The Washington Poet and Democratic Presidential Timber
Judge George Gray and Gov John Johnson endorse each other as ideal Presidential leaders, praising Democracy's principles and urging the party to unify behind one of these strong figures. The column argues Democrats are strong and ready, with Bryan’s support suggested as a secondary banner, while Republicans face uncertainty.
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John A. Johnson
Minnesota
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John Johnson
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Johnson
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Remittances and reform in Washington capital
The Capital urges residents and citizens to fund improvements in Washington and compare municipal care with Paris and London. It praises humanitarian methods, public parks, housing for the poor, and education, noting financing and relief efforts by city authorities and agencies.
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Jane Steading
Parla
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Tekret
Seete
Sotetune
Gambler row stirs legal debates on Wall Street and bookmakers
A governor confronts gamblers and brokers amid a heated debate over betting, honesty, and public money. The piece contrasts bookmakers and Wall Street, noting tensions between gamblers’ fortunes and market integrity, with lingering calls for curb measures.
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Aucker
Wall Street
Westerners seek relief from Harriman grip on railroads
The Attorney General’s plan to dissolve the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific merger draws Western criticism. Voters fear competition may not be restored and question how, or if, relief can be achieved. The piece weighs economic efficiency against public interest and notes Japan’s immigration stance and other international debates.
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Far Western
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Would-Be Warwicks and Pacific Tensions Revealed
A Washington dispatch comments on looming political rivalries for the 1908 Republican nomination, praising Hanna’s 1896 delegate strategy while forecasting modern contenders. It also notes Japan’s immigration stance, diamond market turmoil, and a satirical look at public affairs, media, and culture through several editorials and anecdotes.
Ruler and Consort in Bitter Quarrel Over Regency Crisis
Grand Duke Frederick August of Oldenburg and his wife the grand duchess are at the center of a constitutional standoff. Ministers and the legislature back the grand duchess while the duke seeks to appoint regents, amid a widening European-political uproar and personal estrangements that echo through Berlin and London.
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Brentwood Co
Wonders at Home Then Far Abroad Rally Noted
A Nashville American piece criticizes chasing distant sights and urges valuing local wonders in neighborly yards such as a hen laying three eggs daily and a hand painted china, while weaving in curious anecdotes about newborns with teeth and social quips from New York Press and other papers.
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New York Commissioner Reports 1907 Felony Arrests Rise
Commissioner Bingham says 4,470 felonies arrested by the detective bureau in 1907 up from 2,091 in 1906. Convictions numbered 1,38. Misdemeanor arrests totaled 9,889 vs 10, in 1906, with 1,588 convictions. Chief Wilkie of the Secret Service reports 216 arrests, 160 for counterfeiting, noting a substantial decline in that crime after the Tolley conviction. Tolley remains in Atlanta, Ga.
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Irving Tolley
Atlanta
White House Taft figures shown to be sure in state votes
Washington dispatch reports the White House view of Taft securing a large bloc of delegates on the first ballot with totals across states listed, including Alabama to New Mexico and New England. It notes Roosevelts stance, Cortelyou’s wavering, and hints at possible New York residence for Cortelyou as he weighs his path.
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Ship governance call from New York Sun satire
The piece humorously suggests filling a ship’s crew with specialists beyond sailors a surgeon dentist horse doctor alienist and mortalist to ensure safety and care at sea. It plays on professional titles and mocks overblown expertise aboard a vessel.
Man lies asleep forty three months in medical case
New York World reports at a Germain Psychological Society meeting Prof Eulenburg described a man under care who has slept since July 16 1949 with no signs of awakening He eats and breathes with no voluntary movement his skin pale yellow and his reactions minimal The case described as unique in medical literature.
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New York World
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Clockkeeper Shore Seventy Fifth Year Winding Moravian Steeple Clock
Lockewinder Winder Shore of No T Shore marks his twenty fifth year winding the Moravian church steeple clock. He winds 230 revolutions daily, averaging once every 24 hours since October 23, 1873, with one absence for jury service. He has not missed work in thirty years, never used tobacco, and has not taken medicine in 35 years.
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T. Shore
Mies
Shore
Lincoln Cathedral master ringer celebrates jubilee
W R Stiles, master ringer of Lincoln Cathedral, marked his jubilee at dinner with friends. At sixty seven he has climbed Belfry stairs for fifty years, nearing 978000 steps. He has rung during three bishops tenure and at royal and church installations, totaling numerous honors.
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Lincoln Cathedral
W. R. Stiles
St. Hugh's Tower
Stiles
Visitors in Washington recounts of Abernathy wolf tale
John R. Abernathy of Oklahoma, a famed wolf hunter, visits Washington with his son Temple. The piece portrays his strength and rugged frontier exploits, including a near-fatal encounter with a wolf and Roosevelt’s admiration. It also notes other prominent figures and political chatter of the era.
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