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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1908
Page
24
Discussion on preserving court authority and public confidence by preventing juries from reviewing contempt orders. Quotes consider changing judge participation and the impact on timely enforcement of decrees, with Taft shifting topics to Capital and Labor for a Cooper Union address.
The Senate Committee on Military Affairs ordered a favorable report on a bill to increase the efficiency of the Medical Department of the Army by creating a medical corps and a reserve corps. The bill specifies the rank for medical officers and outlines service in time of war. The medical reserve corps would comprise graduates from reputable medical schools.
Washington report says Pierpont Morgan visited to discuss Cortelyou’s presidential prospects and the New York campaign. Conflicting accounts note Morgan’s presence, possible Taft-aligned moves, and anxious watch by Cortelyou supporters and Aldrich circles amid the movement’s stalls.
A historical note highlights sugar’s fatigue reducing effects for youth, laborers, and explorers. It cites Vaughan Blarley’s 17 1/2 pounds daily sugar in water allowing comparable endurance to a mixed diet, and Schumberg’s 38 day trial with Brazilian soldiers showing similar fatigue resistance and hunger suppression with sugar compared to low sugar diets.
A young man presented a document to County Recorder Pierson claiming to mortgage his wife’s services for seven months to a family friend. The recorder rejected the instrument, noting it could not be filed, as the wife would owe labor and butter profits to the husband. The claimant left, insisting the wife should still perform the work.
Ohio Republicans debate if Bronson act allows national delegates elected by primaries in districts. Subcommittee of Yerkes Streeter Kellogg drafts view. secrecy over whether Ohio can hold district primaries. Final arbiter remains the national committee. Taft and Foraker factions seek early clarity before state convention.
In a heated party debate Ohio Republicans favor the convention plan for selecting district delegates over primaries. D. F. Anderson signals Foraker group backing the convention, aiming to delay Taft-Foraker tensions until after Columbus March 3. Contests intensify as Taft forces prepare in Cuyahoga Lake and Medina to choose delegates for the State convention.
Eighty families were evicted on New York City’s East Side as rent strikers resisted reductions. Marshals faced crowds at 520 and 622 East Thirteenth Street and 128 Monroe Street, with red flags in windows signaling protest. Some tenants accepted a one dollar monthly cut only if it lasted six months. others refused and faced warrants. Meanwhile, a U.S. House subcommittee was named to consider replacing In God We Trust on coins, and a Senate bill moved to punish harbor fortification trespass. In Tennessee, Lee Holder, sentenced to be hanged, was reprieved to nine days by Governor Patterson.
The essay calls China a land of paradox describing absolute monarchy yet democracy, high personal honesty yet deep corruption, and a society with reversed customs and names. It notes women’s subservience, social quirks, and peculiar symbols, imagining how Western notions would translate under Chinese norms.
New York Jan 9 A split in Governor Hughes backers emerges as Pages and Saxe clash over indorsement tactics. A Hughes dollar dinner prompts a telegram from Hughes urging party unity and progress, while local committees wrestle with leadership and the prospect of an official Hughes endorsement.
A political figure expresses commitment to making the party a constant instrument for correcting abuses and conserving rights and opportunities. He states no personal wish to express beyond ensuring nothing is left undone to achieve these ends.
The condition of Mrs. William Thaw, aged mother of Harry K. Thaw, worsened today. She suffers rheumatism and faces possible pneumonia, strained by her son's killing of Stanford White and the Countess of Yarmouth's divorce suit. Friends fear she cannot attend sessions of the trial.
New York January 9 coroner s jury in Harrison New Jersey failed to name Buck Whitmore as responsible for the Christmas Day death of Lena Whitmore in Lamp Black Swamp. Prosecutors hoped Whitmore would be identified. police were warned to stop pressuring him for a confession as witnesses remain detained. Frank Englert and William Bartlett are still held as witnesses.
Christian H. Homeyer twenty eight died in Kings County Hospital from rabies believed caused by a four year fear after a dog bite on his hand. Doctors say obsessive worry and ultra suggestion led to illness and eventual death, with coroners agreeing the mental state triggered the disease.
In Munalsiedel Bavaria a 1451 bequest by Christopher Wanner funds a home for aged poor. The condition requires residents to wear Wanner’s beard and fifteenth century clothes and cap, so centuries on the pensioners roam the streets in period attire to prevent the grip. Laxative Brom Quin ine advertises a sole product signature by E. W. Grove for 25 cents.
The District public schools will be probed by subcommittees formed by the Board of Trade committee on public schools. Chair Her bert J L Allen urged focus on pupils interests, avoiding broader superintendent board disputes. Four subcommittees were appointed to study administration, repairs, building sites, and playgrounds.
Forty cases of rabies diagnosed at the Department of Agriculture in two months provoke panic in Cleveland Park. Two more children, Dorothy Day and Elden Sullivan, were bitten by a stray dog that tested positive for rabies. Police assist only where dogs show violence as residents fear a broader outbreak.
Bank notice invites guardians to start accounts for children with investment guidance when balances are sufficient. Mentions 84,600,000 capital and surplus and 2 percent interest on checking accounts. Location given as Northwest Corner of Fifteenth and Pennsylvania Avenue. CHARLES J. BELL listed as President.
Des Moines Jan 9 The Republican State central committee refused to name L M Shaw as temporary chairman for the Des Moines convention on March 18 by a 5 to 5 vote The stand includes six stand patters and five progressives who later withdrew Shaw’s name was presented as a national repute Iowan Five progressives voted against him and his withdrawal followed Attorney General Webb Byers was named temporary chairman The battle is expected to be as intense as the Cummins Perkins clash two years ago The first convention will name national delegates and the second at Waterloo June 24 will nominate state officers
In the Chicago Mews essay by Prof. Francois Guyot, the solar plexus is described as the emotional brain. Emotions such as anxiety can cause stomachaches or nausea while the cerebrum handles intellect. The sympathetic nervous system and the stomach plexus are said to feel, not think, signaling danger or mischief.
Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau reports a mixed weather pattern across the eastern U S with cold but generally fair conditions in the east and light snow in the Middle Atlantic and New England regions. A low pressure trough moves from Mastoba to Texas bringing warmer temps followed by a sharp cold snap, snow and rain across central regions toward the Atlantic coast by Friday night and Saturday. Winds shift from southerly along coasts to brisk northwest on the Great Lakes as warmer air gives way to colder temperatures and precipitation.
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