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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1909
Page
11
The fragment references remittances to THE WASHINGTON POST CO and addresses in Washington DC and New York, with mentions of publication offices and mail matter classifications. It reads like a damaged OCR piece listing offices and payment channels rather than a cohesive news item.
In a long synopsis of Mr Brown’s optimistic forecast for U S rail growth by 1925 the New York Central president predicts massive future outlays to expand lines and improve seaboard access. The piece debates government spending, taxes, and bonds as cures for growing nation needs, urging bold long term funding rather than cuts.
A plea to fund district night schools resumes urging immediate appropriation. The piece argues working youths and immigrant adults rely on after-hours classes to build citizenship and better futures, warning cuts would endanger valuable education and advancement opportunities.
Washington DC Jan 8 1909 Admiral Pillsbury testified before naval committee that sailors irritation is not proven and marines perform essential shipboard duties. Marines man secondary batteries assist coal ship clean their area guard officials conduct fire roles and serve as first landing force. Replacing them would cost vast sums and disrupt trained crews. marines remain needed aboard cruisers and battleships.
The Los Angeles mother of actress Fanchon Lewis testified that her husband withheld speech for weeks, refusing conversation and reacting with only shrugged shoulders. Judge Monroe granted the decree as she lamented the emotional toll of quiet suffering.
Pallway Age Gazette notes brisk returns from football traffic with trams handling nearly 40 000 football passengers in hours and grass revenue around 26 000 yearly. New Haven line officers question whether football receipts offset half day freight suspension and accident risks. A New York Times anecdote recounts Mrs Esther Bloom suing a grocer for spankings over 5 cents cheese dispute, jury rejecting claim.
The article recounts a satirical history of illegitimate royal offspring and their fates, noting famed figures like Marechal de Saxe and James Fitzjames, then discusses a supposed Russo Austrian secret pact on Bosnia and Herzegovina, a Chinese emperor medical rite, and finally John D Rockefeller distributing ten dollar gold pieces to railroad workers in Tarrytown.
A discussion urges Congress to pursue a careful tariff revision to raise needed revenue while providing selective protection. It warns against radical cuts that could threaten domestic commerce and GOP credibility, arguing for gradual changes and expansive internal improvements to revive business and employment.
The Chicago Record Herald reports Chicago women’s milliners form the Milliners Association at the Palmer House. They vow to wipe out the dangerous oversized hats with spearlike feathers through mutual protection and artistic millinery, elect Mine Mare president, and pledge to uphold Chicago as the nation’s millinery center.
Wood serves as a common diet for northern Siberian natives. Logs are peeled and the inner bark scraped, then chopped and boiled with snow in a kettle. Sometimes fish roe milk or butter is added to the wood mixture for flavor.
Frederick M Davidson, once a tenor with Bos tonian and other companies, spoke after being granted absolute divorce from Martha Howard Davisgan, singer and actress Justice Scudder. The supreme court in Brooklyn named John Mackin as co respondent as the pair were found in a hotel at Asbury Park.
Governor Gevi Hughes opened the Ashenay Chamber of Commerce dinner with a New Year's greeting and urged prosperity. W C Brown, NY Central president, said rail needs would require about 7.5 billion dollars for expansion over the next fifteen years, prioritizing westward growth and Atlantic seaboard improvements while noting a dip in recent railroad construction.
A quirky blend of verse and prose recalls western migration in a prairie schooner and a midwestern dream of cars and paint. The second piece reports a comical city chase in Elizabeth New Jersey as a notorious jailbird dodges capture while fooling officials with a stubborn, comic canine caper.
In a Raleigh hotel discussion Chaplain Walkley notes soldiers seek church ties abroad and on postings. He says the army attracts men from cities and rural districts, with some enlisting for service, and others for world travel or escape. A brief nod to Gen Kinley’s retirement and a later Annapolis cadet appointment follows amid reflections on military life.
A collage of opinions on rapid transit replacing horse cabs in New York and reckless auto drivers, plus quips on society and romance from the New York Press and Chicago News. The piece touches on changes in urban mobility, safety concerns, and light social maxim.
Assistant District Attorney Elder of Kings County seeks an appropriation from the board of estimate to pay bills for prosecuting race track bettors under the start a new law. The bill totals 493 dollars with 9514 spent on three private detectives, 878 of Elder’s own money, and 1745 advanced to others. All detectives’ bets reportedly lost. even women detectives were losers. Comptroller Metz notes the city always loses.
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