Washington Post Page Teems With 1907 Politics And Miscellany
A sweep of 1907 Washington politics and national issues is presented including Bryan’s possible platform on government ownership, naval reforms urged by Secretary Metcalf, and calls for extending equal justice. The page also surveys party unity debates, reactions to Cannon’s role, editorials on crime punishment, and a collage of quirky notes from across the country.
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Texas
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Washington Post
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The Artillery Bill And Party Platform Clash
The Senate passed the Coast Artillery reorganization bill, praised as essential and national in scope. The piece argues party platform fidelity and legislative independence, citing Mark Hanna on Statehood pledges and urging lawmakers to act on principles rather than party pressure.
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Senate
Coast Artillery
House
War Department
Congress
United States Senate
Mark Hanna
House of Congress
Hanna
Democratic Party Platform Debated in 1908 Bryan Nomination
The piece questions how Democratic leaders should balance democracy with platform content, debating government ownership and socialism. It recalls 1864 1868 1842 1908 party choices, Bryan’s role, and whether he will run again, noting the platform vs ticket dynamic and the impact on voters.
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Democratic Party
Walhiam Junings Bryan
Cat Mankest
Comention de
Bryan
Wie
Cherished Delusions in Public Opinion and Deluded Voters
A Weekington Dispatch column discusses how public belief resists correction and clings to myths about leaders. It cites Secretary Root on social visits with Earl Grey, Roosevelt third-term delusion, Taft expectations, Dr Osler misattributions, and Fairbanks as a symbol of elusive political statements.
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Weekington
New Yoork
Evaning Poat
United States
Root
Earl Grey
Hierl Grey
Roosevelt
Taft
Supreme Bench
Secretary of War
Oslers
Dr Osler
Fairbanks
Pacific
John W Kiley
Fresno Cal
Raleisu
East
Pacific Coast
The Kickers' Clus and Race Track Betting Debate
From the New York Sun a poem about kicks and storms contrasts with a Newark Herald report on Jerome attacking lawmakers over betting at race tracks. He urges clergy support and cites church backing for bills to curb wagering, recounting a Chicago track opening showing betting drives attendance.
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Newark Herald
Jerome
Albany
American Federation of Churches
Bible House
Belmont
Chicago
English phone joke from Pall Mall Gazette at Hanwell
A Piccadilly club page boy, bored in spare moments, phoned various people and institutions asking absurd questions like speak to the chief lunatic. Authorities traced him, he was dismissed, and the prank was deemed a relatively harmless vice amid the trouble.
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Pall Mall Gazette
Hanwell
4 Club
Piccadily
Social Revival at Austrian Court Shakes Vienna Elite
The Ballplatz social scene in Vienna roars back to life under Baron Lexa d Aerenthal and his wife. They aim to revive Metternich era hospitality, but the Duchess Golouchowska faces aristocratic resistance amid dynastic gossip and court intrigue.
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Lexa d‘Aerenthal
Ballplatz
Vienna
Julius Andrassy
Count Andrassy
Baron ‘Heymerle
Count Kalnecky
Golouchowski
United States
Spain
Frince Joachin Murat
Prince Metternich
Mme. de Golouchowsk
Dld
Caroline Prax Ser
Philadelphia
Joseph Bonaparte
Bordentownmperor
Francie Jodéyh
Goloushowski
Baron Lexa von Aerenthal
Grand Monde
Coburg
Ducheess
Covure
Kalgerin
Queen of
Sattony
Gotha
Germany
Alexandra
Schleswig-Hontein
Gluckaburg
Augustus Wilhelm
Prussia
Kaisarin
Etter
Chateau Lucksburg
Herlm
Oldenburg
Duke of
Marquise DE Fontenoy
Little Bit of a Fellow Poem Recalls Sleepless Night
A fragment from the Atlanta Constitution verses recounts a mother’s struggle with a restless baby. Refrains express fatigue, relief as the child finally sleeps, and a gentle blessing. The piece emphasizes a tender family moment and maternal care.
Traveler the Confederate horse of Lee and Brown
A detailed reminiscence traces Traveler the gray horse owned by Brown and used by the Wise Legion in the Civil War. It recounts acquisition for 175 dollars, Lee’s interest, a later sale to Lee for 200 dollars, and notes on the horse’s endurance, form, and the painterly requests for its portrait. The piece quotes Gen Lee and references Capt Robert E Lee Jr and historical recollections.
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Baltimore Sun
Lee
Traveler
Northern Virginia
Thomas L. Brown
Richmond Dispatch
Johnston
Blue Sulphur Springs
Greenbrier County
West Virginia
Jeff Davie
Lewisburg
Sewell Mountain
Rosecrang
Meadow Bluff
Big Sewell Mountains
Virginia
Wise Légion
Fieyd
Big Sewell Mountain
Rosecran
Big Sewell
South Carolina
The
Wise Legion
Sixtieth Virginia
Starke
Pocataligo
Tees
Gen Lee
Traveller
Robert E Lee, Jr
Robert E Lee
Let Her Have Her Way In The City Whit Chicago News
A rustic ballad portrays domestic tensions and gender roles. The speaker urges letting a wife have her way yet warns of debt and mischief if she pushes costly fashions. The refrain repeats playful acceptance with caution about authority and obedience.
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Chicago News
Reuben
A Dandy Cop of Broadway Squad
Police officer Thomas O Neil on the Seventh avenue beat beat and attacked pedestrians including Louis Sainty and Joseph Gaynor with his club and fists. A crowd gathered as other officers intervened and Gaynor was turned over to Patrolman McCarthy for detention.
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Thomas O'Neil
Seventh Avenue
O'Neil
Louis Sainty
Thirtyfourth Street
Hotel Navarre
Thirty Eighth Street
Neil
Sainty
O Neil
Thirty-sixth
Forty-second Street
Navarre
Thirty-sixth Street
Joseph Gaynor
Thirty-second Street
Gaynor
John McCarthy
Policeman
York
Lefs
Gavoor
McCarthy
O'Neill
Conscientious Expressman Resigns Over Tobacco Belief
A courier for American Express, Loren Baker, resigns after refusing to deliver a tobacco package, citing strong Christian beliefs against tobacco and whisky. The incident highlights personal convictions shaping professional duties and echoes a era of moral sentiment in public notices.
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Fante
Cincinnati Enquirer
Loren Baker
American Express Company
Baker
Waterways to lift care shortage and boost commerce
At a Willard Hotel gathering in Washington Lewis Ewell of Quincy and Boswell of the Upper Mississippi River Improvement Association urged making the Mississippi navigable from the gulf to the falls. They argued Congress should fund about 2 million for improvements, predicting lower transport costs and substantial yearly benefits. They cited Wheat and grain shipments, river towns, and Germany’s lead in commerce as motivators for reform.
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Quincy
Willard
Boswell
Upper Mississippi River
United States
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Mississippi River
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Gulf
Middle West
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