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Washington Post

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Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1909

Page

38

Washington Post subscription terms and notices

The Washington Post subscription notice lists delivery details for Washlington Alexandria and several rate terms including Sunday and weekly options. It includes payment methods by checks or money orders payable to THE WASHINGTON POST CO and references to the address in Washington D C with scattered OCR errors.

Washlington Alexandria Washington Post CO Washington, D. C Wref Veri Matt Matters New Vorg Fra Flatiron Bulag Paul Block Gmre Wartrond Butlin Vager

Notable political memory of Senator Platt before end of era

A retrospective column reflects on Thomas C. Platt, once a leading Empire State statesman, praising his role in the Garfield era. It recounts his partnership with Conkling, the 1881 resignation crisis, and his enduring influence in New York politics as he nears retirement, noting his celebrated career and the phrase Ah, it's been a life worth the living.

Ian Amit England FoNitler Lapper Brea Stalesen Harlow Roscow Conkling Arbuthnot Experi Snes Conkling Tully Thomas C. Platt Andrew Johnson Grover Cleveland Senate Albany Senator Platt Garfield Empire State Chicago Lincoln Grant

Nation's thrift urged as waste on rise and ruin warned

A long editorial warns of vast daily losses in mineral products fires insects soil erosion and other waste in the United States. It praises President Taft’s conservation message and urges drastic thrift, noting foreign nations like Germany and England manage forests and soil better. It laments social excess and questions playgrounds and race relations in politics. It also touches on Taft’s policies and various political sketches.

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

Britain's Heavy Income Tax and Death Duties

Cassell's Journal argues the British income tax is the heaviest and hardest in the world, with three-year averages scrapped and yearly profits taxed. Death duties since 1894 have raised over £220,000,000, crippling landed estates, ruining fine houses, and forcing agricultural workers from employment.

Cassell

10 000 LIVES WASTED From New York American

Benjamin C Marah testifies before New Yorks committee on congestion of population warning that living conditions in Manhattan threaten laborers families with birth rates and rising death tolls. He cites tuberculosis tolls at 16 000 yearly and urges city planning and costly rewiring of sewers and wider streets to avert crisis.

New York New Berlin Paris London City Improvement Commission Manhattan

Inauguration Date Debate and Playground Proposals

Across editorials and notices the Baltimore American cites Maj. George S. Fowler urging a shift from March 4 to April 9 for the presidential inauguration, citing weather and symbolism. The Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph reports the Philadelphia grand jury urging a citywide playground system to curb juvenile crime, highlighting moral and health benefits. Sneezing customs from London Chronicle and notes on lamplighters wrap the miscellany.

Maj. G. &. Fowler Baltimore American Taft Maj George S. Fowler Washington, D. C Belvedere Congress Washington George Washington Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph Massachusetts Pennsylvania Philadelphia Grand Jury

Money Comes as Man Takes Gas

William Pars, broken by privations rather than seek relief, tried to kill himself in a furnished room at 165 West Fifteenth Street. Three hours after receiving a letter with money he had waited for, Pars turned on gas. he was revived at St. Vincent's Hospital but likely to die.

South Charleston News and Courier Taft North Charleston Mr. Pettigrew South Carolina Cateb Cushing Jefferson Davis Boston Danville Athens Kentucky John W. Yerkes Mr. Taft New-York William’ Pars West Fifteenth Street Pars St. Vincent's Hospital

Texas Plans to Use Antitrust Judgment Funds

Austin dispatch reports the Texas plan to use a 1.6235 million dollar antitrust judgment against Waters-Pierce Oil Co for building and equipping more state charitable institutions. A bill to dispose of the money 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 new governor general of Australia faces a social boycott by foreign consuls general who refuse to meet him. The clash centers on consular prerogatives and exequaturs, with Dudley insisting on equal treatment and no special privileges. Popular sentiment favors the governor general, and the dispute may prompt a redefinition of consular status.

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 Ownership Debate At Berkeley Lyceum Forum

Mrs Charlot Par king Gilman discusses gender roles and ownership of women during a Woman's Forum at the Berkeley Lyceum. The talk centers on marriage, economic power, and socialist influence on the home with remarks from several speakers about ownership, independence, and love in marriage.

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

Love Germ in Hospital Sparks Secret Bellevue Marriage

A romance from Bellevue Hospital’s psychopathic ward ended in a secret marriage between Miss Anna J Krauss, 3 year old? student nurse, and Dr Rieves Andrew Manker, 25, after they defied the institution’s rule that married students must leave. They disclosed plans to Dr Bradley and Nurse Armstrong, who then witnessed the marriage.

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 to New York Herald

The Bangor Dispatch reports no ice has been harvested yet this winter on the Penobscot River, with thickness 12 to 14 inches. The American Ice Company could store up to 92,000 tons on the river, but none has been cut since 1907. Kennebec capacity is about 100,000 tons, yet prospects for Maine harvests look weak. L. C. Ballard, Maine manager, cites a likely large Hudson crop reducing Maine activity. overall plenty of first class ice but limited harvesting.

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

Jurors Peek at Elegant Wood Nymph Painting

A New Jersey circuit court judge limited jurors to a legal view of a painting after they pressed for a closer inspection amid a dispute over authenticity. Mrs Caroline A Richards, wife of Mark Hanna Steel Co. manager, claimed the piece attributed to Jean Jacques Henner was a copy after paying 250. The dealer offered a return at the price paid and the court allowed it.

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

Two Million Years Hence the Wheel Will Rule Motion

Newton Club member Frank Wentworth envisions a future human machine where wheels elevated from joints are driven by hot air. A steam turbine like mechanism would propel a figure moving about 40 miles per hour by air jet impingement on wheel blades. The respiratory system would be superseded in this speculative evolution.

Debate over President salaries and expenses in Congress

Senate and House debates on proposed increases for the President and federal judges focus on the actual funds available for presidential personal and official expenses. Estimates and appropriations are discussed, including a current year total of 229,430 for the President and immediate staff, with critics like Borah and Bailey offering divergent figures.

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

Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Pent

A witty collection notes the quirks of men and women. It jokes that public speaking blocks a man at first but improves with repetition. It suggests a mole under a woman’s left ear signals fate. It argues history shows men are fools and farming confidence fades in snow. It mocks churchgoing as a value.

New York Chicago News

From the Chicago News Abridged Paragraphed Quotes

A fragmented Chicago News feature presents a mosaic of aphorisms on money happiness and gender roles. It leans on paratactic quips about wealth marriage and social behavior with unclear attributions and garbled phrasing.

Views of Visitors in Washington and Idaho Politicians

Former Senator Fred T. Dubois of Idaho discusses leaving politics for farming, noting the brevity of political power and the difficulty of remaining free from home pressures. Governor Terrell and other figures comment on Taft, Democrats, and elections, while a South Australia stockman extols farming life and horse breeding, emphasizing breed improvements and export demand.

South Austral J. Craven Adelaide Ashearlington South Australia India South Africa Sir Modred

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