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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1909
Page
38
The piece notes a prodigal son motif amid national concerns with government, commerce, and foreign ties. It mentions securities in exchanges, mines, and factories, with Spain and South American links invoked. It lists various subscription options and distances the Washington Post from other notices.
The article mixes foreign and domestic topics from 1909 era reporting, reflecting on Spain, Italy, and European politics, with commentary on American public figures. It mentions Senator Gallinger, Taft, Fairbanks, and Vanderlip, plus notes on industry, finance, and social mobility during a period of upheaval and modernization.
Chicago dispatch reports 1908 ended with improved traffic and cautious optimism despite anti railroad legislation and higher costs. Wabash president Delano cites 12 percent annual loss in earnings and tonnage but expects a slow, ongoing recovery. Illinois Central President Harahan says the year opened gloomy yet improvement is now lasting and steady.
Editorial urges the United States to deploy the battleship fleet to assist Sicily and Calabria after the earthquake disaster. It argues 15 099 sailors and medical corps could deliver more aid than any other power, noting the fleet’s Red Sea position and the urgency of restoring order. It also contrasts imperial sentiment with humanitarian duty and cites the San Francisco quake as precedent.
Features on the annual Boston Work Horse Parade including its growth, support, lectures, and fundraising challenges. Also discusses the dog theft problem toward New York markets, law enforcement efforts, and calls for stricter penalties. Mentions department roles, public sentiment, and broader civic topics of the period.
The Washington Life Insurance Company, saved for policyholders by Thomas F Ryan and later sold to Pittsburgh Life and Trust, abruptly vanished from 141 Broadway. Moving vans loaded books and assets to Jersey City, then to Pittsburgh where headquarters moved. About 40 employees were paid one month’s salary and told to seek other work as policies and real estate were transferred to Pittsburgh with no new business written.
Bowdoin Maine Hall, the college's oldest dormitory, celebrates a centennial this year. The piece lists famous Bowdoin alumni who roomed there, including Senator William Frye, Nathaniel Hawthorne, John A. Andrew, Franklin Pierce, and Melville Fuller, with room numbers noted for historical reference.
From Rome comes a retrospective on Pius X noting a recurring nine year cycle in his career. The pattern traces his first curacy at Tombolo from 1855 to 1867, parish work at Salzano, canonry in Treviso, and bishopric at Mantua, culminating in his rise to patriarch of Venice and final entrance into the conclave from which he did not return.
The article reports Emperor Francis Joseph doubts the Archduke John's death and keeps open the possibility he remains alive. Swiss suit details reveal Leopold Wolfing's assets and an eight year hold on Archduke John's fortune, pending further word from the missing royal. The story notes the archducal family's renunciations and ongoing debates over inheritance and art collections.
Health Commissioner Darlington reports 1908 in Greater New York shows 126,863 births at a rate of 2268 per 1000, vs 74,071 deaths at 1609 per 1,000, the lowest city rate in history. Marriages fell to 47,400, due to license law enforcement and economic depression. deaths from typhoid, malaria, diphtheria and other causes also varied from five-year averages.
Edward Gillette, a Bakersville farmer, was savagely attacked by a 30 pound wildcatcatamount near his home while examining steel traps for foxes. He killed the animal with a axed blow as it sprang a second time, ending the attack. The event occurred about a quarter mile from his residence.
Three Polish Ruhrort residents used silent gatherings to evade a new German law on public meetings. A chairman announced no Polish language speeches, and the lecture text was quietly distributed as a pamphlet. A district court acquitted. higher court upheld, paving the way for more silent Polish demonstrations.
Jack McAuliffe, once a top lightweight, sued cigar makers for using his name and likeness on ads without pay. Lawyers secured a settlement described as a happy new year for McAuliffe and staff. Details of his share were not disclosed. an odds long allowance was said to apply because the face and name appeared on five cent cigars. The case followed similar action by box sellers featuring McAuliffe along with Dempsey and Sullivan on Three Champion Jacks cigars.
Magistrate Barlow handled a theatrical case Thursday involving Ernest Hiller a cafe owner on East Nimth Street near Broadway charged with allowing patrons to gamble at his bar. Patrealman Carmick testified about a cry misheard as a craps call while an SPCA officer presented a burlap bag with three live chickens found on Daniel Raffeto near Sixteenth Street and Tenth Avenue. The magistrate adjourned the case a week to obtain expert craps definition and fined Raffeto one hundred dollars for trial costs after condemning the method of carrying poultry.
A fragmentary satire on marriage roles and gendered habits, noting men’s talk versus deeds and women’s wardrobes. It quips that a silent partner may be wiser, and jokes about wives, widows, and buttoned waists as social symbols, reflecting chaotic humor and public vanity.
Gen G W Curtin of Curtin West Virginia says the Republican party may offer a solid front and selects a leader capable of harmonizing factions. He notes past gubernatorial candidates withdrew and predicts a 1915 or 1916 struggle for the United States Senate seat. Curtin also comments on national prosperity and Panama’s volcano lore, then moves to railroads, small towns, and a Texas cavalry remount plan.
Columbus dispatch notes Roosevelt headlined by Taft supporter Charles P Taft and Cincinnati Times dispatches claim White House guidance favors caucus to boost Taft ally Burton against Foraker. Warns Foraker would split Republicans, threaten Taft administration and national party unity.
Excerpted lines from a Chicago News poem on deceit fame and fortune warn that winning brings scrutiny and joy from the world while ethics fade. A rural lament from the Louisville Courier Journal contrasts rustic life with urban hits and ends with a note on Stocker the hermit of Fly Neck Road who died aged vin in a remote shack.
A fragmentary piece notes a man struggles with decisions about romance and money. It jokes on flirtation within family ties and women’s suspicions, and criticizes a man who brags about wealth yet curses his own down town life.
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