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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1907
Page
22
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A 1907 editorial column urges careful site selection for a new Bureau of American Republics building funded by Andrew Carnegie, envisioning a "temple of peace" symbolizing Pan American unity and the Monroe Doctrine, while condemning hurried, unfit locations. It contrasts this with expansive coverage of anti trust rulings, shipping rebates, and U.S. foreign policy debates, including naval coercion versus lawful commerce.
The Rockefeller Institute researchers Dr. L East and Dr. J Meltzer announce a discovery that cocaine can be used as a safe anesthesia for serious operations, challenging beliefs about internal organ pain and debunking Lennander’s theory. Experiments on dogs and cats indicated the drug spreads through the system, numbing pain without inducing unconsciousness.
A vivid, period voice complains of New Year bills and collectors. The speaker laments creditors threatening suits as figures rise, causing misery, swearing, and despair over mounting totals and interest. The poem-like prose captures financial pressure and consumer misery in a historic urban context.
Six year old Johnnie Cane swapped a red horn for kite twine and staged a Gulliver scene. He bound his mother with boiling water fire and a burning laundry boiler led to neighbors rescuing, while the boy fled. The tale ends with the mother trapped and the missing boy's fate left untold.
A column juxtaposes public weigh in ceremonies drawing crowds with reactions. It notes no chief justice resignations since John Marshall era, citing Fuller and Chase as examples. Includes sharp observations from Chicago News style prose on duty, genius, and domestic pressures.
The London Times resumes a regular St Petersburg presence after reconciliation with the Russian government led by the Czar, aided by Sir Donald Mackenzie Wallace. Earlier expulsion of Braham over alleged untrustworthy dispatches is contrasted with revived official access and softened editorial stance. The piece notes broader effects on press relations and how Times coverage shifts.
President Roosevelt remains officially for Taft but disappointed by the favorable reception to Taft's candidacy. He seeks alternative names only if Taft falters and wants to prevent conservatives from controlling the convention. Cannon is possible but not ideal. La Follette and Cummins dismissed. He would favor a non radical ally if needed.
A fragmented Houston Post piece weaves a tender American family scene with a formal obituary of Princess Charles Bonaparte and notes on Napoleonic lineage. It contrasts wartime duty in 1870 with gilded captivity, and mentions Gen. Ney’s descendant ties amid a broad political critique from The People and the Corporations column.
John T Rockefeller Jr was confronted by a proposal at a Bible class asking attendees to give back in service for the Sundays of instruction he has enjoyed while sharing his views. The year’s meeting series began with a hint that attendees would be called to act, not only think. The heir faced a direct question about offering services in return, but no answer was given.
From the North American Review Twain discusses Secretary Root's centralization speech and argues Americans drift toward monarchy. He notes a public craving for nobles and wealth, the allure of titled purchases, and a pliant citizenry tolerating contempt for rulers, while warning against state consolidation but urging resistance to encroachments.
At the New Willard in Washington George T. Nicholson of Chicago warned that unprecedented prosperity drives traffic and car shortages. He said Santa Fe has $10,000,000 in orders for equipment for 398, with deliveries upon arrival. Frank W. McMasters urged Africa coast investment, Congo stories aside, while W H Northup canvassed Taft Root and Shaw for 1908 Florida politics amid a slow tourist season.
Prof Frederick Starr of the University of Chicago, back from the Upper Congo, asserts the cake walk originated in Africa not America. He notes Congo natives celebrate cake walk festivities nearly identical to those in the United States, with cannibals eating each other but rarely missionaries or Whites. He describes pygmies three and a half to four and a half feet tall living along river sources and subsisting mainly by hunting.
A fragmentary satirical piece on relationships and gender roles hints at advice about making a woman happy, honesty, and finances. It mentions a gouzy scarf as warmth, a man’s earning, and a wheelman, suggesting themes of romance and societal expectations.
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