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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1908
Page
24
Publication details for The Washington Post list delivery options in Washington and Alexandria with various daily and Sunday combinations. The notice cites payment methods, post office routing, and office addresses including New York, Hartford, and Chicago representatives.
A satirical late 1900s column reviews Judge Harmon’s remarks on state and federal powers, reconstruction, and the balance of authority amid party rivalries. It also notes Governor Hughes rising, Taft’s support, and looming Republican battles at Chicago, with foreign and domestic quips threaded through.
Fragmented OCR text mixes references to federal banking, savings deposits, and political debate on government authority with swelling rhetoric about the ship of state. Mentions of Great Britain, domestic banking policy, and the voyage through political storms hint at a broad, era-spanning discussion of economic and constitutional concerns.
The piece argues San Domingo’s unrest draws only faint interest for the United States, noting failed revolutionary hopes in Haiti. It mocks feeble bands led by Pivrml and Juneau, interweaving humor with political critique of philatelic aims and foreign support misfires, predicting a quiet end to the revolution.
Portugal shows renewed political life as a republican plot surfaces. Leader Joao Chagas is captured after an abortive overthrow attempt aimed at dethroning King Carlos and declaring a republic. The plan reportedly included assassinating Premier François.
From the Brooklyn Bagis, Gov. Hughes will speak in Manhattan on Friday. The piece weighs superstition around choosing Friday for political moves and argues the NY vote must be solidified for Hughes while noting Western resentment of New York’s influence. It cautions that NY support alone won’t guarantee the nomination and highlights broader national factors.
A verses long critique of inherited voting habits rails on a father son Democratic lineage. A youth reaches twenty one declares he will vote Democrat, echoing his father Petrochlo Fritz Oldersian and the elder’s lifelong straight party voting. The piece notes how political zeal seems to pass from father to son and ends by reaffirming the old refrain Pa voted so.
From The New York World, a tale of former Treasury secretary Charles Shaw who smoked with a South American diplomat’s wife in the Treasury and a Bayonne court case over a dog’s ownership. In a humorous sequence, a dox fancier’s Mollie the dog performs tricks as the owner proves his claim.
A fragment from a period discussion on marriage and social roles. It suggests views on matrimony, widowhood, and corruption, noting how some men pursue public office to avoid supporting their families. The text reads as an observational critique with typographic errors.
Diplomatic relations between the Vatican and Monaco fray as Prince Albert plans a Rome visit to deliver an oceanography lecture for King Victor Emmanuel. The move draws criticism for elevating Monaco’s ruler amid Monaco’s gambling ties and a historic Austrian succession note. Archduke Joseph Ferdinand, Prince of Tuscany, tensions, and a Swiss admiralty quip headline a broader royal, imperial, and aristocratic panorama.
A column notes Hyker’s struggle with indigestion and a remedy of hot water each morning. The discussion includes Pyker’s habit of coffee and a boardinghouse anecdote about discomfort and routine.
The New York World argues New York with thirty nine and New Jersey with twelve electoral votes can act as a unit in the presidential race. It says a Democratic victory hinges on nominating a candidate who can win New York and New Jersey, noting Bryan cannot carry them and urging a strong, viable nominee. It discusses intra party divisions among New York Republicans and the likelihood the final contest will be in November rather than at the convention. It highlights John A. Johnson of Minnesota as a stronger alternative in these states and questions if Democrats will seize the opportunity created by Republican discord.
A dramatic lament on pervasive microbes and disease fears in Pittsburgh. The piece personifies bacteria and laments the limits of science, striking a tense tone about tuberculosis typhoid and other ailments while longing for a patent remedy or genius breakthrough.
The Nashville speech by Judge Harmon is urged for nationwide circulation to bolster Democratic leadership. The article praises his vigor, charm, and practical rhetoric, arguing his candidacy could energize the party with a credible, energetic face. The piece highlights Judson Harmon’s temperament and belief in Democratic prospects this year.
The piece compares Ge Hughes in the Republican party to Ge Johnson in the Democratic party, noting Johnson’s rising profile and competence in regulating corporations. It argues Johnson resembles New York’s leader and could gain national traction if properly presented to voters, though his national candidacy remains uncertain.
Ganel dispatches from Pittsburg describe Calvin Myers twenty year old who survived a typhoid siege. Two weeks after recovery his hair shifted to vivid red and seems to darken each day. Physicians express bafflement at the hirsute change linked to his illness. A separate note reports a tame rattlesnake guarding an Arizona farmer’s gate at night.
During the panic Judge Gary, head of the steel trust committees, rushed into President Roosevelts private office demanding an audience. He urged Loeb to connect to J Pierpont Morgan and reveal a plan to save banks and the Republican party, sparking talks that the Pennsylvanian Coal and Iron merger would stabilize markets without triggering government action.
Winter scene notes A M Howell receives oysters from Frank Shull in Philadelphia. The oysters, described as submissive and unresisting, are fed on a malty mixture and spread on a cellar floor. They supposedly survive several days under proper conditions while making audible sounds as they feed, painting a curious, almost humorous portrait of the unusual care.
A collage of verses recounts a satirical look at hired girls and urban life, showing women labeled with Irish and other names as they are humorously profiled and then contrasted with a banking panic era scene. The second piece notes a currency exchange rush after a financial panic, detailing exchange premiums and the shift in small bill values.
A Washington exchange recalls that when the Treasury portfolio was offered to Shaw he warned the President that the Treasury has long been seen as the bloody angle in optical warfare. Shaw later met his former chief in Washington and the President grins that the Treasury remains the bloody angle.
A garbled sample shows fragmented phrases about straight whisky, crooked paths, a Kal woman, a young man’s jeep year, and money work. It reads like disjointed reflections on desire, bargains, and disappointment with mention of a sovereign figure always seeking something for nothing.
In hotel parlors Knoxville contractor William J. Oliver predicts Tennessee will back Taft for the Republican national ticket and notes his Panama Canal bid. The piece also records extensive Cuba politics chatter, mentions Gov Magnano and Gen Magoon, and notes social figures like Lady Sybil Grey and Mlle Moreton in London, plus Tangier and Morocco commentary.
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