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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1909
Page
35
Texan Speaker Bailey criticizes proposed increases for the President and Vice President, arguing the nation should avoid extravagance. He urges keeping salaries modest so leaders can live within means and focus on public service, while condemning added costs for travel and luxury in the current climate.
A fragmentary page lists deaths and funeral notices including John Mark aged seven at Arlington National Cemetery and Arthur Larincr, resident of Chicago, with interment details. Other items mention interments at Rose Hill Cemetery, a Beloved Cragling Krull age seven and a half, and Hannah Metl rm mother of A B Molett. Also references to a railroad wreck in Detser and various city notices with dates January 17 to 19.
Epigrams by Bailey critique entertainments at fairs and banquets. They praise frugality in public life and warn against extravagance. They note entertainers focus on value, not show, and lament social shifts from modest attire to lavish displays.
Mr Bailey argues that excessive government spending and entertainment corrupt public life. He urges cutting salaries to curb lavish hospitality, warns a nation that spends beyond its means becomes bankrupt or corrupt, and questions presidential travel funds and White House expenditures while noting poverty in America. He defends dignity over costly displays and contrasts past simpler times with current taxpayer burdens.
Senators clash over salaries and perks as Bailey and Batley defend entertainment vs money. Amendments narrow Speaker pay to 15 thousand, signaling a rare Western bloc challenge to established elder statesmen in the Senate.
Mrs Effie Maske reports being followed by a heavily built man after shopping downtown. Christian Seitz, 46, is charged with disorderly conduct and held at the First Precinct station awaiting arraignment in police court. She identified Seitz as the shadowing man, which he denies, saying she erred about following. Police report say similar complaints exist across precincts.
The American Red Cross Society passed the $900,000 mark in a day of contributions totaling $52,000 for the day. New York State sent $20,000, Missouri $12,000, and California its regular daily $10,000 remittance. The Christian Herald sent $100 for widows and orphans in earthquake regions to Baron Mayor des Planches, the Italian ambassador, who will forward it to Queen Helena of Italy for the fund. Dr Louis Klopsch of the Christian Herald promised weekly contributions and more as needed.
State Senator Peter J Campbell received 400 in damages from a common pleas court jury for injuries from a head on crash last June on the Washington Annapolis and Baltimore Electric Railway. Campbell sought 340,000. His wife and daughter were also injured and further suit for 60,000 is pending. While arguments continued another suit was filed by Isaac Waldheven a conductor on a train for 25,000.
The Sixteenth annual Southern charity ball at the New Willard drew about a thousand guests. Mrs Roosevelt sent roses from the White House to Miss Nannie Heth, president of the Southern Relief Association, as Mrs Luke E Wright and Mrs Arthur Lee hosted. Notables including Secretary Warren Wright attended alongside a sea of debutantes in evening gowns. Supper followed at midnight in a gala, patriotic atmosphere with numerous patronesses and guests from Virginia, Kentucky, Georgia, and Maryland.
United States prosecutors summon parties linked to the New York World and Indianapolis News in a grand jury inquiry over alleged criminal libel connected to Panama Canal coverage. District Attorney Baker, with Roosevelt’s influence, pursues charges against publishers and owners while witnesses including Jeremiah Mathews testify.
A three masted schooner Pendleton Satisfaction from Brunswick Georgia to Perth Amboy New Jersey laden with lumber ran aground near Little Island lifesaving station eighteen miles south of Cape Henry. The Wing 300 yards from shore rested in a safe position as crews were saved tonight by Little Island life-savers using a surfboat.
A revival series led by Rev Spooner at First Presbyterian Church, with Hourly services by 102 men and women pledging to emulate Christ. The meetings, begun at Sixth Presbyterian Church, continue daily with sermons by Rev Don Lionel McLeod and evening sessions at 7:00 pm and a 4:00 pm weekday youth gathering.
The American battleships Missouri and Ohio head to Saloniki with plans to join Turkish and American naval officers in joint operations off Smyrna. Ambassadors and officers travel from Athens to Nice for entertainments while U.S. vessels prepare to depart for the voyage home.
The interner at Ue home witnessed the ceremony with bride parents present. The matron of honor was the brides only sister Mrs AP Rowe of Fredericksburg. The couple will reside in Butmore.
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