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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1909
Page
32
The column argues for preserving government revenues amid a big deficit and tariff protection while warning against sweeping cuts. It discusses the Russia hangings, humanitarian concerns, and the danger to reform. It also critiques overtraining and long race courses in American college athletics.
An editorial argues for equitable funding of great public works, suggesting long-term bonds with sinking funds to share costs fairly between current and future generations. It cautions against overtaxing today for posterity and notes broader public-finance principles. It also discusses cotton cloth exports to China, urging farmers to grow and mills to expand, aligning with demand driven by China’s growth.
Trinity Church corporation released a public asset statement showing total assets of about 14.08 million dollars excluding churches and school property and a cash balance of 3.41 million as of July 31. 148, with total income for the last fiscal year near 780 thousand, addressing charges about sanitary conditions and property revenue and noting dwelling houses pose a difficult vestry problem.
In a 1909 New York Press piece a fashionably dull winter girl is mocked for poor hygiene and high heeled patent leather shoes. A debutante in brown velvet sits with crossed knees under a drum major hat. The column mocks modern fashion, notes a Detroit man’s plan, and jokes about Congress and Capitol subways as tunnels for cy clones.
Panicked travelers imagine a fare system change as the Minneapolis and Philadelphia figures test a device that lets riders board without paying. A new promissory note requires signers to repay the fare immediately, with nonpayment prompting collection actions.
A disputed 1882 notice from the New York navy yard announces a walking race among yard horses as a test to weed out undesirables. Admiral C F Goodrich signs the bulletin amid goat mascots fears and aims to find fastest team for possible disposal by late January.
A fragment contemplates a plan to wipe out the Cuban Junta, speculating the American army could remain at home for three or four years at least. The remark reflects wartime sentiment and aims but lacks concrete details or official endorsement.
Henry Pellew of Lord Exmouth lineage navigates American life as heir to the Exmouth title after the death of a cousin. Charles Ernest Pellew, married to Professor Chandler’s daughter, becomes second heir while their American ties and Maryland land history illuminate the family’s transatlantic alliances. The article traces naval and political kin, pension notes, and connections to Ireland’s Tweedmouth and Rome’s diplomatic scene, ending with German Italian tension and the new Rome envoy Jagow.
Rabbi Joseph Silverman criticizes New York City New Year revelry as unworthy and degrading. He condemns bacchanalian feasts, excessive drinking, and sensual noise, comparing the scene to Rome’s downfall and urging a higher standard of religion and conduct in metropolitan life.
From the New York Harald reports a Com Tucker and Comrade Johnson held a birthday tea for Esther Johnson-Tucker, daughter of Benjamin Tucker and Pearl Johnson. Anarchists avoided the Mrs title, inviting guests to a card set with baby ribbon. The crowd, many writers and thinkers, discussed individuality while Esther slept in a cradle.
The report recalls a Montelar New Jersey separation case before Justice William B Williams where the husband and wife, arguing over habits including tobacco chew and a kissing cat, agree to separate after a humorous exchange about gratitude and daily life. The scene mixes odd details with a court setting and a comic twist.
Mrs Mary Beck of 263 Pulaski Street Brooklyn sat in Grand Central station’s women’s room on a Saturday afternoon awaiting a tram. A man reached into her handbag and she grabbed his fingers, deterring theft before her husband arrived. The thief, identified as Samus Tittlebaum of 553 Bushwick Avenue, was held by authorities. The bag contained a watch, chain, and jewelry once belonging to her deceased daughter. The East Fifty-First Street police describe him as a known pickpocket.
George Reeds, manager of a Westhampton Beach poultry farm, plans a poultry hospital with wards, private rooms, an operating room, and sterilising devices. The project aims to study why hens stop laying when prices rise, treating diseases and advancing poultry science.
A Camden line train delayed by a protest caused a delay cited by former Gov Stokes as pivotal to a financial deal, while a bulldog sacrificed itself to wake William Keller and his wife during a fire at the Wactic Avenue bowling alley, the dog dying in the hall as firemen evacuated the couple.
A Michigan court decision is cited stating that a cat is not an animal. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Lindsay cites this as a reason for dismissing a cruelty case against Sin Clair Clark and James Gross, Grand Rapids veterinary students, charged with mistreating cats. The ruling argues felines are not property under Michigan law.
The text recalls a festive feast with soups and pies contrasting with a hat disruption at the Manhattan Opera. It then reports on a plan to sell a Fort Sotton site on Long Island for 19 and a quarrel over payment involving Uncle Sam and a builder, with Flannagan pursuing government funds while claiming strong security.
A satirical piece mocks money, folly, and worldly luck as a bachelor chases success. It questions moral fallibility and the social sting of single life, noting a man’s readiness to heed his own questionable advice. The text hints at a woman’s mortification at remaining unmarried.
A clipped Chicago style observation notes the skeleton in the closet should stay hidden and that charity and economy tie to a large theater box office rather than a church plate. It remarks on New Year calls scattering thoughts and a hold-up man turning to highways to raise funds for his wife.
In a Raleigh conversation William C Gregg of Newburgh NY warned that removing the Philippine tariff would boost sugar production and shift trade toward Europe and Canada. He argued American machinery could flood Philippine markets, touching on tariffs, trade routes, and industrial interests amid tariff reform discussions.
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