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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1909
Page
38
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The article reports a February 23 1908 greeting to the Atlantic fleet at Hampton Roads. It lauds the President and thousands of witnesses for honoring the sailors who carry the American flag peace and world honor. It extols naval strength and circumnavigation feats as a rallying symbol for patriotism.
The piece reflects on how politicians like Ben Butler and Wilbur Storey resisted newspaper exposure, noting professionals paid to keep their names out of print and comparing media tactics to a changing trade cycle. It also links public attention to the steel and iron market, predicting a revival in construction driven by railroad work and factory equipment near a downward steel trend.
The narrative recalls the 1833 debate over expelling Graves and Wine, with Adams resisting trialless expulsion. He drew a parallel to an earlier murder trial inside the House, while urging due process. The vote on expulsion was laid on the table, framed as a rare political triumph for Adams. The piece also surveys cabinet rumors, valuing a balance of lawyers and business leaders for Taft.
Gen Harry Bingham of Philadelphia, veteran House member from Pennsylvania for sixteen terms, recalls Hancock urged him to remain in the Union Army. Wounded thrice, he earned a Medal of Honor and later served on Hancock’s staff. He chose civil life, serving 16 Congress terms with senior status among members aside from Cannon.
The Rev Henry Ireland of the Disciples Church denounces hug and kiss in services. He says some young men flirt at sermons by pressing a maid and kissing, calling it a menace to morality and likening kissing to an intoxicant. He notes even older individuals engage in it and urges cessation.
The War Department directed by the President orders the name Jefferson Davis to be restored on the Cabin John Bridge. The public sentiment favors acts that unite the nation and ease sectional bitterness, praising the executive for efforts to heal divisions and gain broad esteem.
Princess Louise of Belgium, eldest daughter of King Leopold, faces mounting debts at Aix la Chapelle after leaving Paris to escape creditors. Reports say Berlin negotiations and German expulsion by police may occur, while King Leopold refuses aid. Francis de Pressense, ex-diplomat and journalist, clashes with Clemenceau over dueling incident and free conscience in the army.
Ambrose Herrman of Montclair New Jersey reports a sparrow dish disaster as six sparrows defended a barley feeding against two blackbirds. After a long conference the sparrows attacked and won a five minute first round. Blackbirds returned with reinforcement, sparrows held firm for fifteen more minutes and triumphed again, proving birds think as well as eat.
In Montclair New Jersey a Western Union Telegraph Company officer bans the word Hello in answering calls. Operators must reply Western Union to every bell buzz despite effort. The officer’s authority is described as supreme within the company, and workers are expected to comply without question.
A man and woman trade quips across a table about reading the same old names in the baseball column. He scowls and she retorts with witty refusals, acknowledging the familiar names. Their exchange ends with him yielding.
Pleasantville witnesses a startling scene as a full grown deer rode a Farmington River ice sheet past New Hartford. The ice jam fractured the floe and the deer disappeared beneath the current, drowned as it tried to reach shore.
Relatives of Charles Mead of Columbus report a remarkable blood transfusion performed in New York a month ago to save Mead's newborn infant. Dr. Ray McClure assisted. the child weighed 4 pounds 3 ounces at birth and 6 pounds 12 ounces after treatment, with the left arm cut for blood removal and the left femoral vein used for infusion.
A teen bride grafts romance through a wedding in Chicago with Peter Foote, who advertised for a wife. The bride proves to be a 11 year old prankster James Monroe in disguise, ending the match with a stunning reveal. A separate Yonkers man, Michael Florie, loses most of his right ear in a street fight and undergoes successful reattachment.
From the New York Herald report on public sentiment about the Lincoln cent. It notes that while the eagle garden and gleaming silver may highlight Lincoln’s features, the plain copper cent now carries the image. The piece emphasizes how the coin remains beloved by common people including mothers and children. It also mentions social observations from a Bronx park and a spring mood among residents.
A narrator recounts arriving at a flat where a host took coat and hat, offered a fine chair, handed four cigars, and with a friendly wink prepared a drink, creating a warm, sociable reception.
The Bakers Weekly notes German towns famed for specific cakes. Legnitz and Waldbockelein lead with regional honey cakes. East Prussia’s Eberewalde Thorn Aix la Chapelle Kottbus and Frebourg also prize festive pastries such as Spritzkuchen erin ten a spiced biscuit Afwele Chanelle erin ten and a tree trunk like Kotthus tree cake plus Freware biscuit twists called Brezel.
The piece compiles brief humorous exchanges from children. A restless girl asks for singing, a milk joke ensues, and a mix of schoolroom quips follows about zones, weather terms, and fathers' jobs including a veterinary surgeon and a horse doctor.
An anecdote from the Philadelphia Public Ledger recalls a golf match in which a rooster incident influenced the outcome. A promoter recounts how a rough stroke and an intervening rooster moment helped his opponent seal victory, amid a humorous Valentine proposal interlude and a crowded course scene.
A Manchester firm received a recent Arabic business message that in translation sought the price of coppering two water sheep of given dimensions. The Syrian interpreter, though confident, did not know the term. It was later revealed that water sheep was the pastoral people’s term for hydraulic rams, clarifying the note’s meaning.
Dean L W Russell of the University Law School spoke at the Penman Institute on Sunday night. He argued Britain would not spend to aid Canada and Australia in emergencies and warned the United States could become Britain’s best ally or a potential adversary depending on policy.
A compact column notes a woman’s temper under red hair and jokes on happiness and memory. It suggests women stay devoted to undeserving husbands, while men misjudge courtship and cling to imagined wisdom from engagement.
A collection of curt aphorisms on advice influence and self reliance. Witty lines suggest people influence themselves more than others and challenge rules. A quip about poets garters and women’s understanding without explanation, mocking social expectations.
Baltimore editor Gen Felix Agnus hails Washington preparations for Taft inauguration. He notes thousands of Baltimoreans will travel in special trains, flags adorning the capital, and a grand inaugural ball. Other interviews discuss cabinet depth, Illinois representation, and a new Alaskan town Nelson with copper and hydro power plans.
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