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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1907
Page
38
The Texas legislature re elected Senator Bailey to the United States Senate amid charges against him. An investigation will examine the allegations, and Bailey says he will resign if the report is adverse. Texas politics are unsettled, with public opinion divided and scrutiny intense.
A panel of New York clergymen argues social morality is deteriorating amid rapid urban life and women entering work. Rev Dr W Montague Geer warns of dangers to stenographers and a proposed church guild for protection, while Rev Madison C Peters condemns automobiles as vectors of vice. Yet overall morality and political practices have improved since antebellum times, with past obscenity and poll irregularities contrasted against present progress.
The piece surveys social reform, urging Pennsylvania to reform its insane hospitals and arguing that state duty mirrors Christian civilization. It then critiques Panama Canal subsidies, contending New York bias harms coast ports and championing economy via New Orleans while condemning favoritism. It ends noting tensions between Cannon and Frys over subsidy schemes.
A Chicago Post editorial mix critiques on tariff policy and justice, contrasting the Omaha Bee’s view of restraint with a general plea for impartial due process. It notes wealth bias in trials, cites Tillman, Adler, and Funston, and lampoons politicians, theater, and piracy with sardonic wit.
A survey of notable achievements by African Americans and Black professionals. Junius C. Groves grows 76000 bushels of potatoes per year, Alfred Smith wins awards for cotton, Granville T. Wood patents aid New York elevated systems and Bell Telephone, and others from medicine art and law are highlighted for international recognition and leadership.
A lecture at the Catholic Students Club by Comte de Mandat-Grancey argued that 2000 millionaires controlling a quarter of US wealth form a real aristocracy and favored wealthy dominance over collectivist control. He critiqued Chicago municipal abuses from The Jungle and contrasted European aristocracy origins with American wealth.
Emma Eames slipped while dressing for dinner at the Hotel Astor in New York. She twisted her right knee, a cartilage dislocation was treated by Drs. Abbe and Jacoby after chloroform, making a return to the stage doubtful next week.
From the London Mione the piece notes a new epoch in Trench drama with the advent of the stage dog. The four legged performer appears at major Paris theaters and captivates audiences, replacing traditional devices like supernumeraries and soliloquies.
The Chicago Record-Herald reports Rev Charles T Russell of Allegheny Pa preaching to about 2000 in Orchestra Hall On Adam dying by his own action he claimed love drove him to suicide for a woman He argued the millennium would begin in 2799 and Satan as first murderer having slain 20 000 000 000 humans.
A London P T O report details multiple cases of memory and sight restoration following head injuries or accidents. Notable instances include William Griggs regaining memory after assault near Elephant and Castle, and veterans from Gettysburg and Indian campaigns recovering memories after brain trauma. Other examples describe restored speech after head injuries, and sight returning after skull surgery.
A fragment from a Jamaica focused poem scorns Swettenham and rejects Yankee help after an earthquake and fire. It laments ruined Kingston, looting, and the despair of the hungry and homeless, urging British resolve and Jamaica’s independence from foreign aid.
Milwaukee health officials announce a new virus that will kill rats and mice across the world. The serum supposedly targets rodents lungs and causes rapid asphyxia, with contagion limited to rodents and no risk to other animals. The claim frames Milwaukee as the center of a global rodent war.
Lord Graham, heir of Montrose, joins a major Clyde shipyard firm as an active apprentice, donning overalls to fit out a deep sea steamer and learn shipbuilding from the ground up after a naval career and Boer War service. Lord Shaftesbury in Belfast and Afghanistan’s Ameer visit India amid British influence.
The Kansas City Star report chronicles Father Ketcham visiting Oklahoma City, noting his role with the Indian missions and detailing Moqui and Mogul tribes. It describes the snake dance, religious beliefs, and the endurance of Moqui people, including the spectacle of a high priest’s son leading a snake ritual.
A Great Northern train derailment in blizzard conditions near Clontarf Minnesota scatters two million dollars worth of Oriental silks over the prairie. Ten express cars and a section of passenger baggage cars were wrecked as an open switch sent the locomotive and eight cars off the track. Trainmen and residents race to recover the fabric, with a heavy financial hit anticipated for the railroad due to uncovered cargo blown and drifted by snow.
London lawyer Be M Underdunn and I E H Orr stop at the Shoreham en route to Havana to inspect United Railways of Cuba. They discuss Governor Swettenham, U S aid to Jamaica, and England's view. George Hogg cites Pittsburg steel mills as booming yet supply constrained, noting a shift to reinforced concrete and fireproofing. D D Coleock of New Orleans explains sugar refiners seek government rulings under pure food law. Territorial guard improvements praised by Adjutant General George M Cole of Hartford under the Dick law. Atty W F Evans of Rock Island notes car shortages stem from peak shipments and delays. Mark Sullivan of Fairbanks extols Alaska riches but eyes Nevada for opportunities, describing long days and hard work in mining towns.
A humorous column notes that single men abuse those with women and mocks caution in romance. It jokes about a man’s heart in business, a man’s bad behavior after drinking, and a woman’s hat trim signaling her husband’s public life or a gamble at the race track.
The Chicago note ponders whether 197 will yield as many scandals as the current year and suggests more to come. It mentions Pittsburg’s expansion and hints at archival newspaper interest in unfolding events.
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