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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1909

Page

20

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Subscription information for The Washington Post published in Tilvania Avenues West Fourteenth Street lists delivery by carrier to Washlington Alexandria and prices for various options. Remittances should be payable to The Washington Post Co. at Washington DC with post offices and addresses referenced in New York Philadelphia and other locations.

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Great political life of Thomas C Platt recalled

A January 23 1909 remembrance traces Thomas C Platt through his Albany and Chicago leadership in New York politics. It highlights his role with Conkling and Garfield era events, noting his later strength as a party force and his anticipated final exit from public life.

Andrew Johnson Grover Cleveland Conkling Senate Albany Senator Platt Garfield Empire State Chicago Lincoln Grant

Nation's thrift urged to curb waste and excess

A lengthy editorial warnings against national waste cites daily losses in mineral products fires insects soil erosion and other drains on resources. It urges thrift and smarter policy as essential for the United States to sustain its prosperity while contrasting US practices with Germany England Japan and France. The piece lauds the presidents conservation message and rails against playground bans and political feuds while urging social restraint and planning.

Nationar Umons Cannes Wsesnellle United States Congress United Stats California Middle West France Germany England Japan The Conservation Commission

Britain Faces Heaviest Tax Burden Says Cassell's Journal

Cassell's Journal rails at Britain's income tax as the heaviest and most inegalitarian in the world. It notes the three year average removal and a focus on yearly profits, while death duties since 1894 yield vast sums. The piece argues estates shrink, houses fall into ruin, and agricultural workers lose jobs.

Cassell

10 000 LIVES WASTED From the New York American

Benjamin C Marah argues before New Yorks committee on congestion of population that Manhattan life congestion costs thousands of lives yearly from tuberculosis and that city planning must expand to avert future disaster. He cites high rents and required income for families and estimates Manhattan replan costs near 70 million dollars.

New York New Berlin Paris London City Improvement Commission Manhattan

Inauguration Date Urged By Maj. Fowler

A Baltimore American excerpt quotes Maj. George S. Fowler arguing for moving the presidential inauguration from March 4 to April 9. He cites weather, comfort, and a more auspicious climate for the ceremony, suggesting the change would benefit the nation.

Maj. G. &. Fowler Baltimore American Taft Maj George S. Fowler Washington, D. C Belvedere Congress Washington George Washington

Man Tries Suicide Over Privations After Awaited Money

William Pars, broken by poverty, attempted to end his life with gas in his furnished room at 165 West Fifteenth Street after receiving a letter with money he had awaited for hours. He was found unconscious, revived at St Vincent's Hospital, and doctors fear he may die.

New-York William’ Pars West Fifteenth Street Pars St. Vincent's Hospital

Texas Plan to Use Antitrust Judgment for Charities

Austin dispatch reports Texas intends to use the $1,623,5900 antitrust judgment recovered from Waters-Pierce Oil Co. to fund and equip additional state charitable institutions. A bill authorizing disposal of the funds is being drafted for introduction in the legislature.

Austin Dispatch The New York World Texas Waters-Pierce Oil Company

Consuls in clash with Lord Dudley in Australia

Lord Dudley the governor general fights with foreign consuls in Australia over prerogatives and etiquette. He refuses to grant envoys extraordinary status, arguing consuls have no special privileges beyond other foreigners. The dispute sparks debate on consular authority and potential exequatur withdrawal.

Lord Dudley Genjeral Australia Lord Lady Dudley Commonwealth Colonial Department Foreign Office London Australa Consis H Ban St. Louis United States Dublin Kingdom of Ireland Emerald Isle

Woman and Speech at Berkeley Lyceum Forum

Mrs Charlot Par king Gilman leads a discussion on the influence of socialism on the home at the Berkeley Lyceum Woman's Forum. Speakers challenge the idea of ownership in marriage, arguing against women as property and debating economic pressures on women.

New York Charlot Parking Gilman Berkeley Lyceum Mra Gilman Jman Charles 5. Read Randolph Churchill Eugenia Thompson Eva McDonald Valesh

Love Germ in Hospital Ends in Secret Bellevue Marriage

A romance formed in Bellevue Hospital psychopathic ward led to a secret marriage between Anna J Krauss, 3 year old? student nurse, and Dr Rieves Andrew Manker, 25, a Memphis trained surgeon. They were discharged after defying strict hospital rules against marrying. Dr Bradley and Nurse Armstrong aided the couple by witnessing the ceremony and supporting their choice to leave Bellevue.

New York American Bellevue Hospital Anna J. Krauss School For Nurses Bo Levue Miss Krauss Rieves Andrew Manker Miss Krause Dr. Bradley Missy Armstrong Miss Armstrong

Trust Won't Cut Ice Bangor Dispatch on Pe nobscot River

From Bangor dispatch to the New York Herald reports no ice has been harvested on the Penobscot this winter. A river-wide freeze exists but thickness varies 12 to 14 inches. The American Ice Company could store up to half a million tons if space existed, yet capacity and past harvests raise doubt. Maine’s Kennebec and Hudson crops imply large output elsewhere, leaving Maine harvest prospects slim despite abundant first class ice. Local manager L. C. Ballard notes Maine operations will be small amid ample supply.

Stuady Paoy Mainess Coventry Ife Bey Bangor Dispatch New York Herald Penobscot Bangor American Ice Company The Trust Kennebec American Company L. C. Ballard Maine

Jury Peeks at Painting in Carding Dispute

Jurors in New Jersey glimpsed a painting of a wood nymph in court and urged closer inspection. Judge Endicott ruled the case could be settled on law points, denying a further view. The suit, brought by Mrs. Caroline A Richards, claimed the work was a copy of a Jean Jacques Henner original after paying 250. The dealer said it was never claimed as original and offered a return for the price paid, which the court allowed.

N. J Endicott Circuit Court Carolne A. Richards Mark Hanna Steel Company Cleveland Jean Jacques Hener

Our Feet to Be Wheels in Future Human Evolution

Frank Wentworth of the Newton Club, a local scientific group, forecasts a distant future in which wheels and steam turbines merge with human locomotion. He envisions air from axles powering wheel blades, replacing the current respiratory system, enabling speeds around 40 miles per hour.

Debates Over President Salary Expenses in Congress

A 1908 article discusses Senate and House debates on the President and executive salaries, noting figures of 50,000 and 85,000 yearly, Madden’s disputed estimate of 38,000 for annual White House upkeep, and a total 229,430 for the current fiscal year to staff the President and attendants, with additional clerks possible during rush periods. It also includes unrelated items on Poe centennial tributes and miscellaneous prose.

Senate Congress Borah Bailey House Barah Representative Madden Madden White House Executive Office

Reflections of a Bachelor From New York Press

Reflections share humorous insights on public speaking, female intuition, and human folly. The piece notes that a man’s confidence fades after his first public speech and that women discern destiny by a mole beneath the ear. It suggests we repeat foolish male patterns and that certainty in farming vanishes with snow.

New York

Pointed Paragraphs From the Chicago News

Fragmented lines present a jumble of quoted aphorisms about money marriage happiness and clothing. The piece references wise men fools hats and gendered expectations with garbled phrases suggesting social commentary from a Chicago based column.

Views of visitors in Washington discuss politics and abroad

Former Senator Fred T. Dubois of Idaho laments the toll of public life and warns that a national legislator must always wary at home. Gov J M Terrell notes Taft’s popularity in Georgia and predicts Southern support in 1912. A South Australia stockman extols open-air farming and horse breeding, praising Clydesdales and thoroughbreds.

Fred T. Dubois Idaho New Willard United States Senate Hale Frye Aldrich Cullom Daniel Galinger Congress Yast California Japan South Austral J. Craven Adelaide Ashearlington South Australia India South Africa Sir Modred

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