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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1909
Page
20
A 1909 Washington Post column discusses Senator Reed Smoot, Mormonism, and the Utah church's influence. It argues the church is no longer a threat to American institutions and supports Utah’s Senate representation, while praising Smoot’s alignment with new Utah policy and the broader national interest. It also covers broader political commentary on judges, debts, and Western development.
Reed Smoot, an apostle of the Mormon Church, is reelected to the United States Senate from Utah. He is praised for faithfulness and efficiency, winning confidence and esteem in Congress despite prejudice. The article notes broad public tolerance toward the Mormon Church and Smoot's six years in the Senate.
The New York Herald reports William Howard Taft will have a specially fitted bathtub aboard the battleship North Carolina during his Charleston to Colon voyage. Measuring 7 feet 1 inch by 41 inches and weighing a ton, it is the largest bathtub manufactured, to be transferred to the White House if desired. The Jordan L. Mott works in New York hold the prototype, though officials declined to discuss whether they have the Taft order.
A mahogany Poe desk with brass mountings shown for days in a Wall Street book shop is identified as Edgar Allan Poe’s. Its history traces through Mrs Clemm and Amos Bardwell Hayward, sold at auction in 1906, fetching about $100. A book presented to Poe and later sold varied in price, eventually ending in Henry W Poor’s library.
In response to a New York American ad fourteen applicants, including a factory girl, queued at Mount Sinai Hospital for a blood exchange to save Morris Paine. A East Side tailor shop worker was accepted while the rest were rejected. Officials would not confirm payment, but reports said about ten dollars. The operation offers and risks draw questions as Paine weakens.
The New York Commercial argues the chief justice should earn no less than 20000 with eight associates within a thousand dollars of that amount. It condemns Congress for approving huge naval budgets but delaying salaries for Supreme Court justices, urging action now rather than endless thinking.
Wealthy Jersey City resident Rich Allison was granted police authority and two badges to arrest spitters in Manhattan and Jersey City. He vows to enforce the law without fear or favor, targeting the spitting nuisance and patrolling trolley cars.
A long critical essay argues that Lord Warwick cannot trace any direct line of descent to the king-maker Earl of Warwick. It traces the Greville, Neville, Dudley, and Rich families and their ties to Warwick Castle, detailing failed claims and historical ownerships.
Report from New York describes a Whiskering Bee at the New York School for the Herd of Hearing on Fifth Avenue. The event, titled a whispering bee, featured fashionable young women and a mixed-age group learning to read by sight. The male and female staff included a hearing-impaired teacher with two assistants, one an Up reader who gained adeptness after losing hearing.
A fragmentary verse piece reflects nostalgia for Paul Revere and Frederick town tales alongside a modern chorus about getting ready for a night out. The text blends historical imagery with notes on youth and memory, echoing a Chicago News tease about lateness and preparations.
The New York World quotes Rev Dr John B White arguing that nations with full stomachs and warm backs lose their genius and fail in their aims. He links military strength to food and clothing, urges against free school meals, and claims cooks banish civilization’s high standards.
John Downs of Yonkers claims uncanny endurance after surviving the Maine explosion, the General Blotum fire, and a Slocum disaster. He left St. John Hospital cured of appendicitis after a weeks long fight, saying only worse than appendicitis could stop him. He remains confident he will live years more.
Friends of the whisky trust claim prohibition movement boosts business. They cite Kentucky production and bond withdrawals for 1907 and 1908, noting a slight drop in consumption but overall stronger sales as buyers replenish depleted stocks amid election results. They argue the movement aids whisky consumption despite hard times.
Stub the New York Navy Yard cat, famed for recent escapades, nearly depleted after falling into a watering trough. Horse Jack, who named him years ago, saved the cat as he sank. Spot and Nell barked while Jick the horse pulled Stub free from the trough.
Two large trained bloodhounds are dispatched from Manning Cleveland kennels to New York at the request of Police Commissioner Bingham. They are kept in Bronx kennels with trained handlers. The dogs are to trail criminals, with handlers running alongside when a fresh trace is struck. The test comes after several Bronx robberies and was arranged with limited publicity.
Mayor Busse and city officials ordered department heads to cut expense estimates to keep total corporate costs within 28.09 million dollars. The public release was withheld as estimates exceeded expected revenues. The plan also aims to reduce police salaries from the prior December schedule to align with retrenchment goals.
Miss Fannie Bixby, daughter of Jotham Bixby of Long Beach and a wealthy heiress, was commissioned as a policewoman on Tuesday. She traveled from Long Beach to Los Angeles to take the oath and receive a star, vowing to use her authority to aid wayward and unfortunate girls after graduating from Wellesley College and starting as an artist.
A New York World item notes Burr Beecher pays half his taxes to each of Winsted and Norfolk due to a split home. He eats in one town, sleeps in the other, and his bed is often in Norfolk while he wakes in Winsted. The piece frames the odd arrangement as a humor column excerpt.
A collection of quotes and observations from visitors including FR J Marble on German Krupp works discipline and steel making, A B Wolvin on Duluth bears and hunting, and comments by Oak J Land and others on San Francisco Seattle and post quake growth. Also mentions Walter Ross delivering the Louisiana electoral vote and his prominence as a political writer.
A magazine fragment traces skating origins in northern Europe and notes its spread via Oliver Cromwell’s era. It cites Pepys observing frostbound skaters in 1582 and James I’s park ride, then contrasts Maori pleading songs in New Zealand courts with harsh Tudor beggar punishment of 1531.
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