses and cannula-delivered solutions, with adrenaline, to prompt heart beat revival during emergencies. The report notes successful applications after accidents and drowning.
Daily Consular Revols reports a new Belgium cancer fighting association led by Gand Antwerp Taege Ostend mayor elders and prominent professionals. The group aims to spread knowledge about cancer and push for hospitals dispensaries and clinics to aid patients. Belgium sees over a thousand cancer deaths yearly and diagnoses miss many cases. Prof Laurent notes up to three thousand cancer sufferers in Belgium’s four largest cities.
An absent minded man seldom forgets its troubles. One way to get out of a tight place is to sober up. Some people are kept busy butting into other people's business. Some young men lack even a lame excuse for carrying a cane. The self made man sometimes makes a noise. He a phonograph. When a woman is inclined to be disagreeable she is sure to make good. Most people want justice for the purpose of passing it on to those who need it.
An excerpt humorously notes what a woman likes about making her husband attend afternoon tea and the folly of men meddling in others affairs. It ties male habits to costs like coal bills and drinks, and observes how a girl’s charm can entangle a man beyond his plans to kiss her.
Isham Randolph of Chicago praises President elect Taft as the right man to finish the Panama Canal. Randolph, returned from Panama, notes Taft’s deep understanding of the project and the engineering challenges. He also reflects on statehood and inaugural ball selections, and commends James Wadsworth for the Inaugural ball honor.
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